New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-07

or All that G1itters is not Gold never was,
in our estimation, q production of marked dra-
matte ability. It was, nevertheless, brought
out, as per announcement, for Miss Somers' s
benefit, at Placide's Varieties, last evening and
the characters were sustained by Miss Somers
as Martha Gibbs, Mrs and Miss Kemble as
Lady LeathefJrsdge and Lady Vateria, and
the remainder by the Crescent Association.
The pressure on our columns this morning
prevents our doing more than referring to the
! performance in general terms. Mrs. and Miss
| Kemble were very good in their parts, and Mr..
Esp r. F. acquitted himself handsomely
| The gem and star Of the evening" however, was
the beneficiary. Miss Somers, as we remarked
| before, is a theatrical novice indeed, we be
1 lieve she never appeared upon the stage unit
| the last season. Her excellence as an actres
has, nevertheless, been growing more and NOR
apparent each succeeding day Her last night
performance was wonder to US, as to MANI
other theater- goers Of long standing. The tone
style. character and acting were excellent in
| deed We do not know that we have ever seer
1 the character sustained by Miss Somers better
presented. Il was natural and impassioned--
we'll understood and well presented.
Miss Somers leaves New Orleans we under
stand for new residence, and one that we trus
will equally appreciate her talent. If the pro
mise of her return should prove true, we shall
congratulate ourselves upon receiving a lady
and actress of no common merit and ability.
Will our Northern friends, in their earlier no
tees, pay to her that regard to which she is
entitled , 3 ssf ese
There was large audience present last even
ing, which. if we may judge by the applause,
was well pleased. The g Crescents . were good
lin their parts. and the g Amateurs successful
| in every thing except the bad jokes they at
tempted to perpetrate. The benefit was un-
doubtediy real, and the compliments of the
audience sincere beyond question We hope be-
fore long to notice Miss Somerss return.
GRAND CONCERT A la JULIIEN.--It will be
seen by reference to the advertisement in an.
other column that Grand Concert will be
given, at the Odd Fellows Hall, this evening,
for the benefit Of the Galveston sufferers by an
orchestra of forty musicians. under the lead Of
H. IA Lehman, and that the concert is under
the charge Of the Howard Association 81 this
city. Several amateurs, vccalists and instru-
mental performers have volunteered for the oc-
casion. The published programme is very ad-
mirable. and announces some Of the choicest and
most popaiar music. The reputation Of Mr..
Lehman ia sufficient guarantee that the execu-
ton Of the pieces will be in accordance with
their worth and merit.
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MEEKNEss AND MAGNANIMiTY.-A story was
told before as the other evening, over nuts and
wine, which, if we could tell as it was told,
might be insured q journey through the papers
of the country, and an agreeable reception
wherever received and read foaa dsl7l
DR.. M, Of this city ,was some years since,
and for aught we know still is, famous for the
quality of hook wine to be found on his table.
The Rev. DIR. H. discovered and appreciated
its excellence. 1t so happened, in the course of
events, that Dir. Nj left his residence and
moved to another, letting the unoccupied one to
the Rev. Dr., and leaving behind him note,
stating that he had taken the liberty of forget
ting box Of hock--at which forgetfulness he
hoped the Rev. DIR would not be offended.
The latter gentleman, a few days after, rela-
ting the circumstance to mutual friend, ex-
claimed ssWhy, Mr.. A., i should not hape
been offended If he had left ttco -
Wasn't that Christian magnanimity s54,
CoLD.In his song called 4 Annabsl Lee !,
Pee speaks Of 8a.I5
wind that blew out Of cloud by night
Chilling & 5Eslf Ii I.gT
and rendering very disagreeable matters and
things in general We have had the practical
part of the poetry here for several nights and
days past; nights when the windows shook and
ratified, and the signs creaked in their contin-
ual swinging when blankets were necessity
and comforters comfort /; days when woolen
clothing MAS far from being disagreeable In
fact, we have had very cool weather The Their.
mometer has been under seventy degrees, and
mems toes have consequently suffered We do
not know exactly what figures are necessary 10
Introduce frost, but should judge they could
not be far off. From 100 to less than 10! g Oh.
what fall was there, my countrymenl" .,,l.
A fever about these times must be in the shape
of comfort, as Dutch foot-stoyes used to be in
the North. But fever is not to be had sW
PLAID SILKS AND CARBOHYDRATES. We have
before referred to the fine assortment of goods
at Horace Harby's, No 1s5@Camp street. His
advertisement, published in another column Of
TINS mornings paper. informs the public that he
has largely increased his stock in those depart.
ments most desirable at the present season Of
the year According to the fashion reports Of
New York and Paris, plaid silks are to be all.
the go another season, and Mr. Hardy has a
great variety for examination and sale Har-,
by's y decidedly a cheap store, and ladies bent
on shopping cannot do better on Charities street
than Of l85 Camp. We commend to them the
silks and emhroideries to be found there.
TROUBLE AMONG PuBLlsHEns Mr.. 7. u Nc
Elrath, young publisher and proprietor of the
Empire City, is out in long card in the New
York Mirror, against the Harpers. He accuses
this house of being hostile to him and other
publishers, and makes statement of their hay.
ing published and thrown into market Dickens
new work, Hard Times,' at an under price,
when they knew that he had, OF much trouble
and expense, procured the copy from the Eng
lish publisher in advance of its publication
MIR. MoElrath says that the book trade, SO far
as he has knowledge, sustain him and con-
denim the course of the Harpers
SCARCITY OF PArER.--The newspapers at st.
Louis are nearly ont of paper, and the city is
said tn he full IF na,,nt,,, a,l;tn.. :.