New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-17
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LA GRANDE DUCHEsSE.
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had just been sung by l. fu peace jog on TO me
devil" T1, was the 0uEna! s'eJ itio1 of Vaubrug's
VII be found ID enc critic seems afterWard 10 nav
disroyerri that 10 cacey c anJ lord Rake indeed
Enica ani ediets divine and human when he SANS
'"''' ." when m7 best, fiil Of vine
,o,, ,i Io penal laws that can cuTo met
A'l 11y Vine devise
,5.i.r.oss ne er dares to disturb ne
.,orgh his vaunts were sinful enous4 10 an f,
But uoH cnnd scarcely be termed lmpuue1 III wa.
seloir scrsa of the adjective accor1ne t1 VIII " c
eupn'i in Is.pr editions OF the lfOroEed we We ru'
a. , W The old prOiane lay another sons 81 carceiv
seccI nowadays without risk Of visit RON tHV re
Drtatiyes Of the Society for the U an
IT,, tcts we have Just recorded ihIhlsn
e ~ me often asserted theory tha cIluclI Is I
practical effect ON hlesalGTe IN The balance pro-
messed in the pOetcs OF Sir JOHN ana were "'oieu az
eT5l have been times when the knights clearly ex
dressed canon threatened TO become 0osOleg' -, tio
verses that were sung al N"uNhan Southern
las century, and which, though ol 1ct the loves
Srovth recorded in Quaslscotilsh dlaiee, Io %.t
End squabbles Of Jockie and Jeanne, Weio sUI oid Of
bUt never mpUdent something >i' tLt ,y5 mn jur-
tbo vas. 0uantity OF popular songs tH5l SIVlt az '-
me- tbe reign o. George w. and Afforded ainpe ~
tnutes for the display OF 80 enc nsrod Nav nj
ENC 81 fine best female VocalstS OF tle per ~
oD e noary sung by young ladies at ne piano are SO
severe that love, save Wheh ~ taxes d 80 - ,,1l,
t,1., topp is regarded with ayowCd 0isiaNOI ny pun
ti,r. ~ rIu.c cOcuizaut OF the powers by WHcu LtI
r,5rtot is ruled The little lyrical coqueues "u t
MI ba,e beau ouite according 20 order 80 years site
1911 now be deemed far too demonStratVe. NeSeItnt
less il we have any douot may We 5i main
S,Oe5 even now have only TO east our eyes 10 tho
places Of public recreation WIZ slStSo an orv ~
tcr,ti4ed ludCr the one cOmpfchenelNc c5tt-VIN vi
80 Gov music When our fathers hourShe0 songs were
I'se lOl iIJ NJ q,c hour at the co1noles aud cider
hl MI, ~ tbe tin,e-noro beasy than anything that
wonu be tolerated at the present al! p '
tdod FOR the exclusive recreation Of men OF loose
habits and Of the mob Of greennoras VINO vase Ica
Io,rs and health in seeing lie To TINS generator IN
pSrficnIgr belongs that mass OF SIN ana impotence
nightly yelled forth at the muslchalS IN inc presence l
persons Of both sexes, including women not necessary
bioucng 10 an abandoned class. To this generation IN
particular belong the vocal llzzes, Muules ana NeAes;
who TO claim familiarity with tleil nedlCIs' az
slOv their pQrtraits radiant with lmmOdeSty 20 ne PA
1arded against the walls. To this generation ln pafcu
lar belongs the race Of Quaslnaleie"e Seto9", wiz
cruelty which often the conconitant OF Hcenlous
Ited patronage osteutatOusly bestowed on such WORK
ss NJ Ofeubacll's operate extravaganza, La G'@'"e
TeT is no doubt that at the bottom Of the Importance
attached to tie works Of TINS nov efiGPrt1tH % nm
proper among the higher classes OF Englsh soclely.
When NJ. Onen1aeh " mt el5t is i ,i rSI he com,
the strength OF the small anu sllSl. Di tbr wills
posed for the newly opened BOuues fdIlsleI' tnt
per went abroad Ilay 4. ,Ng Ta sn, mn at which
extremely pretty little thealeI I"U u, ~
pieces were performed most delightful 70 see ana near
neces were transferred TO London and brought out
the Jamess Theaer; but they attained no great
witness I'm Paris where John Bull is supposed 10 be out
ION the loose" one dld not care TO behold l oioi a.,
however, M. Olenbdch expanded rom cu-HI'>e4
Of OpCTctta into composer or what Irui JUS ueHti
1T any rate seemed emitted 10 he eaeu Ul'i Su yi
the tmeh0uOrcd Varieties, people PECAN 10 A'iLe nm
with respect as musical Etn.uS NN U.s. sUG
smile OF approval was sub>ttuted1Or Know
ing cbncte or "A sjriftan nudge In the ribs. la Belle
Helene was pronounced great work properly inter
SolsSin Great also was Tadc Schneider whose name
by her excellent performance in both OF these works
had become intimately associated WIN the music u TIC
age. go , -. t.,, .
