The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-14
FATE OF THE DEADHEAD.

Tho Times OF Thursday morning appears to
be under the influence OF an overdose Of dead
head tickets. In the proper column it has n
very graceful and merited compliment OF the
performance at the Grand Opera House on
Wednesday evening. which was proper
enough Let 1t be understood that the DEMO
GRAFT heartily echoes every reasonable ap-
pIause that may be lavished upon the preson-
tatlon OF "Pinarore.' as given by the Savile
Company. II was In all respects an artistic
and gratifying performance. But the
Times corps Of writer's were not content
with q single panegyric. They could not
trust to tho regular theatrical critic to do
justice to their feelings, aud to work off the
fermentation produced by deep and reckless
drinking 1T the deadhead fount, There must
be something more -something specially
delicate and yet powerful something unique
and impressive. and, 10, q sub-editorial Is
fired of. alternately scolding the community
and ouloQzng the Saville Company q sort
OF cross between pendulum and savings
bank metaphor.
We have read this outburst with pride
and la joy-say nine parts OF pride to eleven
Of joy-which we have seldom. II ever. expe-
rienced before. The very first sentence struck
us:
There Il such thing as killing the goose that
lays the golden egg, but the c.tizsns OF New Or
leans can hardly afford to materaize the sim
lie In the mehRre houses II now affords to 80
meritorious and sxcelleht a company rs Mana
ger Hall has now upon the boards Of the Grand
Opera House
How admirable, how just. how frugal !!
Philosophy and enthusiasm tempered with
thrift The goose, the golden egg, the ma
jestic procession OF future free tickets, all
happily iumbled together, yet leavened with
economy. Can we afford to materlalze a
simile2- that is the question No RAINING wild
after geese, no surrender to tho fascination
OF golden eggs. These things are well
enough under ordinary circumstances, but
the circumstances are not ordinary not by a
Jug full; and we must consider the question
OF expense Can we afford to materialize this
smile? The Times is right. The JOB looks
costly We have never materializod smile
ourselves, and couldn't say exactly what 1t
comes to, but 1t has sound as of dsburse-
ment.
After this exhibition OF profound financial
wisdom, our readers will be prepared for the
sentiment that:
The rendition OF ''PInafore" by the Saville
Opera Company. last evening. has certainly
never been exceled In this CT, y. add Manager
Hall IL not 0nIy on tiled to the highest credit
TOR his efforts to please and to provide the
choicest repertoires obtain ible in TINS country,
b should experience the substantial graft ude
Of our Ieopte. Or course managers OF thea
tres, like other people. are liable to be- dec ived
or imposed upon, as NJ anaG"r Hall Seems to
have been by the Boarding II puso" troupe last
week but when an exceptionally able and tai
ented company are presented. they should be-
rec agnizeu and Manager Hall should be- en-
cpufaKed.
It Is gratifying to know that tina Times be-
leves la rendltons. "R .ndtion" means q
yielding up, a restoration. and 1t looks well
for concern which has just gone into the
savings bank business to countenance and
approve renditIons-the deposltors likoit.
AS to the rest of the sentence we are In
some doubt. We are, of course, impressed by
the lurid picture Of Manager Hall securing
the country to provide "the choicest roper
torres obtainable." Rushing around after
repertores strikes us as fatiguing business,
and calls for appreciation. But what does tie
Times mean by an exceptionally able COM
pany?" Does 1t mean that. though the roper
torres are choice, the companies are objection
able? Or have the deep rotations OF dead
head passes gone to the Times head and
crowded out the dictionary
Certainly we are justified In this latter In
ference, for something most calamitous hap
pened to the Times grammar 10 the wild and