Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-05
pCITY ITEMS.

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c performance NJ the W Ainut street Ihcatrr, OF hns
-, new tragedy "Geraldinc," with hrs Emma
amer, tne esding Character There is consderabic
".encs OF opinion between The crcs n 70 the merits
praise to Mrs. Waller whose superior In this
city short time since, though eody viewed by the
mas. pny goer, will be wildly remembered for their
eeuenee by nose who are capable OF spprecaung gen
nhs acting we quote lev ex'racta from the notices
" "e .msoe'Pnh cnucs:
. .ne SUNDAY IranserfPf nys NOW the play being all
srsdine could not fan uto better hands than those
y, ~ "sner Snos wnaievsr oe the character she ,p-
Pss In' AXE enurc possession OF the Stage Rom the
momsnt sne SET: her ioot on IT, Mrs Waller. With the
uon OF genius mas understood the deep concentrated
T. I,, Wv ssusn'e muu, Tue 'oucnns meiancnoy Oh
ne onsy, ssnenns ~, VINO mas hved IN Solitude on
SS es, aans .A osS years IN her ancestral castle
IN ~ TN uou. s,t every pnsse oil emotion
No. 80 ,; W as.ou OF ian', yetian OF earnest
,,,I ra,S sy sns rP'es PASSION NOS a. conven-
70 u ~, On 'ne staee' oat a. felt 10 tho
vel" 81 ~onsns anu IN real us. The deep
even In her storrnest moods and which IL her great
h, o ~ e s!psn'es OF tne audience Vas never lost
the very Created of All dr.m.,i .,;s, ~ H. s
on the Enxii.h stare - $50 Nv"
The D.iv Pr,,, IDr N.cL.n,;., 49,. an, ~.
mlre the faj.,, vhct .ro,. ,ha ~, Da' We ao'
ledge the o,nius which ,,cr.on;f ~ M. ~ 80,
dine This single creation of hers tbroring son, inc
the poetic lines of the nutbor would T., wIi.
as great artist II her rcoutaon had mn, h.n .,.J
established In two hemisphcres There \. no,h;nr a..
In recollection mart other
zation-thsn Nrs wnilers O.r,Iy;,- h n, C,iI - o.,
The shifting phase, of the cha .rc ro.h, o.,
the whole OF her nerform. me-. \. ,,.rc., s,,S ~
urdsy evening her performance was vet moro nerS, d
thrilling than before We mnst notice too 10, hon,;
full costume 40 true 10 the period az rich anil s -
coming We cannot ina zine moro 70 no md ~ 90
dine."
The Sunday ifias (s.Coley Cibbcr ..x.. ..Mr, WI,
ler who enacted Gsraidin, was an embodiment ~ hs
authors creation she looked L. spoke IL and acted s
other actress ON the boards could do In Al. The n,
nndsu tfaAs - a..
natural real that the illusion of the theatre faded
away and Il seemed f she had TRANSPORTED us 10 The
Of the reality of the pcture But When the e,,on
jealousy takes procession of her soul the fury of an
Oihello was never more f.srfuly portraxcd than !, Wa
by Mrs. Waller. as the Hunchbaci Bride
The Trdnxeripf saws ssMrs Waller I. , sni.n,;J -.
tress and in nothing her genius more than In
t;on Of the ni.r -" Tsas. Gus ~ s'es"ng TINS por,
points Of the play and they receive .oo,;ng
and most able assistance from the splendid deneaon of
mrs waller, oil whose merits as tragic actress of the
hlBhest powers too much cannot be said in praise
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HH"iS,'.--'""nS TUG areeies on eNhibinon at
inc mechanics fhir none have attracted more attention.
excited more interest than the two mni,ur. s,.,,
engines, made and exhibited by VIM. NJ. Reese son of
Thos W. Reese. These little productions are intrinsi
caly worthy Of admiration as specimens of p,ecI,n;c,,
SKILL but when known that the sr6ecr "a rot h, ~
minority, and has only had three years experience
In the trade OF michnist or engine builder tbev mns
he regarded peculiarly merorous Roth Of these en-
gnes constructed on the .cilI.tipg princinIe
lnda III,
other with yirticai single cylinder They are comne,e
in all their parts and work admirably under nrcss,ro r
steam. Young Keesee served his appren,icrshin NOV
about ending the extensive foundry of Mcssrs Talbot
,bs hn,nass IT, anu VT unaers'ahn devoted to
a. it were with the meshsnism o, m. s,ssm .ona
only ambitious become practical engineer He
rested not until he procured u situation bv which he
might acquire familiar knowledge of the construction
OF steam engines, and thereby only qualify himself
10 bu them, but the responsible duties of AN
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at the Fair show how well he has improved his time IL
may not he ami's TO add that young Kecsce an c,em
pary youth, in other respects We learn that he do
not use tobacco ardent spirits in any FORM and that
profsne expire ssion pes his lips We cannot
TOO highly praise youth who displays such ennohing
qualities rs those which characteristics of William NJ
Reese His future ought to he bright one
inh MICRO 'Nf"hN.-Ihe Charleston people are cal
ling Tor revival OF the laws of 7iOand I1s3 regulating
negro costume which have been allowed for so long
time to become obsolete that in matters of dress the Dis
u.uon oe,Neeh master ana slave Is abolished 1T will
40 hoodwnk our yrs ~ nbs, v;,,l %
urr peace and well.bcing of the eommuni,y The low
dress in the negro NAV Ice considered AZ lin, n,rent az
all the other vices the virtue of the Female
and rendering both sexes in .ur.Llv mnert;ncnt tn
expensive fabrics in our ry goods s,orrs nre now
sold coored females so that the only disincu;shin
mark between the lady aud her maid /, tat Ibe I,cT
haunts the most elegant dresses upon the streets LEI
~ them TO the good old times when these .bon
danes neither preserved their compilations from darker
shade by wearing uglies and wells nor swept IN, s;
walks with their rich brocades and silks and hen ,h
dandy barber and tailor hoy did not snort his npnnv
switch, perfume the air with his fragrant weed
What say our legislators:
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proposition for uniting the State Agricultural Society
mfthe Central Society is in a fair way to result favor
ably The initiative was taken bv the latter the
ing last week, and the State Society has now instructed
its Executive Committee negotiate with the various So
70 the state Tor terms OF arrangement for the
m rlfv Of h.