The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE ACADEMY or MUSIC.

Last evening Hamlet" eraeed the boards Of
the Academy and good house welcomed the
melancholy Dane. Mr.. John Mccullough. as
Hamlet, gave several new parts In the
bushes Of the play. and was through
out the composed and collected actor he
always is. II Was difficult question
for the student Of the part to answer whether
there was not more method" than madness
In his personatlon. With Booths characterize
tiop fresh in our memory we could not but
draw conclusions that we're not favorable to Mr..
Mccullough. In action. gesture and expression
he did exeellsntly well. Nature had hand In
the business and she had not made that genial
tradgedIan to Gil the Danes part as Booth did,
In the closet scene Mr.. Mccullough was ear
nest and most expressive. His lines he dellv-
cred with rare distlnGtnsss and the business
was well done. The portrait portion OF Il was
q neat bit OF acting. and not Mt all In the old
grooves.
lRhtiuly fresh and naiUe. Looking the char
acter rs she did the words came from her most
naturally. and her delicate action vas so suited
10 the words that repeat cd enc0res followed her.
This evening that sterling play OF BulWer.
"Eieheleu.' will b5 given.
ST. CHARLES THEATRE.
This morning we are pleased 10 announce
q bonnie bOuChe to amateurs OF the dramatic art.
The hiatus In the season Of the 81. Charles
theatre will positively end at the close Of this
week and that grand old Templs oil Thespis
will re open It's doors to the public on Sunday
evening next. Wo had promised our theatre
goers an att action on the event oil the re open
Ing Of the st. Charles, ana we are certain that
The realization Of onr p,o uni Will be found In
supported by Mr.. Frank Aiken and ssit ct
dramatic COR panV. will appear there on sun
day night IN Philip Stoners idyllie and roman
tic play OF Maud Muller, written expressly for
Miss Rogers Many Of our play gosrs here have
already admired and applauded the pretty and
charming actress in his play. but like with
ever, thing that is artistic their appe ties will
tainment which Ia again provided for them.
VARIETIES THEATRE.
Another very large and select audience saw
the second performance OF Our Bachelors at
this theatre last evening. and the same pleas
ure was manifested throughout the perform
anes as ON The first night. IL Is certainly re-
markabls performance Of its kind, and II is
difficult 70 q person unfamiliar with the French
comsdie-v audeyille. end the manner In which
they are played By French actors. 70 conceive
how 1t Is possible to sustain the interest OF an
audience and provoke their rislbilities So con-
tinuonsly vii such simple play as Our Bach
ing the author Of his claims as wit and clever
stage CARPENTER |. due to The artistic abilities Of
Stuart Robson and W. II Crane. both possessing
distinct comical talent, which nevertheless.
barmonize perfectly~fhe one presenting well
defined eccentricities without effort OF voice or
gesture. the other dashinR. with q lore Of facial
expression and duHfnt cOntorticns, end who
seldom II ever Ia common place. Tradi' ions. in
so far as cOarseness IL concerned. are absolute
~ escbewed By both and they lead in play
which Is acceptable In svery respect. Its mirth-
fulnsss Ia genuine. its tone polite and every
thing about IL conducive Of innocent pleas
ure. Tonight again our friend Bangle will en-
gage himself to three women. and will pitch the
l.qdge ont Of the three-story window Of Mrs.
Mouser's boarding house. after circulating his
solemn Intention OF bulliBg the matrimonial
market" The Two Dromios next week.