New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-24
DAILY CRESCENT.

C0vEyr GARDEN THEATRE IN AN UPRoAR.-
Mr. eye, manager Of Covent Garden Theatre,
London, recently announced morning concert,
for his benefit, with the names of Grisi and
Mario conspicuously displayed. to attract an
audience. The house was crowded. Grisi was
g indisposed,' and was excused; and Mario
arrived at the theatre an hour and a half after
the performance was announced to commence.
The auditory was in frightful bad hnmor
with every body, and especially with Mario.
At last Mario, with his music book in hand,
proceeded to sing his Cujus Amman as though
nothing had happened, The audience, reserved
and naughty, icy, frowning, eyed him without
uttering a word, until spectators just man,
according 10 the description of Horace--hnd
that, after all, the artistic had gaflantly extrl-
Gated himself conceived the unfortunate idea of
applauding. On the instant, the fiercest, most
merciless, piercing misses, such as never issued
from any wasps' nest in fury, rent the ears
of the astounded artistic Mario seemed not to
know where he stood A thunderbolt falling at
his feet could not have SO overwhelmed him
with surprise and CONSERVATION. He hastened
off the stage like a man who no longer had the
use Of his senses, and hurriedly asked who had
aroused the public displeasure.
An explanation was then made of the scene
that had occurred before he came, but it was
too late. Never was q human face SO COM
petely distorted, in every feature, as Mario's at
this recital His eyes looked as though they
were starting from his head his forehead be-
came blue and purple by turns, his teeth fairly
chartered together. and he paced up and down
like a wounded lion in his cage, neither seeing
nor hearing another word g Where's Gye!
Bring me Mr.. Gye!' were the only words he
could manage to render Ineligible in his
paroxism of fury.
Then followed u scene, in which the Infatuated
tenor knocked down Monsieur Maray split a
tumbler of water over Madame Bosio, and then
disappeared, swearing, from the theatre In
the meantime, the audience shouted and missed
and Mr.. Gye was at last compelled to inform
them that their money would be returned at the
box Office. When the crowd reached the office
it was elosed-nc money was visible-and upon
endeavoring to retrace their steps, the various
entrances to the theatre we're fast. The exaspe-
ration of the audience who had notreceived their
money, and could not even get back to their
places may be imagined! They uttered the
most terrible cries Of rage. and accompanied
with kicking, blows Of the fist, etc. against the
doors, The closing bars Of the civilian Tell"
overture, which the orchestra were executing me-
chemically. At length all the defences gave
way, the doors were beaten in and the crowd
yelling, wild and furious, invaded every corner
Of the house: money! tsThe money! was
the shout in every direction, s'The money; give
US back our money! p with epithets which may
readily be OWNED
However Mr., eye did not lose his self posses
sion. After a thirtieth speech, and while his
cashier was gone to look up the money required,
he brought forward his reserve, composed of
Mesdames Bosio, Maray and Viardot. Madame
Bosio at length succeeded in disarming the
crowd and calming the disturbance. She sang
the air Of sErnani'' in admirable style, and was
tremendously applauded; she was recalled, too,
and made to sing the air again.
At 81 o'clock the crowd silently dispersed
The cashier kept his office open for payment un-
til 10. Mr.. Gye gave back one third more than
he received, and had asingular benefit truly
curious phase of the affair is, that the
same evening Mario sang his romance in La Fa-
vorita diyinely, and made his peace with the
public After his romance he was was greeted
with three rounds Of applause Funny institu-
ton, the public!