The New York herald., 1868-11-01
PARIS THEATRlCALS.
Musical and ThcafricaI Scnsntion.-Oncn.
bacb's Latest Pr0ductions-SchneIder'sS Sue
cesses-A New Dramatist Looming Up
Grand Opera Season.


bach's Latest Productions-schneider's Sue
cesses-A New Dramatist Looming Up
Grand Opera Season.
PARIS Oct. I5, 1855
La Perlchole ana General Prim are the all absorb
ing and universal topics the Boulevards for the
ho5it,tes OF this locality are not discerning. The
Perichole and Spanish insurrection are new pieces
which have come OF with equal success at about the
same time, and thus IL Is that Hortense Schneiders
laures have got entangled with the hero's hut the
varieties and tho other scene OF action ut Madrid
must be SO totally different In the minds
OF transatlantic spectators that, after all
the cable news dispensed about the land
OF orange blossoms, 10 must become unto
all relief to spy something through opera glass
without any prot,unciospiento halo round IL.
THAT thing is .Pericholc Of Onenbach's best and
most melodious opsro bo,.1e conceptions. n as
much could be said Of the text, Of the building up OF
the play, its sense, IN one word, II would be tho
richest gem OF the composers casket. This charm.
ing little opera being destined 70 60 round the world
on street organs or mustached lips, and 10 wafble
forth from singers throsts through every modern
latitude the object Of this correspondence Is to point
out its artistic beauties before the said organs begin
10 grind while mustaches are being twlrled by way
of preliminary and tnrosts are clearing
M. The beauties l have mentioned were
received on the night OF the first per-
formance with immense applause, transports Of
Joy and stamping OF feet. These demonstrations
we're solely due TO the music however for the story
Is 30 poor that IL is incredible how such riumvirate
a. Nellnac, Halevy and orenbach could have set it
in its present shape before the public. La Perchole
Is wandering street singer. who has followed her
lover through fair and FOUL but great deal more Of
the latter than the former from court to alley, and
lane to square, unttl fanting with exhaustion she
falls down fast asleep the pavemens. Her lover,
Piquiio Dupuis) feels somewhat low too especially
about the digestive organs and resolves TO try one
tune further on before giving up all hopes OF
dinner. This provident individual has not long
been gone when the spanish Viceroy OF Peru
happens to pass by, and Is, o. course
Ia Perichole, who Of course wakes up aud listens 10
Gil the promises held forth OF plenty TO eat and others
besides. Perichole happens 10 be model OF virtue
but she Ia all the more hungry, and though she GER
anly does remain faithful TO Piquillo, stu she Ia by
no means heartless TO the Viceroy OF Iims. Her
trials and temptations her oliues and tenderness
are the subjects OF what remains 70 be told IL IL all
wit and sparkle without substance In literary point
Of view, but the "Dites-lu In the Grand Ducness Is
thrown into the shade by Schneiders singing OF let.
ter which she writes TO Pquillo pleading 70 be for.
given for running away with the yiceroy because she
can bear hunger no longer Tears 10 2 parody
La yeufe Iadienne lthe young indian girl 10
another, and "He VIII be great because nc
IL Spaniardn q third. Schneiders grand
scene In this opera IN one OF intoxicau0n, when
after having dned, her brain Just wapden ANA her
would be most repulsve exhibition; tho authentic
| Grand Duchess renders II simply AuHhaDie q mix
ture Of exuberant spirits and womany tact that is
almost winning The sriett 70 this v. "wbat ban