New-York tribune., 1874-09-09
TIE DRAMA.
LYCECM THEATER.

LYCEOM THEATER
The first production in this country of new
opera bous by Mr. oenbach Will be regarded by many
persons as an important theatrical event The now
opera Is L, Prucesse de Trebzonde" and 10 will be
presented Thursday evening at the Lyceum Theater
The following is account Of the story:
While troupe OF mountebanks led By Cabrtoto tray-
els through Europe. figure known as the Princesse
OF TrebzDDde, and constituting important part OF
the wandering exhibition, Is broken. That the public
NAV not be disappointed, Zdned daughter OF CdbrtoO.
dons the attire OF this parsonage and is introduced TO
the audience. ZaHed Is by Prince Raphael heir 70
a throne who is journeying IN company WIN his tutor
Sparadrap aud who becomes enamOrcd OF the statue
rne Raphael Is aware that u lives and has It's being
sructions 10 guard him from temptation, he takes care
not TO disclose the truth. He would follow the
has been received IN payment for admission and this
raises the mountebanks into whose hands the slip has
fallen, TO auence. for 1t draws castle. The curtain,
after this incident, falls upon the first act. -,-,.
their ease hut because restraint occasionally
posed them. Prince Raphael, who has lost sight Of
his suit upon Zanetta His father however Keeps near
him. having determined that he shall according
| Prince RdphaePs inamorata - only figure, his
father concludes 10 buy 1t and present IL to him. In the
proposes TO purchase It, but the mountebanks object
but at the end Of the act they yield to the viii OF the
sovereign The curtain falls the departure OF the
statue and OF the mounteDankS, Casi having invited
In the third act the spectator finds the arstocracy
much dscontened at the favor shown by the TO
PEELED to do while Prince Raphael is with his supposed
waxen sweetheart AT length Casilnir suspects tbat
his sons passion il not plaonlc, aud bis vigilance ln
his parents love letters and from their contents learns
the art OF battling his prosecutors BE succeeds for
brief period, but at length threat OF Cdsiatr-who,
wishing 10 examine the mechanism OF the wax statues,
is the point Of disembOweing them-eads to con.
fession Of the truth. IL then turns out that Cdsm1
himself welded. in early life, mountebank, the sister
Of PdOd the wife Of OdbOo and the society Of the
trOupe-the members OF which have been honOred 0y
the prince In every manneris really pleasant the
marriage OF Prince Rdphdet to Zanetta s cad OF the
union projected by the dipOmatsts OF the day. Is Gel
ebrated at once.
BARNUMs HIPPoDRoME.
Barnum's Hippodrome is very prosperous in
Philadelphia correspondent IN that city informs us
that "houses small with everybody except Barnum.
to whom this warm weather is god-send, and Phila'
dephia is his oyster The horsecars pour people into
his tents like deuge and when the full there
is still crowd like q country fair outside" The Hip
podrome will remain Philadelphia till the close OF the
present week.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The new opera house at Cincinnati was
opeaed, on Monday night. Z. L. Davenport acted
Hamlet
1t is understood that Mr. Bret Harte has in.
vited the services OF Mr. BOucicau as co-a0OrerD IN
his forthcoming play
Mr.. Jefferson acted on Monday night at Me-
laD0rs after period OF rest.
benefit performance for q good purpose,
will be given I'm Brooklyn at Central Hall. on the ION
inst. The Burton Dramatic Association Will act Robert
Macaire" and Loves Sacrifice" and the prOeeeGs viii
be given to a destitute widow with seven Children
"Tbe Fast Family" has drawn such good
houses at Fifth Avenue Theater that the manager
feels warranted in prolongng lts run IL was trst an
nounced for three nights 1t will be kept on the stage
till saturday. when will take place the promised revival
OF The School for Scandal"