The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-01
The 0naraara.

The following from the Vicksbufg Times u;n
highly appreciated by that large class of our %
who understand Italian and consequently have .uefs
for the Opera: "S'e
A thing of beauty is Il JOY forever, of which ,o..
the Opera-severay partakes, being of that sna;
The Opera is athing which is never enoyed MS
it is heard IL is none OF those promiscIous ,o;
arrangements which is understood unless a
duly appreciated In order to experience it efacrn
a hbretto, opera glass, well dressed lady and
clean shirt are necessary We obtained all those
immense expense, and went. On looking at the bo
of our bretto, we saw that the opera this occas
was Ernanuy." On looking through our plasse,
the stage, we saw a sentimental looking blshwbanL
standing small mountain, with several more hrL
whackers at the bottom. Having asked the ad H
whom we were the escorter, who that was a. AZ W
mountains and she having replied :" ErnanHyn il tl
affirmative, were morally convinced that it was tbs
opera Of " Ernannyn before whom we were arraraI
| in paper-collar glory.
The orchestra struck up like four hundred tom co.
| in back alley, and brinde eur dog chained to tE
garden pallngs on sweet moonlight night in Anr;
and the bushwh hackers the foot of the mountain Ill
of sudden commenced to shake expensive silver ooh
lets in the soft Italian air. and holler bravero and NAV
| drawn poker on the rocks and sing hymns to r.!
nanny" on the top of the mountain, who fna}y ro
Taxed his sentimental EXPRESSION and sang out: "Tb;o
is the Grandeero Opereero Mexicaaeero De Rio aner
by lingo" and he came down from the mountain and
mingled freely with the common high private hnsb
9bOOd oh
to sing louder than each other; but at last the man
with the big red fiddle played foul the high private
bushwhackers and quit playing to give Ernannyn a
chance, who forthwith jumped upon rock and sang.
Brapero, cavaleero, loveero, ladeero in yondseFo
castelleero, now put your sombreeros and follow
this gay gamboleero i#deero for I'm the big 2aingo
of this here opereero houseero which belongs to NJ
Botto," and then they all went off between two nic
representing trees &c, and the scene changed
as if by some human agency to an elegant bed cham
chamberlnaids singing Lorena III Italian to beautiful
girl, who had long white veil reaching to the
floor, and she sang back at the chambcrmails, and
they all made much FUSS couldn't tell what tbey
said, though it sounded to exactly like se"snoled
eggs look; and then tney all disappeared suddenly
and a fellow wearing red breeches and sky-blus
Jacket, with almost much gold lace on it post
quartermaster Of the present day, out aud com.
nlenced singing He evidently embarrassed We
presume because in the hurry of dressing his part he
had put his shirt upside down and turned the wrong
end down over his shoulders for collar When the
applause which this accident created had subsidized he
sang: Hello, Elvira, want to know where in tbs
helleero is that dam son of hako, Ernanny; this
is Carlo just got in from the depot and Ernanny is
white-liyered nuzatto who belonged to the Freedmens
Bureau in Ohio and kept possado in Cairo; !" and
then Elvira rushed in by side door and sang Hes
gone to DeSoo," and replied tuneiully Carlo: " He'd
better keep to Aerco or idaho, or FIJI give him
taste of my big toe, just so, and put usto on his
coming mere with DIS E2nSO ara his Od3t)O more
for he is big pile of gu-an-no; and Elvira rolled
up her eyes and looked as if she had the hippo and
sang: "Carlo you know you also ditto and YOU
smell of tobacco" and then she sang 'sYou are a
Vrago."
The scene changed and in rushed " Ernanny" like
sirocco looking quite mellow and swore he was Just
from Morocco where he lost everything be had with
yellow fellow at faro except the clothes he boushso
Den5o. Carlo sang out: 6 So so, dirty fellow you
must rush in us like bull daylalo-go to you saucy
beau or III Mrow you out the door, pro bono pubIies"
Then in Jaco and Ricardo and Carlo asked them,
sing IT," what there for dinno and each replied:
"A sweet t at and some gum5o
The curtain dropped on the crowd as they were go.
gg into dinner which ended the first act and we went
gradually along down to the Times Office to wris
them notice, but going back, we ''saw SO many
men that when we gotto the opera it was shut up,
and somebodecro had gone off wilh our ladscro ipo
facto. --'.