True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-03-28
THEATRE ST. CHARLES.

LIE DIEU EFT La BAYADERE,-MR. Hunt Mr.
PAGE, THE ITALIAN DANCERS, MRs. HuNT,
THE CoRrs De BALLET, SCENERY, Ma
cHINERY, Mrs. TnlrLMAN, &c. &c.
In the getting up Of an Opera, the grand essen
tial is to have sufficient material TO carry out the
ideas of the composer in proper manner or late
years first rate singers have become almost rarae
ares. The capitals OF Europe, where the greatest
encouragement is given to music, suffer from want,
OF finished artists, and with the exception of the
Italian Opera, it is absolutely impossible TO fill IN
the roles OF musical dramas with perstns ereyv
aeay qualified for the task. The very same de-
hclehcy prevails in this country, only TO a ST II
greater extent. What ale anagers ihen to do!
Must they deprive the public OF c pleasure of
hearing the compositions of un Auher Beni.
a Rossini, Mozart and hundred other masters
because they cannot get Malibrans, and Rubinis,
to assume The singing characters! Is il proper to
wait nj such geniuses spring up of their own ac-
cord! or Is II more consonant with reason to be-
GIN win Inc best material they can procure, and
by culliVating the OF music raise up proicients
In the science! What ELECTED tie genius of G. ris
butconsant practice and study y nd that too in a
sShooi Where the prize OF emnence was sure to
swalt her exertions! And may not this reasoning
SO simple and yet correct be applied in every in,
stance 10 tie progress OF the arts, sciences and hui
mainly!
The material engaged in the Operatit Ballet of
lie Dieu Ell la Bayadere, it i'll be admitted bv he
travelled mind, is not of the highest order but
snouu sueh consideration prevent the getting m
OF SO excellent specimen of the nuscal dras,a Z
II We do not begin somewhere aud somehow. we
snai never have an opportunity ofemProving
W mere there is one person in the community who
has seen tis-opera played ty finished artists there
are ten thousand who have never Witnessed any
representation OF the sort. Ii is the MANAGERS
duty, II he love the fine arts, to cater in the best
way he can for the majority, not for 80 cial few,
Though the singers and doneers engaged in the
Maid oil Cashmere may not be finished arfists.-
the inimitabe genius of the Bayadere Mademo.
selle Celeste is not included in these observations
we shall do ourselves the hoor of referring 10 her
exeelencies IN another papet:-yot they are suf.
hciently qualified IL contribute 10 the to,tfe en- ,e,
ole In such manner that iauh can be found
The part Of the Bayadcre, which forms The nrlnci.
pal feature Of the piece is filed 10 perlectiop All
the subordinate characters are sustained nv artists
who are abe at least TO preserve their idtnIiiv in
such degree, that the eye ard ear arc saIisHed
The most iasildious observer must admit thar ,a
kennsa whole, there is great me.it in the repre-.
sentation OF The piece. When even in Europe.
managers are siraitensd for want Of material no
exhibit operas in perfection, is moi memorable
achievement, hat ON The banks Of The Mississuui.
1.-the year 1887, one Of The chef d'ocuvres of An.
felshould be represented 10 such degree of per-
fection as TO enchaia the atieltipn and Il Gil III,
admiration OF a discerning assembly nunber;n