Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-03-25
The GAINESVILLE Theatre.

Fowler's Hall, for the past few days, has
been place Of unusual, attraction, from
the 6rst appearance upon it's boards ofthe
distinguished actress, Miss Eliza Logan,
supported by Mr.. Crisp and his stock com
pany from Nashville. Accustomed as our
people have hitherto been, to the mere
manneristic character of acting, we are glad
to see in the evidence Of their large and
fashionable attendance upon Miss Bogan's
performances, the appreciation of an orig
inal natural and thoroughly artistic style
Of rendition. We call, her style both ar
tistic and natural because true Art, is that
which initiates Nature so closely, we can
not detect the difference and certainly
Miss Logan delineates the passions with
exquisite fidelity, from the most delicate
and varying shades of emotion, to their
most tumultuous surges oer the soul Those
who have the country mans notion of play
ing, that witnessing one of Garrick' 8 efforts
thought him the worst Of the company, be-
cause he did like people he saw every
day, whilst the rest acted, will scarcely ad
mire Miss Logan. And such are large
part of play -goers, for the presentation Of
a passion or emotion, by the ordinary arti-
fees Of the stage, as excited defamation,
attitudinizing, and: frenzied gesticulation,
strikes much more readily upon the com
mon observation, than those more delicate
and truer touches, that constitute their ma
tural expression. From habituation to this
mentricious standard, we learn to take
these stage tricks for the passions them
selves,-just as words, from long use, come
to stand for ideas, with many talders we
know. But as we must learn to think
with ideas rather than words, to know any
thing, so we must watch Nature herself,
to distinguish between false and true
copy. And vitiated taste in the drama,
is owing more to an Indifferent observa-
ton of Nature, than any Inherent fault.
This is especially true of tragedy, for.
when life is exalted by the grandeur Of
some wo, or DER mastering passion, its,
intellectual aspects appeal to the pro-
foundest observation and sensibility so
that its correct delineation requires both,
for proper appreciation. But in the gayer
scenes, of Humanitys pageant our mere
corpreal senses mix largely; hence there
are a>tbousand judges of comedy to one of
tragedy, and for this reason comedy is more
popular because it is generally acted more
naturally, and here we recognize Nature,
whilst in tragedy we often do not. But
as there is something more intrnsically
grand and striking in the souls agony than
it's unrufiled severity, so Tragedy, justly
deserves the palm of intellectual supre-
macy, and is capable Of giving more exal-
ted pleasure, in the representations of
Genius and severe study. Miss Logan
has both of these qualities in an eminent
degree The former is evidenced in her
I fine conception, the latter in her cOnsum-
mate execution. We scarcely knew how
potent the drama was to thrill with noble
sentiment or heroic action, until we heard
her. AS her characters rise in grandeur,
under the pressure Of some strong agony
or the tumult of some master passion, we
observe she especially excels in their de-
lineation. But it is superfuous to praise
an actress, who has won the universal plau-
dts Of the nation, and we must say a word
: of Mr.. Crisp the Manager. He has most
admirably sustained Miss Logan in all
her performances, and is certainly an actor
Of very considerable ability, and perfectly
} conversant with the stage. Besides he il
, an educated and thorough gentleman
both off and on the boards, and our people
, owe him most liberal patronage for hi,
presentation ofan artist of such nationa
} fame as Miss Logan, with the support o
his stock company. Some ofthe latter W,
; should like to mention at length had W,
space; as the charming Mrs. Henderson
the pretty Miss Williams, Mrs. Taylor,
) good coincidence, the irresistible Everett
| the inimitable Bernard, and others.
The play tonight is Romeo and Juliet
We trust to see an OVERLOOKING house.