Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-04-10
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by the Young Mems Drapatic Association
Of this city but had not time to pay shat
tribute to the respective actora that they
deserved; and VIC regret that we have not
now sufficient time to notice the subject al
such length as we desire.
The play, on the occasion referred to,
was Otway's Venice Preserved lone of
deep interest, and full Of such intenseness
Of feeling that it is difficult FOR even prac-
tised actors to render it faultlessly upon
the Stage, The leading characters are
Priuli, Venetian senator, Jafier and
Pierre citizens, aud Relyidera Vene-
tiqp lady, daughter to Priuli, and wife to
Jafier. Jafier has incurred the dead
ly enmity Of Priuliby wedding his daugh-
ter against his wish. A conspiracy is
made to overthrow the government in
power, and its execution will involve the
murder of the reigning Duke or Doge,
and Priuli and other Senator'S. Jafier is
led into the conspiracy by the willy in
fuence of Pierre and by his gold -
Bclvidera discovers this, and porsuades
her husband to break faith with the con
spirators, and disclose the conspiracy TO
the State He does so, and the conspira-
tors are arrested, and condemned to death /,
no saving his life by his disclosure Of the
plot. The execution OF Pierre and his
companions is about to take place, when
JafIier, overcome by remorse for his per-
fdy, saves Pierre from the ignominy of a
public execution, by killing him, and then
Immediately takes his own life. just here
Belvidera and her father Priuli make their
appearance, and Belvidcra at sight of her
dead husband and his betrayed friend very
naturally swoons away---dies, no doubt
and the curtain fails with old Priuli, on
Bonded knee, duplicating Heaven to re-
move him. to some better place, than
Venice.
1t will he readily seen that this play is
one requiring more than ordinary genius
to produce it properly on the stage; and
vet we have to hear the first dissent
from the opinion that it representation
on Thursday night was a decided success
JafIicr we may say, is the leading char.
scter, and very difficult one, owing to the
intensity and passionatencss of the feelings
under which he labors throughout. Itwas
sustained by Mr.. s., in a manner that does
him great credit, and his PRESERVATION of it
indicates a decided dramatic genius He
Was, perhaps, little too conhHgq'l in the
Observation-Disclosures humor, but with this
exception, the character was admirably sus-
tanned. The events of the play are sup
posed to have occupied at least two days,
and it is hardly probable that in that time
he should feel HQ momentary relief from
the workings of his deep passions. Pierre,
too, was we'll sustained throughout, by Mr.
j., who seemed fully, to enter into the
spirit Of the play, and apprehcnd the mean
ing Of the author. The bribng scene, and
the death scene were worthy of an old sta
ger.
Priuli another leading character was so
well done that all were agreed in Mr.. D's
praise. lIO fully met the demands of the
scenes in which he appeared without at
pll over-aoting thom. His voice and ac-
tion were both good, and ap0n the whole
Alis personatian of the character was a
success that astonishod us.
In hurrying this already too long article
to Q close We mast necessarily omit to
speak in dotai! of several of the actors on
this occasion, but we cannot; in justice to
the young gentleman, Mr.. r., who pla yed
the part Of Belvidera, fail to accord to
him the high need Of praise for tho man
ner in which he sustained that difficult
character Difficult in itself, it was, of
course, rendered much more so by the
Embarrassment that must attend the dof-
fling of the pants and the dOnning of the
skirts and, yet, Notwithstanding these
jhings this character was one Of the very
best IN tho whole representation.
On the whole, the large audience in at
.ondanee on this play were astonished at
the manner in which it was rendered
IN did Yeii--one gentleman--Mr.C O., sus-
tanning three distinct characters. The
nusie on this occasion was ofitseif, treat
well worth the price of admisssion, The
scenery too is we'll painted and was very
appropriate to the play.
We congratulate our citizens upon the
organization of this Drawatic Club, and
ask for the company i'm future representa-.