New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-17
Amussments Last Evening

sr. CHARLES THEATRE.-AIiss Deans second benefi
took place last evening at the ST. Charles Theatre Sh
played Pauline in the Lady Of Lyons and Coastaac
| In bet Love Chase" supported by Mr.. Jamison a
Cfatde aaote IN the former piece and by Mr. Nagle
\ Wiidrake in the latter.
The estimate which we made Of Miss Deans talent art
ability on her first appearance here this season has beer
well sustained in tue various characters in which she a
appeared during her engagement. The pieces psyed
have been nearly the those selected BY Miss Lo
gan ana other actresses and notable not so much
by reason of their intrinsic worth as on account Of
the they give to the and the room thew
afford for display Of her powers.
Miss Deans range has been wisely limited by herself to
plays in which the softer genter more IoYeabe
tiles Of female character predominant in which love
grows BY natural increase and has something Of
tansiy in its Development well as origin in which
affection leads to pleasant words and pleasing scenes
instead of Amaaonian displays and half masculine con
dueWhere sorrew induces tears and suffering begets
endurance We think the actress right in her Judgment
and fortunate in her opinion Miss Deans voice is beam
ul and pleasant to hear in the whole scale of notes
which ever ought to issue from female mouth Her
dialogue charming. sweet and lady ke her eonyersa
ton easy and natural her tears seem real and she
laughs as though moved by sincere mirth But when
raised into the region of tragic character wants quality
as well as volume to be effective The sweetness is lost
and the force Is not attained She has precisely the ut
TO touch the heart but give vent to
that freeze the bloodshe Constance act Lady MIC.
beth lady and not an unclaimed tisress
Miss Deans appearance moreover matter which has
far more to do with effective personation than is gen.
orally aamltted-sngularly her in the peculiar
line of business to which have alluded The nearer
the dramatic representative approaches in looks as as
speech and conduct the character the greater
the illusion and the perfect the performance
Miss Dean looks like Constance and like Pane but she
makes Lucreta Bogia most womanly unnatural and
plays lady Mae5e like child figuring in Blue Beard
We spoke of the melody Of her Yoice-we should also
mention the correctness OF her reading in which
pronunciation or erroneous emphasis rarely to be de-
eeed. This yrtuewhich indeed lies at the foundation
OF all good paylngs We regret to say than it
shoudbe. People now go upon the stage and undertake
to play first parts who can't tell whether cat spells cat
kitten or Mississippi river individuals figure on the bills
in shaEperian characters who not able to construe
single sentence and don't know the difference between
penultemate and pigs tail Such ignorance is shame
full but it is pfevaent and just long it is we shall
have players instead of and actresses We con
slider ourselves right in making Miss Deans correctness
OF pronunciation among the most prominent of her
merits.
Miss Dean has been attractive here beyond the ordinary
run Of stars and has during her present engagement
greatly enhanced her previous popularity This is we
believe the last week of her stay and though we cannot
commend the support afforded her acting the stock
the st. Charles theatre nevertheless all of
our readers to so and her play they will thus wit
ness the acting of Of the very of our American
actresses.
The pieces last evening went off exceedingly we'll Mr.
Mark Smiths Gel Ddas being remarkably good and Mr.
Maggie playing Witlrake capitaly.
Tue "Gamestera is repeated this evening We would
like to see tho Jealous Wife before Miss Dean's de-
parture,
PLAcpE's YAainriEs.-The Merry Wives of Windsor
was played at the Varieties with Bass as ST, John. Mrs
Howard as Mrs Ford and AIr White as Dr. Cans The
audience was large and understand the play went
oil IN an exceedingly creditabe The opera called
the Pet Of the Petticoatsn closed the evenings amse
ments.