The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-10
THE OPERA.

Like every work of that brilliant and facile
composer, Auber, the opera Of "Haydee'
| abounds with sparkling melodies and striking
concerted pieces, while the orchestral ef
fects are full Of elegance and taste. One Of
Auber's greatest qualities is that he is never
tame or commonplace-that everything writ
ten by him has the nameless grace, the cache
| disting,e which belongs to the school of which
he was, if not the founder, at least the mos.
prominent and admired representative.
The role of Loredan is the most important
| one Of the piece and was sung by Mr.. Gadilhe
with his accustomed vigor and brilliancy. He
was quite enthusiastically greeted by the au.
dience, and is very evidently quite as great q
| favorite here as he was last winter
Mile. Dumouhn made her debut in the part
of Hsydee, which is very well adapted to hel
very prepossessing physique and pleasing
voice and manner Of acting. Nusically speak.
ing, however, there are many roles in her re-
por:oirs which will furnish her with better
opportunity to display her vocal and artistic
merits. As it was, her first appearance
last night made decidedly favorable impress
sion.
Mile. LOGGER, first d,tgazon, has very tie
to do in the play, but that little she performed
in a manner to satisfy us that she is quite q
creditable addition to the Opera company.
Mr.. Laurent, light tenor, was also very well
received, and made the best Of secondary
part, as also did Nessrs De Greet and DON
val, and the orchestra and chorus were
very skillfully led by AIr. Leon Provost, the
arle assistant of Mr.. Momas.
Masses musical gem Lies Noces de jean
nette," introduced to US Nile. Henriette de
Jolly, " chanteuse legere," and Mr.. Dardignsc,
second barytone. Mile. de Jolly is a young and
to have been very thoroughly cultivated, and
the ease and brilliancy with which she exe-
cuted the most difficult rocAlises of Jeanette
particularly the piece where she contends
with the fute-were very warmly applauded
by the fair occupants of the dress circle us
we'll IS by the groundlings Of the pit or par
quette.
Mr.. Dardignac not only sang we'll, but acted
the part of Jean with much spirit and ris Gem
lea, and proved himself every way superior to
his PREDECESSOR of last season, Mr.. Lourde.
Last night Halevy's gorgeous and pathetic
grand opera, "The Jewess,' introduced to
US the new o0SSO p!OIlthuo, MI. 5ltlln9eT, huu
the entire corps de ballet i'll two terpsichorean
interludes. Mr.. Chelli was, of course, the
Elea,ar and Mile. Vsrcken the Roche, of the
evening.
Time and space are both wanting to do
justice to the admirable manner in which
Halevy's masterpiece was produced last night
Mr. Feitlinger won golden opinions from
every co,e'eoisseov, and N1esdames Vercken and
Dumoulin--the former lady particularly, in
the important and difficult part of Rachel
were quite warmly and enthusiastically re-
ceived, as was also Mr.. Cheli, who is the best
Eieasar we have heard here since the war.
Miles. Stickel, BRAGG and Augusta, and Mr.
Mamert represented the ballet and had also a
very fattering reception from the audience.
Tonight '.Lucie-de-Lammermoo will be
played for the second appearance of Mile. de
Jolly and Messrs. Gadilhe, Meric and Laurent.
We were glad to find our old md jolly
friend Achille Lafond-better known among
the hab;ues as "le bouillant Achille pre-
siding over the well supplied bar of the
e Cafe de lEntracte," to which he has just
added an oyster stand and private lunch
room. Lafond's heart is as b g es his rotund
person, and we sincerely hope never to be
called upon to record that his shadow has
grown less.