Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-08
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Maiemniselle Rachel.


not less brilliant than she has been accustomed to
in the theatres Of Europe. We give portion ct
the crtiaue of the Express. After stating that
the house was crowded to its utmost capacity
by an apnrec iaiive audience, AMI giving it. views
of French tragedy /, says; THE play being
Les Horaces.)
But If the play Of Corneille is all words, the
greater is tho ability, which from the bare mnteri
al of those words creates the living incarnation OF
passion that was presented in the Camille OF last
night The step that brought NH Rachel from
the shadow of the scene into the view of the spec
tator was like the first of pyemnhen's bride FROM
the cold marble incarnation ofnll thai we had heard
of her into the living. beautiful reality of herself
II is impossible for the imagination 10 picture
grief more perfectly than it represented in
her walk and postioa as she came upon the stage.
The dropping head, with its ohasie, classic colt
fire The pale. severe lnee. with its shining
ewes like antique Jewels set in Porian statue.
stone /" The flowing drapery, and the hanging
arms, were glorious picture. and will be q mem
DRY aud "a JOY forever Round after round of
applause welcomed her, and paid liz just tribpte
10 her reception.
The first lin, completed the effect Of grief
There j. sigh IN every -yllaile:
"oaielle tort DE- soulolr, aoe Ie ertrceane 90
The tome the manner--the posiion--eYery
thing was perfect Her voice is deep, but soft,
aud capable Of expressing clearly the mnst deli
cate modulntions Of feeling AS il did in the lines
between the above. TO the exclnmaion-
''oui leuaoiue de fol sou- semhlo pspiounabc =
Nothing could be better than tho quiet power
with which This was delivered. Conscious power
is the peryading spirit in all that is done. Wal
king the stage with the most perfect grace
every motion, every turn of the orm,,very pause.
every pose. well repays the closest observation.
Every attitude is beautiful. There are thousands
of old pictures containing women IN the same po.
siiion Rachel takes when she falls upon her faith
er's breast: but there is not one but deserves To
be blotted out after Rachel has been seen. How
fine is the change from dependency TO thought
e-joy-fear and hope aganas she listens TO
SabaDi appealing 10 Curacc and Horace, the
action and tone ms she touches her upon the arms
ana says: "courage. lis s'nmollissent, mud
pauses pointing To Curiace, with faint smile, as
Il she would persuade herself by persuading
others FROM the dreadful fear that Is working MT
her life. The wordess appeal to the father as he
is denouncing the Supposed cowardice of the son
was beautiful the position was snpplication IT.
self and the intensest pnihos was IN every tire
NOR apparent But the closing scene was terri
BILE. The first part oft is ON the part of Rachel
entirely action--she has but one word--but she
has to listen TO VALERIE telling the true story of
the ight-how the two Horatii were killed, and
the third finding himself too weak for three, and
being too strong for any one OF them pretends To
fly and kills them separately as they come up 10
hm-the effect is worked out with an attention
to detail that is wonderful. At first you see her
attention attracted, then she listens closely
she becomes interested. her face lights
up-the eyes gleem-t the lips parted
the pale band seems to hold still the beating
heart until the tale is told of the death of
the frst--then came the ''Helas !" like on audi
bic puisaton--the last bubble up of the foun
tain Of life--the narrative becomes torturing
the gaze of attention ispainfully intense-thc
fingers clenoh unconsoionsy the whole frame
trembles, and when all is over she falls across the
chair. The whole was wonderful French or no
French. there installing this. Applause
came down and kept coming down from every
hand and foot in the house. The broken power
full exclamation--the nervous rapid manner pic
tured perfectly the impotence of exhauston--and
lett the audience but little prepared foi the sub
sequent scene with Horace. This was the CAPT
tai. art may teach us not to raise the hands
above the head" said old Barron, ''but if pass.
iun does it, it will be well done" And here it
was the living passion was in ything:nothiug
else was seen--wc went with her and wondered
no longer, but felt. The delivery of the line
cl neno I. moi ne. done, barbara IN occur
with the whole speech, and made the blood tin
gle AMI the fierce irony of the closing line, with
the dreadful malignity of countenance. that nc.
companied it,was equal to the tures of Eschyus.
Unlike the play as Corneille wrote it. Camille
dies upon the scene, and in the death also had
surprise Before she fell she turned entirely
around, simple natural picture of The dizziness
of approaching death
Throughout the play there great applause,
ana what will doubtless astonish the Londoners,
it was in the right place; for that, however, it
would be- difficult to get it in the wrong place.
The curtain called up after it's falling.
aud Mademoiselle came upon the stage She
could scarcely stand, and was supported by her
brother. At her appearance the admiration rose
10 enthusiasm, and cheers and boquets filed the
air for five minutes, when all went cut quietly,
enriched by an evening of pure intellectually.
We find in the o. Delta the following nc
count of Santal Annals leave taking of the soldiers
at Vera Cruz. The soldiers of the garrison were
drawn upin line, to receive his farewell address
which was read to them by their commander,
General Tamariz.
"Cempaaio in Arms: With the deepest and
most painful feelings ofregret, take my leave of
you forever. In thus bidding you farewell con .
lure you that you do not depart from the strict
path of honor and duty; that you continue to be
the defenders of the nationality, as you were the
founders of the independence.
'My friends: go well satisfied with your con
duct. for loyalty. obedience and good discipline
have ever been its distinguishing features. Con
tinue to be the firm supporters of the laws and of
legal authorities. Anarchy will devour our beau
tiful country. and the nationality will disappear if
YOU support those factions which are disputing
the power BE but the faithful servants of your
country, and aspire to nothing more.
'In the retirement. where hope to pass my
last days in the quiet of private life, the recol
Elections of your firm adhesion TO me, of the va
lor with which you sustained my Government,
and the hopes which conceived that you would
sana day hecnme the ayennnrs of tho nntra1zua