, 1863-05-08
Ql)i1ago Gribn1tt.
A NEW ORLEANS THEATRE,
4 PERFORMANCE NOT IN THE
BILLS.

Il G1afVAHHlANG NV1 LIZ luE
[rzom the New o.1eans Delta, April 81
There was an exciting time at the Varieties
Theatre last night. The house was crowded.
occasion. The p!a. Of Rich1ivu Eai rr3-
gresscd to the conclusion Of the first act.
The curtain fell, aud 4'lict rcisnea throughout
the Theatre, while without the elements were at
:war-'hc thunder rolling, lightning flashing
IN the =, %lnao~s. and tue min pouring down
play as Usual, when there 1gas d sudden shout
raised as if by preconcerted signal; the Star
SpaRgled banner was displayed in the second
tier, aid 4 general demand WIS made for Hill
Columbia. The orchestra hcsitnted, and the
Celu:n1 grew more loud and determined
excitement iEcrca=ed-but still the orchestra
tarritd.
a rt,tirn Of the audience began to leave,
and calls Of "cone lack" .'Iet no Que Leave
''ie is Il coward that flies now" we will
have HAL Columbia '-n.ixcl with shouts
and Ill sorta Of nolse.-tbrtats aud violent
la>'.USEc-- pred to make the scene one
If The n,ost stormy and boisterous wc have
ever witnt teetl. One mau who was 1ea-ing
will }adJ, stopped to expo=tulate, saying it.
WAS unjust to call for National airs willie
there were Ccnfedcr,!tes in the house; but lie
had scarcely spoken tile words, before he was
surrounded b! I'LL angry crowd Of Union
men, and Il struggle cnsuea in the dress cir
cie, during which We sa~ Il pistol dawn.
Ills served to increase The fright anl.n. tbs
lauies, ard several II them f'iu1ed. Still tue
o!clcetE* refused to aIlnwcr the demand
In the 1nltat uf this exciting seine, Mr.
EaEeT 81, cared Oil tht =tage. H was received
with al':t:n-e; AID upon a.S;n. what was
tie Ineahl. z ct ilie demonstration, he tTas in
fr1Et1 hr Dr. DD-tie hat this bling Un:,n
city, the ::ude4ce wrrc tlrtcrmi.lvl that the
Il:liiuna airs sl''sld b: played. that The theatre
Ind had prosperous t:lsr,l, ard had been
1n.tronized by Union pc,pl,:. an,t no symbol
II the Union lad been displayed, or national
air I!aytd d, during the entire scasou-and the
present company vsrrt Ie:sraiired t.ia: - Hill
Columbia should be played before the, pcr.
1trltalcc proceeded any flrt.vr
IT, Ibis Mr. Baker answered, that lie held
pcr1nis: ion from the military authorities aud
licentc fr:m the city, to eoulact t!c&!r:a!.r,
ald he had received strict orders from thost.
authorities to al'o. 1oti'ing Of Il politicg!
character. "'Tis L liz. IT'S Il l:c," from Ill
parts Of the house. That ouly tour weeks
siEce, lie lad received such orders from Capt.
kiiborn, and he dare not disregard them,
tEe'e1ore he could not comply with the de-
usaEd.
The audience interrupted him with the de-
mand that the National airs shoald be PLACED,
and would listen to nu further reasoning. Mr.
Bowers now appeared IN the stage, Us also
was in 1ain-there appeared to be but one Dr.
termination on the paF1 Of the majority Of the
audience then present, and thut was, Hail Co
:ulubia or Il row. Mr. Ives, the Mayors Sec
!etary, now made lis a?pc7rauce, and
attempted ~ cxplanatign-to the etfe:t thai
under the orders If the Mayor it was not per
mi!ttd to play the national :li,s. His VOICE
Tas drowned In = renewed outburat uf yucif.
erations, and he was compelled to withdraw,
wbcu al officer, wearing the uniform Of I Ma.
j"r, {A1ajoE Foster, 12Sta New York volun.
tccEs, stepped upon tie sage from one of
tic private bozcs, and commanding silence,
said LIE would take tile responsibility. He or
dc.cd the orchestra to strike up Hail Colum-
hla, ard the order was reluctantly obeyed
Tie Did tune wns greeted With cheer upon
cheer; and the Cniun nlca, having carried
their point, resumed their good 1unlor, aud
il WEI announced that, their deulan&s having
Teen satisfied, the play would proceed. Many
# tic ladies returned o their seats, good or
der again prevailed, and The play went on.
