New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-21
THE DRAMA
A REVIEW OF THE SITUAT10.
PROSPECTS,
OLYMPIC TrEArER-rHE oPERA BoUFrS-

aud saturday. On the first occasion Tao Duchess was
Mile Aimee Sac flled perfect ideal Of want0a fsml-
nine beauty and joyous animal vvacity' anu sue sang
the music OF the part with taste, with vgor OF feehS
aud with execution 40 all points enocVe Inc onSh
OF dron hinor and the spice Of wc,ednoss were not
LACKING and the sparkling presence OF the gay DWcheSs
was made brighter yet with the lOvelness OF rich ana
varied costume Almees personatlon OF The DHcAess IS
the best we have IL Is full Oi spirit, yet Is deucaGe
in form: ana at oil tho salient points it fihls expeet-
ton as TO dash and merry abandon On saturday evci
Ing this part was assumed By Nile Bonon, who therein
made her first appearance in America. She
had o cold, and she was, manifesIly' IN
state OF trepidauon. She had witnessed, on the
previous night. the great success achieved by Mic
Aimee and The presence Of that actress In one OF the
stageboxes, PROBABLY did no. tenl to animate her CON
0dence. Under the happlest conditions, however Mile
Boneui would still prove we Thinks certainly she
proved this occasOnunequal to the character both
unsteady and dramatically. H5r voice Is small and
weak and though she IS good singor,-as to method
and dnsh,-tbs feebleess is something for winch neat
Of execution does atone. Her voice was several
times drowned by The orchestral accompaniment
When heard though was heard to be pure Soprano
thin in quality but sweet IN tone. AS actress Mile
B0neh mOaOtonous, somewhat inaeXible, and ful
OF effort. Her appearance is agreeable. She has q
pretty face, Of the lquline ORDER dark eyes little,
tantalzing mouth and ripe figure, ehsrninsly ar
rayed. The peculiarly OF her demcaror,-anI doubt
less therefore, of her personality certain
childlike nervousness. Mile BJnelh was Yigor-
rously. though not Jldiciousy, applauled. Her
exceedingly weak rendering OF tho sabcr
song was asked FOR second time and flowers we're
handed to her the footliChts This Horticultural
business by the way has beeu utterly useI up IL de-
ceves nobody t annoys intelligent observers and it
ought to be discarded With resPecJ to other features
In the rendering Of La Grande DIohesse, few words
viii suffice The work, whole, is not Gs well done
as It by the famous TOstee Combination, brought
by Mr.. Bateman and. probably, the equal OF that
performance viii not be SEEN Yet it is done we'll We
still have Duchesne. He has been General B0Hm
Baron Pc. or him 1t may be said that his sense
Of character wonderfully acute, and that 1t expresses
itself spontaneously in thousand outward manifesto
tons, all OF which welioi together with the finest
instinct OF artistic symmetry.i Light and shade are
naturally anu beautifully blended in the acting OF Du
ehesne, and for every moment he has its apprO-
pirate business and by-play; and over al he
casts a gamOr OF dron and genial hunor.
Tao Prince Pltd M Marcas-who conceived
the part 10 something between Jerky autOmaton and
blubberng lout and whose execution OF the music was
totally Ineffective Leduc, who used to play this, dead
In the Prince Paul that he represented there was uncon-
scious insinuating grace sweet humor delicate gro
tesquere. and cOnsumuate elegance and he sang tae
mlso OF the part now Gr0u and whims cal, and now
strangely paintyewth just the right feeling and ac-
centuauOn, neatly, prety, and with that total freedom
from effort which Is the GROWING glory OF art After
actor (When there sucl auOtucr Is not
easy be patient With the ineioiency OF 81 Marcas.
