The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
OFFENBACH IN AMERICA.
The following letter from olrenbach is taken from
the Paris Figaro -

The following letter from ofenbach Is taken from
the Paris Figaro
My DEAR FRgxp-Hcrc I am at last in New i rk
after frightn passage. For three days and four
nights we tossed. tumbled and knocked about. /;
the waves swept clean tho ship The captain, a
charming COOL too, and energetic let me tel you
tried to Keep up my courage. 1T Is spcndd lie SAID
TO "You should Just how the ship dashcs right
into the waves. only to out magniicentIy mn
atterward I" ..My dear Captain, y answered, Ito
see tempest at distance must be irgntiully
ing but must say that TO play part in tho piece as
one OF the actors has, To my mind but precious lttic
iun in IT,
American girl who on board with her sister. Al
the very worst OF the storm when people were quietly
God Il wasn't the last assure you'll the little American
girl said TO her sistcr"Sster, you really ought to
Try and get down ami fetch my pretty little hat;
want to die in all my line things' "Shall We bring
up your gloves, too ~ quietly reloned the younger.
About two miles from New York they stop Ut Quar-
antine As we were expected the evening before they
had organized excursion To meet me; tho vessel,
decorated with Venetian lanterns hnd ON board news
paper men, sghtseers. military band oi sixty to
eighty pieces, and they waited for mo at Sandy Hook,
bat and not the vessel put further out 10
still hoping TO meet They were Jolly; they
sang, laughed, played prcttiest airs; but they
rot out sea sickness overcamo them. and the mus-
not the last to feel It's effects which produced
the same effect that ia Haydn's comic symphony,
wcrc the musicians disappear one after another and
put the lights they co. only that had not to
put out the lights, md instead OF giving forth sounds
they after another turned-their Isdcs into the
we we're soon hailed by craft having on board tho
chief reporters OF tho New York prcss You will IN
derstand that took all the pans in the world rot TO
make quite fool Of myself, and assure you that
upon arrival at New York, two hours aitcrward,
were already very good friends
At night, returning from the theatre TOR on the
very first day went two theatres), saw crowd
assembled front OF my hotel, electric lights every
where, SO that you would have imagined yourself IN
broad daylight Above the balcony Of the hotel was an
inscription IN big :-'Wclcomc Oncnbach." An
orchestra oil about sixty musicians were sercnadng
me; they Played 'Orphoe, 'Thc Grande Duchcsse'
''Hurrah for Olicnbach!' was i0rccd TO appear ON
the balcony, just like Gambetta, and shouted out
tremendous 'rhank you. gentiemcnl"
On Saturday was invited 10 dinner given in my
literary men, artists merchants bankers, many news
paper men OF ali shades OF opinion l send you the
Of tho dinner.
knew theavens what number Of toasts / replied
toll that for a long time had been liked by the
Americans US a composer, and hoped that when
snould have the honor o. being bettcr known to them
should also DO liked by them us man. II PROPOSE
SAID .the United States but not the United States
purely and simply inasmuch as the arts ike nations
are .rothers propose the States United to Europe"
That is about what SAID and II was chcered 10 The
echo
Yesterday Monday was invited 10 the Press Club
nothing but newspaper men, charming fellows, witty
all y the majority speaking French very well,
several Of them having lived in France for
greater or less periods
Speeches about me, to which replied as we'll as
could.
ON Monday next | begin my concerts at Gimore's
Garden 1t Is artificial garden, something after tho
style of the Jardin d. Hivcr that used to have IN
Paris 1t will hold from 10 900 10 II 0OO persons am
sure that everything have written to you in this will
interest you for It concerns me. and know your life.
squeeze your hand hundred times. Yours. &c,
JACQUES OFFENBACH.