The Sierra citizen., 1854-07-15

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Coon TAsrE.-"The Citizen eulo9izo
Mrs. Kent, our especial favorite. "-Marus
vdle Herald.
five hadn't known long ago that the
General was man of exquisite taste, We
would be compelled to acknowledge that
he wss very happy in his choice Of Theat-
rical favorites. But, General, we object
to the word "eulogized." We did mt mean
to eulogize Mrs. Kent, or any of the COM
pany; we intended to meet out evenhanded
justice and no more, but observation has
since taught us that we failed even in that;
and if we had gone off into an "eulogy,"
the General knows very well that we had
chosen deserving subject.
The charm of Mrs. Kents acting con-
sists in simplicity and apparent forgetful-
ness OF personal attraction, which less
gifted actress would depend on exclusive
~. In the character of the waiting maid
or the unsophistocated county girl, she
never betrays the vanity Of the pretty
woman, when she should be the guileless
lass who had never been told that she was
a beauty, farther than what might be
learned from the eddy in the brook, or the
bashful ,stammering ploughboy,who hadn't
courage to tell half the story. Graceful.
ness of carriage. freedom from affeetation,
and a correct appreciation of the charac-
ter she represents, are among the accom-
plishments which challenge admiration
for Mrs. Kent. 1t is seldom that Nature
is so lavish Of her gifts, as to endow a
beautiful woman with an intellect that
would animate and make lovely plain
face. Such, however, is the case in the
present instance, and-we wish that
General Allen would finish the paragraph.
MISS SOPHIE EDwIN-This accom-
plished young actress has become a de-
served favorite on the Downievile stage.
Her retiring manners and modesty of
department would ensure popularity
without 1.-THE of the histrionic talent
which she really possesses, and what
renders her acting the more attractive,
she often renders passages with the finest
effect without being conscious of her =
own powers We know not whether our
surmises are correct but we infer that Miss
Edwin is an actress from inclination, .
profession that she has thought about and
dreamed about for years before she made
her debut, otherwise we could not account
for the ease and selfpossession she dis
plays, and her easy transition from Joy to
the most passionate grief, without any Of
that over acting which often betrays mex
perience or overweaning self-confaence.
The personal appearance of Miss Sophie,
is eminently prepossessing. So thought
Jonathan Ploughboy the other night in
the play of "The Forest Pose" as he stood
biting his finger4nails and looking as
sheepish as lovers only know how-and
so thought many others less rustic than
Jonathan. Her acting does not betray so
much indication of study Us natural
aptness for the profession-a perfect un-
derstanding of the character she UNDER
takes to sustain, and the power of enter
ing naturally into the joys and sorrows,
triumphs or despair of the heroine. We
do not expect that our opinion will be of
material benefit to the actress hardly yet
fairly before the world, but we are curious
70 know whether the same opinion will not
be expressed by higher authority ere
many years.
The SIERRA County WHrG CoNyES.