New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-25
New Dramus by a Native Author.

On Saturday evening, the seventeenth iu-
stant, performance was given at the
Opera House, by the Club Dramatque
Louisianais, for the benefit of Mr.. Fernando
Armant. The latenes5 Of the hour at which
this entertainment concluded prevented
a proper review Of it in our edition of last
Sunday, and we now give place TO trans
lation of notice of the same Which subse-
quently appeared IA the columns Of the
New Orleans Bee:
The performance at the Opera House, on
Saturday, June IL, WAS q event which I'm.
pressed every one present with a feeling OF
patriotic pride, as we'll as enc of much ad-
pira,ion for the young Louisiana poet
and playwright, +. Armant, whose works
were performed on the occasion.
The programme was composed OF one
act comedy vaudeville, by Lambert Thi
boust, entitled ''L'Homme Nest Pas Par
fai.;r of ia Fauvette,' a comedy IN one
act, written for the occasion by Mr.. Arm ant,
and finally. of the fifth act Of Mr.. Armants
grand laureate centennial drama. 1.-The
Patriots crowned at the recent iuterna-
tioual dramatic competition Of Paris.
Between the first piece and La Eau
vette," Mr.. Armant, amid loud applause,
appeared upon the stage and delivered an
| impressive and eloquent lecture on The
Patriots of IU6," which he closed by read.
| in q an interesting letter from the Marquis
of RochaIn beau, member OF the French
commissi,n to the Philadelphia world tar
| and grandson CT General Rochambesu, one
| of the heroes Of Yorktown. The lecture
was received with tuDulJuOus applause by
| the spectators, who recalled the reader BE-
| fore the curtain and loudly cheered him.
Owing to the elaborate synopsis OF the
piece published in English and French, and
| distributed among the audience, the pre-
| ceding tour acts of "The Patriots" we're
made quite familiar to all; and sudden
burst of applause greeted the first scene,
| when the curtain rose on the fifth act, en-
acted in q farm hall near Yorktown at the
| period of the American victory.
The noble personi6cation by D'Hsrcourt,
| of the French volunteers in the American
war of independence, the gallant American
| officer, Lionel Lindsay, and their patriotic
and really impressive declarations, at once
| achieved the success of the perform ance
But, on the appearance of Tom Shdndy, the
popular character in "The Patriots" and
during the magnificent scenes preceding
his death, the public was completely en-
raptured with awe and admiration at the
lofty sentiments he expressed. Tear:
| flowed freely, and bursts of lond applause
broke forth at the close of every oEe OF 1li
impressive sentences.
At the moment Of Tom &andy's death
! the cannon is heard roaring in the distance
It's the stars ant stripes hyiDg over YORK
] town that the American army 10 saiu'ing
Tom then drags himself. aided by Cont
mental, to tbs door, gives last glance Ii
the direction pointed to him and where he
sees the American colors flying VIGOROUSLY
in the ekias, AMI then, drawing away from
his friends, bis features iliumined at a
somewha. CELESTIAL vision Of Americas fl
ture, he halls America tree, and falls dead
At this monent his companions knee
around him. the guy chjmiug o. the church
bells aud the defiant roar vi the cannon
sounding, while tee rear scene is lifted ant
shows the ap0tLeos!s splenGidly lit up anC
comprising rhe Goddess Of Libertp, thu
heroes Of l776, etc
Any account Of the enthusiasm raiset
among the audience at these two Las
scenes would fall short of the truth. Th
cheering. the applause and the calling TO
the author were really frantic. until Mr
Armant stepped up. between Lionel LIND
say and D. Harcourt, H. receive thunder o
applause and OF cneers.
The success of this act may bo SAID Z
have been unsurpassed in apv instance o
previous periol N anoes at the Opera House
and insures u tremendous enLhusiasm TO
the full! and complete performance OF tn
whole drama.
Such an unressrvod triumph ret oct
much credit Oh the young author, who's
patriotic heart INSPIRED him with the gram
idea of producing drama, the subject Q
which is the immortal patriots OF l776
We hope we shall soon see the Patriots
performed in full, on some American scene
and applaud it again.