New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-10
Amusements Last Evening.

RiAeIDEs VARETIEs-Mr. J. s. Brownies benefit last
evening was honorsd with decidedly the largest audi
of this season. and probably the most fashionable
The drsss-crcle filed with ladies and gentlemen
the private boxes all occupied the parquette was
crowded and the second s-srcle and gallery were
nearly full 1t well deserved compliment to the
most elaborate and finished actor the stage in this
city.
The performances commenced with new comic drama
entitled Christopher Thinskn' the chief If net the
only merit Of which consists in the acting Mr. Browne
as Christopher 1hnskin was exceedingly good, and Mr.
| Ba sspaysd the part of Brangle we'll
The Extravaganza of Jenny Lindn succeeded ths
comedy, with Mrs Howard Jenny Lind and Mr. Pls-
side Baron S,otgoB6eev The amusemsnts concluded
with Robert Macaire, which certainly could not have
been better rendered under any circumstances Mr.
Brownies Robert was perhaps little juve nile and
rocking than formerly but otherwise the same wild
and racy psrsonaton which he ago made popular
and which has since been copied by nearly all the Robert
MGcdires who have appeared Holland jacques Strops
conyused the whole honse well it might In attitude
conduct physognomy and everything else 1t was exact
to the idea which Jacques S,op intended to give
Mrs Stuart played Marie with her customary correctness
and the whole performance closed with call Of the bene
dciary before the curtains.
ST. CHARLES THRATRE-Mr. Anderson commenced his
engagement at the St. Charles last evening in Hamlet
supported by Mark Smith Poloai,t, Maggie as Laeres
Maddocks Ghost Potter King Mrs Potter as Queen
and Mrs Bernard Opha We've preaent only DARING
one act and cannot therefore speak with that confidence
which could desire FROM the one act we saw we were
inclined to think that Mr. Anderson has improved very
materially in his style Of playing and gained far better
idea Of what true acting and ought be than he had
few years since There not enough of the intellect
ual in his Hamlet TO bring up to first performance
and yet there much less of the than is
generally seen in that very philosophical and intellectual
character. Mr. Mark Smiths Polonils was as we have
had occasion to remark before exceedingly correct and
artistic, 1tconveyed idea Of what sort of man Polo
and correct idea too It parsonation and
not simply part unintslligbly through Mrs Ber
nards 0pea was not correct, and Mr. Peter had not
the very poor merit of knowledge to save his
playing from entire condemnation If he can neither
play simple part correctly speak it ntegiby
the words that belong it, he had better
give way to who Mrs. Potters Queen was
quite crsditsble to her, so far as saw.
The closed with the new farce called Try
ing it oR.'
DAN R1cE's-The Comic Mules are Irresistible II
every thing else fails to taks the part in which they sp
pear falls the shouts Of the audience and
eyesigh clearly prove There ane audience al
Dams last evening, and the performance went off with
than usual But when the mules into
the ring and undertook perform their parts the
house shaken. Several young and boys, de-
srous of earning the promised dollars tried ride
but not could stay The mule threw Thorn all
and not only that but throwing head foremost into
the air, by well managed kick, postsrto he brought
him feet foremost on the ground
The anusements announced for this evening.
which is much to guarantee hearty laugh to all
who 20.