The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-06
THE ARRIVaL or oFrENBACH.
Coming up the Bay while All but One Of the
Reeeption pnrty were Abed.

Jacques Offenbach arrived at Quarantine
In the Canada early yesterday morning. Mile.
Aimee, the vivacious prma DONNA was with
him. The nervous, sparkling maestro and the
charming La Grande Duchess" were the life
" the ship, and with them wero Miss Maria
LevIque, a danseuse, Marcus Boullard, leader Of
the orchestra Of tue Theatre de Varieties, Paris,
and Limo Arragotti, who appeared In this city
last year in the Jolle Parfumeuse."
Ofrenbach IL an iDveterate smoker, and an
early riser. Therefore none Of his companions
were surprised to see him at daylight on the
main deck Of the ship He wore a heavy wine
colored overcoat and a Derby hat, and -four
ished Il fancy cane as he was welcomed to the
picturesque barbor OF New York by the SUN re-
porter That duty was to have devolved upon
large party of actors, singers, and Others, who
went down the by in the steamer Blackbird on
Thursday to receive Ofenbach ; but after they
had waited until evening, they had nothing to
do hut console themselves with the lunch ana
the champagne, and then return TO their homes,
aud yesterday morning, when the Canada started
from Quarantine for the city with Ofenbach. the
gay receivers OF the day before were snug In
their little beds
Ofenbach IL a peculiar combination Of inde-
pendencc and nervous, rOlicking humor. lie
tries To please everybody near HIM, and HIS no
trouble on that score. He IL thin and wiry and
careless IN his walk. He has n well developed
nose. though not too large, and his eyes are
bilHui anu winning. lntIe " ecNfcltN OF mar
on the top Of his head, but he Is not deficient In
either moustaChc or side whiskers. He wears
Undetermined eyeglasses. and finds diversion in
frequently removing them from tile bridge OF hts
nose. He was constantly a-tr, and when not
engaged with his eyeglasses he divcstcd himself
of his wine colOrcd ovcrccat and then almost
inst intly put It on again leather tchel and
strap were discovered snugly attached to tho
undercuat.
Oncnbach was born in Cologne, Juno ol 1919,
Of German.Jewish parents, AMI was IN the PARIS
Conservatory from 1855 20 1877 His FIRST pub
ll~hed competitions were music TO In Fon-
taine's fables. In 1917 he became lctder OF the
opera at the Theatre Frincaise, md In 1853 he
reopened the Boufes Patisicns In the Champs
Eysecs. az summer theatre. In 1873 he wac
director Of the GATE Theatre. lie has written,
he says over one hundred comic operas, ana
has been very successful pecuniarly. His o. erss
have been performed In all the principal cities
Of America ana Europe. This Is his first visit TO
America. ard - the steamship came up the bay
he looked wonderfully at New YORK. and was
delighted lone grand citce," said lie to the
reporter, " SIlendeed, splendeed." Thc steam
ship dropped her anchor In the stream, aud
Ofcnbach and other hrst-cass passengers were
taken by atug to the cOmpany's pier, and thence
Maurice Grau took the composer to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel
onenbach viii be at the lrst rehearsal In Gil
morp's Garden on Monday. Ihirty-sx musicians
for the OnenOach orchestra are to arrive III the
Labrador