Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Miss CHARLOTTE THoMrsos- Opinions Of
ht Press "a sensation has bern created at the St.
L ,uis Theatre. Never, since MATILDA HEnor
played hor lrst engagement In this city, have we
witnessed an much enthuIIhEGI in o th6atte, BS 10
now elleitSd by the unique performances Of Miss
CHARLOTTE THouPsoN. We are entirely unac
quainted with the past history Of this young lazy,
nor would our present purpose be served by know
log II minutely. She came here Apcriee' stranger,
and she has rapidly won her way into public favor
without the usual system of AdvertiBir-, which
commonly preeedeH such events. What she has
accomplished she owes entirely 10 her intrinsic
merit, aud the nrproclltlve qualitics OF St. lOuis
audience. The verdict Of our theatrc-going public
has bean endorsed In more than one instance by
the metropolitan audiences Of the East, ND wo
desire 70 placs Il record that the brIisnt suc-
ce's ofCHARLorrr THOMPSON In the city viii be
followed by like results wherever she goes.
True merit cannot remain hidden and unob-
served forever II may struggle a long time In oh
seurity, but the light which II emits will cventu-
Ally dazzle the eyes OF all beholderG. Like q
Gnothercd Gre, the flames will in time burst
through all opposing obstructions, AM sparkle
alolt with tenfold heat and brillianey. hnd as
passion long pent up will Eubdue every Obstacle,
90 will patient, plodding merit, when rc ogn'zed,
triumph over all entertainments and dlsArm
envy.
We do not know what leultles Miss TnoMP-
son may have had 10 pats through In her rro'es.
signal career, nor how long she has been dovotee
to the y ana. But we do know that Ehe 10 Ru
AnTIsTE In the Rtrlotest and most eomrTchentivr
nse OF that term, and that she idOllzrs her pro-
fepSIOn. To attain the excellence which Bhe hnP
achieved must have consumed long yc1rs toll
and study, which, without a love OF nIt W. u'd
have been impossible. Excellence in RGy branch
OF ~ is only HttainAble by labor. Natural talent
bAsvery little to do with perfection 10 A. y'bipg,
directly; Il merely inspires love, snd iIos the
mlnd to dare the achievement Of seeming impos-
Bbilities, which every one encounters on the road
TO true greatness. CHARLOTTE THOMPSON, what
ever may have been her natural qualInca Iuns for
the stage, must have lHbored immensely, a. d we
arc happy TO state she is now rcspinE her reward
In wtll-Parnel fame.
A structure built upon such foundation IA rot
likely to fall. Such pal.ce of art has u / the
elements Of stability We conceive that her fame
will prove any hing but ephcmcrsI. she las none
IG = altar Of TIE tlrst magnitude, and will move
steadily onward IN her orbit from the horizon
where che now stands, TO the zenith.
In face Aad figure, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON is
beautlfuii and her features arc r'GIsnt'y cXpres.
sive OF intellect. Nature has gifted her with eyes
which enthrall by their wOndr'uS depth, avd fss-
clnhto by their mild light. They seem, by their
Silent language, to translate tho p0Tc tablets Of
ht'r Soul,-SL LouiI RsptIbIica7, Usrch O. 1885,
Miss CHARLOTTE rnoNPBOT wa make her hrst
appeS canoe at GRovERs 1HEAIEE on Monday
evening" next Juue 18th, In hcr original character
Of LipLr 7GTcfOoi, on which occasion our thsstrs-
Toi puzzle mAy expect ricA l.cat.