New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-10
THE DRAMA.
LES BAyARDs AT Fixes.

1t is q comfort to come across work by
ofenbach that contains no ndecacy either in plot. Ian
glage or suggestion Such a work Ia Les Bayards,"
musical farce In two acts which was last night pesentea
for the first time in America by the Baeman Troupe al
Pixies Opera House. Les Bavards the chaterbCxes
and they abound In this piece aud talk and sing nneeep
to the The purpose Of the farce is to show no"
| one OF them was cured aud how loyematch was Incl
dentay made up Deeper than this the purpose Is u
ridcule babbers 1t is sufficient to say that the design
is we'll accomplished lies Bavards" is full OF oomlca
incidents and. under the eSaggeraon that OF courS
marks characerpantngs, there is reality OF sense
| and truth which makes comcay significant andyat
liable this opera therefore to meet with no OF
feuse possibly benefited, and certainly TO be amused
In construction the work is especially neat Only sever
persons, with few auxiarIes participate IN It's aeuon
The scene is laid in Spanish town, and this choice
place admits Of good illustration In scenery ana costume
Spanish colors always picturesque The character"
Roland u wild young fellow In love with Ines hieet
respectable citizen. Sdrmiento. Roland has les %
Creditors and these gentlemen constitute chorus Ihes
there is SdrmienfOs wife, Bedrik. who IS Ba'au OF
uncommon powers OF CAB, and Pedro. hs servant an'
Chrsobe an Arcade aud Torribio, clerk. The Latter
two may be said to be sort OF Dogberry ana Nerges 10
the OF the farce Roland chased by his creditors
Them he eludes however aud ho comes to Inc; By ana
by her father enters and then comes her mother the
inveterate gossip; and Roland concealed becomes aware
how greatly SdrHientO Is tormented By her gn Of
CAB; and not 10y hers alone. for the Alcads
comes In, and also talks the old nearly
out Of his senses. Watching his chance, Roland
now slips out and accoss his prospective sire and after
stunning him by loquaoity, makes agreement 10 puts
stop 20 his wc's babbling, whoreupon he IS clothed
anew and taken into Sdmento's house The lovers are
thereupon oyeroyed because they brought together
and the father oyerjoyed because he about TO DO ~
leved of nuisance Roland keeps his word; for houSH
Bearis talk well, the harum-Scarum can talk peer
aud the garrulous dame is reduced 10 silence ms 10
tho second act wherein also the clever seapegrs.ss
outwits the Alcede and all his creditors and by adroh
management, playing upon the weakness Of both iA'n
and mother secures the hand Of his love. and gets m
debts paid and there Is an end OF "Ies BaV"rus
flmsy little story. to DO sure but the French WI ~
shows itself so sprghtly as in making sho" oil suo'
out OF airy nohngs. This froicsome nonsense mas U'
TO characteristic music by tho clever and prohho I
Oaenbach All the airs are lively aud ratting' anu
them, Oesi rEspagne qui nous donne' Ae Oo'' -
bellies Geus," is particularly taking upon 'no 80
character OF Oncubachs music enough has alreao! O
said IL splpgs out Of and It ministers TO- tho Nu
spread frvolity Of the age Vire Ia oogde"e, says
and pleasure, and OGenbach sets the wotu " mus ,
''Les Bayards" is q slender affair, comparou VIZ" Wv
Duchess but Il has tho merit Of proprety ana theio
Good deal OF fun in &C. Last nights performance "N
very sprightly Mile. Tostee played Rotd"d d, -
was the Sarmeato; NJ. Francis was the Aeauoi heV.
played ToyiJio; Beabir was enacted by MIC Duo'V''
and Ines bv MILE Lambele Throughout'he