The New York herald., 1872-10-14
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.


The Aimee Opera B0u6e.
The season OF opera bo,1s, with Miie Marie
Aimee as the special attraction, and with the
added cooperation OF a fresh company OF Partisan
artists, will be commenced at the Olympic Theatre
this evening. AS public expectation has long since
been awakened by the promise OF Mile. Aimfe's
speedy return and by the assurance that the gifted
and skilled songstress will be surrounded by COM
panions whose faces, voices and talents are new to
local audiences, IL may be surmised that great
pains nave been taken to insure the Immediate
ana decisive success OF the troupe. Mile. Aimee
Is one OF the few periormersi whose art familiarity
mas put the pleasant effect Of revealing undiscOv-
cred beauties. Her vocal resources have aug
mented since her arrival in the United States; she
possesses knowledge OF singing beftting prima
donna in the more ambitious sphere OF operp
cOmiQ,e, and her acting is Of that earnest, viva
ci0us and elaborate kind not too plentiful at the
present writing IN France, and quite unknown on
the English stage. Mile. Aimee will effect her re-
appearance In LA PerichOle," (" the leading role OF
which work she has made her own. On this night
week Mile. Aimee will personate Drogan, In "Gene-
We've de Brabant" }" on the representation oil which
te management propose GO oe LAVISH % o hn orianS
M. Juteau, the new tenor An opera oo,s0e tenor,
endowed with youth, with voice, with the ability
to manage II, and with warmth and experience ~
O comedian, has become rare the fabfed dOdO.
The chief artist Of Mile. Aimee's company seems to
be the rara aris. He is young, he has oral re-
sources OF no common order and he is q clever
actor. The most gratifying ecomiums have been
Sy s e 81 ia the
city, where the tenori and prime dome OF the
world are assembled Winter alter Winter Indicate
teners. NJ. Juteaa will make his debut In ia
tercnoem ta Sn , as Piano. Another event ,,,n. is
Aim Aimee ana the introduction Of M. JuteaG.
Me rs to vtS hs % the pos
former Is to resume his wekn0wn character OF
pltou IN "Geneveve de Brabant." The reader least
a~Sfea ro"peas IN pps od memory VIII recoec the up
the Gendarmes" In the forest through which perse-
cnted Genevieve Il saying, and the endless repe@
tended It's earliest hearing. Similar dem0nstra-
tions may be expected when ...Genevieyc de Bra
bant, is reproduced, with Mile Aimee, as men
toned above, as Drogan, and NJ. Gabel In
character the cheerful impression Of which
would make the duest OF operas ever welcome.
The engagement OF Mile. Boneli il one upon which
the management Oaght to be congratulated. The
oo,l0e par ercele,,ce-and youthful and handsome.
Mile Roland Is from the Palais Royal the mcrriest
theatre the In Paris A. Lecuyer' the baritone Is nom
N. Nardin, the second tenor. Is from the Bonnes
Parisiens, the cradle OF Ofenbach. The FOies
Dramatiques have been drawn upon for M. Marcus,
the premier comique, and for NJ. Fabol. Besides
these performers number OF artists have been
parts M. Won Ghele Is to lead the orchestra winch
Will be strong and proficient. No season, we are
the season ut the olympic Theatre, which has been
redecorated and RENTED specially for the OCCASION
The Last Rubinstoin Concert.
Those who were at Steinway Hall on Saturday
last-and there were very many there-enjoyed a
musical treat such Is seldom vouchsacd to an
audience nowadays. The great pianist, whose
visit to America constitutes an epoch In our musical
history, took leave Of New York on that occasion,
for short time at least. His playing partakes Of
the nature OF m art revelation, and the effect ne
has produced upon the mind OF the musical public
is likely to result in healthier feeling and appre-
citation OF all that Ii great and grand In music We
have had the best and purcst that Europe could
boast Of, but never before such sur
passing genius as Rnblnstein. Those who
sconed at first at the idea OF q pianist
who discarded all the small weaknesses OF his
brethren and was so completely absorbed In his
art to forget the necessity or pandering to SEN
satonalism have changed their opinions, In view
OF the significant ettcntlon paid by the public to
his concerts. The representative local pinaists
came literally to his feet Or tney occupied the first
row Of seats In the hall at each concerp to learn
from him what was truly great In music and to
catch Inspiration from this modern Moses ON the
mountain, whose communings have Deen In the
regions Of sublmity, whose ideas have been con-
ceived from genius itself, and whose influence will
Saturday received d new creation in the light OF
his wonderful playing This was an etude OF
OF te poet the Homer and Tennyson Of mnsic
that lifts the instrument above all its fellows IL
there be fault in the playing OF Rubnstein 1T Is In
wings OF the hurricane. In the etude the enor-
nous difficulties OF execution with which 1t abOunds
were lost in the ghtning-like sweep OF the piansts
rendition, and those who knew the work well
looked at each other in blank astonslment at such
an evidence Of genius There were irridescent
CLEANS Of light in the chorded passages that his
fingers called into life, and tenderness
Infused into the stormy phrases that
cOored them with beauty as the sunbeams
gliding the edges OF dark cloud. With him il
associated the most accomplished v0linist that has
ever been heard IN this country. At the last con-
cert Wieniawski carried away his hearers in q
OF Ernst's variations on "n Pirata." Both these
artists appear this evening at the Boston Music
Hall.
Italian Opera.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg will essay the role OF
Leonora in "Travatoren this evening, assisted by
Sonora SAM, Abrugnedo, Morami and Coulon. On
Wednesday and Friday evenings 'Faust' and
Era DiavO0' will be repeated, with Madame
Lucca has signifed her intention to visit the
Academy Of the Sacred Heart at Manhattanvlllo
this morning az mass, which commences ut nina
O'Clock.
F00tlight Flashes.
Dan Bryant is out with buriesque on "Roi
Carotte."
Dominic Murray closes his engagement at Woods
this week.
Charley White has new blu and new stars at his
Athen9um.
The San Francisco Mnstrels have a fresh bill at
the st. James.
Kate Fisher and her s.6ery untamed steedn are
at the Bowery.
Mrs. Conway still keeps "Diamonds' on the
prook hoo rdq