The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-31


Woods was repeated.
p The first week of Mr.. Proctor is over,
the history is written, and we read in it
that the great actor was sadly" and
"capitalty supported" by "W. Il. Cole
man as Archbishop Cranmer," by "W.
f. Coleman as Wat Worthy" by "W.
E. Coleman as Dantatius," by 81. A.
Mulligan as Casius Claudius," by "'Hor-
ace Herbert as Lucus." Now, my lord
of Canterbury, don't you know, that
your Archbishop Cranmer was fagot-
makers conception of the part and
don't yoa remember how the audience
cheered Mr.. Proctor when he mauled
Wenonga, and how the gallery cried, "kill
him." and had he complied with this
terrible request, he would, we are sure,
have been called before the curtain. In
deed it would have been regarded as
"big thing" in the star, had he "put out'
Coleman's eight" too, and put an ex-
tinguisher on Miss Peterson and the
gentlemen who insists in giving us
Shakspeare's gorgeous and magnificent
language in Fenian accents. Mr.. Multi
gan may be the rip-staver that Eamette
thinks he is, but, in the language of the
hero he tried to impersonate, "Wenonga
don't see it," The Second old man" is
not satisfied with reviewing the past
but like all table-tossing, knot-untying,
bone-cracking spiritualists, he peersinto
the future. And though the weeks begiA-
ming October 22 and q, had not yet
dawned, Mr.. w. f. Coleman foretells
all that is to happen -
On Monday, 23d, will be produced, for
| the first time in America the thrilling
drama, founded on Charles Reads novel
| entitled "Never Too Late to Mend. "
| Mr.. Proctor, for the first time as Tom
Robinson, with Mrs. Fred Meek as
Susan, Mrs. Marston as Nan, Miss Pres.
ton as Mrs. Meadowes, Jerry Taylor as
George Fielding, Horace Herbert as
| Will Fielding, Jno. Ferris as Jno.
| Meadows, w. f. Coleman as Isaac Levi
the Jew, +. w. Marston rs Crawley.
Jas. MIulligan as Halves, Emma Reig
nolds as Joseph, Jas. l.. Gallagher as
| Mr.. Eden, Chas. Rosene as Jacky,
| Frank jerks as Abner and Black Jem,
| G. III. Mccain as Mr.. Merton, Sydney
| France as Red Ned and Evans. On
: Tuesday, oath, a grand complimentary
benefit to Manager s. w. Glenn comes
off The programme selected consists
of civilian Tell", Proctor as TELL ant
Grip Van Winkle," Glenn as Rip. Or
the 18th, "Never Too Late to Mendn
Goth, "Ambition" 9th, for Proctor'
benefit, "Gio, the Armorer of Tyre
and on Saturday, 2Sth, "Outalanchet.
The ensuing week the entire company
play with Mr.. Proctor i'm Phoenix Hall
Petersburg, opening on the 3Oth il
"Macbeth." During the absence of tho
dramatic company the theatre will be
occupied by an opera troupe, including
Miss e. Webb, Miss Georgianna Webb
Miss Sarah Webb, and full and power
full operate chorus. 5-lI
1t will be observed that the spirits
have fooled the "second old man." TIL,
"entire company" do not play this
week, "with Mr.. Proctor, in PhnniA
Hall, Petersburg" nor is there al
"opera troupe" among us. Miss +
Webb, Miss Georgianna Webb, ant
Miss Sarah Webb amt tchere. Like
all other old women, E'mn,eHe has {
postscript to her letter. "She" wouldn't
be "shen without it. Read it what the
spiteful old granny says
P.S.-In my article last week, in re.
ferring to the support rendered the
| Wholesalers during their engagement
| here, l spoke of Mr.. Charles +. ROsene
! as a young comedian, and also of his
sustaining the comedy-parts in the
Webb's ''protean farces and other light
pieces" In so doing, had no idea of
| ignoring Mr.. E. w. Marston, the popu-
| lar and favorite first low comedian of the
| establishment, bit simply stated the fact,
and fact it is, that the pieces Were rem,
dered more successful By the support
afforded the Sisters by NJ. ROsene and
others. Mr.. Rosene is the second low
| comedian of the theatre, and Mr.. Mars
ton the first-both well qualified to fill
| the positions they severally hold. In
nearly all of the protean farces and other
pieces of like ilk, there being no first
comedy part strictly speaking) Mr..
Rosene, as second-comedian, of course
sustained the comedy characters. When
there was a first-comedy part, Mr.. Mars
ton did the same, and both of them with
equal credit. / had no intention of
building up Mr.. Rosene at the expense
of Mr.. Marston and i'll attempted it, it
would be uphill work, Pm thinking.
Mr.. Marston is an old and established
comedian, fully up in his business, and
assuch everybody knows him. Whereas,
Rosene lisa very young man, and COM
parative novice to Mr.. Marston, being
wthal a .hard-working, pains-taking
actor. When | see he deserves praise
and encouragement, | shall give il to
him. During the Webbs' engagement,
both Mr.. Rosene and Mr.. Coleman,
second old-man, had to work very hard,
more SO than at any previous time, and
consequently made mention of the
"a ct. Mr.. Marston has, L understand,
fat Ell umbrage at your correspondent,
thi, king he intended to ignore him for
POSE ne (which was far from the easel.
And L have no doubt when he peruses
this lie will be perfectly satisfied with
the ca PLANTATION. ....
Tn W, 'iting the foregoing this Ounce
had ono idea of ignoring Mr.. E. w.
,Iarstou:,, he had emo idea"--he never
had "no idea" he don't know what an
"idea,, is.-but does know enough to be
impairment: Grip, ples, they say, are al
ways saucy. In tn, same sentence, Mr.
Coleman tells us he l. ad no idea, he goes
on to say THAT the pie 'es were rendered
more successful by tie support at