The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, |

owing TO the serious illness of Mr.. Bouci-
paralysis, and IL forbidden To act OF attend To
business again for at Iaast .elx months. The
| company will probably Rtart on tour. "a
| Pious Fraud" Boucicanlt's new adaptation
81 Sardon's 'Scraphina" tpaye,l IN New York
| under the name If 1.-THE Mothor's Secret.
which IN was w have brought ont this week
| at Booths, may be- produced later In the SEA
son at Wnilacks. Mt. Bouecault's engage
| ll"nt ta act III Wnllack's has been cancelled
The Porte NJ. Martin Ia the Paris theatre
| from which comes ht secondhand tho scenery
| Tor many of tito spectacular pieces produced
| In this aountry Tho Porte MI Martin stage
| IL at present occupied by "Ciudeteltn. One
| ~ tho most novel effects is a vinw of tile royal
| palace illuminated for the festival, while from
| tho building and down wi,a staircase rush
! n hundred Eilesta III pursuit of the lying Gin
derala. nach bearing u colored lantern An
| other Ia n ialte hy moonlight the water being
| represented by immense mirrors laid flat Oh
the stage. Rejecting tho grass aud trees along
| the edge with perfect naturalnesa.
The Intiaidu gives these gastronnmical
and, IN a Lesser sense. theatrical details
'I'hssnmmnir' hna been played 200 times IN
Paris and 100 times In the provinces. The
food eaten by tho actors IN this piece costs 10
francs q performance. Mesa Bottles In nightly
furnished with y piece Of bread two metres
and twenty centimetrcs long. IL has boon
calculated TINT III these 300 "pains'' nj one
metre and twenty-five oentimctras each had
boon placed on end, ono on top Of tho other.
they would have formed a column eight times
higher than the tower Of Notre Dame. Be
sides this bread Nea Bpftra absorbs u FRO
mage Suisse. two hard-lDilah eggs. three
plates 81 SCUM, a litre Of wine, and two glasses
OF coEuno. The role " ono Of tho most fatigu-
Ing to tho stomach that has even boon
played"
Mr.. ]. Il. Toolc tho actor, Ia anid to have
begun bis artistic career Mt tho carly ngn of
4 years. NJ. i. J.. blanchard passing
through littlA English village near London.
IN lslS observed a small boy enactinG " vari
cty IF characters for the delight Of u number
" appiauding juvenile companions. "A dex-
ferrous arrangement If hia plnniorn, d twist Of
his chtldsa cap md y small stick anatrhel
from the hodge and there was tho miniature
figure Df I'll old mnn tnttorlng about tho gar
den. tutoring few Wheeling words that per
factcd tho representation. hen with Il change
of farn, another raadi uatment ~ the pinafora,
md word and n whistle given by turns. the
six year old Tnoe became the t,1a country
man, highly amusing 60 hiR little audience.
Mr.. Blanchard Inquired the name " this
proclons young g"ntlrnnn. aild stnnl gig
nling damael lared @ut. Its only little
London boy Town fnr his heal,ll, sir " -Four
t""n ynats after that thn young comedian.
Abandoning forever the trade af wina+mer-
rhnn. entered permanently upon his thentri
cal career.
Poverty makes strange hndfolnwa. but
'lnWanavs silnilali1Y q v'nWs ot,a ~ hflnKs
SNliN t'tta toRttl''ie - we 'tnu III '',Rlsll'l
d,ae',@a.o'' e"ll'a vi aA ~ VIZ oasl WY ~
PurlsHH w. sNaR' ~ '''Rh,laries =, .he
riu,oll afe g. ", s,sttt 'u,eh py l."l WIN w"
fo,h't,,aaNs ~ va" eo'1'lasoA, I'ght IeV"
,h'hl nn,hoh lt'HnauCts ils rhAEhiHa S',l-
nretle, MISS Ahgelluh howard, 10 an ai,nlf-
lIE aum'eh'e. aha u Jew TstnMtks from IN"
sylnll-hka nh'se'lsN. MIC. M hio,ilnor,heV,
are iudorsed rs thn very reverend aud dean.
Nv the recent mnnnng o. The Social Science
congress W. iashop u ~ allnh"ht"f, VINO ms
an opinion 20 give on everything from th"
authorship ot thn F"nta,nuoh down W ,hn
latest Improvement III f,,failons dniivered
loiE nn,ass upon Il's lalllllenoe on tlle stage.
ann I"l" ll'a hoarers now he usnd 10 bravo Nln
awful Wthhh 81 proftafs nnu unns thht ~
might y, see Sl1akeppenre performed IN tent.
lne reverend pralh,e was oi OPINION tba, 10
ona WIS NM seeI, lngoa e,l'l Wolla Is llkciy
=" 1o,low n's example IN LONDON, at a large
neellhg 81 oletgymer, ACTORS ana aolfeshes 2
papeI Was Iehn ~ VII, pnvls q, w., the AL
Snne ~ 'o'e.l' iasI an. pIesene, I"wslu I'se