Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-14
SEE Miss Sophie WOrrel as Ixion
NEW TERATEE.
Miss IsaSrs1er as Lucresia Borgi:

Miss EE3STneF as LucTeGia B0rgias
This horrifc play has never been favoTite
with rs, though We have witnessed its per-
formance many times Partialities for plays
amount to but little, however, when Miss
Hosmer is the player. The cuttingest critic
is disarmed of his weapon, and forgets the
act losing himself in the wondrous powers
of the actress. Her delineations of darkest
and sternest passions are blood-stirring and
terrific, while in the next instant she plays
upon the tenderest heart-chords, melloWing
down each high emotion TO the gentleness
Of the cooling dove. Lucretia Borgia was
noted italian woman, of great en-
dowments and greater crimes She
was the sister of Cesare BorgiR the
rapaciious poisoner, and the daughter Of
Pope, Alexander the VI She had in
her veins all the blood of the Borgias, and
had men of rank and men of letters at her
beck and became the wife of the Duke of
Farrara, her first marriage having been
dissolved, and her second husband, Al
fonso, assassinsted by her brother, who
seized upon his estates. Alfonso d Este
Duke OF FarTara, was her third hus-
band This was in 1901. She is repre-
scented as having been a blonde with rich
golden hair. She has been the subject of
play and of opera. Victor Hugo selected
her az the subject Of one of his fiery plays,
and the opera Of Donizetta grew out Of
her exploits. The scenes of the play alter
nate from Rome toFarrara, and Venice and
back to the palace at Farrara. Her son Gena-
70 she loves with all the idolatrous fondness
of an imprisoned mother, though she
keeps Der maternity concealed both from
him and the Duke. Seeing this Partially,
ell the furies of Italian jealousy were reused
in the breast of the vengeful Farraran, and
Genaros death is resolved upon. Inplead-
ing for his life Miss Hosmers every look
and word and motion showed the
actress, but when she saved it
with the antidote 10 the insidious
poison administered she showed more
than the actress. She showed the WOMAN
in all the holiness Of her nature. When
the Duke returns, expecting TO find his re-
venge complete in the death Of GenarO,
but finds him safe, her exultant triumph,
as she points derisively at the covering
man, Is the very essence Of genuine stage
acting. All the intermediate parts are ex-
celent. But when IT comes 10 the
death-banquet, where. unknowingly to
themselves, the guests had grown drunk
on tie poisoned vine, when she enters
in dark robes and with her arm
aloft says Il am Lucretia BoTgia' the
effect is startling. Then she proclaims
her vengeance, but bursts with agony
when among the poisoned, she finds Ge-
marc, brought TO his fate by the scheming
Duke. With her dagger she ends the life
of the Duke. The'poisoned guests, except
Genaro, go to the chamber of collins.
Genaro VOWS vengeance, draws his dagger,
and despite her frantic pleading5, stabs the
Borgia, and falls dead at her feet as she
dying, in a wild wall, proclaims herself his
mother
The agony Is over The audience
breathe again, and the curtain drops.
She performs the part as we have never
seen it performed before. She was ad-
mirably sustained by those splendid actors
Dalton as Genaro and Britton as Duke Of
Farrara. The entire company performed
their parts excellently well. Miss Rich
mond and Mrs. Stevens sustained their
characters charmingly.
The performance closed with the Spec
tire Bridegroom in which Virgins, as
usual, made the walls shake with the
other participants highly contributed.
Miss Hosmer is engaged for Six mere nights,
and, in justice to herself and Manager Gil
bert, we hope to see the theater crowded
every night during the week.
Monday night, With a fine cast, Miss
Hosmer will appear as Mary stuart. Let
her have a fall greeting and crowded
benches on the occasion.