New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-30

4 Paris correspondent Of the Chicago Times ha
Il been to see Othello played in Italian and speak
as follows Of the tragedian and Of the Emperor
and Empress of France;
had the pleasure Of seeing their majesties
few evenings since, at the Italian theater, where
Rossi, the great Italian tragedian with his troupe
il giving 0telIo and Athlete {0thello and HamIetl
and "Ie Gid d'Cormeille,n in Italian, to full
houses. The play at which assisted was g 0teNo.
must confess took my place in a skeptical frame
of mind. fear | went to scof but, most as
suredly, remained, if net to pray, to bow
down in an ecstacy of admiration before
the Bondrous reading of the great poet
by one not of his race or nation. The
0thello, who by his eloquenee beguled
poor Desdemona of her tears, must have
tells the tale of courtshp before the council Tall
and stal@art as BETTING the warrior and bold ad-
venturer, and gifted with marvellous play of fea-
lures, (which are of course bronzed, not black.
ened. to resemblance Of those of the traditional
Moor, Rossi throws power into his part which
am told by those who have seen Maeready in his
paimest days, has never been exOelled The EN-
peror and empress came in towards the end of the
second act, while Rossi was upon the stage. The
emperor had neglected to put on his gloves, and
commenced TO put on one as he took his seat but
leaned forward, listened, forgot all but the actor
ild waited until he left the scene to glove himself.
The parts of Iago and Desdemona tR0ssi calls her
Desdenoua, accent on the second syllable) were
q very ereditable performance-far above medioc.
Tity; indeed the entire troupe is good but excel
ienee such as Rossi has attained is rare in any
country
The scene between Othello and Iago, in which
Btheio bids farewell to the TRANQUIL mind fare
Ee!l 10 the plumed troop and big wars, that make
ambition yrtue,h and then, in fierce anger and
Jealousy, turns upon lago, seizing him and plant.
ing his knee upon his breast was terrible in power
and carried the whole audience away with enthu-
aiasm. The papers say the emperor gave the
signal for applause, bnt | am witness that the
fqNaVr var ntn t4E l.a,1
N all parts OF the house, the emperor and empress
being carried with the current quite as much as
directing it. The smotheriDg scene was enacted
behind the curtain Of an alcoVe in which the bed
Eas paced; out It was fearfully well done, and
made the blood run chill. The last act in which
0thello kills himself, was the browning triumph
and when the curtain fell Ross was recalled three
times. He was recalled between every act but |
rrenathed @hen ne came forward, 1t was only |
few steps on the side, made his bow without turn
ing 70 the imperial box, as is usual when their
malestlas are present, and retired immediately |
At me end, the emperor had already turned His
paoh 20 leaye ms box when the empress said a
word to him, and they both turned and applauded
n glove.splitting style for minute Or more Tbis
time the actors all came before the curtain ana
eslll bowed TO the audience, not turning specially
6oMafa tneF august protectors. The italian can
not iike napoleon Notwithstanding the war of $3.50
Both the emperor and empress were LOOKING
very Well Inc empress is stouter than In the |
winter, but is stillvery beautiful She wore male
h.llh SIM afesS covered with tue, the waist about
tnree inches long in the back and low on tba
shoulders showing the beautiful outline to full adj
vantage her hair, tcFimped with irons without
aonbtl IN front, gathered at the ear, where it
Dlaed ne ohignon by small diamond rose long
elslao1a earrings a pearl necklace and blossom
colored gloves completed the toilet, Her majesty
q coming 10, after the few moments of rapt atten.
Won % kossl, said something facetious ii surniise
soeut The Vaccinations Of the Moor), which made
" ~ ~ laugh heartily little while, joining
IA Tie niBTrimbnt hAFgplf nv o
g one or two masculine readers to know what The
smpefor appeared in. He wore black swallow
.All cost, black trousers, white Marseilles waist
o oia ope9 nam way down. tonly morning vests are
enes lttle too long to be graceful They stuck