New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-18
ST. CHARLES THEATRE.
Season of lS1A3j.

AnOothC couhCuceu Ou tuc evening OI NO
vember 3, 1874, with Mr. Ben DeBar, pro-
prietor and mana ser; II. W. Mitchell, stage
manage; F. Gleason, treasurer, A. +. Steber,
assistant treasurer, and the following com
pany: Misses Virginia Buchanan, Clara
Milton, Fanny Alton, Susie Parker. Rose
Waldror, Hattie Vallee and Elizabeth An
drews, and Messrs. II. w. Mitchell, W. NJ.
Ward, c. B. Hawkins, w. T. Harris, A. II.
Stuart, P. f. Sullivan, 4. Boyd, Jerry
Stevens, +. o. Savage and j. Z. Nelson. 1t
the first week was filled by Mr.. Charles
Fechter and Miss Lizzie Price, who oDened
in ''Hamlet.' Mr.. Fechter was not feeling
well; his Hon,iet was peculiar, and did not
fayorably impress the public. He played
six nights. appearing in "l.ady OF Lyons
and "Ruy BIAS
Miss Dollie Bidwell played seven nights,
opening November in East Lynne" She
played also during the week IN Lady Aud
ley's Secret "Flowers Of the forest, .
"French Spy and Leah"
The Msjilton Combination commenced
November Is. and gave the dancing panto-
mime of ''Ding Dong" and a farce eo- eight
nights.
November %. Mr.. Wybert Reeve and
Miss Adelaide Stanhope commenced an
engagement, appearing in the "W'oman in
White" During the week they produced
Romeo and Juliet" parted" and ''Per-
fection." On the twenty ninth the stock
company played the Marble Heart
Ben DeBar then acted one week, appear
ing in Henry w." Factory Girl
"roodles," Merry Wives OF Windsor
"Serious Family Jack Sheppard" and
Sketches in India
Miss Bucbanan's benefit was December
:, and the bill was 'Nick of the WOODS
and Jack Sheppard
December I, Little Nell, as the good
sized Miss Gibson is called, commenced
two weeks engagement in "No Name "
She also played in "Fidelia' and "Andy
Blake" losing four nights of her time by
indispostion.
Mr.. F. S. Chanfrau commenced Decem-
ber 20, with Exit, the Arkansas Traveller
In his second week he appeared in the
''OctOroon'' and 'Ticket OF Leave MAN.
the stock company adding His Last Legs
and "Sailor of France"
January 3, 1879. Mr.. W. T. Harris, come
Man Of the Ocean" and Honey Moon"
The same pieces were played the following
night.
January 5 Miss Ada Gray commenced an
engagement with Camille" She played
two weeks, appearing in "New Magda!en,"
"Lucretia Borgia," Charity" ''Love's Sac
rifce' and Leah For cheerful Sunday
night bill tom King and Dick Turpin"
was added to "Lucretia Borsia," Jan
uary 10.
Mrs. +. W. Lander's combination played
one week, commencing January iS, with
"Marie Antoinette." This company also
played "School for Scandal and Antony
and Cleopatra"
The Tony Denier pantomime company
commenced January 81 with ''Humpty
Dumpty," and wound up the second week
with "Jack and the Bean Stalk
Mr.. Joseph Murphy then played two
weeks, commencing January u with "Maum
Cre," which run until he called in "Help,'
February
The next star was Miss Katy Mayhew.
who appeared February IL, in (Which is
the Wife, She worked two weeks, appear
ing also in "Valerie," '.Mischiet Making"
jealous Wife," "Old Gooseberry," Ian
cashire Lass" Katy O'Shiel, Sketches in
India" "Little Treasure" "Pet of the Petit
coats and "Pocahontas," having during
her last week the assistance of Mr.. DeBar.
February %, Mr.. Frank +. Aiken ap-
peared in the Ticket of Leave Man., and
thereafter acted in the ''Duke's Motto
Justice" Foul Play" and Faint Heart
Never Won Fair Lady" bIr. Aiken played
one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.. Davenport commenced
a two weeks engagement March 8, with "a
New Way to Pay Old Debts.' During this
engageme Mt was also produced Macbeth"
Jack Cade," Hamlet" "The Stranger
"St. Mare" and damon and Pythias.'
The benefit of Miss Susie Parker oc-
CURED on the fourteenth of March, when
"Green Bushes" was played.
Mr.. Ben De Bar played one week, fol-
lowing the DavenpOrts, commencing March
81 in "Micawber." During the week he
also played F'ulstaf in the merry Wives
of Windsor and Henry w."
On the evening Of March % Miss Emily
Soldende, at the head Of the Soldene Eng
lish Comic Opera Company, commenced
the successful season which terminated at
the matinee performance yesterday. The
opening opera was "Genevieve de Bra
bant.' This was played three nights and
followed by the "Grand Duchess "Chil-
peric," Madame Angot's Daughter and
Madame L'Archiduc" on other nights.
The Soldene engagement was the only
TO the Inauguration of opera bouffe, the
season has been lamentable failure. Mr..
De Bar claims to have lost SIS, 900. and the
stars about lost their time. And yet "the
,nly fatstag'' is as jolly about his losses as
t they had been gains instead, and is
making arrangements for another season.
He believes in New Orleans, where he has
,een an actor for forty years. and his per-
severance in management through dull
lines deserves better reward.
It is useless to ask Mr.. De Bar to bring
lere genteel comedy or competent dra-
natic stock company. His argument is
hat people go to see stars, and have learned
% do without good actors. Year after year
10 brings people back of the same calibre.
1e had fair leading man and good lead
ne lady, also talented young man in the