The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11

/
Idgo. 1t is to be produced with the same care
and attention to every detail of historical propri.
ETY. as has marked the production Of "Romeo and
| row doing Raphael, in the MARBLE Heart" with
| Fanny Morsnt as Marco. Both their perform
sDces are spoken Of as being very fine.
Tory Denier, assisted By Sloan, Leslie, Miss
Dumpy." and during the past week has been en-.
| gagged at Crosby's Opera House, Chicago. 81. D."
has. since leaving here, added velocipede act to
| his already wonderful performance.
Mrs. Mary Gladstane commenced an engagement
| last Monday evening at McVicker's Theater, Chi
cago, opening with Mary Stuart. to be followed BY
| Elizabeth, Leah, etc.
| Mrs. James Oates, together with Miss Fanny
Stockton and J. G. Burnett, are delghting the
Philsdelphians with their brilliant burlesque 1.-THE
| Field of the Cloth Of Gold, demonstrating that
we have plenty Of native talent to do the buresque
business as 1t should be done; Won't some enter,
prising manager concentrate Florence, Leffngwell
and half sscore other clever artists and give next
season, an original burlesque, or, what would be
next TO II, Broughams latest success, "Much Ado
about Merchant of Venice"
THBATRIcALs IN NEW YORK.
A friend of ours sends the following interesting
sketch of q run around among the theaters Of
NEW YORK, April s, 1863.
Friend Felis-Thinking that few items as to
matters theatrical from the Empire City would be
interesting TO some Of your readers, have jotted
down what have seen during the past few nights.
OF course. the first thing l did was to go to
School at
wALLAcK's,
Where Robertson's exquisite comedy Is being
played. hope Floyd will give it to you before
bis season ends. Il Is splendidly put upon the
stage here. The garden scene third and fourth
acts) IL one OF the most natural ever saw. By
the way the orchestra Of this house ia decided
feature, conducted by Thos Baker. who has in.
troduced in 1t piano and hsrmoniuIn, which give
telling effect In some of the classical music, as
produced by him also in the evenings pro-
grsmmes are the names Of the airs played with
those Of their composers, feature that would
give great accommodation IL followed by the New
Orleans managers. Having been let out from
"School" early, and not having any idea Of
going home till morning. went around the
corner TO see o man, and discovered that was
the
rAxMANY.
What change since last stood within these
walls, and yelled myself hoarse with cheers for the
choice of the Democracy Now l an exerting
myself just IS much in praise of the splendid COM
pany Of gymnasts, buresquers, dancers, etc., en-.
gagged there. l saw the Gregory Brothers do
their wonderful feat entitled the Three Flying
Men," the finale of which is as follows: Two OF
the brothers hang from their apparatus head
downward, the third hangs by the hands OF No. l,
gives few short swings, and is hurled through
| catches No. by the wrists. When one remem.
| bers that this is done about forty feet above the
stage, without net or anything to break the fall
of that gallant boy, IL is enough to make one wish
| that there were laws to prevent such hazardous
exhibitions. The Academy OF Music in New Or
| leans is q miniature Tammsny, although only In
SIZE for IL strikes me that Bidwell & Co., manage
| their house. both before and behind the curtain,
much better. Coming out from Tammsny, l saw
the name of Janauschek on the bill boards OF the
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
with that wonderful drama, Moseuthal's "Qe.
| borah announced for the next evening. at
| once made up my mind where would go, and /
| went. There was the same matchless form, the
| same heart-broken Jewess that only week or two
| before had seen in the Old Drury OF New Or
| leans, (but this time without the feline accom-
| paniment) There was that same wild aud pas
| sionate call for Joseph, but "a the Tempest"
was to be produced at the
| GRAND OPERA HOUSE
On the same evsning, could only stay aud see
| the second act of Deborah" jumped into
| Fourteenth street stage and was quickly whrled to
| the corner of Twenty third street and Eighth
| Avenue. Scissors what grandeur, what an au-
dience. The only comparison could remember
that equaed IL was the one collected in the French
| Opera House, New Orleans, on Audibert's benefit
! last season; but as went to see the Tempest /"
| and not the audience, did not waste much time
on the latter. The play is put on the stage In
| splendid style. j did not see the shpsinking
scene, but was told that IL was very effective. E.
| l.. Davenport az Prospero and VIM. Davdge as
| Cdlibrdn, were as good as the most fastidous
shskspearesn scholar could wish. With Miss j.
| Fidde's Miranda / was disappointed, for was
| foolish enough to think that II the management
| was compelled to send to England for lady to do
that character, they would certainly get some one
| better than the many actresses we have in this
country, several OF whom would have done the
/ character great deal better. But, to do the
| lady justice, it seems she is not doing her
usual line OF business. Having got taste
for Shakespeare, l went early next evening to
see Romeo and Juliet +" at
| BoorH's.
| That is all can tell you, for after the many
| able descriptions that have been published OF
this beautiful house, of the splendid and flushed
| acting Of Mr.. Booth, Mr.. Adams, Mark smith,
Miss Mcvicker and Fanny horant It would be
sbortive for me to attempt to do so. remember
seeing Booths Romeo at Floyd's Varieties last
season, and then thought that it was wonderful
| performance since then 1t has improved fifty
per cent. see that 9 Othello Is underlined Ia at
inst. Not yet being surfeited with the Shak-
spearian drama, / next went TO see that town.
talked of buresque. "M Much Ado About Mer-
chant Of Venice" at
BRoUGHAxs.
that was and the Fifth Avenue Theater that is to
be-, as written and acted by that versatile gentle
| man, j. B., he himself doing Sbyock, singing with
| great effect the song commencing 4" OH Tubal,
| dear, and did you hear the news that's going
sroundr But it is useless to be invidious; the
machinery; every joke, pun, or repsrtee being
| given with vim that at once told. think that
| this production of Mr.. b. will soon become as
| popular as his well known burlesque Of Pocshon-
tss. am sorry to see that Fisk, the autocrat of
theaters In this city, has managed to OBJ
| tain entire possession Of this house thereby
compelling Mr.. B. to vacate, which he did on
Saturday evening, making on the occasion one Of
his most brilliant speeches, full Of good points;
one especially at his own expense, in telling the
audience that the position he was placed In put
him in mind Of an epitaph he once read in Eng
land. inscribed to ten-dsy old baby. as follows
| II l so very soon am done for, l wonder what
| was begun for" bis own season and management
Of the house having lasted just ten weeks. He is
to be dined at The Aston by his friends before
leaving for California.
Here Felis. that's all for this week; next week
I'll write you again. for this is gay and festive
little burch and fellow can't see All in we days,