New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-09

II was with feelings somewhat akin to those
which man experiences on returning to his
home after q long absence, when he has had but
scanty tidings during the separation, and does not
knov how many of those who made that home SO
happy have been taken away in the meantime,
that NE wendell cur way on the opening evening
tothe Old 0rleans.i We could help revert
ing to the many happy hours we had spent within
ito walls, when It was no mean honor to belong
to its troupe, for The. excellence Of Its manage
nagnt and the reputation Of the New Orleans
public such to Justify the hest of artists In
cpyeting 90 engagement here in preference to
amy theater5 outside Of Paris. The associations
whiehsin our memory, clustered around this old
lyrical temple were such that we dreaded the
question, Has its glory departed foreyera
After D single hearing Of The dramatic conn
pany, We are not prepared % answer. In Justice.
therefore To ourselves as well as to the manager,
vile Aas, We hare been told, spared neither ex-5
psnse nor pains il his undertaking, VIE will defer
expressing any opinion on ths general manage
mont of Tie honses ana lie merits Of tho COM
nany until We IRE assured that ita best resources
hare been brought ont.
THE thaates opened with & I'D Fiamina y under
ahe most favorable auspices. The weather was
pleasant, tie audience. large ana apparently well
culafed to enlist the sympathies Of its hearers,
and ia elicit the appreciation of the most hyper.
critical mnrslss We trust tie manager win con
time to show, in Tie selection of his repatoirc
as much good taste and the aame consderationfoF
the feelings DC q respectable audience.
ne might AS well here declare ON intention Of
expressing without stint, our Interpretation,
hereafter, Of obscene and indecent performances
of any sort which may be brought to our obserya-
lion during the season which is now opening and
we trust the managers will draw upon themselves
failure and bankruptcy IL they attempt to insult
New Orleans audience with the performance o
pieces which may be the rage IN certain parts o
Paris, and would take amazingly well in Chatham
or Grand street. New Xork, but which cannon b,
tolerated inthis community. We must and viii
discountAnanee all such appeals to the wors
passions Of men, p In the shape Of pieces Whicl
may BE- well written but which we eannotreat
without IaInenting that 50 much talent and geniu
should BE- perverted from The purposes for which
nature intended them.
As for the actors, who made their FIRST appear
ance last night, we were highly delighted witt
Madame LaFmet, and much pls9sed with Messra
LaTmst and Fournier. The lady Is handsome
graceful has q soft, sWeetFand admirably modu
lated voice, d very beautiful and expressive coun
tsnance. his passion which she vas called upol
70 portray, was motherly love, and We neYersay
anaudiance more completely moved to tears
than those who Witnessed her delineation Of fear
humiliation and Affection, during the whole Of th
fourth aet which ended.in the reconciliation 0
4he mofheran her son.
We hops to sec La Fiamina repeated soon
for we know that ona first performance, a grea
many of the beauties Of the piece must havt