The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-06
[FOR TIE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
A Visit to Liberty Hill.

"Do as you would lie done by" is a
rule of such value as to merit the appel
alton of golden. Would that all would
make it rule of life. Iustiyatcd by this
worthy motive, we would ask the aid Of
your columns to confer, ifpossible, npoD
your rcad'rs some of the pleasure which
we have derived from a visit 10 our friend;
ut Liberty Hill. We had been promised
an exhibition Of private theatricals, and
had supposed hat they won!d have been
presented with tiose paraunable imper>
fcclions Of material, stage machinery, in
experience and hasty preparation, usual
on such occasions, which, readily and
kindly applauded in private, would scarce
ly fill the house in pihic representa-,
ton by professionals. Our mistake, nat>
ura as it was, will sufficiently appear
| when we come to describe what We SAW,
as we presently shall do for The graifica-
tior and cmulati,n Of your youthful rca-
drrs. We s!:alI.not liug'r along the way
to describe the beauties of inaninatc na>
turc, mnr the various adventures cncouu-
trrc,l hv tluud AMI ii LI.-llle brilliant
Sai'rs ut wit HE tender passages OF
sgntilrrnt--thr genial l'leasaEtry that !c.
guilr,l the way nor tell who cat the
! first sandwich -nnr t.'ll who ned led first
in ,hrL We will proceed to the lii at
oucc, lea, ing ali these to the im#sination,
lis well as those mysterious sounds that
cmsucd upon our joyful arrival aud most
hoSpitabIc greeting, ard Introduce v"u 10
the scene Of a.tion, the Siassr, where the
ambitious ors-tIIc young ladies' and
gentlemen Of that delightful village
proved the truth of that old aiagc, "whcrc
tlrre's will there is way" and showed
moreover that ambition seldom rises SO
high but that Intellect, genius and deter.
millatiun can follow. The stage of course
was beautifully orhamcntcd and brilliant-
ly lighted, not less by the bright eyes Of
the ladies than by artificial means. The
time which elapsed before the raising OF
the curtain, wills cnlivencd 5y convcrsa-
ton with the ladies, and the sweet strains
Of harmony, which issued forth from the
pearly lirs of the songstrcsc scs of Liberty
Hill. The curtain rose aud displayed a
scene that can better be imagined than
described. Our expectations rose high
when, instead of the bare room we ex-
pcctcd, we saw all of the usual stage ap>
paratus. The pcrsonagcs commencing
the play, instantly showed us that there
was no ordinary piece to be acted, nor
ordinary actors 10 portray the ideas OF
the author. We recognized Goldsmith's
admirable effort, "SheStoops to Conquer"
a selection which did equal honor to the
taste of the managers, as to its intrinsic
worth and its adaptation 10 the c'pabili'
ties of such young comedians. We can
not, however, go into details, but must
content ourselves with brief notice of
the star actors
Tony Lumpkin was spleDdidly acted,
and VIC all thought that the author
himself could not have portrayed the
character better Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hard
castle VIC will only SHY, that the same
thorough understanding of the authors
meaning pcrvadcd their whole course,
and was shown Ly consummatc acting.
The lovely barmail completely took us