New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-23
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~ Desultory Theatrical Items. VI
BosroN.-At Barrys, the stock company are taking
their annual benefits. Mrs. Farren has closed her
gagement at the Museum. "Dred' is having run.
Perhaps, Ethiopian Opera troupe at the Peoples
National. The Maui children have met with great
success at the Howard Atheneum.
New YoRK.-Mr. Forrest has recovered from his
recent ndispositon, and is playing Jack Cade' at
the Broadway. Miss Heron is announced in "Medea'
for the 10th, at Walacks She has been trumphantly
successful. At Burton's Metropolitan, Brougham is
playing an engagement. Laura Keenes is taken up
with benefits of the members of the company. Mrs.
Mcmahon persists in playing at Chambers street
theater She plays to slim audiences.
PnILADnIru1A-Th Placide's are still at the Wal
nut street theater.
CuARLEsroN-Miss Davenport opened here on the
18th instant.
RICHMoND.-Mr. John Drew, the Irish comedian, is
playing successful engagement.
ST. Lou1s.-The Conway's are still at the St. Louis
theater, where they have produced the spectacle of
Faustus. Mr. Proctor opened at the Peoples on the
9th, in yirginius.
C1No1SNAr1.-Mr. Edwin Booth continues at Woods
theater At Bates National, the stock company are
taking benefits.
MoBILE.-Mr. Neafie closed highly fattering en-
nagement at Dufields theater Saturday night. He
opens in his great characters of the Corsican Brothers.
at the St. Charles tonight.
MEMrn1s-Maggie Mitchell terminates brilliant
engagement on the l7th and was to be succeeded by
Eliza Logan.
The Marsh Juvenile troupe were to close in Boston on
the l4th and to leave for this city, where they will
appear next Monday. The Keller troupe 60 to Mobile.
The Florence's are en- route for this city. Edwin
Booth is also expected here at an early date.
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MARsus JUVENILE CoMEDIANs-At Spalding u
Rogers Amphitheater next Monday (the crcuses now
there close on Friday to prepare for the juvenile won
ders) we are to have this famous troupe OF Lllipu-
tan actors, who have been exciting an immense SEN
sation in New York ard Boston. They come out on
the Empire City, which left New York on the 18th,
and number seventyive souls, including torty-three
children all under twelve years of age, nurses, ply
scians professors of music, dancing and the modern
languages-ther own orchestra, scene painters, ETC.
altogether the most unique family of juveniles OF
which we have any record, and constituting com
| pete ballet, operate and dramatic company OF JuVe
niles under u years of age.
Our readers will recollect the exquisite dances and
poses of Madam Weiss famous Viennoise children
and the dramatic triumphs of the Batemen children
will still be fresh in everybody's memory. In the
Marsh troupe we find an elaboration OF the ideas IN
tiatd by Madam Weis and Mr.. Batemen. The Old
English comedies are played with spirit and truth
fitness rarely met with any stage, and their roper
tore includes nearly all the popular pieces of the day
In spectacles and scenic representations they especially
excel In Boston, where they have Just completed {
sever weeks engagement, we see by the papers tina
on their seventh and last week every seat in the dres
circle of the theater was sold at auction at premium
for six successive nights circumstance unpreceden
ted we opine, in the annals of tue stage.
OF this troupe, dozen or more are described to b
stars Of the first magnitude George Marsh, onl.
seven years old, is said to eclipse Burton himself a
Toodes and to rival our own Davidge as Jem Bags
Little Mary eight years DID, appears to be miniaur
edition of Mrs Charles Howard in her versatility an
vivacity. Little Forice seven years Old, is describes
to be the embodiment of fairy Ellslcr in ever,
D thing but size. Christine, the prima donna of I'll
Il party, only ten years old, sings like nightingale
and Louise, an universal genius, eleven years old,
0 equally at home in every role registering blade
puritanical crophead, love sick swain or sentime
tai damsel Besides these they have walking gent
IS men and walking ladies, old men and old wome
Al chamber maids and cod hoppers and all the ct ceter
e of the most comprehensive stage company. In tt
nc most elaborate pieces the whole is sustained excl
y siveIy by these children actors, and no person ov
J. twelve years old is oLtruded upon the view of ii
e audience. Their wardrobe and paraphrenalia is Ill
+ themselves, petite and elegant.
At first glanceit would appear to u.s. that with ever
&c thing sustained by juveniles, after the novelty ns
Is urally excited by such youthful artists off, ash
e from possibly now and then fash of infane preC
city, upon the whole their productions must be unss
isfactory, and cloy upon the taste of c1mmuni
ot familiar with good acting but we have good reas
n to believe that their parts are played better than
e. found upon most of the stages where children OF
I'd larger growth y are the actors, and that the me
W grave audiences are alternately moved to tears
he convused with laughter utterly torgetul OF the p
e my proportions Of the thespians. They played tn
~ teen weeks to crowded houses in New York, and
ne auction sale of seats in Boston, their seventh vet
'" is the best commentary upon their merit. The
he York Tribune pronounced them the best stock CO
Ill pany in that city and little George Marsh the fl
Is low comedian in America. The Herald INDUCES
es its usual rhapsodies and in its most approved st.
OF And the Boston press evnce remarkable unannl
III in what must be exravagant descriptions, unless
ar troupe be really wonderful.