The New York herald., 1874-10-27

0isela. In case OF change Austrian influence
would be paramount at the Munich Court. But
then the pr esent King is not yet deposed, nor do
I think he VIII be, In spite of ultramontane and
Austrian influences. Should the military take it
into their heads to 'demonstraten King Ludwig
has only to beckon to Berlin and he would receive
ample support. But the majority OF the people OF
Munich and OF the Bavaran Highlands are In favor
OF the present King and think he is safe enough
on his throne unless he gets disausted with affairs
and voluntarily apdicates himself The present
King was born at least century too soon. He is
too much lover OF the beautiful; the present Is
the age OF Krupp's cannon and the needle-gun.
Dejazet's Farewell to the stage.
PARIS, Oct. IL, 1874.
The theatrical season has now recommended in
earnest, and the great event OF the day Is the
grand per ormance in honor OF Dejazet. The most
famous OF living French actresses is now seventy
eight years DID, and she has at last ert necessary
to retire from the stage. All the actors ana ac-
tresses In Paris assembled to bid her farewell. The
play bill contained the first act OF AN. Garat,n q
vaudeville by Victorien Sardou who, OF course,
gave up his rights or authorship, while Gil Perez
Pasla Marie, Susanne LAGER, Van Gehl Judic,
Schneider Marie Cabel, Roussel Dica Petit. Henri
Monner, Frederic Lemaftre ana score OF actresses
gave their services for nothing. Then followed
the third act OF Moliere's comedy OF "Tartufie,u
performed by Got, Delaunay. Mme Favart ana
Nine. Provost Tonsn, under like conditions. This
was succeeded by the trio IN the second act OF
Rcssini's opera OF "Wiiam Telln sung by Tam
berlik, Faure and Belva, and that was followed by
the duo In the fourth act or Meyerbeer's opera OF
1.-The Huguen0ts," OF which Scribe wrote the
libretto. 1t was sung by Nine. Gueymard-Lauter
and NJ Villaret Next came the trio, arranged for
n nj vi IN tha Of
di, played by Ritter, Garcin and Cohen. Nine.
Judic sung chansonnette afterwards ana this
was followed by the second act OF "Coppeia," =
ballet composed by Nuitter and st. Leon, music by
Leo Delibes; 1t was danced by Mile. Beaugra1d.
Nile. Eugenie Flocre NJ. Cornet and fifteen pair OF
the best legs IN Paris This was succeeded by
lies Jnrons de Cadillac" a comedy in one act. by
Berton. 1t was beautifully played by Landrol and
Mile. Celne MOntaland. Alterwa came the
gem OF the evening,
LA "LIsETTE" DE BERENGER,
sung by Mile. Dejazet herself surrounded by all
who are gifted and famous In the French dramatic
CORPS Croizette. the star which has lately risen
over the Comedie Francalse; Sarah Bernhardt,
who Is a fixed planet there; Pasca, who had come
expressly from st. Petersburg; Leonide Leblanc !;
Pierson. the pride OF the ggymnase; Celine Chau-
mont, the best actress OF the Varieties; Peschard
and Theo, OF the Bounes; Theresa, the Queen Of
the CARTE all were there; and the performance
closed with grand chorus In praise Of Dejazet's
last song ever to be sung before the public, and
procession composed OF deputati0ns from every
theatre In Paris saluted the retiring actress.
Then the band PLAYED the overture OF Auber's
opera OF "La Muette de Portci." and the curtain
dropped. Alter nearly fourscore years spent in
the service OF the most play-roing people in the
world
DEJAZET WAS UTTERLY DESTITUTE
few days ago, and 1t was uot easy to provide for
her. generous. Open-nanded woman this. whose
fixed determination 1t has been through life TO
give away all she had. 1t was well known, there
fore, that II she came into receipt OF q sum OF
money she would hasten to get rid OF IL so com.
pletey that in few weeks or per.
haps In q few days, she might be starving.
The sum just realized by her benefit has therefore
been placed in the hands OF trustees, ana COM
portable annuity will be secured for her during
her last years. The results Of her farewell benent
are more splendid than any before known in
France. The receipts alone exceeded $l2, 900, and
to them must be ADDED the money taken at fancy
fair which was got up for ner, making altogether
$25,5oo, which have been invested-as they well
might be at her age-ln such manner
as to produce about $1,000 year. She can hardly
live very long, though she is still sprighty, and
sang her song without false note from beginning
to end. Surely the life OF such woman utterly
reutes the nonsense which is perpetually poured
into our ears about early hours and plain diet.
Here is q woman who has attained to extreme old
age In good health and spirits, and whose days
have been passed In one continual reveL 1t is on
record that from the year 1911, when she was hf
teen years old, till yesterday, when she was
nearly seventy EIGHT, she can scarcely have ever
gone to Ded till two or three O'Clock in the morn
ing. 1t was her custom to sup long after mid
night with the gayest men and women Of succeed
ing generations and she has herself expressed an
opinion that nothing but Burgundy and champagne
were ft to drink. She would take q quantity OF
those heady liquors which would drown the intel
lect OF many strong man, though she was herself
apparently but frail little body. Even twenty
years ago. when she was bordering upon sixty,
she had the enviable or unenviable reputation OF
ha bitual topper, and was invariably under the
influence Of stimulants wnlle she was playing her
parts So the moral OF her life, after careful
examination, comes to this-that s0briety has, in
some cases at least no influence on the duration
OF human existence, and that all the fine things
we nave been told about moderation and abstln-
ence are not one whit truer than much else which
we have been told Dejazet seems to have enjoyed
or abused all that the world could offer her, and yet
she could still sing and caper upon the stage after
three-score and eighteen years spent In Jollity.
Perhaps we should not like to hold up such q
model to our children.
Theatrical Novelties In Paris.
PARIS, Oct. 13, 1874.
Paris has quite wealth OF novelties in the
theatrical way for the coming season. In the first
place the mbigu-Comique, SO long degraded into
dirt and drearlness by the parsimony Of NJ. Billion,
has passed under new management, and has
beer fitted up with such extraordinary splendor
that its decorations VIII eclipse those of the new
Opera House, which Is to be opened next year.
The success OF the first performances which have
been held there is prodiglous, the theatre having
been reopened by
"L'oFFIcIER DE FORTUNE
q drama In five acts and ten tableaux, written
by NJ. Jules Adenis and NJ. Jules Rostaing. 1t is
founded on the wen known story OF Baron Trenck
and the authors have made the most Of