Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-01-04
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FRIDAY. JANUARY 4, 1861.
THEATRICAL.

papers under the above heading but as odd
or even as inappropriate as it may seem, we
propose to notice briefly the performances of
MIR. Aliens Tablcau Company, which gave
nightly entertainments at the Village Hall
during the session of the Legislature, and
which is now visiting some Of the principal
places in the State.
About one year ago Mr.. Allen made his APP
pearancc in our midst.-himself and his COM
pany entire strangers, and announced a Sc
ries of Tableau entertainments at Washington
Hall. Nothing was known of the character
Of those entertainments except what appeared
in the bills which were circulated previous to
his coming At first it seemed hardly posi-
bic that he could sustain himself, so small
was the attendance; but his company acquit
ted themselves so much to the satisfaction of
those who did attend, that il soon became
more generally known that Aliens Tableau
and Concert Company were really worthy Of
patronage, and were furnishing genuine a.
musement and entertainment to those who
patronized them; and as this came to be
more fully known and UNDERSTOOD the attend
ance increased, and Mr.. Allen had the salts
faction of knowing that his first attempt to
entertain the people of Montpelier was not
wholly unsuccessful
In June last, Mr.. Allen again visited Mont
pelier, with larger and much more expert
enced company; and during his short stay
added not little to the good opinion previ-
ously formed of the character of his entertain
ments His tablcaux were excellent both in
their conception and in their execution, and
his dramatic representations were rendered in
a manner that did not fail % give general sat
isfactiou
These two visits had SO far established the
reputation of his entertainments, that when it
was known that he proposed to spend few
weeks with US, during the session of the Leg
isature, the announcement was received with
great favor by those who had previously pat
ronized him, and we're therefore the better
prepared to Judge of the merits or dement's
of his entertainments, They expected good
things from him and his company, and their
expectations were gratifed With still lar
ger additions to his company of more expert
enced performers, he at once attracted good
houses and furnished to our citizens amuse
ments such as we had never before witnessed
in our midst-amusements which were enter
tanning and attractive, yet chaste and unob
;oct;onabla So u-aII ,,oro tbov raco,vod tha
for more than forty nights the Village Hal
was well filed, and several times to its ut
most capacity
TO manager DESTROYS only OF making mon
ey this must have been an occasion of grea
success but Mr.. Aliens chief aim was t.
please and satisfy his audience. and to thi
end he spared neither pains nor expense, ant
that too at the sacrifice of his own pccuniarl
interests. Nothing that could be done b,
him to give additional effect, or to rende
each successive performance more attractiv,
than its predecessor, was left undone; anC
his efforts were duly appreciated, as was man
ifest by the undated interest to the last.
We hesitate not, therefore, to commend Mr.
Aliens Company to the favorable considera
ton of those towns he may visit in this Stat
the present winter. We see no cause 70
even the most fastidious to object to anything
they may find either in the tableaux or dra
matte representations; indeed it seems strang
that any one who takes pleasure in reading
Uncle Toms Cabin, should object to the per
sonatons of the principal characters of it a
given by Mr. Allen and his company or tina
any one who is an habitual or even an occa
sional reader of Shakspeare's dramatic works
should object to their production on the stag
even in Vermont.
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