New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-16
their labyrinthino windings. What they con'"'n :.

"passagos," there eape5 little ceyernons opeu'hs
which. though dim ny day, by night is lish'ed WIN
superior gas and brilliant promise OF good cheoi'
Over tbe narrow entrance u modest inscription
stands To notify the passersby that the theater Oh
the Boue'es Parisenres" Is within iheater III
so snug sad cramped = spot seems utterly at 'atr
ance with probability, TO he sure; but II there pe
one fscuty the exercise of which the enterpriSlhg
Paris manager enioys above another, 1t IL tna' oi
meeting probability half way and vanquishng 1t al
ctroke. Howscever misplaced it may appear there
certainly Is theater packed in among tue other gooo
things Of th. most profnse "passage' And theater
too. which .ckcs 40 ANAL pride IN itsen, ana III
which. moreover, tie people OF Paris take DO si"''
delight. I. is the David Of opera-houses, ana III an
indirect way. scatters worse wounds among the TO-
lah, its BIG rivals than they would care to acGnowi-
edge.
Tho "Bouqes" thester IL 60 little as to be almost
Joke. You laugh, when yon get inside II, at lls
tiny proportions. Two good muscniar Jumpe wouii
almos, clear the stage from wing to wing ana
g-ntlemsn in Ito orchestra stalls might converse IN Il
wlispcr with bis friend H. the gallery There Is, IN
fact. hardly room enough to swing y cat in. People
do not however, 20 to tho BouiIes" for the pur-
DOS, Of swinging cate. They 60 10 listen to the
brightest and newest music and TO witness the best
sctiuc of It's order tina, the French stage affords.
Aud they are never disappointed. Absolutely never
That's bold thing to say Of any place Of puOhc
amusement, but tho uuiailng prosperity and the
enormous popularity OF the BOnies ,tand as evidence
of lis truth IL is little band box, without doub',
and it, space IA limited bu, it costs ocrabe num-
her Of francs 10 get iuo it, and is invariably filled.
The most peculiar thing about it lie that tho enter
tsnent is not only always Of Que class, but that 1t
il also almost always the work Of one man. Ohen'
bacb's oreras have made the fortune Of the
"Bouires." Operas by other composers are ocea-
sionally given, Jut his are the standard mvorIes'
Oh course they require 10 be exquisely represented.
His actors, Desire, L6oucs TOsee, aud olAefs,
whose names we ought TO remember, but do not,
are unsurpassed; and their singing is clever If not
superatively good TIE libretos Of his pieces nre
capitully written, and biz sage effects are marvel
lous. considering The strsiiened opportlniies And
bow bis operas run Being an ambitious man, bis
chief distress is chat he is not suffered to produce
new works as fat as lie write them. Tie charm
OF the old ones lasts To long.
One OF Ofenbacbs lgbtest and simplest opereties
was last Saturday evening presenteda. the French
J Theater. in Niblo's Saloon. La Rose dc ~ Fieur
is easy and free fom complication, and Therefore
does not oycrark the the musical ftsorrce' u Mr.
Juignet's company. 1t introduces three per ons-
Miss Anna Hamburg Mr. Juiguet, aad Mr.. Eisa'd.
Tie lady sang the lively little melodies with taste
and considerable effect. The gentlemen did their
best, and SIR Jugnct's best, efpecilily, Was very
satisfactory. Tho action Was excellent, and - the
incidents OF he pcco are funny beyond compare, It
IL needles. to say that the audience wss highly de-
Lgbtcd. OF tic music Of " La Ro-e ," we have only
10 remark that ii il quite 10 OH,nbachs most spark
+ ling vein. The melodies rse like the vapors Of a
delicate and fragrant wine. repetition is AZ
nounccd for tomorrow evening.
Ii "a thsater could be devoted, here in New-York
to purposes somewhat similar to those Of thc Paris
- Boui,- it would not only lie pleasant surprise
To tie public, Lu, also ~ profitable one for any mau-
. aver. The orerar Of OAcubach aud lis ass9cilca
are only refinement upon Tie vaudeville repeeen-
iaiions which, when good, alysys prove popular in
every c,u.iun.,y. Even muscal farce is better
J liked han ole tia, Is not musical M,s. John Wood
owes gfea pert Of her popularity 70 tie feet that
she Is liberal in Introducing musc her Audiences.
Mrs. Scdey Brown il more ia the mind Of tie pGblic
ag Il graceful singer han az q charming actress,
albeit her real strength is IN her acting. Wherever
"a musical re, uia0n Is associated with any thea,er,
or any individual connected with iheater, il 10 Ia
yariably lentfcial. There more direct proof.
Mr. Julius Eichbcig's two act opera, 1.-THE Doctor
Of AlrsuHia, which il written precisely according
10 TIE OG'nbsch model, had success IN lioston, at
the &iu cum, which ought 10 warrant much en-
c3lrgcmcn' Of cGor; in the same drec'i.n.
Eeuruns to thc French TAcafar, We are glad %