Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-27
THE TBEATRE-MR. CoULDoCK.

Our fiiends who are admirers of good acting,
do not know what they lose in permitting little
rainy weather to detsin them from the theatre,
during the few nights that Mr.. CouLDocK remains
with U.s. =tE
1t is well known that Mr.. CoULDocK has suffer-
ed from violent attack of rheumatism, ard many
persons fear tina! bis health is not sufficiently rein
stated to enable him to do justics to the arduOl
parts that he undertakes This is vain fear, as
all will admit, who witnessed on Tuesday nig1t,
his mastery performance CT Lake FSelding, in the
drama Of The WILLOW Copse. His energies are IN
impaired, and more beautiful and effective piece
of pathetic acting, it has never been ourot to Wit
ness, neither in Nashville nor else where He was
admirably sustained by Mrs. WARD in Rose Field
ing, who reaped new honors by her judcious and
careful representation of that character. The
heart broken tones in which she read the letter.
containing the declaration of her own disgrace
took the audience completely by storm, ard the
picture formed by the conscience stricken daugh-
Ter and the despsiring father, might be study for
any artist.
Mrs. VANCE played subordinate part in which
she had very little to do, but that little done
judiciously. This lady we are happy to perceive
is quite favorite and has talent that vii! enable
her to shire in the higher walks of the drama -
She has pleasing countenance and al expressive
voice, and what is perhaps of more Importance,
gives her attention to every part that she under
takes, no matter how trihlng.
We should be glad to see Mr.. CoULDocK in some
ps't of more importance than Luke Fielding -Kug
Lear for instance. That il indeed touchsione
for any actors merit With Mrs. WARD for Corde-
ha and Mr.. WARD for Edgar, he would be admirs-
bly, supported. We challenge him to the test
H merits as great sctor now freely discuss
ed Ia our city, and such an exhibit on of his pow
ers, would draw out all our plsygoers.
We must do Mr.. DAVIS the justice to remark, |
that all the performances at the theatre chsT-
acterz d by great care and attention to the minu
tia OF stage arrangements. The HillOr COpSe was |
put upon the stage, with ss much care as it would
be in metropolitan theatre
ELECTRO BIoLcGY We had the pleasure of see-
ing, yesterday, Prof. HALE who will shortly COM
meuce a series of lectures on the above science
He comes among US highly recommended by the |
press as q lecturer, and we have doubt but he |
will be we'll patronized by our citizens. We clip |
the following from the GAINESVILLE Chronicle
"He Is most accomplished lecturer, aud his in
terestng ex periments can not fail to convince the
most skeptca of the truth of which he claims for
the embryo science of Electro Biology. The /
world is yet in dsrkaess on the subject OF animal
electricity, and the light which it ls destined to
throw upon the mystery of life, ought to stimulate
the scientific TO earnest investigation of its phe-
nomeua Its agency in the cure of nervous dis
cases. has been demonstrated by Prof Hale, and
if there were nothing else to commend it to the
attention OF the scientific, this alone is sufficient.
He asks the privilege of testing its curative pow
ers, upon subjects in this place. and challenges the
stictest scrutiny into The reality of Its manifesto
tions, as taught and prsctised by him. Many of
our citizens have already had an opportunity TO
Judge for themselves and we hope his future lee
lures will be largely attended.