Aimée Opera bouffe: Barbe-bleue

“’Barbe Bleue’ was the attraction at the Olympic last night. Seldom has a piece been better put on the stage, and seldom has success, so far as the company was concerned, been so well deserved. Aimée was in excellent spirits, and, in spite of our recollections of Irma, we must admit that Boulotte was not far from perfection. Juteau makes a good Barbe Bleue. Bobèche, in the person of Duchesne, was never more satisfactorily represented. The wedding chorus in the first act was a complete success. In the second act the quartet ‘C’est son berger,’ was excellent, and the audience testified its approbation by repeated encores. Throughout the entire performance Aimée maintained her proud pre-eminence, and from first to last Juteau lent her effective assistance. The excessive coldness of the night was sufficient reason for the slimness the audience. Though slim, however, the audience was not cold, and the company must have been cheered by the hearty enthusiasm which was maintained during the whole evening.”