The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-05

With the past week the dramatic season has
terminated its existence. The Varieties closed on
Sunday evening, and tonight the St. Charles fol-
lows suit. |" Ny lord, the players have gone, may
the winter have entertained us by their sdelnea-
tons of character and life. The Academy, how
ever. reinforced by the return Of its enterprising
manager. Mr.. Bidwell, opens its summer season
two or three months to come. Mr.. Bidwell him.
self will take the helm, and with the experience
gained during the management Of his Partisan
sheater, will make the Academy more attractive
even than before. -egluc q 4t1tA
~ People have been Specializing largely during
de week, not upon city money. not upon the re-
suit Of the impeachment trial, not on the Demo-
cratic nominations, 90 much a. upon the sgniica-
ton of the mystic letters @. D. A. B. r A.. posted
upon houses, fences. everywhere. To pat these
queries at an end, We can say that we know what
the letters mean; that they don't come from the
ku- klux-Klan; that they have no reference to
Who shall be the next governor; bat that they
simply represent the title Of new buresque TO
be brought out very shortly at the Academy.
The full name we withhold for the present; but
having seen the authors manuscript (Dasher is
} the man, we can assuredly promise piece
which, for effects, humor aud aIIeRorical beauty,
has not been equsled during the season. There
are several good songs Interpreted through the
play, from one Of which, particularly beautiful.
We have requested and obtained leave to publish
the following extract: Is t IA ~
And the harvest waves over the battle field, boys,
And where bullets once battered like rain, 1
The peach blooms are drifting like snow in the air
And the hillsides are spriuging In grain.
oh, green In our hearts may the memories be
Of those heroes. in blue or in gray.
A. new growing grain For never again
y Can they meet In dread battle array.
That the g. d. Alb IF. A.r will be . hit we
have not doubt.
Ben DeBar reached here last evening nom st.
Louis, in order to be present ct the winding up Of
A L. "a a = =
intelligence, too. that Miss Alice Kinsbury upon
her trip from this city to st. Louis narrowly
escaped injury by being thrown from her
berth IN sleeping ear BY the train running OF
the track. st. Louis could III have afforded TO
miss the opportunity Of seeing that bright, CHEEKY
Manager FIoyd's benefit at the st. Charles on
Monday evening was brilliant affair, the house
. being crowded almost to sufocation. II thai
graceful actor ever felt proud 10 hs life it mast
have been when be was called before the curtain
to receive with redoubled applause, unmistake-
able assurances Of his popularity. ot sff
Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins have been drawing fair
houses during the week. Kathleen Msvour-
neen" is. we think, their best selection, and to
hear Mrs. Watkins sing the beautiful air OF the
eame name is real treat, worthy TO be remem-
bered. -. IS if..
We ehalI miss the good-natured face of Treasu-
rer Gleason In the St. Charles box office, after this
evening. Never a time but he has been ready
and willing to oblge everybody, and to put him
self to trouble even to do 80. We could wish
that he took away with him harvest of green
backs, and may be pardoned in indulging the
hope that next season may see him with us again
dieposing Of tickets ten times as numerousiy he
has during the past dull season.. '
MIR. and Mrs. Watkins upon tonight, the closing
one of their engagement, will appear in the sem
satioDal drama Hidden Hand, (" and the domes-
tic drama:of '1Teland as 1T Was.r frefl
1he 'Three Erss" will be repeated at the
Academy, together with the usual ono perform
ance.
The Crescent City Museum viii be open to-day
and this evening, as usual. 3i.r