French Opera Bouffe

“The debut of Mlle. Dubois at Lina Edwin’s Theatre last evening, did not produce a deep impression on the audience. The lady was indisposed, and she suffered, too, from the fact that the tenor who was to have sung with her was replaced, on account of sickness, by a gentleman whose intentions were more laudable than his achievements. Besides, so delicate an operetta as ‘Les Noces de Jeanette’ could hardly be rendered effective after the less refined but much more appreciable music of ‘Fleur de Thé.’ And it must be said that no debutante could hope to win hearty applause after so spirited and finished a performance as that which Mlle. Aimée contributed to the representation of Lecocq’s pretty and amusing composition. Mlle. Dubois will, doubtless, have another opportunity to show her talent as a vocalist and actress.”

“At Aimée’s opera bouffe establishment last night there was a representation of the ‘Fleur de Thé,’ in which Aimée sung charmingly and Edgard was even droller than usual. After this pleasant entertainment, there was a performance of Massé’s operetta ‘Les Noces de Jeannette,’ for the purpose of introducing a new singer (from the Opera Comique, of Paris, we are told), in Mlle. Dubois. The new comer has a light voice, fairly cultivated, and in of her arias gave excellent satisfaction. She is not an artiste, however, who will attract much attention, unless, indeed, she should hereafter appear to better advantage than she did last night.”

“Mlle. Dubois made her first appearance at the Opera Bouffe on Thursday evening in a little operetta Les Noces de Jeanette. She is a young lady of prepossessing appearance—a blonde—and has a light soprano voice, sweet and fresh and well cultivated. She is a sprightly actress and will add to the attractiveness of the Aimée troupe.”

“It suffices to say that the lady [Mlle. Dubois] made an agreeable impression, notwithstanding rather unpropitious circumstances; Mlle. Aimée having especially pleased the audience by a very droll, piquant, and polished personation of Fleur- de-Thé.”