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THE DRAMA IN PARIS . A piece which every play-goer in Paris ought to see , and which , undoubtedly , every play-goer in Paris will see , is Geosge Sajto's new threeact drama , MaUre Favilla , recently produced at the student-frequented Onion . It is of a simplicity both in tone and conception which makes it stand out prominently against the ordinary productions of the French stage . The plot as of the most unpretending kind : there are no startling effects , no scope for the ingenuity of the scene-painter or mechanician , no complications of incident or embarrassments of action ; above all , there is no pestilential impurity in the atmosphere of the piece , but , on the contrary , there is , if we may so express it , a moral freshness as grateful to the sense as the odours of early blossoms or the perfumed gnle of the sweet south . A few lines will draw au outline of the piece .
Maitre FaviHa , an Italian musician , has lived with his family for several years in an old German chateau , hospitably entertained by the Baron MvMdorf , its owner , a warm , lover of the art his guest practises . The Baron becomes so attached to the musician , that he makes a will , leaving him his title and all his possessions ; and at the moment of death , which comes on suddenly , gives Favilla the document . The Italian is so overcome , with grief at the death of his patron , thajf , for some time , his own life is despaired of . During his illness , diligent search is made for the will , but none being found , the Baron's next of kin , a vulgar bourgeois , named Keller , takes possession Of the chateau and estates . Thus , much of action passes before the commencement of the play . At its opening , Favilla is introduced acting in full belief that he has of right succeeded to the Baron's title and property . His wife and daughter , ignorant of what had occurred
at the death of the Baron , conceive that Favilla is the victim to a mere hallucination produced by sorrow for the loss of his friend . They urge Keller , whom they believe to be the true heir , to bear with Favilla ' s whim for a short time until they can make arrangements to depart from the chateau . JTeZ / er . acquiesces the move readily since , at the very first sight of Madame Favilla , he has been captivated by her beauty ; whilst his son , a fine ,.. glowing 1 ge . ner . 6 U 3 , youth , the very opposite in all things to his father , has conceived a deep affection for Favilla ' s daughter . Things goon for some time very smoothly . Favilla is introduced to Keller , and , learning that he is a relative of the deceased Barov , welcomes him with genuine warmth , and insists upon his becoming an inmate of the house . Keller , amused at such kindness ,, is , nevertheless , true to his promise , and allows , or seems to allow , the Italian' ' to > have full swiiy in the chateau . But his passion for
Madame Favilla getting the mastery of his better feelings , he ventures , m an unlucky moment , to hint to her at the . state of his heart . She at once determines that at all hazards Favilla , herself and their daughter , must leave the house ; more especiall y as the growing affection of Keller ' s son for the latter has given { her uneasiness from the doubt which she reasonably entertained of the father ' s willingness to sanction an alliance between the two . Without imparting the whole truth to Favilla , she begs him to leave the chateau but of regard alone to he * health and happiness . He at once promises to-do so ; but , accidentally learning what has taken place , he demands of Keller an explanation of his conduct and motives , reproaching kirn at the same time for so violating the laws of friendship as to attempt the honour of the wife Of him in whose house he is a guest . Keller , still Smarting from the contempt with which he has been treated by Madame Favilla , is in no mood to submit to a man who is only there by his indulretorts
gence , and whom he regards as little bptter than a lunatic . He , therefore , upon Favilla , by telling Mm . what he considers to be the truth , that the Baron has left no will , ana that he , as next of kin , ia the legal owner of the title and estates of Muhldorf . Favilla , who had received the will from the dying man , but cannot recollect where he has placed it , appeals to his family to support him in this emergency . To his astonishment he finds that they look upon him . as under the influence of a mere delusion . __ Hia horror at this , discovery , at the thought of being regarded as a poor pitiful creature deranged in intellect , is intense and overwhelming , and in the tumult of agonised emotion it causes he inukes a violent effort to remember where he has placed the will . The chair is before him on which the dying man sat , the vase of flowers is there , so are the books and the old clock . Step by step the scene returns to him , and suddenly , with a wild burst of joy , he remembers that h . e refused to accept the Baron '? generosity , and burnt the
will ! Keller , now quite cool , ashamed of his conduct , and trred of a life for which he feels himself unsuited , resigns in favour of his son , gives his consent , to the young man ' s marriage with JPavilla ' s daughter , and the piece ends to the happiness of all . . . It is not too much to say that the acting of this piece is as perfect as that of La Joie fait Peur . Every character is completely embodied : not a poin t is lost or slurred . But the most remarkable personations are , undoubtedl y , M . Rouviebe ' s Favilla , and M . Barr £ * s Keller . M . Rouviebe is a thoroughly-ideal actor . He has a distinct and poetic conception of the part lie assumes . His Mallre Favilla stands before us a living man . ^ Nothing could be finer than his subdued , sorrowful manner at the opening of the piece ; his gentle , generous kindness towards all around him ; and his reverence for ' the . memory of the friend so lately consigned to the tomb . Then , when vindicating his -wife ' s honour , he demanded of Keller reparation for the insult offered him , he rose to the full height of the occasion , and with firm speech and bold bearing showed the full strength of his heart and faith .
