The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
VARIETIES THEATRE.

last evening, sum Oh BplFH anu LUEct tDHt W6 |
had not noticed on the Previous night 1t har-
monized with the movement OF the Dremios.
Robson and Crane. most handsomely. and the
action Of the performance Yves we'll sustained
throughout In consequence. If Robson and
Crane are correct and finished In their imper-
sonation. Miss Forsythe. Dillon and Coulter
are careful and distingue The former is, I
doubtless. one Of the sweetest prettiest and [
most talented types of the juvenile ladies on /
the American stage. Mr.. Dillon is an excellent |
actor and reader. with the advantage over Mr.. I
Coulter OF possessing warmer and more fieS- |
ible voice.
II we expressed structures upon the first Der |
Torrance OF the Comedy of Errors 1t was be-
cause we thought the movement slow, and be-
lieved 10 the absence OF action on the part OF
some of the players. from our appreciation Oh
the farce For farce 1t Is Notwithstanding the
recital Of Tgeon and the consequent quasi
serious situations OF the play. 1t ought to be
apparent that q play SO replete with tmproba-
bilities should not only allow but even exact
exaRgerations tnot blfooneryl on the part Of
the Antipholuses and of Adrians. Their situa-
ton is unauestonably comical one-as much
so as that Of the Dromios. although certainly OF
| a more elevated character. IL after seeing last
| nights performance we had desire to express
| for the better. we would ask for even a more
| rapid movement action. action. action. We
are satisfied now that the Varieties will be filled
every night and matinee during the week, as 1t
was last night There will be grand Com
edy OF Errors" matinee to-day at noon.
Next week Kate Claxton In the Double Mar
riage."
81. Charles Theatre.
The only Maud Muller" matinee by Gene
We've Rogers and her troupe will take place to-
day at noon and the last performance Of the
charming romance will occur at night. 1t is to
be suppIanted by novelty. Cousin Roxy"
written expressly for Miss Rogers by Charles
Taylor. We hail the announcement with
pleasure for our sympathies for the charm
Ing actress have been won to her since she frst
APPEARED In New Orleans, and 1t is our wish
that she should play to crowded houses. rs she
really deserves Cousin Roxy" will hold the
boards on Thursday and Friday nights and
Saturday matinee. On Saturday night another
change - +" The Ticket-o Leave Man" with
Frank Aiken In the character OF Bob Briefly
played by him over 1900 times In this country.
Next Sunday the engagement Of Louise Pome-
roy begins at the st. Charles
King Lear at the Academy of Music.
It was indeed a treat to those who were pres
emit at the Academy Of Music last evening to
witness such well-sustained representation of
King Lear az there given Difficult as Is this
grand piece OF dramatization to cast and hay
ing. as 1t does. within 1t 80 many apparently
opposing elements. 1t was put upon the boards
Of the Academy In a manner that could not
but elicit the warm enthusiasm OF those who
appreciate such delicate warp of human ma
lures threads.
Mr.. Mccullough as Lear was the old king to
the letter. That slow and gradual falling Of
reason after the ingratitude of his daughters
!, was shown with all the skill Of student In
mania. and In his curse scene he rose to the
height OF his full power and electrified his
! already won house.
To Mr.. Charles Barron as Edgar more than
ordinary notice 10 deserved. This gentleman.
capable as he has shown himself In the several
characters he has presented here. last night, In
that difficult role proved that he was not only q
true student but that his talents we're such that
the divine Shakespeare met at his hands an
appreciative follower who sought to give US
nature and did 1t. The character in Itself IL
one OF the most difficult In the play and with
right royal honors did Mr.. Barron carry II
through.
The faithful Cordelia was as faithfully rem
dered by Miss Emma Stockman. whose beauty
and bearing merited the many compliments
she received In the audience.
) After Mr.. Mccullough we are to have the
I. Diplomacy Company. and on the ninth OF March
will be given n. NJ. s. Pinafore.' that original
comic opera which has produced such sensa.
t ton everywhere.
WiiheImt
. Is drawing all appreriators OF good music al
, Grunewald Hall. His last concert will take
, place this evening. To speak Of this great
violinists talent we would have to repeat the
language used universally and by the best
critics In this country and la Europe. One OIL
/ his extraordinary qualities is the extraordinary
simplicity Of his play. which eschews all trick
!, cry and artifce. The delicacy and power Of bis
! touch are wonderfully effective. revealing some
OF the most marvellous tones from his instru.
mont, which seems at times to be possessed 81
the power OF speech. In Teresa Carreno Will
] holmj has support Of the highest quality
whose talent as a pianist will compare favor.
!. ably with that Of many so-called prodigies. Dc
not forget 1t; tonight IL the last night of vii
helmi.
The temperance of this singular being al
Odd Fellows Hall. after a lapse Of severa
years. Is source of unusual interest to a large
class of our citizens. There has been eonsid-
cradle change In Blind Tom during his alb
sence. He Is still odd. grotesque. sui generis
but he has added greatly to his repertoire. anC
his performances on the piano have reached c
] degree Of finish that few would suspect who
, knew him in his crude beginnings. From tbs
] imitation OF the organ, the violin. tbs
musie-box. the drum and the fife it is a lone
stride to classic music. but Tom has accom-
plished 1t. Those who have heard him render
the variations OF Listz. Of the waltz in Faust
the Fisherman's song" and the sonatas O
I Beethoven will bear out the assertion that his
execution Is remarkable and productive OF more
than ordinary delight to the cultivated listener
To the man Of science Blind Tom must evel
remain a mystery, Turing by frequent sugges-
tions OF the cew to his psychological construc-
/ ton. but always evasivs when it comes to the
point Of determining his precise position In the
human scale. He Is simply Blind Tom, appar
emily destitute Of mental capacity. but endowed
with pas sion for music powerful and absorb
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