The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-19

TIE OPBRA.-The second performance OF Ing
Bridge of Bighs,v for the benefit Of Mr.. Gsuner
last night. drew a small audience owing to the sd-
vanced state of lent for In itself the operetts 10
one Of the best of Ohenbach's, rich IN melodious
gems and very amusing. The serenade "Cstarina
je chante mes amours, 10 the fret act, the whole
act are certainly beautiful and should be heard:
Doubtless this operetta will attract crowded
houses at the Opera House after the lent days
On Saturday Verdi's Jerusalem" will be sung.
Pecot, Gambler, VsnHutfien and Peront in the
cast. On Sunday 1.-THE Bridge Of Signs" will be
ACADEMY OF MUsic.-'Ixion, The Man at
the Wheel" and the French Spy or the Fall of
AlRiers." This is the attractive programme an
nounced for successive repetition to night and TO-
morrow noon and evening. In the latter Miss
Maude st.Leone has nightly. during the past week.
won distinguished enconiumns by her graceful
acting and pantomime. while, In the former. the
great musical burlesque of the day, Miss Fanny
Stocqueller 90 Mercury, Miss Jennie Engel as
Irion, Miss st. Leone as Cupid. Miss Belle Boyd
as Venus, and Cavansgh as laughsble M'neroa
make up, with the ballet. performance well
worthy the patronage Of lovers of burlesque. On
Monday evening, the sensation acrobats. the
Wilson Brothers, will make their first appearance
in the South, the play of "The Brgands" being
announced for production at that time.
ST.. CHARLKs.-Mrs. Lsnder's Queen katherine,
in shakspeares Henry VIII" is, In our opinion,
one of the best characters. If not with the excep-
OOu OF lMuTte dfllOtIeIeJ ner De9t, huu tuc 5ouio
preference may also. we think, be made 10 favor
of Mr.. Taylor's Cardinal Wolsey, Q role which he
last evening filed with distinguished success. His
soiloquy, Farewell long farewell" etc., IN the
fourth act. was 30 beautifully read as to bring
Hal, gave his audience, both by his dress and act
ing. capital picture Of the sovereign who played
such an important part IN the political and re-
ligious history Of the English kingdom. Mr.. Beck's
Cromtceu was. Ga have been al his characters,
nd rod in q fSf a iaa
Osborne, as Anne Boleyn, was really charming.
Tonight comes of the great 81. Joseph's ball,
to be preceded by the usual dramatic perform.
ance Mrs. Lander repeating her impeTsonation OF
Charlotte Corddy, with all Its thrilling incidents
of the French revolution. The ball itself-well-
all who went to the st. Charles on Mardi Gras
night need not be told more than that this will be
its twin brother, while to those who are 90 unfor-
tupate as not TO have been there, We would say.
with triple concentrated earnestness. don't fail to
be on hand.
Remember too, that Mr.. Ward, the clever actor,
and Joe Pope, the athletic assistant treasurer,
who distinguished himself sometime since by
flooring the midnight robber who attacked him
on Carondelet street. have q benefit on Sunday,
and that Mrs. Scott 6iddons appears on Monday.
The VARIETIEs.-There was another fine house
at the Varieties last night. to witness the fourth
drawing Of Brougham's Lottery. The piece Is
evidently "taking" well, and the whole town will
doubtless see it. Some of the scenic effects are
be initiated by art.
There is, however. something else now on the
taps at the Varieties, to which we wish to direct
particular attention. II is nothing more nor less
than the benefit of Mr.. Vining Bowers, which is
fixed for Monday evening next, I'D inst. The en-
tertainment will be very attractive one, for it
will embrace no less than two new pieces.
Buckstone's married Life" viii be one. This
is superb play, and will receive full justice
at the hands Of the Varieties troupe. new
"a "a H n. Ia ~
the novelties and in addition to these will be
played the immortal Toodles "-Toodles, the
farce that will last 90 long as the power Of laugh
ing remains In the human frame. But setting
aside the splendid bill which is announced for the
occasion. Mr.. Bowers per Sc deserves q rousing
benefit from the New Orleans public, which
during the past winter he has done so much to
amuse. Let, then, every friend and admirer of
Mr.. Bowers consider it his bounden duty to be
present at the Varieties next Thursday evening.
If they do, not o seat will be vacant.
PARLoR CoNCERT.-Mr Chase, the tenor, IL out
again with another series of four parlor concerts,
to be given on Mondays at Odd Fellows Hall,
commencing April IL. He has engaged the Men,
delsohn Quartette, Mr.. Leo Wheat. Signor Carlo
Patti. Mr.. b. Braun. the violinist and number OF
other talented amateurs, whose combined per.
formances cannot fail to give to this, the third an
nual series, even greater ecst than that chsrac-
terizing the two previously given under the same
auspices. Subscriptions are to be opened. Eight
TIE GRAND SACRED CONCERT to be given for
the benefit of the Spring Hill College takes place
this evening at the Jesuits' Church, ON Baronne
street, and viii be an imposing affair.
CREscEST City MJsEUx.-Col. Ames offers to
amusement seekers at his museum on st. Charles
street. opposite the st. Charles Hotel, collection
Of novelties, animate and inanimate, human and
brute, animal. vegetable and mineral, such as out
side Of New York does not probably exist in the
United States to-day. The two-headed woman
Christine Mlly gives daily levees, and the man
frog, Mr.. Richards, makes an entrance at and
O'Clock each evening to his tank, where. under
water, he eats. smokes and talks with all the
in the world.
A LIVING WoNDRR.-At No. u st. Charles
street may be seen on exhibition Q natural
living wonder in the shape of Q three horned
and three eyed OK, captured about six months
since near San Antonio, Texas, by Mr..
D. McKenley of that city. The readers OF the
CRESCENT may rely upon finding, in an inspection
of this curious animal, much interest and food for
study. Its owner and exhibitor, Mr.. McKenley,
proposes, we learn, to exhibit it ct the next State
fair.