The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-09-21
OUR NEW THEATRE,

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| Splendid Entertainment in a Beautiful
| Hall.
| A very large and select audience as
sembled at the D. S. C. B. Hall last
Saturday evening to witness the first
performance of the new dramatic So
ciety organized by the members of the
Silver Cornet Band of this town.
Long before the hour announced for
the lifting of the curtain had arrived,
every seat in the house was filed,
and many gentlemen were obliged to
stand in the aisles and galleries. The
tasteful manner in which the interior
OF the new theatre was fitted up, ellie
| tied much surprise and admiration from
the assembled people, and the new
drop curtain, which is {; perfect gem
and credit to the painters art, and
the painted figures or statues at each
side of the stage were especially eu-
logized and admired. All the auditors
were on tiptoe of expectation when,
after a tune by the Silver Cornet
Band, the curtain rose and displayed
the stage adorned with its beautiful
scenery.
The first piece on the programme
was lie Vagabond, French drama in
one act, with the following cast of
principal characters: j. j. Claycrie
as Pierre Maillard, the vagabond;
Mrs. A. Claverie as Marie, his wife:
Miss. E. Gondran as Marie's sister;
Dr. B. Claverie as lie Marquis, pro-
prietor of a factory; j. ]. Lafargue as
Clement, overseer for the Marquis:
Jules GOndran and Noise Levy as
Julian and Jean, workman in the fac
tory Octave Telrio as III. Rocquayt.
Mayor of the village, and Miss. Luti-
cia Mollere as Marguerite, a school
mistress; workmen, eountrymen, and
policemen; by other members of the
society. We have not the space to
comment upon the manner in which
each person rendered the part assign
ed him OF her, and to make special |
of a few would be injustice
to the others. Suffice it to say that
all did unexceptionally well, that no
balks or mistakes were apparent, and |
that the drama was rendered through
out in such manner as would reflect
credit upon professional troupe.
The second part of the entertain
ment was two act English domestic
drama, entitled The Golden Farmer, in
which r. n. Sims appeared as the
farmer; Morris Marks as Harry Ham
mer, the jolly, tipsy, rollicking auc-
.ioneer; Bernard Lemann as Old
H0bb, craftsman VIM. klopman
IS HIM. Harrey, brother-in-law of the
armer; John A. Cheevers as Jensmg
Iiritcher, ambitious though unlucky =
burglar and prigger of all sorts of
'ther peoples property, from lady's
leckerchief to gentleman's watch
;hain and pocketbook j. F. Parks
Is Lord Eitedllan; ]. d. Israel, f.
Meyer, NJ. Levy and L. Terrier res
'ectiyely as John, Thomas and first
md second officers of the law; Ms.
!. Israel as Elisabeth, the golden
trusting and affectionate wife:
title Miss. B. Tobias, a remarkably
intelligent fve-year-old young lady,
S Loaisia, the farmers daughter Mrs.
Blum as Hrs. Hammer, strong
minded consort of the free and easy i
utioneer, who asserted her right to {
ule by locking him out in the street l
'hen he came home drunk; and Miss
|. Levy as Jenny, waiting maid.
# the rendition of this beautiful :
rama we may say the same as of the /
rst : it was as near perfection as could 4
e, and delighted and surprised every
ody. I
The evenings entertainment con-
uded with Les Denr 4reagles THE