The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-11-24
THE NEW MUSICAL CRITIC.

body who gazed upon his gossamer
limbs, his spectacled orbs, on the air.
Ike crease which divided hy acinthine
locks into equal sections or either side
his bulsing brow, conlA doubt this for
an instant
The managing editor, an earthly
creature, however, had his doubts
about the ethereal young man; but us
the musical critic had come we'll re-
commended, the managing editor stitled
his doubts and showed the young man
his desk.
The first job the young man was
given was to do the opera on the open
ing night. He sailed forth i'll stun
ming evening dress, with full score
under his arm and his heart bulging
with melOdious ahticipations. Re-
turning, and having finished his cri-
tique, he took it to the managing edi
tor, who told him to sit down and read
the stuff aloud. The young mans soul
was terribly shocked that his splendid
composition should be called s'stuff."
However, he began with as good grace
as he could under the circumstances,
as follows:
"The tuneful sweetness of the mns
trO's chef d'Hurve was never inter-
preted with more engaging esprit de
nrps than by the artists in this melo-
di0us aggregation. The chrOmatic
tints were laid on with prodigality
of fervor that sublinlated the appoggi-
tura and apotleosized the contrapuntal
tone
"Hold up" exclaimed the managing
editor, "what do you mean by all that ?"
"Mean!' calculated the musical
itic, chow do you suppose that l
know? I've done work for the great
dailies and nobody ever asked me
what | meant. Shall go on p
The managing editor nodded and
tle young man proceeded:
"And apOtheosized the contrapuntal
tone waves with dynamic expulsion.
Signora Screechowl, the primest prina
donna, was in her best voice, improved
as it was by slight catarrhal shading
which eradicated Those incisive muir
mnrs which tickle only the ears of the
amateur lover of the warbling muse.
Her embonpoint was grandly effective
and no words can hope to depict the
cataclysmic. effort of her dolce far
niente in the brayura passage in the
seventeenth barr
| 81 don't catch on worth Il cent, :.
murmured the managing editor, sadly
"but as you have worked on the great
dailies guess it's all right"
The yoany man said 'Ycs" and Went
on:
"SignOr Macaroni. the tenore asso-
luta, attacked with thcons,,mmatea aplOmb b.
a i,anced in column in division closed
in mass, and carried the works of the
great m;estro by an adroit movemen,
in echeion."
"Was there a battle scene in the
opera 2" innocently inquired the man
aging editor.
"l5attlc scene" exclaimed the yo,lns
man, contemptnously. "No, sir; IL.
battle other than the tolritul conflict o
lyrical acoustics
"Ah." said the managing editor, :
understand. Proceed"
"But the climax Of melliilllous gran
lcur was attained when Mile. Lotoni
the uitracontralto, entered the lists
the coo!ish freshness of her tuncful ton
.a, WAS something astounding in it
cas- l,liyan effects. The charoseur,
of her andante adasio was complimen
tc, perfectly by the middle distance O
her ;dagio-andante, and the tw
achievements together coruseate,
; thro,.sI the house with all the grac
and Hitcliery of the gemini of aSaono
me-. familiarity.'
81 guess that will do," said the lna.l
. agi' .,litor. Il don't care to hea
any susne tonight. I'm not feeIin
@ vylN II. and "A few more lines niyl
50, nt.. into Il brain fever. Your crit
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