Washington sentinel., 1854-03-02
Miss Heron.

1t will be seen by two extracts from Sacra-
mento papers that Miss Heron has sustained
at that city the reputation she SO splendidly
achieved at San Francisco. She made her
first appearance on the 3Oth January.
THEATRE.-For the past few days public ex.
pectation had been wrought to high degree
by the announcement that Miss Heron would
make her first appearance before Sacramento
audience on Monday evening. At an early
hour the theatre was crowded to its utmost
capacity, and long before the curtain rose the
anxiety to see the lady who had gained at San
Francisco by her irresistible acting so many
devoted admirers, became intense. As the
curtain rose, and exhibited on the stage Bian.
ca and Fazio, perfect storm of applause
greeted her. Again and again it was renewed,
until the fair candidate for public favor came
forward bowed her acknowledgements and
commenced the play. During the FIRST act the
most breathless silence pervaded the whole
house, and not until its close did the audience
give vent to the feelings of admiration they ex.
perienced. Thus it continued throughout the
whole piece, until its close, when the enthu-
siasm seemed unbounded. After the fall OF
the curtain, in response to the united call OF
the audience, she appeared with Mr.. Proctor,
bowed, and retired.
Of her acting we hardly know what to say.
We cannot critcse it, for we know of no
standard by which we can do so-it is some
thing new, original, and fascinating. There is
a perfect naturaness, freedom from all re-
straint in every word and motion, that enlists
the admiration of every beholder at once. That
she is woman of extraordinary power of in,
tellect and genius all who witnessed her per.
formance last night must admit, and her sue.
cess in Sacramento is no longer problematical
The public went to see Miss Heron with the
most exalted ideas of her talent and powers,
and it would be matter of great astonishment
if all were pleased. Yet such we believe to be
the case, at least as far as our observation ex.
tended.
She was ably supported by Mr.. Proctor, as
tazio, and Miss Deming, as Aldabella. The
entire play went off with great satisfaction.
Tonight Miss Heron makes her second appear
ance as Mariana, in Sheridan Knowles's ele.
CANT comedy of the Wife, or Tale of Mantua
The THEATER.-The debut Of Miss Heron in
the character of Blanca, in "Fazio," before. a
sacramento audience, at the theatre last even
ing, was in every respect responsive to the
merit OF the actress and the expectations of her
hearers. The measures of her praise had been
so unstinted by the press Of San Francisco-so
apparently exaggerated and over-wrought-that
we mingled with the crowd present on this
occasion, with an expectancy Of disappoint-
ment. We were disappointed, Where we ex.
pected to note the touching creation of the au.
thor tattered and torn by an over-exertion OF
the artist we found the melodous character OF
the true woman portrayed in life-like guise.
Her love, pure and earnest but devoid of that
sickening whine that lives only on the lip; her
suspicion, unaccompanied by that rant that
more becomes donkey than woman; her re-
venge, that sickens while it is endowed with
life; her constancy, when the gathering cloud
was about to burst on him she loved, and the
wayward fancies of fevered brain, were pre-
sented with a truthfulness rarely witnessed.
During the entire performance she enchained
the marked attention of one of the largest au.
diences that ever was packed within its walls,
and received throughout most flattering indi-
cations OF appreciative appreciation. With
such an ausplcious commencement we may ex-
pect anon most brilliant flashes of her peculiar
merits. We were pleased again to be able to
greet MIR. Proctor on the boards. His delinea-
ton OF the character Of Fazio-or of any
which he attempts-needs no commentator at
our hands. Such would seem to our com
munity "a twicetold tale" The after-piece Of
the Captain of the Watch" presented laugh
ing contrast to the gloom of the tragedy. and
passed off with spirit and merit. Miss Heron
will appear this evening as Mariana, in the
tragedy of "The Wife," and will be supported
by Mr.. Proctor and on excellent cast. The
entertainment will conclude with the farce of
Family Jars."-January 30h.