The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-04
Gle R0I CAR0TTE" AT THE GRAND OPERA
HOUSE.

Mr.. DAILY will begin his first season at the Grand
Opera House on Tuesday evening" August 20. The
opening play as heretofore announced, will be new
fairy opera o0u6e spectacle, enttled"e Roi Carotte"
king CARROT, produced last winter in Paris, and
the joint work OF Ofenbach and Sardou. All the
costumes and properties (nearly two thousand in
number), and OF very rich and unique design, have
been manufactured in Paris expressly for the Grand
Opera House, and have just arrived. The scenery
Is painted from models and measurements fur
nished by the artists In Paris and the music is to
be given with additions and alterations made ex-
pressly for this country by Oifenbach himself In
addition to this Sardou has composed a special
apotheosis for the termination Of the spectacle
which will be presented for the first time on any
stage In New York at his particular request.
The piece will be played In English, of course
The adaptation is by Mr.. Daily himself
Six OF the first scenic artists Of the country have
been at work since April last on the tabeaus-
George Hester, Minard Lewis Louis Dufocq, L. W.
Seavy, G. W. Dayton and Signor G. G. Garibald The
latter has composed q drapery for the proscenium
which is considered the masterpiece of his whole
career.
The company with which Mr.. Daily opens his
season certainly contains many OF the choice art
lists of the English ana American stage It is only
necessary to name them:-Mrs. John Wood Miss
Rose Bersee, Mr.. John Br0ugham, Mr.. Robert
Craig IA superb comedy artist from the Philadelphia
theatresl, stuart RQbs0p, an Old favorite; Miss
Bella Golden, a beautiful stranger who comes from
the theatre that cave. us Miss Clara Morris |,
debutante OF last winter: Miss Ella Deitz, sister of
the pretty Linda, OF the Fifth Avenue Theatre Miss
Norwood, Miss vOlmer, Of the Fifth Avenue Mrs.
the Olympic; Miss Helen Strange Miss Mary Stuart
SISTER OF Stuart Robson and an eccentric comedi-
nn Se e saeaf s@sa M M Mr. G.
Golden, Mr.. Cline Hersee this debut in this coun-
try, Mr. James A. Meade, Mr.. Julian Cross (of the
London theatres) and dozen others. In addition
to this list Of dramatic and musical notabIes Mr..
DAILY has secured the dashing Majilton family and
the ceiebrated Lauri troupe, as well as grand
Italian, French and English opera COM
panies. 1t is that no less than $50 persons will be
Forty iron WORKERS and other ARTISANS
have been employed since the Goth OF last April in
preparing for this grand spectacle and In order to
give 1t every proper effect vast number OF atera-
lions and improvements have been made in the
Grand Opera House, the machinery beneath the
stage and above it being OF most remarkable cllarac
ter and gigantic proportions and constructed after
the most recent French and English models BY
this means some very wonderful and almost instan-
taneous transformations can be produced.
To mark the epoch OF Mr. Days management
also the auditorium has been redecorated and al
newly and expensivey carpeted with royal Wilton
velvet, made TO order for the Grand Opera House.
The boxes have been newly upholstered and car
opera boxes on the balcony circle have been re-
placed by ITO parlor armchars which form at once
the most luxuriant and comfortable scat yet intro
duced into place OF public amusement. ladies'
toilet room has been elegantly fitted up or the
grand vestibule, and lady's maid VIII be always
In attendance.
Finally, the magnificent lobby of this theatre has
been converted into spacious picture and art
saloon, where the most perfect works OF the best
known artists OF European and American celebrity
will be on constant exhibition. Already works By
Biers:adt, Dubufe Laurent, Thompson, Biron and
other equally famous artists have been secured 1t
being Mr.. Days determination TO render the
Grand Opera House most unique artistic temple,
unapproacbable for elegance, novelty and comfort,
as 1t Is now unequalled for spacious grandeur and
beauty OF design. The orchestra will be under the
leadership OF Mr.. Robert Stoepel. The costumes
are entirely Of Partisan design and manufacture.
The extensive machinery has been constructed
under the superintendence OF Mr. Thomas Kelly
and Mr.. william Smith, and the mechanical depart
ment will he under their direction.
AS at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, every department
of the Grand Opera House and the performances TO
be given there Will be under Mr.. Days personal
supervision, and IL Is his determination that these
theatres shall be maintained as places OF amuse-
ment where the most refined people may enjoy the
best dramatic and operate performances without
any drawback whatever.
In conclusion Mr.. Daily has surprise In store for
those who have come TO look upon sunday evening
concerts as a necessary and innocent pleasure. He
has secured for these entertainments Mr.. Maret-
zek's Italian opera Company, and all the artists
who will give opera at the Academy Of Music this
fall will take part In the Sunday evening concerts
at the Grand opera House.