The New York herald., 1879-11-25
''LEs CLocHEs DE CoRNEvILI.E" AT BOOTHS
THEATRE

Mr.. Grau's French opera company last evening In
terpreted Planquotte's we'll known work at
Booths Theatre with great success o crowded
and fashionable sudience testifying thereto
by applause and recalls. Mr.. Boucicaults
alterations have adapted this house much better to
singing than in its old condition. Tho glow and
flush Of tho gold crimson of the proscenum have
been somewhat toned to the eye. the orchestra reap
pcarcd in its old place. and the house looked pleas
antly warm and bright-a grateful effect for winter
weather. wo may say at once that Mile. Paoa-
Marie mado the part OF Serpolette her own and won
the applause Of hundreds who. from motives that
may include nero prudery else are wholly born
of womsnly delicacy. have not been present at the
previous representations Of this admirable company
OF artists in thor moro highly-spiced repertory of
Careful ana continuous representations Of this
sparkling comic opera in the vernaculsr. we'll
French. have faIniiisrizsd New Workers ''v with
iu story aud Its music. and happily we
amS he
been Increased. and tho we'll drilled chorns. II NOE
servcdiy shared in the honors Of tho evening.
The greatcxt interest naturally centred in the serpo
a youard, the altogether side-spitting Bailli of
Duplap. the airy 0rcnicheux Of Juteau. and above
q! the Quaint and powerful Gaspa5e G the in. %iser oi
u may be said that no such artistic en-
bodimont ~ this has before been
the lighter opcratic stage. and wo are continually
reminded how odd the presence of such an artist
s IN works this class. We not quarreling with
the in the ambcr but hc must often give rise to
the old question: In the world he got there.
We do not think that Mile. orcgoirc In quito In her
place 0ormAipe with such . strong company.
Although the audience encored tho popular
''L&.'endc dcs Cochcs'' we suspect that the good
work of the chorus had much 70 do with IL. for her
singing weak and tame throughout. Besides.
her acting lacking Ina tho essentials OF tho
part. Tho artistic rancnt OF Scrpolcttc fits Mile.
Marie almost closely the similarly cut artistic
gsrb Of Boulotte. Both are French peasant girls.
serpoletts Haunting In her robes OF Countess
ana Marquise IN simply delightful variant OF Bou-
lotto. houncing about and sdmiriEg her long train
at tho court % old King Bobcchc. Her singing Of
the ION az In the opening sccnc pcrilously early
entrance for heroine at once put hcr
rondc4n. "Dans mystsrieusc historic"
there VAS . certainty of sucosss which. however.
not warmly rccognixad u deserved. In this
large theatre her po~erfui ice IL heard TO better
advantage than at the fth Avenue; that N, i mere
volume An the middle register does not put her
noticeable IN the smalier house. In the third
act she sang the boosting couplcts. ''Pristii sa-
pristi" with aas and delighted the house. but. not
70 catalogue her songs, we may say that In
tho closing scene. where sne sings tho
praise q Normandy pippins. the cnthu-
all that srchncss. animal spirits and abandon
that was quite free from improperly, but was
irrcsisfbly comic aud devil may care. could make
n. shc hal 90 sue u three tlmos at last calling on
Iallli contributed 40 much the fun. 20 sing Il
with her. aud he did In perfect burlesquc Of hor
sty le. snak Ing the fun more uproarious still.
''Les Cioehe~" viii be repeated this evening.