The New York herald., 1875-11-21
VERDT'S NERO"
Lucca Flies from Brussels TO
Escape Arrest.
ART AND BOOKS IN PARIS.
Rossi, Offenbach, Mapleson and
Thalberg Coming Over.

PARIS, Nov. 20, 1875
On the Paris stage this week two dramas
have met with success The one is "Scan-
dales dHier," by Barrieres, and the other is
'Fereol," by Sardou. Barrieres' play was
, really good one but it happened that
6ardou's play, owing to the bad acting, fell
below the average of success that must
usually attend his talent 1t was not well
coined as Barrieres' play was, and it did not
even receive that hilarious greeting which
5ardou usually receives from an audience.
This fact shows that even a brilliant author
must have actors equal to him before the
public will give him applause The inter
probation must fuse with the genius. Nine.
Delaporte lent her aid to the weeks success.
Last night
THE oDEoN
was reopened This reopening was really
large if not great feature in the social life
Df Paris. The entertainment was less in
Of dramatic festival for though the Paris
lans are less inclined to festivities than the
Germans are, because they have none Of the
provincial spirit, this was an occasion
when the act ors were greater than the occa-
sion, and where the occasion lifted the au-
iience, as it were, into the atmosphere Of
The art. The Partisan is never SO well salts
6ed with himself and with his surroundings
as when he believes that he, too, is as great
as any one in his neighborhood. He will
never be subordinate, but always one of the
sctors-one Of the great ones 1t is this
fact which makes the wine seller sometimes
feel Napoleonic and the cab driver believe
That he has both smallpox and eloquence
like Mirabeau. There is an average some
where between absinthe and grandeur which
lis large if not great, and since all that is dis
tinguished in Paris went to the reopening Of
the Odeon the affair was grand success.
THR NEW ''TANNHAUEsER'
is to be produced at Vienna on Monday next
under the superintendent of Wagner. The
music of the future is to become the music
of the present. Stolz and Waldner will add
no little attraction to the performance.
has been engaged for the Paris season of
1867; and, though Paris lives the future
In the present more philosophically if not
more patiently, than other peoples, there is
much anxiety to know about Verdi's new
opera of ''Nero," which will be produced for
the occasion. Was it o wit or gossip only
who said this morning over his tea and not
over his absinthe that Nero could not ap-
pear with any fidelity to art without violin
under his chini Probably this small wit
only anticipates the opera.
Negotiations are making for twelve nights
Vt Thalberg in grand opera in Paris.
You know, doubtless, that Lucca left Brus-
sells suddenly, her plea being that she was
ILL Even the idea that remorseless Lucca
was i'll was enough for excuse. But the
truth is that Lucca was not ill enough even
TO fan herself She had made an engagement
with Gye to remain two years. an&s Gye was
about to have her arrested for breach Of con-
tract.
has determined to visit America, but he will
not carry his company with him. Mapleson.
however, has determined to leave for New
York on December 20.
So much talk has been made about
THE VISIT OF oFFENBAcH
60 America next year that it may be of in
terest for you to know positively what he
means to do. He has really engaged to give
o number Of concerts during the time Of the
Philadelphia Exhibition for $G0,000
THALBERG
is under engagement with Gye. but Carl
Rosa has made to Thalberg an offer to the
effect that at the expiration Of the Gye con-
tract she shall make seasons performance
in America For this she shall receive
$6O 900, and have the expenses Of four per-
sons paid.
PAsDELoUP
proposes to give series Of popular concerts
in America. He viii visit first New York
and then the Centennial Exposition. The
reputation Of his orchestra should obtain for
it warm reception in America, where he
will find musical public that will fully ap-
preciate the best music he can give. His