The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-05

which lies between the Chaussoe =. Antin and the
Passage dc r0pero. '
One winters day vicasent shower caused him
TO seek refuge 10 the entrance Of the passage aud
soon afterwards young qania bethought him
SELF OF the same shelter. However, TO enter
pafs9so barricsded by Lablache was no very
easy matter, especially when the colossal odsso
had his elbows extended under an ample cloak,
and swaytd from one eide Of the passage 70 the
other. The boy, tired OF dodging the living gate,
took hold Of a corner OF the giants CLOAK, and
pulling it Justify, cried, Gordon, sh vous
plait (" the expression in use wheu the con
cierge is required 20 open door. Labache en-
tered into the humor ~ the position, and as he
LET the boy pass inflated the motion Of a door
turning on its hinges.
Old opera gOers will remember the Excitement
created by the dance IN which Taglioni, Carloita
| Gtisi, Cerito, and Lucille Grain all took part.
| The indefatigable Lumloy was responsible for
this famous
! PAS DE qUArRE.
| let no one uulorvaue the magnitude Of this
! tremendous task. I was informed by we'll
| known diplOmatst that, when the preparations
| for the solemnities and festivities attendant upon
! of Iombardy at Milan, were placed In his hands,
| the settlement of pas de dctr, TO be danced by
CarlOtta Grisi and Cerito lalthough then COM
paratlyely nero tyros at the Scala), cost him a
hundredfuld more trouble than all The other com
| picatCd Arrangements Of the festival.
| All was at length adjusted. Satisfaction was in
| every mind the pas de qtdtrc was rehearsed-
was announced the very morning OF the event
| had arrived; no further hindrances were eX-
pected. Suddenly, while / was engaged with
! lawyers in my own rOom, deeply occupied With
the final arrangements for my purchase or the
opera-house tof which moro hereafter) poor
Perrot rushed unannOunced into my presence in
a state of intense despair. Without regard for the
serious ConClaye assembled, he uttered frantic
exclamaiions, tore his hair, and at last found
breath TO say that all was over that the pas Dc
III. fN,n nd md pfNrll
be given
With difficulty the unfortunate ballet-master
was Gained down 10 a sufficient state OF reason
to be able 10 explain the cause OF his anguish.
The completion Of the purchase OF the opera
house was suspended for few minutes and the
explanation came rs follows When all was
ready had desired Perrot TO regulate the order
in which the separate pas Of each datseHSe should
come The place of honor, the last in such cases
las in regal prOCossionl, J, had been ceded without
oYer.much hesitation to Madomoiselle Tagliont.
OF the remaining ladies who claimed equal
rights, founded on talent and popularity, neither
would appear before the other. "Mon Dieu!
exclaimed the ballet-master in distress, "Cerito
ne vert pas commencer avant Carlotta-ni Car
lotta avant Cerito, CT II ny pas moyen de les
iare bouger; tout est hniF The solution Is
easy" said / to poor Perrot. "The question
of talent must be decided by the public
But in this dilemma there Is one point on which
am sure the ladies will be frank. Letthc oldest
take her unquestOnable right 10 the envied posi-
smiled assent, and bounded from the room upon
the stage. The judgment of the manager was
announced. The ladies Uttered, laughed, drew
back, and were now as much dis1ncllned 70
accept the right of position as they had beer
before eager TO claim it. The ruse succeeded
the management OF the affair was left 10 Monsieur
Perrots hands. The order of the ladies being
settled, the grand pas de Qualre was finally per.
formed on the same night before delighted
audience, who little knew how nearly they had
been deprived of their expected treat.
To close these remarks we give here pleasing
anecdote Of
CATALANI AND JENNY LIND.
The dinner party at the embassy was q small
, one no other company being invited except Mr.
and Mrs G., Mademoiselle Lind, Madam,
Catalan and her daughter and one Englsl
, gentleman, a We-knoWn amateur of the opera
: the secretary of the embassy and sister OF tn
ambassadTess being also present. After dinner, tn
weather being warm, the party strolled in gardei
| attached to the emblssy-Catalani and Jenn,
! Lind talking much together. In the evening SOM
. | little embarrassment arose about asking Jenny
| Lind to sing, because as no one ever refuses re
| quest made by the representative OF majesty, tn
. Marchioness considerably forbore to place tn
| young Swede in a position of difficulty. Bu
y Catalani who was burning with curiosity to hea
, ! Jenny Lind sing, perceived that there was som
= | hesitation, went up TO the Nightingale" an
q asked her with grace aud earnestness to o6lig
the company with II song, adding:- -" C'est
Uielle Catdldni qui doSiye uOus entendre chd'ltc'
u arant de mourir P' Such an appeal from such
i person overcame all Jenny's habitual dislike :
: sing in private society. She sat dswn to tn
piano and after q few bars of prelude, gave he
uncomfortable " Non Crcdea mirarti," playing til
) accompaniment herself.