everything was done to dazzle : dramatist and composer went so far as to transport a cavaillé-coll organ into the theatre. the settings were grand and impressive: the stage accommodated 535 persons.: "the war-cries of the soldiers, the moans of the terrified women, the clanking of armour, the booming of guns, the conquerors' entrance in the city, the sacking of the palace, all was of an exact and admirable motion."