New-York tribune., 1867-03-15
FOREIGN DRAMATIC ITEMS.

Tho rag0 Tor tneaJrlCas btlll prevails III
Paris new feature has been devised. Instead of
choosing old plays thefashonabo purveyOrs OF these
entertainments persuade popular authors TO allow
private representations Of their new plays in advance
Of public production AT tho heaters Thus h. Octave
Feuiet's last comedy 10 Cas- do Conscience" was
ing put on the stage Of the Theatre Francais.
Paris correspondent that the Princess Meter
mich and the Princess Beauvoir excellent actresses
in these amateur performance
tragedy called "Brutus and Collntinus" by
Won Albert Idndner. has lately been published at
Berlin An English rcviow thus remarks upon it;
Madness is an extremely difficult subject for a
dramatist 10 treat and fcigned madness more diff
cult still. Her Iindners Brutus fcigns very oum:
silly; we cannot believe that he would have imposed
upon Tarquin. As however be states that he feels
dog within him. he may not improbably have been
afflicted with hydrophobia'
Glasgow publisher has lately put forth work,
by stage machinist entitled Stage "reminiscences;
being Rocollections chiefly Personal. Of celebrated
Theatrical and Musical Performers dnring tho Last
Forty Years" IL is said 20 abound in naccurac-a Of
statement as 10 matters Of history but 10 contain
also much interesting matter Ono Of tho rcminis-
cences relates TO Edmund kchn After the audiences
Of Drury Iane had hissed that eminent actor fTum
the stage. for basey and ucacherosy scducing the
wife Of man whose guest he had become. the
wTathful Kcan went 60 Glasgow and Grccnock.
where he found worse treatment than In London In
his rage he left the latter place IN the middle OF tue
play and atred III his stage dress ~ Richard nhe
Third and accompanied by our ssagc mRchinist. he
set sail III open boat the same night for lis island
home in Butte.
Capt. Mayno Reid tho wcllknown writer Of books
for boys recently gave u reading from ths poets at
Hanover Square Rooms. London. which is thus de-
scribed by local paper: The selections were chiefly
taken from tho pages Of Byron Scott Hood, Knowles
Campbell. and Coiman. Capt. MaySe Reid has very
soDoTous voice and 80 excellent "A memory that he
delivers his text without reference to the book, and
apparently without any assistance from prompter
Interspefscd with the rccitationS was musical
,Dff ed ~ Mr T. "a Ia pluNcl IA
brilliant solo the harp The proceeds of thc~yen-
ings entertainment were devoted tO tho suffering
poor Of tho metropolis"
A Vienna correspondent thus touches on the con-
dtion Of tho theaers In that city. Feb .: "In the
theatrical world have TO relate that. during this
week has first come out in our Kmltheater the new
cOmica opera. entitled Pariscr Lcbeu OF, Life in
Paris" after tho French Of MOlhac aud IIaleyy.
translated by Karl 1Teumann, former director of
Karltheater. The music is by Jacques Offenbnch.
Our Hofopcrn theater ~ engaged with The Merry
Wives Of Windsor" comic fantastic opom. by Mo
sentha the African" and occasionally Joseph
and his Brothers" are marched upon the stage. The
Burg has new piece entitled La Question OAR
HFaust" IL to DO performed The 1beatcran-der
Wien is industriously plying its oars between Bnu-
bart" (" Bluebeard1 "Ophce anx linirs.' Tor or,
phcus in der Untcrwelpl and Z" Die 5chOne Helena,
Tor Belle II6lene"I
"The Shadow Tree Shaft" new drama. by Mr.. T.
W. Robertson the author Of " Ours' has been played
at tho Princesss Thcater London. II is not highly
praised as q work Of art, but is described clover
medium for the introduction Of scenic effects.
Mr. Phelps has been playing Sir Fcrtindr MacsycO-
phdnf, at Drury Lane and has inspired his admirers
with tho greatest enthusiasm The character is sell
dom seen nowadays on the American stage, but is
sometimes presented by Nj. llWkctt. George Ircd'
erck Cooke, in his time. made # great part. There
is an effigy Of him, at the Boston Museum, as SIR
PtindJ, arrayed in the very clothes that the great
actor wore III life, when he played the part.
Rob Roy" is 10 bc revived at Drury Lane Iheater.
and Mr. Reeves will sing in it, as OsbaIdi'one.
The London theaters have fully recovered their
business which, carly In February. quito poor in
consequence of extremely cold weather.
Bouccauts Flying Scud is still running at the
Ilolbom Theater. Mr. Belmore has the leading part
that Of old jockey and trainerand his persona
tiOn is said to be remarkable pieco OF character
acting true to life and full Of pathos and humor
Mr.. Sothernsat the Haymarket continues to play
in "A Lesson Of Life" pleasing bis audiences by
dropping into strange frolics and Dundrcarysms, as
often as possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matthews have been success
fully running London Assurance" for somo time
past, at tho London Olympic Mr. Matthews Of
course, plays Dazzle, Of which ho tho original
representative. and Mrs. Mathews plays Lazy Cay
Spdnkr.
Watts Phillips's Lost IN London" Is in prepara-
ton at tho Adephi. The piece il well known here
n version Of it having been brought TO this country
some time since-by Mr.. John Scfton we believe,
and produced at Wallacts Theater. An adaptation
of it had previously been done by Laura Kecno un-
der tho tito of Jessie McLane."
The Lyceum is, perhaps, the most fashionable OF
London theaters, Hero Rouge ct Noir," which was
not very successful when first produced, is meeting
with fine success Fechtcr plays in it. "ROuge ct
NoiT' ~ an adaptation of an old French piece called
"Trente Ans; on La vic dun JOueur' Mr.. Henry
Leslie adapted it, IL sall about gambers conduct
before marriage, and divers dreful results therefom
after marriage. The plot il extremely sensational
the hero picturesqueand sentimental parsonage.
The Jealous Wife" is mentioned among the late
revIvals at Drury Lane with Mr. Phelps Mr. Oakley
and Mrs Herman Vein ns MrS. Oafiey
II TroNtOre. in n late number announces new
italian drama, by Sgnor Valerie Buse ian author appa
rently "to fame unhnown') written with the question
able Idea OF its becoming sequel tO la Dame aux
Camelias;" another, "U CapOlayorO dOrando." by
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