The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-01

turc are TO be the satucSque representations OF Gr
James Mace solo on the VIOLA by the same gentle
man. series OF fresh poIraltuIes by Mr.. James Iay
lOr and comic dance w hiessrs. Leggett aud Aleu-
rreproachable
Tie performance last Saturday evening by Herr
mann at the Academy OF Music Tor the benefit OF the
Ladies' Benevolent Society for Hebrew Orphan Call
dren, was splendid one every way. Hermann was
IN hne spirits and had an attractive programme. Ihe
Academy was packed from bottom 10 top with u
brilliant audience. me net proceeds OF the per-
Torrance amounted to Ss.ooo and had the Academy
have beea realized. Crowds were turned away, and
there was not standing room. Altogether. tins was
III conclusion OF the successful career OF the mint
Table prestidgitateur.
The New PaTis Opera House--sts Construc-
tion, Interior Arrangement and Cost.
Paris (0ct III correspondence OF The London Tele-
Yesterday paid visit s 70 the interior Of the new
Grand Opera, paTiS yet OF architectural
chaos, and hardly revealing its future giorles TO
exoteric eyes Most OF your readers have seen tho
grand mass OF liaussmannic conception. ! used to
dislike IT. but it has grown on Paris, and if you walk
down tne itue LOUIS 10 Grand you WIZ see lagade,
aud behind 1t a theatre never yet equalled in
Europe. rcmeLlbet being conducted with solemn
to San Carlo. / had even then seen thea
tres and was disappointed, as every one who
goes to see anything after twenty-five VIII
PROBABLY be; still there they were; but looBing to
the actual dimensions ofthose two theatres IL seems
TO me that you might pack tleai up and carry them
nome i'll the palterres OF the new Grand Opera of
PARIS. What that edi1icc has cost ana will cost ID
nothing TO The readers 10 the writer OF this letter.
DO they know what the Crimean oostf the
Indian muUiny, or the Abysslnian expedition? No.
Wen, then, we have our own ittle expeditions. and
say With Lever, 'tSiteaCe q III nlortv'
To build over a quicksand Is not u good plan, and
Is certainly not cheap one There IS q tower in
London-not the Tower; who cares Tor tnat (which
also in early life met with very shifty for
images which the architect has set up-I do
that bronze VIII hardly express what they will be in
year; yet lacy gutter ahd the Parisldn b.sSne in
friend from the country who pays, "Bchold.
my cousiii that is ilne.r do not think so, but the
whole cnect is grand. The walking public are to
walk INTO their places by the grandest entrance that
which faces the site whereon stood the Rue dc la
Palx before 1t was ''shunted right" about half a
turn. Ii you are to Judge about what you go to Il ar
and see IRON the entrance which admits you to your
seat you must anticipate something magnificent.
Crossing the Giande Place de PUpera you,
cheap, walking, stall-soing person, mount STAIR
case worthy OF Venice anu so through galleries
III which you need not be sniiocaied between the
acts, either to pit, upper boxes or gallery. IL was
objected that tue entrances were low and narrow.
They are not the latter; ana as for the height, man
OF Subjective with his cane could scarcely touch
the top. Round the building a corridor, open III
summer closed in winter TO the NORTH, The carriage
entrance under cover or which comes the general
public, ana That composite body WI. drive up to its
stalls ana boxes through arcades which Will remind
the younger male mind OF Burlington. SO far as
we could Judge the rest OF the stalrcases viii he
perfect.
