The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

We may say inspired phrase. 20 Printempsp
and his soft. Clear tones. foil q penetrating
warmth and sympa hetic expressio lon. went into
tho very hearts OF bis auditors. and revealed the
-nprsme taste aud grace of the Ideal singer oi
sentiment and love. IT was u divine melody
| Worhily interpreted and wa admit having per-
| 40, ally euccnmbed to he charm.
| Msl' dy inVar ably and deeply affects us. Wa
| ara aetonfa bed. hutremthn cold under the influ-
| tito IL still Young AID healthy, The q oct and
ihrci0us irufR OF me'OdY suit II much
| berer than tho compi n ed and highly
| Il tvored r gouts Of studied harmony Wa do
| not wish. however. to Ia understood Hs speak
| ing IN di- par agemelt OF sceDee that has
| given birth 10 80 many great masterpieces. ana
| by whose Ah4euee music would iore "a powerful
| and nearntiAl auxiliary. Melody Is iDspiratinn
harmony Is science. md w. think that the per
feet COMPOSER IL no WBO has mastered NIL tho
| seer IL of harmony. md uses his Knowledge.
not Ike II pedaut to hide III, poorn rs Of ideas
aud lack OF imagfnation by complicated and
sGieltttlG comb BA ions Of sound but to aid his
own inspiration. TO hdorn md enrich 1t. 80 IA
| make It brighter and lovalier and to give he
fl shing loneh to it's behuty by he adOrnments
Il art.
Meyrrheer has done this IN his works. He
has combined n fresh natural and mel0dious
sentiment with harmonic strains always no.
proptttte to 'he nhture OF his mn- ltal Idea.
But Whiher have VIZ driftea2 Wa wore speRk
ing OF Mlgnon aud Uaponl, and mslody tat
made w wander tar away. Lot US therefore
close this chapter aud taka leave u nr hero by
thinking him for his sublime rendition Of %
PGutsmps,' which has caused US 70 forget his
cdlittss Of thu soldier Frtiz.
Az for Paola Marie W. cannot fotboar eompii
meuting her nRaiu upon the almost tncre lib o
suppsntes with which She has aseimiated her
talent ns Il cpmsdiAn TO the rolls OF Ntga0n
Now and then the eccentric movements OF h,
uneen Of barle-qne eto out, b 1t sho has never
htisss revealed much real tai mt as an actress
md singer. Every shade OF sentiment and
par sIon Was correctly Indicated. and how. Ia
few lnperfactlons Of voice tothis mtcroscopicnI
WgnoH. 80 Ia ellig Mt aud grac full For even
wtlsn CONSTANT exertion and fatigue eau hsr
voice to fhtl. how w5ll still do her psary white
teeth. beautiful eyes aud modelled hands con-
tiuue tho OK preosiv9 strain
Mrs. Lerpax. IFS Wa havs aaid before has n
voice that certainly gives evidence Of vigorous
existence. and Is only too powerful, reqairttg
II any hing. discipline and mo ieratipn Some
study In that quarter ana Intelligent effor 8 70
NOD back that unconscious strength which
gives generally too much pitch aud an eel t
amounting sometimes TO hardness 70 her rich
aud meloitous Instrument would improve her
wonderfully parti uiariy In her yocalizttlons.
she Is wi hal u sym on he IL actress. and pleases
ut fret sight by nor kind AMI afnitbe expres-
for she IL yonng, haudaoms aud gifted Her flu
1nre il ia her own hands. and can be m Dis
bril- liant by close study.
1t is II selebs to go over what We have already
SAID of the other performers many Of whom
dsssr ve and have roe lived NJ our b tnd7 special
mention. We will therefore close thls, d"sul-
tory ttilk alb nut NJ Rnon. by saving thar the par
fDrmnncs rs given by the French TronUs Is
n ncn snpsrior - the tu'arprst tioa by our de-
nothing except f3r the bare music have n
vicious habit u cutting and slashing operas to
suit themselves. without the slightest regafd
for the proprteti.s They mercilessly cho pped
nff som" Of The most importanr parts OF Am
brolse Thomns'5 work. aud, TO quote on y one
instance. for time and apace bs9in to fall W.. W.
tn eimtuats that beautiful nautical Choir is
which. In fact, is essential to the conception OF
nj, tho beautes Of the last act. The scene II In
a closed hal1, with no perspective tofadicats
the surroundings or describe that country
Of whica Dtgnon eiugs 50 dfeamiY and po-
eilcaly. l. Immediately shows III, eastle az
situate ! the margin Of an Italian lake.
whose shores are perfumsd with the sweet ArO-
ma OF orange groves and adorned with hll the
gems nf nature and art. Frsnchmen are too
sensitive 10 he b'anty OF such de ails to co u
nit tho bunder Of omitinR them. They are
not contentad with the bare music that
rearhss only the earl heir intelllzen also
mus bB Rai fed.
This is the aar week OF the Maurice Grau
g ,mpany at the Grand Opera H Duse. and thsre-
lleht In the hall. Judging IF I'm the feet OF
our previous remons ran"es On this Sub
yet. We think thai II won d be time lost. We
.heref 10 dismiss tho point ~ idle.
: After he clo-e Of the engagement at the Grand
)p"ra Hou q. which ends on ia uriav evsning
mkt. Mr.. Maurice Grau will take his Ftencn
Opera Company over to tho French Opera
House IT hort season OF six night ami two
nainees. commencing Sunday evening. Janu-
Try rs. and ending Friday evening JAuuat y 81,
mos attractive programme will bs off r II
fnrtng this snga0etnen, whsl Lac 1cd'8 La
f1RJ llatns and OtYsbbdehs La Chmargg Che
Attest Partisan success es) will be- given for Tho
irs no Ia this city. and Is Pre- AK G eres. Of
Harold will have its first revival here slice
n ny years.
Sub5'ri ptions will be opened for the saason
II Wfrlein music store and at the French
Dora House and ws hone to SOC this fashion
tble resort and c1mmodous theatre we'll pa
ronizst. The programme mapped out ie bril-
lam, and VIC sure tn u he talented troupe
II M. drau will show to more advantages on
he French 0osra boards thaa even they have
lone at the Canal street theatre.