Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-12-25
MISS AyONIA JONES AS MARGARET Ell


On Wednesday evening Las. Lovclis poetical drama
entitled loves Sacrifice" was enacted. The role OF
Margaret Emors does not afford the same wide scope
for tragic acting that Evadus presents but the cha
racter is full! of deicacy feeling loving seabnegation,
and in one or the devoted daughter reused
amos, to phreuzy The plaudits of the audience and
their evident interest in the play testified how fath
fully and artistically every emotion was hmned oy
Miss Jones. The Consideration and horror while che
l. listening to the story Of her fathers guilt the strug
gle in her mind when she again encounters that father
between lisl affection and shuddering losthipg OF
crime her eloquent bypay as she listens TO hear MS
defence and, with unconquersble gush OF natural
feeug throws herself in his arma her heroic self sac.
ri6ce and parting with Eug-ne-her confronting the
Monk and Laont charging them with the whole misery
other wrecked existence and bidding them answer for
il TO Heaven, and the burst of joy with which abe
learns her parent innocence, were depicted ny ooa"se
nance voice action, with reality which made the au
dience lose sight of the actress and behold only the
ideal heroine 1t was indeed fulfilling Shakspeares
charge to the actor aud hodnR the mirror up to ma
ture" showing Virtue her own feature and Scorn her
own image. Miss Jones never once ranted, never
once store passion to tatters" though there were va
rious passages that might tempt young actress
into this fault. She acted just as an Injured woman
would act, and looked lust as a woman whose loVei
ness ofsprit egused the beauty of her person. would
look under such circumstances With the instinc-
tive sense of genius che seizes not only on the gene
raj traits of the character she psrsonates, but its
minor reiusments, and embodies it to the eye and
the imagination as q concrete whole, uniting variety
of expression to unity Of impression and never losing
the individuality Of the character. 10 word' sweet
ness aud power are tremendously blended IN all she
attempts, and she never lacks heart.
There it, perhaps no better criterion Of acting than
the general pulse aud feeling Of the audience and
over them Mics Jones held the most poten, control.
II will be Reen, by the letter addressed to Miss
Jones' by her warm friends, and the reply which We
publish elsewhere that complimentary benefit is
tsndered to her. and that che has fixed Monday even
mo next for the OCCASION when che will gratefully
cent the compliment. There can bs littls doubt,
udeinr from the past, that She will be greeted by
oYerHowips house.
We are happy 10 know that large mtJ''''y OF the
eadipc and influential Democratic journals IN the
non. saveholding States, stand by the PRESIDENT on
,he. vexsd question Of Kansas. Among others II
gives us pleasure to quote the following lucid ana
patriotic remarks Of the Lancaster lnteisSercer' inc
honored organ of Democracy in President Buchanan
home:
President Buchanan, in common with his Demo
cratic friends generally ia sincerely anxious tor Inc
| .pesdy settlement. of this pro,racted and dangerous
controversy which has already esranced the North
-rn and Southern sections OF The Union from each
other and which will Inevitable result. If not soon
settled i'll separation at the siaveho'dns auo nom
slsveboldiug States He would hsve preferred that
the entire Consultation should have been submitted
to the people Of Kansas for their approval or rjeo