New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-19
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP.


| Cal Wagner's Minstrels have played
most successful engagement at the Academy
| OF Music. and we part from them tOnigh
with pleasant remembrances of the fun anc
| melody they have made for us during thu
past week. Tomorrow evening the Acad
emy management will give US an opportu
nifty OF witnessing for the first time in New
Orleans the great drama of Uncle Tom.
Cabin
The regular season at the st. Charles
Theatre will commence Monday week, the
twenty seventh instant. The theatre has
been much improved in appearance. The
stage will be occupied mostly by star per
formers, and company designed for their
proper support has been engaged. Mr.. p
Gleason, treasurer and business manager
will arrive on Wednesday, when further de-
tails regarding stars and stock will be
given.
The members of the company engaged
by L. Placde Canonge, Esq, for the opera
season at the New Opera House, will arrive
in this city next Sunday, the twenty sixth
ing the company have heretofore been given
in these columns.
Mr.. Oliver Deud Byron, the young Amer
ican sensational actor, was in this city yes
terday, on his way to Galveston, Texas,
where he will play one week; thence return
here to act on the opening night at the St.
Charles Theatre.
Mrs Ben De Bar Hattie Vslie), also ar
rived yesterday, from st. Louis. She will
be member OF the company at the ST..
Charles Theatre.
Ms. Joseph Hamilton, an actor, died in
this city on Thursday last, the sixteenth in
stant. Though not prominent actor, Mr..
Hamilton was we'll known by the mem bers
of his profession, and is kindly spoken of
by his brother artists. He commenced his
theatrical career as cali boy at st. Louis,
his native city. Two years since he was a
member of the company at the st. Charles
Theatre. This season he came here under
engagement to Manager Bidwell, and was
member of the Academy Of Music dra-
matte company at the time of his death.
AS announced in our telegraphic news,
Nj. Lawrence Barrett was taken suddenly
IL of congestion Of the brain, while fulfill
ing an engagement at St. Louis. Fears are
entertained that he will not soon recover
his health and strength. E-
Miss Lille Eldridge and Mr.. Harry Lang
don have been acting at Richmond, Vir-
ginia, during the past week, with a COM
pany under the mana cement Of William E.
Spalding, Esq.
Mr.. Edwin Booth was born in November,
1883, and made his first regular appearance
on the stage at the Boston Museum. Sep
tember 10, l349.
The new theatre erected In Louisville by
Mr.. Bernard Macauley, the actor. is said to
be one Of the finest and most beautiful
theatres in the Western country. 1t is
fitted UP with all the modern improvements.
The ceilings are frescoed in deep rich colors.
and portraits of Mrs. B. Macauley. Char.
lotte Cushman, Lotsa, Edwin Booth and
Joseph Jefferson adorn che dome.
Mr.. w. 4. Floyd has succeeded Mr.. John
Gilbert as stage manages at Wallack's
Theatre. IN New York.
Ned Buntline's "Camanche' combination
came to grief at Louisville recently. and
disoandei. Miss Alice PIacide was mem.
Der OF his company.
In New York Mr.. Sothern is acting Lord
D"aarcary at Wallack's; Mr. E. Eddy is
doing the heavy sensational at Woods Mu-
scum: J. X. Emmett is at Days Broadway
Theatre; Maggie Mitchell is acting Fanchon
at Booths Theatre, whils the -.Black
Crook" still runs at Niblo's.
buffalo BilF' announces that. ''owine to
the prevalence Of the yellow fever in the
Southern States, be will change his route
and play his combination IN the States of
the West" His style of performance re-
quires very healthy public. It requires
nerve 20 see linn act. scalp. and shed human
gore. .
Miss Louise Arnot, once famous for &C ting
male characters with the old Marsh troupe
Of juvenile comedians, has joined the com.
pany at De,Bar,s Grand Opera House. in
st. Louis, as soubrette. 'la
Mrs. Charles Backus, wife of the min
strel, professionally known as Miss Kate
Newton, died in New York, on the thir.
teen:h instant. She was an excellent
actress Of good school, and had PLAYED at
most of the leading theatres in that city
making her first appearance as child at
the old Bowery.
Lolita acted at fsrd's Opera House, IN
Baltimore, during the past week.
Mrs n p RoTora vlava5 ,ooot nuooae.
ful engagement at the Olympic Theatre. in
ST. Louis.
During the past week the Lydia Thomp-
son Combination acted at the Arch Street
Theatre, Philadelphia.
another Murder by the yisiiants.
The New Iberia Svgar-Bo7ct of the SIX
.eenth says that on Friday night, the tenth
Drozin Broussard, formerly of New
Iberia, but latterly of Fausse Point, was
hanged by the vigilance committee. Cat
lie stealing was the alleged otfense Of de-
ceased.
The Attakspas Registsro o: the seventeenth
instant, upon this subject, say-:
Within the past six weeks so-caiIed
vigilance committee, said to be composed of
persons living in Vermilion parish. have
been taking the law in their own hands, !
and some ten or twelve persons have been
hanged or shot by them. This organiza-
ion is spreading throughout most of the |
Ieche parishes, and the citizen is not safe |
Who drives his own OK, nlilks his own cows,
IT pastures his own cattle. Murder IN this |
ocality is merely noticed. crimes other |
han stealing cattle pass unnoticed, while /
he individual who is suspicioned of having |
aiken a bullock, whether Intentionally or |
otherwise, is hunted down by these vigi- !