>THANKS TO JAN STRICKLAND< for her degruy-saulet-foucher ******************************* >CONDENSATION OF REMARKABLE< +new orleans aristocracy+ >FRENCH CREOLE DRAMA< ************************** >in a few words this legal outline encapsulates a fantastic story that is nothimg short of >GRAND OPERA< *************** ( french love/life tradition ) >THE FRENCH OPERA HOUSE IN THE VIEUX CARRE WAS A GREAT PART (radiant song/drama/dreams) >OF THEIR DAILY METAPHYSICAL LIFE WHERE A GAP BETWEEN >ART & LIFE DISAPPEARED<. ************************** +CREOLE LIFE/ART FORMULA+ >charles cavaroc my mother's grand father was part of the opera co. that built this fabulous place and >MY CAVAROC GRANDMOTHER SPOKE VIVIDLY ABOUT IT'S ARTISTIC +POWER AND BEAUTY+ ********************** >for some INSIGHT to this view ( if you are not a opera lover ) **************************** "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" ( especially the film version ) >IS A GREAT REVELATION< (seering beauty / power) ************************ >GRAND (LIFE=ART) OPERA OF THE< >new orleans creole< +VERLOIN deGRUY FAMILIES+ 19th C. landed gentry ********************** +GREAT SUGAR WEALTH PROVED+ ( wealthiest in 1830 n. america ) +ULTIMATELY A BURDEN+ ( jealousy, human frailty ) ************************ >deGRUY-SAULET-FOUCHER< > a fascinating drama that i have written much about as they are my immediate ancestors. ************************** >deBORE, DESTREHAN, SARPY, DREUX, deSONIATduFOSSAT, COUTURIER, ( to name but a few others ) >CARRIER, PERRY, AUFRERE AND SAUTON etc. FAMILIES ALSO >included in the matrix< *********************** +LIFE AS GRAND OPERA+ >divorce is only a small part of the entire story which includes every >VICE & VIRTUE KNOWN< (as in all families) **************** +larger then life transcendent+ >THE RADIANT DRAMA OF THE VERLOIN >deGRUY FAMILY IS +MAGNIFICENT+< ************************************ >to comprehend the magnitude >requires european travel<. *************************** >( TO VISIT THE CASTLES OF THE (an unforgetable pilgrimage) >COUNTS deGRUYERE IS A"ONCE >IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE")< ****************************** >that requiring some time, >european travel, that is< >LET US FOCUS ON NEW ORLEANS >from your local library borrow a ( OR ARCADIA BOOKSHOP) copy of (volume 1) of.... ********************** +"NEW ORLEANS ARCHITECTURE"+ +++++++++++++++++++ +"THE LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT"+ ******************************** >turn to pages 19 - 21.... ********************** >"THE FAUBOURG SAULET"< ************************ >tomorrow i shall discuss some of >THIS "GRAND OPERA" HISTORY< ****************************** gene ray, san diego, california (google) eugenerayart.com