Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-28
CITY ITEMS


Mr. John Taylor Tobacconist Of this city T. had hired
and used horse Of @. The latter when the animal was
returned, remarked that he had been ridden hard
This T. denied In an angry and insulting way. Other
words followed sticks raised $50 the report goesl
when Taylor drew pistol and fred the ball entering "a
IL supposed the stomach Of Mr. q. Taylor arrested
and Graves was borne TO his lodgings, the Clifton
House. -
Is just week since the shooting Of poor Sims -
The two affairs occurred within hundred steps OF each
other aud the wounds are in almost exactly the
parts OF the body.
THEArRicAL--Miss Jane Coombs the new candidate
for public favor made her first appearance In this city,
on Monday night Margaret Ep,ore in Loves Sac
rihce." We Witnessed a portion Of the performance
aud are free TO say that voraby impressed by
the 20 Ing ladys acting IL Just artificial enough 10
please without impairing the requisite naralness The
attitudes and gestures easy and de-
noting careful attention to the stage business Her
enunction was clear and distinct except when It's ygor
was essened by lengthy defamation. Miss Coombs has
luxurant suit OF auburn hair pretty or Interesting
face, aud rather delicate figure. We can well foresee
that she will become popular with the Of playgo-
"
We copy from leader in the London Times the fol.
lowing remarks relative to the DRAMA and in connection
Herewith must express the hope that Mr. Keans exam
pie viii be followed by every ger in this country
Why do not all Of them clear the stage of its mper,
henees ana vugarismsr Why not purge from plays
every passage that Is only t for the of ground
ingsr We do not live now In the atmosphere which
surrounded Charles H., Queen Elizabeth: and stage
win an eye to their own interests. might judi.
cousy constitute themselves dramatic censors-elnin.
ting from plays all Questionable phrases aud o,bI, ,
"d"esn the utterance of which some few OF the proes
sion seem 70 take delight If there be any such in the
present company at the Theatre IL may be useful TO
theiu 10 know that expect aid them in their effort,
10 achieve plul notorety. The following is the ex-
tract from the Times: -
Mr. Charles Kean's speech on giving M the MANAGER
ship OF the Princesss Theatre deserves among other
praises that especially OF apprecAiing the remarkable
uhcuues oil the high drama. OF his gifts as an ac-
tor We do not speak; speak OF him n manager In
which important capacity he has laid out the stage in
way very remarkably to aid sud support the actor TO
brng him out In the best relief, and him of mos,
tremendously and effectively before the audience H..
has cleared the stage of its mpertiuences vulgares
anaeironisms aud tawdry and promiscuous glitter; be
has given Macbeth, Richard M, Henry T. and Ue,y,,
IIiL each its proper scenic world He has under
stood and sympatked with the fastionspess of re,d
dramatic TASTE which comes tn the theatre with its own
iorcd idea OF the genius and field Of character in play
and IL acutey sensitive the impertinences of The st,
and the Irrelevant show which interercz with it, CON
captions He has aimed at eevatng the stage above the
Level OF spectacle tn please by miscellaneous spendour
addressed simply TO the eye aud has cleared the ground
Tor Tue actor, relieved him of quantity of disturlng
heterogeneous, and discordant display, and made
everything appropriate and subordinate to him Tho
stage too, has been very commonly connected with
moral lxity. The blot has been observed and ever,
one has made the remark that 1t is pity extremely
natural and innocent as that of seeing
representations OF scenes Of human life and action
should be tainted by such reproach-that so hiqh
gt as that Of expressing human nature aud the eepcst
and nobest feelings of it, should be exercised with
out such unseemy aloyl A man is a real bener,ctor
then TO society who by his administration of n
portion OF the theatrical region committed to him that
ans combinations not necessary that theatri.
cal corps can Toe brought together aud kept together with
OUT showing themselves all than their neiebbor
ana thai the inside of theatre need not exhibit any
greater moral anomalies than any other public exhi-
uoh does why should line of Grccian spears or Scotch
targets, or Saxon bows be necessarily set of proAica,es
or ~hy should not crowd Of fairies procession of
maids OF honour be very good Of young women -
There is no reason earth why they should NOT and
mi, mean administration has proved that this class will
answer to generous experimenting just as other
classes viii and he has rescued the theatre from the idle
Deiei which supposed that immortality necessarily
connected with it."-LoHdon Times.