The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

smiths comedy, "She Stops to Conquer
r was presented at the Varieties and for Il
:: first time in four years Mr.. Owens appeare
in the character Of Tony Lumpkin, his rend
, ton of which has bee ime famous.
Tony Lumpkin, as presented last night, Wa
the same finished and natural piece of aclin2
on the part OF Mr.. Owens, that characterize
his impersonation in times past.
The play was well cast, and the supper
rendered by the company was most efficient
and il won many expressions OF praise tro1
the audience.
The performance concluded with the popu
lar farce Betsy Baker, which was thoroaghl
enjoyed by the audience, which left in III
| best possible humor.
At the matinee to-day .D0t" will be pre-
sented, and tonight paul Pry and Bets,
Baker" will hold the boards.
ACADEMY or MUs1c.-Last night the sensa
tional drama of marked for Life was re
peated, with Mr. s. C. France as Skid. tn,
irrepressible negro. The attention was quite
large and fashionable, and the succession O
startling situations incidental to the play
occasioned much interest. The support wa,
exceptionally good. The principal charac-
| ters IN the piece Were ably sustained by
-.sessrs. Il. c. White, l. T. Knowles. IL. VI.
son and Marion Elske. A matinee will be
given to-day. when the same play will be
repeated
On Sunday night Mr.. France is announced
to appear in two act drama written expressly
for him, in addition to - Marked for Life
On Monday evening Miss Eliza Weathersbv
and aburlesque troupe opens in the burlesque
of Aladdin, with a powerful company The
public will remember Miss Weathersbv was
for years very prominent member of Miss
lydia Thompsons company, and vas here
when that famous troupe played Miss
Weathersby is spoken of very highly else
where and has earned reputation second to
not even Miss Thompson. The brilliant re-
Troupe we feel sure will also be extended to
this very charming soubrette.
ST. CHARLES THEATEE Certainly treat
was in store for those who We're fortunate
enough to be present at the Old Drurv last
evening. We hear Of Hamlet" as a master
piece in the hands OF such men as Macreadv
md the Booths, but It's hard to conceive of a
moro perfecs imparsonation than that Of f. L.
Davenport. In his hands the Danish Prince
is pictured to our imagination in so realistic a
style, and the mastery efforts of Shakespeare
SO trutlfully portrayed, that the actor simply
When it is called to our recollection that
Mr. Davenport is not i'll the hey-day of man
hood, how much greater then must be the |
triumph which he cannot but feel that he has
over advanced age, in depicting so
t7uthtully the passions which stirred the /
breast OF so much younger man.
Words We're but feeble to express the graft
fcation we teit at Mr.. Davenport's rendition,
.bler critics have melted out their praise and
vi The exception of his dying scene we
would fam lei well enough alone.
Many men have died upon the mimic stage.
out few actors can die like Davenport Every
gesture has its telling effect upon sympa-
hizing audience, while the saddenine en-
,ressions OF fast coming death steal over lis
o9ntenGnce III SO lile-hke a manner that We
7ould fam stamp him, even now, the greatest
ctOr OF the age.
GAlETY THEATFR.-The usual crowd were
4 attendance at the Gayety last night The
Entertainment was fully in keeping with The
sual excellent variety performances which
Ianager Flynn oti5rs to the theater-eoinc
ublic. Tonight will be a gala night, and
e advise lovers Of fun to attend.
NJ PLACE LIKE HoNE \ waller dog has |
overed himself with glory as traveller or a
llgrim or quadrupedestrain. He was taken {
st fall from Indiana to Kansas. Bat he t
Idn't like Kansas, and was home sick through I
Id through. He found meat scarce, and was
'erse to a diet of grasshoppers. SO he /
amped Il over miles and miles of desolate )
rairies; he swan the Kansas and Missouri I
verS; and one day, foot-sOre, weary, and =
an, he parked at the old door He was six !
eaks upon the Journey, and the first thing n
} did upon getting home was to eat his din I
r calmly, the next to drive the pigs out of c
e yard, according to his ancient custom
e had learned something, but he had for
tten nothing indianapolis Sentinel. 81
Scene-a darkey barber-shop. Ham-hued c,
stomer standing before the looking glass W
II. H. CT say, brudder Hopper is you k
ali dat civilized bill done passed bofe s,
)uses? 4
Hopper Vas. jedge, done pass EN- bofe 7
) an a week ago. ra
H. H. C. Wall, don see what good de N
lllzed bill done to me nohow; my face les O,
black as t ever was an my var as kinky a,
ebber. don like them kyarkr et-baggers ri
d republican party nohow.- washington h,
pital. lei
The planet Mercury, which is rarely visible, II,
ing to It's proximity to the sun, can be seen II,
ring the present week, weather permitting. N
out quarter before six in the evening. It N
i be found at an elevation of about twenty he
5rees above the horizon at the point where u,
sun disappeared Engagement limited. de-
g other mercury might have been found
st any day for the past six weeks at an
levatlon OF about twenty degrees below ga
o. til
me OF the reasons why light frequently
urs IN Montana churches is, that while
preacher is praying, the congregation sit
the backs OF the chairs and frequently
,ulate -" That's right, old boss :. Bully
you Hes book sharp etc. Some al
e the ministers get riled and there's u
ere the disturbance comes in.-.lEI,rluLee T
eS' Nj
t IS now definitely settled that the instala -
l OF the Prince of Wales as Grand Master Nh
the freemasons shall take place on April j |
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