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The Paris Opera House

           Pilastersofpeach-blossomandvioletstoneareagainstthecorrespondingwalls.Morethanfiftyblockshadtobeextractedfromthequarrytofindthirtyperfectmonoliths.

           "ThefoyerdeladansehasparticularinterestforthehabituesoftheOpera.Itisaplaceofreuniontowhichsubscriberstothreeperformancesaweekareadmittedbetweentheactsinaccordancewithausageestablishedin1870.Threeimmenselooking-glassescoverthebackwalloftheFOYER,andachandelierwithonehundredandsevenburnerssuppliesitwithlight.Thepaintingsincludetwentyovalmedallions,inwhichareportrayedthetwentydanseusesofmostcelebritysincetheoperahasexistedinFrance,andfourpanelsbyM.Boulanger,typifying’TheWarDance’,’TheRusticDance’,’TheDanceofLove’and’TheBacchicDance.’Whiletheladiesoftheballetreceivetheiradmirersinthisfoyer,theycanpractisetheirsteps.Velvet-cushionedbarshavetothisendbeensecuredatconvenientpoints,andthefloorhasbeengiventhesameslopeasthatofthestage,sothatthelaborexpendedmaybethoroughlyprofitabletotheperformance.Thesingers’foyer,onthesamefloor,isamuchlesslivelyresortthanthefoyerdeladanse,asvocalistsrarelyleavetheirdressing-roomsbeforetheyaresummonedtothestage.ThirtypanelswithportraitsoftheartistsofreputeintheannalsoftheOperaadornthisfoyer.

           "Someestimate...maybearrivedatbysittingbeforetheconciergeanhourorsobeforetherepresentationcommences.

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