The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-10
AMUsnMENr sU MMARY.

the velocipede the trspeze, the bar. This, at two
of our leading theaters has been the story of the
week, with the opening Of which vanished like q
dream the coryphees of the "White Fawn,n or
"Undine." dispensing to Mobile and Memphis,
there, doubtless, to win anew that admiration
which in their novelty they extorted from rs of
New Orleans.
strong tide Of popularity has set in for the
new species of entertainment. The name of Pfau
Ot Is not difficult Of pronunciation) lie upon every
cial wonders Of strength and daring which this
season has brought MS, him and that brave little
lady, Mlily Tournour who left rs some time since.
Pau is q Russian-one looking at him as he steps
out across the platform to ascend by the ladder TO
bis eyre In the second tier, sees man of medium
stature, immensely broad shoulders and chest
and torld countenance. His air Is extremely
modest His attention he appears to concentrate
intensely upon his work, There is need that he
shoud) and for all the spectator can observe, the
man is entirely unconscious Of the uplooking hun
dreds. He is entirely cold and passive In the exc
cution OF his feats and when after all but miracles
the footghts to acknowledge invariably deafen-
ing applause, nothing save his momentary physi.
cal exhaustion denotes him at all aware of what
he has done. This makes us only admire him the
more. Pfau is simply s1perb.
TIE HANLoNs.
The Hanlons with their velocipedes have Great
ed quite furore about town and very general
desire that the vehicle may be brought into gen.
era use. II is inspirting spectacle to see them
whirling about the stage. describing curves para
bolas. hyperbolas and ellipses, as gracefully as
did ever skater upon the glassiest ice. The We
locity attanable is at first incredible to one con.
templatiDg the instrument when 1t is at rest. But
put an experienced operator upon 1t, and you
see him In moment dashing away from you with
the rapidity Of the feetest race horse. Yesterday
morning at ten O'Clock, In accordance with an
nouncement, there was an exhibition given by the
Hanlons 10 Lafayette Square. Long before The
hour, an immense crowd OF men, women and chill
dren had assembled there. The ratings and City
Hall steps were lined, the neighboring windows
were occupied, and troops OF shouting boys, By
the hundreds rushed hither and thither in anxious
expectation, their scouts and pickets extending
down st. Charles street, as far as the theater.
First, came man distributing hand bills for the
matinee, telling Of the little Mdgets, the Hsnlons
etc. The small boys rushed for these. One young.
ster baTe-footed, with rimess hat, ia shirtsleeves
and trousers rolled up, was to be seen reading
his upside down, when sturdy voter approached,
and saying, Boy, let's look at that" took the
document. Hay, mister, gil me that back, will
yer?" said the youngster, doubling up his fists
and Fostering away at the ruthless invader of his
literary pursuits. There they come" shouted
the crowd, as the outposs came dashing in, artil-
lefy foot and dragons. closely followed by two
Hanlon bearing bicycles. People mounted the
benches, the ratings, climbed the trees, and
saw the two brothers go wizzing about from end
to end OF the square, turning the corners without
difficulty, now pausing, now rushing ahead so fast
that the small boys along the curb stones gave up
the chase, and owned themselves for once IN.
equal to the emergency.
THE CIRCUS.
Come when ii WILL the circus never fails 10 draw
immense houses in New Orleans II may be the
case everywhere else, but we are tempted to be-
lieve that managers of these must always in their
L. nhA.N al xwNru 1AOlr hnal- a. a.
leans with agreeable memories, and forward to it
with anticipation of peculiar success. The Acad.
envy has offered eight entertainments, two of
them matinees, during the week past and every
one of these has been witnessed by full house.
This, however. may reasonably have been
looked for, when 1t ia considered that the circus of
Nixon, CASTILLO 4 Howe combines a number of
star artists, any one OF whom have elsewhere
been sufficient by themselves to attrac; large
houses. How did the New Workers flock last year
TO witness Mile DeBerg, acknowledged the best
e1uestrienne in America; or remember how Se-
bastsn, the bareback rider, set the Mexcans all
egog with his skill and daring, and won rich and
costly tribute of appreciation from the lamented
Macmillan Who throughout the country that is
at all familiar with matters pertaining TO the cir
Gus that has not heard of Dan CASTILLO! None of
your stale or fiat jokes are bis bis sound ready
wit makes one laugh in spite of himself And
then, the horse Gar by his rare beauty sagacity
and docility has won q name among admirers of
horse flesh throughout the States. while among
the rising generation the name of the poney,
whoa January" has become as familiar as a
household word.
Therefore it is tina. we say that Messrs. Nixon,
CASTILLO & Howe, in combining all these features
offer an entertainment which may be considered
as the aggregate of half dozen ordinary ones.
That the public agrees with in appreciation let
the crowded houses prove. Or, going still further,
we msy point to the faces Of the happy children,
who in groups, and by the hundreds, may have
been seen on Friday and yesterday mornings has.
tenng fast as their little feet would carry them
toward the, to them, all but magic portals Of 81.
Charles street.
TIE VARIETIES.
Meanwhile Manager Floyd steers close to the le-
climate drama, and 10 SO doing receives ample
support and appreciation at the hands Of the pub
lie. 1t does one good, ascending the winding stair.
way on any night now, and peeriDg in through the
vestibule window to find that the house is full up
te the very back row. The Lancashire Lass''
was replaced on Wednesday evening by very
pretty drama, "The Romance of Poor Young
Man." in which Mr.. Floyd, Mr.. Sheridan, and
Miles Orion and Freeman all done themselves in
finite credit
And tomorrow evening, ah-jolly contempla-
tion-Mr. Chanfrau is to give rs SAM" that off
shoot Of English nobility, engrafted upon the
American tree, you know, you know. For
good hearty laugh, and for the most natural,
truthful piece Of acting we have ever seen, give
us Mr. Chanfrau's SAM"
And we hope, during his stay, too, he will give
Us the character of the " stsge-struck Barber,n
introducing ln1itduOu5 OF ltdulDg ubSeulhns IL 10
another Of bis hsppiest hits.
Rosedale is underlined, we observe, on the
Varieties bills.
THE GERMAN OPERA.
The additional six nights TO which the season
was extended have thus far included repettions
of the Magic Flute, -" Fra Diavolo, -" Martha
end Der Freischutz." Tonight we are to have
Faust" repeated, and on Tuesday night, for the
first time in German, Verdis grand opera +" II
Trovatore."
Thus far the attendance has varied much from
night 10 night. When the Magic Flute u was
sung on Tuesday for the second time, the audience
vas q slim one. On Wednesday night " Fra Da-
voo " drew little better. But on Friday night,
spite Of rain there was quite large attendance to
hear Maftha," and then again last night the
house fell of terribly-although "Der Frei-
schuizn was sung admirably-and the mean.
tation scene in the wolf q glen was really grand.
being put upon the stage in the most effective
manner. The performances merit no such luke
warm appreciation. On the contrary, crowded
houses should be there nightly. When a man
spreads feast be reasonably expects that the
guests for whom he provides will come and par
take. Now, In the acting alone of Mr.. Hmmer
and of Marie Friederici we find everything to sd
mire. They are simply inimtable IN their parts.