The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-07
Time: 3:52i.

last evening to witness the second represen' '1tion
ed 'drs from Of ssrSous Nos Bons villa
geois and entitled the Dangerous Came" The
piece is not In the least sensational 1t takes the
spectator into light, pleasant scenes, introduces
neat little domestic pictures, snatches from tran
quil village life, and winds up satisfactorily in
general snnihation of all that is evil and virtue
triumphant. The characters were all finely rem
dered. Mr.. Sheridan however as the Baron, and
Mr.. Ryer as old man Morrison, appeared out Of
place; Mr.. Cogswell, as Andre. was fair. while
Miss Freeman ss Genevieve, and Mr.. Bowers as
Gregoire, were excellent. ..f
The scenic effects of the play were all good.
There never was more complete bit of stage
reality than the first scene which represents
brook running by the knoll Of park, with bridge
over the brook and the house near the park gates.
The Illusion is carried so far that the fishermen
actually pull their fish ont Of the water. Alto.
gether, "a Dangerous Game" is success, and
we advise all our readers to see 1t.
ST.. CHARLEs.-The Flash of Lightning I"
reached its third representation last evening be-
fore house rather nearer filed than on Monday
evening. The play has its good points and its de-
cdedly bad ones. All that occurs in the first act,
the emigrant scene, the storm, the running up
stairs and down, the prosy dialogues, might all be
IT itably cut down TO occupy not over fifteen
minutes, for at present Il Is tiresome
ordeal one has to pass through before coming to
the first feature OF interest the decoyng of Bessie
to Benedette's lodging cellar. The Italian harp
and violin boys are pessingly introduced with Their
musical performances at this juncture, although
their temperance shortly aflerward, when they
commence TO play again in the cellar, ssvors of
bore. The winding ladder or staircase businesl
is success as piece Of mechanism. but 1t falls
very gently where one expects crash, and the
curtain falls upon nobody hurt. Mr.. Pope
acting as Jack RyUe- in this cellar scene helps
the piece along wonderfully, and Mr.. DeBar. pop
ping in from time TO time ss SkitVey, the detec
tive, in oil sorts of DISCUSSES, keeps up the inter-
est where it might otherwise lag. 1t Is not, how
ever, until the steamboat scene comes that the
spectator is fairly walked up. This scene Is good
Mr.. Ration as the engineer on the boiler deck,
guarding the lives Of the hundreds on board tRe
flying boat, gave to Q comparatively minor part
thrilling interest; but Mr.. Barr, of whom we have
never had occasion hitherto TO speak otherwise
than complimentary. rather overdid his part as
the steamboat clerk, fault which can, however,
be readily remedied. Miss Belle Hewitt, ss the
spoiled, petish Rose, was the life and soul Of the
piece. singing Tsssels on the Boots" aud " UD
in Balloon with much vivacity. " The Flash"
will be repeated again this evening.
ACADEMY.-Lefiing gwe keeps people laughing
well IRON the moment he goes on until he dlsap-
Iears sgain. He has been described TO rs as
ilnny; funny is not the word to be used in ex.
pressing his comicaiity; he Is ridculousiy, ex-
quisiley amusing. Why. to look a. that calm
smurking face when as ClOriHdd, the older sister
of Cinderella, he receives the addresses of the
charming Ddndint, personated by that delightful
young person, Miss Fanny Stocqueller. one would
swear him veritable spiDster of forty, lurking
for an nnsuspecting victim for her matrimonial
net, instead of great hearty man who had for
the nonce usurped the prerogatives and petticoats
of the sex. And when, after the numberiess
simpers and oglings, the blushing, gushing Go
rindd opens her mouth TO speak, the audience Is
immediately coByused to hear, not the soft tones
of female voice. but, ah. horrible the profondo
bssso OF q healthy male. Nor did Miss Leona
Csyender, who made her first appearance as Ci,s-
dered, fail TO divide with Ci0riadd the honors of
the evening. She sang several airs very pretty.
and won encores, until impatient people in the
audience began TO gTumble. The audience was
even larger than that of the previous evening,
crowdiDg the house and giving prom 'se OF bril-.
liant engagement.
The OPERA.-There was another fashionable
audience at the apers last evening. Tne third
performance Of Romeo aud Juliet" passing of
equally as well as on previous occasions. To.
night, Wednesday subscribers will be repaid for
the performance they lost in consequence OF the
Nystick Krewe ball. The performance will con-
sist of Donizett's opera OF Lies Martyrs" I'll P0-
luito) with Gambler, Picot and Peront Ia the
cast.
LYcEUM HALL.-Mrs. O'Donovanl( Rosa whose
husband is now imprisoned by the British govern
ment for completely in the FeDian movements,
and who has taken upon herself the noble task of
educating and providing for her children by means
Of her own literary abilities, will give reading
and recitation at Lyceum Hall on Friday evening.
She deserves liberal sympathy and support in
her praiseworthy endeavor.
ODD FELLows' HALL.-An entertainment for
the benefit Of the Protestant Orphsns' Home. on
Seventh street, will open at Odd Fellows Hall on
Monday and continue until Friday evening.
PARLoR CONCERTS The hrst of Mr.. Chase's
series of four parler concerts will be given al
Odd Fellows Hall on Monday. the 18th inst, the
date having been changed, as will be seen by cor
respondence published elsewhere.
WAX FIeURss.-At Ne. l03 st. Charles street
may be daily found on exhibition sgnor Mariana
Uailassiis rare collection of wax figures. repre-
senting great variety of celebrities and histori
cal incidents.
CRESCENT CRY MUSEUM. = The usual attrac
ticns In the shape of natural curiosities are 10 bt
found on exhibition at the Museum. Its doors arr
| OIL en- from A. NJ. to 10 P. NJ.