The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-20
THEATRICAL SUMMARY.

The benefit performances of Miss Orton and
Mr.. Sheridan at the Varieties, the production Of
the "Wbite Fawn" on Tuesday evening, and
the temperance of Millie Turnour, the girl gym
mast, at the Academy, have been the only notice
able events of week during the earlier part OF
which bad weather interviewed to make the
attendance exceedingly slim. We regretted this
greatly, for Miss Orton is a charming actress, has
rendered her characters invariably pleasing and
natural, and would otherwise on Monday evening
have played Donna Violdnts. in "Wonder,"
and that other amusing part in "Nursey Chick
weed" before Q house brim full of applauding
people.
Millie Turnour was welcomed back, as we had
expected she would be, enthusiastically. 1t was
In good taste. on the pant of the Academy man.
sgement, to introduce her tspeze performance
at suitable juncture in the course of the play of
"Undine," now running there, instead Of making
it q separate feature on the programme.
The "white Fawnn was brought out at the
st. Charles on Tuesday, under the auspices of
Mr.. Whitman, and, set of by the advantages of
. age wide and deep, presents really beautiful
spectacular treat. Miles Diana and Laura and
Mons. Marvig are supreme in the ballets, the lat
ter especially winning oftrepeated plaudits for
hs agility and gracefulness. The houses have
been large, yet the theater could have accom-
moo y more.
And now for Cinderella"-tbe story Of whom,
with her glass slipper will be represented upon
the stage to morrow evening, and nightly through.
out the week, forming an appropriate entertain
ment for the holidays. In spectacular effects, il
will, We are assured, be fully equal to the
White Fswn," which reaches its finale repre-.
sentation this evening.
Mr.. Sheridan's benefit was very largely attended
on Friday evening, for he had the prestige Of
reputation as q careful and quite polished actor
and mOre0ver lucky en0uph durin0 this nm.
certain weather to have pitched upon q fine clear
night for The occasion. Tne emotion Of his an.
dence told as completely as this pen can, the
power and pathos which. he infused into the life
Of " Enoch Arden"
"THE LANCASHIRE LASS"
Is the name Of five act drama by Mr.. Fl. J. Byron,
first played at the New Queens Theater, London,
thence transpanted to the stage OF. .Walaek's, at
New York, where il was produced on the 26th of
October, and to be produced at the Varieties to-
morrow evening. Its scenes are laid In England
and Australia. An adventurer named Redblan,
disguised ss an artist pays suit to Ruth KIRBY. q
Lancashire farmers daughter. He is well dress
ed and Is plausible In his professions, but does not
escape the suspicious Of Ned Clayton. q young
engineer, who really loving Ruth, warns her
against him. But these warnings are vain, for
the Lass consents to an elopement with Redburn,
the consummation of which is temporarily pre-
vented by one of her notes falling into Clsyton's
hands. The adventurer then proposes matrimony
millionsire, was once a convict. But alas enter
one Johnson, also an ex-convict, who having
served out his term of Imprisonment. returns to
expose the millionaire, once his pal. In the third
act, DdnriNe revenges himself by pushing John
son, while intoxicated, into the river. Ned Clay
ton is arrested for the crime, Redburn being his
accuser. Ruth bribes the turkeys and effects
Neds escape, though not without struggle for
life and death between the fugitive and Redburn.
The latter Is then pounced upon by detectives
and himself incarcerated.
The fifth act opens in Australia, after q sup.
posed lapse OF hve years. Ned and Ruth being
married. and living happily together thsre- Dam
vile has confessed bis crime and Is dead. Red
burn, the heavy villain, again comes upon the
scene, attempts to destroy the proofs of Neds
innocence, contained in Danvile's dying confess
sion, and while In the act Of shooting at Ruths
husband, is himself shot By some one from behind,
who proves to be the missing johnson, from sup
posed watery grave. With this denouement the
cnrtain falls.
Who does not remember the very pleasant Sc
ries of German Operas given last winter at the
National by the Marie Frederici troupe; and who
will not be grsti6ed If he love the music OF Mem
dessohn or Beethoven to learn that We shall short
ly be revisited by this troupe, the manager of
which, and We remember him with pleasure, Mr..
Grau,. has already arrived, preceding the troupe
They open at the National on the evening Of the
30th with Martha" followed successfully by
" Der Freischutz and " Fra Disvolo." Among
the operas sung BY the troupe will also be Tro-
vatore," Don Giovanni" and the "Msgic
Flute."
aUpdine y will be run through the coming week
at the Academy. with, however, an entire change
Of ballads and baets throughout. Mrs. Oates is to
sing L'Estasi Ardetts last waltz, q selection
from Trovatore,n with guitar accompaniment,
Capt. jerks . and % Walking down Brosdway;"
Billy Faster sings new comic song, q The Cres-
cen: Swell" (no allusion, we trust,) and Miss
Marie Miller viii, with Mems. szolossy, dance q
pas de deux grotesque entitled q La ssvoyarde:"
The Academy matinee yesterday was so largely
attended as to recall wildly similar occasions in
past seasons. To obtain seat in the house after
the first act had been played was impossible. and
some people even thought themselves fortunate
in finding standing room. There was . fatter
about he house among the hundreds Of juveniles
there assembled when from the stage was made
the announcement that on Friday next ths usual
Christmas 81 .matiree viii BE- Given, and that on
that occasion old Santa Claus will make his annual
visit end distRibuts toys plendfully. Nov, II thee
h any place h this city vhero children can enjoy
their holiday, Il VIII be here. The scene lat year
presented, when hundred whistles were toofiDg,
. hundred dolls eQueaking, - many rattlea wrsng-