Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-15
NOTES FROM PARIS.
khe New Italian Opera-The Sat1e.te en-.
tadOur and the New Iouse-Haurei
a EavOritc OF the imeric.iEs-Ksse
Opening n Success-Sinl0D lfOccace-
gra. Opera of Verdi-i Letter From
A6elina Patti.
From TIE Stars Own Correspondent.

/ from TIE STARS Own Correspondent
PARIS November 2S. 1888.
Last evening was opened the new Italian
! opera in Paris. This is the gre3I eve1t of the
! week in the gay capital OF France. and for a
few days will place the Tonquin question in the
background. Such is the nature Of the tickle
Frenchmen You will remember that since
four years Paris had been deprived Of her Italian
I opera house. the famous Sale Ientadoter. which
was. during the fast life of the second empire a
center of fashion. and where. from 1913 to 1879.
all the great singers from Mario. Lablache Rubi-
nj. Tamberlick, Tamburin. Fraschini. AID Mines.
/ FreZzoIin: AlbOni. La-rua PaSca to Adalina
Patti made their debuts and marked their fame
as artists ID prime cdr:tlo" Tie last season
OF the Italian opera in Tie year OF the Universal
Exposition, had not been. strange to say. a
success, Al. but that, The managers ia led. the
house was partly destroyed AM. thanks to Baron
Stuhryran. president of the BanQue TE>comptp
{ e Sale Eentadour was tururd INTO banking
Ia on the style of the New York city
bu .dnrs- The loss nf the cher shed 'Itd{iepts ."
as the house was Familiarity called. WAS much
felt 10y the Partisan hmf-life: peurl. pinned
AMI mourned over it. and We're still in taat
, condition when. last May ard June ruuors
suddenly came afoat to the eff CT that the OPEN
NJ Of new Italian opera was beng conte!n-
Plated. The TumorS proved correct and the
pubic was Informed that Victor Maurrl The
popular baritone. VINO had for wears cherished
the ambition of becoming director of the Italian
theater. had c0ntded his views 10 the we'll
known Italian theatrical ma rers tl'I-sA Curti.
and that both parties had cone t. an Under
standing They knew that tie various recent
attempts to establish, or Father rc-eStall 81
permanent home for italian melo-.i,ima IA Paris
mai proved a MANY II lures hat they trusted
In tnhir lux. and EDlind that tip names united
would have sufficient prestige TO ena5. them
10 start such q ventu sme enterprise.
VIII AID that the American COLONY has in no
Ettie way Contributed IL the success OF tie
scheme Victor Naure and the iug pr. sara Corti
are both we'll known bv the leaders uf our
colony. and the fact nj their heinz authorized to
register. as first sub>cr hers J. W. IacGcy. l..
L. iorion. Ne-th. Sci mann .. 4. HOPKINS
etc. has teen OF great he!p To them. For :he
Rothschiils soon followed and 50 ID the
Canondo. thadr II rSch. the C0ips diplomat: que
the Jockey Club in fact two uuuIhs had not
elapsed before ali the subscribing boxes and
stalls were retained for one year and pa q for
Inc consequence WAS that the mana GERS had in
Their pockets one million and half of francs
before the house Wa. rented and the plays OF
the artists selected. This proves sufficiently
that tine ParS.anS had confidence in the cXecu-
tive ab lfty of Maur4l. whom they already cor
: derPd the greatest artist of the day and we
shall see Ii he. too. deserved such confidence.
tn NEW HOUSE
It was last July that M.ssrs Cnrti and Naure,
took in lease tha Theater des Nations formerly
Thrater Lyrque, which is owned by tn, cits of
Paris The house was closed at that time the
previous management having tailed and the
choice was at once considered good The build
ing is we'll located. has fair size suitable open-
ugs. and Is renowned for its acoustics After
the lease was made the mana rerS went to work
and while Maurel was presiding over the artistic
department. making special agreements with
Maestro Verdi the COrtis were engaging artists
and looking over the ordered improvements of
the house. There are now seats for :5i3 neOplp
two rows OF boxes occupy the first and second
floor. each OF which has a small saloon behind
Very comfortable ''ba gnoires' encircle the or
clestra stalls. to which ladies in evening dress
are adm tied. contrary to the Paris custom.
