The Opera and politics.
--On Saturday week a new prima donna, Mile.
Lacombe, made her debut at the
New Orleans Opera House, in the "Favorite." The
Picayune says: ‘"She achieved distinguished success, alike as actress and vocalist."’ The same journal gives some account of a political episode in the performance, as follows:
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"The performance was an interrupted one.
The distinguished
Senator of
Illinois,
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, his amiable lady, and a party of his political and personal friends, were present by invitation of the manager.--On their entrance the performance was broken off, and the audience, mostly rising, gave them an enthusiastic welcome, which was silently but expressively acknowledged, while the orchestra played a succession of national airs.
It was pleasant to see that
Mrs. Douglas was particularly delighted with this spontaneous and unanimous testimonial to her distinguished husband."
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