Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-10
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Miss Eliza Logan is the theme of a most appre-
ciative article in the October number of Mrs. Ann
s. Stephens Magazine. She speaks OF this charm
ing Southern and Western artistic as having played
the most profitable engagement of the year, both
to star and manager, and undou btedly, adds the
writer, the most satisfactory to the public. We
make a short extract from this article:
The chaste and delicate beauty of the fair stran-
gers presentations took everybody by surprise.
Her pure, musical sympathetic voice. susceptible
Of greater variety of information thah any unac-
customed 10 the power of true elOcution could m-
agne her complete Ir sp of the character assumed,
the perfect command of expression, the very ret
icence which gave tin greater effect 20 bursts of
passion, produced their effects at once, and admit
ration became enthusiasm. There a magnetic
charm about her acting, in Der presence and be-
wtchiug glances, that deted analysis, while it cap
tivated so wonderfully. The theatre filled to
Overlooking every night standing room could hard
ly be found, and the rOre grew instead of abating.
The New York Herald Of the 4th inst. in an ar
tce on the success of theatricals during the mon.
etary pressure, says
At Wallack's the engagement of Miss Heron
has been wretched failure; aud it is curious cir
cumstance that the very critics who wrote her
up so erociously last year, have now, almost TO a
man, left her among the breakers. This proves
distinctly the truth of what have said before,
that the tHrOre tor the immoral drama was only
mOmentary spasm. People always come back to
first principles; in art, in every thing else, only
the true, tue good and the beautiful prevail to
the end.
CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN-This distinguished ira
gedie'Hs appeared at Burton's Theatre, New York,
on Monday evening, a. Blanca in Milman's tragedy
of "Fazio." The Tribune say:
''We need not express our opinion Of Fazo, but
TO Miss Cushman herself we turn with unqualified
satisfaction. She is all she ever was, and mOr".
Time has not touched her with a feather of his
grey wing; nay, having gained somewhat in flesh,
she has lost The hardness of outline both in feature
and form, with which our memories are familiar.
Physically she surpasses herself and 10 her per-
tormnnce rpeness Of power aud artistic fine
uess gave evidence that her ability is now at its
zenith Of perfection.
ave were present on the occasion thirteen years
ago, when she played Blanca for the first time be-
fore London audience. In Que great quality her
English experience has improved her She is less
bard, less metallic in her passions. Without any
loss OF vigor she is more tender, more delicate.
This was especially remarkable in the second act,
when, after the celebrated point, ''You have seen
Aldeb,lla?' she bursts into torrent OF threats,
until, terrified at the picture OF misery she is draw
ing, she breaks down with true wOmany feeling
aud cast herself into Fazios arms.
the audience received Miss Cushman with
hearty welcome, but they soon forgot their feel
ngs for the woman in their delight with the
She vac called for at the end OF the tragedy, and
bowed her silent Acknowledgements.