New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-01-10

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rsa SsIs d osI CORES spondence to-day from Jack
s,a lississ pi, giving tie proceedings, in detail
Fiji sSrst NO dayst session of the Convention
Fia ofisipaneeof secession. ii will be seen by on
Nh, column. passed by 8I to is.
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ssassg ACTION N sIrREy EPeRr.--We publish TN
4 nlesning tlc proceedings OF meeting held u
Shreveport on the 9Th inst, y Will pc seen ina
Tue good citizens Of that place are prompt enonsl
ia dealing Tith the enemies OF sae south
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sti iefies The manner in which
DOT Tie stage asapsa Ion OF Dickens, story Of
TIE iekat DC the Hearth II is now presented ut
4 khe ri varieEas calls fcr something more than q
dFseae passing ziatiss. TlIs piece had great run
sas gig,tar rasst Of our theatarg goels renenl-
il vas put upon the stage and
Inter y isas great as ever, and IN its
scenic 5epaf TIM snt it Is still greater.
gTae faify prologue, in which aIesdames Preston.
How ~ and Anderson appear
III and di,is33, and danes
ssnd and Misses Mash and Francis
as tlis Cf'ieasats Helt2e and Grade, was
charming enough The scene Of THE fairy dell,
iii visions o Dot S Gotta and the interior
tss eotfag ge WITH D5t ana .5ohn at tea, and the
sap saa asti thef ths sudden transformation IF
dell 10 The interior Of the holneiy little
iii gs are mas pieces Of scenic and nechan-
eIsct. Ths vieW of oli Gafe1's cottage and
il not less irieritorious. # is
aiaeHt that extraordinary pains have been
render The drama effective, 50 far as re-
gaEda its geeiieaies and ehineTies.
Is tie aetings everybody remembers how
goha and LciangEeEl did Caleb I2Ese3s3sae,,
alld aaetoss. 8 Practice makes perfect in
esiiss as ii the fact vas proven last
ey the more shan usually effective rendition
~ these three characters. Owens delineation Of
psor u maker iso masterpiece Of pathetic
ealsigs;; ana Miss Thompson never appeared in
ching better snitedt to heftliaa Dot, The sweet
ard choFrY tile wife OF john Per- y6i9gle And
hsliieat biss hid sHsel never had more
sentative than iio57 has IN George
ardsus II II q elaraefe iaefably cut Of Jor-
iissial yef AZ plays II with a nm and a
IL such nh We rarely haYe the oppor-
Of ~ messing and geFeliag IN
Az siasagd Ioi4l3lfgef., is good; this
AlleIls adiaii nndsrt axes nothing to which
1se does not render the lapiesf Justice Eattrard
sela3 Of Old Caleb the toy-lnaker,
hy iei ialsl man by hls blind sister
ls5 ms sse tiqat itteIo47g, Who
p ne saeflt sJ lief mother, MIS-. ifel2-
lss hlseoas and heaFtlass old 7acksetoR.
Fsais m as tlie blind ggrl, Anna Graham as
ssA irs. tai11nan 3as Nays mother, con-
sleh IA tle iifsaad spirit Of the play;
gs llilEa pal5 to object that Annie il not quite
ellcsig II some Of the scenes, and that
aslalse heF eyes play blind to saye her.
asH1gacboy Of Mrs. hton--the blum
1at fla115 and good. d.hearted nurse of Dots
ha la8ngb sast mentioned by as, Il not by any
slaeElsls ZIG ia the drama. in this,
stasr go Land eoElical eh afaetefs, Mrs.
s4 af l1taf Psi goriors and
'gparlpiis. #haEe here alluded briefly to nine
ans me tfesses " appear IN \ Dor and
come ei n such q manner
s Ef tllss peRs points of oil, and 70 pro
81 sozes fae naoae absorbing, conleat and
tgEs of auIltele lIte tlat has yef been
q 5fle new public. \ Dot 4 as
atsle YaF.e fsss % one o. the very teR
agaaieA eal @ln sae saiGeEsal praise q ne
+ l1lsa1tlsss wy Y v Gslsicistat
sagfs W. sneasseE isas cfos3aeat me aadi-
alee nels'g ee1lisea aha iastlohanle, ana largely
aastlsifeiy vas the written fancy Of
aiaue n talng8 q Iet thab me spectators
I sssEs asEeIhatelg pfealhless Iaha hot feW OF
feaF'ale asd ap q tRe highest pltch OF bois-
seEoss lanEhaeE and applause. we have heard il
saSl Faik When g sos q good aetefs and actresses
fsfe pla5aHg fogeslieF they enjoy each others
ciiqF
~ mus siSs to tneir act
s soaeii q 1ie ait, 1Iat thaf
aieaEaAlee a fs.silsy Wllleh Y so rarely seen on
iasa ssica 8aen seen Is 50 sure 20 carry
ss'lssl w Is esaiiis Y oisose we see
als .Asllsse Y. .pe sls 'slse Y a8 now
psslof'nes a9sils afieties. we never saw play
Y fiea away with admiration and emotion than that
1T Inst he Ylay ID really i ii, is Wv.
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