The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-25

song must OF necessity conclude with dance,
and grotesQue pas de de,lx by Messrs. G. Fenton
ana James are Indispensable items In the evenings
programme. No matter what the nominal subject OF
the piece, the impression left on the mind Is nva-
rably the same. Turn into the New Royalty, where
burlesque is likewise permanent There t0O we f1nd
agood crop OF breakdowns; but the histrionic ele-
ment more predominates. The drectress, Miss M.
Oliver popularity termed "Patty (poetically Pate')
Ohver" Is an exceedingly smart actress In both
travaganza and domestic comedy. Mr.. Dawson is
sort OF mock tragedian, with whom burlesque an.
swers its original purpose Of parody. The buresques
In which Mr. John CLARK mot to be COMPOUNDED with
John 81 figures are OF similar kind, on account OF
the peculiarities Of that popular actor. The
Gaety, on the other hand, as far as the
burlesque part Of its entertainment is concerned,
depends entirely on show, snowy scenery, snowy
costumes and snowy legs, literally shown. Talley-
purpose OF language Is to disguise the thought
might be matched with another to the effect that at
the Gaey theatre the use Of dress to leave the per-
son uncovered.
In such state OF things you Will understand that
whenever Mile. Schneider comes on with her Often.
theatre, moral 0utcry Is raised on every side. 1t
seems odd that while British beauty Is allowed to
display ITSELF unadorned In the strictest sense of the
WORD, without GAZING forth any counter demOnstra
ton beyond vague protest on the part Of the Lord
Chamberlan-whlch ID about as efficient document
the poor little French woman cannot kick up her leg
or shake her petticoats without touching spring
fore the eyes Of the world after the fashion Of the
awful Turk, who responds to the hit or the
brass ball, In sport well known at public
gardens. Still the Outcry ID not without its reason
The English bellies flourish under the patronage OF
an inde1nabe public men who pay their half
crowns at the door and Of whom no more is heard
but with respect to the vagares OF Mile. Schneider
there Is sort OF official sanction on the part OF the
aristocracy, which Is regarded as an unhealthy sign
nf a ttvtnnd q 1tu
have right to be lax they are losing sight OF their
own position, when they honor laxity In the most
Moreover though the Oifsnbach display tnis wear
has been completely successful and Mile. Schneider's
Boulote, In "Barbe Beuen has pleased everybody
who Witnessed 1t, the moral objection has received
new impetus from the iact that series Of perform
ances by the veteran French comedian, LafOnt imme-
70 for PERHAPS nav we
to remind you of the principle which French plays
are produced in London NJ. Raphael Felix, brother
situation OF which closely corresponds to that Of the
French theatre, New YOrk-early In the summer, and
SON. During the rst part Of his term the Perform
ance IS by dramatic company. but this retlres early
in June 70 make room for the operate pc;
is Mile. Schneider. For this year the pc per-
Torrance OF the dramatic company was sim
Of s holds s nos no
the great institutions Of the French stage and he
can be no longer the beau 0aGon Of forty years ago
bred, middleaged gentleman. Lemairtre and LafOnt
are, IN 1act the TWO monuments OF another age, still
IN good preservation, whom anybody who has the
opportunity ought to make point OF SEEING just as
the tourist through England ought TO make point
OF visiting Stonehenge.
l use this comparison Intentionally, as American
travellers do not set down this wonderful antiquity
IN their programme nearly 80 perfectly as they ought
you from Waterloo station London in less than four
hours to SALISBURY, where you Will put up at the
Red Lion, visit the cathedral, which Is one Of the
finest specimens Of the early English style to be
found In the world and then take o trip to Stone
rolling PRAIRIE miscalled Salisbury Plain. BY no
means mss this little trip, which Is easily made in
two half days.
The TACT that poor Lafont acquired laures enough
to At out "JacK in the green,n but drew no money,
whereas Mile. Schneider, whose laurels though
likewise abundant, are OF less unequivocal kind,
fills the treasury, looks ugly, you will observe for
the dignity Of the European arlstocracy. French
talent legitmately ana honorably employed, is but
cOldly patronized; spice it with little improperly
and at once you may utilize II to any degree you
like, at least among the crowns and cOrOnets.
BY the way, one cannot nelp marvelllng that NJ
Raphael Felix, who Is the manager Of the Porte ST.
Martin, Paris, should have bothered himself with
little enterprise at King street, st. James, when he
has literally been coming money with "Patrie.n The
season OF the Porte st. Martin closed ON the 9th
June, and have just received an account Of the
monthly takngs or Sardou's play from the 18th
March, when 1t was first brought out to the 2Sth
ult which give In frances
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