| There was something of the opera bouffe about his methods which abstracted from the brilliancy of his success. |
| I think we may, therefore, suppose this piece to be an English Opra bouffe. |
| Why, then, for my part, I suppose it is intended for a specimen of English Opra bouffe. |
| A mere outline of what followed reads like the scenario of an opera bouffe. |
| Then why demand of Ailes that his opera bouffe company treat you as anything other than an interloper? |
| They were probably most of them serious, but some of the younger ones recognized the bouffe quality of their calling. |
