The New York herald., 1876-02-27
A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME.
The Dance Of the Doomed Officials
New AmuSementS.
LAW AND LYRIC S
European Music and Art Notes American
Singers -kaplesOn and Opera
for New York.
HERALD BUREAU,
No. 81 AVENUE DE JOPERA,
PARIS. Feb. 20, 1870.

HERALD BUREAU
No. 81 AVENUE DE LOPERA,
PARIS Feb. 20, 1870 }
The iupilauon OF the republicans Is very great
over their sweeping success in the Assembly cleo
tons which outleaps the antcipatons Of all but the
enthusiastic partisans whose calculations are
always taken in every country with large discount
before the elections. For once these prophets are
justified, and in their JOY they proceed to forecast
the political future with an alarming circumstan-
TALLY which the events viii not justify.
TIE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
The programme OF the unconstitutional republ
cans those not to be confounded with the violent
radicals or converted monarchists includes general
amnesty TO the prisoners OF the Commune, the lib
ery OF the press the right OF public meeting raising
the state Of siege now existing in Paris Lyons and
Marseines and other innocent things.
NEW ADJUSTMENTS.
NJ. Dufaure, with his two portfolios, is performing
the part Of acting Premier and leading the depart
mental officials a wild Dance for the result of the
elec tions is likely TO cost many project and sub
prefect his head. Conscripts are moving about
singing the Marseillaise and shouting "Vire lq
Repuoaqle % amusements which were unknown
last week.
THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS.
Amid all this excitement NJ Leon Gambetta, the
real master OF the situation Is acting with rare
cleverness and caution. NJ Theirs thoughtfully
elects 70 sit in the Assembly and not In the Senate
the former body being more in sympathy with him.
more direct in its influence possessing more initia
tive, and, in word, more popular.
THE ROUTED FACTIONS
The Bonapartists, oreanists and legitimists are
thoroughly discounted.
THE AMERICAN PRIZE PLAYS
OF the two French prize plays written in honor Of
the American Centenary one, lie Nouveau Monde"
win be brought out, spiendidly mounted, at the Am
bigu Theatre. The ether, "Un Grand Citoyen,"
will be produced at the Odeon.
MINNIE HAucK.
Mr. strakosch has edgaged Minnie Hauck, the
Baltimore prma donna, for one hundred nights in
| America
TooKKRlsM.
Harry Palmer has returned from Milan, where he
engaged fine troupe OF forty-eght dancers, three
OF whom are stars for the ballet to be introduced
into "Sardanapalus."
MAPLEsON on AMERICA.
Aletter received here from Mr.. Mapleson, the i'm
presario of Her Maestys, London, says he is de-
lighted with America, and considers it one of the
finest countries in the world for opera He thinks
it likely that he will return TO America with full
company next fall.
THE LIrIGIoUs LYRIsTs.
Legal proceedings have been commenced this
week for breach OF contract by Gye OF Covent Gar
den London against the wfful little Pauline Lucca ;
by Mereln Of St. Petersburg, against the Mephisto-
pheIan NJ. Faure, and by Unmann against Mme
Christine Nilsson.
AMERICAN SINGERS ABROAD.
Laura Harris, Of New York, is singing at the La
Scala Milan with great success.
Adams, the American tenor, has just signed an
engagement to sing at Hamburg.
Mrs. Florence Knox appears this evening at the
Rossi benefit under the name OF Nile. Ricini.
sEwARD's STATUE.
The statue ofthe late Secretary Seward by Rogers,
the artist win arrive in the United States at the end
Of May or beginning OF June.
NEW BOOK.
Klaczko's new book, lies Deux Chancellers,v is
exciting great interest in the literary world.
wAsHNGToN's BIRTHDAY.
The 22d Of February was celebrated in the AmerI-
can colony here by few dinners and balls.
TIE ASSEMBLY, cAMPAIoN-GAMBErrA, THEIRS.
AND VICTOR HUGo-LEoE RRNAULr AND
THE PREFEcTsHIP OF PoIIcE-THE BONA