The New York herald., 1869-01-27
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THEATRE FRANcAls-RRHEARsAL OF "FiEUR DIE
THEn-At noon yesterday general rehearsai oi thfs
opera took place at the Theatre Francas. Whatever
Mr. (;rau has done ia oper0 boiIDe to mcrt success
the production OF this work viii far exceed all his
previous efforts In opera ooltJe. As we have said
before ssFeur de Then stands pre-enlinentiy ahead
OF all other works OF its kind. The subject story,
characters, scenes, dialogue and music are Oil lOou
and interesting. The plot may DO briefly descrsped
In this wise:-In the first act 10y the way, a
very handsome scene. giving view Of Pekln
and the unpronounceabe river that runs past
the Celestial cily) we are introduced to some very
interesting french people. ship-of-war belonging
10 the great Emperor Is lying In the harbor Of Pekn
and is visited by the great Mandarin, Tlen-rien
Beckers) and Kaolin Pesit. chief Of the Tgsrs, OF
the Americus Club, Of Pekin In the hrst scene
PinsonneE tCarrier) and his riuaadiere wife (Rose
Belly are brought forward among crowd OF French
sailors The lady is fcarfuly Jealous and the gentle
man. cook OF the French -of-war, is correspond
ingly frail. A good lively drinking chorus opens
the act and leads to a dashing song.b the ricdn
die7a which will become undoubtedly popular. Then
Pinsonnet sings some coupets In presto time,
which are very clever and constitute really good
music. They are something OF the tarantcla order,
although in two-four time. In this song ne an
nounces the approach OF the Chinese delegation; then
from Tien-tien's Palace and has hurried to catch
glimpse OF the strangers, fusheS In ana seeks tue
10 meet her father. The duet Between them is u
presto dCitdtO movement and IS also very crever.
The second part OF this duet degret to Is particularly
good There very striking effects and charac-
terisc measures exhibited In the enges OF the
Chinese. The duet between Tien-tien and kaOjin, "
Messrs Beckers and Petit will only do their parts wel
Piton and Grauge in "Genevieve.n Fleur de The,
who has taken refuge IN the bedchamber OF Pinson-
ptf fnrfh
presence OF her father and betr0thcd, Ka-on. Here
comes an exquisite ensemose which surpasses the
septet in sLQli Crcve.n The law in China Is, that
any man who sees the face OF a Chinese maiden
must marry her or be impaed. As by this tine the
French vessel has sailed and Pinsonnet and Cesarln,
are left alone, the soldiers OF the Mandarin arrest
the former and convey him to the palace
Here there Is an inimitable bnresque on
Meyerbeer in the march which IS played
at the entry OF the Chinese guards. THIS
closes the first act The second act presents
Pinsonnet in the palace awaltng his compulsory
marriage with Fear de The. Ka olin enters and cX-
plains TO the Frenohman IN capital comic song how
he loves the Princess aud now bad he tees about her
beng gtvea away to Pilsonnet. Tho marriage takes
place, nevertheless. C6sarne has charming song
IN this act, "En fous Pays.n she recognizes her
husband. ana through the connvance OF the Princess
ana the Tiger chief she Is substituted for the intend-
ed BRIDE The finale OF the second act IS q Moorish
chorus, minor movement and one OF the features
OF the opera. We prefer 1t, speaking as musician
to anything we have heard In opera 6oa0e. In the
third act Tien-ten discovers the fact that
a substitute =. was provided for ). his danghter
condemned TO be lnpalci He Is rescued just In
time by the crew Of the French man-ofwar. Car
rier has beautiful solo in this act, and II 1t i5 not
successful the result only be attributed 20 his
own want OF study ana his iaziness. The duet be-
tween him and Rose-Bcll, II not altogether in ac-
cordance with morality In the words, is very clever
as far as the music goes. We can safely say thai
nothing in music SO ar heard In this city in ope!n
bOU Je can produce the furor that the finale of this
opera must do. galop theme sparkling as the
champagne which it s supposed to illustrate, closes
the work A cdRcr1a IL the inevitable c0ncomitant
of tIig lasninu movement. Tue music lS DODuar
to the last degree, and viii undoubtedly be
played, hummed and whistled more extensively than
even the "SdOre de lion Perez The costumes of the
Chinese In this opera are very rich and elegant The
greater part Of them are OF parti-coored satin on
which the most curious Oriental extrayagances are
worked. The gase scene OF the last act suIpasses
anything ever produced at the Theatre Francois.
The chorus, Judging from yesterdays rehearsal will
give the utmost satisfaction, and we think that
Messrs. Beckers and Pelt viii make hit In their
Chinese r0es. Mr. Stoepcl has the orchestra IN good
tune and Mr Jui2ret Is trying TO nave everything on
the stage In accordance.
sTEINwAy HALL.-The saargai concert OF last
evening was one OF the most delightful entertain
ments ever given in steInway Hail. A large, bril-
liant and highly appreciative audience sat rs II
spebound during the performances, and ut the con-
cluson OF each piece testified their appreciation by
repeated rounds OF enthusiastic applause. The fol-
Ssng low gOS Wse et s q oHn e g
now Bow thou waiey wlpd ay sS ss
the i,ard;'' quartet, ..Dorothy;'' canzonct, ..iy
Mother Bids Me Bind NV Har:' quartet, elbow Can
Bird Help Singing?" chorus (ren's v0cesl,
"Niteger vitR," and the concIlding madri-
gal. s.Sweet Honey Sucking Bees" Miss Ma.
tilda L. Toedt-a charming and accomplished
violinist-performed HaDman's "Fantasie Bril-
liante' and Vieuxtemps' 'Fantasle Caprice" with
marvellous skill. First among the lady singers were
ira. g. w. BrOwn soprano; MRS. Levi Muller, alto;
Miss Hatrie Loveridge, soprano; Mrs y. @. Ev5taph-
iene, soprano; and Mrs. NJ. ii. Johnston, alto. The
following gentlemen deserve special nention:-G. g.
lockwood, tenor; g. L. Acker, bass c. Hall, bass,
and J. A. Johnson tenor.
BRyANTs' MINsTRELs.-There was large au-
dience assembled last evening within the cosey little
han wherein these dusky disciples of Momus nightly
hold forth to their delighted patrons The mere fact
OF the great Sachem next door dancing and stamping
over their heads destroys not their equilibrium
but, the contrary, appears to increase their
popularity. In addition to the burnt cork opera
0p.De or "lu True -Bad-Doer,r " which embraces the
full strength Of the entire company and which IL
audiences, the brysnts this week oifer an
excellent musical olio besides several Ethiopian
sketches or an iresistlbiy funny character, not
the least Of waich II the famous sonr Of
the ''Gendarmea,'' by Nelse Seymour and Dan Bry-
ant. Their make no, though buresquc upon the
original, is exceedingly clever and never fails TO re-
ceye we.l-neri;ad encore. Dan, as Piou. Is dro-
lery Itself and hts actions, facial expressions and
singing ire 30 decidedly cOEl.cal as TO be almost
ns enjoyable as hls model In "Genayievc.''
now heard but seldom IN metropolitan minstrel
halls and are always received BY those who are 80
fortunate az to hear them with evident feelings OF
delight "Jack shsppardn and "pompey's Bun-
deisr two eXcrneiatiny sketches, arc also upon the
bills for tnis week.