The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-29

gonesto bewilder the protruding optics
and deplete the plethoric pockets of
other hosts OF worshippers atlthe
shrine of humbug.
Let critics, ignorant of the language,
build pyramids and pile mountains in
faudation of Italian drama as render
ed by Ristori and her satellites. Let
those who think the dialect of natu-
raj art sufficient tie between the
audience and the actress" deposit
Pelion Oh Ossa and unbend their
philosophy in the illimitable ex-
travagance of eugolistic ink-slinging.
Let them ransack their lexicons for
words of learned length and thun-
dering sound, wherewith to portray
the overpowering greatness !" of
performance as unintelligible TO the
audience as Navajoe harangue would
be to the British House of Commons.
Your correspondent dares not ven-
ture on such unexplored ground, nor
does he desire to raise a discordant
note in the grand chorus of praise
which the triumphal progress of Ris-
tori has evoked from the American
press.
She is probably great actress. In
deed there is little doubt that, in
Italy, she stands at the mead &C her
profession. That place has been ac-
corded her by. the leading critics of |
her own country as we'll as by French
critics, familiar with. the dramatic
literature of the Italians
But it is simply absurd to suppose
an American audience can appreciate
or enjoy dramatic performance in
any other than the English language.
What sort of houses would the best
of our actors draw in the principal
cities of Italy or Germany? How
long would Ristori draw" in any of
our cities? IF she and her troupe
were engaged at the Metropolitan for
a season on the same terms as ordinary
actors, it would be ruinous specula
ton, ending in "beggarly account of
empty benches" But dashing across
the country, not as an intellectual or
moral entertainment. but simply as
"a show indorsed by the aristocracy
of New York; city that may prop
erly be styled the head of. commerce
and the tail of art--exhibiting for a
single night in our principal cities
this worn and faded woman, with her
cheap stock company, sets the 8 beauty
and fashion" of the whole nation in
blaze of excitement, and coolly pock-
cts her DISCRIMINATING thousands,
and wonders at the Unsuitable guilt
Dility of the American people.
~ *oN xo4t +
Robert s. Walpole, Esq, formerly
we'll known as leading Democratic 1
and more recently heralded
by the press as the defendant in a
preach of promise case, died at his
esidence in this city at four o'clock
his morning.
The political cauldron, in view of
he near approach of our city cleo
ion, is kept in a state of most vigor- +
us ebullition. The Union party
ave strong ticket in the field, 2
leaded by General Dan. Macauley,
nd there is no doubt that the nom {
nees of the Union Convention will,
n every instance, be triumphantry !
lected. ..h a
Immense number of candidates ,
or the paying Offices created a neces-
ity for the defeat of many aspirants, r
nd. among the defeated, there are >
light indications of little sorehead :
dness, but there are no boilers, and :
here is not the remotest possibility a
hat the Democracy will be able to f
lake single point out of any dis "
entions in the Union ranks. efr i,
- MARK TAPLEY. q