The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-23


don press went into covulsions upon the per-
Torrance Of a new opera by Verdi, called " La
TIaviata,n (The Lost) which was originally
produced in Italy, and made tiasco Mile,
Piccolomini, having been engaged by Lumley
for her Majesty's theatre, it was determined TO
escape comparative criticism, by giving her IN
entirely fresh rile; and that OF Violetta, in f" La
of the affair may be fully understood, We ap-
pend yfsamt Of the plot:
The ibI etto version OF the younger Dumas play,
/. la Dame CAneras,o ID which striking eiccs
proc uced q. the Tbeare du Vaudeville, by the nne
acting OF ksdsme Doche The incidents are the same,
though their feet weakened BY the badness OF The
lsp dialogue, the dc fct Is made up b. the adj
dnitn OF Neiois musc. Niolea, the heroiae, ia young
ptrsop Of wtose sntecedcpts niinaton Is given but
belongs 10 o class which la mildly intmeted by the
Term . Traya,a, translated IN the Ibroio, he lost
ore.n Toe piecc opens with joyous supper gwen ~
thu lady 10 party OF her lena friends and her al
MIXERS, Of whom yopng gentleman Alfred Germopt by
hane, is one. Alfred Is seriously sm,en win her, and
hs passion exclea IN her n corresponding fee.ng, 70
vbi,h las she stys) she has hitherto been stranger
which opens her her heartsss OF life.
wet,S fnd he psir living quietly and happy In each
prey 20 shame aud when he ands that bis mis-
ire, has BEEN selling Of her varaoes 70 support tue tx
peLGiinrs Of their msRogs. yoieita Alfred sosonce,
Tfceiyes ysn rom an old gentleman, who announces
himself ss hs father and pants the ruin she bringing
He be 70 lesdiIg with her Deeply moved, she promises
par, Alfred forever and instantly departs 70 Pa ",
eavirg HIM, who thinks himself forsakcn for another
ovfr oyerwhe med wh efief and rssa The next scene
the house Of Mole. flora OF Vioetss ie1ds OF
her own stamp here sssy p,rs sn' o ausa Aas
to her lovers faher Affects to receive sae atentons =.
Other cavalier and, when Alfred reproaohe- her vito
nfdey, declares th effort thst she loves bis rival.
violent ersues Alfred ouuases Voletia and cha
engos The other. Toe girl csrrief away ssntas,
sno The party brtAss Up confusion The cstaatror
q
and tad process. which occupies all the third act
The seine lie IN the dying sa oedchsmbSr she !. at the
extremity OF akness, but sustained by hope letter
ON Aireds sther has announced 10 her tba unable
resist her sunerngs ard noble BEHAVIOR he viii bring
Dir SON sgsn 10 her feet Al engsh the father and SOC
suddenly arrive but too late 10 the agony OF Joy she
,Npres in her lovers arms.
The story has been used in English, viii some
Of the incidents softened. The censor, however,
refused to allow the English version of the play
to be done in England. The opera, however,
was represented ten or twelve times, and the
fury of Exeter Hall was aroused to the highe
pitch. The London Times led the crusade, and
declared that no modest woman should venture
to the Opera while it was being represented.
After the London season, Mile Piccolomni went
to Dublin, where the thunders Of the church
we're launched upon her head. The Reverend
Mr.. MHugh, Roman Catholic priest, wrote to
the Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland imploring him 10
stop the opera but the Lord Lieutenant did not
think that the regulation Of prime dome came
within ihe line Of his official duties and did not
interfere. At the same time that Father NJ Hugh
was pitching into Piccolomini, La Trayiata"
was being represented at Moscow, much TO the
edidcation OF the spiritual head Of the Greek
10 atfa liant NJ fhn
opera house on every night when II was sung.
Well, we are to have, it is said, this naughty
opera at the Academy Of Music next week, and
We may expect grand moral and religious cru
SADIE against it. Now that the election excite
ment i over both the press and the public are
painting for new .firore, and this gives them a
splendid chance. The religious newspapers viii
have in the new opera, subject which should
call out their very strongest doses OF FIRE arl
birthstone Nothing short Of consigning the en-
tire opera company, prime dome, tenors, bassos,
bafitones conductors, ballet girls, choristcrs
agents, cashiers and employees Of all sorts to the
lowest depths Of the lower regionsrill answer
Al the old and young ladies in the Firth av-
enue and elsewhere win be agitated by virtuous
Indignation 10 various degrees according TO age,
but they win undoubtedly goto see It, for wo.
man. as well as man. is prone to evil as the sparks
ay upward, and has secret longing for improper
things.
We expect something strong from the Church.
man on this subject. The Czurchman Las been
very severe upon organisis who introduce pro-
fame variations and intervene negro airs In the
psalm tunes; also IL has Numbered is wrath
upon the young ladies who frt, eat peanuts,
MUNICH apples, read novels. 90 to sleep and other
wise nisbchave themselves in the choir That
subject IL about worn out, and the ClMclmaan
will doubtless welcome this opportunity to read
moral Lesson to the peryerse females Of this
e,ptrauop. The OJsaC0, too, can take tbe puri-
tanjcal ieck and inveiph loudly AGAINST tie
shocking descent in public morals since the Pr
erims landed At plymouth.