Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-28
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THR DRANATIg GENIUS OF Tgg 40

THE DRAMATIC GENIUS OF TIE 4GS
Nature haz evidently endowed With species Of eI-
ooeucs in the different eAlipgs Of life which will shine
with enchanting brlliaDcy when applied in TIE vein to
which it is most naturally adapted. The world however
is Osg sight IF this golden prscspt hen e. the mistaken
missions and ridisulCEs undertakings in which find
men from time to time engaged barteug life for the sn.
ciplted realization Of greatness Ead prO6sisuc" that
which they ntithsT msntaly physically adapted to
The Stage than sny other calling, has suffered frsm
these 6eni and through ths ignUranos and imbecty
Of Stage struck" votareE it has often been ermBoned
with the mantle Of shame and pierced with Sic Digger #
ridcuie. The actor Wh1
Struts hour upon the stage -
should be naturally adapted to his calling Nature alone
fashonng Cslirg conception aud delivery while study
and sducsuea ref ing agents in that which due
20 ths age in which live Il is easy become a law
YER doctor or writer bu. it is difficult stain the pin
nscls Of greatness s stage The pre5sntags beOou
ing barren Of actors few shining occasionally gilt
ter in the rmlmsut but the good old stock whOGe &C.
MUS enlightened and caPvssd bOyhood maR ation
f.st passing away. Besides tbs Iblio bee
rsvoluHonzsd taste and appreciation morbid sPPe
tte is growing The community srsknR Of iaeXcss
uible amount OF sckening n'Elty. pass for
such pieces Gs ClailC AarJls Heart and other French
transatioDH being substituted for ShRksDesren
tragedy or standard c.medy" cf the oden time, The
simple touching ballad whose portrayss invariably found
eoasonsnCs with the human bsart IS also losing mush Of
its appreciation Nature il battered Tor fairy speocss Of
fsoms ench plays, which only appeal to the magiua
ton and morbid appetite &
While on this subject we hsvs word to ssy in connee
ton with the CAUPBELL MISsrRELE who have been per.
forming during ths week in Nashville They have Cho-
sen the representation Of negro character particularly
fund in our Southern States End have invested it With
ura tact stOu study, and musical and dramatic
s5ucaton There one phase Of Their entertainments
which is bsaming with gems Of harmony aud nature,
appeal ing in association to feeling and understanding
Besides they sr intervening En:idOtsi to the serious
plantation song or the illustrative ballad, fund Of miTth
an jliy in the shape simple Rotations favored
with he Ia ursl wit and bum0r for which the negro s
distinguished. We Psrcu sTly interested with the
pse1rness which prevailed ia The 3bsllS entertain
ment showing in ksd degree. that nature had eTi.
IDENTIFY Efed these gentlemen with ths faculties Of repre-
sent the negro the niesJeB Of life. Their
dances and hur quss while clothed in the gsrb Of must
cal art and application have beam ng them
the N st prominent attraction sPpsa ng the feeling
rather thla to The eye or Imagination.
"Soms men are born great others achieve grsatnsss,'
argued sage Of The Olden time The stage invariably
has its grssnoss in perspective requiring the student
70 climb the ladder Of distinction slowly and knowingly
The octOrs Of the present day Forest Charlotte Cush
man. and Msoresdyhavs Eoq hired gsltnsss through in
dustTy and perseverance, and their lives have marked
BY intense application and study
or the few instances f acquired greatness attained BY
the blending If genius With industry and perseverance,
there is shining GIT blazing our thea rial hOri
zln which promises fair to make heavy and impressive
marx Is any we have yet witnes Of late year. Some
years ago. upon he Inauguration Of Negro Ninsslu,
noticed young man connected with tie Cav PBsLLs vi
then bsoksned much sPtuis and genius. HIS quick per-
espou partOOk Of an Interesting sprt which fred eve
move aud action, while The Ws,l-iCh ed expressive
e9uStsusnce which, in moments Of repOss SlHmbered in
deep meditation rejected the gem Of genius" corcalsd
beneath It's canopy, which only required years and expo
periencs to develop and aPpy. This MATT PEEL
we 6rs saw him years sgoi and how fsren is the BArT
Psi Of to-day We ind him uuCqlaisd 10 She pTufeG.
sion t. which be has devoted his Life looming lar above
the other representatives. Of negro pscuiartss and
the shining light Of Ire talented company Of which he is
The head and every where rsssy She suOonus Of the
press std the psudts Of respectable and enlightened
audiences, Who claim him as their AVOrite
During the week MLTT PHsL hs7 psy ed round Of char
acsrs calculated to SLOW bis eAbrs and give inkjnE
tie comic and dramatic genius which his nature heir
His Jack Strop in Robert MA:airs is . mastrly dsin
cation teeming with mutual llu trasons which Ind pie
ceiens in the everyday life 70 which We are accustomed
or all ~ characters in which be has appeared We con.
slider Jack S;FJP The master piece 1t bold vgor.
Gus and natural tsue6dou, founded experiences aud OBJ
seIvlton snd famed by the breeze nature which is
uppermost in his character In holding the mirror I'd
20 nature consists the beauty OF stage
and in this Particular NAT PLsL deserves marked dis
tncou His every act is full Of nsurS assumed nor
borrowed but natural aud life Ike SET lie immersed in
TIE psr,cn 5r. We have good imitaors OF negro
dialect and Manners but have witnessed more nat.
~ NJ II
no long y the buiS0n Ct droley WIN used 10 make ne
laugh in Of den times he lo,mS forth eauldron
rcb in nature and experience, and worthy Cf rank with
the lumibsrisS Of the stsEs. ioW years and We
h1ps 70 dad MArT PEEL astonishing the world with his
genius and power wearing d' mantle Of nature bsdscked
with talent aud application.
Few indss arc each instances They hidden treas
ures which require he IL ausnoe Of the press to polish ana
make bLina Tssnt asd genius viii have their reward il
pp6sa il the right TsR. 8.