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garde, is not dispersed all over the house, but is
always to be found in the pit, exactly under the
great iisstre IL is under the superlntendence of
chJ de Ia cfaqme, who is paid handsome salary
tor the entire MANAGEMENT But his income IL
not confined TO that alone. Not all the members
of the Clique are permanently engaged, but only
the officers, who called captain. iieute nani,
sergeant OF the ciaque. They give the sign Of ap-
plau-e, and Indicate it's respective strength through
more or less high lifting mp of the hands. The
private soldiers are not paid at all, but consider
themselves sufficiently remunerated with the free
admissions; and, not untrequently, some poor die
tan pay franc to the chef de la cLaqae, because
they cannot afford paying the regular admission oi
three francs and sixty centimes


The third opera house is the comic opera. THE
is the genuine and national French theatre, now
entirely under the contvol of Messrs Auber and
Scribe. The director is Ceribeer, and his being
an lsraelite is sufficient guarantee for lts finan
cial prosperity The sale is what the French call
coquette. but there IS no scenic pomp, nor is the
company very distinguished. Chollet, the quon-
dam Tampa and Fra Dlavoo is old, and Roger,
his successor, is an exceent singer, particularly OF
romances, but little deficient in strength. Since
Damoreau's withdrawal from the stage, and Roesl-
lady of English birth, but educated in France, is
the prima donna. She is a charming blondlne a
though not 80 epeiIee as poor Jenny Colon was
but possesses delicious little voice, and mschie.
vous little nose-very good qualities for sonbrette
but not for prima donna. The variety of the
cess. Nearly every fortnight a new opera is pro.
duced, or chef d'aupre of the last generation is
busted and furnished up, TO be Int food for the new
generation. The house is crammed every night
M. Ceribeer is in raptures-Auber has in his stable
fifty saddle horses, which he never mounts, and
Scribe looks with tears of Joy IN his eyes on the
geometrcally progressing list OF his dro1fs dauter