The orchestra is sunk in well lower than the
stalls. having thus the double advantage of
sending out the sound better. alG Of not inter
ceptinT the view. The house emf rely redecorated
is lighted by eli ght large luster chandeliers high
above the highest galleries and round the first
balcony are thirty elegant lamps The
foot lights are arranged in such manner that
IN case OF glass breaking the Cas is automati-
caily shut of Besides. the entire thrater is
divided from the corridors by iron fire doors
and every precaution has been taken to guard
against disasters such lately brfe, the New
York Windsor theater. For a wonder the open-
ing OF the new opera house took place on the
day fixed frcm the first; none of the usual
Der. at eight O'Clock sharp. the curtain rose
before one OF the finest audiences ever seen in
Paris. and the performance of Verdi's OPERA
Simon Boccanegra." duly began. The tele-
graph has already Informed You Of the great
success which the "ala performances encounter
ell. 1t decidedly marks an epoch in the glorious
traditions. Of the Italian lyric stage in Paris and
there Is certaini: one more attraction TO add TO
the list OF pleasures which Paris offers TO its
residents, domestic and foreign.
ln IN Qt,cp i-
one of the oldest works of Verdi Written I'm
1855. it has been played In America some ten
years since. The performers and the orchestra
which Maestro Facco leads admirably are both
very fair. Madame Fides-Devres is ore Of cur
best sopranos. Mr.. Edouard Reske a Pole by
birth. has fine bass voice, and Noiwelli is a
very suitable tenor d0tOroso. The chorus also
deserve praise.
FIGARo'S HAPPY THOUGHT.
Apropos of this musical event. the prominent
Paris paper-Figaro-which by the way. is tc
be represented this winter in your city. by one
of Its wel-knOwn diplomatic writers. Baron
Salvador has had another of its happy thoughts
in inviting some of the most popular SINGERS of
the old Sale Fentador TO contribute an article
giving their impressions on both the Old and
new Italian opera The great tenor. Mario a
genuine nOblPnan. mis- title beng that of Mar
quis of Gambia. who lives in poverty in
Rome. and Tamberlick the tenor Of the c
sharp (la de pr0itrine). made both very interest
ing statements regarding their past and bril-
liant career in Paris. Nicolini's letter is also of
interest: but above all. must be mentioned the
charming letter of Adelina Patti. from which |
shall make for the benefit of Washington
Readers the following tranSlation
Figaro requests from Rosina patti
andes to the Bds-biere di Seriglia) letter Tn
6iJ,ieto '-Eccologua.' Here is the note am
OF course, much interested in the success of the
new enterprise. because it was at the Paris
''N1ens that have for six years. from 1862 to
1865, sung with the greatest artIs ts of the day.
ATTEMPTS TO KILL PATTI IN PARIS.
had just arrived from London. in 1863. when
I made my debut in the SonnGnabuLd. / sang
shortly after. with Mario and Ca raiico. the
Bcr-jiere and Tt "a Those years consider
the duest of my artistic career. although there
some ''back spots" in them For in
stance. one evening. during the performance of
DoniZettis opera. Linda among other bouquets
W hch were sent to me. one was thrown the
stage. and fell at my feet. making terrible
"trdcds." 1t contained huge bullet in lead
which was intended by some jealous rival TO hit
me on the hsad--and kill me. Another day
received as gift. from al unknown admlrer
several pairs o. gloves. Well! those gloves
were poisoned. Once Also as | was acknow-
ed ring the enthusiastic applause of the
whole house, the curtain suddenly. but
purposely came down. and it was mere
luck that | not crushed under It.