Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-10
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Theatrical and Musical.
II is stated that during bis recent visit to This
country, Mr.. Charles Matthews performed two hun
dred and forty i've nights and rec, pts
amounted to the sum Of $50 600. Tbismay or may
not be true but We confess we have our doubts TIE
life Of leading actor or actress however popular,
is characterized BY chance aud change, sdversi )
and pros 5erity. The case Of Mr. MatsheWs may be
pointed to By wsy Of illustration He has been 81
fore the English public as finished comedian, for
something like thirty years. and despite the fact that
ne always secured large salary, bis hnauees until
recently, were in awrstehed condition. And 20 with
nina>tsnihs Of those Who strut their brief hours upon
thesoge In this country there are not dozen living
actors who have secured an independence The pro
portion is not more than one in a hundred Dir For
rest has realized handsome fortune bat be has
been telling as the profession more than q quarter
Of century aud his success has beea wonderful
1t has kept mp through good report and evil snd he
might now play an engagement in al the leading
cities Of the United States with, il possible, more
selaj than ever. 1t is We ihiuk something ike two
years since he appeared in professional capacity
in Philadelphia While at St. Louis last wintsr.the
/ Managers undertook to slier the furnaces Of the
theatre and the result VAS freezing house on one
Of the cOldest night Of the season. and aniDHsmms-
tory rheumatism to the great FSgedian, who has
! only recently recovered from the terrible efeeis
within few weeks Mr. Murdoch has, We believe,
secured competency, and Miss Cushmsu is reputed
to be rich. The former has turned farmer, and is
eulvstug fine estate in Ohio, while the latter has
returned to England. uhsre she viii probably pass
the remainder Of her days.
The celebrated Rachel, who died several months
since, appeared only one night in Philadelphia,
while che was in this country, and many persons be .
lie7e shat she caught cold on that occasion from
which she never recovered The life Of an aeioris,
We repeat, full Of chance and change The toll too,
connected with the profession can scarcely be ina
sined By lockers on. In the FIRST place, the memo
~ is tasked in the second, the physical energies
and in the third every faculty Of the mind Thisis
especially the ease with the master spirits Of the art
who are bound to identify themselves as fully as
possible with every character they personas There
is, moreover, no class Of the community who are
more sensitive to popular applause. "a breath can
mar them, as ss = breath has made" The slightest
blunder on the part Of a subordinate actor may an
1oy irriate, aud psrplex the rformer who is per-
sOnating q superior part At times, the profession
aOurishes, and s are in the highest possible pris
and then the excitement in the popular raind Ian
guishes, and it is exceedingly difficult to keep up
any theatre, even on half salaries.
"Yourg Booth. the tragedian, who is said to in
hsrt all the genius Of his father who was in his day
the greatest deineator OF Shakepearesn characters
on the American board srecentyplsyed very success
full engagement at the Boston Theatre. It isstated
that as testimonial Of his eminent abitiss,a young
lady there recently sent to him rich aud beautiful
garter such as was worn in the odsn times. It was
made Of black velvet faced with white satin, and
bOrdered With gold. massive gold plate was at
tacbsd to the velvet, bearing the motto Honiso ui
nal psass,'' ('ev 20 him vhOeVil thinks A gold
buckle Of novel design eonlained the initials Of Mr.
Booth. As Mr.. Booth is to play an engagement at
the Gsiey this season. our theatre gOers will have
an opportunity of seeing che Boston lady garter
Mr.. John E. Ovens, the popular and eccentric
comedian, tells pretty good story Of himself while
sojourniug in New England town early the present
autumn, following his profession aud deghting bis
audiences as usual he was asoOstOd one morning BY
rustic looking old farmer, with
"Be you the fsller what pairfOrmed that funny old
man last nighti" (..Solou Single y
Il am" answered John, with bis blandest smile.
'.Well" said the old man, still full OF laugher st
the thought Of what be had Witnessed the night be-
fore, 'sIVe seed a good many folks pairfoTm in my
| time, and kalkilaie you be about tbe best ever
| did see. John gracefully TIPPED mis- beaver a. the
/ complimentl Me and my wife and daTter EOt thar
and wached you and We never lsrfed sOin cur lives
Nov, I've got boyy snd he's tarnatiOn cute oas.
| ua all fha nn0nlo larf his audi
he'd make good play actin feller-jhst one Of your
( sort My wife nd me thcght We might hire him out
4 10 you as sn appTehtice. l Rouldh'l ask y5u much
for him; I'd only want you totaks good care him,
and see he didn't gin inloany bad abils teu you"
continued the old man. With bis peculiar nasal tWang,
I which can only be imi ated BY John, II think be
jus suit you for he's kind OF RdtTat daTnEd fool
any hOw| ~ @ H3s F s.o $3.50
The Baltimore DispGteh reoOunts a scene which &C.
CURED at the Holiday Street Thea're not long since
which was not In the bill, and which, however NOR
tfing it may have been TO the young lady concern
ed, provoked the risibities Of those who Witnessed
il, 10 an irrepressibls degree; l.. ....-
''A fns looking young woman, in more than the
ususl amplitude OF crinVne, entered With her beau
and was making her way through the already vel
ed seats 10 the front Of the dress circle where
places had been feser red for them To do 80 WDh
Ell the bold freedom Of feminine young America,
she stepped upon the sests, when, unfor unstel y,
the hoop Of her skeleton skirts, caught upon the bach
OF one Of the seals she swept BY and the fasten
ing about the waist parting, the whole came down
by the run, aud as she stepped forward snd out Of
it. was Left hanging in full view upon ihe seat. The
change was astonishing the full blown belle at one
momeat, the next looked like lsnp-pOst E1th 8
silk dress tied around il. For m0mtnL, also the
i young lady Ess quite unconscious Of the accident
In another she saW the full extent Of t. and blussin
crimson, sank into her seat, and for the next hall
hour had undoubtedly the brilliant complexion
In the audience" -ll..aI 8.
Ole Bull is tFsvelingin Norway. As be was late
ly waking quietly through the street Of the small
town Of Dramen, smokiBg his oigsr, be was sudden
y secostsd By police officer, who led him of to
The Commissary Of Police, BY when be was sentenc-
ed to pay 6ne for violating hs police regulations,
which forbid sEOkiDg in the streets UufOrtuuaie-
ly Ole Bull had come out without putting bis purse
in his pocket; he was consequently seat to prison,
and it vas not un il the next d,y, on asosrtaini
who he was that the Oficial sent an orier for bis