New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-24

| The New OPERA HoUsE.-The numerous
and select troupe which has been engaged in
the different large cities of France, by Mr..
Marcelin Alfalfa, for the new Opera House
on Bourbon street, is daily expected at New
York, where they will simply remain long
enough to transport themselves and their
baggage from the French steamer to the one
destined to bring them hither. It was with a
great deal Of trouble and outlay that Mr..
Alhaiza succeeded in engaging the meritorious
artists that compose his company, and we
trust our people will reoompense his praise
worthy efforts with generous amount of
patronage. The French stage is renowned
for the good taste with which the mimic
scenes are enacted, the actors always dressing
in the style which appertained to the times
they represent, and never OVERRIDING nature.
Their acute discernment prompts them in
stinctiTely to follow Hamlet's advice to the
players and to witness drama or a comedy
performed by them is like being ourselves
participants and actors in the real acts of life.
First in the full and complete list of Mr.
Alfalfa, are three pren1iers tenorS, two for
grand, and one for light opera Then there
are barytones, bassos, seconds and hoisiemes
tenors, without stint OF the female singers, |
Madame D'Esterberg is mezzo soprano of
rare fexibility, compass and power, and is
said to be a very handsome woman Mes
DANES Nronin, prima dona in light opera,
Ster, contralto, and Ferney and Gravier, first
and second Dugazons, are reported as enjoy
ing excellent repute in the French cities. If |!
anything, the list of the personnel d1umatiQue,
or actors Of dramas and vaudeYilles is still |
more complete. Mr. Charles Alhaiza will
doubtless win the esteem with a New Orleans
audience as has already been aquired by his
brother Paul.
We have not the space to speak at greater
length Of this promising troupe, but we look
with unusual impatience for their debut,
which is expected to take place between the
18th and Goth of October, with Rossinis
grand opera Of William Tell We shall dilate
more at length when this occurs
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The harbor of Constantinople, the Golden
Horn, is vast inland bay, eight miles in ex-
5ent, SO deep that three-deckers lie close to the
Eharyes, and in which the ships of all nations
meet IN nHendly rivalry. The possession of
his magnificent capital has for centuries con
tituted the object Of the ambition of the
ulers of the great nations of Europe. Russia
particularly, for hundred years. fixed all its
forts on the acquisition of this peerless
'rize. In spite of all attempts to capture it,
oweyer, Constantinople remains the capital
f Turkey still, and the latter country retains
IS independence. The population is about
100000. The army, which is quite effect
We, is organized and uniformed in the Euro
can STYLE but is to be Immediately armed +
nth weapons of American manufacture.
The following telegram was received from the
resident by the chairman of a Democratic mass
leetng held in Nashville lately: F
Col. John williams;
I regret that it will be out of my power to be
it'll the people Of my adopted home, in Knoxville
houghl cannot be with them in person, will be
it'll them in feeling, in spirit and in sentiment
is to be hoped that, after they have struggled so
ing and suffered so much for The preservation of
le Union. they will not be mised by designing
len whose policy, il carried out, will result in q
of the Union and change of our free g
situations (Signedl ANDREW JOHNSON.
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