The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-26
AFT AIRS IN EUROPE.
Our Paris Correspondence.

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ments Of Artiss-American Singing Birds in French
Case-Luruys<s Of a Prima Donna &C., DC.
Every French being actor in private Life feels an
intense love for the stage Even during the present month
the hot and badly ventilated theatres full every
night and the enhance Of foreignersis SMALL
paratively few Of the las named barbarAns being caps
bic OF following the dialogues OF comedies and farces
which given with q degree Of rapdity altogether be
yond description
The receipts of the theatres OF Paris during the month
of May exceeded two hundred tho sand dollars May IL
bad month, and good seasons he houses take two
hundred and fifty thousand, while II add the Italian
0pera-not open from May 10 October-~e shall
have nearly three hundred thousand dollars There
way Of obtaining the receipts Of the New York the
a,res but speaking from pretty intimate acquaintance
with them, should estmae their receipts at about
~ Ave thousand dollars for the very best month"; and this
allowing great margin for the Opera The prices here
range little higher than In New York, but even allowing
for everything and including the ference in population,
twice many people 20 TO the theatre In Paris as in New
York.
The Imperial tbesres that those supported in part
by the government, the Grand Opera (French) the
Grand Opera Q,aa1) the Opera Comque tFrsnch), and
the Theatre Francate (the old Drury Of Paris). The
Grand Opera (Erench) has been ir bad way for long
time and its whole expense borne by the govern
ment Just there great singers al the
Opera, and the ballet 10 the chief attraction The
quite q diff rent affair than With us The box oSice
for the sale of secured seats during the day aud for the
sale Of tickets during the evening, Is kept by woman.
After buying your ticket you towards the entrance,
where three sitting in banco like Judges OF the
Supreme Court One takes ticket giving pass in
exchange, another nots the eat of the ticket In the
count Of the house, while third is the government
agent who that the :epts made up correctly
the gross receipts to The hospital and they mus. not
be cheated Amer the hospital tax has been deducted,
the author receives one fourteenth or The remaining re
cepis. Outside Of the theatre you win always see sol
der guard There more at the Bureau Of 10
cation and another at the Bureau Of Exchange Others
Dor at diff rent points within and without the build
Ing. This is in addition 70 strong police force. the
uhers for the box seas are womenthose for the par
quette and orchestra seats No refreshments OF
any kind are sold within the theatre The parqueste
s almost entirely for orchestra seats, but there Is
narrow strip Of five or six benches at the BACK cal ed ae
parere, and occupied chiefly by the cdqueS (persons
who applaud Tue psers are about the size Of
rag of the Herald they contain no hang announce
TREMENDOUS expense" &C &C., bu. simply announce
the names pieces, the order Ia which they TO be
the Of the chief artists The star sys
tenn ia unknown but great artists get line at she too q
the bill. such Debut Of NJ Lafontaine," Renrs Of
de Rachel" sc &c
me Coincide Franchise is par excellence theatre Of
France-bey ond dosbt the theatre Of the world Here
have Samson, Rsgnier sres'an Madame Judith Made
moisele BrohAn, and many more, all OF whom would no
great In snglSnd America. The artors and &C
esses this house entitled TO pension aser twenty
years. service. The rces are high good seat costs
about dollar twenty cents, and from that yoa
| 20 down to fifty cents o, up three dollars.
