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Show ! Theatre. "Jartine," presented: last night, and to be repeated this; evening, is a startling piece of the most sensational style, and interesting , throughout. The scene in which the recruits are examined gives an opportunity oppor-tunity for introducing the "Lightning Zouave drill," by M'lle Ravel, who proves herself an adept in the handling hand-ling of arms that a genuine recruit might envy. Following the French army to' Mexico disguised as a soldier, she passes through some strange scenes, the most startling of which are her escape from a bandit cave where she is confined as a Mexican girl, and her subsequent flight from a fortress over a tight rope, which no one but a very superior tight-rope peil'urmer could give with any degree of effect. ' This scene is a most sensational one and "brings down" the house with a vim. Her hair-breadth 'scapes, her desperate sword encounter with Captain Hilaire, her Spanish dance, and her flight on the tight-rope are not only incidents to the piece but features of absorbing interest. in-terest. Of course at the close there is a happy denounmeut, a marriage and general rejoicing, M'lle Ravel is an artiste, and enters into her characters with a spirit and grace that carry the audience with her. Mr. Waldron was excellent as CoL Raoul Latour; and the support of Messrs. Powers, Margetts. Ihorne and others was good. "Jaitine" will be repeated to-night? |