The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-11-07

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yet realize the wonderful revolutio
these railroads are swiftly bringin
about in the Crescent City. Instead {
closely built blocks, and dwellin
houses with pent up yards, such as "
find in the old portions of the town, til
new suburbs will have plenty Of gar
room, and Of room for flower and vege
table gardens. Not only this, but in /
few years such things as drays an
carts and public hacks will be subject
I of remark on account Of their rarity
Every square occupied BY, commercia
houses will have its switch and it's bag
gage car, and when loaded the latte
will be run on the main track, attache,
to q train running in the rear Of a pas
senger car, and switched of at its poin
Of destination, without delaying an,
passenger one seconds time. Rates o
transportation will then be reduced 9.
per cent, goods will not suffer from
rough handling, and receipt and deliv.
cry lie accomplished with a surprisin.
ec6nomy Of time and patience. 81, .q.@
The theatres are all open. I have
not visited the St. Charles this season
for last year I had enough and to
spare Of the Bowery boy performer
Mr.. Eddy. The name of itself smacks
Of the Bowery. Last year there was a
wonderful little boy at the Academy,
that performed fearful tricks upon the
tight rope. His name was IL Nino Eddy.
When he grows up he will probably
aim ut distinction in the character 81
Richard III, or Metamora, or some 9th
er equally savage monster Of past times,
but the name Eddy will as surely re-
main with, him. There are two Eddy's,
father and son, connected with the St.
Charles. Whether both assume to he
actors IL beyond my ken; but Isaw one
OF them, last winter, in Macbeth, and it
was evident he had never studied the
text itself, but had learned it by word
OF mouth. The most celebrated pas.
sages in that great play, passages IA.
misiar to every school boy, were dis.
torted not only in their phraseology
but in the information and emphasis
which genteel society generally teaches.
And yet the newspapers put Mr.. Eddy
high upon the list Of English tragic
actors.
The Varieties is very tame. Mrs.
Chanfrau, as pure in character as she is
beautiful in features, il the Atlas that
bears the sinking fortunes Of the once
popular concern. Witlnut her, the
Varieties would have no audience at
Ill. 6ia.s
was wrong in saying all the theatres
we're open-the New Opera House is
till closed, owing to the loss Of all the
reupe on the Evening Star. But to
make up for Che lack at the New Opera
ne old Orleans theatre has a company
It French actors who present a very
are combination of histrionic talent
They play with genuine vivacity and
arnestness under the influence Of
Which the audience become absorbed in
ne mimic scene. forget their own iden-
ity, and it is not until the curtain falls.
hat an universal long drawn sigh an
ounces the spell is broken. On the
'rench stage, there is none of that vul-
ar josthng for prominence before the
udlence,; the most valued artist is fire.
uently the most retiring, the costumes
re Always appropriate, the caricarufe
abdued; every one has his place and
he playwright takes care there shall be
place for everybody. When your
eople visit us, let them first take their
h'ldren to the Academy Of Music, then,
u intellectual amusement let them be.
AXE themselves to the Orleans.
There are things at the Academy
'hicll are impuyable. Ispeak altogeth- T
OF the negro characters. As to the