New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
The st. Charles Theatre Season.

sumo Of the pieces produced, and the stal
who have acted, in the order of their a,
pearance.
The season opened on Sunday, the secon
day of November, 1873, with Oliver DOVE
Byron in "Across the Continent" On tn
sixth Of November Ben Mccullough" wa
produced. Donald Mckay was ais
acted during Mr.. Byron's engagement
which was for one week
On the ninth of November Miss Ad
Gray commenced an engagement of tw
weeks duration, appearing as Mercy He,
rick, in the New Magdalen." During he
stay the plays of Little Goldie," "Articl
A." Sketches in India" Lucretia Boz
gia,' Camille and " French Women
were produced.
hr. Joseph Murphy put in an appearance
on Sunday evening, November 22 in ''Help
he played two weeks, and in addition t.
the opening piece, appeared in "Hand,
Andy ireland and America" and "Maun
Gre"
| The performance of December was fo
the benefit of Mr.. j. S. Delaney. comedian
and consisted of Through Fire and Water
and "Peep O. Day"
| Mrs. ID. +. Bowers and Mr.. j. C. McCul
lum commenced two weeks enga agemen
| on the eighth of December, with Lad,
Audley's Secret This play was followed
| by elizabeth" Camille" "Lady o
! Lyons "Mary Stuart" "Ingomar,'" LADY
Madge," 'Love's Mask" jealous Wife
and Honeymoon"
Manager Ben DeBar made his first ap
pearance Of the season on the nineteenth o
December, playing the Mock Duke ir
'Honeymoon.' for the benefit of Mrs
Bowers.
Little Nell, the California Diamond
played one week, commencing December
Il. She acted only in one piece, 'Fidelia
the Fire Waif.r
Mr.. John Davis, first old man, took his
benefit December %. The bill was dot
and the "Persecuted Dutchman."
December %, Miss Alice Kingsbury com.
menced an engagement of one weeks dura.
ton. Her pieces were "Fanchon,r "Little
Barefoot" "Child of Savannah" and
candy Blake"
Saturday evening, January 3, 1874, the
theatre was occupied by the Shakespeare
CLUB, Tor its benefit. The bill was Lady
OF the Lake" and "Conjugal Lesson"
Misses Alice Kips sbury, Minnie Doyle and
Amelia Waugh assisted the club upon that
occasion.
Miss Marian Mordaun: played one week.
commencing January 4. Darling" and
"Hearts are Trumps," plays both new here.
were the only pieces il which she appeared.
The Furbish Fifth Avenue Theatre com.
pinatlon commenced January IL. This fine
compsny remained one week, while the
regular company was in Mobile, and acted
Divorce" "Man and Wife" and "Alixe,v
The benefit of Mr.. Alexander Fitzgerald.
stage manager. occurred on the eighteenth
OF January, when Mr.. Ben DeBar played
falstGG in "Merry Wives of Windsor"
On the nineteenth of January Miss Lolita
an engagement, and played
four weeks, opening in the Little Detec-
tive This piece was followed by "Pet of
- oe'Aoo@'9' Asdu, lio UOOQ-fOr-
Nothing" "L;ttle Nell and the Marchion
ess," "Zip," "Fire Fly,r Hearts Easer
and "Old London" Lolita played on the
evening of the ninth of Febru ary for the
benefit of the Newsboys' Home.
MIR. Edwin Adams appeared February IS.
opening in "Enoch Arden" He played
two weeks, during which time, in addition
to his speciality Of "Enoch Arden,n the
Robbers marble He art" wild Oats,
and Hamlet" were pro duced.
The benefit of Miss, Amelia Waugh. leading
ady, occurred March l. The bill was
Plot and Passion and my Turn Next
Mr.. John Thompson next appeared for
me week, commencing on the second of
darch. "On Hand" Dixie" and Hans
we're his pieces.
March Mr.. Robert McWade put in an
ppearance, and played Grip Van Winklev
Or one week.
Mr.. Z. w. Couldock's engagement, which |
7as also for one week, commenced March |
with the "Willow Corpse" The ..Mer-
hant of Venice" Louis XI.,' and "Chim-
ey Corner" were also enacted during h;s
ngagement
LA Marseillaise' was put on the stage
larch %, with Mr.. Francis Bangs as star
le played one week, and for his benefit
lded two acts of Julius Casarr to his
pening piece, in which he was seen as
Iarc Antony.
On'Sunday, March %. came Baker and
arron, who played in "Chris and Lena
It one week.
April 5 was Easter Sunday, and in the
Tening was Mr.. Gleason's benefit. Mr.. Ben
9 Bar appeared, and played in .'Toodles',
i'd Jack Sheppard"
Miss Lille Eldridge commenced her en-
lgement on the sixth instant, and closed
last night. She has appeared in "Olive
arcoe," "Alma," Honeymoon" and
dignen."
This closes the record of short season of
So than six months-a season that has
en- but of little profit to the manager, 1
ID generally disappointment to the stars |
40 appeared at this by no means ill starred ,
eatre. Mr.. Murphys engagement vas
ry good, and Lotta did well. OF the 7
her stars, the best of them wished they O
d not come, and we wished the same |
ing for the balance of them. n
1t is almost certain that better compauv g
uld have done better business. With q
o or three honorable exceptions the r
Dple of the stock engaged at this theatre ?
We not been equal to the requirements of a
vt class plays, and if premiums were r.
'en to managers for aggregating the
rst companies, Manager DeBar would
3 season be wearing the blue ribbon. He e