The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-29
AMUsEM ENTs.

MOzART's TWELFTH MAss.-It has rarely fallen
to us in our line Of duty to record o more bril-
liant gathering or a more completely successful
musical entertainment than that given on Wednes-
day evening at St. Alphonsus Hall. The spacious
hail, although one would have supposed II fully
adequate TO the accommodation OF all the guests
who might present themselves, was. nevertheless,
crowded that many, we learn, were unable to
obtain seats. The performance which, announced
to be under the direction of Prof. La Hache. had
caused so great an assemblage, was M0zart's
Twelfth Mass, that great masterpiece Of the inn
mortal composer. To say that full justice was
done it by the choruses, composed Of singers
lected from the different choj.s of the
of the French Opera, you'd be saying
none too little, ard we ars confident that every
lover of music, as well 2s every critic who was in
that vast audience, viii unite with US in very
pleasant resembrances Of the occasion. The or
phsn children of st. Elizabeth Asylum, for the
benefit of which the entertainment was given.
sang the opening chorus Regina Coeli very
sweetly, and by their appearance too, added not q
little TO each visitors satisfaction In having to q
small extent stretched out helping hand toward
them. The Benedictus was sung with much
power and pathos by Miss G-s solo soprano
of Trinity, in the absence of Nine Buck, who
was prevented by indisposition from attending.
We congratulate Mr.. LaHache upon the success
which attended his instructions, and hope that at
no distant day there may be offered q second op-
portunity of hearing that divine music.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-ln company with every
one else who attended the Academy last evening,
we experienced q rare enjoyment in the produc-
ton of the new comic drama, The Female
Privsteers." and laughed heartily at Luke School,
crafts female attire, his smirking smiles and
ludicrous singing of Single gentlemen, how do
you dO?r A number OF young girls, wearied
with the ennui Of the drawing groom, determine TO
60 to sea, and do so as sailors on the Jolly Por-
poise. Before they know it, they ind themselves
engaged, not as young ladies' generally are 10 q
matrimonial alliance, but in q naval fight, and this
fact gives to the closing scene an effect which we
have rarely surpassed on the stage Hot shells,
life size come Kissing through the air. fall on the
deck, and blow now one, now another, OF the Jolly
tars "sky higb;" while others drag of the wounded
and huddle them into the cockpit. LAST night
some Of the Shells which, to speak seriously, ex-
plgde with vim, rolled OF the stage into the
parquette, and after lying there dormant just
long enough TO allow people to forget them.
burst under the seats with vengeance, lifting
one or two unsuspecting persons out OF their
chairs rather suddenly, amidst roars of laughter
nom the audience. In short. the scene during the
FIVE minutes of its existence, was thrilling one and
ought to be seen by all who, in these dull times,
want genuine sensation. twill be repeated to-
night as will also impeachment" and the
usual olio performances.
WRECKS OF THE LOsT CAVsE.-In accordance
with suggestion which we made in briefly allud-
ing to the delivery of Mr.. Fontaine's lecture last
Monday evening" and also with a generally ex-
pressed desire the part of the public, the dis
course will be repeated next Monday night; the
object. as before, being to procure funds for the
establishment of q library for the Southern Sol
der Hospital.