The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21
OPERA BOUTFE IN Paris.
The Women Artists. Mime. Theo, Mile. Zuirna |
BouGIr. and Nine. Judic.


1t wants but little to become star Of
opcrctta in Paris. 4 young lady who fools
within herself an irrnsiStille 70 allon To mNkr
her comcly person the butt OF q hundred oufrh
glass 's. although she may have n"thrr Voi'e
nor talent deyOtes herself naturally. AMI uS
maiicroi course, tn unrrciti an lt Is % Wohu"r
II within n few DAYS the who. l'ul"Nlrl iruu
the Culi de lao PAX To lirinauts docs not echo
with her name. She il not rNpn"ird 90 haN'
Any f"Sil, tic on.y com .t9n WA sh'
The type II this Kind oi artistic ls hliur. lhcO
Of tho k9uiiee. Olcnlnrh has TIE credit OF
having discovered this lady ~ an international
concert hall at the Vienna Exhibition 81 1873.
Nine. ThcO was the representative W France,
and sang q limited though spicy rcpertory u
GhdnSoWGtes. Onenhach saw her and engaged
hcl Tor the Bcuilcs, Of which theatre hr. at
that time director. The Parsinns ratified Of
fenbach's Judgment. and 1hto became lnvor-
lite ut once. ThdO IL n pretty woman. She has
q fun rosy face, bright eycs. abundant hl0rd
hair. and form which would furnish a satislar-
tory SUBJECT Tor a sculptOrs ch.scl. On the
other hand. she does not possess single tone
in the scale and hardly one" IN hundred times
does she sing the note which the composer has
written. But she sings false with such perfect
Inconsistencies that the hcarer Is disNrmed.
and the worst he can do IL to laugh ut her. New
erhglcss, she is one OF the prime fuvorites Of
We need not wonder that the Parlsians do
not observe thut Thco is more doll. Her walk,
her postures. her look. her dicion, and her
singing are unnatural and insincerc: and II .s
lust in those roles in which she ms ,cgrriri this
aifectation TO- the extreme the Jolie Poru-
meuse.' the B0tc au Latte" and tue " Petite
Mnette.' she met with the most applause.
Mile. Xulma Bouilar. one Of the pr nc'sses OF
the Renaissance Theatre, has many FONTS in
common with IhGO. and IKE n'r shr COM
menred her caroer in rae chdddW. nElnE
chdnsonnettes a double entente toa becr-drnking
blouse-clad audience, Her voice pursues Y
very uncertain path between the 1--WE Lines 81
the scncs. but she has some talents Hs an act
rcss. Iulma Bouifar has long passed the bloom
OF youth. and the fitness OF her body begins to
protest against roles a maiuo,. Neverthe'1s
she has recently met with several successes. In
LrcOrus " husiki,' Tor instance. she Showed
herself n muster hand in the Interpretation OF
those clothed nulites which constitute the de-
Refine Indigo and La rsiganc."
years ago. the etAr OF Jeanne Granirr. which
has since become one OF the first magnitude.
JedW6 du d,dbie and the freshness Of
youth. Her, voice. though weak was
pleasing; in bearing and manners she was
somewhat less affected than Is usunl with Pa
rislan operettl singers: but. abON" ali. She WAS
amiUbe and charming. ana La pctte Gran r
soon brcninr the ragp. She waa full Of inn She
seemed To have natural apuWi. l0r tue stage.
Her trumphs are Ia fs'te Mnr,te La Ma.o-
~ to BE- produced in London
Nine. Judic holds q special position ancns
4,perrra singers. After having enriched the
Bouifes for several years. She ceted her pluce
10 Ih6o. and took refuge mt the Nnrieies. An
opereta has been defined MS piece the iibrntto
OF which is too good for farce. and the music
not sufficiently important for comic orsra.
Similarly. an opprettt singer might b. 4 lined
as an artistic WHO cannot sing well enough 10 20
upon the operate Stage. ana WHO cannot act
well enough 10 play IN a farce or vaudeville.
Both definitions. however. ar onlv corr IL iu
SO lar a. bad oprrettus and bad-ihat : 10 say,
ordinary ACTRESSES are concerned. X good
operctfa is on the contrary a work with li.:ht
ana pleasant music, ana an Interesting ana
amusing j. lrn,tJ: and q good oper-ta SIM. =
is an nrt ste who unt"s the rur" VAL
cut OF Coincidence with q good Noc"
and thorough musical clU alton. Nine. Aalr
Judic is such rare ~ partition. Sho is o. ild
of thc theatre: htr earliest years re- familiar
paint herself before she learned t. road and
write. and received her first ~ plaus before ner
first communion. Behind tn lpItl-uis S.ln
grew az. which Tact, perhaps. explains ttr ease
and charming naturalnrss Win Wfi'n sh"
moves on the stH.e. JUNE H. % y, man OF
strange ana striking beauty, L. her gan and
slightly oval face burn two urg' block "ye-.
il their wind and soft cian 'r~: hcg ~ugrp.y- ui
straight nose. with delicate AMI q 'iNi ru-. nos
irlls gives u noble and pure outline ,O Ger face.
Her checks are OF warm nat TINT. 0ni Do @ INA r
90 raven black. she rcpr"s" MS VI" pure Creole
type. her parents being spanish Americans.
Her voice IS full. soft. warm, "ud sj.i-
pathetic. like her person. Without BEING
! strong. it has n very full Development
/ But above all she mas u lively mus ga
/ feeling and her whole soul and BODY = I'm
To enter into the Interpretation Of tNe mo-.
oiy. Mmn. Ju,lic Joins t. Ltr other nu n"rN Us
Talents that Of being an exc ,llrni rome i,ill"
She WORKS nj her part in' .lgruty and rur'
with her role and o. SINK her lnh v.iuuIiy
/ Nine. Judic. besides heinz IN" QUO n OF the op.
cretta II one ol tue mos ppetcu aud powerful
talents %. the modern Plrl- !an stag.