Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-11-28
From Tie Ncs Orieans creole.
TILE MnnERN STAGE

The modern stage would orey puzzle Garrck could he
reaPpear and take his sea ia Of theatres IL has
80 desenerated IRON it, former ee ated position the
friends OF the old English Legitimate drama would never
recognize the modern bastard it, representative Shake
spear aud Ot~sy, Fletcher aud Beaumont Shell aud scr.
idan, Girrick and KempIe, Siddons and Kcan, would
scarcely kuow what to make OF -o-cAed dramas aud
modern "star." They would be for chasing most Of
them with Harlequin, aud snuing out -even.tcnts Of the
hiSronie light that flicker in the dramatic sky
Here IN New Orleans Theatrical representations are
mostly made farce ii by silly pulling With one or two
exceptions life press follow the New Yofk hack sys.
te aud br-patter every cateb-prrny hunug with In.
discriminate praise The c0lr-e vulgar aud contemplate
rxtravaganzes Of Barney Williams aud persons II his k
much Landed the glorious production. OF
human genius Lucirtia Borga, IT, Tour De Nelse and
many others OF like repulsive aud hdcou- ca-s are
placed by senseless puiers par with the beautiful
creations 81 BuWer aud KnOsles They draw no d-tuc.
ton between vicious and cotomenda c plays but anxious
20 enact the tOady 10 the manager aud the star the Pu
lOpkinses 10 SOik aud mludn trash sitb what
they pleased call "cc-nl" Stpge tiinldtv oath.
obscene je"t- aud double e"tde Just pitJle as
oyster supprrs
By like these the stage has been corrupt.d aud
taller IRON the high character Of intellectual feast 10
the level oi show Depend upon H. the wf-t en-.
rnies Of the drama tie wholesale pu-rs b. grand
drama- Of the Old matters have been driven from the DO ds
by this piece Of folly tie part Of the Newspaper
press OF this county. For, tat ptai.e which hoe. not
come from the boIofce a. is the ~ most Nothern
cities i generally the ebudon ofintercscd Or nsttcrcd
per-ons connected with the press
GHrfick the intimate friend ~ Dr. johnson aud res.
pec'l veyshere IN England Tho Kembis family gave
tddona respect IN TIE profession AID the very name u
k~mble sas passport T. the beet society 81 the Uni cd
Kingdom John Phillip, and his illustfi0us sister Mrs.
Sddons-on The -kirts Of whose painted garments ~ he
rsgc Muse SIR JOsiua Reynolds declared that he sas
willing 10 go down h. posiey. gave tone ygo de-.
cency t. the stage unknown -hce the day II er death.
Edmund kean the first great who sunk u res
pecubIlty n the v0iteK of perroua aud professional
deb1uehcry Even 10 Iii Day critical the London
press Tat no hero ~ the sock aud bnskin dared to per.
form IN London until be brought with hin provincial e
puatiOu, and that reputation endorsed by the
London critics the AMBITIOUS actor disappeared from his
glazing position upon the po-terA They we're tenacous
TOO ~ character Tho metropolitan boards we're kept as
pure ~ possible snd high did the prominent actresses
sishd that Lords Derby aud Craven took IRON the
bo1rds. hss ONeal vas married % uobleman whose
namc we do MT " this moment remember
But the glory" has departed from dramatic "Isra.
Ell Married woman, ior example. Mss Agnes Robert
sou dftds Ms Don BJurcctult; Miss Bennett alias
Mrs b"rcv. 81 a. hsve doinrJ tho n-,om b. tickl- the
p'-so'- Of th gr'urdng. Every Brwrry ap.tsi kno~.
hg thr gnlbhy Of the p.Tis VIA ssit- Xix, ftg, u
put money IN bio pocket hins set Of starving play.