The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-31

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inc the buffalo in the plains of the far West mount
ed ON fiery mustang, when horde Of wild In
dams suddenly pounced upon him. Courageous
and muscular, the bold traveller iaoed me ATTACK,
and soon laid in the dust Pocahontas, BED Jacket
and Powhattan. But what can valor do against
numbers? Surrounded on all sides, pierced with
poisoned arrows, the gallant mlilionsire was q,
last overpowered. The blood-thirsty INDIANS Heo
him to tree, and were on the point OF commsNng
the greatest outrage that fendish spirit can IN
vent. viz: TO scalp-his luxurisnt moustache--
when an angelical voice was heard singing . Bo1t',
BATH. bel Mosetto." from behind the bushes.
The savages, stunned with admiration, abandoned
the poor prisoner. to go In search OF the syren
who, by her harmonious strains, had diverted their
attention.
They found, gracefully ensconced in cluster of
wild roses and csmelas, young maiden, fairer
than the light Of day, sweeter than the sweet
brer who, with a voice full OF harmony, entreated
the savages to spare the life and moustache OF
the weary traveller. They demurred; again she
beeeed, and again they refused. Perceiving that
the Indians remained deaf to her appeals, she tore
from the track an iron rai, and boldly attacked
the whole band of Cheyennes and Cherokees.
Victory smiled upon her and when the cowardly
Indians bad been duly routed, the courageous
maiden went straight to the tree, delivered the
millionaire from an untimely death, and moisten-
ing his parched lips, after the manner Of the pious'
Roman daughter, with a beverage, said to be milk,
procured in the immediate neighborhood restored
him to life and hope, and " built herself an ever
She was the seventh daughter of pioneer. who
had left his verdant home in Germany to go In
search of liberty in the New World Her name
| was Minnie Hauck, and she had fine soprano
/ voice.
The millionaire, moved by gratitude to offer his
| hand TO his preserver, was reminded by law
a SS8s 81 ss sngss s s & her assss
with great presence of mind, he resolved to pre-
pare his guardian angel for the stage. nor v0uIo'
he deprive the Italian Opera of such promising
prima donna. Placing at her feet all his millions
lone hundred they say he urged her to proceed to
New York, where she could receive the benefit of
a musical education. Miss Minnie, struck by the
happy thought, asseDted, and they took the first
train for the Empire City.
There the grateful millionaire settled upon the
maid piece of property yielding yearly income
OF s5OO,OOO, gold had a theater built expressly;
and her fame soon extended over the worsd.
II is to this extraordinary circumstance that the
patrons of the Paris Italian Opera owe the per-
| Torrance Of La SonnaDsbllG, which was given
last night here to the great delight of the resders
of Fennimore Cooper novelist general and OF the
| American colony in particular.
| The above, assure you, Is only concise trans
lation of the story which has been extensively
| circulated in the Paris newspapers to pave the
| way for Miss Hauck's debut. We are unable 20
state whether it carried conviction into the mind
| of every reader of the GudlOts or Figaro !; but
| 1t is unquestionable that no American can make
his appearance without being asked for additional
particulars concerning the eventful career of the
| parties in the case. For the present, we will
| limit ourselves to description of what we saw
| and heard on the night of December 20.
The house was full and brilliant, although, ow-
ing to ball, which is to be given tonight by the
| American Baroness" Won H., of New York,
at Nice, twenty Of the New York and Boston
bellies were unable TO grace the representation
evening for the first performance Of Sardou's
| tSeraphna." at the Gymnase, no men OF letters,
no fashionable people, no denlt monde with straw
coored hair, could be seen anywhere in the house.
| ha hoy war alan
hand, the leading cantatrices. such as Nilsson,
| Gueymard, Ugalde, Sass, and the great ndssro
Auber, were present and extremely attentive!
Nearly all the Americans left in Paris occupied
prominent seats, and judging from the first tier
| of boxes, the debutante might have thought. her.
| self again on the first night of her debut az Mr..
Jerome's private theater three years ago.
Mrs. c., of Jack Downing parentage; the two
| handsome Mrs. R., (nottogether, however); Mrs.
| P, q grandmother of wonderful beauty, with
| her accomplished daughter Mrs. p, OF New
York, so much admired Tor the lively maternal
interestshe has taken in the present Mime de BIS
welfare Mrs. Col H, SO hospitable and oblig-
ing; Mrs. NJ. always noticed former eyelashes
| and admired for her fine voice; tho ,BAroness
DE, and her beautiful sister, AL dressed IN ex-
quisite taste, ELECTED the admiration OF the Pari
| slams. The Spanish colony, which shares the
sumptuous exile of the dethroned queen. alone
could vie in style and beauty with our American
ladies', both married and single.
The performance had been advertised TO COM
mence at Sis, and although it is the custom at
the Italian Opera never to begin until good half
hour after the time, the curtain rose at the very
minute. The result was that the debutante sang
| nearly the whole of the first act before a house
half empty, and the rest with an accompaniment
of sliding of chairs, opening OF doors and ruitng
of pettcoats. The beautiful eavatina, f" Come
per Ne Serana," was consequently received with
unusual coldness by the audience.
Miss Hauck's youth and comelness, her round
cheeks and modest mien, soon produced iavora-
BILE impression on the old hsbitues. who have
rarely an opportunity to applaud prima donnas
of sweet sixteeDs, and II must be said that Miss
Hauck has improved wonderfully IN appearance.
Always pretty. she is prettier still. Roman
nose is all that is required to make her perfect.
Greatly moved as one might well expect, when
we consider the place and the oecasioof she
nevertheless succeeded in recovering her self
possession. But If she sung and smiled with
talent, she failed TO arouse any enthusiasm. In
fact, the house did not begin TO warn up !"
until the finale of the second act; and we must
saw that Niconi carried everything before him.
His "Ah! perche non passo" was received with
tremendous applause.
In the third act Miss Hauck, entirely selfpos-
sessed, although she cana near letting fall q
| lighted candle on her dress, sang with exquisite
taste the fine air "Ah mon creder miriarti, = and
was greatly and Justly applauded. In the final
piece, :" An non giunge," she betrayed signs of
exhaustion, but sang well to the ,l last:
| tonation, and the elements for cantstrice of
promise, it must be confessed that. but little ami
mated herself, she could impart to her hearers
| neither emotion nor enthusiasm.
She was recalled several times, bat not e.neored,
and we did not see single bouquet thrown on
the stage although we noticed the tips Of several
magnificent nosegays, probably prepared; TO that
effect, in one or two of the proscenium boxes.
Competent or at least properly prepared critics,
thought they detected in Miss Hauck's method Of
singing the effect of what they were pleased TO call
Strakosch's mastery" Nachings, and they
likened her to Patti. But none were disposed to
award her the palm. she does not possess
either the voice, the power, or the naturslness OF
Madame la MdrQuise.
Althouh MissEHauck's debut was TO q certain
extent success, yet let it be said that wa have
heard the wish expressed that she shouldsspend q
couple of years in Italy before appearing again
on the Paris stage. Others wished to adgit her
now on probation. believing as we do, thai when
accustomed to face French audience, she will
display some vim, and perhaps even mere dra
maiic qualities, as yet in a latent state, bat which
often break forth after several hearings "a differ
| ent operas, have emboldened the artist aLh given
self. command to the woman. HAEsIE.