The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-02

M;sa A nnia VI Iii II $500,
Hebe. Sir Joseph's first cousin.
Laura, his second cousin: Betty HIS third
cousin Lady Dorothy his maternal aunt; Lady
Lucy, hia paternal aunt; Miss prim, another
aunt: Helen. bis first cousin; Rose, his fourth
cousin: Violet. another second cousin g ,ro-
line. another fret cousin: d lily. another third
cousin; Mary. another see nd cousin; Laura
his sister: EuRenie, another sister; BE la, his
youngest sister-Bt other ladies' Of New Or
leans.
sailors. landamen and others.
At. Charles Theatre.
Tonight begins the season Of low prices at
the st. Charles, which, we understand, the
management intends to maintain hereafter
to comply with stringences Of the times.
The general admission will be so cents, re-
served seats rs cents, family circle IS cents
and gallery 10 cents.
Mishlers Swedish Lady Vocal Quartette
and Mr.. Alex. Freygang, the harp soloist, will
make their first bow to q New Orleans public
on this occasion. The quartette is composed
Of Misses Ingeborg Lofgren, mezzo soprano;
Emma Larson, soprano; Anna Cedergren,
contralto, and Inga Ekstrom, alto.
These singers come to us with splendid
reputation. and, from oil accounts. some OF
which are glowing with praise. will entertain
the musc-loving portion OF our population
Although few In number they give varied
performance which surprises, as well as IL de-
lights; and to add to the charms OF the en-
tertainments the ladies combine personal
beauty with their reputed talent. The per-
Torrance for this evening comprises twelve
singing pieces, English, Swedish and Ger
man, among which we may mention The
Wedding March Of Soderman, "My Song
of Nylen, and "Old Folks at Home" "Alp-
sang of Abt, Baby Mine and Shydla Pa,
a polka Of Whalin. The selections OF Mr.
Freygang are also varied and choice. We
have every reason to believe that the combi-
ton will meet with success here.
The Academy.
Sardou's really charming play, "Diplom-
acy," has been drawing excellent houses dur
ing the past week ut the Academy. The play
itself Is exquisite and entirely deserving of
the great success 1t has met with, while the
combination Is, what we seldom see In these
latter days Of stars, good stock company.
However, We have been treated this season, at
all the theatres, to fewer stars and, therefore.
to better plays, for to our mind, good play,
well sustained throughout, 50 as to present a
".
finitely more pleasing than star supported
by lot OF buffoons and stage struck BARRIERS
and steamstresses. In the Diplomacy"
troop there Is not single star though there
are quite number OF first clas stock actors
In this day when almost anyl ody can star
this Is superlative praise, and carries us back
to the good old days Of the VIII ,lesome Eng
fish drama, when the stage was profession
In which men and women stru, gled hard for
the positions they finally attain 3D.
In this connection there Is one member of
the diplomacy company to whom a sDecial
allusion Is pardonable, Mrs. Atexina Fisher
Baker, whose name will cali up many
play-goer.. This lady. who so admirably por-
trays the Mdrquese de RIO Zaes In Sardou's
play, Is the widow OF Lewis Baker, the Man.
ager OF the old Varieties at the time Of its
destruction by fire, and who brought TO this
city, In our opinion, the best company ever
engaged In that theatre. More than thirty
years ago Mrs. Baker was a famous actress In
the days OF stock companies, when the only
stars in this country were Macready, Kean,
the elder Booth Ellen Tree, Anderson, Hack
ett, and men and women OF like eminent
ability and attachments. The name OF Alex
ina Fisher-now Mrs. Baker-appears la
nearly every acting copy Of the standard
plays OF that glorious epoch OF the American
SodSc. ILS iddy 10 HOW, dS SHo WAS men, d
most excellent and conscientious artist. Her
Marquese in Diplomacy could not well be
improved upon. Miss Josephine Baker. who
enacts the part of Dora Is, in fact as well
as fiction, the daughter of Mrs. Baker
She is pretty, and has good concep-
ton of her part, but she is, as yet, somewhat
crude and 1t can scarcely be said that her
style Is yet formed, or her speciality deveI-
oped.
We had not intended, however, to criticse. but
only to recall some pleasurable "reminiscences
to the old timers, who will always wish well
for Mrs. Baker and her charming daughter.
Tonight the Emerson Minstrels will hold
the bards.