New-York tribune., 1867-08-06
THE FOREIGN DR1MI.

II WAS reported that Mr.. Lester Wallack
would appear III Rosedale prior to his departure from
London.
The Italian Opera season, which has been
more than ordinarily successful was to close at both
the houses on Saturday, the 2lth OF July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dion BOucicault are to
inaugurate the Autumnal Season at the Princesss
Theater I'm a new drama of cOursel by Mr.. Boucicau
Mr.. f. r. Smith, formerly of Astley's, and
now OF Cremorne has succeeded Mr. Fecher Manager
Of the Iyceum.
Miss Kate Terry the greatest of English
actresses take her farewell benefit and leave of
the stage at the Adephi Theater on the 2Ith.
The Ambigu is actively rehearsing "Le
mir Eran to be brought out on the Sd or lh of August
Clement Just takes the part OF RodIn.
Mr. SOthern, whose visit 10 Paris as Lord
Dundreary has not been great success financially,
shortly expected TO return to what seems TO be his home
the Haymarket Theater.
The Theatre International has been O fail
ure and has closed its doors. scheme Tor reopen
ing il H. however, aoat The English ballet will be
kept and performances Like those ut the Alhambra in
London Will De got up.
Mr.. Bouclcaults comedy, "How She Loves
Him." which was acted by the author and hls wife at
LyeTp9G before the OF ma FSggs
at the Prince OF Wales's Theater.
At the recent Dramatic F6te at the Crystal
Palace Miss Ami Sheridan and two other actresses
peted the yeeoy OF Egypt with bouquets and and IN sio return m
addition TO the $500 he had given to the Dramatic college
Fund.
The amateur performance at tne l1aymarhet
Theater for the benefit the family Of the late Paul Gray
was "a financial success 1t was chiefly managed by Mr.
Tom Hood The amateur buresque of Robinson
rlisoe" produced the occasion, will doubtless be
bought by enterprising manager probaply by MI
Blackstone.
Remarking on the late revival of Colman's
- Whn Wants 4 Guinea 7" by Mr.. Buckstone London
crtic saws: "a more odfashiOned, STACEY, worthless
nroduton destitute OF character interest it would be
d0cut 10 find; Int IL belongs 10 the early part OF the
century associated with the names OF Munden Fawcet
John and Charles Kemble Lewis, Emery, Simmons &c.
and must therefore be admired by all wellreguated
paygOers People OF more vulgar stamp may think 1t
plty that such company OF actors not employed
I'm giving life TO better materials; but 1t requires very
sonr critic TO say Mr. Blackstone played the part OF
whose bad French has been far exceeded by the lodging
house landlord in the modern Anglo French farce OF Ic
ON pare Franeais"
A new two-act domestic drama, called " Re-
verses" written by Mr. ~ b. Farne has been played ut
threeact play, called The Coquete, adapted from
the French by Mr. T. Mead lately acted at the Hay
market Miss Amy Sedgwick playing the principal part
Commenting hereon, one London paper says;
The immoral French drama is n scandal and disgrace
the moral French drama is bore. sample OF the lat
ter-more dismal than Ivy Hall"-is The Coquette"
version by two adapters, OF French DRAMA about IL
IL years old known IA Madame Lovelace" It shows
how frivolous punished for sighting lover
by falling In love with another who openly rejects her
affection ut an evening party The plot is unnterestng
and the actors are coorless where they are not prom
nentiy stupid and semonizng Mrs. Sedgwck doubtless
fanced she had got good part in the heroine but what
often reads very well In the greenroom acts very hay
the stage.