New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-14
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The French Opera Boufie Company at
the Varieties Theatre have produced new
operas in rapid succession, and each one
has been put upon the stage and performed
in the best style known to opera bOufte pa
irons in America. Mr. Chizzola has been
here in person to guide and direct his
forces, and his troupe bas more than full
filed public expectations. 1t has been
asserted that this musical nonsense,
transplanted from the Paris stage, is
immoral in effect; it has also been
argued from the Brooklyn pulpit that
I'll theatrical representations are downright
wickedness, that all performers are sban-
doned people, and that theatres were
epitomes of he'll. The Rev. Talmage said
as much in his Tabernacle and yet Tai
mage employs the services of operate
singers, and Arbuckle, the cornet player
in his sacred orchestra, because they draw
An opera bouffe entertainment is certainly
not as dry as meeting of our Academy of
Sciences, and if spectator has vivid
Imagination he can carry the doubt
ful allusions OF the French comic
opera to positive wickedness. The
critic, however, need not look for
indelicacies as the old lady looked for
the bad words in DR.. Johnson's dictionary,
and he need not open his mind to guileless
people. 1t is generally known what opera
boutts is and that it differs from the Sunday
school cantanta in warmth of music. But
as i ia, and bad as it is, people will pay for
its intoxication, ana they might do worse
than give up three hours of an evening to
opera bOutfe entertainment. The successes
of the week have been lie Cauard Trois
Bees" Madame L'Archidue' and La Jolie
Parfumeuse." There will be performance
this evening. "La Jolie Parfume use" will
be repeated at tine Wednesday matinee.
At the Academy of Music tonight Miss
Lille Eldridge will make her first appear
ance at this theatre eince three years. She
is not without talent, has been carefully
trained for the stage by a mother who is an
excellent actress, and we can expect marked
improvements in her acting. Miss Eldridge
will play Helen Stanley in a play prepared
lux uer cdueu itmpttu, anu Will De sup
ported by the full strength of the Academy
company.
The ST. Charles Theatre stage will be &C.
cupied tonight by Oliver Doud Byron, who
will make. his last appearance in the
Thoroughbred" On Monday evening
Mr.. Ben DeBar will appear in his great
Dickens charsc ter of Nica,cber, and during
the week he will play FalstaF in Henry
"" and in the Merry Wives OF Windsor. F"
New Orleans readers can be told little they
10 not know of Mr.. DeBar as an actor
He lie of the mirthful, mellow and
unctuous school of comedy, and is always
welcome. He has rounded and perfected
his personation Of FatstaF, until the char
acter belongs to him for. the reason that he
plays it better than any other of our Amer
lean actors He is easy in the part, and
has constantly improved since he made it
specially in his acting. Mr.. John W. Nor
ton, favorite actor here, comes with Mr.
DeBar, and will be added to the already
strong company at the st. Charles to play
during the engagement of the comedian,
and also with Lawrence Barrett. who ap-
pears next week.