Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-01

\ FHENCHMAN UPON SCOTTISH AND
IRISH OPEHA-G -GOEEs.-A French musical
critic. NJ. de RctZ has been travelling with
Mr.. eyes opera company -Albrni, Zlre
'Thalberg and others-during their tour of
Scotland and Ireland The account of
this tour, which he contributes to lie Ncn
eStrel of Paris. is very amusing. He ,!cs-
cribes Mile. Thllbcrr'S benefit night al the
Theatre Royal. Dublin. rs follows:
There is no more undisciplintd public
no more noisy audience. during the waits
between the acts, than that of the Theatre
Royal. They shout. they sing. they grnln,
they initiate all the animals of creation:
sometimes I tune is started solo, listenei
10 in silence, and Outrageouslv applaudeh
or hissed at the finish; sometimes Il chorus
is given with a power of lungs that shakes
the floors of the nti~hborng buildings
At last the sovereign people be ONES II
tribunals ef1Jc fn dreefGV and their
arms hat arms these Irish havrD
fringe the galleries; and. some of them
still holding the little candle which ena-
bl"s them to read !he librctto in the pro-
found darkness of the galleries, set To work
to pass Judgment. solemnly. definitely.
and without appeal, on the artists they
have heard on that or the preceding night
At the beginning of the third act
the approaches to the theatre are beset by
Il crowd come from no one knows where
These new visitors are mostly IN their
shirt sleeves. with white handkerchief
on the head or rolled around the throat ::
some of them carry torches, which are
lighted by-and-bv. While this is going on
the famous coach and pair has been
brought TO the stage door, and the driver
quickly ,letaches the horses To STAY till
wanted to take his vehicle home Then
the crowd waits for the Diva. no appears
at last, on the ann of her father OF her
husband.
=" Possibly we may be among Hurons.
among cannibals; with 4 civilized people.
never, The young lady is violently sep
arated from her protectors, and carried on
mems shoulders into the coach, which
everybody tries to reach; wrangling, vo-
ciferatins, exchanging blows with fists or
sticks. and casting murterous glances.
Papa je rtu.r mon ptpat cries the poor
victim. est nous ga sOntnleS COS p5pas
We are Your papas-is the reassuring
response At last. by The :.!:,re of the
torches and the hurrah> Of III. mob. the
carriage proceeds three az luui' diltHuntt
inside, half i d,'z,n f.tlq:.-5 rn ;i!e roof
drawn, pu>hcl, j,;c,!, pr PEELED by u
thousand u!Ns and tNcv ar.Ivt 1t the
hotel
DO yon ;hirk all IS over For thou
sand ut tho leaving there are siN thousand
at the arrival The spare is invaded
though 4 corlioil of police guards the hotel
doors, and at the SAM, time helps the r,tttrrc
ettaiA to alight from the carriage Then
she is called to appear in the balconv-:
large balcony is necessary where there are
so many Romeos A song. \ song. roars
the crowd; and the primt donna sinr>
several Irish melodies
In one of the small towns the scenery
amused Nj. dc Rctz greatly There were
hut three sets-two interiors and corn
ield-which Were used for everything.
GYPSY scene in = 'Trovatorc. the corniield. 3.
Garden of Don Juan's palace. the corn
field View of extensive country in = Lo-
hengrin,' with the city of AnvrrS in the
distance, still the very >Alne vel low corn
field,
- But the last trial. the most painful and
most dangerous. awaited Us At Edinburgh.
Edinburgh WAS the Waterloo OF our tour"
The theatre WAS scarcely finished. and
the moisture ran down the walls. Every
thing was cold and wet.
"One little dctlii shows the complete
ness of the arrangements. Having no
bell to ring up or down the curtain. a rope
was attached 10 the arm OF the man who
worked it this prevented him from pay
inc as many visits to the nyixnboring
tavern and having rs many glasses of
'wiSky' rs his comrades. Thp n IN hccamc
careless and one night when Lphenrrin
was played he went To Sleep. 10 oct the
curtain lowered. thy pulled 50 h,cI on
the cord that instead OF In cart in they
neatly brought down the man.