New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-26
VARIETIES THEATRE.

This establishment again presented gay
and lively appearance on Friday evening
last, the occasion being another OF those
amateur performances that reflect credit on
the young men of our city, engaged in them'
and do not fail to be source OF attraction
and qualification to those of our people, who
admire talent and are pleased to encourage
its development. The performance upon
this occasion was given by the Orleans
Dramatic Relief Association, and the play
selected for representation, the touch
ing and interesting drama, entitled
"The Marble Heart" The play is
popular one, embracing characters in the
various phases of human life, that are diff
cult Of proper rendition-but intense love Is
made its leading feature; and the fact that
young member of the New Orleans bar was
to personate Raphael Duchdtet, the artist
and lover, must have had something to do
with the bringing together of so many bright
eyes and fair forms, upon summers eve,
20 witness theatrical performance in New
Orleans. Without exaggerating in the least
it may be said, with the single exception of
Mr.. Jefferson, as Rip Van Wink!e, no
"star" that appeared at the Va
rieties last winter succeeded as well in at
tracing so much of the beauty and refine.
ment Of New Orleans proper as was congre-
gated within the walls of this temple Of the
drama on Friday evening last. 1t was, in
fact, a "Jeffersonian house." and should the
members of the New Orleans Dramatic Re-
lief Association continue their attractions
with the same success, We can not see why
it should be necessary for our theatrical
managers to travel north and elsewhere in
search of actors. It may be, however, we
are speaking little too fast, and that
our young amateurs have no desire
of becoming PROFESSIONALS in line of
business they have engaged in temporarily,
as source of improvement and pleasure,
more than as source Of gain, unless that
gain be in mental culture. The male char
acters in 1.-THE Marble Heart" were all well
and creditably sustained by members Of
the Orleans Dramatic Relief Association on
last Friday evening, and could we name
them, should be tempted to do so, in order
that just praise might stimulate them to
even higher efforts in the art of speaking and
acting correctly the parts they undertake
to play. The female characters were per-
sonated by ladies of the theatrical profess
sion. MdGenaoiseue Marco, the gay, hand
some, dashing and heartless coquette of
Partisan society, was fneir delineated by
Bliss Alice Gray. Miss Annie Vaughn, as
Marie, the poor orphan girl, was modest and
truthful to the authors conception of the
character. The characters Of Clenaentine,
Fedora and Julie were well sustained by
Miss Rosewood, Mrs. Schubert and Miss
Hllman. The name of the lady who played
the character Of the Widoao Duc7tatlet is not
given. It may be she is an amateur per-
former. If SO, she did remarkably well, and
il not so, SIZE did we'll.
Take it all in all the first subscription
performance of the Orleans Dramatic Relief
Association must be regarded as complete
success.
We understand that this and the Shakes
peare Association design giving several of
these performances in the course of the
summer, the lady actresses being engaged
BY both associations; and as there is more
thsn ordincry talent among the members OF
thesei associations, their performances will
be looked for with good deal of interest.