Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-12-31
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mating, and complied with all their requests
with kindness and amiability which was tru
| ly admirable.
The day passed off agrecably and rapidly
and soon
-s'Night came,
a. I'D with her cloudy wings brought things.
Such as with his poetic tongue y Dung sumo"
AT IT, O'Clock, p. NJ. precisely" the MAR
Sha'i lheatre, George Jones, Lessee" was
crowded from top TO bottom. Pit, galleries
ana boxes Were crammed TO sullocation. viii,
i"unes ana gentlemen, men, women and bows.
The plumes in the ladies' hats were shak-
en- with the nervous irritabliiy of excited an
tic.patlon--the gentlcmen's whiskers curled
win ieverIsh impatience-and every thine
was hushed in the solemn silence which nj.
ways precedes the advent of some great and
long expected event.
The bell rings-the Orchestra strike mn
the ''Cachucha'' the curtain slowly rises
and Fanny, the ''Divine," the inostimable
Fanny, modestly attired ina short skirt which
barely reaches below her hips, is seen stand
ing gracefully and naturally on the great toe
OF her right foot, with her left leg held out at
rlght angles with her body, Clap, clap, clap,
went the Misunderstanding, stamp stamp, went
the feet, and garlands, as oderifarous as
the richest perfume of "Araby the best,
Were showered upon the stage Never
before was such IN outburst of appla use
heard, and it was feared co. .i,e n,anan. .hnt
the very roof of the ''Alarshall Theatre, GEORGE
Jones, Lessee" would be torn off by the con
cussion.
Fanny sprung forward, as slight as the
winged gossamer," and with one bound reach
ed the toot.lights, aighting on the great toe
OF her lett loot, with her right leg held straight
out behind her. Posing herself for mo-
ment In this position, she commenced a series
OF Pirouettes and whirls Ga new word in the
,echnicalltles OF the Opera) which are abso-
lUtely indescribabie
II'SnS DIS q iony, "A swan
"lovely as the morn,' are smiles which n,nst
henceiorth be forgotten, and every thing which
denotes grace, agLity and loneliness, be sum.
ried up In this mostpregnant Sentences. Jns,
like Fanny Eilsler.'' .uS'
we cannot attempt to describe tho r.,,,;,
der OF the performance. for we were throw,
into perfect trance Of delight, frnm wb;cl,
we were not aroused until the doorkeener
shook US by the shoulder and informed Ne
that
The lights Were, fed the garland: dead.
And all but us departed"
Leaving the Theatre ''solitary and alcne.,
we sought our pillow; and in the morning
took steam for ''The Cockade.''
Our last accounts from Richmond inform
US, that the ''lllsler n.ania'' is raoino with
undiminished violence. Every BODY is in
fected with it. The members Of the i.egisla.
ture unconsciousy address the speakers as
"Divine Fanny' '-the Judges of the Courts
mix up snatches from the Opera in their opin
ions--and, when last seen, the Editors of the
wing were whistling the sCachuca - the
| Editor of the Compiler was humminr the
"CracoYiene;" Corporal Streeter Of the Star
was standing on his left foot, with his right
leg held out as far as he could stretch it:
While the editor of the Enquirer. was dancing
'La .Tarantua'' with great JUNCTION.