The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-21
Theatrtcals.

| THE OPERA.-The opera last night, as was pre-
| dicted, despite the rsin attended oy an eA'
eelent house, composed principally OF asunes,
| among whom we did not see singe noTey
| face, and some OF the most beautiful tnst 700
/ ever created. lie Barber de Seville" OF Kos
| sni which is the opera most perfectly sung az the
| Opera House, was rendered last evening" and was
| the occasion Of thunders of applause TO Lam
| belle, especially after her singing lesson'
| Damiani, Lechevalier, Dupin and Tholer deserve
| the highest encomiums for the manner In which
| they sung their respective parts. On Saturday
| Ofsnbsch's "0rphie aux Enters" will be sung
for the first time in this city, by Lambele, Deere
and others. On Sunday "Msrie Jeanne, three
act drama, and LA Belle HeeGe," for the last
| time this season. Twenty minutes after the per-
Torrance on Saturday, the fourth grand BAL de
rOpera, and the last of the series on kardi Gras
| night.
| Misunderstanding 4" School for Scandal"
| was repeated last evening before an audience
| which, owing 10 the inclemency OF the weather,
| was unusually small. The performers, however,
entered into the spirit of their parts with zsst
highly creditable in view of the Encouragement
naturally experienced by an actor in playing be-
fore slim house, Mr.. Adams sustaining the char
acter Of Charles S5afdce very pleasingy. To-
night on the occasion of his benefit, Mr.. Adams
will appear as PhldeGs and as Raphael ia the ro-
mantle drama, " The Marble Hesrt;" and to-mor-
row at the noon matinee he will repeat his admir-
able impersonation OF Hamlet.
ST. CHARLEs.-"No Thoroughraren was last
evening played for the second time. The same
difficulty with regard to an audience existed there
as elsewhere, for We are unwilling to believe that
anything but the stormy weather deferred many
from witnessing 30 thrilling and so novel a per-
Torrance. We have simply to say that Mr.. De.
Bar, in presenting this piece. has displayed an
enterprise worthy of reward, for the play sbounds
in novel ecenery and effective incidents, and in
ordinary seasons would have filed this, or any
other thester. TO overlooking. 1t is well performed
TOO, Mrs. Perrin, aud Messrs. Harkins, DeBar and
Guion assuming the principal characters very
creditsbly TO themselves, as well as agreeably to
bebOlders. We hope that tonight the express
train rushing across the stage, may be hailed and
cheered by crowd as large as any one of those
which usually collect at way stations when Presi-
dent johnson makes his tours through the States.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-Billy Emerson is decidedly
q favorlte. Delahanty and Hengler did not ap
pear, as we had anticipated last evening, for the
very excellent reason that they opened az the
Olympic Fhester, st. Louis. on the same evening.
II is with regret that we mention their departure,
for they proved invariably pleasing Collins
and Nellie Taylor sang the Duet, "What are the
wild waves saying?" with accuracy aud sweet
ness. The burlesque Under the Lamp POst,u
introducing street cars, burning houses, steam
fire engines, "Red Hot" and sable policemen,
proved, as usual, immensely popular and the
Black and Tan Ball" concluded the entertain
ment The same programme will be repeated
this evening.
CRESCENT City MUSEUM.-The collection of Gu.
riOsities daily on exhibition at the Crescent City
Museum continues to attract numerous admiring
visitors. Prominent among the attractions are
Miss Leah the armless wonder: Miss Jennie
Qugley, the Scottish queen the Bohemian glass
blower, and collection Of wild animals of
various species. The Museum is opposite the st.
Charles Hotel, on st. Charles street.