New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-12
Amuserucnts.


FRENCH TUgATER.-We have not witnessed
hesrtier or more Joyous this than that
achieved last Tuesday evening by "a Csgnoite. AT
SiblOs Saloon. Ofthe general quality of The play we
have already spoken. but 1t would be difficult to ade'
ous.ey describe the variety Of quaint frehch
character Of which il is Illustration. Livery part Is
t,ue OF rural nature. The little vaDities. !ealousies
suspicions and iutrigues of village e oil iuncroHs
ui1nicry Of the manners Of the town. md the mehabe
...ro.r,ions Of selfopinion which brief authority In.
epirss ara depicted with the utmost fidelity ana mirth'
.,o,cSpo effect. Excepting IN so far Gs strict local
,,cpuarities are represented. the action OF La
Ssyootts" might as wei teko place in New
york a. in Paris. The eccentricities OF the party
Som Ferte sous-Jouarre precisely those which
might be exhibited by any moderate witted family from
.n interior county, plunged suddenly for the first time
t,to IN. razes Of our metropolis. CouKry tilnid
e., ,vt,,srdpess and apprehension that organized
,noston lies in wait for its simplicity. are certainly
cot confined 10 the provinces of France No play like
Ella CsSnottc however. could be expected to sueeecl
,ron the American stage The very exaetness Of the
picture would destroy lis attractiveness Here we
mus, have our color. heavily spread orr figures over
drawn and our actions qrotesQuey carcatured 10 con-
eand popularity The success Of Soon Single is the
that Is success dependent solely upon the particular
qualifications Of comedian. IL Is needless 20
demonstrate how thoroughly unreal and monstrous the
ordinary attempts at reproducing American Ike upon
n. stage have always been La Cogno;to is piece
ths Eve acts Of which are connected by the slightest
Imaginable thread Of plot and which is crowded with
Incidents that are oycrv helmngly dveriing hut at The
s.me time are 80 delicate natural ard utterly sim
pie that they would completely eude the observation Of
an average New York audience. The actors appear
never TO be led out Of their way 10 produce SENSATIONS
Ehe events apparently themselves and the mis-
kaps Of the unlucky excuIsionss seem such Inevitable
results of the situation that the specato instead OF
being astonshed st their frequency feels that the omis
zion of a single one would be tn unwarrantahe de-
rsngenent of the laws Of and effect. Tor this
rpecies Of entertainments Oh own stage, The Amer
bean public is not ripe.
The performance on Tuesday eyecing was N mos
respects extremely good TIE cast Of Characters IS
tomewh hat expansive for Mr. Jugnets resources ana
ess found necessary 20 burihcu member Of Tie
company with an extra part TWO. The prjnoifa
roles however, were oaptally sustained. There was
little choice between Nesrs Edgcrd and CAo IN their
personat.ons Of Chsmbonrcy and Ccladcn. 10th were
excessively funny Geofroy at tho Palais Royal makes
ne fret. named part more POmpoGs and inflated, and
Brasseur III the latter is Of sprehtly old nai
but every one to his conviction Madame Bereeon. as
Leonids full of autumna agility. Messrs. Juignet
Rousseau and Jourdan abundaaty effective In tic
tonewhat less Important characters assigned them.
Ehe success OF the representation have SAID was
Iumensc and the audieHce OF the largest that
Eiblos SELDOM has contained within recollection.
LA ignotte" viii probably be repeated next week.
On Saturday evening jules SandeaU's comedy. Nile
cell 81 .liere," vii lie played for tie first tine.
READINGS AND REGULATIONS. - Selections
from Lover Hood and Other popular authors Will this
evening 10 read and recited by Miss Margaret Sodg.
wick at The Lecture Room Of Tue Historical Society.
Cry ASSEMBLY Rooms The eighth annutl
esn Of the New York Caiedonnn Club viii take pace
torigLt at tho CITY Assembly Rooms.