But nc discovered another storm brewing,
which We felt must eoon burst with greater
fury upon The house than the first. When
Mr.: Bowers made lis appearance, there VAS
much applause from portion uf thc house,
Which rubsided a.Nid hisses from another
l:orllun IF The house. lie stepped forward to
'l1e foutights and inquired: "sThat is tho
meaning Of those hisscs?" repeating the
question several tiracB before he was answer.
I'd. "Asn some one said, "Hctause We wish
to hs*t.' He then said That he would BE-
| harly.to meet the man who hissed outside,
where they could settis: the mattrr. This cpl
| etde caused some harder words, and one gen
! s}e1ran h,cw his card upon the table. Dr..
| U0=tic Gliiettd any further demonstration ut
| tic tue by saying, "Gentlelnen, let the play
| go on. and We can settle all these private
lu:,'terf Tomorrow"
The curtain hud fallen on tic third act, and
tho signs Of Il renewal of the difficulty were
! 70 pnrtentons, that we thought it advisable
to :cc some E.Gies in whore coihf.ny WE were,
The building. When VIC returned, loud cries
| were Being made far music; but the mu ST.
c.sns, after the trft difficulty, had gathercd
| up tLeir instruments and notes, and sktda'i.
! the curtain for the fourth avt The disturb
| al,cc, however, continued. The audience
| were determined not to let the play 20 on till
the orchestra lad responded to their call fol
! lankee Doodle. The actors pezscycre:!, hi,
tie audience out-perseyescd the actors-stil
OF 1lc theatre shaken by the shouts OF liz
i people, and every thing was Indeed tconfu.
sion Wo'se confou2drd."
The noise attracted the Provost Guard al
this jureturc, and they entered. just as r!l~l
was made by several parties for the Stage
One gentleman had got On the stage ant
struck 1T Ein}n. Bowers, who drew i sinai
stage sword which he wore, ard throwing nj
Guard, cried, "Stand oil, Eir;'' t pc gentle
ll,an ut liz line appeared to be in the act o
drawing pistol. The sceue Of excitelncn
vas now brscnd description, ladies' aud yen
tlenlen rnslling in fright from the theatre
tic act"ls and actresses hurrying excited,
i around tic 6tage-retp1c, lnaddcned by uas
sion, rushing forward in 4 nenacing ulannc
while tile Provost Guard marched in and q
once toHk possession q the stage.
Tho guard having succeeded in ESTABLISHING
ems staff, peremptoFily ordered tile theatre
he closed. Lieus. Col. Hopkins empowers u
to say tlut this order was not authorized, an
that the guard could have restored order witi
out cloEirg the theatcr.
Col Hopkins was at the st. Charles uote
aud heariuE Of the disturbance, ut once r,
ported it to Gen. Bowen, who issued IN oGdt
: Immediately, and sent it to the theatre to
reed to the audience, which order would hag
put au end to all further disturbance; bu
unfortunately, it did not reach the thcatl
until af1cr it had been closed. We appen
management Of the theatre will In future +!
: required to conduct the establishment
The following is the order Of Gen. Bowe
referred to above:
orr1cE OF PnovosT MARSHAL GENERAL,
{ Department Of the Gull. eos Carondelet street,
! llr. E0r'eT, Manager JAfofeF-1t is reported
NE that yo1 have declined to canse National Al
to he played 1t your Theat.r at the request Of I
au6lencc. for tue reason that you have been II
biddcn By the Mayor of the city. No such order c
: be rccoEnizrd or held as valid in the presence
the United States Army. You will therefore can
the National Afra-uali Columbia, Star Span,l
BANNER and Yankee Doo4l1a-to be played befc
the audience leaves your Theatre this evening.
JAMES Bowen, Brig. Gen. r. II. G
: Cure Of I1ydrophobIa.
We find the following remarkable case
;, tie cure Of hydrophobia reported III the n
York papers:
Oscar Burch, a shipwTight, was bitten
I. the 10th inst. upon the right hand. I
wound was slight and he gaye it no attcntit
On the Sunday night following. symptoms
hydropllobfa set In, and 1t became necess:
TO bind him. lie was unable to swallow, =
conyu1sed at the sight and sound Of water, i
tried to bite.
Four physicians called did not afford h
any aid. He complained of pains in the ba
OF bis head and along the spine, radiati
around his body. On the 18th, DR.. Lo
Baur, the Health Officer OF Brooklyn, to
cut;re charge Of the case, and actuated by
theory that the poison had expended its =