The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-30
AMUDEM ENTs.

The OPERA.-It would be unfair to criticse in
any way the re1ltree Of Nine Bourgeois in the
role of Boutotte, in 0fenbach's "Bsrbe Bleue -
lest night, because she was not at all herself as
was evidenced by her hasty exit from the stage at
the end of the second act. Nine Bourgeois has
been seriously ILL., much more so than ia even
thought. As far as her acting was concerned
she was the same artist that we have seen in
former years, when Eriquet was created by her,
in Les Dragons de Vilars,r but her voice has
not that same soitness for which 1t was so much
admired. The higher and lower notes are still
very good. but there is a cesure in the scale
which must be ascribed, for the present,
to her illness. Should no other acct
dent occur to our contralto. we may be
able to speak more favorably of her soon. Mr..
Nardin and Chamonin were excellent last evening"
the latter, as usual and the former in better voice
than previously. Tonight We advise every.
seats. for should Traviata be sung as it was on
Thursday night, they will have q rich treat.
Plenty OF time is allowed to arrive 10 time for the
first act of 'Trayiata" by the performance of
before the opera. By all means be in time for
the "waltz songr of the first act which Nine
Lambele.Alhaiza sung remarkably on Thursday
night On Sunday y" La Belle Helene" and a
vaudeville in two acts entitled, Lies Chevaliers
du Pince-nez.n On Tuesday, ROLAND at Roncs-
vaux" for the last time this season. EF
ST. CHARLES THEATER.-Lotta as Little Mel
drew another large audience laet evening. The
and up stairs the vacancies were few. The piece
will be presented again. tonight and to-mor.
row evening, after which il will be Withdrawn to
make room for other attractions.
VARIBTIEs.-"Sam," otherwise known as Mr..
F. S. Chanfrau, had a rousing benefit last night,
the house being very full. The. piece he had
selected was "The Long Strike" by Dion Bouci-
cault, sensation drama, but very enjoyable
play. The beneficiary of course took the part of
Mr.. Moneypenuy, lawyer. In this character,
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ChaDfrau made decided hit, depicting cspitally
the honest. rough-mannered but soft-hearted
lawyer, who is too poor for any such id
nonsense as doing q kindness, but whose whole
existence is kindness. Though there was but
one fault to be found with him, that was serious
one. 1t was that, on several occasions, notwith-
standing the entire appropriateness of it, Mr..
Chanfrau so forgot himself as to insensby relapse
into :" SAM" Sam is good fellow in his way,
but he is out of place in the Long Strike" Miss
Josie Orion played Jane LearOyd TIE scene in
the telegraph Office, when the excitement culmi-
mates, was cspitslly rendered by Mr.. Moneypenny,
Jane Ledroyd and Slack (Mr. F. g. Williams.)
At its close, the applause was so laundering that
the curtain bad to go up again. Tonight. the
Long Strike" is to be repeated. To-day, at
noon, the Ticket ofLeave Man." with Mr.. Chan
frau as Bob Byieyly.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-At tedsy's matinee, the
last opportunity of seeing the Blue Beard" bur-
lesque will be offered, The children will find Il an
which has so often startled their childish minds.
Tonight, we have repetition OF the "White
Fawn" burlesque, tomorrow night the Female
Privateers," and on Monday the original " Humpty
Dumpty," of which we shall speak more fully to.
morrow.
CONTINENTAL BENEVOLENT AssocIATIoN.-On
the 22d of February, at Odd Fellows Hall, the
Continentals give their annual fancy dress and
mask ball. Application for ladies' invitations may
be made to Z. Blessey, ESQ.,, No. IS Carondelet
street. or to John G. Fleming, Esq, No. IA Poy.
dras street.
THE WHEAr.FARMER ENTERrAraENT.-Next
Wednesday evening is chosen for the compliment.
tary musical testimonial rendered Messrs. Wheat
and Farmer by the Hancock Club. The place and
programme we shall publish on Sunday. Mean.
while the music-loving public may rest assured
that under such auspices and direction the occa-
sion will prove one of refined socialty and artistic
merit.
CRESCENT CITY MUsEUM.-The attractions Of
fered by that prince of entertainers, Col. Ames,
are daily becoming more widely known and ap.
preciated in the community, until now, one visit
ing the Museum at almost any hour between A.
NJ and 10 p. NJ. finds il full of visitors. The am.
phibious man, the bearded lady, the beauteous
CircassiaD, the Lillputian queen, the skeleton
violinist, the Bohemian glass blower, together
with rare collection of beasts, birds, reptiles
and fishes are among the curiosities from ali por.
tons of the globe, which have been gathered
together by the proprietors enterprise. The Mu.
scum Is St. Charles street. directly opposite the
hotel of the same name.