New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-16

Iudicrous and the most c0nsusnafs sfsy;fv * -
tfsyit, added to which her Iovelness, spriahtinea,
beauty Of person, her singing, dancing and wonder
full bnrlesaHe extrayagancy and initiative powers.
combine to make her the most remarkable woman
Of the age. She could very rea4ly continue her
engagement her until May, but IS y understand
engaged With Owens at the Varieties Of your city
| for the month Of Aprii-where predict nsost
agnsl triumph--as the good people Of Nsw Or
leans are fond of fun and they have already had
taste OF her quality some two seasons since and
she - now 70 greatly improved, her engagement
cannot but be one Of the most brilliant successes.
Mr. A. b. Davenport, understand, is also en-,
gagged by Mr. Owens to support her, and from my
understanding Of his former popularity i'm your city
presume he will be valuable acquisition to the
company. IyaDhoe,r burlesque upon the popu-
lar drama Of that name, has been produced with
Mrs Wood as the hero, and in which Messrs. Jefer-
son and Davenport have ample opportunity Of dis
playing their vocal as well as comical powers
The burlesqre circus in which Jefferson executes
the most hairstraightening feats of basket horse
manship and Ars. Wood performs prodigies Of
Talor in the way of Strengthening any quantities Of
valiant knights, and Davenport as Rebecca, with
Es admirable makeup, and imitation of Mrs. Bar
ney Williams. and Zoyara, the he-she-rider. to- |
gether with The indescribable amount Of fam gene
rally In the extravaganza, has made it an immense
hit. At the conclusion of Mrs. Woods, engagement |
Bliss Kate Bateman, daughter of II. L. Bateman. /
and one of the sisters Bateman who made sucs 4 |
profound sensation as juvenile prodigies some
years since, will make her temperance in the play
of Evangene, written, ! understand, by Mrs. |
Bateman, whose success as dramatic authorizes |
has already been handsomely endorsed. Miss Bate
man will doubtless create great furore. al her
beauty, intelligence and dramatic talent are said to
be of the highest order.
At Laura Keene's, the Heart Of Mid Lothian y il |
still occupying the boards with Bourccault, Agnes
Robertson and the fair Laura herself. A new play |
by Bourcicault (of course) is announced, entitled
Vanity FAIR Gifts merits when performed, you |
shall be made acquainted. The people Of New
York, admirers Of the New York ladies and gentle
men who have been attached to the Varieties Of |
your city, feel highly pleased at the kind treatment
they have received at the hands of the New Orleans
public, especially with regard to Miss Sara Stevens
whose ladylike style Of acting and whose estima-
BILE qualities had SO endeared her to the New York
ers that they fret at parting with her but find
great comfort in the fact that she has been 40
kindly treated by you all George Jordan Is Id the
city, but at present dsengaged. His second suit at
law with Laura Keene has not yet been decided in
his favor. A tremendous benefit is to be given at
the Academy Of Music on Saturday, for the widow
of Mr. George Wilkins, the wel-known operate
agent, on which occasion the entire operate and
dramatic force Of the city have volunteered for
day and night performance. More tickets have
already beensdisposed Of than can be admitted.
own JENKINS