New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-07

GAIETY THEATER--We dropped in at this estab
lishment on Saturday evening, and found Mrs. Men
ken, as Uidop CHEEKY in " The Soldiers Daugh-
ter delighting large and respectable audience
She was well supported, and the play passed off with
spirit and with effect upon the audience that re-
minded us of the good old winter nights, when
:" stars were wont to shed their brilancy around.
Mrs. Menken, however is star" and not by any
inferior one, in the ordinary and wide ac-
oeptation Of that title She is pretty in face and
figure has clear musical voice. acts with taste and
spirit, and is altogether quite captivating At the
conclusion of the comedy, on Saturday evening,
she was duly befowered and enwreathed by some of
her enthusiastic admirers.
Mrs. T. B. Logan played the part of the distressed
wife, and recipient of the dashing widows bounty,
with quiet pathos, and general appreciation of her
part, that won upon the audience very much. She
will be a great favorite if she remains upon our
boards. Frank Hea,faH and Gore,mor HeartaH
were brskly and pleasantly played by Messrs. Ber-
nard and Anderton, professional actors, who are new
in this city.
The other performances gave satisfaction also
particularly the recitation. by an amateur, of the
eulogy to DR.. Kane The audience, not being in the
humor for thing of the kind, rected as it was,
drowned it down with lefthanded applause and the
amateur, as he walked off the stage in all the majesty
of offended dignity, was struck on the head by the
pole of the descending curtain whereat the hard
hearted audience went off into fits They afterward
called Justify upon him to come out and receive
special honors, but he didn't come. It is a very
hazardous thing for an amateur to undertake to do
up the sublime ecstatics before an audience who have
just been enjoying genuine acting, as was proved on
Saturday night
Speaking of theatricals, we would remind our
friends that another performance will come off at the
Gaiety on Saturday night, Sept. 10Th 1t is to be
given by the Crescent Dramatic Association as a
| complimentary benefit to their stage.manager and
Leading comedian, Mr.. D. r. F. Mr.. F. it was who
played BulGT0s on the occasion of Mrs Wright's
benefit, several weeks ago, and his comic abilities are
well-known to most of our theatergo By special
request, we understand, of many ladies and gentle
men, the splendid drama, taken from Sir Walter
Scot's novel, of" Rob Roy, will be one of the pieces
selected for the occasion. Dave deserves bunl-
| per, and such we are sure his benefit will be.
The New CoMEr.-M. Leyerrier has communicated
to the Academy of Sciences at Paris the observations
of the new comet discovered by NJ. Diem the 2Sth
ut Parabolic elements, determined by Yvon Villar-
ceau, are as follows: Passage through periheon,
1857, August, 24S422i !; meantime of Paris; peri
helien, distance, 0742750 longitude Of ascending
node, 200 deg. 10 mn 204 sec longitude of perihe-
ion % deg "a mn.; inclination "a deg. SO min. q 4
sec. Hence it appears that the comet is at present
very nearly at its minimum distance from the earth
and there is hope of its becoming otherwise visible
than by means of powerful instruments.