New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-11-05

at the Amphtheater last night. That there would
have been jam, but for the change in the weather.
was quite evident in the rush for seats in the morn
ing, The whole dress circle was taken up before the
weather began to threaten, but afterwards, gentle
men who had bought seats for large parties of ladies'
returned to if they could not give up the seats
and get their money back. Mr.. Van Orden the
polite and accommodating agent Of the Amph-
theater, hestated not an instant he refunded the
money to all who came back, and the number of
seats he redeemed was $50. This was an act of
courtesy by no means usual in theatrical manage
ment; and though the result was loss last night
we are sure that the very circumstances of that loss
will before the expiration Of the season, retrieve it
twenty times over The troupe were evidently better
at home and got of their performances with more
spirit than the night before when they labored under
the disadvantages nseparabe from hurried appear
ance having reached the city only in the afternoon
We will take occasion to-day to speak more partic-
uary of the Amphitheater in its new dress and with
its musical attraction, than our crowded space
would permit yesterday. The division Of the dress
circle and parquette is one change, which allows a
larger audience to be seated than heretofore and at
the time spares the occupants Of the dress circle
the old annoyance Of the parquette crowds passing
in and out through their midst during the whole eve
ming whilst to tile said crowds it saves all the climb
ing up and down stairs to which they were previously
subjected. The entrance to the parquette is broad
passage opening in from the ticketofice, underneath
the dress circle There are at the same time two cir
cuar starways for communication between the dress
circle and parqnette the prices of the house being
uniform, ever. The raising Of the parquete floor,
to enable every spectator to see every thing on
he at9 in tbn rim befop
is the second grand improvement. A third improve
ment is the filling of the parquette with nice easy
arm.chars, nailed to their places, and numbered front
and rear a great luxury as well as a convenience,
after the long benches that used to occupy that part
of the house Still another improvement is the steep
soping floor for standers back of the seats by which
standing crowd Of ever 50 many can zee as well as
if all were in front. Still another Improvement is the
better ventilation which the entrancepassage to the
parquette will afford when the nights are warm All
these, with the paintings and alterations all over
the house, and the additions to the stage make the
Amphtheater perfect model Of publicresort. We
cannot imagine now how it could be made any better
SO far as the comfort and luxury Of the public
concerned.
Now for the Buckley Troupe. In their opening
melange Of songs, jokes ETC. they are lively and very
| pleasant The stage manager G. swaine Buckley
sings finely is not to be surpassed on the banjo, and
is unapproachable with the bones. R. Bishop Buck
ley also sings we'll and handles the tamborfne to dis
traction he is the chief funny man of the crowd
and gets OFT his niggersns with all the ease and ef
feet OF an old stager, Fred, Buckley, the musical
director, is altogether prodgous on the violin. His
Carnival of Venice, played last night, proved the
fiddle to be almost as familiar toy in his hands as in
Ole Bulls. 1t was tremendously cheered. Messrs
Basqun and Wilson excellent singers their deep
rich voices add much to the sweetness and ring oi
the choruses, and both are pleasing in their solos
The qaartette singing of Wilson and the three Buck
ley's isequa to anything of the kind we ever heard
The quartette given last night, "Come where my love
lies bleeding, is piece Of music which nobody must
miss hearing. Prof Clark handles the accordeoI
well, and Messrs Quinn and Mullen do up the fancy
dancing in the finest style. Among the good new
things offered by the BQckleys so far have been
"The Hen Convention, "The Laughing Song" ant
"Ihe Crying Song
The great feature Of the Buckleys, however, is the
burlesque opera. "Lucrezja Borgia" given last nigh
and the night before is the most elaborate buresqut
Of the kind we have seen. The whole three acts 0
the opera burlesqued the characters all being il
charcoal, yet dressed in bona de opera costume ant
each and situation Of the original piece comine
in for its turn. The peculiar feature of the buresqu
is the Introduction of genuine prma donna, Mis-
Julia Gould, who comes out with her face, neck
breast and arms, all BACKED and yet is so fairIook
ing for all the charcoal and sings so beautifully
witha that we cannot say that we like it Many
woman who cannot sing half as well, would scorl
the idea of appearing merely as a burlesque singer
and would die before coming ont in black that is will
the exposed parts of her person blacked. It may be
however, that we do not like it because we are no
used to such a thing. Still, however well it ma,
please the crowd, for the tmebeing, (as it undonbt
edly does) it will never be heartily counenanced b.
the fashionable theaergoers of this city, with WHOM
the Amphtheater is a favorite resort. But novelt
is the rage nowadays and in ministerng to the az
petite for the new the Buckeys will be sure to SUI
ceed, to the satisfaction of themselves, their mar
ayers and the public
\ new programme will be given tonight, the bui
lesque of the occasion being Lucia d Lammermoor,
Those who wish to take ladies will remember tha
the ticketofice opens at 8 o'clock.
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