The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
sHy ENry-F1yE eESTs' WORTH.

The performance of the comedy Of "Le
Duo job by the Dutand company. and ala
Petichule'' by the Aimee troupe yesterday
will be teelsoned for years rs most retnarka-
bic occurrence tn stage affairs The perform
atits began at noon with the comedy. which
lasted until quarter after q o'clock, and the
entife entertainment did not close until &
o'clock p. IN. The price Of reserved seats ba-
Ing only 7h CENTS il was universally agreed
that the auditors had got the full value pr
their money.
Alright The comedy Of lie la In seielinre''
and the opera bouffe Of 'tI,a Iolje l'arT,i4
me,ise' was presented 10 q full house.
The combination, which is a decided sue-
cess. VIII produces the opera boutfe Of tia
Petit Faust and the comedy Of Ella Joia de Ia
Mason." The entire performance will moi
and at all the performances f. he given by the
combination the opera bouffe will he given
first. tlte comedy closing the entertainment
A COUNTERFEIT pRHsHNrMENr.
We will not attempt to say anything more
to-day than thpt we were highly pleased with
the new comedy played by Mr.. Barrett at The
Varieties last evehlng. SUPPORTED BY Miss Ellen
Iulnnets Mrs. James Foster, Miss Kate
Baker, Mr. j. A. Lane. W ii. Power. II. Is,
Gale and N Mcdonnell, Of Tom Daveys com.
| The plot eat he condensed as follows;
| aeHtrdt .WWh Mr.. Power, his wife and
daughter Gonsfance Miss Ellen Cttmuensl.
afrye one autumn day at q New England
hotel The daughter. Is az Invalid; They en-
ts, theit apartments. Then enter ,BavtleA
Barrett, painter, and his friend Cum
nlngs Otansl q. minister, who have beer.
stopping there Whilst talking over a shawl
and yet left in the patl9}lr., the General and
sooner sees B@neA Than he thinks
| he recognizes an old offender and assaults
him wit uplifted pane aud severe language
for daring 70 inttude bis presence after having
been warned. When lol it Is mistake re-.
Inatkabls reseniblanee-a counterfeit present
tnent. HartteN is not the man he took him
| for. Meanwhile GVnetance also sees bartlett.
| swo6tis and Ia carried away by her father and
mother, The old gentleman praying The young
painter to remain Until he can return and
apologies. But BatleH goes off in q rage
minister His daughter is suffering from the
aesertion pr a lover, discovered by the old gen
tletnan to be D villain and furger, and forbid
den tt, .paY bis attentions to bis daughter
| first obtaining d written confession Of n felott-
| iotls act
10 this former lover Bartlett bears strk-
| Ing resemblance, and thereon turns the argtl-
ment Ut the play. An understanding Is 81
fected finally hll around, Bartlett falls In love
| with Constance, but she Is interested In him
only on account 0f the one she still loves,
Bartlett at length proposes and Is rejected.
| but the Gsnerdt produces the evidence III the
Old lovers character and turns tho tables III
favor Oh tbs young painter.
The character Of Hartlett Is true and OK @
| lulsitsly drawn and quite new On the stage.
and Is admirably played by Mr.. Barrett. The
dialogue Of the play is sparkling with wit.
cross purposes and sentiment and not few
OF the situations would grace many more pre-
t tent plays "A Counterfeit Pfesentment'
Tonight Lester Walaek's favorite romantic
| comedy Of "HosBdale."