The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-21

Music, have. with the arrival of Mrs. Scot
Siddons on Wednesday last by rail from Indiana
polls, made up the principal events Of theatrical
interest during the past week. Both of the new
pieces have drawn well. and both are well enough
put upon the stage to deserve TO draw. Mr.. Floyd
has discriminating taste in professional matters
which indsputably proves him one of the wsllacl
school of managers, and imperstively forbids the
production Of any piece except 1t be 10 first class
style, while Manager Bidwell. In bringing out il
rapid succession all the popular spectacular bur
lesques of the day, il well known 40 never allow
ing questions Of expense or labor to interfere with
him in catering to the pleasures Of his patrons.
Bus we would here renew suggestion already
made in this column. and worthy of attention as
convenience to play goers and possible in
crease of profit to the managers. Now when two
plays are announced, for instance, +" The French
spy' and "Ixion, there may be many who would
wish to see only the latter piece yet are nm will
ing to sit through the former which they may have
often seen before. Why therefore, not state upon
the programme and in the advertisements, the
hour at which the curtain will rise upon Ixon ~
Again others may only be DESTROYS of seeing the
first piece, and the method proposed would afford
such an opportunity Of knowing what time they
will leave the thester and of making subsequent
engagements sooerdingly-~ .lssseF.,.or
This is the custom In Cincinnati and other large
Northern cities and is found to work well both for
entertainers and entertained. Il is customary
in London, and some Of the New York theaters
have adopted the same feature, to charge half
price for admission at or $3.50 P. NJ. Would il
not pay here? t.arl r frr'f s.t
The /" Lottery of Life is pronounced decidedly
the best sensation play produced here this season,
Under the Gaslight,r or "The Lass" to the
contrary notwithstanding. Mr.. Floyd a. Terry
The S,oen, and vining Bowers ss Coal on Tommy
help wonderfully in the interest Of the piece por
must Mrs. Preston's complete and careful acting
as Miss Tartar be left unmentioned. We sup
pose the Lottery" will hold the boards for
another week at least, interrupted. Of course, by
Mr.; viniPg Bowers, benefit to, p,0T night,
already rejecting credit upon his managerial en-
terprse. let him favor rs, ere its close, with two
new pieces, which we should vastly regret to see
deferred 10 next year. We refer first to
Brougham's much ado About Merchant of
Venice, - that capital burlesque which. as hit at
the Shaksperisn revival business, h drawing such
crowds at Mr.. Brougham's theater In New York,
and secondly to that last production Of Mr.. Rob-
ertson entitled School," 1t has been played in
both New York and Boston, but not yet In any
Southern city. "Ours" and "Caste," by the
same author, met with high favor last season at
Mr.. Floyds theater, especially the former. in
which Mr.. Lawlor 50 elegantly played the Rus
sian Prince, and In which was presented too
that exquisite scene where the British troops were
behed marching away to the Crimea. Never was
anything better put on In this city, and if Mr..
Floyd will only bring out al School" az well, he
will achieve genuine triumph. Here is what the
London Times says Of it.:
. So long as the poetical drama remains ban.
ished from the stage. we trust the interregnum
will be occupied by pieces like Mr.. Robertson's
School, So sprghtly, gracious and attractive
play our boards seldom witness. Mr.. Robertson
has outdone his previous efforts in the care be has
lsvished upon its dialogue, which, diamond like.
radiates light from every facet. 1t has scarcely
dull or commonplace line and has sssuredly not
single dull sceDs. IL is difficult however, to ex-
plain In what t0e principal attraction Of the play
consists. Bright as is the dialogue, and effective
ss are the situations. there is something beyond
either which Is responsible for the enthusiasm to
which the audience s provoked. Mr.. Robertson
has, In truth, learned the secret Of true comedy
writing and construction. Widely as his works
differ from those of his great predecessors. they
timent and cynicsm. Almost ali good comedy
dialogue is favored with something little cyni.
car or ill-natured. Rarely, indeed. does an an.
dience care for such perfect kindIiness as the
great master OF all exhibits In : As You Like 1t
or Much Ado About Nothing
Mrs. Lander leaves us for Memphis to-day, ac-
companied by Messrs. Taylor and Becks, who
came with her. and throughout her two weeks
to the entertainment of those who have attended
their performances at the st. Charles. Mrs.
Lander has played Marie Antoinete flour times,)
Charlotte C0rddy and Queen Elizabeth leach
twice. and Mary Stuart, Queen Katherine, Lady
Macbeth and Adrienne Lecouprel9r leach once)
during her stay. We are inclined to give the
preference to Marie Antoinete over all the
Others, and believe 1t well worthy of the repeti-
ton II bad. But, at the same time. we cen see In
each and all of Mrs. Lander's characters the lady
hfra al nit ha orfso d
elegant finish, in all her manners, which wins
ones respect well for herself for her talent
She plays an engagement in Memphis for one
week, and then goes northward again.
The Wilson Brothers, celebrated acrobats, who
have been performing with the Worrell Sisters at
Spalding q Bidwelrs Olympic in st. Louis, ap-
pear at the Academy tomorrow evening in the
play OF 1.-THE Brigands," which Is TO be substi-
tuted for the French Spy" The great come
dian LeffiDgwell, who passed through here re.
Gently TO Galveston, where he Is now playing,
will appear at the Academy on the 9Th prox.
Benefits are IN vogue. Mrs. Lander took her
farewell last evening, playing Adrienne Lec0u
Uretu, the Actress, which bad been reserved for
joint benefit of Mr.. W. NJ. Ward of the company,
and Joe Pope. the assistant treasurer. takes place.
the affair being sigDalized by great programme,
including the Irsh drama Robert Emmett" aud
that popular sensation play, always acceptable,
The Streets of New York." with Mr.. Charles
Ward as Boodgood, and Joe Pope as Dan, the
fireman who runs with George Washington En-
CINE No. 4, and who sells hot pies for Q liveli
hood. If popularity and good fellowship are
worth straw, and we can't but believe they are
and always will be, there ought to be rousing
audience at the Old Drury to night.
Nor must Vining Bowers benefit at the Varieties
to morrow night be looked upon in any other light
than in that Of an opportunity offered grateful and
spprecistive pubic of testifyng their friendship
and regard for actor talented he s popular.
Who, remembering SBlorkey. Major De Boots,
,JeLick, T0uchst0ne-four OF the best of the
many characters In which Mr.. Bowers has ap-
pesfed to the infinite entertainment of his friends
but will expect of him in Married life, Jones's
Baby and Toodles an exhibition of humor, such
as viii keep them laughing for month TO come
The Lottery Of Life" and Ixionn matinees
were both well attended yesterday. Why don't
the st. Charles institute the same kind Of thing!
Or, not possible this season, under the contract
with its company for seven performances week;
y e ws pssSs ~ sfss
twice filed on Saturdays, just as well as not:
A young man had the hardihood to assault a
Of the doorkeepers at the Academy with set OF
IRON knuckles for some imaginary provocation one
Int this week. Ii is satisfaction TO know that
such rowdyism has met with its reward IN the
shape of the offenders commitment for trial be-
fore the Criminal Court.