The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-03

REVIVAL OF GoUNoD's 'MIRE1LE"-FIRsT OF
''GIRoFLE-aRoFLA" IN PARIs.-A COMEDY
IN THREE DRESsES-JULES vERNES
GROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS
ROMANCE OF THE STAGE.
PAKIS, Dec, IA, 1874.

PARIS, Dec. IA, 1874.
Mile. Lory has made her first courtesy to the
people az Zerline, In "Don JUAN" al the French
Opera. She is a smart little lady, with gay, pleas
ant looks and black eyes, and she wears the cos
tune OF Mazetto's betrotned with q grace that
will one day turn the heads Of Gil the golden youth
IN New York. she has also tine unusual advantage
OF being able TO play equally we'll on the fiddle and
the piano. besides her gift Of singing and sne was
the favorite pupil OF N. Eugene Gautler, Professor
OF Harmony at the Conservatoire. The manner
In when sne sang LA CT darem la manO" was
quite delicious, AID was rendered more so by the
exquisite singing Of Faure, as Don Juan. She 8
next to appear as the page IN the "HuguenOts,"
and then as n z, In the 'Fav0rite," so that Amer
can managers Will do well to keep an ey upon her.
At the
OPERA CoxIQUE
Gounod's "Mireille" has been revived with the
same success as when 1t first appeared at the
Theatre Lyrlque, In 1864 ana Nine. CarvaIh0, who
took the principal part, carried of another laurel
She was admirably seconded by Nine. Galli-Marie
MN. Duchene, Mecnissedec and Ismael. But the
great fault of "Mireilie" that leels bound
compare 1t with Faust" and 1t loses somewhat
by the comparison. GOunod seems to nave thrown
the best part Of his genius into the latter work
and the public, spellbound by the memories Of
that masterpiece, expected that his next produc-
tOu WOulu Ue d sui SACdlCl mdINci. ~ Wdo tuC
misfortune OF Halevy to be always judged by the
standard OF the 'Jewess," and he never composed
anything equal to that grand opera Fellcien
David, too, produced nothing good as his
eDesert,n and Victor Masse composed moth
ing equal to "Galatea," while AuDer, Adam
and Thomas may have sometimes regretted that
they eXceled themselves IN ala Muette," "Le
Chalet' and Gle SOnge." Rossini, wiser than
most musicians, rested upon his triumph alter
civilian Tell,r and 1t would have been better for
NJ Gounod 8 lame had he also taken some repOse.
The plot OF "Mireille" Is not very interesting, ana
the music far INFERIOR to that OF Faust" Still,
there are some nne effects in 1t, and 1t may be
said that genius is never wholly without inspi.
ration.
The new comic opera Of
''GIRoFLE-GIRoFLA,o
which has had SO much success In London and
Brussels, has now been brought out at the RenaIs-
sance In Paris. The music is by NJ. Lecocq, who
has rather displaced OffenDach In the lckie favor
OF the French public. "Glrone.Gironau has been
played ISL times In LONDON and will therefore,
probably, be exported very soon to New York.
1t ID cheerful and pretty opera very sprighty
and amusing, with just little dash OF aughtiness,
so gay and sraceu that even sober folk may try
to forgive IL. III IL pity tndt M. Lecocq IL little
gwen 10 borrowing the IDEAS Oi other composers
without acKnowedg nenr; but we must be tnank-
closely To see wuaL IL is made Of. Mile. Granier
played the chief Character with good deal OF
vIvacity ana cieverness. she Is little creature
whom one might mistake Tor TItanla In a summer
twInRnt, and she has an arch, expressive lace,
with u pleasing voice, though ner voice Is not very
strong Mile. AlpnOnsIne, one OIL the stars OF the
Paais Royal, sang the part OF Aurora, ana The cur
tain le AND that uprodrlous applause vita
winch the Partisan puDllc rewards merry songs
that they Can t. ke hummlng away with them.
LIE PRE- SAINT GEKvAIS,o
the new piece oil M. SardOu has been represented
at the Varieties contrary 10 he Will oil tnat exact
and rather cantanKerous gentleman, wnOis OF Opin-
ION tbat no play he writes can oe acted untl IL mas
gone through arulnOus numDer OF renearsals.
On THIS occasion he got into a hgnt with the man
agef OF me theatre, and the manager cut II snort
py putting the piece upon the stage without his
permission. Tue TACT was that ne much &C.
cuiled with drama called la Haine,n which
he has written for the Gate Theatre and the man.
agement Oh the Varietes reasonably complained
mat ne would not give enough time W the
otner piece. Then again Lecocq, who Is equally
busy, could not, or would not fnisn his scoic TIL
he was reused up In the middle Of the night be-
lore the hrst representation, and forced by en-
terprislng friend 80 complete his WORK under the
influence OF repeated doses OF strong coffee. so
M. Bertrand, the manager OF the Varieties at
last got his way, In spite OF botn author and music
ian. ana the play, so hastily produced, mas been
great success The plot Oh The "Pre SAM Gervasr