At the French Plays, ' Mademoiselle DLTAZET has been repeating her
favourite characters, with the addition of one or two new parts of a very trivial kind. Indeed, all her performances are mere bagatelles ; it is the saucy, nonchalant, quick-witted DiJAHET that attracts. The as- sumed character is only an excuse for the display of some superb costumes, which she wears as in a masquerade frolic ; and under cover of which the actress utters- bon-mots and-repartees with thezest and significance of impromptus. She walks through the scene with a degagee air ; speaking the dialogue in the loud nasal tones of her shrill voice, varied by "aside" speeches delivered solo voce, and with soak point as witty utterance alone can give even to witty sayings : ant; e are often only smart. Her manner is the same always; there is sot much thought of personation ; and what little attention is paid to an outward show of character, as a matter of course, sits very easily upon her. DiJAHRT took her benefit on Wednesday : on this occasion she played the part of one of the audience, and acted from a pri- vate box in a piece called Use Scandals; holding a parley with the representative of Mr. MiTeursis on the stage, and carrying on a conjugal recrimination with the personator of her husband in a box op- posite; the imbroglio being increased by the hoarse exclamations of a partisan in the pit. The oddity of the affair pleased the audience, and elicited roars of laughter ; but we confess that we like actors best on the stage : when they cross the magic line of the foot-lights, it is like a figure starting out of a picture. DLTAZET also personated herself in a new vaudeville, called Dejazet au Serail; where the pet actress of the Palais Royal is supposed to revisit the scene of her triumphs after she has grown old and left the stage : inspired by the sight of the boyish costumes she.wore—which she apostrophizes in a sentimental ditty, and tempted by a most piquant Greek dress, she exchanges her frizzled white hair for a smart skull-cap, her brown pelisse for an embroidered jacket and white kilt, her high-heeled shoes for Oriental slippers, and her cane for a poniard, and acts once more—to the great delight of the poor manager, and the admiration of the company, and of the audience. Only one or two nights remain of DiZAKET'S engagement; and then comes the actor without an equal—Monsieur BOUFFE.
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