The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28

~"Ho seaeOu promising IN atuacuvenes
Two new pieces are to mark their advent {
morrow night First, the "Female Forty Thieves
sipectacular extravaganza, in which Miss Boy
VIII plsy "Abdalah, captain Of the 40 who PLAY
swell to Hassarac's shady cove, an Arabia
knight, not the thousand 10 one, but one in
thousand ;" Miss st. Leon "Hdssdrac, q regu.s
Eastern terror, not like your Sultan Ax-iz, br
your bandit as was, in the palmy days of tn
drama, lieutenant Of the 40, and o regular rou0
'un:" Mr.. P. Casinl, Ali Baba's brother, and Mr.
z. as Cogid. his wife. Jennie Engel will be Ia
fd"y Queen, and viii sing in the course Of tn
piece several new ballads and comic songs, Will
In the final scene we are to have the Who'll,
strength of the ballet troupe, Galetti
Cribelli, Cardella and Ezolossy in the "Psris Ma
bile en- Fete." Second will come new miitar,
drama, fresh from the pen OF Cavanagh, entitled
The Brave Girls Of the South, or the Pe.ticoa
Light Guard" embracing the events incidental e
the days Of Jackson, Packenhsm and the battle OF
Chalmeste, and winding up with bombardmeni
and battle scene, to which the sun-deck of the
Jolly Surprise. ia the "FemaIe Privateers ia said
to bear but a feeble comparison. This piece, as
docs the preceding one, introduces the entire
company in the cast, and may possibly be mi
down fer two weeks run.
us ridiculous and laughable fact, but never
theless fact, that q youngster, about eight years
old, while listening to one of Mrs. Gladstane's
admirable representations during the past week.
became SO intensely excited and wrapt 10 atten.
ton that uneonsciously he tugged away with fin.
ger and thumb at his teeth until he was only
awakened from his juvenile reYerie By finding one
OF the molars loose In his hands.
We may speak again in terms most commeuda-
tory OF the orchestral performances at the st.
Charles during the past week, and would, in the
same connection, suggest 1t as probable that were
leaders always to endeavor to make their inter.
ludes as much feature OF the evening as the act.
ing itself, many men who now stroll out between
acts would keep their seats to hear the music.
Nothing short of fire within. or a riot outside.
could induce Us TO miss the selection from
Faust as played by the st. Charles orchestra
on Wednesday evening.
The mstinees st the Varieties are becoming as
popular among ladies, for they can go unattended.
as are those at the Academy among the little
folks. For instance. yesterdays performance OF
-" Mary Stuart" by Mrs. Gladstane called together
an audience which completely choked up ell the
aisles and doorwsys, until even camp stools were
at premium. The character, we are induced to
think, is Mrs. Gladstane's very best. So, at all
events, the popular verdict appears TO have deter.
mined, and we may similarly argue from the an.
nouncement Of its repetition land for positively
the last time) on Tuesday evening, Elizabeth
being the performance for tomorrow night.
Manager Floyd will please accept, through this
column, the thanks of bis many patrons for hay
ing induced Mrs. Glsds!ans to remain through this
coming week, inasmuch as it will afford an Cd.
portunity not only for Elizabeth and "Mary
Stuart' TO be repeated, but for the production of
hat glorious pastoral comedy Of Shakespeare. GAS
You Like It." Now we do hope that this latter
may receive such ample patronage
% Will assure the manager that his efforts 70 re.
i've the standard comedies are to be met with the
appreciation and support which they merit from a
people. We notice too that the stan.
lard play Jane Shore" is underlined for produc.
ion durisg the week.
At the risk of being considered captious. We
nust this week enter some more complaints for
Ugh crimes and misdemeanors. l. Against those
Eho. suffering with colds, coughs and sneezes.
egleet TO imbibe sufficiently of that popular bey.
rage, cherry pectoral, before going to the thea
ers TO obtrude their bodily woes upon people Ger.
Ain not TO be sympathetic. 2. Against those
oting parents who will take the baby to see
hedea" or Elizabeth, b" when it ought to be home
l bed. 8. Against those blaze people who whis.
er TO some one in your bearing what is going to
ccur the next minute, and who appear to know
i sbout it, you know! 4. Against people who
i'll come in late and make noise, disturbing
7erybody; and lastly against those appreciatiye.
lluVated men who are occasionally to be heard
umblng IN tight IS bricks to the upper tier, and
ter vociferousiy spplauding the saddest cpl.
'des for while are led of by policeman.
Pau, Mile Tournonr and the Mdgets have all
: turns visited the Mobiians, eliciting from the
obile Register the following contemplstions.
hich are Of nature so thoroughly interesting
at we reproduce them entire:
Since the recent advent among rs Of those won.
,rfu human machines Plou, the Hanlons and |
lie. Iournour, we have heard Queries constantlv |
terchanged as to the average life Of a gymnast.
here 10 no reliable data on which TO base cslcu.
ton, but all authorities agree that athletes are |
Ually short lived. This is based upon reason | .
I the wear and tear upon the muscular economy
mands constant replenishing Of fore that must
on exhaust the system. Terrible strain upon
Q muscles invariably skaters the nerves, and we q
ad Of few famed acrobats whose old age-when :
ey did not break their neeks wear out COM
etely before reaching Twas not passed in I
ute physical pain and partial imbecility. Gri. q
Adj, who was az great tum5ler as he was 7
)Wni suffered eXcruclatng tofments for years |
d he always attributed them to the early abuse
bis remarkable constitution and muscular
wers. The body is simply machine run BY | 4
, mind; a run too fast, it wears out sooner and q
20 down. If we reflect on the very early age .
ildren are put in training as acrobats-the Han. u
10 Little Mdgets being case 10 polut-and I
on the critic processes TO which they are sub. v
ted, we cannot fail TO realize that they over q
I themselves beyond endurance. Before per- :
mer appears in public be has gone through |
Dush TO kill thres men in ten outright.
en-. daily reheaTsals are necessary to keep the ST
scles supple, just as the scales are to the fingers a.
pianist. The nightly performances, the ex. g
sure snd frequent accidelts-not to mention o.
peculiar life that most of these "show "
)ple" follow from necessary absence of men,
or moral training-are a further drsin BY .;
time man has made reputation he has OreI a.
"a himself from twenty TO thirty years. 1he d
title NUGGETS are no longer children Of six th
lrs. They. are men of muscle aud nerve, with On
brain Of hsif.groWn boys. The latter will
I'd or TetTograde-the former will probably
rease. They will probably break their necks; C'
y may become famous, and in that case they to
J perhaps average ten years of show life. su
rdly one in hundred reaches more; the aver. a.
is probably lecs. al