The New York herald., 1874-10-27

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quantity Of good literature that the song appears
to be al chorus and thus chorus, which repeated
seven times at the close OF every verse, contains
only tie following lnes:-
DE la Place du Caire.
The composer for his part does no: seem TO have
troubled his head TO inquire whether rhis literary
work mad good musical points IN 1t. He has
merely composed al sorts airs, according to his
humor and put them 10 the words ne ound, not
caring whether they fitted or not, and he has
ssesn Uase. %uih aaS na Ssp'a0n M
q young man. and perhaps he may live
long enough to compose music OF MS own. The
resa, VINO mas grown latter and joer than she
was last year, and whose voice has Improved in
surprising manner insured the success OF the
ike a Norman peasant girl OF twenty, though she
Is rather an old stager now
three acts, words by NM Clairvlle and CASTOR
Marot, music oy M. de Billemont This piece is
called lyrical legend In the play bills; but IT is
manager OF the Theatre du Chateau d'Eau. IL
has an overture, an introduction. choruses. cava-
leg piece, iull OF ballets. transformation
scenes. mechanical wonders Bengal nre and
sSs Ss sosna nusssr the the Rsnass q
OF Transylvania, and at "femeswar, which is said
70 be ne capital q that county It sppears that
uscoques and other supernatural beings, who
were known to Charles Nodier half century ago,
the hair or our Grandmothers to stand upon
end. NJ Catrville, whose ideas OF history are pc
q Hospodar, who answers TO the Parisian cockney
name or Baudruchard; and he, energetically aided
by his colla6orasors has heapeS up blunders and
10 see ones way through them. The Transylva-
man MA arr army are dressed n Spanish costumes, and
scotch reel the grand mystery OF the opera Is
the strange conduct OF church clock which has
hero Is bold enough to climb the steepe OF the
church and ascertain what is the matter with this
CLOCK; becau,e all persons in Transylvana are
aware tnat certain ghosts are accustomed to in
terere with the movements OF the best clock
the CLOCKS nsdongs ana oSssrves that 1a's he has
no lear OF ghosts. IN music which was composed
many years ago 1y soIsldisu although N De
Brown II rewarded Tor his valor by meeting eth
an interesting young lady BY the name OF Leondee.
posed by Boreldieu Ior ola Dame Blanche" Having
has Just reached her eighteenth birthday,
which s the period at which sorceress
been se transported through the air air BY witches hes
In order that she may strike thirteen on the VII
lage clock as signal for the opening Of an infer
sorceress, and they 60 to the Sabbath together.
The Two lovers are received By devil who sings
be dlsenchanted on the day that she goes with her
lover into the midst Of . field Of mandrakes in
sung TO her IN chorus, she Is married, and lives
happily ever aiterward. Notwithstanding ITS
faults ana ts 81 there rs good dea S
who takes the leading part In 1t, IS an excellent
tenor, and young debutante named Mile. Bres-
mlrably put on the stage. and some Of the trans,
formation scenes are marvellous examples Of
what can now be done by mechanism.
M. Onenbacn has offered q prize Tor the best
IS moreover, to be played at his theatre. The
prize win only consist OF sum Of 1OO0f., or $780,
IN money! i but the sqcfesslul WORK WIN be per-
mornings at the Gafse; and this is, OF course, q
french composers only who desire to compete
for the prize must submit their operas to the
management OF the Gate before the 18th OF October
Each opera must comprise melody with q chorus
and accompaniment tor the piano. a melody with
an orcnestral accompaniment and grand piece
published on the 18TH n OF s November and the M sue
1875, the pl Isl ol Aprn having, oddly enough
performance. NJ. onen6ach mas also offered a
prize to the best French author OF comedy
literary prize will likewise consist Of $500 In
money, together with three honorary perform
| ut the Ode0n, winch ls the second OF the French
national theatres in Paris. Authors are to send
with initials. Tne jury win publish their decision
on the 1st OF January, 1875. and the successful
work VIII De represented ont on the lsE OF March.
| in fve acts and eight tableaux, by A. victorien
Sardou. on the 2eth ult. the most popular Of
been written Tor the Gate, and which appears to
be destlned to great success. SIX hundred cos
tunes have been designed for It by Nj. Thomas.
and religious procession OF extraordinary mag
nlticence will be part or The spectacle. Alter N.
Sardou had done reading MS piece the actors and
actresses present insisted upon Kissing him. The
expense OF putting LA Halnen upon the stage Is
NILE BLANCHE D'AxrIGNY's PROPERTY SALE.
The property lett oy the best known Of French
actresses in larry pieces has just been sold BY auc-
tn snhtu xuh hpnn yfnh m
She lett no money behind her, though tho
diamonds which she brought home from Russia
opportunities OF becoming rich. She was how
ever, very open-handed, and wasted her money
wantonly. Her creditors could never be paid
while she lived, because she had no sources OF In
come which could be seized, and her salary as an
actress for three months hardly amounted to the
cost OF one OF those amazing yellow wigs which she
wore She could nave seldom spent less than $50 900
year, for she had carriages, horses and fine
clothes to her hearts content The only mystery
how she got her money. She was coarse, lat
woman. whose only charm seems to have been
sort Of good q great sna
tors Will now be paid about iour and half per
cent on their claims For those who wish to know
the sort Of property which French actress COL
lects around her. and the value OF That property It
may be said that blanche d'Antigny having .'trav-
which was thus composed Twelve pillow cases,
trimmed with lace and embroidered with her
ehemse Which were SOLD oT $50 IAN Wac
was sold for IS IS. The poems OF Alfred de Mus
set edited by Charpentier, and beautifully bound.
which sold for $34 The fables OF La F0ntatne
illustrated by Dore, which sold for SIS IS. One
theatrical costume, complete and new, which sold
Tor 500. That was ALL
s.GILBERTEn
a comedy, in four acts, by NM. Raymond Des-
landes ana Edmund Goudinet. The admirable
management OF the Gymnase Theatre has chosen
this piece for the temperance OF Mile de la Porte,
O charming French actress, who has returned to
the Partisan public after successful career of ten
years In Russia
been brought up IN an old castle OF Potou ana
has never left her home. The reason OF her seclu.
sion is that Nine. de verdieres, her mother, has
taken q second husband, named M. de Rhuys, who
is a dipl0matist OF bad character, and has aban-
doned her TO run alter adventures at Stock
holm, where he leads q disspated and worth
less lie. Nine. de Rhuys, IN her iorlorn
condition devotes her energies solely TO
the education OF her only daughter, and
Giberte has unaccountably refused some
very brilliant offers OF marriage which have been
made to her. At last, however, a fortunate lover