New-York tribune., 1879-09-16

Ia fll.-4H lii- hAt-.. .AN'OAs
To those who are familiar with opem-houfe
As Il has Docn lgen "a tA.s coul..y dufls tDe a-t
twelve or nleen years. toe performance ls- night
of Lacocg's la Iile d. Ime Ausol' b, r. Hiu-
rice Grau's Low company 40 the iliin Ave-
nao Tucatr' some sor, a. p rcyci1-on.
Heretofore .-bDulfc, have known b., lds cen
chiefly remarkable Tor coar-encss aud sarity. It
uas solcr. y been funny, oucuur4.s 10 Las
been clever. nut 10 Lls Aiu.nat always cI ulwlo,
some il character, oYl r i's aorc and -0 fir as 1
lad any influence tiat ula. nee has oeeu wholly bad
Mile. ros.es W.O v.s 0as Ot the nl. as
size was of tns ctt,-t-t o tAe singers Do have
made this elias. u works sp.cisl,y and wh, dd more
than u inc resf ol ;A rlt Io. 'r perhaps, 60 'lng
o.tr.-0ouns ir,o . 1e.-merteI disrepa,. exr,.ed
through excessive VGi-luty, and ihs -reller pagl O
her successors have fpI0wed A.r cl.aile with more
or lee, A4-lty, ul j; eaws o. De thought
, and uoL without some enow of reason. that II
| SINGER would succeed Nlth TIE Altiican public
she must De rs coarse ana vulgar 20 TIE nature Il
things ,io music and t1e Dlcl.o ~oid permit herfo be-
/ ht last night seems tO nave inaHeurntel
different Icg.m. Il cannot Do Claimed ior IL
iie dc Mime. Ansot" ta4tli IS wooly free from t1o's
iuucadocs ami double. nicndres With vaich nlsi
work, Il its class a5luni. tact IL r p much octtef
or much worse ihan otn.r pieces OF ihc same
sort ;-Dut ia ia performance last evening al
,bat yas Suicar ard coarse WIS CLOSED iaf
,c.slrle and t.e success Nth which t hefa suCcess
which We mag SCH ,ay at once Was yely sfcai-~la
not owing 10 any appeal 10 tL- lower taste, %. tie
prbic, bug II was due 10 clever rendering oi Tie
us.c throughout by te WHO rrourc, 60 pretty mise
,l-scrnc ana 10 fae admirable singing and acting
IT several oi tie principal momDcrs oi tn' company
Indeed so eool w thc work ~ all tbo principals. and
., completely was tbc senl rally vulgar quality
Of opars-bOuffc sunk out Ot si6It by Them. mai
the piece WAS really lifted out or the lover
level of o!erl-hoa1e ana raised 10 tia
higher plane II olGf.comique, and IL Is in this isAI
t..tit deserves % be criticised.
M Gsau has bgoIgat together remarkably lirons
company lie mas large anl cieent orchestra. nad
Thoroughly competent conductor His chorus Is inl
and we drilled. and be has an abundance OF Iciof
er- qualified hll eNcccntB AL OF the minor parts
sul ia point o. fact these parts were eNc'i.eity
aled last night sull. this is not enough 10
eve tone TO a performance, though without II t /, luz
os,ibc for piece go Oh wei. IL Is On the prncp1s
;bat the real OF piece depends
and i, was chiefly owing 10 them thas
Let evenings performance WAS so admirable
Tie Ia y,ii, was Mmc. Paola Marie. who made her
debut In e part which she gained her greatest aures
~ Paris Taken aliosrthcr. 30 WAS charming im?cr
onuou she was, true. the dtu shter OF the Haies
Dnt she was pure, fresh aud innocent, quite free from
yn gnrity. little loud, became her condition bnt
her outne.s never became OBI ciionsDc She was IA
F.,l, dc ltme. Ausot." hur while she inherited
otne OF her mothers anusug pecuiAriiiss, they vere
.,p.d down wonderfully and her personality
o,s. never aggressive disagreeabie. she vas
| .iu,,iv a naive. klud-heartcd yonug gr, showing
her, ana there trace OF her orsn and early a,seia-
/ ,i,n. but aiWays refined anl gentle \. O. bcr
sias.n. she has q rch full mezlo-soprano voice.
! which sio uses eNeeedingy well she sings 'D'
| char,ctcrt.i.c bouffe songs which belong 10
hcr part with del -Atlu spirit and vvaeity ana e'F
denfly with a thorough consciousness Of what j. no
be.t ,,,s,lble thlu- that be made of sU,h mN'o
u,r .iu-in. IA altogether better than any hhs
| that We have heard m tho same style before ~