New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-26
OUR THEATRES.

If all our theatres during the past week
have not done a thriving business. the
cause has not been lack of attraction.
The Lingards at the ST. Charles, the Lydia
Thompson troupe at the Academy and Miss
Charlotte Cushman at the Varieties are all
leading trump cards in their line.
The Lngard Comedy Company needs
only to be seen TO be properly appreciated.
1t is composed of excellent material for
genteel comedy, and Mr.. Lingard displays
great taste in the selection Of his pieces.
During his engagement, which ends this
evening, his sterling company has played
"Life's Dream" Kind to Fault" ''Won-
derful Woman" David Carrick, ""Naval
Engagement"-all charming comedies-and
Los Ladr0nes.' most elegant comic
opera.
The talents of Mr. and Mrs, tingard and
Miss Dickey Lingard shine in these pieces
very effectively, but not more efficiently
than the excellent acting of Mr.. M. V.
Lingham and Mr.. George Ryer. These gen
tlemen are accomplished comedians. But
we are particularizing, when we should
have been content, perhaps, to say the Lin
gard company embraces excellent material.
This Sunday night is the last OF its pres
ent engagement, and the bill for the ocoa-
sion will doubtless be a most attractive one.
The far-famed Lydia Thompson troupe
closes its second week tonight at the
Academy, with the most crowded houses
every night ever before witnessed here, II
we except the two weeks engagement OF
Mr.. Forrest at the St. Charles last winte r.
During this time 1.-THE peerless queen OF
burlesque' has presented "Blue Bea rd,
"Kenilworth," "Robn Hood" and Les
Brigands," with cast of male and fem ale
characters, in the line of dazzling burlesque
that can not be surpassed. Take, for In
stance, the cast in "Kenilworth." Here
we have Miss Lydia Thompson as the
Earl of Leicester, and dashing earl she
makes; Harry Beckett as Queen bt'=adeth,
a strong minded virgin, verging on fifty
just think of that and laugh; Miss Eliza
Weathersby as Amy RobSart, and charm
ing Amy she makes; Miss Camille Su0ols
as Sir Waiter Raleigh, fast boy MISS Gar
lotta Zurbini as gresSetian, blighted be-
ing: Miss Alice 4thertoB as the Ouke Of
Essex, a wae in waiting; Little Willie Edouin
as Barney, q fit membeS for 1ammany:
Miss Tilly Earl as Michae! Eam6ou'ae. a
swash buckler; Miss Jennie Wheatleigh as
Tony Foster. turncoas, turnkey, and traitor
generally, and Miss Leslie as GiteS Costing,
an ambitious publican. When It is recoi-
lected that Miss Thompson has an eye TO
beauty and gracefulness in making up the
female portion of her con. pany. and thar
handsome females dress in gorgeous eos
tunes tightly drawn on. SO that the pert ec'
ton OF form is well displayed the pu bic
NAV realize at once that the above east is
strongly attractive oneo And that may be
regarded as q fair sample only OF the
Lydia Thompson troupe and Its at
fractions. Whatever they attempt TO do
is well done, and herein consists the secret
of their success. As burlesqHers they are
undoub tedly a success. They burlesque
everything, from king and queen down
to circus performance. If our people have
as good hold on the fair Miss Lydia as
she seems to have on them, it will be hard
for her to get away from here. She will
enter upon her third week at the Academy
in "Lurline," with no abatement in the
public desire to witness the ravishing pei
formances of "the peerless queen OF the
burlesqus" and her superb company.
Nor has the success of Miss Charlotte
Cushman-the greatest tragedienne of the
dav-been less marked at the Varieties
during the past week. She has given eight
representations of Meg IMer3iAes since the
commencement of her engagement last
Monday might've in the day and six at
highland they have been attended by full
and fashiona able audiences. At the matinee
Yesterday the seats in every portion of the
house were filled, and it was difficult to find
standing room. The desire to see this great
actress in the character of Neg Ner7llies
continues unabated, but as her engagement
is limited to twelve nights, the play of Guy
Mannering" will be withdrawn to make
room for Macbeth" Miss Cushman's
Lody Macbeth is most powerful piece of
acting, and as Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is an
nounced to play Macbeth to Miss Cushman's
Lady Macbeth, it is fair to presume there
will be a great rush to the Varieties during
l.