Orpheus in America / Translated by Lander MacClintock. Drawings by Alajálov.

• VerfasserIn: Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880,
• TeilnehmendeR: Alajalov, Constantin, 1900-1987,; MacClintock, Lander, 1889-1980,
• Place / Publishing House: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, [1957]; ©[1957]
• Year of Publication: 1957
• Language: English; French
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource 200 pages) :; illustrations)
• Notes: Translation of Offenbach en Amerique.

Translated from original writings by Lander MacClintock in 1957, Orpheus in America: Offenbach's Diary of His Journey to the New World offers unique perspective and insight into the thoughts of notable German-French composer, Jacques Offenbach during his 1876 visit to the United States. The book is was originally self-described on its cover flap as follows: "The name of Offenbach, king of opéra bouffe, author of La Vie Parisienne and The Tales of Hoffman is synonymous with the gaiety and wit of the French Second Empire. Visiting America in 1876, Offenbach … was endlessly inquisitive about all he saw, from art and music to the New York Fire Department, from horse-cars to women's dress, from Niagara Falls to advertising. Offenbach found America and the Americans a source of unfailing entertainment, and the candid impressions which he recorded in his journal are fresh, droll, and full of charm."

Table of Contents

Before my departure -- The crossing -- New York, the Gilmore Garden -- The house, the street, the cars -- The theatres of New York -- The restaurants, three types of waiters -- Women, the introductions, the park -- The story of two statues -- The liberties in America -- Organizations -- Advertising -- The races -- The American press -- Some portraits -- Philadelphia -- Offenbach Garden -- To Niagara, Pullman cars -- Niagara Falls -- The Dauphin Eleazar -- Returning from Niagara sleeping cars -- The tortures of a musician -- Banquets, baton, and Brevet -- Farewell soiree -- The return.