New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-26
FOREIGN THEATRICAL NEWS.


"Lady Audley's Secret has been revived
at Drury Lane.
"Girofe- Giroflan has been revived In Paris,
at the Renaissance.
Sardou's new play for the Palais Royal is
said to deal with tho subject of divorce
1t Is reported that during her coming visit
to England Mile. Sarah Bernbardt will play III MancheS
ter we'll as IN London
Adolphe Belots play, Lies Etrangeurs de
Paris" has had great at the Porte SalntMar
tin, rivalling that OF "Les Dcux Orpnelines"
Mr., Long, who last year painted portrait
of Mr. Henry Irving Richard ILL., has contribute to
this years Royal Academy picture Of the same popu-
lar actor as HdD1teL
Il ia said that Haverly's MastOdOn Minstrels
will give season at Her Majesys Theatre in London
this Summer. George Thatcher and some others who
have been performing with the San Francisco Mnstres
during the Winter have recently gone to London.
French managers are not always fastidious
as TO historical in the plays submitted TO them
but tho director of Paris theatre Thought his author
os taking aItoeether TOO much liberty when he spoke
Louis XII as hurrying out OF the hue Jeh'Jacques
Rousseau"
A new play by Dir. H. J. Byron, entitled
"The Upper Crust" has recently been producrd at the
Folly Theatre London. with suC""' The piece Is said
the papers object 10 its eyed faults VI construction
Mr. Toole IL In the cast.
The plot of O new French play, " Lie ChioD
d,Aveugle." recently produced with success at the
Troiseme Theatre Francaise, is taken from recent
celebrated criminal II shows young girl deprV-
ing OF his sight that she may render herself lie
dIspcnSable to him and marry hliH'
A singular experiment is about to be tried IN
London BIZ Miss Genevievo Ward, who intends giving
series Of French natin6es IN which the company will
consist chiefly II wholly, OF actors playing on
the London stage. Emile Anglers " u AVentureTe
ing part.
Madame Modjeska will begin series of
afternoon performances at the Court Theatre, London.
on Saturday. May /. She Will be supported by tho
company Of tho Court which numbers among It's mem
hers fine OF whom IN Charles COgh-
Ian, so we'll remembered and so much regretted here
When Mile. Sarah BeTnhardt went to Am
sterdam play during the last days OF Holy Week. her
reception was an enthusiastic one taking almost the
proportions OF tumphal entry. And now the French
na,ers are yrauenz eavagely to whether these pop
1ar demonstrations were spontaneous or HOt up u
order.
Easter did not bring great many novelties
I'm the London theatres though there were many feV
walls A new play named " Cobwebs," by new play
wright Mr.. Charles Wills. produced at the Vaudeville
was failure, although the author introduced at least
Undertaker Mr. Mould IN " Martin Chuzzewt" Is the
be,t known type Of THIS Kihu'
The English papers are lamenting because
Sarah Bernhard to play In DelavGnes Les Enfants
d. Edouard in London "The Incompatible Sarah acts
younger sister acts that OF the little King The play Is
full OF absurdities For instance, when the cidren
have been comfortably smOthered the curtain falls to
the Of "GOd save the King" played outside tho
Tower for the benefit of wicked Uncle Gloucester.
The revival of "RObert Macaire" at the
Paris AmbIgu has been successful, but the directors
already have two pieces in preparation-One Les
Fiauces" Of NM Erckmann. Chatrlan. the other lies
Mouchards" vaudeville dealing with tho time Of the
Restoration when there were Ave distinct bodies OF Sc.
cret police In France which perpetually coming
into collision, producing all sorts OF curious results,
comic and otherwise.
After the brilliant success of Herman and
BUY Bias" the Coincide FRANCHISE intends to produce,
next year another of Victor Hugo's great plays lie
Rot s'Amuse," which has never been played at the
French National theatre Mile Sarah Bernhardt was TO
have had the character Of blanche but II she persists In
her resolution 10 leave the FranCaisc the piece VIII have
to be recast The principal artists engaged In u Will be
besides Bcrnhardt le Dudlay, COqueln anne, Worms
Febvre Got, and possibly CoQuen eune This play Ia
the basis Of Tom Tayors tragedy OF tine Foors Re
Venge and OF the opera Of "RiRoleltO"