The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
THE AMUSEMENT SEASON
New Opera House.

Our advertising columns contain this morn
ing All interesting advertisement from Mt L.
Placide Canonge, agent Or the Strakosch Ital-
Ian Opera Company. which will begin series
Of twenty performances at tho New Opera
House. on Bourbon street, Oh November "a
next, and which settles tho question of the
prices of admission by subscription. As will
be noticed, the price for q box Of four seats is
fixed at $40. and Of parquette seat at $50
for the twenty performances which arc the
old prices Of our Opera House. and are GER
tainly moderate enough We are informed
that already nearly one-half OF the amount
necessary to justify the Strakosch company g
visit to New Orleans has been subscribed,
and the rapldlty with which the list Ia being
filed la most encouraging. The subscription
price, 1t should be remembered, Ia payable t.
Mr. Strakosch only on the opening day of the
opera season Ut the box Office of the Opera
House.
The repertoire promises to be n brilliant
one. consisting of twenty operas, and com
prising several novelties. AS we have already
said. such ma Aida. Carmen and Metis-
tofele We have been requested to partlcu-
larry call the attention q our opera going
public that the advent of MIR. StrakOsch and
his company will depend entirely upon the
amount subscribed LII anticipation of the per-
fOrmanCes.
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
This elegant and popular establishment
the management Of Mr.. Hall, On Sun
day evening next. The preparations
that have been made promise season
of remarkable brilllanoy. First "Our
Boarding House." which had 80 remarkable
and continuous run In New York last
ture will be the first appearance OF Its author,
Mr. Leonard Grover, In one Of the characters.
Following this company Mr. Hall viii present
To his patrons the Saville Opera Company.
Madison Avenue Theatre Of New York. Then
will come the Union Square company, under
the management of Mr.. Palmer, who will
play The Bankers Daughter . recent sue
cess, from the pen of Bronson Howard. and
"The Danicheffs" subscription list will
weeks season for Maurice Grau's Opera
Bouffe Company Among other artists arc
tho fine tenor Capoui, Paola Marie and
Angelo. This Ia certainly one Of tho greatest
opera bouffe troupes In the world.
OUR OLD DRURY.
The ST. Charles Theatre also opens its
doors for the season on Sunday. with one Of
Haverly's numerous troops-the Georgia
minstrels, consisting Of genuine colored sing
era, dancers and sketch performers, good
sample Of which we had last year at the
same theatre. Mr., Haverly announces that
under his management the troupe consists OF
thirty performers-te end mon among them.
Among the names " the artists are those of
Billy Kersands. Dick Little, ?. Davonean,
Sykes and Woodson tthe pickaninesl, W.,
w. Morris, Wallace King, James Grace, sew
eral of whom have been seen hero already
and proved satisfactory.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The MAIN Opera Company closed last even
ing an unsuccessful season at this theatre.
Tonight we are to have Mr.. John A. Ste
vens and company In q new play entitled
s.The Unknown" written BY Mr.. Stevens him
self, and said In the circulars to be "a beauti-
full romantic idyl." Judging from the color
ed posters posted throughout the streets. it ts
also OF a highly sensational order. The "press
Of the country" like all other combinations
that came here, speak Of play and author In
the most eulogistio terms.