New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-30
USEMENT
The Opera.

III ptIlOTU1duCo VI 'CD1TleS W." las
gsf&kt met public expectation at its full
fi~ight. We have ali learned to recognize M
~lseveyod's great powers, and were led to ex
gw,et much of him in the role of the deranged
hnGg. No disappointment awaited lis. 10,
r9Ss great singer showed himself equal to all
rshat was hoped of him.
Most critics are wont to cOmpar Charles
VX. TO King Lear. Wherein the familiarity
tssusists, save in the fact that both Lear
and Charles are crazed, we fail to perceive.
10 compare classic drama with opera is
Always dangerous and ever betOkens q GER
saau weakness of critical analysis.
@ACharles VI" as described by historians
eaSs a king demented by undue exposure
aaad exertiOn. A witless monarch, he vet
= welded a power hat thrilled all western
HsIfope. In his glimpses of reason, he
augmented the possession of France; in his
madness he arrayed France as q unit
as7sanst her enemies. Stricken down BY in
tfrahity he attracted sympathy and support.
Va few words he ruled IS king, while he
Gved a bedlamite. To portray such a chas,
ass1er and interpret it in music. are two
t3eks equally difficult.
siaievy has created the theme, and last
might it remained for NJ. DevOyod to prove
iHimself the grand interpreter. Let the
1aa0dits OF an enraptured audience serve as
70 verdict Of approval.
of Mile. Denain, as Odete, we can only
s9tS1E ln tones Oh general praise.
Tonight Donizetti's grand opera 'Li
saToriie" Will be given, with M. Guevmaid
as kernand. M. Lourde as Alphonse ard
Mile. Domain as LeonOre. The evenings
easatsrtainment will conclude with the orr
ltetta Les Deux Avengles."
Un New Years day an extra matinee will
Segiven. The programme for the occasion
Nabl be LA Dame Blanche"
st. Charles Theatre.
AAast night the talented young actress,
Nfss Alice Kingsbury, made her reappelr-
inflce at this theatre, after an absence of
same years, and was warmly welcomed by
Clio friends she made on her previous visit.
She appeared in her ~favorite part OF Fan
S&sosc, the Cricket. and acted it with all the
YIN and spirit that characterized her per-
~asrrnances of other days. When this
Mstie lady withdrew from the stage. and
determined to devote her time and talents
To sculpture and modelling, in which she
fas shown great skill, she was one of the |
rsust popular stars of the day, |
lxfd is likely to become so again, for |
abe .'Elfin Star" is still young and beautiful, |
and has about her the same graceful and
ASar active style as of old. She is something |
more h an ordinary actress. She is a |
sys!tivated and refined woman, a pleasing |
uriter. and a modeler in plaster, with the
to give form and shape to her poeti-
ideas. OF late years she has made the
South her home from choice, being4
resident of Natchez, Mississippi, and is
deserving and worthy of the
islvors OF our people. She will play Fan.
rsssac again tonight, illustrating the Joys
wh& sorrows of the little Cricket, a story
Rat ia familiar to US all, and giving the IA
,aoSIs shadow dance.
Academy of Music.
Crowded houses are still seen at the
aes0deny at each representation of the
BLACK Crook" The piece as presented here
full of attractions and novelties, closely
SLOWING each other according to the time
xaae prepared, and from the ballet at fifty
minutes past seven to the grand trans,
and music has no abatement.
Following the Crook at this house will
the Lydia Thompson troupe, January
l Ghe troupe is now in st. Louis, and ,
TO crowded houses nightly. Miss
Th9snpson has announced this as her last
siAson 10 America, and SO far her engage
have been most successful. Many
faces are to be seen in the company,
nd it also includes the best of the old {
ssorltes. The eccentric Willie Edouin still
as Corporal Tong Zoug, and plays 3
lat game with the Heather Chinee. a
Varieties Theatre. a
MT Piggott is rapidly completing the l
sw scenery for the wicked World" to be q
rodaeed at this theatre next Monday eve I
ing The comedy is a most novel and in =,
Nesting one, and of peculiar construction, /
ld aside from the elegant scenery and
ago setting here, it will have the advan- i
sc of a strong cast Of characters, includ- Q
Holm T. Raymond, C. NJ. Wolcott, s
ssscs Lulu Prior aud n. e. Gordon and ].
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