Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-07

IN her slow step and the expression of her
sweet face. Ben Said soon follows, and
sings to her in such passionate and yet gen.
tie strains that it seems she must eyentu-
ally yield to his love. He then leads her
to throne, from which they both witness
the ballet which ne has commanded, in
order to dazzle her eyes and soften her
heart. This ballet is exquisitely beautiful,
wherein the diff rent tints OF the rainbow
are harmoniously blended by the costumes
and poses of the dancers. The ballet is
but finished when Hadjar appears and pre-
sents Mauoel TO his brother, Ben Said, SIS
one who has saved his life, and lie begs
that in excha0g he viii give him back his
sweetheart Ben Said, with Oriental grace,
offers to Mauoel his palace and his fortune,
bit refuses to give up Kama. H4 at last
decides that they shall dispute her at the
end of their swords, and, calling In his
household, the duel commences. Ben Said
proves the conqueror, aud he soon has
Manoel down, his knee Is upon his rivals
breast. and his sword upiiited in the air
prepared to strike him, when Xaima enters,
and, perceiving her lovers danger, rushes
to the open window overlooking a deep
precipice, where she threatens to throw
oSii ttll il OCu toAttA NfSS lpL promise To-
spare her lovers life, and even promise to
never hereafter attempt it again. Ben
Said makes the promise, and Maaoel Is re-
leased and allowed to depart Hermozs.
the insane woman, then enters and in her
rawlings describes the scenes Of war and the
bloody contests " hich had deprived her of
her reason but that which predomiuates
in her memory is the national HYMN OF her
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deur. [ do not think in my life | ever
heard anything so inspiriting the whole
house seemed TO be
CARRIED BEYOND CONTROL.
And all rose to their feet while applaudine
with their entire physical force The
actress renders this scene with marvellous
power, and as though crushed by her fear
full souvenirs, falls to the ground, where in
d stifed voice she continues the strain OF
the martial music. The applause was so
great that the actress was obliged to rise,
sing second time and faint over again.
On Teviving she awakens in possession
OF her senses, and discovers in the Young
orphan Xama her own daughter whom she
had lost. The scenery of the fourth act is
Dis mar tlOi5 10 lllhb Vi ltlG SECOND, COM
posed OF dark arches, walls and ruins, the
deserted part of large park or garden.
Xsima manages to meet Manoel there, and
consents to have him stab her to the heart
rather than to belong to the Moor Ben
Said, and this they decide on after
bidding each other adieu il sadly
sweet tones, but as the lover holds the
dagger ii the air preparatory to giving the
fatal blow, Hermoza suddenly appears
and grasps it from his hand. Wbile the
three are in consultation Ben Said makes
his appearance accompanied by his sol.
diers, who arrest Manoel and carry him
off. Hermozs disappears and the Moor is
left alone with the object of his affections
to whom he expresses his love in such ten.
der, beseechlng tones, that if the fair Xaims
remained unmoved the audience did not,
and Ben Said was Obliged to repeat his
charming romance AS Kama remain:
iniexible, the Moor loses patience, and
roughly grasps her TO drag her to his
harem but at the portal Hermoza
suddenly appears, and gathering Xaima
to her arms protects her from Ben
Said. She sends her daughter within,
while she comes forward to argue with
the Moor. She recounts to him how
she has recovered her reason and found
her lost child, and in prayer of music,
filed with beseechipg and despir, she
sings. Aye5 pctie dine nlere" Ben Said
heeds her not, and threatens, since she
has recovered her reason, TO denounce her
and have her arrested, and it is when she
finds there is no hope, no escape. that she
stabs him to the heart. The Moor's entire
household ana his soldiers rush forward at
his death cry Xaima appears, and Manoel
also the Moors, in their Indignation.
grasp Hermoza, but Ben Said's brother,
Hadiar, forces them to release her by re.
minding them that she is insane so she is
allowed to depart with her daughter and
Manoel,
so ENDS THE PIECE.
The plot impressed me as being charm
ing, but the critics say it is not sufficiently
classical. It seems that nothing outside
Athens or Rome is ever classical enough tC
suit them, but it should be remembered
that it was in this same country, rendered
brilliant and richly colored BY the Moors,
that Victor Hugo placed the scenes of bis
: s Hermann, which play was so little CLASH
cal that it marked the epoch of a new
school, and better one, and for which the
Z world has since expressed no digsatis
faction. The least classical tragedy O
V0ltaire is his most successful one
'Zaire, which possesses more warmth anc
color than any tragedy composed by Racine
or Corneile. In fact, it seems that al
scenes laid in Oriental countries borrow
: some of the warmth and richness Of the
, suns bright rays peculiar to it.
1t IS said that although the greater part
of the music of q Tribut de Z,nlora" is moi
up to the standard Of -" Faust" portion
of the third act is lar superior to anythin.
Gounod has yet composed, and is itself no
inferior TO anything created up to the pres
, ent day. Seldom does the enthusiasm o
an audience in that classical temple Of ar
reach the same pitch as displayed at tn,
first representation of Tribus de Ia
mora, and the house fairly rang with erie
OF Bravo Gounod !" The maestro di
reeted the orchestra himself standing dur
ing the entire performance, and his balc
pate, surrounded by crown of light hair
, was clearly visible in the midst OF thaf
vast sea OF musicians He was frequentl,
obliged to turn and bow to the audience II
I Acknowledgment of their applause ad
dressed to the composer On the frs
, night after the rendering in the third &C
) of the martial strains, Gounod was himsel
J so affected by his own music that he Leaned
! forward and grasped Mile. Krauss' hand il
| an effusion OF gratitude. At the end of tn,
; performance all the artists came forward
, and each offered the maestro a haudson,
bouquet. Val.
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