The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-11
Foreign Dramatic and Musical Items.

The Milan TroUdtOre announces that the
Princess de Solms Countess RataZzD is writing
both words and music of a new opera entitled
Byron.
lie Fiqdro announces the forthcoming mar
riage at Wiesbaden of Madlle Stella Collas TO
VI. Proukovskoi.
There is talk of Jeanne u Arc, byM. Mer-
met at the Grand Opera, Paris, with Madle
the fire." says a Paris journal, referring to the
Swedish "Ophelia."
--Aubers new opera, Rece dAnour, will be
produced earlier than was anticipated. The
first representation will take place in October;
future performances to alternate with those of
La Petite Fddette.
The Lyrique will reopen on September 9. the
Athenee September 4, the Italiens October with
Madame Patti.
M Sardou has at length accorded to French
country managers the long-sought permission to
play Pdtrie.
The date of Rossini's death has been in
scribed underneath the bust of the composer
which adorns the facade of the new Paris opera
house. There is now only one bust without o
like inscriptions: that of NJ Auber
-Signor Verdi will not visit Naples, rs was
expected, to superintend the production of his
newly-modelled FOrzd del Destino. 1t appears
the company is not up to the mark.
-POurqltoi Ton Aime, comedy by NJ de
Leris, produced at the Vaudeville, Paris, does not
quite solve the problem suggested by its title. Its
hero, Edmond" has, according to the logic of
love, most reasonable motive for loving in his
desire to thwart the wishes of his friends. His
uncle has chosen for him wife who is beauti-
full, rich, and good tempered. Edmond has
fixed his mind upon one who has none of these
advantages. But love protects his votary, and
proves him to have beenin the right. "Eudoxie, ~
whom Edmond" has chosen, is interesting if
not pretty; her virtues atone for her want of
wealth, and her quickness of temper is as his
love-sharpened eyes have seen, due to her affec-
ton for him and the feeling that her poverty
will not allow her to marry him. The clear
sighted lover settles a large sum of money upon
his mistress, who is induced to believe it comes
from an unknown creditor of her father. Sue
cess attends the experiment, and IN. Edmond
receives back again his money accompanied by
the prize he seeks.
AT the Gymnase Paris, two novelties have
been produced. Le Coup dEUentdu is a farce
by VI. CHI Nuitter and L'Depretz. A young
writer of romances, who has taken furnished
apartments, has an agreeable interruption to
his studies in the shape of visit from young
and beautiful woman. For awhile he believes
himself about to be the hero of romance, such
as he has sometimes invented. But the lady only
comes to see a spot which has to her the tender
est associations, and the would-be Don Juan is
astonished to find himself in the end enact.
ing the benevolent father and reconcing
two lovers whom a misinterpretation had di.
yorced
Ernest by NM. Clairville and O
Gastineau, is a trife not over-moral in idea
Ernest is domestic who has so long been ac
custOmed to aid in the lntrigues of his mstresses
that when by chance he gets into virtuOus
family he makes the most stupid blunders. The
uncle, the cousin, and the very husband of hit
mistress are taken for lovers and are ushereC
into her room with the utmost mystery. WheI
the error is detected the servant gives warning
He has been too long in the employ of vice tC
take up with the ways of virtue. Victorin made
this repulsive character fairly amusing, but the
piece was not well received.