New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-19
.A,AIUSRALENTS,

| ST. CHARLES THEATER- Emma HdNer.--This
lady made her first appearance last night to not
| very full house. We had not the opportunity of
attending to see her Neg Merrilies, but heard that
| the audience were we'll satisfied with it. We shall
| take an early opportunity of seeing the lady and
| speaking Of her she deserves. The same play
| and the same farce, g 4 Race for Widow" are to
be repeated tonight.
VARIETIES THEArER-THe Hife's Secret-A fine
house was present last night to see the old (but
| now new) play Of " The Wife's Secret" The play
was well put tupon the stage and we'll acted; pleased
the auditory so thoroughly, that may add it as
still another to the string of brilliant successes
whose laures have hOnored and adorned the Vari.
cites this season. 1t is now fairly demonstrated,
we think, that no play can be presented at this
| theater without fairly earning the name of sue
| cess in the fullest sense of that word. The liberal
and tasteful management, and the capital delinea-
| tions of the leading ladies and gentlemen of the
| company, will achieve success for any respectable
play, no matter what might be its failure. "The
Wife's Secret" is to be repeated o.night with the
farce, "T The Happiest Day of my Life, in which
John Owens appears. The play is to be repeated
tomorrow night, and seats may be secured to-day
ACADEMY-Ihe Zouaces.-The Zouaves, in their
new and improved programme of peri formances,
| gave the most immense satisfaction last night.
Without dwelling upon the performances, we will
simply state that to be appreciated they must be
seen, and that the same things may be seen again
tonight.
81 OPERA HOUSE, Variety Bill. - The comic
| opera of lie Chalet" two-act comedy, and a
vaudeville. all lively, bright and sparkling will
| constitute tonight's entertainment at the Cpera
| aouse.
BALLS To-NIGHT.-At Odd Fellows Hall. grand
| fancy. dress and mask ball of the Young Mems
| Benevolent Association. At the hall of the New
Lusitanos Benevolent Association, in the Third
District, the grand mask and fancy dress ball Of
the association named. At Union Hall, in the
Fourth District, the gentemens society and ladies'
calico ball. which has been so long talked of. This
being St. Joseph's Day, or Mi-carGme, all these
balls will be scenes of the greatest festivty, and
merrious devotion to Terpsichore and Momus.
BENEFIT OF Mr.. RUFr1ER. - Mr.. H. Rufier, the
comptroller of the New Opera House, takes his
benefit on Thursday night. Many splendid bene-
! fits have been given at the Opera House, but none
of them have been bestowed upon any beneficiary
more worthy than Mr.. Ruffer, who has grown gray
in his gentlemany service to the public amusements
of New Orleans, and especially to the Creole
population. The simple announcement of Ru1iers
benefit should fill the house, no matter what the
bill might be; the simple announcement that s' Les
Amours du Diable " is to be brought out, with the
whole strength Of the company should fill the
house, no matter who the beneficiary may be.
! These two considerations should, and we hope
will, ensure to our good old friend the substantial
and complimentary benefit which he so honestly
| deserves.
| PATTI AS DTNoRAH.-Ai'lle Adelina Patti ap-
pears to morrow night as Uinorah, in "The Par
don of Ploermel,'' her last appearance in this
character, and her last appearance but one in this
city in any character, positively. The patrons of
the opera will understand and govern themselves
accordingly.
| MAGNOLIA HALI4.-Uleique Entertainment This
is not place to take ladies' it is where the sterner
sex may go and sit with their hats on, drink beer
and smoke cigars, whilst clever company of sing
ers and dancers are performing all the time, on a
stage at the end of the hall The performances are
pleasing, and some of them excellent. We have
been there and can vouch for the good order main
tanned. The place is over the Carroton Railroad
Depot corner of Baronne and Perdido streets. We
refer to the proprietor's card in another column.