The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-07

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o.-,x- ne Grand Duchess of GerossfeiD.
A grand dress rehearsal Of this remarkable pro-
dnction Of the quaint and original composer ,vuen
bach took place last evening atthe opera nous .,;
The result was perfect success, insuring SUN
greater one for the sitis:s enesseu .A crordsd
and fashionabie house to urge them 10 use tnen
hest forts in rendering this exquisite opereus.
Nothing will be onlitted; the operetta VIII po
performed entire. and precisely - 70 was or's 'ne
sIlv played in Paris for Bearly,f not over, @0e
successive nights. Lsmb6i6, the beautiful and
charming Lamh6le, appears as the trdna
Duchess. Deere as Erik. Goujon a. Prince PAU,
Rosambeau as Baron Puck, and Chsmonin, tne
inimitsble. as General Botm. Mneevef y ~, oeS \,
and "Pif, PAT. pouf, and ia, "a. pc, pa poum.
those Imaginable, musical oddities. had better
spply early at the box office OF the Opera House
for seats and even then we fear that many may
be disappointed. However, go and try your iacx
for this is subscription night and you may depend
on it, you shall enjoy the audience as wen As tne
performance, which will be truly grand. ~.
YARiKrIEs.-There has not, probably, been
any piece presented during the season a. tne
Varieties ia which the characters were so al
mirably cast as in the colleen Bawn,' on the
occasion Of Mr. Adams's benefit last evening. Dan
Brysnt as M,aes;na C0ppd'een, Edwin Adams ss
Etrle Daily, Floyd as Danny Mann, farkes as
H6rdress CreQd1a and Mrs. GCmersal as Ely
O'Connor-al were completely up 10 their parts,
and rendered them in manner extremely pleas
ing to their audience, which was an unusualy
large one. The scenery of the peace was superb,
particularly the moonlt lake scene, with the iignt
glimmeTing in Eays cabin in the Distance. Tue
beneficiary also appeared As ST Bernard Har-
leiqh in dreams of Deluson." To-day. at the
noon matinee, the Colleen Bawn" will DO re-
peated with the same cast as last evening To-
night The King Of the Commons and Jenny
Lind will constitute the entertainment.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-The benefit performance
Of the Cnetops called together last evening. as
we had anticipated, a brilliant audience. The
fair sisters, evidently animated and enlIvened by
the datteriDg popular tribute, exerted themselves
to give an unusual ecldt to the entertainment.
Their action in the skipping rope dance was the
embodiment of playful grace, while the Chinese
dance, by Miss Lucie, was both novel and pleasing
In both of these, as well es in the ballet diver
tisement they were amply applauded. To-day
the usual Saturday matinee and evening per
foimances will be given, introducing a. pro-
gramme replete with variety and humor, and con-
Guiding with the popular piece of Schemerhorn's
Boy.r
81. CHARLEs.-" Griffith Gaunt" was presented
last evening for the first and only time, Mr. Har-
kins playing the hero Of the drama, with Mrs.
Perrin as Kate Peyfon and Miss sylvester as
Mercy Tint. The piece, particularly the trial
scene, was creditably placed upon the stage, and
should have drswna much larger audience than 1t
did. The farce OF the Fat Boy" with Mr.. De
Bar as Master William Wdrdlolce, sat everybody
IN a roar, and terminated the entertainment mirth
fully. This evening, Mr.. H. ID. Guion, well known
10 The patrons of the st. Charles. will have ben
eft. Hamlet is announced as the performance,
three amateurs of the Shakespeare club appearing
as Hamlet, Hordtio and Ldertes, with Mr.. Guion
and Mrs. Perrin as the King and Queen, Mr.. Har.
kins q the Ghost. and Ben DeBar as the Craze
Digger. This cast of characters promises good
Shakspearean representation, and ought to draw
q crowded house.
CRESCENT Cry MUsEuM.-The collection OF
curiosities here TO be found exhibition, is daily
inspected by admiring throngs. The recent de-
struction Of BarDum's Museum, leaves the Cres-
cent City Museum unrivaIed by any in the country.