The cheap seats are very uncomfortable, and the
interiors Of the theatres are not 70 compared
OF the New York Academy tho Boston Theatre, the Pha
delphia academy sSr.on,s or Laura sesns enc, -, AZ the
which one dollar and half with US. Next TO tho
Coincide Franchise the French Opera Academie) ia the
interesting theatre In Paris. Just now the great
singers here enjoying their summer vacations and the
ba. the strong point lies Ees" has been given In
the splendid sly le with Nine Ferrsrs ss the statue
Those ho have never seen bae here form Idea
Of iu spls ndor and completeness really Ike going 70
;p ns OF sx.S cor s OF a, least an hundred trained
dancers and The second or third rate dancers would be
called great stars with US; New York manager would
inundaie Sunday papers with pus Of them The st
rs Ferrars and Rosau are n the head Of their art
the world She One artist that the critical pen
has no business with her, asd she q great pAntomi
4 mpt a. she 10 clever a ddnsetLse
The outlay of the abovensmed theatree Ia 20 great
% ns 90 not pay s sr..a Of
Roger has engaged with Ulmau for the United saies,
ana has applied TO the Secretary Of State for six months
leave OF absence strange thh the First Minister
should have the regulation Of actors, dancers and singers
but that Is the way they do II here Ullmsnn has now
taken away the greatest avrtes with tho Parans,
Madame Fezzcn and Roger He has also arranged With
viver The eccentric horn aver, about ~hom tney tell
viii not give his address friends, but
leaves memorandum book al segar shop on the Boue
ward dc. Iaens where tney NAV n,e appointments with
| him. He says he does not expect 10 make much money
United saes but he has heard that the Americans
have lots Of fun In them, and hs quite ha OF Europe
viver the horn, the greatest living performer, and
| bis concerts here Al ways bring him 81 500 at least
Bu, 10 return to the theatres Amer the Imperial houses,
| the best theatres the odeon, the Vaudeville, the
varieie, the lyrique and the }ymDase.
Tshoud mention among the i'm ocra theatres the Opera
Comque, where the prices are about hall those o. me
grand opera The singers are not great We have had
several OF beet n America, and retained equor
nm but ensemble al~sys besutiroi and every thing
done with the greatest care AT the other theatres the
companies are very good from the highest 10 tho los
90, actor. The best comedian i have seen In Paris h
Of ,se ysudevie Fscep, Mr. George Jordan We have no
In the United States stock or star, that can be com
pared With iaionssine l aw MN pay Andre u
"Dals" has the plot rather more arisnAlly rem
dered, a. "Fscnsuon," tina, great original American
with such flourish last year. advise the authors Of
"Fascnaon 10 keep sharp lookout for Octave Feui
ana aso al The Pop,e Saint Martin the orso Pbsuo
/ Of Mr.. Bourcoauh II b, as Alexander The manager
said shen bis ply sici.n oa him be mus, ave, .. ID
he claaas Is very funny institution In the Paris the
Gymnase. The FIRST sa dragged little, bat toward the
end Of tia few people laughed me chief OF the ciaqus
hike the Gre Of mu,ke>wy, ceasiug n suddenly II
menced The public rarely jns the edque bat you go
,ns eaa s 1s ,e.,ea mem With su,I eycs
parchment compilations, and very little hair on top OF
their heads These vrs-men ~ho have seen every
thing, done every thing, crank every hing, eat every
thing, been everywhere, and don't about anything
They applaud, ssionsy, the arst dancer In hngud
manner quite different from the brisk nre OF the caqW,
and you shall see ,ha, fair crcasnre in pauses Of
her light fantastic arrangements looks up ut these boxes
much as to say ,ha, she remembers having seen some
| OF those people somewhere before
| French aosing vOies very much from the English
school. The French, ~ think, represent nature a.
| s--the English, the actor and the author
think ought 10 be. when carcature 10 required the
English actor frequently rsnsccnds the limits OF de-
ccncy, and Ia only Disgusting when he thinks he funny
The Eslsh actor always at his audience-vain for
their laughter and appausewhe the Fench actor never
seems 70 know there any Audience. do MOI know
anything absurd than the ona svle OF acting
In called Legitimate plays, (such trash ~ sher
idan Know les' dramas J You any ouch fusa,
sentiment clumsy attempts OF jocoeity the French
saee ard they would be bsnished from II not
for the stupidity OF some old foey managers, who must
have directed amateur performances BY she, Ham and
| Japtsea. 50 far behind the age they.