Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-16


riase with one every way congenial with
him, and every way worthy ofhim.
OPERA GLASSES W TELESCOPES.
The New Orleans Bee contains the fol-
lowing account of the opera glass difficult
~ which occurred recently in the st.
Charles Theatre, in New orleans, and
which has been heretofore mer toned:
"A few nights ago, great deal of an.
noyance was experienced by ladies in the
dress circles Of the st. Charles Theatre.
IN consequence Of the conduct of q COM
Pany OF seamen who brought their tele.
scopes to that establishment, and used
them as opera glasses. They caused sew
eral ladies TO leaVe the theatre. and as
they persisted in their ungentlemanly
conduct, in spite Of the loudly expressed
diSapprobation of the audience, q cry Of
turn them out was raised, and the suc
geston was carried into execution. On
Saturday evening, larger bat less i'm
pertinent party Of sailors again appeared
At the St. Charles, and again called their
telescopes into requisition. There were
a: least twelve persons provided with
these instruments, and they were SUD-
ported by large number OF their com
| rades, who had determined, we believe,
to aid them in disputing their right 10 re-
main, if any attempt up eject them
should be made by the officers of the
theatre.
whenever any gentleman, or person
in male attire, levelIed an Opera glass at
;he party, twelve telescopes were instant
ly directed at him, and so remained till
&c laid it down, or turned it away 10 an
other part of the house, when the sea.
glasses were immediately lowered. There
were at first several loud demonstrations
OF disapprobation st this conduct; but
when IL was seen that the seamen never
once directed their telescopes at lady.
even when the ladies turned their glasses
at them, these symptoms of indignation
gradually subsided. and would soon have
entirely ceased had not a toy appeared
IN the parquette with two soda glass bot
ties, placed parallel to each other like the
'tarrels' Of an opera-glass, and directed
his eXtenpore 'eye-inStrument' at the
party Of seamen. The shouts Of laughter
and applause which announced the bows
appearance in the parquette, brought Mr.
De Bar, the gentlemanly manager of the
st. Charles, before the curtain, TO address
the audience. lie began by expressing
his astonishment at party of men who
were endeavoring to destroy the reputa-
tiOn Of his establishment, although he
had done them no injury whatever.
Here sailor rose IN his seat, aud at
tempted to speak, but he was instantly
silenced by storm of misses and cries
of "turn him out" Mr.. De Bar re-
quested the audience to hear what the
man had to say. Unwillingly this Der
mission was granted. The sailor denied
that it was their wish to injure him de-
MED having annoyed any lady; said
that they had never commenced, in a
single instance, the impertinence COM
planned of: that they had never raised
their telescopes excepting when an opera
g.asS was levelled at them by a gentle
man. (llisses from the opera-glass hold
ers; applause from the parquette; cries
of "good, "this is free country" and
that's true" from the galleries, fol-
lowed this statement.) The sailor said
that they would instantly leave the thea
ire if desired; but they would raise their
telescopes if they remained, whenever
any gentleman raised his opera glass at
them. lie thought he had as good
right to use single -barrelled telescope
as the others had to use e'double-bar-
relied opera glasses. As what the sailors
said in their defence was strictly true, a
compromise was effected: the opera-glass
holders discontinued their impertinence,
and the telescopes were not raised again.
HINTS TO BAcHELoRs.-If q lady con-
descends to fiirt with you, merely for the
tun of seeing You wriggle, believe size is
heartily in love with you, and then pre-
sumo upon that belief You will very