The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-06
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 6, 1889
AMUsEMENTA.

TIE OPEfl--The audience at the Opera House
last evening met with another of the disappoint-
ments which are becoming seriously detrment Al
10 both the public and the management. On
entering, at the head OF the staircase. the oft re-
peated pac4Id that Mile Bourgeois was sick
could be seen, and imme diately before the over
tuTe Mr.. GTaTier, the stage manager of the Opera
House, verbe9iy announced the fact to the pubic,
stating at ihe:ssme time that those who desired
their money returned should call at the box
ONCE, but 60 one availed himself of the
privilege. He also promised that the subscri-
bers would on a future day be compensated
for the DISAPPOINTMENT without extra expense.
Barbe BIeue " was then performed with
Mile ChauFesu INSTEAD of Bourgeos) in the
role Of Bdulone, which she sang as well as could
be expected. considering that she also was suffer.
ing from bad cold. Tonight the performance
which sfor the benefit of the widows aud orphans
fond OF the Firemen's Charitable Association
will consist o. the first and second acts and the
finale Of the third act OF DOnizetti's Lucia di
Lammermpor,n the finale of Verdi's "Jerusalem,n
and the foprth act of "Barbe Bleue,n fine bill
which cannot fail to attract crowded house.
The price of seats to all parts of the house has
been liked at two dollars, except the galleries
which remain at fifty cents Give IN" gallant
THK GEltMAS OPERA.-MdJlc EIte.-Last even.
ing, that immortal production of Mozart's the
IauoeIfih{e' was repeated, but not before the
crowded house which heard and enthusiastically
applsnded Il On Sunday still the attendance was
quite large, and numbered many OF educ lted
tastes, who must have appreciated and enjoyed
the exquisite gems literally interpreted through
the opera: The scenery was barely TO be toler-
ated at times, II must be confessed, aud fron
the reading several elsions were made, we
noticed, yet spite OF this there was in the music
itself, and frequently in the execution of it.
enough TO compensate for any such deficiencies.
The duet III the first act, The Manly Hearth
between Pn'Dind Marie Friedercf) aud Papa
yeRo (Steinecke). or in the last act between the
latter and the same lady as Pdpdgen0 were each
rewarded With deserved encores, and Mr.. Vein
IN gf,a fhaI IloLD DIE Al.
" Within these Sacred Bowers" and the invoca.
ton, Great ISIS, Great Osiris" in the second act
effectively Mr.. Hummel was in excellent voice,
spd 1t may % said of his acting, las also of that
OF Marie Fr,edeTici) that il was in no manner in
ferlor thereto. The chorus we thought weak the
orchestra very good, with the exception of an
occasional undue prominence of the brass instru-
ments. But all in all the entertsinmentwas delight
1ul, as, indeed, we are assured, every lover Of
music there present will admit. Tonight Fra
Diavolo" will be repeated.
NARIETIEs.-- we are to have for the
entitled, 1.-The Romance of a Poor Young MAN.
with its beautiful moral, its insight into the hoL
low he artedness OF the world, and its telling hits
at modern follies- The cast will embrace almost
the entire strength of the company and that the
piece as " hole will be well put on and played,
none who SNOW Manager Floyd's good taste can
doubt. 4
AcApEN{. OF Musrc-The circus draws i'm.
mense houses thus far. People are weary of the
spectacular and the display of extremities, and
md ID the Horse Opera" pleasing change.
sebastian. Sse famous bare back rider and Mile
DeBerg, upfiyalled in the same line of business,
the trained Circassian horse Gar the trick horse
Ere ny, he.Jsnuary who ." whoa's" when order
ed, the educated mules. Jas. Cook, the Champion
leaper, and: many others who have made them
selves famous in their respective specialtes, are
all here 70 be seen nightly, and at noon also to-
day, Friday aud Saturday of this week. We
prophesy rOusing matinee to-day.
81. SHAKIEsEIhe performances of Pau, the
great hustisn athlete, were not whit exsgger- |
ated In the description we had Of him before he |
arrived. They may, In our opinion, be considered /
The gymnasiie sensation of the age and those |
who fail to see him during bis brief stay will have
missed display OF agility, daring and strength, !
The Hanlons. too. whether in their perous !
Niagara leap, OF whirling around upon their velo |
cipedes, are wei worthy q ten mile walk TO see |
them while the entertainments assume a pleas /
ing variety from the performances of tbs Bren. /
mans, Miss Tborne. Blamphn, the harpist. and the |
Others. pantomime entitled the "Vilage Tor
ment, winds up the programme very amusingly. |
Ton TBeNs.-Three receptions day do these
Lilputiap visitors. Gen. Thumb and Commodore
Mutt give daily, at IL, 8, and "a Pm. and right
numeTousis the attendance thereat. The commo-
core, as 8 great black crow, stalks about among
me spectators picking at one, cswing az another,
and making every one laugh. The &c lersl and
ms vile sing comic duet, relating the quarrels
and reconelllAtions Of married couple, and all
,oar OF ,hem appear IN two or three little farces.
But above ali give Us the commodore as Captain
Jnks. His style therein is nimiiable
CRESCENT CRY Observation-Disclosures to this well
arranged cabinet Of curiosties living and in.
s 20 never come away otherwise than gratifed
onders collected from the four corners OF the
world 10 m;aister to the novelty craving palate of
New Oreass amusement seekers The museum
Is on 81 Charles street. directly opposite the st.
3 A. NJ. to 10 S.M.
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