Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-12
IudIcrou. Ineident-An Opera singer Act


I.udicrous Ineident-An Opera Singer Act
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The Paris correspondent of the New Or
leans. RscdSensrelates tbe following: Q
Mons. Moreau Saint, singer well known
to the old freduenters Of the Opera Comique,
and more recently professor at the Oonserv-
story died, quite suddenly, few days ago.
He sang well, acted better, and was exceed
inQly popular. He was an excellent conjurer,
and was fond Of amusing his friends by feats
of legerdemain. They tell laughable story
Of his skill in this art. In December, 1886,
Louis Philippe gave festival at st. Cloud,
TO the Bey OF Tunis, who was then on q visit
to Paris A portion of the entertainment
was performance by the company OF the
Opera Comique. The performance ended. a
splendid supper wes served TO the actors, who
did great honors to the banquet but nobody
honored II half so much as Nine Blancbard,
the duenna; she not only filed her paunch,
Pallianti, the stage manager, discovered
| this double dealing and let Moreau Saint
| into the secret At the dessert he asked Mo-
reau Saint to play some Of his tricks of leg
erdemain. Moreau Saint instantly rolled up
his sleeves, took an orange in his fingers,
blew on it and ordered II to Pallianti 3 pocket
The successful execution of this trick. was
greatly applauded. "Moreaul" exclaimed
one of the actors, "send that dish Of shrimps
into Nine. Blanchard pocket" Nine. Blanch-
| ard turned as many colors as dying dolphin.
Moreau Saint took up shrimp after shrimp
and blew them into Nine. Blanohard's pocket
then restraining the applause which was about
TO burst forth, be said: "And I'll send there
too these cakes, this salmon, these apples,
these oranges, these truffles, these candy
kisses, this nougat." Thunders of applause
qreeted the coniuror ave must search Nine.
Blanchard's pockets" exclaimed Pallianti.
Neither YOU nor anybody else shall search
my pockets p shrieked Nine. Blanchard in q
voice of furious anger. "Brayol bravoP'
cheered some actors, u have never seen you
Is riRht,p said Moreau Saint, "she does not
want to be searched, but she will empty her
pockets herself"
! Perspiration rolled in thick drops down
Nine Blanchard's cheeks-she covered her
pockets with her hands, and avowed she
would neither empty her. pockets herself nor
allow anybody to search them. my dear
Mime Blanchard said Moreru Santi, u can
not allow my reputation TO be compromised
come, no nonsense-empty your pockets Oh
hol you refuse dyer Guards, to the rescue
search herl The poor duenna seeing there
was no use resisting, shut her eyes and al
lowed the actors to search and empty hel
pockets. They drew out OF them shrimps
oranges, cakes, Holsters, salmon, truffies, cray
eau Saint was in great glee; he said 81 have
done more than perform q trick of slight O
hand-I have metamorphosed everything
! transmitted to our dear comrades pocket Rnt
now, if you wish it, / will restore these OBJ
iects to their primitive FORMS" The actor
gave him the dish on which they had placed
everything taken from Nine. blanchard
rockets. lie covered it with his hat, blew
on il, and nothing was found on the dish ex'
cept oranges, cakes and shrimps. The actors
were confounded, and, as for Nine Blanchard
she disappeared.