The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-11
AMUsIMENr sUMMAKr.
TIE WEEK.

spneo, IL "oulo seem, 70 share with the theaters
the patronage which in some shape or another oil
these transient guests are necessarily expected to
bestow. The Academy, with Lefingwel to make
Its walls re-echo with his humor. has had the Blu.
siness this week, although the Encouragement Of
Mrs. Siddons filed the St. Charles full on Friday
and last evenings, and will probably keep it filed
up to next Friday night when the engagement
positively terminates. We prophesied last week
that could Mrs. siddons but play for seven nights
more it would be before brilliant houses. How
correct were our anticipations let the attendance
for the past two evenings show. She is to give Q
reading next Wednesday noon. There will be be.
tween this time and that abundant season to ad-
vertise the fact, and let everybody know Of the
literary banquet to be offered.
Mr.. PoPs's BEsxrrr.
The dramatic season at the ST. Charles
closes next Saturday night, with Mr.. Charles
Pope the managers, benefit. We presume
it Is almost unnecessary to remind the public
that the past season has been, az regards
the succession OF star performers who have
appeared, the most brilliant ever recorded In the
annals OF the old Drury. Mrs. siddons, Mrs. Ian.
der, Fanny Janauschek, the Hanlons, Lotts the
Couldocks, and other artists Of national even
world wide, reputation have trod the boards, and
10 turn called forth the psudits OF our play goers
Through all this period the public have little
known how untiringly, how perseveringly that
one man, the man at the wheel, so to speak, has
devoted himself to the arduous duties Of the ma
nagement nevertheless, We can assure all our
readers, IL they do not all already know it, that to
Mr.. Pope 10 In great measure due whatever of at
Effectiveness the st. Charles stage has presented
during the season. There have been things lack.
ing it is true, many things at which the captious
critic might carp; but as for Mr.. Pope he has been
always prompt and punciual, systematic as clock.
work, always up in his part, careful and pleas
Ing actor. and at all times polished gentleman.
The sensation drama is not his delight, although
SIS q manager he has been compelled TO follow
public sentiment, In the production Of such pieces
as "After Dark" or the Flash of Lightning
But the decidedly cold shoulder which the public
turned last week upon the latter piece, and the
ovation which greeted Mrs. Slddons in reappear-
ing as Rosaiind show Enthusiastically that reaction
10 public taste which we have long forsseen, and
points TO the return Of heslthful dramatic senti-
ment, surfeit OF sensational.
With good judgment, therefore, Mr.. Pope has
chosen 'Hamlet'' for his benefit perform nce next
Saturday night, himself appearing as the Prince
of Denmark. supported BY Mr.. DeBar as the
Grace Digger, Mr.. Rattan as the Ghost, Mr.. Ste
vens as Ldertes. Mr.. Ward as P0l0niaGs, Miss Os-
borne as the Queen, and Miss Belle Hewitt as
Opheiid. This distribution Of characters promises
good representation of the play, and will be
likely, when combined with the managers popu-
lsrity, 10 draw q crowded house. On Sunday
night the 18th INST, Wilson'S Minstrels commence
q weeks engagement at the st. Charles.
Mrs. Sddons goes to 81, Louis on the termina-
tion Of her engagement this week, succeeding Miss
Ada Webb at DeBar's Opera House.
LEFFINGwELL.
The writer in one Of the New York papers, who
spoke of Ce bon Lefingwell," certainly is an
od nj in n IN ha
upon an appellation which expresses to q nicely
what every one who has seen the great humorist
Tishes TO say or, perhaps we may quote what
railroad man says Of him: " Lefingwell a. fun.
iSt, is smooth grade, steel rail, broad gusge sHd
seventy.two miles shorter than any other route to
mirth.o He has been playing the gushing Clo-
rinda before crowded houses this week, but to-
piXht this ma-cal girl OF the period comes TO
a iull stop, and in her place enters Mr.. Romeo
.JdfeT jenkins, In " Too Much for Good Nature"
y character spoken of as Lefingwell'a master.
piece of fun. Bot for that matter, it makes no
difference in what part he appears, he has but to
glance at his audience TO convulse is with laughter
None should miss chance OF seeing him. The
support which he receives from Misses Lavender
and Fanny StOcqueller is admirable.
We notice, too, that the Academy company on
Friday night received accession N the appear
ancs of Mr.. Power. late of the Varieties, who
came out as DR.. FlaH in the " Irish Tutor"
SCHOOL.
Over at the Varieties, Ahe Dangerous Game"
has been drawing modesate houses through the
week and new neutrality-suspicious. are making
for the production Of Robertson's great comedy,
"Schooln tomorrow light. Manager Floyd's
enterprise in bringing i cut this season. the same
during which IL was played in New York, is de-
serving OF compliment for We have too often,
hitherto been obliged to wait for plays Of similar
old.
The plot of the piece il briefly this Bella (Miss
Alice Grsy) and Naomi 7Sghe Miss Josie Orton)
are both pupils of Mrs. Sutclife Mrs. Isabella
Preston. Both are orphans, but Bella has been
adopted by Mrs. 3. Lord Bedtyoy (Mr. Sheri'
DAM and his associate and friend. Jack Poyntz
fMr. Floyd, visiting the school with Fdrlntost
(Mr. Ryer,, decrept gallant aud Lord Beaufoy's
uncle, become ensmored, the former OF Bella, the
latter of Naomi. After lovers interview. Bella,
denounced to Mrs. Sutclie by hIrtr Mr.. Cogs-
well), q malicious teacher. is expelled from
$ school, Disappearing Eysteriously few weeks
later, and being lost sglr Of even by Naomi, who
has befrended her throughout, she is supposed to
have become the mistress Of Lord Beaufoy. The
suspicion seems Of little Importance until il is dis
covered that the absent girl is.the granddaughter
of Farintosh and, therefore, q person of quality.
As that discovery is made, however. Lord Beau
Toy appears, and q morpent afterwards his wife,
the missing Bella. AneiPlanation follows and the
play terminates.
PARLoR 5oNcERrs.
Then come. the lighier entertainments
.certs, fairs and readings Mr.. Chase's third an
nnal sefes OF four paroy concerts are to be given
on successive Mondays Eating from the 10Th inst.
The srst was 70 have BEEN given to-morrow night.
but 1t so happened that she ladies Of the Seventh
Street Orphans Home were on that evening to
open their fair at Odd Fellows' Hall, whereupon,
as will be remembered by those who read the
correspondence already published, Mr.. Chase
gracefully yielded his clsims, deferrng his musi-
cal entertainment for one week. He will lose
nothing by this act OF generosity, for his list OF
subscribers Is rapidly ahing mp, giving him prom
Use of a success, as wei pecuniarily ss artistic.
ally. His first programme, which We propose to
publish In our next summary, Is o tempting COL
lection OF tid.bits for connoisseurs.
MIS-. o'DoSoyAN (RossA)
Having been delayed BY railroad accident of
some Kind at Jackson, Tenn, was obliged to de.
fer her reading from Friday to tomorrow even.
ing. when she will give at Lyceum Hall an enter.
tainment embracing both readings and recita-
tions. Her agent, Capt. lHealey, has left town,
hurrying on in advance Of her to Mobile and
Vicksburg, where she, Is to read. We have
already said so much ID advocacy Of the claims
of this patriotic lady to ,be patronage OF her fell.
low countrymen and women that il would be
superfuous now to add more than the assurance
Ill IA. 49, l. NJ