The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-01-18
DoNALDsoNVILLE La, SATURDAY, JANUARY IS. 1908.
NEW ORLEANS LETTER.
Richard carle and His "spring Chicken a
Disappointment-An Impromptu
Feature of the orpheum Pro-
gram-aTilano Opera Conn
pany Not Encouraged.


ard Carle, the star OF 'tThe Spring
Chicken" a disjointed comedy OF his
own composition which is playing al
the Tulane this week. Mr.. Carle's act,
ing did not impress me as really funny,
his humor is fat, and the play itself il
only spasmodically bright and Dor.
ders bit too closely on the risque.
For the most part it is redeemed by a
few clever members of the support and
a goodly number OF catchy songs,
prominent among which are "a Lemon
in the Garden of Love, y 81 Love All
the Girls and All the Girls Love Me, y
and II Don't Know, but I Guess. y
These songs are practically the hits
OF the show, but the melodies are such
pointed steals that you leave the the
atre with the haunting conviction that
you've heard each tune somewhere,
some time before.
There's a pretty fair bill at the Or
pheum for the current week, and
Harry Gilfoil, who does a monologue
and has a makeup more than ordin a.
rily clever, is worthy head. liner.
Apropos of the Orpheum, little Incl
dent happened to me there few weeks
ago that threw me into rather a dis
tressing state of embarrassment. The
Man Who Takes Me to the Theatre and
| were a bit late for the show one eve
ming, and the usher who showed US to
our seats ran down the aisle after the
get there. quick manner of theatre ush-
ers in general, while my escort and l
followed as rapidly as we could so as
to disturb those already seated for as
short time as possible. A team of
funmakers and dancers were doing a
turn at the time, and the man of the
twain, stopping in the midst OF a story
and pointing to US excitedIy, shouted
out: oh, look at the foot race!'' Of
course the fun at our expense con-
vulsed the audience, but as for me I
sank into my seat and wished that |
could have kept right on sinking till
| reached some safe subway or any
other place where I could have been.
out of sight of that more than appreci-
atiVe audience.
The Milano Opera Company is Ger.
tainly not meeting with fattering sup
port at the hands of the New Orleans
people. It is a source of genuine won-
der to me that the real music lovers Of
the town are SO slow to show their az.
probation and offer the proper pa
tronage and encouragement to SO ex-
cellent troupe of singers, and the
only conjecture can arrive at as an
explanation for their lukewarm at
titude is possibly the fact that having
been taken in by the San Carlo opera
company last season, they are a little
s'leery' OF being "handed a lemon''
by this years troupe. I heard Nine.
PadoVani sing Lucia Tuesday eve
ming, and the wonderful richness and
flute like quality of her glorious voice
held her audience spell. bound. Yet
the house was pitifully empty and there
was dull and lifeless look to the old
place-totally unlike it's usual bril-
liant and beautiful aspect at times
when tier after tier is filled with
dazzling women and handsome, WE'LL
groomed men.
The Twelfth Night Revelers opened
the Carnival festivities with a brill
liant ball at the French Opera House
on Monday night of last week, and on
Friday following the Amphictyons
gathered for their annual frolic and
portrayed in series OF handsome
tableaux Diana's visit to the Sun God.
Miss Lily Mccall, the lovely young
daughter of Collector OF the Port
Henry Mccall, who is one OF the most
attractive OF this seasons debutantes.
acted as maid OF honor in the court
OF Miss Elizabeth Maginnis, the graci-
Gus queen, whose maids, besides Miss
Mccall, were Misses Virgte Legendre,
Marion Flower and Andree Provosty.
Hurrah! The general street car rams
fer system goes iLto effect today.