Привид Опери
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.
