The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-11
Local Items.

Soe . estdtc, aPpehAou nSloLe OV1Es huo oA0i
ged free negro named Jim Bailey, with
entering her house the night before and for
chilly violating her person, her husband be-
ing absent at the time. There was good
deal of conflicting testimony in the case,
but his Honor deeming the offence commit
ted, ordered the accused 20 lashes.
Isaac, slave of Thomas Scott, and George
Churchwood, free negro. arrested for unlaw-
full assembly; ordered Isaac 10, and Chur ch-
wood Is lashes for running from officer.
Friday, Nov. llth.-John Walker, Ma
rine from the United States Ship Pennsyl-
vania, picked up drunk in the streets. Dis
charged after paying $3.50 costs. f.
City quiet. No other business of interest
The OPERA HousE.-Although somewhat
fatiguedl with the exercises of the day,
but more particularly with our exercises at
the we'll spread board of the Executive Com
mittee of the s. A. s., We visited the Opera
House last evening, to see the first rendition
of Hgomar with the new cast. Of this play
we can say as has been said of Mrs. Bate
mans Geraldine, alt is all Geraldine this
piece is all Ingomar and Parthenia-we con-
fess tc have lad some curiosity to see Mr..
Gossin in this role, that We might see wheth-
err he could, to use JOCKEYS expression,
"come down" to the softer emotions; we
felt satisfied that he could portray all the
wild, oimy passions which might be sup
posed to find place in the heart Of an I'M
tute, ed Robber Chief, but we did not know
whether be could bring out the strong points
OF the text when he found himself the slave
of love. To his credit, will we say, he sue
ceeded beyond our expectation, and while
he is not, on the whole, as good an lngornar
as we have seen, he is far above mediocr ity
Parthenia is the next feature ia this pro-
duetion, and in common with Ingomar, shares
the attention and divides the interest of the
audience. This role is study of its:lf;
young girl so innocent and artless, yet so
full of tilisl love and devotion; SO weak and
yet SO strong in her weakness,it is one among
the sweetest pictures ever drawn by the
pencil of the fist, and one requiring
no little attention to faithfully delineate.-
To render it properly, one must be possessed
of mind capable of grasping the ideas of
the author, and of being able to identity
themselves with those ideas. When this is
done, ace call 1t acting, not without; that
Parthenia did this last night is beyond a
question. Who saw her interview with
Polydor in the first scene, and did not see
the portrayal of strong filisl affection mixed
with self-sacrifcing spirit-then the sud
den transition to scorn when she said,
"rhis is my answer, so mark it WELL" la
the scene where she learns of the bondage
of her father, mark the grief, hope and de-
termination there exhibited; this young
Greek girl, aetuated by an all-absorbing
love for her father, conscious of no wrong
herself, and dreaming of none in others
starts off TO redeem her parent from servile
captivity, that he may be restored to the
bosom of his family. This was a most hap
Ply conception of the author, and most effec-
lively rendered by Miss Jennie Parker last
evening. Again, mark the delight pictured
upon her countenance when she holds her
interview with the Allemanni-the effect
prodaced by her words, ~ bring jewels of
more value than all the gold on eartb."-
When she babe adieu to her ransomed faith
er, mark the determination with which she
grasped his dagger and said, ri will live
worthy of thee or de-" and when he, about
to leave, says threateningly, w'll return for
the destruction of you all" see how prompt
ly she obsys the dict,tes OF her generals
nature when she throws herself between 4r
parent and the uplifted weapons of his cap
tors. Never was dignity more faithfully
portrayed than when she drew herself up
and replied to Ingomar, "No slave, but
your hostage" and when, in a following
scene, she is free to return to her home, the
first glimpse Of love broke in upon her soul,
Ba, barian, her manner was most natural,
and the large audience was delighted with
one of the most beautiful pictures ever pre-
sented on that stage.
Another beautiful point was made and full
ly sustained when she, still the young, will
FIJI, giddy girl, takes the shield and spear,
and leaves the basket of berries to lingo
mar; here Ingomar himself was tasked to
render the idea perfect, and well he did it,
but Parthenia was almost faultless in her
acting. But we hav'nt space for full no.
tice of this beautiful play, or of the natur
alness with which Parthenia was enacted,
suffice it to say, Miss Parker's Parthenia last
evening was gem, and fully sustains us in
cur long since expressed opinion of her ge-