The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-07-02
FROM NEW YORK.


R'rench Opcra.--OrPheHsand Eu1ydice.
The GRAND Duchess.-I.ambsele. .#
NV YoRk, June 2d,l86s.
Everything Frenoh his the rage now "a
New York, even in morals. Otfenbaoh's
operas are a Ia mode, and people will
go to hear them let them DO ever 50.
badly performed. There is not single
theatre on Broadway at present in
which, as q musical staplc, Ofenbachs
does not \ reign supreme. Quadrilles
polkas, ballots, jigs, marches, bur.
lesques, songs and minstrelsies arc all
hashed out Of ia Grande Duchesse,"
LA Belle Helene" or "OrpAee AUG.
Eafsrs," and seem 70 please the public.
exceedingly. Ell. E. ...0
Considering this, then, it is. not as
tonishiug that Messrs. Alhaiza 4 Cal
abresi, directors Of the New Orleans
Opera Company, should have expected
a grand success in producing "OrpAee
aun Enters," Otfenbach's best opera,
the one which gave him his reputation
aud which New York had not before
heard. There were many things
against them, however. In the first
place, people took it into their h eads
that the thing was gotten up in .oppo-
sition to Bateman, who is high coch-.
alorism Of Everything French just now;
then the season was hastily determined
upon, and there was no time in which
to paint good scenery; and a multitude
Of other reasons which would have
caused anything but Opera Bouba to
make fiat failure.
The Season was opened with" Orphee"
which ran for eight nights, and on the
closing night of the season "La Grandc
D"chcsse' was sung. ~... =.
The papers criticized "OrpAee" very
severely on account Of its levity, and q
part of the public did the same. Rather
inconsistent on the part Of both papers
and public, for they had applaudcd LA
Belle Helene" which is infinitely worse.
Lambele, charming young artistic
took the part of "Earyd,ce," the. wife
who was spirited away au1 Enters by
Pluto. She sings we'll and exhibits a
good deal of:espieglerie in her acting
thong b she has none Of the abandon
of,Tostee. Lambele has been on the
stage less than a year, and the interest
cd Partially Of Monsieur Paul Alfalfa
has enabled2her to- make rapid strides
in her art She is beautiful young
woman and MARBLES more sweetly than
mocklug bird. Deere was the tenor
of the troupe. He sang very well aud
is a thorough musician As Orphee,
and as Fritz in the Grande Duchesse,'
he was very acceptable. Edgard, who
performed the part of Jupiter, is a
splendid burlesquc actor; he can point to
"a thing which Of itself is pointless: his
bufooneries are not mere -bufooneries
they are ridiculous wit, but wit for ali
that. Bateman speedily discovered
Edsard's value and has given him a
very remunerative position in his ex-
cellent company. Gonjon is anothe,
good burlesquc actor though not so val
liable a man as Eagard: he performed
Aristce and Plutoni in "Orphee," and
Prince Paul in |Lo Duchesse," with
a great deal of funny originality.
11adamoiselle Thaler and Madame
Cadic were the best female artistes in
the company besides Lambcle. The
first played Diana, and acted and sung
very we'll. Cadic has full voluptuous
form, and as Venus was very charming
On the last night Of the short season
"La Grand Duchesse' drew full
house. Much curiosity was manifested
to see Lambele as Her Highness Of
Gerolstcin, and compare her with hcl
predecessor in the same role, the fascin
ting Tostee. Every expectation wa<
fully satisfied. If she does not possess
the piquancy and action of Tostec, she
is thousand times more arch and
playful, besides which her voice is Of
betterquality and her personal attraction
are beyond comparison. She was much
applauded throughout and encored ii
size Sabre" and the "Chan:on d,
Regiment.' ...i::.,- -, ..:::-s..1.
| The season has closed and the com
pany dissolved. A number of the ar
tistes are engaged for the fall season in
New Orleans, until which all will be
| idle. i@A. d. 49,. 49,: :....