New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-07
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racy correspondent writing from this
city thus pictures two of the celebrities Of
the French opera here;
Lambele is a very beautiful young woman
who outwarbles mockjng-bird when she
plays as BostRG in the Barber de Seydle.n
In OHenbach's operas she has introduced a
new style of cAstume, which is as original
as it Is piquant. She assumes the idea that
| young ladies of noble family in the DAYS Of
mythology were not in the habit OF wearing
| linen or cotton Chemlses; in fact, that their
charms were yelled from public curiosity by
armor, by immense necklaces of gold and
pendants otjewelry, or by purple nantiIlas
Thus Whenit became necessary to gesticulate
with appraised arm, the armpit was exposed
to view; aud IN this respect the beautiful
soprano acted her part to the very life
The agitation in the parquette on such oc-
| easions was intense. II she happened to be
standing on the left wing of the stage when
she raised her left arm toward Olympus, all
| heads bObbed over toward the left to catch
a glimpse of the mysteries which GENERALLY
are considered cdUjdr to the vulgar IL on
| the right, she lifted her beauteous right
hand to invoke the c0autan8nee of her
patron deity Venus, the left hand portion of
her admirers were lost in envy OF their
favored rivals opposite. In all other
respects, however, the young lady is most
charming, chaste, and admirable artistic.
youthful associate. When Lambele
is timid or unimpassioned, she is
tuH OF intensity. Her figure is full
and v3.gpcGGGst her face tfic iiIip T5onation
of vehemence and passl0n-not the mascu-
line hardness of Charlotte Cushman, but
the embodimentof all that is tender and we
might even say, sensual IN the organization
Of womaukind. One day, wishing to obtain
q box in the dress circle for some friends of
ners who we're anxious to witness n perform
ance of grand opera, she sent request to
the impressario. That official sent word
back that it was not customary for members
of the troupe to appear Ia the dress circle
on grand opera nights, and that he could
not aeeede to her demands. Highly in
| eensed at this message, Audibert gave full
scope to the impetuosity of her character.
She sent a cotored girl, her hair dresser, to
Canal street, to get tue best hack she could
ind, furnished her with the necessary funds,
| and instructed her to drive up to the box
office aud ask for choice box In the dress
circle "for her MISTRESS The functionarY
in the Office not doubling that It was for one
of the s'firss families" hastened to comply,
luck would have it the box selected
was in the very centre of the house, and
the most conspicuous one in the whole
circle. About nine O'Clock that evening.
while the second act Of the opera was III
full blast and everybody seated a Carriage
stopped in front of the theatre, the door
was opened, and Audibert, unescorted, but
respondent la jewelry and rustling silks.
glded with calm aud naughty dignity, de-
hnerately and Juno like, into her box, her
beautiful eyes rivaling in their lustre the
thirty Thousand dollars worth of diamonds
which spsrkled on der person. = All ewes
were turned upon her-the habit1es ut the
unprecedented boldness of the act; stran-
gers at the splendur aud beSdty OF the ap-
partition, aud even the ORCHESTRA and the
DprfOrmpr6 the Sfqpa Turned from fhafr.
allotted task to wonder sid to gaze.