The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

ACADEMY OF Music. The famous Lu
ellie Western commences an engage
ment at the Academy tonight, opening
in Dickens great moral drama "Olivel
Twist" Miss Western has made Name,
Sykes famous by her wonderful realisti,
acting in this great drama. A New
York paper says:
LUCILLE WEsTERN.-W hardly eveI
know how to find expression for our rea
thoughts concerning Lucille Western
When we say that she is popular, al
Though telling the truth, it amounts tC
! nothing. To say that she will crowd
tie theatre every night is only to state
what every one knows to be fact. Tc
say shat she is q talented and beautiful
woman is but to repeat the stale plati-
tudes OF thousands. To say that in the
theatrical heaven she ranks as a
star Of the fest magnitude is only to
transcribe golden page from the his
| tory Of art. What, then, shall we say!
the American stage as handsome as she,
and more perfect in the graces of society
and the arts Of elocution than she, and
there are several, who, in a certain line
Of characters, are her superiors, but the
American stage has no such represent
alive as Lucille Western in the charac-
ters Of Leah. Nancy Sykes, Lady Isabel,
Madam ZINE, and Camille. We would
not disparage Miss Bateman's Leah, nor
Mrs. Bowers Lady dudley, nor Miss
Heron's Camille. but, as characterize
tions Of real life, emotion, passion, affec-
ton, and the true heart of woman they
are cold and fiat, and as Nancy Sykes
Miss Western is without rival. The
probability is that no theatrical critic
ever had the courage to say this much
before. It must be recollected, however,
that we keep in view the great fact that
Lucille Western has made herself what
she is and that she has done it, too,
amid surroundings, struggles, sorrows,
opposition, treachery and misfortunes
that would have killed many of the
stoutest hearted. Without, as Miss
Bateman has always had, the nursing,
cherishing hand of ample protection
without, as Mrs. Bowers has always had,
the advantages of training, education
and society, Miss Western treads with
equal steps the pathway Of fame. For
the sake OF a comparison take the play
of ''Oliver Twist Cast Z. L. Davenport
in the role of Bill Sykes, James w. Wal
lack as Fdgin, and Lucille Western as
Nancy Sykes. Whose name, in such
combination would you substitute for
hers? 1t is in such lights and shadows
that her great merit is recognized. That |
she is open to the severest criticism, |
that she is full of faults and often com
mlts glazing errors is perhaps true, but |
this fact is only an additional proof of |
her genius and power. AS the perfec-
ton Of antique statues are revealed in |
their outlines, though defaced by rough |
usage; as native strength is sometimes |
displayed in unadorned wording, so the |
beauty, and talent of Lucille Western
are to be defined.-N y Sunday Times, /
ST. CHARLES THEATRE--No one should I
1ail to attend the st. Charles theatre this
week. Around the World in 80 DAYS"
has met with such great success that
the klralfy Bros. have decided to re-
main another week in this city. The
plot OF the play, the deeds of the Eng
!ishman Fogg; the gaiety of Passe Par
tcut, and all the incidents of the piece l.