The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
MUSICAL REVIEW.
The Opera BOuffe, Gir0fIe-G ir0fla,
Barbe BIeue and La
Belle Helene.
Something About Mignon, Capoul
Paoln Marie, Leroux Bouvard
and Italian Vandalism.


by and take advantage II this pleasant hygIebi
process. We supp9se that not ess than an aver
nge Of tan pounds In weight individually ha
boon gained by our public through tho agency 0
Mezierts, DupIan Pdola Marie Juteau and tn,
other performers Of this exesilent troupe
What We particularly admire In their rendition
Of the opera b9ume IL tho chaste ST. le In which
everything s presented. Thero are no bronl
or uncomely gestures; Indications only are
given Of what w. may call legit Innate fun. None
Can blush ut ths perf3rmhncs-no the husband
who brings there his Bpotless wife, nsiher the
brother or tin, father escortiDg tho purest and
loveIe tin our proverbialy beautiful aud hon
eat summer cline.
What difference is there bstween these per
formances and tho interpretai 9ns given by
| certain nomndic troupes. which lack evau
that talent That In some way serves "a an OK.
| cuse for the sensational and caricaturnl inde.
| cencles which have given tho opera bouT4 u
| position scarcely superior to the variety per-
| fOrmances which disgrace our theatres OF the
| lower order What an abyss even between
Paoa Marie's manuer and certain interpreta-
| tions of Aimee that seem adapted 10 the NOR
| bid and exravlRant aspirations OF the In mates
| OF insane nsYluma. or to tho taste OF those
whose judgment has been stupefsd by de-
| bauchery.
With tho troupe playing now ut the Grand
o DORA House we have nothing OF tho kind TO
fear. hey follow tho traditions OF correct
| taste. even 10 the Widest pAroxysms OF fun md
when the audience laughs. II Is an honest msr-
rimant cnused nv IN Hrtistic handling by the
at ora Of The legitimate en-, rds WHOSE v brntiona
make the mind light and tho heart merry.
VS. have had thi4 week I.rs Ooehes de- Corno-
vile. u Petit Due. La Belle Helane. alrof =
Girnf LIN srande DHcne5sa and Mignon.
OF LES Cloches de Cornevile we will say that
| 1t ~ y reparkab gr teefut W. k. posse sing n
good deal of orginhlity bat made no Of u series
| OF very rrtfty waltz III tives. following each
| other in Grtistie ~ adation and chiminR well
with vretty poem, It Is WILL rendered by Gh5
| M turice Grau troupe. and will DO repeated Sun
| day evening.
Or La Belle Helene we will gay little II Ia as
we think the I'd al Of opera bVutfs. an sxtravn.
gaD2 miDgIing tho sweetest and most ocean.
| tric music with tho most absurd dialogue and
wlthal full OF wit. ut some II omsnts pa hos. and
ieuee with anomalous situations so W II con
Quoted. however. that one wonders how such
absurd pleasantrias could be combined aud
make such - harmonious whole. All our pre-
conceived ideas. derived from the classiea
about the gods of mytt olGRy and heroes of
tiquiy arc so PLEASANTLY shocked and W tlily
perverted that We have - lauxh at h $50 things
which we were taught to r. vereacs u our col
lege days. and at tho same time forced b deduct
2 moral md 4 lasson from the Intricaci of
the paradoSeal eccentriGitlss which are given
by the librettIst and musician.
In Girofie- Girotll aud Barbe Bleue there Ia
no hing but unrestrained fun and good music.
nnblia nv nm exhibtfon M mamma Costumes ga
fine scenery. pleasant sounds and mtrth era
Ating situations. Barrie BIeue has this advan-
tage over airoHe- Cir, fl ! that 1t brings back to
our memory nursery legend vt the reeitrI Il
which our Infancy has oftantimss deIixht'ully
ord4r sometimes aching eyan ths Standard
OF the best comic operas. As we have sai yes
hanaKt mG f ps h1 piece gwen for the the
c.sion OF n REAL ovation r the charm
ting and plncky. litts singer: bouquets.
ed upon her. Capoui also came ia or his
share Of the trium phal evening. The splenior
which he carries them were certnInly one 81
propriase and showed the tasteful and roystsr
Il z n6 i aman Of the oldtn days. Tue ju-t-au
corps resplendent with gold, The long gol an
hilted rauler gracefully poised Mt a DC, i,tug
angle at his pld, and uplifting the neither folds
with gold Hfa yarieunted silksn hose with
arms On, broidered on the thigh. his soft tawny
light grey grey With the DIV w op Waits pame
ali were remarkably In kee ping and rich In de-
tall:
With this bis voice was In good trim, and now
and then. when the 1re gave him chance, he
cfrred away tho audlence with a musical
phraeing such he only has the SO; ret OF
among the glass beads OF the opera b5uffs.
La Petit Dnc Ia nc nldinz to our td,a, Le-
cocq'4 best opera. We do not mean SO much by
this Tint 1t contains his best music but 1t Is 70
we'll conducted Throughout as n graceful come |
dy and 30 we'll represented by the Maurice Grau
troupe In It's musical and spectacular q poets |
that none could help being plea cd and azure. |
ctatfng the rull merlte Of the work
The first chorus Of the pag.fs tNsus mourons I
d'amour" Is very orncsfu. The duet bsiween !
Fri1nomsse and lfD1tland1.y, lie Savant ct is |
soliar." Il fnl If W.T. and gttely The ene b. /
tween the Little Duke and tbs Duchess of Par
the1tdy Is charming of naivete and ends with
Il very pretty duet 'Je taime' which is well
sung by Paola Marie and Mie. CIR goire.
The chorus II P0retlle basse" Is full Of grace
ard WAS axceedingly we'll sung by tina pages
and the closing m | tary horns If the, irst act
''Sounpz e Bout. SeIle," is cute In Keeping
with the general Idea OF the work
N thing rAn bs or tter than the econ de-
sofcge" 10 the second act rs sung by the femi- I
nine chorne and diraet4d by Miss Raph 4tl AS
Nile. De Chateau Lansac Then comes the air
or dehance "Uhapeau Bias :" the arrival t the
Patti Due" disguised ~ a peasant girl, 10
which scene Paola Marie gives evidence nf the
highest talent rs IA eomediau md af or this the
side pnlitting duet between Frunousse and The
Petit Due. "U'est une Idylle
In The third act We We the entertaining
song of I'm TT Bosau" we'll given by Jouard 81
tbs chorus Pas de F.nme-' ami the pretty !
closing song OF the Pitt Due" inteiligantly
by Paol4 Marie LIE illus bel officer
ne Deut d0nner qua ca nn'iI A."