The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-29
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lm TO, ;, win seems to know oil about
aon n,.s chat because Nilsson happened one
IT, u.,s,,;,g fo rive to Capoul flower that drop.
e, eva fron her bouquet, between the third
psaa rom,th acts Of &C. Mignon;" y some of the
l. d;es og the chorus came to the instant con,
nI,,s;on that the prin,a donna had discarded
hnr former accepted lover and given her
hcart to the handsome tenor. Irifiing Us
was the circumstance. it nearly led to serious
consequences, for Marie Leon DuYal, the
beautiful Felna of the opera just named, ana
the repnted betrothed of Capoul, witnessed
the bcstowal of the fragrant trlle, ana ti!e
ineffable grace and warmth with WHICH IL
was accented. She Immediately registered her
unqualified disapprobation OF the "noie
affair by turning her back upon the paI.lts'
and sinpip" subsequently the lew bars OF tne
-" Polonaise.n which are heard in the last act,
nnt only prcstssimo, but ~ sharp as vinegar.
Nilsson smiled at the sudden discontinue OF
her f;,ir sister in song, and the tenor loon d
sin Of rim ordina,re, generously provided ny
The mana cement, and subsidized into qulet
corner to brood over the flcklcneSs Vi Ihe
sex until tho curtain rose a9tln. ~ was u'ss
before thc two lovers were tiicillselVes oil.e
more when IL became noticeable tiiit when
onpolt,,nitv served and Mile Nilsson was In
rood b,lmor, she sometimes archly SHOOK
flower at Miss Duval.
But if Nilsson is gracious and aflabie WIN
thc Leading members Of the troupe, the 1alf
porton of the chorus have no social eXist-
rnce whatever in her Imagination. Inc
only words of recognition ever uttered ny
her occurred during the market scene In
/" Faust" When pointing to one OF the
| stalls she once remarked, "There, you can
have some nice fresh fish for breakiaSt'
With Miss Cary or Mile. DuTal, however,
| it is quite different. Both ue always plea
| SAINT and considerate to those filing suoorai-
| nate parts, and are consequently lnost pop1u-
l.,r viii, them. OF course the English-spcak-
inc clement laws firm hold of Miss Cary, and
t.2oS her to some extent; but it also COM
nrcbcnds the few pleasant words OF the yer
iar,IIar understood by the sparkling frenci
women. who never ceases to ring Thousand
.yycct. ridiculous changes upon them.
Although Nilsson and Capoul are most re-
liable artists, they had one evening couple
of bars Of wrestling match IN the quo TO-
ward the close of g Traviata,' which leo 10
some whispcrcd observations far from 1rlena-
Iv. Narctzck was OF the opinion that Ca
nou} took too large an interval i'll Il certain
Passage, upon which lie based some sue,
cecding ones, while the tenor was inclined
to attribute the error to quite another source.
Nilsson was the first to detect the mistake
and to cndeavor to rectify it by an appealing
Glance at the chief d'orchcstra. Nhcn tile
Curtain fell there were some sharp words.
Capoul's progress in English has been OF
the most unpromising character VERY
we'll :" good morning." mo matter what time
Of day) and "thapk you," ABOUT finish him.
Consequently, although polK and civil, he
has not made Il very favorable impression
upon the Englsll-SpeakinS ladies' of the
chorus. although they, as Il general thing,
S:tv kind things of him. With Mephlstopheles
janet, however, they are on the best OF
terms, for he has picked up enough of their
oral circulating medium to enable him to
bl,ndcr among them inv the plcasantest pos
siblc manner, and to have even entertained
one of them whom he was civil enough to
accompany to her residence on Eighteenth
street. OF Monsieur Barre they know but
little. from the fact that his; wife invariably
accompanies him to the performances and
takes charge of him behind the curtain. This
they lament, as Barre is a fine looking fel-
low.