Grau French Opera Bouffe: Genevieve de Brabant

“Genevieve,” at the French Theatre will be repeated every evening this week, with its original cast. M. Petit in his amusing part of Narcisse has introduced certain new points which add greatly to its ludicrous effect. Rose Bell continues to be as charming as ever, and the Tyrolean trio is nightly encored. It is to be hoped that in the forthcoming operas, the singer whose noble bass voice is so effective in this trio will be heard in more prominent parts.”

“This brilliant production was given last night at the French Theatre, for somewhere about the fiftieth time, and received by a large audience with the usual favor. The applause was even more liberal than usual, and the serenade, the couplets of the gens d’arme, the music of the first act, the Tyrolean trio, and the hunting quartet, were all encored.”

“Last night, at the performance of ‘Genevieve’ at the French Theatre, the inimitable Gabel introduced a new effect. His fellow gend’arms Bourgoin being too hoarse to respond to the usual encore of the popular couplets, Gabel took both parts, being Petou at one instant and Grabage at the next. Of course, this double duty was warmly appreciated by the audience, and immediately encored.  The opera otherwise passed off with the usual vivacity and brilliancy.”