French Opera Bouffe: Le Petit Faust

Event Information

Venue(s):
Grand Opera House

Proprietor / Lessee:
James, Jr. Fisk

Manager / Director:
John F. [manager] Cole

Conductor(s):
Carlo Patti

Price: $.50 general admission; $1 balcony; $1.50 parquet; $.30 family circle; $8 private box for 4; $15 proscenium box for 6

Event Type:
Opera

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
17 May 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Oct 1870, 8:00 PM
04 Oct 1870, 8:00 PM
05 Oct 1870, 8:00 PM
06 Oct 1870, 8:00 PM
07 Oct 1870, 8:00 PM
08 Oct 1870, Matinee

Program Details

Ballet music composed by Tissington; choreography by Signor Costa.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  French Opera Bouffe Company;  Lea Silly (role: Mephisto);  Celine Montaland (role: Marguerite);  Constant Gausins (role: Faust);  Paul Hittemans (role: Valentin)
2)
Petit Faust, Le
Composer(s): Hervé
Text Author: Crémieux

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 03 October 1870, 7.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 03 October 1870, 10.

Brief; “‘Le Petit Faust’ remains on the bills of the Grand Opera House. It is a very clever and amusing opera bouffe, and some of Hervé’s best music may be found in it; but it is robbed of many of its attractions by the vulgarity and positive indecency of some of the company. The lady who appears as Marguerite and the gentleman cast as Faust act in a manner which should not be tolerated on any stage. The ballet also, in which there is not one premiere danseuse, strictly speaking, should either be omitted entirely or considerably pruned.”