The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
BARRETT As CAssIUs.

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we'll known to the public Of New Orleans, to |
whom he owes great deal Of encouragement. |
His Interpretation Of Casstus In Julius Cm-
sar" may without fear OF successful contra
dietion. be said to be an achievement; for, by
special dramatic study he has made the part
40 prominent as that OF Brltus. We have
seen him, indeed, rivalling Edwin Booth In
the great Shakespearean play. when in 1870
they impersonated the two great roles alter
nately during long series OF performances.
and created quite q furore in New York 1t
has been veTy pr2psaS aa u . ea se for
before he had made 1t special study no actor
Of note did more than comply with the needs
Of the star, but simply supported Brutus. -.
The Chicago 1rtbmns recently SAID OF IL, IT, 7.
claim the honor Of O creator for Mr.. Barrett In
this role. 1t will be easy enough to modify the
compliment without any straining OF honest
praise and say that he s the, best expresserr OF
EhnkespearG's Thought that mas Deen founa LII
| this generation.
we concur entirely In this opinion, and, be-
lieving that the largest portion OF our anna
teurs Of the Legitimate drama think the same
way, we anticipate crowded house at the
Varieties tonight.
| BENEF1r OF 1uN1oN TRANcA1sE.
This worthy association, consisting Of the
French residents Of New Orleans, having OBJ
| tained the services OF amiable and talented
Marie Aimee and of her company, will offer
an extraordinary spectacle at the opera
Houae onght ghale rhs 'hTbnF W p pp 1psbbfhG b and
Aimee and Dupare will vary the performance
with songs in French. English and Spanish,
| including LA Paloma."
The meritoriuos character OF the association
| Ia shown by the following extract from the
annual statement Of the secretary and treas
urer. our esteemed friend, Mr.. Hypolite Salo-
| mon. g, ,o
have applied to the association auflihg ig.d Iie T.,
the city and country to 0men and " women
199 certificates for lodgings and 39s for meals
were issued; S104 80 in money was distflDuteo
in cases of urgent need. Balance In cash Jan
uary i, 1877, $4t8 II collections during the yea1
S1iss 30; total, S160667. Disbursed for lodgings
meals, assistance Of other kinds. English
teacher and lessons, s1243 10. Balance Oh
hand January /, 1878, 1868 81. 49,,
It will be seen by the above that the patron,
ape If the public ia due to an institution which
has adopted o practical method OF abolishlne
} pauperism and trampism worthy OF emula
tion.. ton. ~
A1nfEEs FAREWELL,
The farewell performance Of Marie Aimee'
reoutar engagement occurred last evening a
the Varieties, with LA Vie Parsienne, ant
LA File dc Nine. Angot' -(Offenbaeh ant an
I,ecocu) We have never before seen the va
/ rieties 50 completely packed with people ta a.
on this occasion. Hundreds of applicants 10
seats had to be sent away early in the even
ing. and finally admission to the theatre ha'
to be absolutely refused. Aimee Duplan3,, Ru ~
pare, Mezieres, Mollard, Castel and all th
other principal artists Of the company mani
e tested their appreciation of the rush by, play
ing and singing as they could scarcely 90 bel
ter 1t was indeed q gala night, which SHOVE
: what really popular prices can do.
8 THE sHAUGHRAUN
at the Academy tonight by the. Boucicau
a Shaughraun Company, but not the compan
1 led by Dion Boucicault, we should say, hoSS
D ever in order to be accurate.
THE BIG CIRCUS.
s Van Amburgh's excellent circuso and me
nagerie closed last evening at the, corner
Chartres and Desiree streets, after delightiin "a
9 for two days the denizens OF the Old !hlr,
The combination has our best wishes for il
future success, and we commend it to ot
!, friends wherever it may GO Van Amburgh
!. Il circus andemenagerie pay cash as they g
n along ......