The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-17

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PARIS, Jan 23. 1852.
Tie Orra Of NtbSchadnss ear AID the Ssrgsas o.
crsrah-7Hs SequssfrGsos Of tho Or'sa"' Pro-
ss1y- C!samgs in tho French Cabsna- The Causes,
r.. &c.
went TO the Opera last night, and saw Crevelii
again In "Nebuchsdnezxar In como passages she
WAS enc: but as q whole, her performance was not
a"sres. success" She strains herself dreadfully,
and. though not ugly, she looks Gerce and ugly
enough. She was much applauied in some pas
Pages, and deservedly The critics 6nd great fault
with her in her attempts to take the higher flights
% they say in imitation of Catalan; blu. say it is
an imitation Of Jenny Lind The pie 90 itself is IN.
ineligible as to plot or design, but the music is
exquisite.
A Journalist belonging 10 the Dfbats, whom
had met before In com pany, came into my box,
and ehAtted long time very sgreeably. At last,
However, he and a gentleman who was with me,
began to talk politics, and they talked so loud
was frightened, The editor of the Debats told us
that there WAS going to be made a con6s,ation Of
the Orleans property which even the reds had left
untouched Sure enough, next morning, a decree
non Louis Napoleon appeared. seguestrating their
private property, and it has excited general sem
sation-not very agreeable enc, however, for it
10 now plain that one single man disposes Of lives
and properties just as he pleases There is no moro
law.
Very little is known in arts Of what is going on,
for the DEGREES for banshing or imprisonins men,
by hundreds at . time, are now no longer made
public in the Moniteur, as it was found they drew
TOO much attention, especially abroad Louis
Napoleon has outdone the King of Naples in bold
measures and lawless tyranny; and, as the English
papers com mented quite freely upon bic nc.s when
made public it is found to be the best p3lcy to d.
them henceforth without publishing them.
A charge Of ministry is confidently talked Of.
M de Mony, the Minister OF the Interior, leans too
much towards clemency and mercy; he has inter
seded for many Of the prisoners, and the banished
his frends-and is, therefore, doomed to retire
meHt The Prince seems determined to follow
violent counsels, and to 60 the whole CURE in pro-
,eriptioD and tyranny. Perhaps, so much tho
better, for he will certainly shorten his rule By
rueh merciless violence as he now exhibits He
reigns by terror, and said in my last, the ter
Iifed people call him, not perhaps without some
IRONY, the I" Saviour of France" II. A. E.
PARIS, SATURDAY, Jan. a, 1852.
F,sit TO the Grand Opod-INe Prophet aud IL,
Characterize Singang Of Tt9esco-The Pope
darfy and Po,ce Of Louis Napoleon, &c.
went last night to the Grand Opera TO see the
enc hundred and twenty.frst representation OF
i" The Prophet" Roger, who plays the part of
John, the pretended prophet and great poster is
both good actor and singer. At some of his PISS
sages the ladies in the boxes near we're go car
RED away with their ad nration as to shout j" ad-
nirable admirable ~ This applause is rare .ri.
butte to merit, for, in general all the clappiag and
applause comes from the pit, and from the critics,
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the part of the mother and her singing throughout
was delicious, while in soEe particular passages it
was ravshipg.
The Prophet is an operate representation Of
the history Of John, Of Ley den, famous fanatic in
his day, an original, and resemblance of Joe
Smith, the Mormon prophet. This man was the
leader OF the then new sect of Bapists and obtained
complete power and influence over great nu nber
Of followers. He began his career with all the ap.
pearances ard austerisy Of genuine sanctity, and
ended in pride and self delusion, coming at last to
believe himselfto be God, and to be rssed aud
pronounced as such By his devoted followers. He
Ieisned for short lime with absolute power in the
City Of Munster, where be was, after time, be-
sieged by the army OF the neighboring prince.
Here, while besiegsd, believing himself to be sure
ofsuccess he gave himself up to RIGHTEOUSNESS and
their settlement in the West, are represented IS
doing. The piece concludes with representation
Of hs last scene Of debauch which is by
The capture Of the city and the blowing Of him. self
and all HE company. This scene is beautiful; he
10 seen seated, with crown on his hoad, at rich
table, the wine flows abundantly, and the women
and dancing girls who minister to his revss are re-
presented dancing and singing, viii admirable and
Sad &c fba
city in the distance and then the whole place Of the
entertainment, is enveloped in smoke, and the
glazing flames burst forth in several places, illu.
ninAtng the whole festive scene; then shock and
IN explosion occur, and towers and turrets houses
and people, together with the revelling company,
are thrown down in one macs of ruin, and the cur
tain drops upon the scene as the city vsnshes away,
and the prophet and his companions sink in the
Yuins. This opera, beautiful as the music is, and
excellent the singers, rather heavy in of it's
parts, and too long for sitting; yet it is worth
she while to stop to this last grand scene. 10
the French Opera the singing is, Of course, in |
French; bat SO little is the language suited for the
expression Of harmony that the music loses much |
Of its charms, and the words sung uninteIl- |
gibe generally as if they were the words of some
language you did net understand. | observed great
numbers Of French people following the singing
With the book in their hands, without which not
even . French person could distinguish the words
that are sung 1t is not SO with tie Italian or
Spanish, which are such musical lsngusg es that
the words and the music perfectly agree, and are
easily understood when sung By those who are IA.
miliar With either ofthem. Tedetco had perfc,t
triumph on this night, together with Mons. Roger.
never saw finer operate performance.
The President the centre or France, and the only I
real power in this country, was expected, bat did /
not appear. His box, with the letters /" L. NJ in
gold, upon the panel remained empty. The house
was filled, from top to bottom, with an eleg ant
company, and if he had appeared, from al cin
learn Of the general feeling, 10 would have been
received with rapture ard appliance There is no
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