New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-05
MUSIC.
FRENCH opERA-oRPHEE AUX EYFERs.

FRENCH OPERA-OkfHEE AbA LNfEiso'
The New-Orleans opera bufa company, I'M
der the direction Of Messrs. Alhaisa and Caabresi.
opened season at the French Theater last night with
Ofenbachs Orphee Enters" As composition the
opera demands little notice In the first place, 1t has
been performed before in though very poorly;
and the second 1t contains but little music and some
Of that little is embodied in La Grdnde DueesSe" and
Z" La Belle Helene" There are only Two or
three striking airs: "Quand Tttdis roi." in the
Third Act, aud "J'ai ru lie dieu BGcehuS" in the
Fourth are the best. The soprano, Mile. Lambele who
takes the part OF E,uydce has rather pretty voice
which she with olerable skill She Is very pretty
woman ard passable actress but has little OF the aodH
don and vivacty which made Tostee 20 popular d.
Deere (OrpheuS has neat tenor voice and some IDEA
singing though he is not distinguished az On se'ot
NJ Edgard Jupiter is good burles1Ee actor, but no
singer. The same may be said Of NJ GoujOn
(PlutoJ NJ. Tholer Opinion P,'blfqte) posseSse,
an excellent baritone voice. with no cultiya
ton at ALL The rest Of the troupe do not rise above dis
reputable medocrty 1t is hardly necessary to say that
the piece is funny. for Oenbaeh is always funny pu
the performance last night did not excite half so much
amusement as the two operas by the same composer
with which We are already familiar-party because IL
utrusically inferior and partly because 1t lacked the
finish with which Mr. Bateman used TO produce his
pieees or the morality Of this sort Of enter.
tainment we have already spoken our mind
pretty freely Adultery not pleasant subject for the
stage and when coupled with ascvious dress, ges
tare and nnuendo, il becomes simply disgusting There
were scenes in the exhibition last night which ought to
have been hssed and pains to that some OF them
were not That an apparently respectable audience could
sit through such things could witness especially the
beasty bacchanal Of the last scene without protest.
much more emphatic than the they family made,
against the Insult the virtue and decency OF the New
York public is saddening evidence fdegeneracy In the
moral sense Of the community. We are happy TO
few marks OF disapproval. That is something but 1t
is not enough. so long public parades OF inde-
cency are tolerated, long as gentlemen and ladies
look at such things in silence instead Of getting
up, as they ought to do and leaving the theater IN
anger they and not the managers must bear the brunt
Of the blame There is certain class OF dirty people
who will rush eagerly to anything that dirty; and
such people, we dare say, they read what we have
said, viii be melted by criticism to crowd the
benches Of the French Theaer. So be It. We do not
write for them. Our purpose is to guide, II we cam tho
taste vlrtuous and refined people and our advice to
them s Don't 20 there. The play is only lit for Bowery
concert halls.
THE ARIoN SUMMER FESTIVAL.
The first evening entertainment of the Arion
Society for the Summer will be given at Terrace
Garden tomorrow grand orchestra of 80 pieces under
the baton Of Carl Bergmann is to furnish music for the
occasion The entertainment will also be enlyened ~
the songs Of the Arons These reunions are among the
most pleasant and fashionable Of the season The pleas
ant memories attending the festivals Of the past year In
spre the prediction that the four Summer reunions Of tho
present year will be equally agreeable and charming
MUSICAL NOTES.
Miss Phillips, who has recently been sing
ing 10 Boston, is shortly going TO Europe.
A sacred concert was given, last Sunday
evening at ST. AnthOny's Church Cathoicl on sullivan
st. near Houston for the benefit OF the church The pro
gramme consisting OF twelve pieces, was selected from
pana The chief singers were sgnOr Belln. Sgnor Mas
simiani sgnor Maccaferri, signor Garibaldi Ssnora
Ghioni. Mr. A. :. Brady, and Miss sayers' my c1a
cert was both impressive and enjoyable Mrs Brady hs
soprano If the church choir notably affected the listen
ers by the beauty % her voice and the purity OF her ~
steal execution.