The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1855-01-26
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them Inc fem New o We
short time and uns g much occupied thai We
never saw moments lensu4e 8 de though
we olten desired Is We were out every night,
and saw much 81 che amusanenls 81 Tie city,
though the gay season had only just commenced
ID the cafniYal The Campbell linsnels ere
drawing large honsesa al tie ArnoEy Hall, though
we have heard better Ethiopian music than they
make. One Of their best songs is an invocation
to Aunt Harriet Beecher Stowe. Tbs argument
supposes Yiygiuisy negro just escaped from
bondage going % New York . see llrs Uncle
Tom but shs hasgone % England with all the
money ehad made out 81 the Cabin md other
lies, to ten the poor. bali starved white slaves
in the manufacturing districts about he
Of the poor Uncle Toms and Aunt Cloea at tbs
country The chorus II which 40 hole band
join, IS very touching 4 goes
20, o. @. Aunt Harriet Beechel Stove,
How could you 60 away
And leave this darkie col
The Pelican Theatre is the old Amphitheatre
remoddled for the Stock Company Of the old
Varieties. which you remember was burnt down
last fall. We went one niVhtto see the latter
part of Richard murdered By Mr. Roberts, !
Star actor from somewhere He would have
played pretty wen If he had been sustained.
The scenes where Gloster plays the hypocrite
to the Archbishop, when Buckingham and Dor
set urge the crown upon him, Is played equal to
Boothes representation Of It il his best days. The
soliIiquys are vel read and rendered, especial
u the one where he has accomplished all his
ambitious g gins and says as the acme Of his
d Edward sleep in Abraham q bosom
Aud anne my wife, has bid this world good
But the scene where Richard starts out Of his
dream and cries.
aGYe me another horse bind up my wounds
and also j. the last scene, where he cries:
"a horse! horset my kingdom for ahorse!'
vas 50 overacted that we could not help think
ing Of the Cd travesty, where the burleaqueI
Richard says
siiye NE another horse. # you can't ct
horse bring me mule.
We saw Jnla Dean At the ST. ce
eral times shs lrs. Hql lh5 Suing
er, and Jane Store- singular selections for
young girl OF course Miss Dean Is a great
actress. Competent critics have pronounced
her so---but we do not comprehend her and we
DO not believe she is as great favorite in New
Orleans as Mrs. Howard was.
The most delightful evening we spent ii the
city. was at the French opera. The new 0pera
Of The Vestal was played. At first our inper-
feet Knowledge the French language prevent
ed Us from enjoying more than the beautiful
Scenic representations and the perfect music Of
the large Oehestre. After awhile, from the
clear enumeration Of the some Of the female
vocalsts, we understood the story and were per
fectly enchanted with the piece.
we do not remember the name of the author Of
this magnificent Opera, but it should be innnor-
tai The story Of the Vestal Is in brief, this
It is in the olden time, when Rome was ID
her glory and the sacred Gre ef Vestie was kept
burning upon her affairs in her Temple, By maid
ems vowed to eternal celibecy.--Julia IS tie
daughter Of proud Parrician, but has given
her heart to young soldier named Sicinius.-
The father discovers their love and gets an or
der from the Senate to have the lover sent away
IN the army that was sent to repulse the Gauls |
out Of Rome. He Is gone years and earns fame
and the gratitude Of his countTyby his heroic
deeds Of Yalor. JULIA, Ia the mean time. has
been made to take the veil and Is nursing the /
sacred fame on the altar Of Vesta, but III her
heart burns the deathless fame for her lost love
Lcinius. The warrior returns, and his recep-
ton in Rome Is an ovation. - 1riumphal arches /
are raised to him and the Senate DEGREES that he
shall be publicly crowned by the Vestals. The /
Priest and chief Of the Vestals do not know
that LIcINIus IS the lover that cost JuIrA her
liberty, and appoint her oput the crown on his /
head.
She places the Laurel wreath on the head Of
her lover with trembling hand, and the soldiers
and citizens rend the air with acclamafions.
That night It Is the duty Of JUIIA to remain
alone in the Temple to feed the sacred flame
Iicinius finds It out and goes in...-D During S.
interview of the lovers, the FIRE upon the altar
burns dim, but they see it not--see nought but
one another--it grows fainter and fainter and
dies out and the Temple is wrapt ii darkness
Licinius' friend finds where he IS and rushes ii
for him but he refuses 70 20 and leave the victim
Of his imprudence 70 the penalty of her crime,
certain death. he IS forced away and she faints
at the foot Of the darkened ltar While there
the Chief Priest with all the Ves5als II their
long white wells come ia, Julia reVivea md II
answer to their looks and words Of interog asoIy,
exclains
u'ou ne meme IA mort.
pretre de Jupiter. e conIeta3 que Jaine
Let me be I'D % DEATH
Priest Of Jupiter confess love.
10 one can inlagine The look Of horror that this
bold confession throws upon her astonshed