New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-22
VOLUME XVI.
gQral saNtelIiaente.
wheels ana whlps in Trouble.

Yesterday remarkably long train, consisting
of some thfrtyfve or forty vehicles attracted the
attention Of citizens it passed from St. Thomas
and Tchopit0ulas streets to the rear of the city.
1t was not military train, for the vehicles were
all of the spring sort thoughappearing in autumn.
It was not funeral cortege for there were no
rnourners butthe drivers and they not, usually
Eerrowers at obsaquies. That ii was not a festal
procession was proclaimed by the lugubrious
looks of the Jehns " What isit?n was thequesti0n
on all lips. spectator, who affects the Delphic
style stimulated curiosity by answering that the
"2wlps u In the train were bound for a pound
to pay five dollars, each and every man. Here
| was a Gordian knot to be united. Alexander and
his sword are not always at hand, but policemen
are, and one, escorting the train, unridded the
riddle. .-s
| St Thomas street has ever been famed as sort
of Alsatia, another Whitefriars, where vice and
vagabonlage held saturnalia. Since the "pecn-
| liar institution ceased to be an institution, the
street has become Fescennia, where salacious
darkies congregate to enjoy the smiles of sable
harridans. By reason Of numbers and currency
e&warriors of Ethiopian descent, dominate in this
| fescennine region. The late discharge of large
| number from the army has added greatly to the
| population of the neghborh0od, and the knowl-
edge that they were supplied bounteously, with
Uncle Sans promises to pay, induced the attention
| of trading rutterkns, who desired to draw the
| black skins and greenbacks to their shops Cabs
and cars were engaged to be ready to convey the
affluent darkies to the bazaars, where they were
to be decorated in fashionable style, surprisingly
cheap. Thus the streets were lined with cabs and
baggage cars. The city ordinances assign certain
localities to such vehicles for stands and prohibit
them from remaining elsewhere under penalty of
a fine. Neither Tchoupitonlas nor St. Thomas
streets in that vicinity, being included in the
appointed stands, the police marched off the whole
| train. Thus it was they were bound for pound
to pay five dollars, which in the relation Of federal
and sterling values, are nearly equal, but unfor
tunately for cab and car the pound is city prop
erty and will not avail to meet the assessments
which Recorder Ahern may feel called upon to
exact.
A RemInIscence of the Elder Booth.
Those who witnessed the theatrical perform
ances of Junius Brutus Booth whose son as
sassinated 3Gr. Lincoln, remember him as the most
remarkable man that, up to tie present day, has
appeared on the American stage. His reading
and his acting have never been equaled by any
Of his contemporaries or successors. Even at his
last performance, in this city, that of Junius
Brutus, rendered in the American Theater, the
i site OF which is now occupied by the Moresque
Buildings, enfeebled as his powers were by age
and Sickness his elocuton was SO charming, his
conceptions SO grand and his style so impressive,
that one Of the most critical audiences ever as
sembled in New Orleans pronounced him, still, the
greatest of living actors. Among the spectators
were the late John R. Grymes, and many other
members of the New Orleans bar, eminent as
orators and none were more absorbed than they
in the mastery effort. .5...5
1t is not generally known that Mr.. Booth entered
theatrical life with such advantages as are rarely
possessed by the votaries Of Thesps. He was a
classical scholar and regarded as high author
ty even in the Interpretation of Hebrew. He
spoke the French with such accuracy that he per-
formed in the French theater in this city with
astonishing success. A friend has laid before us
a bill for the Orleans Theater on the night of the
2lst February, 1928. The play Racine IS
"Andromaque,' and the Two leading characters
were rendered by Mr.. Booth and Nine. Clozel, the
former as Oreste and the latter as He1neione.
Nine. Clozel, who is remembered by the old
habitues of the Opera House a very beautiful
woman was also an artist Of distinction. She still
lives and resides on UrsuIlnes street. To this
day she speaks of the extraordinary impression
produced by the performances of Mr.. Booth during
his engagement at the Orleans.
1t was such men as he that made The stage a
great school, and it is to be regretted that none
appear qualified to take their places.