New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-19
AmusementS.

HE ST+ CHARLES.-Saturday evening was the
East at the st. Charles for the Opera company Of
Max strakosch, The production Of 'L' L'Africaine"
was q grand success, The house was jammed
The scenic display vas magnificent, especially the
ship scene in the third act. All the artists sus-
tanned their roles in most creditable manner.
Mr.. Strakosch will play his company during this
week at the New Opera House.
Lest night the drama again held sway at the St.
Charles. Damon and Pythas, or friendships
Test was the Introductory play. The perform
ance concluded with the dramatic romance, by
Carl Maria VonsWeber, entitled der Freischutz,'
or "The Seven Charmed Bulletsn In these pro
ductions Mr. Eddy and Mr.. Tilton were, as usual,
conspicuous, while Miss Alice Placide, Miss Millie
Sackett, and Mrs. E. T. Keach, with their talents
and winning smiles, again graced the boards Of
the old ST, Charles. The house was full, and the
audience appeared much pleased Tonight THE
Corsican Brothers. and Der Freschutzn will be
played.
THE AcADEMY.-The Academy, last evening,
was in all its glory. A crowded house, and a
splendid performance, with the entire combina-
ton in full trim. Miss Carrie Augusta Moore, the
Skatorial Queen, excited much admiration and
applause by the beautiful manner in which she
executed all sorts of graceful maneuvers on parlor
q
tile fiatterng receptions she nightly receives. To-
night there is an entire change of programme an
nounced. Johnny Thompson in new songs and
tricks. The QuetLodgings, the French Dane
ing Master,n lies Abeilles" and the -Four
Lovers" are among the performances presented,
The Hanlon Brothers, in many new acts, Miss
Moore in her skating act the Ciinetop Sisters,
and many others combine to make the Academy
a delightful attraction, and to fill the houses
nightly with an evidently satisfied auditory.
/ THE VAR1ETIEs.--The immense attendance on
Saturday and Sunday nights at the Varieties to
witness 9 Arrah,na Pogue, ? has Induced Munger
/ Floyd TO continue to run that popular drama 1t
t will be again produced this evening.
/ TIE ORLEANS THEATER.-The performance of
~ i4ieotle' last evening, was, perhaps, the most
successful Of the season. The house was full and
the audience was under the spell of Madame
Larmet's deneation Of the Duchess, which was
the very perfection of histrionic art. Nothing
could surpass her acting in the second act. She
has genius and talent, well as personal beauty.
| With the powdered hair, in purely white dress,
she was, last night, the personfcation of fasci-
nation and loneliness. Madame Blondelet, Mr..
Larmet and the other actors who appeared, did
well, and the evening passed off as delightfully."- as
any we have ever spent in theater.
New OPERA HOUSE." L'4trtcajne u We
would advise those who wish to see this chef
d9uure performed this evening at the New Opera
House, and who have not yet secured seats, to
apply early at the box office, for we were in
formed last evening that they were selling very
fast. The agent tells us that it will be the last
performance of Meyerbeer's last and best opera
this season.
CRESCENT CITY MusEUM.-This desirable place
of amusement is situated on St. Charles street,
opposite the st. Charles Hotel Mile Louise, with
1 her wonderfully trained animals performs night
and day, while the many curiosities at this place
are really worth the time and price of admission
1 to see.