New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-01

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breast pocket and you paid me out Of your
purse, which, by the by, remember, as being
made the blue and pearl. Do look and see if
am right or moi"
IL W8s unnecessary. He had but too we'll
described the contents Of nay pockets
Sc Besides sir your fsce, your squint, your
stiff arm; I couldn't be mistaken; and the bills
you showed me you were going to receive al
Counts, Drommond's and other banks
| instantly pulled out my pocket book The
bills were gone rushed from the house, and
jumped into hackney coach. Every bill had
been presented. and paid, and what vas worse.
every clerk and cashier solemDly declared they
had paid the money to me Alas alas what
was to be dones went to the police They
promised to look ont for the thieves, and laughed
ut my simplicity when ventured to assert that
it could not be go geDtlemanly man 80 he with
whom Travelled; nor could so amiahle lady
aa the one had met at the opera-houee have
had any hand in it, To these two persons,
however they ascribed it; and supposed the
lady had drugged the wine, and carried off NV
clothes to the male participator in tie crime,
who assuming my habiiments and personal
appearance, had thus deluded my bankers and
the inn keeper. But what was worse than ali,
the whole affair was in the newspapers the next
morning.
The FIRST READING.-The .sreading'' of
new piece to the performers who are to play it, is
nervous operation for q young or inez perienced
dramatist. 1t is first performance without
any stage aids. All the excitement which 4
lighted theatre, music, applause, and novelty Of
erect nfIpg to his support. are wanting end all
bis own share in the work stands cut in naked
isolation. a somewhat cherries and gloomy
roou. group Of keen, but-untii be has earned
his spurs-not sympethising auditors, and, if be
read his own piece, the incessant sound Of his
own voice, ARE adjuncts not likely to rass an
authors courage. 1t requires much experience
and many successes to teach him to look with
perfect composure upon all this, to remember
that the play is The result Of his own calm and
well considering leisure, that be sees the drama
as a whole, whereas the actors sees it in parts
only, those parts being their own, so far ss they
csD identify them, (for the characters are not
distributed until the reading ia oyer,l and that
their judgment upon those parts is swayed by
Influences which are nstural enough. but which
diminish the value Of the opinion. When he has
attained this composure, a reading becomes
very agreeable process, for by that time the
performers have acquired q faith in bis dramatic
skill aud in his capacity for suiting them with
characters, and they are prepared to laugh at
his wit, or to appaud his more effective passages
Of defamation Yet, even then, he learns to
distrast the most sincere appreciation of the
green-room. The allpson, the equivoque, that
calls out the unanimous shout of the company,
often falls fiat upon the audience, less trained as
q body, to appreciate the happness of an expres-
sion, while a careless quibble, or common
place retort. which the green room passes over
in deserved silence, will frequently coDvulse the
public from pit to gallery The author must
make mp his mind that he knows nothing fur
ther Of the merits of his play, after the reading,
than he knew before. The sole aud real adsan-
tn<-o nf i L e -. .-aE.
is the chance it affords them of detecting any
accidental or intended plagiarism from other
dramas, in which they aTe wonderfully acute.
THE OLDEST CHURCH The Oldest church in
Tenerife is in Real Echo, the sculpture and
carving from Spain, if not original. are sipgu-
lar. On entering the porch piles Of skulls are
seen heaped all around, but there is no clue as
TO what race they belonged to, or when they
we're placed there; the whole is buried in mys-
terry. A painting over the altar represents q
crowd of souls entering Heaven from Purgatory.
The Almighty is seated on an elevated throne
in the distance, with the four beasts, the elders
and an innumerable multitude of angels stand
ing round. band of angels are examining and
receiving the souls through large gate Some
appear to be freely admitted. Others are drag
ged in, joy and happiness beaming on their fea-
lures. A few repulsed and driven back, misery
and despair marking their countenances Five
musicians seem busily engaged in playing the
sackhut, psaltery, harp. dulcimer, and other
musical Instruments, q huge drum holds
prominent position In the right corner Of tho
painting is monster fish ike whale OF dol
phin. with most cspaeious mouth, from which
tumbles out sundry souls: presume the deep
giving up its dead. The character, style and
coloring of the whole piece are very singular
Approaching The grotesque, / endeavored in
vain to discover the date of the picture and the
artist but no doubt the performance was perpet-
uated in the mother country. Another paint
ing, divided into several minute Compartments,
gives the history of Mary and Joseph from the
commencement. continuing on that of Christ to
his death. The screen-pulpit, large stone pill
lars with handsome capitals supporting the roof.
are elaborately carved and ably executed Mass
wasperforming during our visit, the priest and
his attendants composed the congregation. the
organ pealing through the church and aisles,
the low swelling chant, the odor of frankincense
the studied ceremonies, produced harmonious
and dramatic effect