The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-22

Amusements.-Whil for this winter
Fremont has not been oyerrun, as have some
more unfortunate neighboring towns, with
itinersnt miDstrels and cheap shows, we have
still had no lack of public amusements. Our
"hone talent" has catered successfully as
we'll as proftably to the demand for enter
tainments. This is decidedly better than the
visitations of second-rate travelling troupes.
Opening with the beautiful Tableaux pre-
pared by the ladies of the Monumental As
socistion, the season has witnessed varied
series of performances, ranging from the de-
lightful scenes in the domestic drama OF
"THE CRIoKEr," through pantomines, mas
quersde drese parties, and amateur burnt
cork minstrelsy to the higher walks Of
Tragedy and the laughsble phases of Comedy.
Two Amateur Dramatic Clubs, both estab-
lished for the most laudable purposes, are
'Aourishing like a green bay tree" and, with
out any pretence or show of rivalry, alter
nately entertain the public. Much, of course,
can be found open to criticism in their per-
formances; they are no freer or fuller of faults
than are amateurs generally; and, while
perhaps judicious private criticism would
serve to correct and improve their action,
it hardly falls within our province to hold
their defects up to light in the columns
Of paper. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week the Excelsior Club"
gave entertainments in Union Hall to full
and apprecistIve audiences. The tragedy
entitled LA Tour de Eesle," wss performed
on two of the evenings, followed, the first
night, by the laughable farce of the " Virgin
ny Mummy end the socond, by the Dutch
mans Ghost" the last entertainment, Satur-
day night, consisting of three farces: "My
Neighbor's Wyfe," "7He D,dchman's Ghost
and "7he Virginmy Mummy" The tragedy
is one Of the heavy sort, and the pot of de-
cidedly questionable morality, but the often
sive portions were carefully stricken out, so
that it was placed upon the stage in a shape
not calculated 10 offend either the actors or
the audience. The cast of characters was as
follows: Buridan (an adventurer) Mr.. z.
Ross; the twin brothers D. Aulnay, J. 7.
Graves and Fred. II. Dorr; the Prime Min
lister, William Kridler; Counts Savoisy and
Roual, J. G. Chance and Charles Greene;
Jehan, W. !. Norton, Jr. Simon, w. Kline;
the 1uffians Orsini and Landri, ]. II. Hood
and Josiah Chance; Page, Master Brady;
Queen Marguerite, Miss Carrie Brown; Jean
ette, Miss Louise Foy. In their several
parts the actors did well as general thing,
though there were times when they were |
faulty-the result of embarrassment and |
first representation more than anything else |
We have not room to particularize, but will |
remark that as whole the play was more |
than creditablv perfoI med and in some cases |
unmistakeable dramatic talent was evinced, |
which needs but culture to perfect it. The
farces were capitally rendered, all of them,
by the young ladies and gentlemen who took
part, as the audiences testified by their fire.
quent applause. The scenery and stage
fixtures were gotten up in good style, and
the costumes of the players rich and appro-
PIRATE. What the receipts we're we have not
learned, but we trust they were sufficient to
enable the Club TO pay off the heaviest part
Of the expense they were at in arranging for
the entertainments. We learn that they
have in preparation other plays which will
Be brought cut in due season, with some new