Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-18
THE yIENNEsE DANCERS.


Since the time when David danced oe'o'e 'e
Lord in a linen coat, we have heard Oh no'"'"s
in the ballet way better worth seeing than 'ne 1T
tie viennoises, whom we are happy TO announce
as re.ensagcd. Singly, they are no' Ve.y -
1narkabIe; for no training can give 10 eh''uie"
that graceful bounding step, which oh'Y 'ne
strength Of maturity will enable them 10 mare
but the effect ol their full dances ana f4"'ea"1 -
almost magical. The exact time an" orori y"
which every limbs moved, seems ike 'naen'".'y
causes Them to resemble the row OF "ooae"
puppets we see in front of some old Dutch CLOCKS
while The fantastic and beautiful figures "hich
their ever-changing lableoux present. ien''','' "s'
(as we said before, and We can think Oh no oe"e'
descriplion) Of the gay diagrams Of ne Aa'e'uo.'
cope. The perfection in which they execute 'he'i
figures is really wonderful In an instant lucy
pass from one complicated arrangement ~ a.i'
other: one momen, they are all blended in bright
confusion, and the next ranged in Inc most eAae'
order, according 10 their age and s'ze. nc UNI
ing through which they have passed 10 reach 'h.il
present dexeriiy must have been lons anu u'''.
gent indeed. But great as is The ehec' Piouuceu
npon the spectator by these children, We 'hihR II
is due more TO their brilliant evoulIons and fich
costume, together with The perfect keeping pre-
served in The colors, &C. used in it, than 10 anything
in them separately. II they are examined cioseiy,
and when they are not in motion, Il VIII De seen
lha, they are very ordinary, strongly resembling
The lille prussians, Dutch and Germans we see
around The doors Of certain shops on Railroad
Street, and possessing moi nearly so much regu'
larily or beauty Of feature as is common among
American children. This remark, however, does
not apply To all Them. Two or three are very
beautiful. The little girl "Fanny Prayer" who
danced the Cracovenne so well on Saturday
night, The Tilania Of these elves. is as pretty
child as We ever saw.
We do not pretend TO speak the vor populi, nor
do we know what the "whi,e kid gloves" and "eye
glasses" think OF III but in our opinion, The Con-
cert is drag on the performances. The Or
pheans have very pleasant chamber voices and
considerable command over them; but they have
committed great error in leaving The Exchange
concert room. They have lately been singing
both OF which places they are unified. They
have not sufficient strength OF voice even for St
James church and sacred music; and in a place
like The theatre, high-piched and full Of noises,
their voices are entirely lost We recommend
that hereafter they select more pieces in which
they may be accompanied by the orchestra, as
the violin and flute are great assistance 10 them.
Ii would be advisable, moreover, if The Ofches-
ira were to perform more pieces, and better
calculated 10 please he general taste. Though
il has been considerably enlarged, ii does not
strike Us as being as good as during The last
season. Certain it is, that The selected pieces do
not produce upon our ears as agreeable an I'M
preston. Why do they not execute such beauli-
ful over,ures as Der FreyschuIz, Masaniello, lie
Dieu and La Bayadere, &C.? Many persons,
however, do not relish this style OF music-and
thep ought TO be gralifed with short, stirring
pieces, 10 beguile the lime between the Dances
As il is now, the majority OF the audience show
their impanence in loud talking and laughing, or
melancholy vawns. The solo on the French horn,
on Saturday night, had some well executed pas
saces-but il was drawn oul 10 fatiguing length
and, in great measure, too sublimaled for the
unsceniifc years OF The audience.
But, in spite of these little drawbacks Ito which
we allude with sincere desire that they may be
somewhat reformed not only for the benefit OF
The audience but also Of The manaeer) the Thea
tie is most pleasant resort : and we cannot
doubt that The dancing "ansels" will continue 10
alrac, a large and brilliant company.
On Saturday we published, from the Picayune,
the lo,a oi The killed and wounded al EnceHo
Gordo amounting 30S. II embraced The I'd d.
vision OF regulars under Brig. Gen. wigs, tue
81 Brigade and 2d Infantry under Brevet Col. Ri-
lev, and the 81 Brigade Volunteers under Gen.
Shields, made up Of the Sd and 4ih Illinois Regi-
menls.
This list, however did not include the lst Bril-
gade OF Tennessee and Pennsylvania volunteers
under Brig. Gen. Pillow. The Picayune receiv-
ed Yesterday supplies The chasm. Oh The officers
Two we're killed, Lieut.. F. B. Allen and c. G.
Gill, OF Tennessee, and nine wounded lot the
Tennesseeans) OF the rank and file seventeen
were killed, all from Tennessee, and among them
we are panied TO recognize the name OF K. L. b.
hanan, formerly OF this city, and IS wounded OF
whom SO were from Tennessee and % from
Pennsylvania. The total Of killed and wounded
in this brigade is l03 which added 10 3O6 pub.
lished before, gives ALL. There were IA others
killed and wounded belonging 10 Capt MagTu'
der's company of lst Artillery and company F,
Illinois, from which no returns were made, as
they we're detached Immediately after the action.
These make the total list of killed and wounded
425
The following statement IS from an intelligent
and wellnformed source, and confirms what we
have already said in regard 10 this strong Demo-
cratic district:
To the Editors of The Enquirer:
THE HALIFAX CONGRESSIONAL Dis
TRICT.
As The sherifis of This district have met and
given Mr. Il. S. Flournoy The certificate Of his
election by one majority in the district, Will
trace for YOU The reason of his being declared
elected AT one precinct in the county OF Hall
lax there were two votes challenged as mol being
GOOD votes. The commissioners, or majority
of Them, doubled their having votes. They de-
rermined 10 put Them upon The back OF The poll,
and also permitted them TO be put upon the face
OF The poll; and when the sherifs met they count
ed those two voles as they were upon The face OF
The poll as we'll as upon the back. | have no
doubt the commissioners thought those voles
would not be counted. unless the election was
contested and those two votes were found to be
good am satisfied there we're three bad votes
gwen atlhat precinct, and | have no doubt Tired.
way is elected by majority OF the legal voters
Of the district. Ifyou will throw oul all Inc II,
legal votes in Halifax county, both Wings and
Democrats, Tredway will have majority OF 10
vote. or more. Tn, reasons which induce me
10 believe there are more illegal Wing votes in
Halifax than Democrats, is from an examination
OF the polls; and another reason is, that The
Wings were very active in bringing their men 10
the polls, and OF course tried TO secure every vote,
even OF a doubtful character. The Democrats