The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-04
THE LESSEES
OF THE VARIETIES THEATER
For the Season of 1876.

FOR the season VI lSSOssOs
When the curtain fell last night upon the last
act at this theater, the season OF 1915 was
brought to an end and all the pleasant evenings
spent there during the winter by the lovers OF
the drama in our city are to be but memories
We part from this company with regret. They
have been fai, hful laborers and have evinced
pains taking desire to render satisfaction to our
public, and it gives us pleasure to record The fact
that there will be many sincere good wishes from
our city following them in their journeyings.
To Mr.. Owens himself great credit is due Tor
the admirable manner in which he has managed
the ,heater during the season. In the face OF
financial disasters he has been brave enough to
produce plays OF merit even though they involved
great expense and much trouble. Al An actor
his standing has long been settled IN the Cres-
cent City. He has always been great favortse
here, and his past season has more than ever en-
deared him to our people.
| We sincerely trust that Mr.. Owens will not DO
discouraged by the failure to make this year q
great financial success, and avoid MS III the
future. There will always be hearty welcome
ready for him by our people, and parting with
him with regret, We cherish the hope that he may
again afford us an opportunity Of listening to his
peri FINANCES and enjoying his society.
The theater wilt next season be taken charge
of by Mrs. Henrietta Chanfrau and ilr Clifton
w, Tayloure, to whom 1t has been leased for the
mex two seasons.
Mrs. Chanf.au, whose maiden name was Henri
eta Baker, was born in Philadelphia in 1887.
She made her first appearance IN public during
the summer OF 1854 at the Assembly Buildings.
! Philadelphia, under the management OF froi'
Mueller, where she appeared as vocalist.
! She made her first appearance on tho boards OF
. regular theaJar at the City Museum, IN her
native city, making her debut on September l9th,
1854. as Miss Apsley, in "Ihe Willow Copse
Soon after. she became member OF the arch,
where she remained nearly two seasons. When
Lewis Baker, who isa first cousin OF Mrs Cham
frau opened the National Theater i'll Cincinnati,
for the season OF 1888, she became member
Of the company, and WAS great favorlte Will,
. her audience. 1t was whilst member of this
. company that she married Mr.. f. 8. Chanfrau.
It will be remembered that Mrs. Chanfrau was
the leading lady IF the Varieties Theater under
: the man cement Of W. Il. Floyd, during the
/ seasons OF 1865 &C and 1866 Z. Her next appear
ance was at the Globe Theater, Boston, which
was then under the management of Charles
Fechter. She remained there for an entire sea.
SOD and part Of another. She left this theate,
for the purpose Of performing thereafter as 4
star, aud started out from there under the man
+ agen1ent of Mr.. G. W. Tayleure, with whom she
has Travelled ever since.
RI Mrs. Chanfrau has visited us star, playing
4 once at the Academy OF Music and once at the
u Varieties only a short time ago. Critics have
! pronounced this lady to be one Of the most natu
raj actresses on the stage. She is too well know
. here to need any extended notice, her last en-
gagenle1,t establishing her i'll tlp good opinion
. 81 compe,ent critics. With Mrs. Chanfrau il
!, associated as Joint lcsseel Mr.. Clifton ". Tay
e :, leu1e.
Clifton ". Tay]eure was horn i'll Charlestown
8. c.. in 1882 Made his debut rs an actor, Octo
q Der q, 1850, at the Richmond VA Ihester
Took his farewell oe the stage May }, 1856, at th'
d Holiday Strict Theater, Baltimore. From !,
Il to 1859 Was business manager Of the same house
: Tn Nav 1859, he w4s n mtted to the bar of Bal
y t,nore and practiced law until 1861, uniting il
the latter year the profession of journalism will
J. that Of the bar. From 1861 to 1864 he was con
= nect,d with tho press oil Baltimore and Rich
OeSAAASS
e manager for John +. Owens, and accompanies
IL him to England in 1865. He was business man
, ager Of the Broadway Theater in 1865 GO.
d He became business MANAGER OF the Olympi
&c rheater in September, 1861 and retired fir m til
n. management in 1863. Sailed in January, 1856.
10 for London and Paris, to secure talent for tn
a Grand Opera House, q which he was manage
Tor the season Of 1859. He returned to Amerlc
ur in March, 1869 having accomplished his purpos
s. successfully, and opened the Grand Opera Hous
:, under his sole management. with grand revlV
We Of Slakespsare's Tempest, which was place
as upon the stage in a magnificent manner. l
- consequence Of difficulty OF private natu'
with James Fisk, Jr., Mr.. Tayieure withdre
from the management. He il now conductir
the business OF Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. ChaniraII, ar
lis undoubtedly ono OF the most accompl she'd al
lrlable business marAgers Of NE country. .
Under the management of two such alb
artists the thcater viii Of a certainty be made q
tractive to the lovers of the legitimate drama.
this connection it may b well to say that none
Nv the actors who have been there during The pa
10 sea son are to be re-ensaged and that, with pc
~ sibly one or two exceptions, the stars who ha
y appeared will not be seen upon the boards Of tn
theater during mex season.
~ Despite the i'll fortune which has attended Il
theater during the past year those in charge ha
-S determined to spare no expense or trouble
keep up the high standard already attained by
Il is par ercelence tho ladies' theater of the ci
and has always been the recipient OF the patro
~ age Of the most refined and the best people
''' our city; and i. has been resolved to do ever
20 thing that can be done to sustain this repuati
"e in the hereafter and make it the chosen ,enI
"a Of The drama in the South
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