The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-08
TaEATRICALs.

eecuon pelng over. Inc son OF York" was I'M
successful, we reeretfully own, yet spite of the
result, it is relief to feel that for while poll
tics are in the background. and that amusement
may now exercise its fullest sway. How general
this feeling Is let the increased attendance during
the past week at the various places of amusement
| go to show, and remember, reader, that within
| two or three days past, the St. Charles Theater
| and the monster circus and menagerie ct Trivoi
circle have each put in their additional claims for
patronage. One cannot but feel encouraged at
these indications Of increased activity and lfe
Who, for instance, entering the Varieties and see-
ing boxes, orchestra, and dress circle filed with
the beauty and the elite of the Cresceu. City does
not with infinite satisfaction, contrast the specta
Gle with that dreary one presented there recently,
on one or two evenings, when pail Of sus
pense seemed thrown over the city. We thought
then that the energy and perseverance of the
manager would yet reap their reward, and events
have already justified the anticipation. $50
| The leading event in the theatrical week has
been the appearance on Friday evening of Mark
Smith and Ben DeBar, as Sir kntllony and BOB
Acres respectively. Mr.. DeBar evidently dis
cards the old superstition about undertaking any
| thing on Friday, and remembers, probably, that
| it was on that day Of the week that Christopher
successful voyage Of discovery. The opening of
| the season could not have been more sIgnalized
than by tbe" Rivals" as presented at the hands Of
Miss Osborne, and Messrs- DeBar Smith, Pope
| and Stevens, the two latter playing the Captain.
and SIR Lucius; and Mrs. Rosewood's i'm persona.
| ton of the Motaprop was good, too. giving pro-
mise OF msterisiinterest IN that ady's characters
| during the season. -.-.
ers on the occasion of this the opening night, was
| not half SO enthusiastic as the applause which
| followed them from the stage and which, long
| continued, summoned Mr.. DeBar Mr.. Smith and
| Mr.. Pope successfully before the curtain.
There are to be two great sensations this week.
| At the Varieties, tomorrow night, will be pro-
duced that great play OF Augustin Days, Under
the Gas Light" which had such an extensive run
in New York. where the scene is located. This
alone argue its merits, for local dramas, we have
noticed, unless of superior order, seldom meet
with success. In the course OF the piece are in
troduced three scenes entirely novel and striking.
One represents police court in New York city
another pier head on the Hudson. and the third
train OF cars on the Long Branch Railroad. Ia
mo Tboroughfare," as presented at the 81.
Charles last season. a somewhat similar scene to
the last was introduced, the railway represented,
however, being that which winds up the Alps,
not traverses the sands of lower New Jersey.
"Under the Gaslight" will be put upon the
stage al great expense and with every regard to
striking effect. The many-coored pacsris illus.
trstiDg its principal scenes will, we DOUBT not,
doors TO day. 10 addition to these there are in
circulation imitation greenbsck hundred-dollar
bills, Issued by the Varieties Theater, signed by
Messrs. Crowded House and Sensation of the
Season. adorned with pretty vignettes and bearing
furthermore an impress of The great railroad
scene. There have been also distributed beauti.
fully colored cards, representing q street scene,
In which four youngsters are lu"ging along q
heavy gilt frame inclosing the name Of the piece,
while out looks upon them from neighboring
window an admlrng young lady of about four
summers. The cards are really unique. Then,
too. there are circulars bearing colored sketches
of the different scenes and altogether we are con-
WINGED tbatif the public remain unacqusinted With
the merits Of Under the Gaslight,r it will be no
fault Of Manager Floyd's. |
The other sensation will be the 6rst appearance
in New Orleans Of Miss Mile Tourn0ir. fair
young gymnast who has already astonished MANY
by the daring character OF her trapeze feats in
mid-air. The Academy of Music claims this at.
traction as its own, on and after tomorrow
evening. frt
Ben DeBsr and Mark Smith will remain at the
st. Charles for two weeks to come, and after that
return TO st. LOUIS. During the season Mr. DeBar
will oscillate between that city and this as is his
custom during the period when both his theate
are open. By this time he must think no more of
the long journey than we 0rleanisns do of setting
out for Algiers.
1t is pleasure to see the jolly face of Treasurer
Gleason In the Old Drury box Office again, occu-
pying the seat which was most creditsbly filled
during his absence by our friend Mai. Bob Strong.
A sun mer sojourn at Lake MinnetonKa has brought
back that healthful glow which the anxieiies and
fstgues Of last season had well nigh robbed
him of.
Nor in this connection, must we orait to mention
the fact that dependent as the press frequently
Tor Information in theatrical matters upon the
gentlemen In the box Offices, they could not wish to
see those same offices filed by three more obliging
incumbents than Stephens at the Varieties Kit
tredee at the Academy and Gleason at the st.
Charles, and that veteran amusement man, Doc
Chambers who now may be daily seen at rivoli
Circle, is not behind any Of them either, in his in.
variable attentions. leuf. fa.
Miss Osborne and Mark Smith made great hit
we thought. as Lady Teaae and Sir Peter in the
"School for Scandal f" last evening at the St.
Charles She kept her good nature SO provokingly
and be fumed and stamped in such boiling rage,
that when they left the stage, resolutely bent on
divorce, roars Of laughter burst Involuntary
from the audience. Miss Osborne has been play
ing at the National, In Cincinnati, and has also ap
pesred at the Broadway. in New York. She is a
lady Of American birth, and Is, as far as we have
BEEN able to judge from her two performances
thus far. an actress OF rare merit. Her Lady Tea
ale, We may here say. we much preferred TO the
LYDIA Ldngush Of the preceding evening.
MISS Bella Hewitt, who is also q member of the
company. is said to have been decided favorite
in New YORK, Boston, and the Eastern cities
where she has been performing.
According to the Spoi ting Times, Sam Collyer,
now dancing with the clogs at the Academy, has
The same authority, however. states that he in. |
tends 10 return North about Christmas and fight |
the winner in the Chicken" Mcguire match.
The three mstinees yesterday were all well |
patronized. The big tent on Tivoli Circle pre-. |
sented glorious appearance. 1t was absolutely |
jammed with, as the clown expressed it, ladies',
gentlemen and little children" The accomoda,
tons. double to what they have been, barely
served to seat the crowd, SO great was the rush. |
Every thing went off in the happiest manner. |
The performances are, some of them, well worth |
any ones going to see-we refer specially, TO the
double trspeze act, the horseback riding of Mr.. |
Frank Smith, the rope walking and the juggling
on horseback. The collection of animals, too, is
fine. Lions and leopsrds. tigers, panthers,
camels, bears. (both grizzly aud polar monkeys |
iDpumersble. birds-in short, every element Of a |
first class menagerie.
But the best part of the entertainment yester.
day was the exquisite enjoyment Of it manifested |
by the children present How they did clap aud |
laugh at the clowns jokes; how their little hearts
palpitated and their little faces grew pale at the
daring feats of the horsemen and scrobats how
they shouted when they saw the monkeys aud
when they saw the bears and lions. 1t |
was treat to watch and listen to them. Another
performance took place In the evening, as good |