PARISIAN THEATRICALS.
A drama, entitled Maurice de Saxe, has been produced at the Theatre du Cirque which our readers will be pleased to remember is not a Circus. The popular Marshal of France is, of course, the hero, and his amours and military exploits, more particularly the former, occupy five acts of considerable length. A young neecllewoman of Dresden is the object of the first passion, shown on the stage, though according to his own avowal, the twentieth entertained by the good Maurice. That she may not be an obstacle in his career of glory the generous grisette tears her- self from his arms, although he is the father of her child," and he pro- ceeds to Paris, when his well-known attachment to the actress Adrienne Lecouvreur, once more becomes a subject of theatrical treatment. In- vited to wear the ducal crown of Ccauland, he quits Paris for Mittau, where, supplied with money by the devoted Adrienne, who sells her plate and Jewels, he maintains himself against the Russians. When, however, after a decided victory over the enemy, he disbands his little army, which is composed of every description of vagabond, he finds the latter more dangerous thanthe former. The ruffians, infect, intend to murder him, but their plan is fortunately overheard by the servant girl of an inn, who is no other than our old acquaintance, the self-denying grisette. She saves Maurice, asking no reward, beyond the privilege of kissing his hand, and he is made a Marshal of France by Louis XV. The famous passion of Maurice for Madame Favart is the subject of the next episode in the tale, though the badness of heart displayed in the affair by the gallant Marshal is carefully kept in the background. Be also nearly falls in love with a young girl whom he afterwards discovers to be his own daughter and then marries to a French officer. By the victory of Fontenoy the whole is brought to a brilliant conclusion. M. Paul Foucher is the author of the piece. Le Voisin a drama produced nearly twenty years since at the Gate, where it obtained an immense success' has been revived at the Beaumar- chais. In this earlier work M. Paul Foucher, who was assisted by M. d'Alboize, already showed his predilection for the romances of history, his principal character being the poisoning lady, who rivalled the bad eminence of Brinvilliers, and was executed four years after that noble criminal.
The first volume of a new French translation of Shakspeare's works, by M. Francois-Victor Hugo, son of the poet, has been recently published at Paris.
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