Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1857-01-07

Miss ANNETTE NcE.-We have before spoken
OF this accomplished lady's transcendaut histronic
abilities, but have scarcely done Justice to her man
hod exeellencies. Il is now nearly two years
since she made her first appearance before Nash
Vile audience, and although then but novice the
impression created in our minds was an abiding
iaith in her superior genius and firm belief iu her
tuture greatness. After Witnessing Miss Annette
the past week in Juliet; Julia in the Hunchbsck
The Countess in Love; aud last Of al as Ion, We
were pleased, nay delighted TO find our predictions
fulfilled beyond our utmost expectation; and that
she had reached point Of excellence attained but
by few, and then only after years of patient labor
and study. One of the great attractions Of Miss
Iuce's acting to US is the aatWdlness which distn~
guishes her presentations. There is no clapstrap or
stage-trickery, sboring after mere effect. No over
strained exsggeratiOn, tearing passion to tat
tiers" to please the immature taste Of the holsters
Gus portion of the Theater- goers, but an evident
constant aim to perceive and follow nature. There
is in consequence, an easy smoothness of delinea-
tion throughout her whole playing, which is most
pleasin, and in those passages wherein the author
has designed to touch the heart by exhibitions OF
the deeper passions, doubly affecting Her audi.
tors are surprised to fnd themselves moved to sor-
row or to anger, by what seems SO simply the
transcript from natural life. This is what we call
acting, and in marked antthess to the worn, hack
neyed, and stereotyped persouatio of some of
her more pretending rivals. In personal appear
ance, Miss Ince has many natural qualifications for
the arduous profession she has chOsen-she is tall
has elegant fgure-her face, although too fair
for what is called good stage face" is still hand
some and classic in contour-her voice is music
itself and the melody of its 'linked sweetness" is
perpetual charm. Her every movement IS so
full of grace, as TO leave nothing to desire and
above all the instincts of a refined and high-
sonled woman breathe in all her movements, and
speak in every tone and meditation Of her voice.
We more particularly noticed her superb eocu-
ton, on last Friday night, when she enacted her
great part Of Ion in Sergeant Moons Tallourds beau
tiful tragedy of that name. We were taken back
to our boyhood days, when we had hung upon the
music of Ellen Trees voice, aud listened with
breathless eagerDess to every word of this glorious
poem. We have frequently seen it performed since
but never have we felt that degree OF pleasure in
any Of the rendons of the part that we experience
ed on that occasion, until we heard Miss Ince 10 it
on Friday night and we are free to say, that, in
opinlon she is the very best repres eutatve OF
this character on the American stage. Her elocu~
ton is especially admirable 1t is correct eloquent
and imprisoned, and as fresh and fluent a eli
ding river. In the scene with Adrastus, where be
reveals bis lonely life to Ion, she indeed SUE
perb and those who witnessed the performance
will forget it. In fact to particularize any
one role in which this lady eEcels, would be invid-
ious-all being so perfect. She lavishes upon any
character she represents wealth of personal vitalS
ity and grace, which is perfectly enchanting and
whether it be in comedy or tragedy, +" holds the
mirror up to nature" indicating the true artistic in
every movement Her person al worth is equaled
only by her genius. She enacts no character more
lofty, pure, bright than herself; and we SIM
crey trust that it may not be said, that modest
merit went from Nashville unrewarded.