New-York tribune., 1868-02-03
esd,ers Wells Tho part Of Alice Ford the heroine, VIII
he sustained by Miss Marriott
The folowing lines on hippophagy come
s.bo Mr. MattieWe:

The following lines on hppophagy come
from the pen Of the comedian, Mr. Charles Matthews;
'Ifbor-eaesh wont suffice to feed the masses,
aS5 IIes, en- only knows where tia, viii end
Som, people Won't have len single friend"
Tho onenipg of the theaters at Rome took
place on the 10th u without any OF the disastrous CON-
were ndpg by he display Of
force by them on the occasion Ihe Speiah0nse
was very well es in tbe boSes TO ' be exclusion Of Ro
man families OF the middle classes and In the pit win OF
cers and government employees III the absence VI 'ho
habual cOnnoisseuis'
Another opera from the inexhaustiblo Often
bach Of its production being the Menus Pasrs
and is entitled Generiere de Braban" 1t is piece of
extravaganza, in the course OF which we see Chs nW
rel dancing the caucan with members OF the demimonde at
The Chheau dAsnieres, and Genertere seeking cosola
lion from the famous inventor OF the Reyalenta AraDca
Food From one end to the other OnenDachs music Is
spirited, lively, and animatng.
Some years ago, when Macready was per,
forming in Chicago, he was unfortunate enough 10 oena
Of the actors nate a ,ar as'S thG Sart o. Of Cad IN
Hamlet" resolved TO pay of the star for many SUP
he snrpcr that monarch reeed aud fera most
spasmodc iuish, stretched himself ont precl.sy Ia @ te
place Hamlet required for his own DEATH Macreauy
much annoyed whispered -
Die further up the stage, slrW An,
The monarch lay inseDssbe. Upon WHICH, III d s'I
louder voice, Hdata gTowed:-
Die further up the stage, Sir
IIereon Ciaudts, sitting up, observed = ,-,
II bceve I'm King here. and I'll die where please"
So the tragedy concluded
1857 is the title OF revue III Ioul ave-
and % tabeaux, by NM. SainAgnan Choler feres am
Victor Konng This famous revue about wnie so nucn m
has been said and which so anXousy looked ior Ny
fhe public was represented at the Porte SAINT harl oh
the 9TH of January. The house was crowded 10 sunot
tiop the audience wcl disposed and grand Suses
WAS ant cpQtc but disappointment was the result INC
reyue 1861 rs only prccXt for showing OH scenery,
costumes. and nude figures and ar from @ neng ~i,y o
ADropos the piece contained some dlstafteu ausOhs,at
which the public manifested dissatisfaction by repeated
whistlng and grOauug An act OF brutality on the part
of the police toward spectator in the gallery only served
increas and gencralise the dlscOntentnet 0l .e ~
dtory and OF tumu and uproar took place when
battles all description. Theresa was the only aTtet VINO
was listened 20 without Interruption
The London Daily NerS observes tlat IN
France "A reprc and demOralzng system or GOVeih
ment has Infected the dramatic and every other IOrm OF
tbe national literature IL has deliberately Yltated the
public taste dehached the public manners ana dIlFng
genius aud high thinking INTO exile or ODseurly' Du.
these causes Of docadence transient; one cannot
doubt that pnrer French dramatic hteraeur IS uesunca
to slime ou again after the eclipse Who can 1Oesee
revival OF the gOres of the English stagc Where are he
dramatists. the players, or the audcHccs OF tho Ct
Even In the worst OF times there is certain literary inSh
and ce o form iu most trivial French pieces GER
tain refinement aud Intelligence III the acuhg, certain
Intellectual perception and sympathy in the puplc hcs
ram elevation Judgment Ia the cfitics Nlch biay DC
t in va u on this side OF the channel We move III
sicous circle Criticism has for the most part degcner
atsd into "rcp0rting,' 9arnted with inc sang VI
the green room and the wings, because thelE arc no
pays produced which deserve serlOus rrtcism' lhtIo
ar no pays hatdofTye the name OF literature andIeW
actors that deserve the name Of artists, because theto -
no serious or discriminating criticism. Nhat ls 30 re-
markabc n all thqt the English theater u the
prevailing stupidity both sides Of the curtain, lhe Ni
INTEL gencf of the players and tho Ischtc OF the
puhlc The French tbcater u j. not mcgtnce tnat ~
wanting, and where Intelligence is not wanting deca-
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