New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-17

less consider him by any qualified to personste
Charles Surface Bertrand even 81 CW nor 40 we
think that in the parts in which we nave ever seen
him he has proved equal to the demand OF time anu
occasion His articulation married by an attendant
cultural and catching Of breath that is occasionally very
painful hear His conceptions Of character are not
sufficiently studed-are otimes singulsry napt ana IN
appropriate Those who attended the representation Oh
the school for Scandal acknowledging all the attend
ant drawbackscauuot but have been struck with inc
over-ppant extravagant rolicking style OF MS oha's
Surface 1t was Charles Surface half drunk anu haii
crazy
Mrs Esele Potter is an of considerable merit
and reputation She makes good appearance upon 'he
stage neatly and appropriately is rarely
of her part and almost equally good in comedy ana
tragedy Such an cannot but be of great value to
auy theatre and we congratulate the pub
lie on her re-appearancs There are nevertheless some
yery serious faults in her playing, which must have
themselves already those who have been pres
emit Her Lady 1td=e not correct her MGded' was
very abored copy of Julia Deans both in attitude anu
expression and her Lucille washer own There Is rea-
son to fear that she may not be altogether III
some of the characters which will fall to her lot though
our hopes contrarywise. ~
Mr., Bertrapdis a new conner in New Orleans, She will
probably play the parts that won ior hs
HE popuarty while in York and in our opinion
Hkey to make "a hit here. She has something of the
soe ver.atie talent as Mrs Charles Howard sings with
ability and in her proper sphere plays with good deal OF
taste and understanding
Mr. W II. Maddocks, announced from the Lonoon
Theatres yet appeared in no character Oh npol
tance-in nothing which serve as correct test WIN
the exception Joseph Surface There were some very
crave defects in our judgment his portrayal of that
character and there were also some fsForaole
He depcted oseh too much after the Dick Turpn stamp
xard witt sufficient
.breud intellect with which he is endowed There was
lso very meodramatic tread much better adapted TO
one of Panches Extrayaganzas than sherdans famous
comedy 1t clear nevertheless, that MT MaouocAs
had studied his part and understood its wants ana
urements We shall be better able to judge OF his merits
when we have seen OF his acting
Mr. Mark Smith Mr. Potter, Mr. Bradley Mr. Davis and
Mr. Duncan are we'll known in the city They were all
attached to the theatres during last season. as were also
A. n.vis Mr.. Melville Mmle Vallee and others. Mr..
~ d Smith and Mr. Dufied-the latter singer of con-
;droha rnert-Mrs Booth Mrs Dufeld and some others
are new corners who have not yet rendered 1t neces-
,ry for US to express decided opinion with regard
IN their merits Time, which tries all things will un-
oubtedy give clear notion Of their competence be-
fore long Hoping all things trusting all things we are
content to for the present their capaoy 10 sus
tain with houor and their several parts athogh
objections might be urged of those in which they
have already appeared .
The same course presume, will be followed at the
ST Charles this season that peculiarly successful
the last star will follow star in quick succession and
we shall greet many of the faces of past years We
trust the season will prove profitable as It's predecessor
and somewhat more deserVedly so We are willing not
vithstapdipr the somewhat unfayorabe impressions we
c,nfss To having conceived already to witness in the
most favorable light and commend in the most positive
manner whatever deserving Of praise be presented
to us and are inclined regret the faults to which we
hive alluded only account of the we have spe
Gifted.
The attendance upon evenings past has been exceeding
y good and brilliant promise have for the coming
season leads think that it will be well for the st
Charles to endeavor surpas all the history of the past
We shall pay somewhat close attention to the perform
ances there and intend chronicle mpartally esti
mate Of the merit and success which before us.