The New York herald., 1876-03-21


Last night victoren Sardou's play OF 'Ferreor'
TO have been performed at the Union Square Theatre.
Although one OF tho severest snow storms of the
raging an immense throng Of ladies and
gentlemen crowded the vestbue OF the theatre early
The evening, but confronted with the announce
that lowing to the sudden and illness of
Miss Kate Claxton there will be performance
night This was great disappointment to what would
otherwise have been Of the largest audiences OF
season. The facts explained in a card from Mr. A.
NJ. Palmer. Mr.. Shook also states that al
though Miss Caxton Ill in the morning with bad
throat her physician, and she herself OF the
opinion that she would be able to appear the even
Ing Late in the afternoon this iound an I'm
possibility, and It also impossible that time TO
provide substitute in Miss Claxtons important char
acter-Roberte du MarieL To have made change OF
this kind would have been unjust only the pub
lie and the theatre the managers say but also to
any artistic who might have taken the role at n few
lours' notice. Tomorrow night "Ferreol" will
any be played, and in that Miss Kate Caxton
III Roberto will be undertaken by Mrs John T.
Inond OF admirable abilities Appended
Is the card OF Mr Palmer:-
UNION SQUARE THEATRE, !
EEw ioRK March 20, 1S76
70 THE EDITOR HERALD
The sudden and serious illness of Miss Kate Caxton
last for important part In the new play Ferreoln
rendered any performance 1t impossible this even
M. The audience therefore dismissed, because
10 have PLAYED the piece with an uuprepared and unre
learscd In that role would have been a manifest
injustice TO both the public and the theatre Respect
bully yours, A. NJ PALMER Manager
TnR SCENERY 'FERREoL"
This scenery is in character entirely different from
my before presented In this theatre II Is prouse
historic paintings portraitures OF historic person
gcs Such paintings as Mr Marston has lavished on
he panels of the parlors of the Dorbcssons and Du-
nartels OF AK would be wholly out OF place in tho
richest modern salon Of Paris Zamacois Coros Mcis-
Inners Bouguereau Coutenes might be found
pendant on many Partisan walls but portraits Of tho
scenes Of pre-crusading OF Roman Gaul
would lind favor the eyes the society OF tho
Second Empire. But in southern France-indeed IN
ali provincial France-no subjects have such pctorial
sharm for the old families AK is Of the centres
Of French history during the earlier por
hon OF the Middle Ages There the leaders Of old
6alc tribes looked the ancestors OF the seg.
neurie Of the present. and their semi fabulous his.
lory is cherished with a singular pride, not unmixed
with sort OF anectionate devotion such colossal PIC.
lures as been used by Mr. decorate the
interiors OF the houses OF the DOrbessons Dumar-
tells OF AK are therefore, not only keeping with the
practice Of their class, but omnenty characteristic OF
their tastes; and throughout that whole section OF
France portraits and busts Of Brennus the Gac con
queror OF Rome, may be found in almost every house
dividing the honors Of place with the classic face
FIRST Bonaparte.
These pictures look singular because of their prox.
unity TO n civilization different from that which
their subjects knew but the picture OF the foe Of
Caesar In his long hair and barbara garb, gazing out
the door at modern palais dc justice, where OF
hts own descendants, perchance, trial before
jury Of Gaus transformed Frenchmcn not with.
out its lesson, one may take lessons In the play.
house.
The panel OF the 1rst act represents one OF those
rude heroisms Of Galc times which In AK are cher
shed with as much affection clan legends IN Scot.
land represents the celebrated interview between
lhe King, Hugh Capet and Adalbcrt the rebel Count
DE Perigord Hugh has sought the interview with the
rhieftan. and, unable to move him, at last asks
''who made thee count 90
To which the Gaul contemptuously rephes;-
"who made thee kingf"
All the figures these illustrations OF M Narston
are afflicted with the deformity onnobcd by
the same beauty, according the temper the critic
They all Oi unusual length oi hmh resembling In
this all the nner drawings Of FuseL II this be dc.
feet or which DorcssOle rival Is 90 be blamed
tor evidently Mr.. MarstOn found these nguTcs IN De
keuvillc's Illustrations Of GuixOJs History OF
France" and while enlarprr from the cnRrsvings has
certainly preserved the proportions with most religious
care