The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-21

waiting till ne has fallen asleep goes to fetch a
kitcnen knife, as the readiest weapon handy, to
Kill his guest. Meantime Rose Michel stealthlly
comes down stairs, sees her husband commit the
murocr, and tails lnsensible. When he rises, with
his knife dripping blood IN his hand, he perceives
ner on the ground and Scoops TO raise her up. she
seems 20 come Slowly 70 her senses but as soon as
ana dlags MIN along the stage, repeating the
word, Murderer mardererl', in q hoarse voice,
WINE ne, with his reeking knife uplifred, hesita.es
TO add second crime to the first, and only NUT
tiers, 'Sence silence 7" in terror-stricken tones.
her oetrothed. but is placed in terrible dilemma.
II she denounces her husband she would destroy
saction his sons marriage into the family of a
murderer. Thus, In spite Of herself, she becomes
ner nasDanas accompilce but after many nar-
picon, and Is killed by sentinel In attempting TO
escape csc $50. SO tnat his connections are spared
tne lnlamy Oi his puohc execution. All,
sxpsssed under the e Srcams,snoe sSuia Mli Ss
vealed new and astonishing powers as the miser's
wife, and MT. Cnary plays the part OF Pierre ex.
success, and win certainly De soon reproduced 10
New YORK i, ana IN London, not only from its rare
merit but from the very unusual TACT that II has
LIES TRENTE MILLIONS DE GLADIATOR"
mas been brought out at the Varieties, and viii
also soon be seen at New YORK. for Gladiator is
an American who has brought fortune OF
andacaprices. He is, OF course, in love, alter the
manner OF Americans on the Parlsian stage. with
u oudm COUNTESS named suzanne de Ia BOQQree,
who mildly but firmly purposes to appropriate as
much as possible OF ms thirty million francs to her
sole and separate use This sham noblewoman Is
escorted by sham uncle, whom she has picked up
IN pantry cleaning pair OF tongs. She employed
nv IN the nrst place as footman, but aiterward
service az relative; and indeed he makes very
respec table old count OF the sort. She has, how
ever, at least one other lover, q certain Eusebe
Potasse, whom she does not think 1t prudent to
neglect because even the thirty millions OF an
American are not eternal when passed constantly
through q sieve With bottom I. Gladiator
Is ricn and brave; Potasse is q little sneak whose
whole fortune lately amounted to 81 francs sous.
But having spent the q francs, and being reduced
TO the 4 sous he has determined TO drown himself,
when he Is saved by M. Gredune, philanthroplc
dentlst, TO whom he makes present OF his UNI
brella his coat and the tour SOUS which are all mis-
earthly possessions. Gladiator at last discovers
at so preposterOus ana unexpected a fact. bro
poses to Potasse that they should play game
at ecar1 with their lives staked one against the
other on Its issue. POtasse WINS and Gladiator Is
bound BY the laws OF honor to blow out his brains;
but Suzanne VINO Is a iar.sighted young woman
not troubled by delicate scruples, wishes to keep
the Americans thirty Millions and assures her
tmid lover that Gladiator has seduced her. POtasse
now becomes angry in his turn, and, as no one is
he insists that Gladiator shall make her the only
possible separation in his power, and this the
American gentleman expresses himself heartily
willing to do were 1t not for the unfortunate 0c
currence that ne Is already married In America
tnat he has become widower, and he Is thus free
to marry the Countess while ne gives Potasse the
uduuSOIuo pTcSout VI $4U,UUO u make Min an &C
ceptaDle husband for the dentists daughter. 20.
tasse enthusiastically accepts these conditions,
aud all ends beautifully. Mile. MOnthaland made
counterfeit Countess OF the most delicious kind.
Dupuis, as POtasse, was exquisitely funny aud
Bertheller represented the idea OF an American
on the French stage with all the usual exlrava-
gance and absurdlty.
Space now obliges me to be BRIEF The Italian
opera in Paris has been
CLOSED FOR WANT OF FUNDS
by NJ. BaRier, but an associated company OF sing
ers mas already been formed to reopen 1t at their
own risk. Mile Rafaela ROnZi, who IS only
eighteen, and Is said ~ have q phenomenal voice.
was TO have made her debut on the night me
opera closed.
M. Alexandra Dumas is writing a new play for
the Theatre Francois. Mlle Nilsson has been en-
gagged at 81 900 night 10 give twelve concerts In
France during the month OF March.
The receipts OF the New Paris Opera on the
nights when Mile. Krauss has sung have averaged
ABOUT s.. 500.
melodrama, called 'La Vie Infernale,r by the
late M Gaborian mas been produced al the Thea
ire Cluny and Is worthy the attention OF Amerl-
can managers. new opera called "Don Muca-
rade." composed by NJ Ernest BOulaDger is under
rehearsal at the Opera Comlque. Mile. Dejazet is
stlll playing IN the DOuairiere DE Brionne" at the
Vaudeville. Among the best OF the new pieces
after those already cited Is "Une Chance de
Coquin" at the Vaudeville and '1Orage," by NJ.
Adrlen Marx. M. Siraudin has also written new
play for the Pslais Royal entitled "La File
d'Ulympe.n