The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE FIRST NIGHT.
The Entertainment for the Bcneit of The
Lee Monumental Fund.

Lee monumental Fund.
Shall we say that the first entertainment glvsn
at the Opera House by the Continental Guards
for the benefit OF the Lee Monumental fund. was
brilliant. that the house was crowded with the
beauty and fashion Of our city shall we use
the many trite, yet feeling expressions, which
such occasions impel us to use In referring 10
the efforts that our fellow citizens and
their devoted wives and daughters
have already made to forward tho
completion OF tho column in process OF erection
to tho memory and glory of the greatest chief
tain Of tho present ago. or shall we deal In
plain language with the success that has
attended tho first OF the series of entertain.
ments undertaken by them We prefer the
plain talk style because 1t seems more beGlting
and then we must acknowledge our inability to
do justice to u subject 80 varied 30
artistic and 80 correctly presented as was
tho entertainment given last evening at
our loved temple Of music whose spendor we
still hope to SEQ revived. delightful musical
programme. aliernated with the tableaux, was
presented. and we feel justified In say Ing that 1t
WAS one Of The best that has been offered 10 the
ling who led the orchestra. IL entitled to much
praise for his part Of the task. Tor the orches-
trail portion OF The program me was not only
we'll executed. but IL was new In many respects
| and ali Of tho selections were choice. the
vocal !ortion com prised he delightful auartette.
me4srs Mas Tracy Rnym"nd and e' Br sun er: ny
ballad by Mrs. Charles WlWitham and "Kath :
leon Mavourn en-" by Miss Ida Reiman. With.
| comp Iments 10 Miss Heman for the charming
sweelness and exnr,ssion with which she rem
dered Crouch's chef dGnure. notw ,ihslandink
this lady sings In public. Her sympathelic.
pure voice Is ono If ihos. that seemingly can
not pc aifec cd by tn abssnce 4 evenn"ss.
| which n..pt6 Of GPa
posu,e. due to tho emnf lon provoked by con
| fronting large hssemblage Of strangers. In
! small circl MiAB lehman posB" sArs. to a high
degree. what the French call nssiette and thai
might be translated into English by the word
| 'steadinsss"
| TicOnderoRa." The march to Valley Forge.
"Wn-hnaton at Monmouth" and Mol Pitcher
at the Battle OF Monmouth" Tho fl rst and last
| tabieaux were not only Hplendldy gotten NO,
but were noticeable for thu ir excelfeDcy If con-
{" pion. and III. later especially was remarka
moving tabl. al. the lon Of which was snpe-
rlpr 10 anSth1ng OF the Kind yet presented on II
New Orleans stage.
We hnye only tho time to say regarding the
relrrthm"n, saloon. 20 hbll- he'd In the foyer OF
tho Opera House. th't IT admirably ar
ranged. and rurphteed even our expectations
played In TINT u partnent II tho entertHi NM MT
| by he lad ~ who designed md o. ected the ex.
auis'e bpoth- 90 tanning all that the senses can
| De aTutilied with.
he second entertainment takes rlace end will
consist 81 II grand tahean. Tho Battle II
| Buuher Hin mnd the ID ath II Warren" IT, be
I followed bt 'strrndHIe I;etnrt's Pastoral C,n-
tain Of The May Queen" tn be &. rfortnrd by h.
| IL trrpean inscal Soris y, under the dir, eli n
~ Prof. Schatf er. in which Mira. ChHr.es w
WnhAm VIII pefs,.nnte the NJ y Queen. Miss
''n Heinnn lhe Queen Of FuRlani. Mr. J. II
Keith the lover Mr.. j mes Ross Robin Hood
Mirs sawt He v i'll also participate In tho sing
ing Of III" cnntata.
| On Thursday
! CINDERELLA
will be one Of the attractions. This beau'ifu
| performance will be pres MED by sever - "
'h ldren, under the direction OF Mrs. John X
| Bell. and will include vrral dances and song.
| by the tiny amateurs. On Friday the last IN
t.rtst nrncn takes place, Of viii b We will speal
at ano her lime.
Tickets for any one or all the entertainments
can be s cured daily al the Opera House aftl
10 O'Clock in The morning. from our friend ant
..lloW-so der, j. kiitridge. WHO has volun
teer. bis wi es to the noble cause in which
he takes as deep an interesr as any one vi us.
The FOURTEENTH OF SEPTEMBER
Do not forget that ON Saturday mkt the grea
mule race comes off ut tbs Fair Grounds, an(
that the enfertafu ment is given for the benefi
of the fund Il the ection of the monument a
the head Of Canal street to the memory OF thu
brave boys VINO fell on the fourteenth of Sep
tember 1874.