Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-05-16
The Drama.

We have had playing in our little Theatre for the
last two weeks. The company by which it is now
kept open, is far superior to any which has visited
Wilmington since we have been resident here, that
is within the last two years. and indeed is unusually
excellent for travelling company. Mrs JEFFERSON,
Miss DEERING, and Mrs DEERING cnactmost of the
female characters Mrs. JEFFERsoNs acting is rath-
err defective in energy but she has pleasing coun-
tenance, low. soft voice, and air of laturalness,
which disarms all criticism. Miss DEER1SG has more
force, and is, perhaps, more talented, but is not
so pleasing-at least not to our taste. Mrs DEER
is very fair in her line of character, which
is that Of old woman Mr.. JEFFERSON is very good
low comedian, especially in such characters Billy
Lackaday, and other slap-sded presentations but
as result of his peculiar thinness of person and
voice. he is defective in that rich fat greasy chuck
le which is irresistible in BURTON andother port
ly men. Mr. CROKER is the young lTer of the
company-is good looking man, and very clever
actor, ELLsER is capital old man. His lersonaton
Of Old Bramble, in the Poor Gentleman;' was de-
cided hit. RYAN, LINDEN and Brown, dc very we'll
to fill up. Last week, they had a fellow named Pow
ELL, who was, perhaps the greatest fod unhung.
He's gone.
Sir WILLIAM DoN is playing here. Wehave seen
him in two pieces Used Up,' and the g Rough
Diamond, and must confess that we have been
somewhat disappointed Sir WILLIAM acted very
well, but the pieces were poor. The character of
IS Cousin Joe,' in the Trough Damond' amounts to
nothing, apart from the fact that Sir WILLIAM is
nearly feet high, and in this character, makes
himself sublimely hideous. If Cousin Joe had
only dug out hole in his forehead, by way of eye,
he might have passed for one of the Cyclops or the
devil himself Some of his NEUROLOGICAL friends
ought to write farce for him. in which he could
appear as Polyphemus.
During the last week, and night or two this
week, there was dancing by Miss FANNY DEER1NG,
which performance was introduced by way of inter
Jude. We have certainly seen what might be called
better dancing but Miss FANNY is pretty and pleas
ing and so is her dancing. As for any objections
to it, founded upon mock modesty, that is all ou1
ocular member and Elizabeth Martin. We have
seen FANNY ELLsLER hold her one toe straight up
above her head while she performed pirouette on
the point of the other, with rows of fashionable wo
men watching her without blush. This thing Of
modesty, ike good breeding, is somewhat convention
al, it seems to By the way, on Thursday OF
Friday night of last week, we were sitting quietly in
Ihe PIT, Willie tne uanclnS was gong on. we are
rather sighted, and take very little interest in
such things; but the movements of youth in front
of US attracted our attention. The fellow had brot
some sort of bundle with him, which proved wher
unrolled to be bunch of flowers, and other vege
table productions, wrapped up in old copy of the
Fayetteville Observer, which bunch he grasped ner
vously as if bent something desperate; and wher
Miss FANNY had danced about half way up to the
foot lights, away went the flowers into the air, and
down they on the stage with a souse like e
hod OF mortar falling from two story scafofd. VIZ
have never stolen sheep, and consequently cannot
tell how would feel under such circumstances
but we think the hero of the bunch of vegetable.
might make very good guess judging from tht
! look he cast after them. He must have felt bad
We have not seen him since. We believe he wa.
| peddiing maps. The worst of this thing was, tina
the genius right in front of the venerable thu
causing certain misguided people to think that W.
had gone crazy, and taken to finging horticulture
productions about in a public manner
The Company has been very we'll patronized ant
deseryedly too Those who have not gone shonlt
60 and those who hare gone should go again.