New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
Academy of Music.

| The announcement that the new drama
| of Bertha. the Sewing Machine Girl,
with strong cast of characters, would be
performed at the Academy, was the means
| OF drawing large and fine audience within
! the walls of Mr.. Bidwell's cosy little the
| atre last night That tie new play attracted
and pleased so many of the gentler sex,
| those in sympathy with the poor sewing
| girl, and knowing her hardships, is most
| certain evidence of the success of the piece.
| The drama itself is one of more than ordi-
| nary merit. Mr.. Charles Foster, the author
| of the dramatic version. is an acknowledged
| skillful playwright. The fault of most of
| his pieces is that they are written to order
| 1or stars, and make prominent one charac-
| ter, leaving only shadowy outlines Of all
| others. Bertha originated under more
! fortunate circumstances, SO far as incentive
| TO produce good play was concerned. 1t
was written to run. and for a strong and
| talented company in New York, and he
made for each character the most the story
| allowed. The heroine is one of everyday
| life-one of whom thousands can be found
in any city, toiling for sustenance, yet
honest and refined. In the drama she ie
| made the victim of circumstances, plotted
against, accused Of theft, put in prison; and
the temptations she wristbands and her
final just reward is an eloquent lesson in
behalf of truth and goodness. Miss Alice
Harrison acted Bertha throughout with
great good taste. She grasped the salient
points in the character, and gave it the
spirit and pathos the author intend
ed. Mr.. E. #. Stetson acted Jack Ryer-
son, a rough diamond, and acted it
well. The excellent young actor, Mr.. L.
Collins, also appeared to advantage as
Philip Hamilton. The same play will be
repeated this and tomorrow evening.
On Wednesday noon, as we have pre-
- ,
an extra Bertha" and gift matinee, aud
will present fine Wheeler & Wilson sew
ing machine to the visitor holding the lucky
number. The gift numbers are free to all
who purchase tickets of admission, and all
will he represented in the drawing. The
house will be sure to be filled, but one per-
son has as good a chance as another in the
drawing, and some one Of the audience will
get the machine.
St. Charles Theatre.
Il is most certain that good plays and
good acting will draw a fair patronage in
this city at all times The reports regard
ing "Maum Gre" and Mr.. Joseph Murphy's
Characterization therein served to draw
good house az the old st. Charles. The
play is one of the best of modern Irish
dramas. 1t is full of romance and pathOs
Young Pat Do,l,elly takes leave of the old
mother in the emerald land, and wanders
70 America an exile, bringing with HIM "a
handful of earth from the land of his birth,
which he often refers to and sings over as
the only relic OF his home. HIS experiences
on board ship and in this country are va
ried, and at the present writing we can not
speak so fully of the drama as it deserves.
In it Mr.. Murphy enacts six distinct char
acters, and sings number OF new and
beautiful songs. The play will run during
the week.
The Opera.
Last night LA Juive' was the attraction
al the temple Of the lyric dramss NJ Guey-
mard was resolute. He evidently felt his
score in La Juive" would determine his
standing with the New Orleans public.
Gaeymard ranks well with US, and his voice,
though singularly needy III the upper notes
and faulty in the high register, is yet
worthy Of much praise for its lower tones
aud middle detondeon. To borrow from
contemporary, che smoothes his angles"
whatever that may mean. Tonight we are
to have LA Favorite," a grand opera in
four acts, with NJ. Gadilhe as Ferna'ad. Nj.
Devoyod as 4lphonse, NJ. Feitlinger as Bal
Mn~t' and Nine. Denain as Le0uOre.