The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-26
AMUsEks ENTs.

TIE OPERA" La Grande Duchesse" did not
attract much Of an audience at the Opera House
last evening which may be asoribed to the fact
that our people are becoming surfeited with 0fen-
b6chisms which are no more novelties, for the
reason that the rigorg of Lent have not yet with
held people from attending the legitimate opera.
This assertion will be evidenced by the attend.
ance on Saturday, when Meyerbeer's great aud
grand historical opera of 1.-THE Huguenots," OF
" The Massacre of st. Bartholomew will be
performed with Picot, Peront and kesdames
Gambler and Hasselmann in the cast.
ST. CHARLEs.-Miss Jsnauschek treated her
hearers last evening to character quite clearly in
contrast with any in which she has previously
appeared descending from the mountain tops Of
heavy tragedy, where, as proud Maria, jealous
Elizabeth or despairiDg Meded, she has stood in
bold relief against the skies of history, she ap-
pesred last night in the aowery landscape of
romance, taking the character of Lady Milford
in Sebiller's "kabae and Liebe," (Love ana In
trigue.) The change while itself pleasing by
novelty displayed the part of the great actress
wondrous versatility, for in the scenes OF the
comparatively modern drawing room, she was as
stately lady, as in Elizabeth she was an august
queen. Her dressing was in such excellent taste,
her whole manner so sef-possesged and digni.
fed, yet amiable withal that We left the theater
more than ever delighted with Fanny Janauschek
as 8 delineator of the human hearts emotions.
We thought Mr.. Lasswitz's acting as the PTeSl
dent VOn WGLter pleasing, and that Of Mr.. Ben
neman, as his son Ferdinand, extremely spirit
daughter, evidently charmed her audience, and was
called out with the Others mentioned, at the close
of the second act. 1t is to be regretted that Miss
Janauschek's limited engagement will .preciude
her appearance more frequently in characters
snch as that of Lady Milford. Tonight she plays
Deborah, role in which there is room for the
display of all her passion, all her dramatic talent
VARIETIEs.-Mary Gladstane repeated lastev
ing her performance of "Leah, the Forsaken,"
before O house quite comfortably filed. The
piece was well mounted, and the churchyatd
scene, where the poor forsaken one fingers 10
despair, only 10 hear issuing from the arched
doorway the solemn tones Of the organ, playing
for the wedding of her Herman, only to peer in
and see him beside another at the altar, was
especially natural to the observer, We thought.
The cast OF characters was good throughout,
Tidthe' Heilm0n being played by Mr.. r. Pierce,
who has recently become connected with the
company. Tonight, On the occasion of her fare
well benefit, Mrs. Gladstane will appear as LOUIS
and Fdbien, the Corsicsn Brothers."
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.--We renew our warninglof
yesterday TO those who have not seen ''Humpty
Dumpty,n telling them once more that the great
pantomime will be Withdrawn on or after Sunday
night Ii is well worth seeing, and gives an OPP
portunity of witnessing in addition to multitude
OF quaint and curious tricks and transformations,
a ballet not to be surpassed anywhere.
CRESCENT CITY MUsEUM.-Visitors who seek
such amusement and pleasing recreation at the
Crescent City Museum invariably depart with the
conclusion that they have not sought in vain. A
rare collection Of curiosties, animate and mani.
mate, human and brute, animal, vegetable aud
mineral may be seen on exhibition at any hours
between A. N. and 10 p. NJ.