The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-10

| of vivid imagination and all the power of fiery
| pen, events calculated to absorb and thrill one,
| may, indeed, ofttimes serve TO conjure up quite
yividly before the minds eye the scenes and per.
Sons described. But when, upon the stage, BY
| living men and women, and with all the materials,
scenic effects and costumes which resemblance to
reality demands, these same scenes are presented
before our eyes, and these same words are spo.
ken in our hearing, we admiringly applaud and
| wonder at the triumphs of the modern stage.
And SO it was last evening that when, ACROSS the
same boards where have been played the most
| quiet of comedies, the same boards where tran
quill summer gardens or retired boudoirs have
been often located there came putting, Kissing,
| ringing, locomotive with an express train al
most as large life behind it, shouts of ecstacy
| and delight burst forth frsm the immense audi.
| ence which filed every seat in the building and
| crowded around the windows and door-ways, all
but electrified by the achievements of the modern
| playwright.
Time does not permit us upon this occasion to
give so free scope to our pen as we could wish.
| Thepiece is undoubtedly destined for successful
run and We shall speak of it at length hereafter.
Such q brilliant audience as last night assembled
| there the Varieties has not held, during its dra.
matte seasons, since Edwin Booth played his Richie
| lieu. All the characters were well sustained.
The Inconsistencies, II any, we must lay to the su.
thor; the acting was excellent. Mr. Stanton, Ber
fnU00s the young Bowery b'hoy, made a great
| hit, end was encored on his song of sour Grand.
] fathers Days." Miss Grey sustained the interest
| 10 her leading character, Laura Couvtldnd, the
armed soldier. who is always doing something for
somebody at his own peril, found an excellent i'm
| persoDaior In Vining Bowers. The scenery and
orchestral accompaniment were all that could be
desired. The piece will be repeated until further
notice.
ST. CRARLEs.-we were sorry to see but poor
attendance last night at the Old Drury to witness
the last but one Of Mr.. Mark Smiths perform.
ances. That gentleman took the part, last night,
| Of Squire Brodddnds in the T" Fine Old English
| Gentleman He also played Corporal Hauef-
| sack, in the beautiful little drama of The Old
/ Guard.u Mr.. Smiths acting 10 this was that of
/ master, and elected frequent applause. He was
| well supported by Miss Hattie Valee as Meldnje,
| and tolerably by Mr.. Trimble as Henri. The
" Stage Struck Tailor |" closed the performance.
| Tonight we are to have Mr.. Mark Smiths last
| appearance. He will perform in the drama
Nine Points of the Law" Then will come Ben
/ De Bar as ToOdes, and to the person who wit
pesses this last we promise treat Mr.. De Bar as
Ioodes simply inimitable. The musical ex
travsgaDza of Jenny Lind" will close the per-
/ formsncs.
| ACADEMY OF MusIc.-There was a very large
audience at the Academy last evening, notwith.
standing the great attractions at other places OF
| amusement. The programme was entirely
changed, and Mile Turnoir, whose advent had
been announced for several days, made her first
| bow to New Orleans audience. The first i'm
preston she produced as she confronted the foot.
| lights was one of the most agreeable dsappoint
ments instead of viewing robust and mascu.
line form, of an advanced age, as her yo-
Il
audience was surprised to contemplate besuti
/ full Hebe OF scarce sixteen her hair flowing over
her delicately moulded shoulders, beautifully
| white, and with an unusually pretty and graceful
| countenance, shining with pair of large, ex-
pressive eyes, and laughing. tiny mouth. As
| she sscended the trapeze there seemed to be an
expression of compassion in the eyes of every
| body, to think that one SO young and beautiful
| should venture on such a bold exercise, but as
she went through the dangerous evolutions of the
| flying trapeze, her assurance was communicated to
| the audience. Mile Turnoir is mountebank, but
genuine artist, full of daring. elegance and sci
| ence in her line of business, at every moment
thrilling ber audience with admiration and won.
| der at her acts Of equilibrium, which we have not
seen attempted by any man on the trapeze. One
of her feats is to stand on the tspeze without the
| assistance OF her hands, at an elevation of forty
feet above the stage, aud swing it to and fro, in
every direction and then moving it in circle with
| beautiful grace, concluding the exercise by sud-
denly catching the ropes and stopping her
| swirg with little rick in imitation of fear,
| to the evident emotion of the lookers-on. Miss
| Jennie Engel appeared In some new songs, an
encore bringing out the " Sneezing Song,n in
which the audience took part, causing little
| more than a smile on this lady's countensnce,
which suited her 80 well that she might well
afford TO put it on a little oftener. The new bal
let by Mons. Szolossy. " The Mexican in Oadiz, -
gave another occasion for plaudts to Misses
Malvna Eyers, Cheribelli and Bertha in '' La
Gitana.r lie Pas de Manteaux," by Mile
Sohlke and Mr. Szollossy. was very well rem
dered. We had almost forgotten to state that
| Mile Tournor was applauded almost constantly
during her performance, and that she was several
| times called before the curtain and cheered and
| literally showered with bouquets.
The OPERA.-The steamer Darien, from Hava.
ma, with the opera troupe, arrived in this city on
Sunday night. The whole company are now safe.
ly quarter ed in different parts of the Second Dis.
tict, all in robust health, and well pleased with
their delightful trip, during which they took occa.
sion, with the generous spirit which charaeterizes
artists, to give on board OF the steamer Panama,
which brought them to Havana, q charitable con-
cert for the benefit of the Wreckers Associat OF
France, thus inauguratiDg their new engagements
| by one of the noblest deeds within human power.
The concert netted no less than twelve hundred
frsncs in gold.
We had q distant glance at MILE Amelie Bour.
geois, our contralto, and found her msgnihcently
| Improved physically.
the accomplished manager, Mr.. Calabresi, who
| came over with the company, and who informs US
| that the doors Of our temple of music will PROP
ably reopen on Monday next with "William
| TELL" by Rossini. for the debuts Of Mr.. Engel,
| second tenor, Mile Haselmann, premiere chan
| tettse leqere and the rentree of Mr.. Picot, first
tenor, and others, Of which due notice viii be
| given.
ment of Mile Lucie Lap, grand coquette, whose
| name was omitted on the published list.
We welcome the return of Mr.. Casbresi to this
city. and the whole company have our most sin
| ceTe wi.hes for the success they anticipate from
| a wsrm.f earted community.
AMEs's MENAGERIE AND CIRcUs.-Miss Lucille
Watson, the talented equsstrienne, made her hrsl
appearance yesterday noon, and was most en-
| Enthusiastically received. This adds one more tc
the long list of attractions which that experienced
caterer to the tastes of amusement-seekers, Doc.
Chant ers has sided in collecting together. WHIT
can look without laughing at the humorous physi
ognomy Of Johnny Lawton. the clown, or Wit
can make the tour Of the pavilion, passing in clos
proximity TO the tiger from African iungles or tn
| Polar bear from Arctic icebergs, without hndinI
/ foed for amusement and instructive reflection! q
BY al means. reader. for every one, ladiess chil