but "Halt-what have we heres" TITS the en-
trance OF the Emperor and the Impress and Is truly
imperial. From togJid we see ia grand gallery,
which IN hot weather sa WI allow! Low. all the
smoke in the open air, watch those VINO
come and go, aud look down on that vista which
win lead to The Theatre Francals The imperial box
Is entered 10y a somewhat heavy gateway, winch,
from above gives rather the erect that It's occupants
had better get out and walk; bat once that they
have threaded the eye OF the ueede they are indeed
in broad way. which leads TO SUIT of rooms I'M
equalied should say, IN any theatre IN Europe, and
.wno says Europe, says the worico Then We must
turn to the JOye7-I pledge my word that IL IS as
big as one Of the lo0ge OF The Vatican Years ago the
the 6enUI jo'AS will return with mora space. We
pass through miles OF PASSAGES OF brick and
stone buidngs-walls as thick as any 1 have
ever seen IN easements AID on Which am
sure the enemy, armed with the largest musical
Instruments, w'ii never produce any euect and we
.inspect the boxes. they are very nice. ny ing
way, oicialsm mere IL carried 10 The very extreme
OF the tape friend OF nine made note-ii was
| believe, to the erect naa the grand groups" out
side are nos solid, but In detached 5ocks-that
hence Harmony has Jaw on her throat and Com
position line across her brow, which Is true. -
Is entirely FORBIDDEN to make notes here,n was an
nounced. Now, In rcsicgod fortress, one can I'M
derstand this IN an unopened theatre one says II -
excessive caution | am quite sure that none OF our
rarty-four poor pilgrims rom distant lands, aud
gong to see the "Chattc Banchen-had the least
ing individually, doubt OF building an opposition
Grand Opera IN any capital Ia EUROPE. But
went next to see the dressing rooms OF the ladies
and gentlemen, and were charmed. Then we went
the olymplc" was the cry. Yet l am told ii Is
little larger, even; nay, 1t IS even bigger tnan the
now existing Grand Opera OF Paris, being capable
IN TACT, of containing 900 persons more-'and they
viii ali be comfortaplen was said by our very tac-
turn guide. Now the present house contains 1850.
aud they certainly an ..c0mioItaDlen stand
ing with your face to the stage tue Impression
would be, think, that you had traversed miles OF
massive masonry, climbed up many stars, gone
through long lines or passages merely TO see a very
handsome but small theatre. IL is only when you
pass to the stage that you discover the enormous
size OF the building, the height width and depth OF
the actual stage ltse, and the vast space which Is
not seen from tho 'front.' You excaim, .Why. this
Is keeping the promise OF the OUTSIDER What Won
derfu spectaces VIII our sons see on that vast
scene; and wien the whole pit, stage and back
stage are boarded over for the Ddt mosques what q
size OF the stage ana that is "vast." You must un
derstand too, distinctly that the theatre only
small While 1t is very large; and | suppose that as
there Is limit to the human voice divine, there
must be limit TO the SAFE OF a theatre Adjoining
Is the library OF the thearevery large, needs
be, to contain all the manuscripts aud printed music
Of national opera Of go long SANDING The building
itself looks as II Intended to last long the monu
ments OF Rome, and viii give very distant New
Zealandcr q line chance OF sketch.
Fire, too, would be, should say, an impossibity;
there being, literally, nothing to burn; but GER
fanny what most strikes the unaccusromed eye is
the immense mass Of stonework the long range OF
supplementary passages and stairs necessary TO
form theatre. They cover between seven and
eight English acres Of ground We were taken IN At
the back or workmen'5 entrance, whore we saw two
Egyptian columns not IN good taste and much too
small, which are TO adorn the actors entrances; aud
then wo were gradually brought back TO the place
where we had entered, and were thence dismissed 10
our breakfasts. They said-but 1t has been
almost contradicted-that the 18th OF Novem-
Der would tho whole OF the outer works
finished and that on the 10Th OF August, 1870 the
house would be opened. The first anticipation ia
probable, but DOUBT the possibility OF the secoGd.
Inside there is nothing out tie rough bare stones
and the cement which binds them. have neces-
sarlly given you very imperfect idea OF the in
terror of the Grand opera, but an architect alone
could describe the coming theatre from the existing
SHE'LL AS Tor statistics they are quite tabooed they
will not SHOW you model OF pian and the con-
Sigite OF the man In UNIFORM Wno IL toled OF 10 con-
duct you the structure-it X ianer like VISIT
ing n vast Herculaneum ia to answer no ques-
tions.o
Strangers are admitted with great difficulty, and
never more than three are allowed to enter with
one card. No doubt they fear the crowd OF native
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