Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-02
TaEArRIcAL.-We can see little else in

THEArRIcAL-We can see little else in
" Tom TAYLoR's new comedy of an Unequal
Match than its very good moral to justify the
high praise which has been lavished upon it
by the newspapers. 1t is, we believe, IA
vorite with Miss. GoUGESHEIM, and may be
peculiarly suited to her style of acting; she
certainly plays "Hester Grazebrook'' TO adj
miration; but we cam: help thinking, never
tbeless, that there are quite number of
plays which would be more attractive to the
audience, and in which Miss. GoUGEsHEIM
would appear to quite as much kadvaDtage.
There is very little pith in any of the char
acters except that of the blacksmith's daugh-
ter, aud there is not more in that than there
should be. In the hands of less talented
actress than Miss. GoUGENHEiM and less eff
fcient company than that now at the Gaiety,
this comedy would prove dead failure.
That there was demand for its re-produc-
ton does not prove that the play itself is
deligattulone, but simply that it was de-
lightfully played by Miss. GoUGEMHEIM and
some of the members of the company by
whom she was sustained.
in this play only, and not under the most
favorable circumstances for a thorough dis
play of her powers, we are fully satisfied
that fame has merely been true and just 10
itself and to her in attributing to her the
possession of the highest order of talents
a Coincidence. We have never seen a lady SO
completely identity herself with the charac-
ter she represents, nor render it more
spiritedly and gracefully, nor with SO much
selt-forgetfulness. Her Hester Grazebrook"
is as perfect as it is possible to make it, her
conception of the character being equaled
only by the faultless manner i'll which it is
rendered. AS we have already limited, we
dunOt believe that An Unequal Hatch is best
calculated to show what she really is.
and we shall go to the Gaiety this evening
with the expectation of witnessing still
more brilliant display OF her splendid abili
lies as an drtiSte.
Harry Arncliff'' was not as good as Mr..
KEEBLE is capable of making it. 1t was bet
ter last night. however, than the night b.
fore. "Dr. Botcherby" was very good. The
.'make up of "Blinkinsop" was wretched.
1t could not have been worse. The gentle
man who represented that character is capa-
HE of IA better effort in every respect. "Blin-
kinsop' should be simply cockney footman
IL dandy III livery, and not the bepadded and
inflated nInkumpoop he was made to appear
A. proper attention to these matters would
have made the play much more nearly what
the writer intended it to be, and therefore
more attractive to the audience.
Mrs SJUruwORTH romance of the Hidden
Hlld published originally in the New Y ork
Ledger, has been dramatized, and the play is
on the bills for this evening. 1t is said to
be Z, first rate thing, and bias drawn full
houses wherever it been produced Miss.
GoUGENHELM gave it an immense run in Lou
isviIlc 1t is full of capital hits and the plot
is excellent
A. there will doubtless be AN overlooking
house to see tie Hidden lind, tickets should
be procured this morning by all who desire a
comfortable seat.