Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-11-02

last two issues we gave some Mention Of
|" Tableaux vivants," presented by our Cau-
casian brethren, we cannot ipzjustice omit
some description Of a iike perfornance given
last Thursday night BY our colored Beau's
and Bellies. wefsel that we have Somewhat
wearied onr readers with such notices, there
fore we shall eadeavor to make This shot,
although the variety and splendor of the
Ethiopian exhibition richly deserve col
umn of eulogy. Our colored reporter
George was the only one in this Office hon.
ored with an invitation. We fear his
glowing report will lose much Of its vivid
ness from our secondhand impressions. Be-
ing recognized by the polite doorkeeper, Mt.
Boyd. as an attachee Of our paper, he was at
once ushered to front seat where he sat
with @beauty to the right Of him, aud beau
~ TO the left Of him." prodigality of
charms, so heightened by q the odors from
the gardens Of ETHIOPIA, the best" as to
make him imagine himself a night bloom
ing Cercus, 10 a midnight bower of enchant-
ment. But for the courteous explanations
of the gentlemanly pastor of the church,
the Rev. Mr.. Mex, and his family, who, we
understand, designed and supervised the;
Tableaux, he could have told us nothing but
stories Of sable Hours and ebon Genii, APP
pearing and disappearing before his dancing
eyes in bewildering confusion. Thanks to
the Rev. Mr.. Mex, and his lovely family,
he is enabled to give us an ineligible de-
scription of the charming scenes, which
their cultured taste, originated and presented
with such success, through actors, that did
credit to the loving patience that had trained
them to such brilliant conception and execu-
ton. We suppose, also, to the same taste
full suggestions and guidance, was due the
picturesque and beautiful adornments Of the
stage. Among these decorations, the back
ground for the bewitching groupings Of the
Tableaux, was most noticeable, consisting of
pure white Zone of best bleached Osnaburg)
in the centre, and on each side of this, two
large portraits-the one of all the Presidents
the other of the only Apotheosis of the
negroes, Abraham Lincoln. After some
hours of delicious music, varied with a
delightful converse with the worthy rector
and his charming family, the curtain at
length arose, or rather was lifted up by two
colored gentlemen stationed at each end of
its bottom pole. These added a piquant
picturesqeness to the scenic effects of the
stage. The first Tableaux was announced
by the black King at Arms" as " Scotch
Hay-saving" This grouping consisted of
eight or ten persons of both sexes, standing
erect in semi-circle, with solitary bundle
of hay on the floor before them. All that
married this enchanting picture of High
land harvesting scene, was the absence of
the Scottish costume and the meagreness of
the crop. Mr.. Mex. said this was selected
from Burns, because he had written, that in
despite of color, "A man was man for a
that" The next scene was the Fairy"
In this, very black face, perched upon
shoulders, about two feet from the floor, to
which was attached a pair of turkey wings,
arose out of a mass Of white drapery, de-
signed 10 represent q flower. The Fairy
with the bewitchiug emphasis
Of the dear little elf, that she pcrsonifed,
this line
" | will put girdle round the earth in forty
minutes
This was intended, as Mr.. Mex. said, to
show the rapid spread of abolitionsm. Then
came De Old Maids" an old Tableaux, but
varied by the original artist who got up
these, with the theft of all the edibles upon
the table, by little black urchn, yclept
Sam. Sam was pursued and brought back,
and compelled to kiss the old maids as a
punishment, after which the little cuss gets
them Ill lovers by his reports of the deli
ciousness of their lips. This was said by Mr..
Mex. to be typical Of the future Union Of
the colored fair sex with their Northern
lovers, for whom they have waited so long,
this little black boy being the symbolic Gu
pid, who should steal the nectar of their
lips, and fly with it to their long waiting
atiinties in the cline Of pure affections, near
or the Hub. After discourse of orchestral
melody, The curtain was held up, and our
sable reporter saw scene suggestive OF his
earliest memories-two little saddle colored
cherubims sopping in pot, one exclaiming;
Mamma, make Sam quit soppin' on my
side" the other responding; " Mamma, he's
got all de supe on his side, &c. Then
stalked out stalwart dame, with stick in
hand, and larruped both to the infinite de-
light of the audience; after which she COM
PEELED them to make an apology to "dc
aujence fer dar misbehave." This was the
most popular tableau of the series, and was
repeatedly encored, until the ancient matron
of the scene excused herself from further
appearance, by saying that De railroad
wus watin fur her, and she was bound TO be
in Boston fur to show to de people dar to-
morrow night, sure" But we see that We
have not allowed ourselves space to speak Of
the other and still more remarkable repre-
sensations that followed, as the Wedding
Scene" miserable Prisoner" "Sleeping
Beauty" +" Pocahontas," &c, &C. Toe last
mentioned, for its bold innovation upon the
usual model, deserves especial notice. Po-
cahontas, in all the gorgeousness of her