The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
AMUSEM ENTS.
Dizziness of the Times and a Proposed
Reduction i'm Prices.

Dizziness of the Times and a Proposed
Reduction i'm Prices.
While everybody COMPLAINS Of the dullness of
this month-whlch is extraordinary-it is not
surprising that our places Of amusement are not
well patronlzei. At drunevald q Ill the Germs n
Military Band are offering the most recherche en-
tertainments, but not with the success that this
t tlented corps of musicians deserve, and should
expect, in city whose citizens have manifesto
they have lavished upon this kind of entertain.
m snt. At the Academy the Lingard Troupe
1a7orltes here, are doing 80 30, as the word goes
and the same thing may be said of the Hibel !.
nicon, which is showing at the Varieties.
The st. Charles is closed for the week (awaitipg,
the arrival Of Macalster and his combination OF
magicians) a fact which ought to help out the
other places OF entertainment. 1t has not that
effect, however
Complaints of this kind come from many
parts Of the country.
REDUCTION IN PRICES.
In this connection we hear it rum ored that one
Of our theatres at least contemplates 9 reduction
in the prices OF their seats from one dollar to
sevepty-fve cents, as in ante beluna times, when
the Varieties and Opera House wsre the only
theatres that charged more than seventy-fve
cents, Manager Strong, of the st. Charles has
already shown his disposition to bring on this re-
ducton by advising the German Military Band to
fix their prices at fifty cents, which they did. We
think this is nothing but right and sensible, and
although we are willing to admit that many shows
are worth one dollar to be seen, under the pres
emit system OF combinations it is patent that there
are many others, of q less expensive character to
attend which is not worth one dollar. Yes, and
some that are not worth half that money.
THE OPERA SEASON.
The box sheets will be ready on Thursday
evening at the Varieties Theatre for those who
wish to secure seats for Verdi's "Trovatore,"
which will constitute the initial performance on
Wednesday next of the opera season.
The Cincinnati Commercial contains an ably
written article on the performance of s"The
Huguenots" in that city, which is 30 highly COM
pllmentary of the Fryer Opera Troupe that we
are led to hope for much pleasure from them.
Hear what the Commercial says:
Strained, critical and discriminative people
expressed the utmost delight, and Joined en-
Enthusiastically in the thunderous applause that
called the successful singers time after time be-
fore the curtain There is no installing the ap-
plause that means satisfaction enthusiasm and
delight. It bursts forth simultaneously and
spontaneously. There is no uncertainty about it,
1t does not fall eff to be renewed by the steady
persistent work Of few claquers. It rolls forth
increasingly. Such was the character of the ap-
plause that awarded the efforts of the singers
last night.
"The company was fully equal to all the re-
quirements of the great composition, and with
rare spirit and power and fidelity accomplished
to the utmost the designs Of the composer"
The commentator is strong enough, indeed,
to make us nurse fond anticpations.