New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-30
NEv.YoRK oRNroRIo soCIErv
TIE DRANA.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-OPEYING NIGHT
AHMED.

The Grand OQCra House was reOpcned last
night. with FAIRY spectacle great multitude FILED
the thcater ana the piece, which is pretty IN ITSELF
and which was dressed and mounted in costly hand
some and taS eiuf manner Was received with frequent
indications pnolc Interest and favor, not unmiKed
with tokens OF apathy aud The painting OF the
Clouds in tine Anauhra scene the painting OF the popu
lous perspective1u tournament and the beau
aful -hs and coOrs in the eli yer and
purple ballet sceue Ell great applause and left in
the memory come very pleasing pictures. The ballet
red by Mi. MIrilccn-wno might stand for statue
Of Moruinc4Na. found to contain some exceedingly
good features and popular elements, and 20 be very
strong In LIZ. At the close OF the second act MI
William Vita, r.. leader Of the band performed with
ncroOatc upon tn violin: aud this, and the dane
ing. aud certain rather novel and skliltul employ
pent painted trtusparerties and the scenery alto
rather gave general pleasure received emphatic
plause tn presentation lasted tai midnight Paris
Of 1t dragged; tdj, up lie who" Ii was exceptionally
smooth. A. page ant 1t was lIstrous ana OFTEN
delightful As a play IL was inspit AS a theatrical
asterpre thoroughly creiaOle It's success can
not described brilliant, bur 1t was very consider
able and ii did not Lack trustworthy promise.
Ahmed-acco -uing the sketch IN Irving's " Alham-
bra"-was the only so1 81 Moorish King OF Grenads
While he child his fathers astroiogers prophe-
sled that he wOuld be II am0rous temperament and
run great pcrs from passion of love- and they add
v,sed that he shOuld kept from the aurenents OF
chi. lender me anti age, when all dangers
would be passed. alJ they said that his life thereafter
would be and happy. His father thereupon
built n beautiful palace, on the brow OF the
hill above AInamnri, IN a garden sur
rounded by lofty walls and there shut him up,
under the care OF ana drv Arabian sage. named
Eben BOaaLbe1. who instructed 70 teach his pupil
all necessar, KnUwlrd:c bn' 70 keep HIM in tota iG-
norauce OF 1--we fnere Ahmed grew IN beauty ana
Iesrnnr II h. The Of twenty, when be sud
denly discovered tuat be had a heart took ardeny to
music and poetry conceived aversion TO algebra and
a passionate attachment for trees and nowers' ana so
hotbered and riyteued tutor that this sene func-
tonary drew him out gardens Uf his siken prison
and confined hun il he highest tower OF the palace.
Hare Ahmed. VINO hat learned from Bona66en the
Language OF Oir1s had ample opportunties-ind IND
moved them-Jf bodlng communion with the fowls OF
the air A hawk owl Il Dat. and swallow were MS
familiar COMMITMENTS. and when finally he heard the
birds I'm the owe far blJw. "a kug and singing about
Love he asked these acq lant nc-s to re him us mean
ing Neither them though cJull enIlghten MIN ana
when he sought Inform alton from the DorrOrsricKen
Boabbe the sag vuucsaed but 20 say tnat Love was
the cause OF hall the Ills of wretcned mortality, and pro-
oounced a dismal wdrnin- against IT, There INV INTO
Ahmeds chamber. one day, however dove that had
been chased by - hawk and this tender bird, kindly
cared for by the PriAce told MIN all about Love- toId
him likewise about beautiful Priucess carried lelVer
from him o her and gnt back her portrait from her
n, him and a. hnne mot ndng all the precau
hy aarOOger-. tut INK duu thc Aut"'
asrerained the nature Of Love ard straightway tun
hlsd nto ~ His next step WIS escape from prison
and them acc np ncd By friend he OuI, he started
forth TO fud tue PrInce>s First, by the OWLS
adyice he visited Alliiusia, there 10 consult
An ancient Rare resident in ruined wing or tne Al
caslr This counselor Dade him u journey 10 Coru"'a
and there AT the pal OF AOterahmsn have speech
with a certain traveller ne would there encounter
The traveller proved 70 be a learned Parrot who had
seen everything; ADD when Ahmed had sho"n 10 him
the porrrti. Of the Princess lie recognized s'nSt Vi
ALdeoonda daughter of the CHRISTIAN Kinc OF Ioiedo
shut up frou hs world until her seventeenth year. on
.ccopnt of a rrrairton Of the Kings astrolo-
- As,,,d the O.I and the Parrot now
travelled together Toledo and the FaTro''
dying in at the window OF the palace III
which the Princess confined told her OF the
OF Ahmed and learned from her that tourhamen' was
10 10 held ana that the King her tatner had pioihs
her hand In marriage, to whatever hneht shouiu plo
vail over all opponents The frav Hearing tnis' 1ne
Ow told Ahmed OF certain cave wherein ne might nnu
,magic armor lance and horse; and presently nc
coutred with TINS armor and riding this steed' the
Prince came into the lists. and-thouSh loro'uuen "
toust-diSeonfted everybody, including the hlhg
o; Toledo himself; after which he was Dorne
away by his mage horse 10 the nioun'~i"
cavern. OF conr.e the tournament came TO
th cd nov ,le affairs OF mis- Christian majesty OF
red we're further mDIrrassed bv the sickness OF inc
Princess who fell info such detection as none OF inc
court physicians could care and NOBODY AnoHs ""s
.aa fate wond have befailen fcted dansel hau
not ahmed di.eised as an Arabian doctor presently
nads b,s nnearanee: whose voice and songs had such
an eject that Aldegonda immediately got we'll Ahen
the King was delighted and offered 10 give W
this unknown doctor the most precious )e"el W
his trra,ury. hut Ahmed said he would be content
with certain cedar chest containing carpet Vi s'oe"
pik-and this was gwen to him. The chest was oPo"e
the Garnet wa, spread upon the terrace An"e@ anu
ALt>oonda took their places upon 10 the Prince Win
i,untv iunut4uce announced himself Al" the fhPrim
OF Lave" and Instantly this magic cioIh t"hio"' no "
turned out had covered the throne OF KING Soo"oD'
and was possessed OF all sorts OF pOwerSJ' aroSo i W
air and bore the happy lovers 10 "'A' -
Bliss The King Of Toledo was pio'a"o' ~
this eeeasio, and be presently assembled d nshS
army ana set of for Granada 10 recover MS emu u
vhsu be arrived aud found that AIdegondd nau oeo0
the wife OF Ahmed who was now the KIhP VI ma
try, he said he would stop 10 dinner anu oe""'o ~
and 40 there was no war The Ort was made prime
minister and the Parrot was made mas'er VI ' -,
rnoniss and Ahmed and AIde0ondd reshen' ''i -'-S
Afterwards wisely and happily in the AIhsmDrA'
This tale has been selecteGSby Mrs Dunn as O"'
her ,lav She ia not the first writer VINO mas pau '
sort of commitment TO Iryfng's Alnambra' A"a' %
rich repositOry Of material for spectacle oahhhs a "
has not been neglected. Mrs Dunn, ID naAAnS '",'
Particular selection, has denoted corec' ui
instinct Her treatment OF IT, We can -
fully sdd exhibits real dramatic tAien'
text bsxsver is diffIse. and IL 10 "hoi'
deoc,s.t i sparkle Some OF the humorous language