New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-26
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans oresoent.l

Orleans Grescent.l
IN ATTIC
New York Dec. IS, 1865
Mr.. Editol.-The old year closes glorlously with
us, but we are not so much dspirited as you may
imagine from the eroakings of those lively journal
lists who commence their articles with such cheer
full remarks as q all is lost, there is not ray
of hope,'' "run stares us in the faee,n and SO on
The feeling in New York is certainly one of regret,
but our conscences are clear, and we do not
mourn as those who have no hope. Most of US
will come out square at the end of the New and
have balance for holiday Publications. The
American Union is undoubtedly good thing, and
| am one of those who believe that it should be
preserved, all other things being equal, butwe must
remember that Christmas and New Years are
somewhat older than the Fourth of July, and must
therefore be treated with due respect. Society
does not abate one jot of its merry making. The
butchers expect to sell as much prime beef as
ever. The confectioners, fancy goods dealers and
toy merchants have hung their banners on the out
ward walls. Presentable bachelors receive large
numbers of square envelopes, and are engaged TO
dinner three deep.
The theatrical managers have no idea of :" burst
ing up, tout an contrae, they all calculate upon
splendid business up to the end of February. Just
now we are like the ilustrous Mr. Micawber, lay
ing back for spring. Wallack has gone back
| to the tie.wig era and has revived comedy by
Mr. Michbaid. 1t is over fifty years since To
Marry or Not to Marry was presented in New
York. Its moral is conveyed in the sententious
advice of Mr.. Weller, senior, to Mr. Weller, Junior,
| /" Sam, my son, beware of the vidders.' They say
| that Wallsck revived it in order to opacity the
| children,n Mary Cannon having kicked up tre-
| mendous row because Miss Henriques made a
hit in The Model Hypoerite." Cannon thinks
that she has legitimate right to all the ingenious
| young ladies. Certainly Cannon plays them better
/ than any one else hereabouts She had a :" big
| thing u in fTo Marry or Not to Marry and made
i the most of it. Wallack has nothing new on hand
/ and is going to stick to the seventeenth century
plays for the present. Laura Keene's Sever
Sisters y are still very attractive. She has go
into another law suit and may therefore be sup
posed to be happy. Laura reyes in litigation, AMI
has as many as half dozen causes always on th,
calendar of the civil courts. Just now she is suet
by machinist named Randall. She brought bin
overfrom Europe, as told you and then discharged
him on the ground that he had been at work TO
WafIack He purposes to show that he has neye
done anything of the kind, and to compel Laur
to pay him his salary for the season.
; The opera has smashed all to pieces again, no
only in New York but in Philadelphia. The lates
victims in this city the German diet, Formes
: Fabbri and stgelli. Fabbri, who has money, wa
responsible for the payment of the rent orchestrf
chorus. and general working expenses Forme
and Stigelli agreed to give their services and tax
the chance of remuneration from the profits. Br
the four performances resulted in an actual loss
several hundred dollars and so the thing smashe'
9 In Philadepha, Colson (MarD had similar a
t rangement with Brigioi, Ferri, Lusini and Muzi
y and the result was the same The stockholders
the Quaker City reimbursed the artists for portie
of their LOSSES bat here they have to grin and be
d it. Ooson purposes to join Maretzek in the co
r templated Mexican expedition, and Fabhri is e