The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-12-06
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PnLAnnszrA, Nov. 18th. IS.
Dear Comet THE advent Of Rachel,
on Monday last, has created no little stir,
among the "theatre going" portion Of the
upper-tendom of Phillamaclink. The lady
made her first appearance in the character
Of Camilla in Comedies tragedy, OF" Les
Horaces," to house about !hree.fourths
full of the most fashionable portion Of our
citizens. The French people present on
this occasion, were highly delighted with
the lady's delineation of the Roman maid
en-, though many Americans present SEEM
ed to think that the prices we're entirely
too "high" for the times. Rachel is a
great actress and plays " up to nature" but
at her present exorbitant prices we fear
she will Prove a failure. That she has
favored the press here, somewhat more
than9'in New York or Boston, is beyond
doubt; and we hope she will take the ad-
vice Of the press and lower Der prices Of
admission. In consequence Of Mile Ia
chefs severe indisposition, she did not ap-
pear for the remainder of the week; her
three sisters MILES Sara, STA, and Dinah,
together with the French and English
companies then attached to the theatre,
made "shift with presenting some come
dies in both languages; but to make the
matter worse, on Friday, a severe accident
occurred to Mile. Sara Felix, thus putting
a finishing stroke to something that looks
through American spectacles, very much
like little humbug. Rachel is announced
to appear as Tisbs in Angels" this even
ing. Had we time and space we would
enter into more extended description of
the acting of this truly great artistic. 1t
is rumored that she has taken the bridal
chamber of the Girard House. during heI
sojourn in this city.
Thursday last was noticed pretty gener-
ally as day of thanksgiving festivity.-
The atmosphere was bitingly cool, and
added considerable degree Of ioviality
and liveliness to those who had holiday"
The places Of amusement were tkronged
in the afternoon and evening, with old and
young. mostly the latter, who kept up such
a noise that it was almost impossible for
The performers to proceed with their oper-
atoms. Every little gill had something to
to some other youthful Ven
US or Hebe, and the boys each had some
hing to make noise with, reminding us
Of the multitudous focks OF black birds we
had often met with in the South.
Gov. Pollock has released Dr.. Beale, of
newspaper notoriety. A portion of the
press, were quite shocked at the act. But
The subject is not handled very frequently,
for it is rather mysterious affair.
Mr.. Bennett of the N. Y. Herald, pro-
luced his (so-called) play OF Love and Re-
venge," some time ago at the Academy Of
Music, he sustaining the sole OF the hero,
each actor being all literary men, added
whatever they thought proper to their
parts, thus deviating vastly from the origin
ii. 1t has since been ascertained that the
piece was traslated from the German, and
that there had previously been a much
more acceptable translation made of the
same play. What will James Gordon Ben
nett, try next?
1t is pretty general impression here,
that there will be "bread riots" in the
large cities this winter. Can the people
be blamed? God has given US plenteous
harvest and yet we have to pay more for
bread than we have done for 70 long sea-
son, since the Revolution. Unless some
change takes place, and that shortly, we
consider it quite probable that the specula.
tors in the lives Of the poor and needy will
be robbed of their instrument of tyranny.
More anon from
Yours, &c, "OBsERvER."