, 1879-02-09


Readers of TIE TRIBUNE have already been
made acquainted with the features Of the IT.
markable defalcation of T'Kindt, the Bank Of
Belgium clerk at Brussels, who stole %, ,00o, Coo
fruuvs and spent the money in riotous living,
having mistress, picture gallery, stud OF
racers, town and country residences, ind SINH
lar things, though his SALARY was only $40 q
month. The story has been put into dramatic
form and produced uuder the title OF The
Twcnty-thrcc Millions y at {: Brussels theatre,
where it is having tremendous run. The first
act represents 1'Emdt engaged in his
operations, ritipg the safes, pocket1ng
the money OF dcpositors, aud SO
oil; he learns that rival Ut was in real life the
eminent f,lancier, n. Bischoffsheim) had dis
covered that he has rehypoticcatcd shares be-
longing to the bank, and sends out an agent to
procure them, at all hazards and any cost, with
money taken from the bauls. In the sccoud act.
1'Kindt, having recovered the shares, is SUM
moncd before the Directors and accused by the
rival, but triumphantly acquitted on producing
the stock, having his salary raiscd after his in
dignant resignation has been declined by the
terror-strickcn and apologetic Directors. In the
third, the directors audts his books. Some are
asleep, others talking Of women or gambling,
uil aIIii CfE53 AOIAIuNDt t1G ~a9AaNA pAG1EAto
Including petition for their own decapitation
by the guillotine), and, when the securities are
brought in to be verified, each Director takes q
handful of bonds and passes the port
folio containing them. to his ucighbor,
the last enpty1ng it and holding it up to
the audience with the remark" Audited and
found correct.'' The fourth act passes in the
mansion Of I'Kmt7l'< mistress, the notorious
LOO; they give Il banquet at which the Governo.
Of the Bank, IL. de Fortamps and the Directors
are present. The revelry is OF the widest de-
scription and some Of the incidents ut the ban
quet Would do no discreet to Rabelas. Finally,
having left their guests drunk, I'Eiutlt and
Loo pack up and are Just going to leave for
Americu. when the gendarnsS break iu and ar
rest them. The last act transpires in the court,
where I'hndt is on trial, his :mpcrturbablc
sang froid and cyniclsm atforting much amstse-
ment, as he takes the trial into his own hands
and concludes each sentence OF his examination
with, ''Cou!inue=, u. e President, continues u
He is at last lound guilty, and the curtain fal:s
amid wild applause as he is sentenced and re-
moved from the dock to the van.
GREESRooM GOSSIP.
4 German version OF air. BYTon's tour Boys II
has been produced at Munich.
Miss Rose kcnneyis the name Of new English
actress Of whom the great Regnicr predicts great
things She is a granddaughter Of the dramatist
OF that name.
It is snid that Sarah Bernbardt cannot play
more than twice week. and that she often falls
into a. swoon Mt the close of performance
Clara Morris can play eight times week, and
swoon all through her performances without
phasing herself or the receipts. We manage
these things better here than in France
John Mccullough has completed prosperous
engagement at the Boston Theatre. lie began
with revival Of 'pizarro." This old play was
| mounted with gorgeous scenery, and A1r. Nc
Culough acted Loaa with great dignity In the
declamalory passages, and with picturesque
vigor and effective pathos in the closing scene.
The work, which is od-iashioued and stilted in
style. proved tedious, however, and it was soon
Withdrawn.
Sardou's new drama, Andre Fortier," is
soon to be produced at the Boston Theatre 4
forest is fired by the villain, for the purpose OF
destroying the hero und the heroine. Death
seems inevitable, when the hero's powder-aask,
which be has put for safety in the arch of old
aQucduct, is exploded br the heat. This dis
places the masonry, the water pours down, and
extinguishes the fire.
Mr.. Irving had droll misfortune on the frat
night Of the opening Of his theatre. The audi
ence was made I'D Of the chief literary and
vate box, afflicted with a constant and stem
torian cough, interrupted many OF the actors
points. At last boy1Eh voice from the gallery
cried, "Givc that old bloke cough-drop! u
The solemnities Of Is Haulet'' had to be sus-
pended until the audience could recover from
grammc.
This Is evidently bait thrown out to catch
Jack Haverly. 4 Tady In Providence alyeFtiscs
herself as 's q child of nature, wearing the un-
mistakable crown OF genius, and doingh her share
in The erer-aopoiuted work OF gcnius,-tuc