The General BOltn Saturday night was NJ. Lccuyer,
Was gOol IN tho partwhich he played for the
first time. Effort constantly visible. But II. L.
cuyer has tne ana Is capital singer. aud his
temperament seems hearty and kindly. His perform
intelligent and full Of fun. he made the
mistake OK letting it DO seen that he appreciated
the ridiculous absurdity OF what be was doing These
musical farccs require above all things, that the per
formers in them should DO in dead earnest NJ Iuteau
acted Fr ana acted 1t supcrby-with delightful fresh
ness. animal spirits. ana misehievous droery. In
this part we have his superior. He moves with
easy vigor he enjoys every moment and imparts bis
10Y; aud he keepsby taste rather than set intention
as il seems-withn Inc bounds OF deicacy The Wanda
Of Mile. ROLAND and the Nepomue OF NJ Bertl0n were
careful md creditablo utility performances IL would
be trite to comment on the pientude OF taking airs
and comca incidents IN 4" La GrInds Dlchesse" These
are known and made the most popular OF all the
operas OF its class. THO piece is provided
with a sumptuOus Suggesting at the Oiym-
pic Theater; is gayly dressedi AMI has tho
advantage OF a very numerous, strong ana
weli-trained chorus. The Intention o. bringing out
"Genevieve de Brabant tonight has been abandoned
and La Grande Duchesso" viii be permitted to run
II the design to produce the former Opera discarded
altogether, the management would gain by tho step
There is good music Geneveve &c Brabaut" but the
subject is most offensive. Aimee will sing tonight as
the Duchess and Duchesne as Gen. B0HB The directors
OF the Olympic Theater have adopted order OF enter
tainment which ought to prove popular, as lasting
and as remuneratve the pautomme. Those touching
black rnges and rOsettes the private boxes are I'M
derstood now they mean the grief OF Hayes and CJve
because the Opera BouGe Mt brought out sooner
The house was crowded every night last week.
THEATRICAL CHANGES AT HAND.
As the dramatic season deepens toward Win
ter il grows more and more Interesting Mr. Fechters
Lvceum is almost completed II looks like a beautiful
fan, ,1e. md frDn mt
mechanism aud interior decorations, we judge that II
will more than fu .he promise Of its external beauty
MI Fechter Will open 1t next month. Messrs. Jarrett
and Palmer urging their preparations at Nlbos,
and that edifce,-handsOmeiy rebuilt and finer than
ever before-Sill, also. be opened We have
printed already RBUNE Oct u. sketch Of the unique
scenic beauties it Will offer. Barnums new Museum viii
omen November H. Mr.. Sothern VIII shortly appear at
WalIacks Theater as Lard Dldreayy At Booths Tie
alter Kerry, or Night and Morning" and Jessie
Brown" will be brought tomorrow evening This is
an adrot union OF the shamrock and the thistle.
Mr. Boucicault. in gerry" will sustain the
Irish emblem Mrs. BOucicaut, in " Jessie
Brown will uphold the Scotch. II is proposed
TO do these pieces Tuesday Thursday and Saturday
and the other evenings OF the week to repeat the at
tractve representation Of "Arrah-na-POgue" At the
Grand Opera House "Le R1i Carottc" Is about abdi
cate He has reigned weeks, and enters on his
eighth week tonight. II has not been brilliant reign,
though certainly tasteful, yiruous and picturesque His
Majesty will be remembered as just a little stupid.
Something quite unique and very gorgeous Is promised,
TO succeed him. AT the Fifth Avenue Theater Mr. DAILY
will give his Kaleidoscope emphatic and peremptory
twirl Diamonds" viii be played seven times more,
and will depart with the present week The manager
cannot take anything that We could more vii
Iugy part wthal In the following weekOct % 70 Nov.
I've shall see The Road 20 Ruin" and The Bellies
stratagem" Mr. Fisher told viii play old Dornton
in the former piece. MI Louis James Will appear In the
mn. fI uHa
and Young Hearts," "EyerybOdy's Friend" and 1.-The
Merry Wives OF Windsor" The latter with MIR. Fisher