The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-08

the foolish desires OF hs But the tender Jepthele
ns3cedes that the prayer of her lover be granted she
sees how deep hold Tie tales have TAX ca on him. and
feeling that be would be unhappy nomc resolves 70 be
miserable herself rather Than her lover suie Her
nteIcesson succeeds In obtaining the old mans consent
Azae departs Ar he bids her adeu, Jepthee gives him
her belt as true lore token 10 recall his vows ever to
him. The scenes change 10 Memphis, tbs capital 81
maIvels bark deckad in every hoyday nag doscends
the Nile 10 the sound of Joyous and the accama
tons OF the crowd who 10 the hank attracted ny The
youth the pleasing coanteaance and the splendid clothes
OF the stranger who comes 10 their shores Azael, Clothed
in the richest safs, brilliant with precious stones, lean
ing softly upon the arm OF Nellie, lraverses WIN nom
ehsanes and pride the immense public square, nlled with
people, soldiers, slaves, Sc, and walks with bewildef-
through the midst OF all these entertainments. The
sortege OF the OK Apis, and the mysterious rites OF old
Egypt pass before him seducons and Establishment sue
coed each other rapidly and the prodz son lustes his
title by layishing his money every hand Even gaming
comes in TO and hn to expend his patrimony with greater
CELEBRITY; while Neile and her accompces are plucking
their victim with an ingenuity and skill which would not
disgrace Crockfods La (played by Mile Plunkett
OF The most charming daseuses the corps OF the opera
the youngest and beautiful of aimtes Ia sort OF
buyddfre) seduces him from Neite, 10 plunge hun still
deeper into the abyss. In the mean time the broken
hearted father, nquet about his does not wait his
cohre return The Bible hath it, but comes TO seek
him. He makes his way from city TO city, asking every
group knocking every door, learn something about
his son. and he is sustained with daughters tenderness
during this journey by the good hearted Jepthele This
scene has furnished Auber with OF his best and most
dramatic scenesthe meeting OF the old man and his
in the midst OF the corrupted and perverse capitalize
anxiety OF the old man, who demands from his own son.
without recognising hun great have been the changes
wrought by vices and debauchery,) Of his Azael
the shame and remorse OF the unhappy who averts
his face from his father. and tells him Azael is dead
IL est mort But Jephele recognises at once her lover
still she pardons ALL and consents to conceal the truth
from old Reuben for would bring his gray hairs down
in sorrow TO the grave. Next immense temple OF gra
ne In the gloomy mysterious Egyptian STYLE appears
columns, plasles, walls covered with hierogyphcs
perfumes burn IN golden pots torches add sendor to the
scene the corps are all crowned The Mysteries OF ISIS
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the sacred, mysterious rites An innumerabe multi
tude OF priests acotes pres,esses candidates Tor na
ton, dfss daeus the breast barred, the hair flowing,
the brows crowned with begin wild saturnalia
Exhaustion succeeds to lassitude TO
derum the songs expire the lights are extinguished
the vast throng but moment ago so agated so noisy,
il in Lethean sleep At this moment the doomei Azae
guided by the perdous Nete, hher in search OF
his passion the aimee Liza, surprising in the midst OF
their religious darkness the followers OF Isis The fury
and Indignation of the priests the establishment OF the null
ttude is excessive this unhead of proanation this in
credible tenery. Poinards and axes are upied to
summary Justice the offenders but Nefe, who
wishes 10 her victim longer, saves the young
Hebrews life by the bold falsehood that he has only
crossed the threshold OF the temple TO abure with more
soemnty the God Of Israel and bow before Isis He is
about denying his fathers God and embracing the low
creed of the idols, when the syery tones OF Jepthees
voice reach his ears and conscience stays him. lie un-
bares his breast and bids the unbelievers strike The
priests order him to be thrown into the Nile. he is next
seen dressed in rags covered with mre. man receives
him, and makes him his camel-hed, or camel hostler.
where his life passes in continual hardshiPs, and many
time he would ain have filled his belly with the husks
the camels did AT last he thinks on his folly and
solves go to his father, acknowledging that he had
snned before Heaven and in thy sight; and the opera
terminates, not with the slaughter OF the falted CALI
but with of brilliant apolheosis, which seems more
suitable to the OF Jacobs Dream than OF the
Prodigal Son
| All agree that Aubers opera is charming. The
press for seats still great that it is impossible to
cure seat present except at exorbltant price, all the
seats for the next six representations being taken The
music for the dances is especially admired II need not
be SAID that all the decorations OF the last degree OF
magnifcence The are really splendid paintings;
the costumes and rich nothing exceeds the
on the which all the beauty of the personnel
and talent OF the artists displayed
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