Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-29

A. matter Of course oil snds happily. The
l,ber ins 10 killed. Lucie 10 restored TO her
hu. au1. and the intrigueiog rsls,ives are
foiled. Miss Provotr. Interpretation Of the
rolls was highly sa.isfactory 20 the audience
Who rewarded her by most abundant applause
F..r ou sevrs 30 ssy 4 at We we're pleased 10
no. gong far enoukh-ws we're as.onsh.d and
reIgbted with M,es Provosrs acting through.
cut W. especially iLstancsd the scens in The
Hotel de- VI cry, - rendered with slInos,
psio u. fore. and that in tho Saint L. zare
which could not be tx:xeded in absorb Dg
gtiei and true wltsy dignity. L. was. how
ever. in the .c~ns u reccLc. .lis.ion. At the
81 % Uf the second &C ao1 N tae nafcotic
scene Of The third, that ws got q reyriatlcp
Of the gre4. power Of the sctress The tif
teen n,'uut.s occupied in this iast We have
never ee Ell .xceii.d I, any s,sge
To-Lixh. We a.e 10 have Mr. L9vei.'s trsns-
l.tion Of the beautiful German play Of iLe
Barbarian and Creek Mai leo. 1. i. dsservejiy
aud naturally IoIusr Que on our stage
Both the princips, characters. those Of Ingo-
msr and Parthenia, ore tioely drawn with
= truth to nature and fidelity % the comm o
sympsthy very st iAiug aud real.
The scene Is laid 10 the sncie I city Of Mas
silis (now M.rs.ille. which Yves ioundtd By
Colon:ste from p ,oca. in Asia Minor l. war
a renowned city ia its time. aud b came csls.
bratei as = seAt Of learning. and was even
known as "tbs Nv Athens" 1t was the ri
val Of Carthage. and the alley Of Rome at
times Nsssifa was tut sct to the assaults o.
the ighbourirg mountain triltes tho ALE.
n sni. the Allobroges, and other wild and de-
predatory ttites. but by the aid Of Rome
maintained itself against then sueceeefully -
It is .. thi. period Of the hist cry Of the city
that the author Of the p sy has supposed it's
action 10 take place. Tue pretty story 10 ia
niiiar 10 ." readers. Ooe Of the msu cf Mas.
celia 10 ee Z by . party Of the bsr bs,ians
taken to the mountains, aod hsld for rar som
His daughter (Par,he.is) depart 10 seek him.
and otfsrs herself hostsye Tor the payment Of
the ransom. In that capacity her natural
beauty Of heart and noblene.s Of soul cap,i-
v.ts the leader Of the 10 = 'ess hand. and cub
Ct him to the il faslces Of Of hum nifty end
civil z,tion. II 10 the process by which this
is accomplished Viii b forms the action aud
uakss the interest Of the play.
II affords the arise an opportunity Of in-
terprsting al J ill., ssrs'iog some II the finest,
most delicate. and uost powerful emotions aud
passions Of our nsture. and when properly
Represented it never fail, to enli.t and retain
throuehost the universal sympathy and ap-
probation ct tho audience. Thus il i. very
naturally fAvotite play alike With actor and
spectator. The prsss of The E.es TEEN With
pr ,iss OF Miss Provost impsescns,ioa Of the
Greek Msidsn. Ths Herald in the fol!owin .
words s.ys: 1T i. no more than justice to ~
'P.r.l enia' has u.ver had . more ea.isiaetory ,
intefpr citation than It 6nds in u 20 Provos. -
Tnd.ed. We can recall 10 peseona,ion Of il %
| goo J, tsk,ng it as . whole, ~ that which this
| actress gave us last nigh: 1t the Winter G ar.
den" Tho d.shin, comedy Of Nell Gwyune
| il in reherssi.