But it is in the last scene that M . Kouviebe takes the highest place . His burst of horror at the thought of the infirmity of which he is suspected—his wild eagerness to refute the suspicion—his recognition of the various objects in the room which recal the death scene to his mind—and the exultation when he remembers fully what has occurred , and exclaims , " Je Vai brute , " repeating the words to himself several times , were all masterly touches of nature . Madame Dudbvant herself has been so delighted with M . Rotrviere ' s performance , that her preface to the play is inscribed to him . From this preface , we learn that the -piece has been in the hands of F . L-emaitre , Bodfjpe , and Bocace , but that circumstances have occurred to prevent its production with the support of those artistes . Madame Dudevant has no cause , however , to regret the destination Maiire Favilla has at last reached . To M . Barre it would be difficult to give too much praise . He has a part which even the author thought in some respects hazardous ( un danger au tJiealre ) , but by his fidelity to nature and his infinite humour , he relieved the character of all offensiveness . His vulgjir bourgeois is a model which it would do some of our low comedians good to study .
Maitre Favilla is evidently of a sufficiently healthy vitality to reach the English stage . A London version will iio doubt be produced during the season . Favilla is a part which Prelps could play admirably , and Farren , in his better days , would have made as great a hit in it as in Grandfather Whitehead ; but Phelps is wedded to the sternly legitimate , and Farrenwe have no Faeren now .
'Health Op L;Ondon.—In The Week Eiulingo...
'Health op L ; ondon . —In the week eiulingOot . 20 , 927 deaths wore registered , showing an increase of 57 doaths ov / pirthej number , that was registered in tu « previous week . 480 males and 447 females died ; of the two sexes 468 , or mote than half the' total number , were under twenty years of age ; 154 were of the age twenty to forty ; 150 of , the age forty to sixty ; 129 of the age sixty to eighty ;; and 25 of the ago of eighty and under one hundred years . The mortality is bolow the average rate of London , but 91 In excess of the deaths that would have happened under a satisfactory sanitary State . Through the neglect of vaccination am all-pox was fatal to twelve children , and to 4 adults . Measles was only fatal to she children ; 8 in tho north , none in the south districts . But scarlatina is vory prevalent , particularly in , certain districts , and has taken away the lives of 78 children and 8 adults . 43 deaths are reftrred to typhus , and 41 to diarrhoea . The wife of a bricklayer s labourer , aged forty , died on October the 11 th pf malignant cholera , after five ( lays' Illness , at id , 'i New Peter-street , Westminster . A dock labourer , aged forty-nine , died on October tha 13 th , from diarrhqoa < £ lgat hours ) , Asiatic cholera ( thirty-six houra ) , at 16 , 9 * . Q « org « Voourt , St . Qoorge-ln-tho-lSost . Of cancer i i" " ¦ I" i il . ¦ . . \ ' .
