The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-07

destroying the good effect Of a performance
otherwise delightful aud they should . mt once
and efTectualy extracted.
GRAND OPERA HouaE.
| Wolf's comedy the Mighty Dollar has bald
| tho haaras Mt the GRIND 0pern House for tho
pHal week Rhd has been presented to paying
| audiences.
| Tho rveraga American audience la always n
good naturad one and enjoys nothing more
than II doaH carrieaturea ~ familiar home In
IRttiutiunE and 0f homa nabpla whom thera ta
nothing epilaful IN The picture, and Z + y
! rInnifoely good htImorai effort i IL nrouphIF
| ta+Husn NJ TILE frAI IA much as any other tl,n
tha play has toon VOL resolved wherever i haa
| boon presented.
trbe play ia take on on American aooley ma
reureAented hv tha gatherings ut the eapital Of
/ the ualton during u sesaion Of GonRress, aud liz
1 aolo PURPOSE aeems to bn The Introduction and
1 portrayal ~ certain trpea 81 oharacter Whioh
are supposed to he djstinrtivelY hmerican.
/ Theee ohnraetora aro gonaraly speaking we'll
| drawn. and the different traits ara ably pre-
scented, but In almost all Of ihem thora IL rather
too much oxaggerRtion for even n faithful car
rionnte aud nj tmess they are made 70 say and
| comedy Thny. however. Mt no time descend
entirely totho ridiculous. aud NIL IN NIL they nre
| good hnmornd picturNa sufficiently natural TO
be easily recognized. and to excite apprceia-
| tion.
Tho dialogue ahounds IN plaees with telling
| hits IT political oventa and public dolnga, which
are introduced In m attractive way and never
| exceed The bounds Of prouriety,
| Tho play Il wsll acted, tho company being n
| good ono, aud comprising artists of no mann
| ability. The performances of tho dtHerebt
| memhara have already hecn commented upon,
portrayal II tho character Of Mrs. Gen. Gililpy
| hy Mrs W. !, FIorenco. Tho lady representa- 70
perfanton the good naturod, kind hearted aud
| nhlIgiug hut course woman. rnisoi from tho
lnwant rRnks 10 wealth. and tho position which
wealth always giyos
ACADEMY or MUSIC.
Tho Frayno-T Tiffany combination AT tho Aoa,,-
| omy havo prosecuted Fl Slooum nightly Tor thn
ma " III hDnEnQ
Tho play Ia one which l. attractive 10 n cor
tain small claaa Of thNa regoerR. who enjoy lro-
works and other fourth Of July uroeeedinga.
VIZ took neoaHi hon to remark when tho play waa
first presented TINT Il was u nifty that The com
pany had aelectod such u poor ono. mud wa re-
pant 1t now. for therA n mnterial in tho orgnn-
ization 10 euaHin much hstter drama. Tho
shooting Of ~, Frayne has heen m attractive
feature nf the performance, md hna excited
both wonder and admiration.
TO night there will tie Il change for the better.
10 liiees Surprise Patty makes It's appear
ancn,
Tho company hna rencivcd tho hghost com
mcndatipn from tho uroas In overy. ono of tho
riea TN which Il has appeared, aud We nra lei
10 believe that II II q auuarior organization. II
IL certainly ono W thA lAfgeRt 2 amuanina OF liza
kind which hna visited our city IN yaara aud
anhrrnoa among liza Hat oC 81, hats many nnnea
which have heenmo fannua. Including savarni
New Orleans favoritFa. among them Wiio I'll
oun nud bIlea Altno hthnrton.a
Tina pHrv oprna with HorSSGs mn oxtravh-
Ratl1a which has boon m immense suceNaa
Whntevnr prranntfl.
An fdnH Df tho character pl tito performances
may ha obtained from tho following short criti.
oiam from tho Now York if5lBr
y Night OF Horrors ii tftte HaleH Z tnare II
among tho oyunrtonoos lnfgeiy INDUCED In this
paneoh liz those In quoat II novel diversion
itnyInF po moro profeniious m tive than IL
'd,ivnAWtl earo ny, tnrrots' lney Justly oa
oapn rfttiniam. which ~ truth II dofoe. To de-
scribe the case teracy II might he remarked
thh, "om" ihltty ~ h,tir peIto = q noun AeNeA
And Well 9aanlted ,ihehtF, nusy ,hGnselFoa let
lar and bit Of everything In general, with the
~ h,tHIl -, i5hai w. .ss.a
horrors hqionRs ~ nv nnn,nsu W "Atr :,
gan. v naI ~ hn oNlh Stin Tt ina III, y -
IN thott, Intensely ah4uiG; ~ limit o. comic
eNusgerao h"eI's ',H "e
Bn The ' Boundary Of ae ' pr"prey Is never
efWesou. :, ,,i, ,a,a.,,, ~.
we ptea'" ihit hohs"S curing mo elNF " inc
THE SKATING htSk'
Lust night wna gala nigh Mt tho Exposition
Hall Skalirg Rink. whom II atge aud extremely
elect attendance II skater s. and epeetntorH pnr-
tiaipatea IA tho tgsttyities ot the occasion. No
hWta, Hvlheh w on NE nopnlarHy ~ mo IlhR
mn 1 w. fapha'p WIN Mn,n hang y
an M am ameomenta can m be afTared thnn the nn
maIohs lhr"hR when '"st os'nluR Hltohaoa lie
TIM. t,,,,# ,,, Ar ,,,t, ali,
moha If nemorabla bv N Grand maanuarnde
aud fancy lr"ss skating carnival, ut which he
will oliar priEss to thaae who baet act tho char
meter which they impersonnta. Current rnmors
To Tho effect that tho rink would shortly close,
Mr. oUnnnpr gives MS assurance. hrn alto
eothor uniounded. as he would not have gone
to such heavy expense In ftting up tho hal and
tthoIeh eo Psl heH'F Wy wv lu9' isWHld ~ u's
INV nftar u a,,.lh ahnrt s"aaon IN fan tho
,.,"h Va MAJ M fniTIv n,eund und me- effort
Vii ln ara1 t ani,,na a. II tha En-, no In
t W. ~ w - - :, '' i'' u n -
~ t''1' n n r,rrn coun,v,rIou
y. .. '''@'s no" u AVN
This coterio gave mn onl9ynh'e nnt9rtainment
last evening q, the hail 81 Hope HOOK ana Lad-
der Company NO !, on tho SKIN Distfl1. rho
hiinr, when was eeihpltneh,hry test,m9nlal
to MRssrE. tiilmofn ana boyd opened WIN
Maaars. George Brown. 4 I. Michel. j. Dixon.
|. aohlmeF. e. hi'len mo ulGh httkHte reilee