New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-28

ished, An English author is not cortented till he
has twisted two or three plots into his drama. The
Italian dramatist takes the matter quietly, and does
| not hesitate to expand simple anecdote into five
acts. The restless, violent. excessive temper of
England and the easy and flowing genius of Italy
| hetray themselves in this as ia everything else
The censorship is an absnrdity in Rome, as in all
countries afflicted with a censorship. Nothing
| could be more irreproachable than the dramatic
| morates which are invented in Italy, and Bossuet
| himself would absolve the theater il he could once
| but see the "Tardy Repentance
| But the man who has received pair of scissors
| to cut the wings of thought, must, in conscience
| be careful to earn his wages. He cavIs over the
most innocent details he is gifted with peculiar
scent for the discovery of danger where there is
| none. The translator was forced to change the
| title of tha 'Brewer of Preston" because birrao
| (hrewer) sounded somewhat like sbrrajo (consta-
ble). In the interest of the public peace it was
necessary to write the "Diquorist of Preston"
In the translation of "Drane de Lvsr thew cut
ont the words ordinate cdualH Ordinate the
hoIses). "Horses are not ordained,n said the
censor; "only priests are ordained" To make
amends for this he passes over crudities which
would not be endured by the pit at the Funam-
bules.
The actors in this country are all of a passable
mediocrity, like tho other artists. They are not
wanting in conscience or intelligence and in see
ing the evening performance you would not ina.
CINE that they rehearsed this morning for the first
time. You will sometimes find them excellent in
the bourgeois comedies of Goldoni, the Italian
being quite passable in e Fiammino or an Expia-
ton an anonymous production. Daniel Lambert
and bis wife had merely the fault CT rolling their
eyes out Of their orbits whenever their situation
became slightly pathetic. The single reproach to
be addressed to Silvain Dechateau is that he pre-
sens himself on all occasions with his hat planted
down to his ears. Notwithstanding some mistakes
in the mise en- scene, il spite of the Greek can of
the painter and the red silk han ikerchief with
which he mops his forehead, the piece produced a
profound impression. The police corps wept hot
tears. For my part, could not suppress a laugh
at the denouement added BY the translator. Daniel
Lambert forgives his wife, opens his arms to her
and says TO the young Henry, " There will be two
of US to love thee Silvain Duchateau immedi-
ately adds, " and my sister and will make four"
The curtain falls upon this foolery-let it fall
However unpretendng may be the dramatic lit
erature, it is still the most brilliant thing to be
found in the country. From time to time there is
printed n dissertation on the Wound of N SJC
an Offering to the Heart OF Mary, an Example for
the Christian Deacon, life of Saint Gertrude da
Frosinone, or of the most happy Nicholas da Vel
letri some eXpurgated edition of Latin classic
some elementary treatise of astronomy or archie.
ology. The periodical press is reduced to two
small sheets of the size of the Charivari They de-
scribe the ceremonies celebrated in Rome, and the
important events occurring abroad. One is emit
tied The Roman Daily, the other The Peoples True
Friend. Both reach some hundreds of COMES I
might cite some other ephemeral publications
which try to live by the scissors and La Civitta Cat
tolica, which sometimes honDrs me with its abuse