1fused that London was IN Inundated condition Inc
capital ana the Grand Duchess" had even found her
way 10 Ney1ork "icre; leiiesfIteo D{ NJ, W.
received with great delight talking she did IN her
tioss Of the French cIcs 6rure were produced, but
these were exceedingly uuprOyocatye ~ mrh or even
course of the drcary pleasantly could only marvel % near
that what seemed sugulary dull on TINS sde o. tHe man
stic, lad there MOI beeu travelled friends at hand TO
declare how much better things were managed m France
or 59cs hooks were ony base copies OF genuine arti-
Gle London indeed the sole capital at which Ohrbach
had been represented properly, and on LItt account
Igl- be considered dc gree lower IN civilization than
other towns Nevertheless while the intellectual darkness
Of IL ION cOWmI,erdtDd compliment was ilu iol
NOR s1scrutibity The old nude and chuckc- were
Teyi, ed and the conjecture hazaIGed that perhaps
after all the dramas that lind favor NJ tie NdIc
To rrt he "a f too free FOR genuine BrltCUs That We
were aversc 20 the Illicit lQS0 as an cXpedet Tor Great
iuga serious interest was an ypoAe-ls TOO Wei grounded
b. admit OF suspicious and it fair inference tina.
should be equally nice in the article OIiuuuy nprO
prietIes. .,.,..
shook the belief 10 the domestic virtues previously
deemed uusued, of tho middle classes so las the sum
ner season now closing terribly eISAlencu Us as I" t,
fastldOusue-s Of our Upper Ten in tine matter al
public amu-ements SO slightly is the Illicit tason re-
Eos Iaiirss the most risky piece ON the list presented b
NJ Felix, afforded greater satisfaction thau any other
work leaving the world 10 wonder WY an enDiiso ad
been laid PuH Forester. Tie dramatic Dor
ton OF his season being at an end, ". Felix AAs
up his term by engaging MadAe schneider ana
bringing out Ia GraIide D1tchcsSc, aTou.lns adnira
lion by The magnitude OF his spirit and Of LIS prices ~ ad
mission. HIS success has been brilliant No[ Only was
hls theater crowded on the first night sacred 10 OAen
bach, but the list o. visitors published I'D Tie papers
looked Ike compressed edition OF the GothI Almanac
enriched with excerpts from the Peerage. As for Madc
EchuedeI she showed her face than she was
received with al enthusiasm that coud not nave Dee
exceeded had welcome 10 popular sovereign newly
returned from exile been the business Of the occasion
IMl people should De amused at me performance on
La bf0dc Dcbesse at the 80 Jamess Iheatcr D. natural
enough subject drcadtuly iHeLiSplc TO inc meanest
aGu, intellect y treated with inucu INGENUITY Dy we
play-Wrt odd figures are exhibited 10 the pubic,
Sonl, i,ua'.oAo are oIo"EAt Dout "Iout ai5
caused by considerations Of probability, the whole Us
made vehicle for music Of taking kind and nearly
every part Is Observation-Disclosures celebrated actress,
MadHe Schneider having been declared by the voice OF
EUROPE % De prominent u the character Of the Duchess
HE question Is whether this is the sort Of work that
oasnt ~ command general OutnlIst Oh aIistO5Ict.o
enthusiasm M an when aficctatlOn OF iudller
ence seems 10 be tine order Of the day whether the state
" Ine y ii drama winch arises when the tLeateI most
approximate 70 the music-hau D. that which ought
torpOr -''-'' --sD 'O'i''y from Ito H1O'''1
There is, in fact difference between the feeling ad
the Bouies' and that 10 which the socaled operas OF the
Naric'cS now make appeal. People VIII not 20 20 far
a. honest Sir John Brute In protesting love for scb
shocking Things as Gin and impudcnce but that certain
satisfaction al "naugltness" is prevailing Sentiment
among modern audiences OF every age and bofl seed
T. not 90 DE doubted. Had the book of La Gro,de
uceSSe been Of purely lnuOcuOus character NJ Onru
bach might have out al the lungs and all the
hddestrngs IN ChrstendOm before his creations would
nave excited an Ota Of enthusiasm than pro.
nNced by the ordinary entertainments which music
ana eXtIdyagant drama combined But the story Of
tne Grand Duchess - essentially naughty: the fair
pOtentlte herself Is decidedly q naughty girl She n
naughty Wheu beng hereditary sovereign she picks