24 persons died , consumption 112 , apoplexy and paralysis 88 , heart disease 86 , bronchitis , pleurisy , and pneumonia 97 , of liver diseases 16 . Eleven violent deaths were registered . A foreign seaman ( black ) , aged seventeen ^ died of " suffocation from charcoal , ignited for the purpose of killing rats , " in the "West India Dock basin . A death in tho sub-district of St . Peter , "Walworth , of the wife of an oilman , at tho age of twentytwo , is thus returned : " The heart ' s action suddenly arrested from excitement . " —Last week , tho birtho of 915 boys and 810 girls , in all 1725 children , were registered in London . In the ten corresponding weeks of the yoars 1845-54 , tho average number was 1091 . — From tlic liegiatrar-Getieral's Weekly Upturn . State ob Tjrai > b . — -Tim condition of trade ia the manufacturing towns indicates in most quarters a decided reduction in business , consequent upon the state of the money-market , but at the same time a general absence of alarm , notwithstanding the mischievous efforts of currency theorists to take advantage of the opportunity for getting a . hearing . At Manchester , great caution has been exhibited , not merely from the natural diminution of orders , ' bat also from uncertainty as to tho future course of tho cotton market . Tho Birmingham report
shows at length a slight check to the activity of the iron trade , and tho Chamber of Commerce , after a long interval , have returned to the discussion of financial measures . A committee of their body have reported agftinst tho Bank Charter Act , and in favour , apparently , of people being forced to receive payment of their debts in some new " legal tender money , " to be provided in q"o ' tities that shall he at all times " steady and sufficient , ' whether in peace or war . At Nottingham , the operations of the week have been satisfactory , tho American orders being equal to expectation . In the woollen districts there has been a further tendency to a limitation of transactions 5 but , stocks being moderate , prices « ro fairly maintained , and confidence is altogether unakaku "' In the Irish linen markets there ia full employment at high wages . Thk Tba-plaut in India . —A correspondent of tlio Bombay Telegraph draws attention to the excellent character of the tea grown in Cachar , in India . He believe ^ that it will shortly be known in Europe , and that it can bo sold there very cheaply . . , PROitoaATiou ov PAnuAMKNT . r—Parliament having mot on the 22 nd lnst ., was further prorogued to tho 11 tn of December .
The Reopenbstgs. The Oltmpic Theatre Reo...
THE REOPENBSTGS . The Oltmpic Theatre reopened for the winter season on Saturday last . The School for Scandal was the firat piece , witli Mr . Wigan for Joseph Surface , Robson for Moses , Emery for Sir Peter Teazle , Mrs . Stirling for JLady Teazle , and Mrs . Wigan for Mrs . Candour . With so brilliant a " cast" as this , it is needless to say that the eomedy sparkled off from first to last like a diamond . A one-act extravaganza , called Catching a Mermaid , followed . This was a trifle , chiefly noticeable for the marvellous antics of Mr . Robson , who , in the part of a wandering showman , on the point of starvation , performs a burlesque of the Spanish l > ancers with admirable agility , and sings ( with some additions ) the wellTknovrn comic song of the elder Charles Matuews , " The Country Fair , " astounding the audience by the variations of character which lie indicates , both by voice and face , in the course of that monologue .
The Princess ' s commenced its new campaign on Monday with the one hundred and first representation of Henry VIII ., or rather , of the first four acts , the fifth being omitted in order that a larger amount of the other entertainments might be given . Such a " run" is , we believe , unprecedented , except at the Egyptian Hail ; for Shakspeake , with all Mr . ICean's attractions , has not yet reached the popularity of Mr . Albert Smith . We have said that the season " commenced" with this magnificent show-piece , because that was the main attraction ; but it was , in fact , preceded by a farce entitled Don ' t Judge by Appearances , in which two young ladies play at cross purposes with their uncle , who designs to marry them , in accordance as he conceives , with their natural dispositions , and who of course is defeated . Mr . Meadows performs the part of a clumsy country servant who is constantly getting into mishaps ; and the audience is amused by his luckless adventures and by the general bustle of the piece , which , we need scarcely say , is from the French .
An Extreme Pressure On Our Space Prevent...
An extreme pressure on our space prevents our doing more than recording the complete success of iv new five-act play in blank verse , by Mr . Selous ( author of the Templar ) , which -was produced at Sadler ' s Wells on Wednesday night , under the title of Hamilton of BotUwctlhamj / t , and which is founded on the murder of the Scotch Regent , the Kaul 01 MuuHAYj . Mr . Phelpb -performing the part of Humilton .
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 27, 1855, page 20, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_27101855/page/20/
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