Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-04

ANOTHER CHANGE-For some reason or other the
connection between tine Railroad trains between this
and Nashville. has been broken up. and there is now
no through connection. The stages. we understand.
will in a few DAYS be put the old route and the
msis will be brought formerly, by stage til
weekly Under the arrang ement just broken up. the
ears upon the road and the stages between the two
roads were compelled 10 run altogether IN the night,
and recently the stage road between the two roads
has become so wet and bad that without some con
cessiOn IN the running time of the Edgcticld and
Kentucky Road. ii was impossible to make any sat
fstactory. convenient or profitable connection and
thus therefore tho arrangement for through travel
has been abaadonca Hereafter the trains upon uur
road wal leave follows: The morning tram
leaves az : O'Clock 4. ". and arrycsa % O'Clock,
A. NJ. Evening train leaves at O'Clock. and arrives
ct 81 o'clork.-tJT.i- S,.'is JeterSOl,ian.
1t is to be regretted that schedule could not
nave been agreed upon by which the connection
would have been kip. up. We understand this
change has greatly deranscd the mails between this
place AMI Clalksyle. and points supplied by that
rOnte. There Is a large amount of mail matter
(printed) now lying the postotice in this city,
which the Post Master has been unable to send OF.
The letter mails have been forwarded by horse route
by way of Sycamore Mills.
GAmrY THEATRE Mss DAVENPORT Mn. ANDER-
sox-Miss DAyENPoEF'S engagement came to 4 close
IA, night With the weather very decidedly agans
erv night and sometimes crowded. As an actress,
Miss Da5EAPoRT has not received more than her mcr
its. for in many Of the very highest qualifications
we believe her 10 be unriyalled on the American
boards: we cannot but lament however, that the
plays in which she appears are 50 many OF them
destitute of literary merit We fear Tat under the
influences of the star system all hopes Of contem-
porarv dramatic literature are visionary. We have
cling as stars express the same opinion; more than
one has assured us of their having offered large
sums OF money for an original play, and having
nothing Of merit offered them. OF course not plays
are not written under such influences that; an
author of real genius is not going to bind himself
60 the cdariot-wheels Of a single actor actress,
and receive the fragments of applause that are to
spare after the star has received the lions share.
Nevertheless the only condition under which play
can nowadays be successful is, that either some
theatrical celebrity shall make it star piece or It
shall be brought out with costly scenery splendid
dresses stupcud0us mechanical effects, &c, %c. In
short people go to see not play, but favorite ar
tiste, spectacle.
For such state of Theatrical affairs it is impos-
sble that dramatic literature, worthy Of the NAME
can be produced. Hence our popular writers pro
duce novels poems, satires, editorials &c. &c, IN
stead OF producing plays. Had DTcKENS IHAcKERAi,
WASHINGTON IRVING. CURTIS, and our h0rdcs Of west
ern humorsts. lived in the days of SHAKESPEARE
M,sSIyGER and JoNSoN of CoNGREvE WYCIERA,
and FAa2,HA of COLEMAN, MoRToN, and sHERI-
DA,, they would probably have written plays; but
at TINS day the times are unfavorable TO tae DRAMA
so they produce -- any thing else, and we have
20 take what we can get instead Of plays. frehch
dramas ,rcndercd unintclgible with the hope OF
rendering them decent; novels, raced INTO iarceS
by mechanical playwrghts veaTisome pohtl-
cal discussions. relieved by Marseilisse hymns
auythingrathcr than genuine dramatic compositions.
Our only resource is to fall back on the drama pt
other days and hope for better things.
The lovers of the standard drama of England will
have treat this week i'm the engagements Of Mr.
ANDERSON and Miss ELLsyoEHY 1t is many years
since We have seen Mr.. ANDERSON, and be was then
not Iplaying the star system, but in position
much more favorable 10 the development of histri-
onie talents lie played at that time in the unap
rruachable company which Mr.. AACREADY assembled
around him about twenty years ago, when. on be-
coming manager OF Coycut Garden Theatre. he de-
,ermiped TO make a vigorous stand in behalf Of the
declining drama. At least twelve if not more, OF
tbstccmpany were far superior to what we now call
stars and 90 into parpAy SIN Oh me paf'SI'ph-"Il'
inc about and Mr. ANDERSON was next to MAcREADY
in a oorDs which numbered among Its members
PHELPS. WaRDE. ELToN, BENNET, the VIKINGS. BART
ley HALEY. MEADOWS Mrs. WARNER, Miss HELM
FArcrr Miss P. PoRToN, &C., &c. This was school
70 make an actor in We have heard much Of Mr..
AS brilliant success, since then, as star IN all
quarters Of the globe but our knowledge OF the CIR
cumstances under which he served his apprentice
ship to the drama, inspires US with more ia'orapIe
expectations than all we have since heard
OF Miss Eu.SwoRrlIY we know nothing except by
report but that report is highly in her favor -H'>
beth is announced for Monday night: WIN the wv
stars MACBETH and LADY MACBETH
Messrs. HHRDY Brothers requests US TO say Illa
owing the excessive seet and rain yesterday then
large furniture sale postponed until Wednesday
r,orning. December It'll. 10 o'clock
O5TRY-Haye YOU seen that sick Cherokee In