The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
Peg Wellington.

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ilca-the development Of the contradictory trait
of the famous actrcss-Is worked out! with vigo
and completeness. The dialogue, moreover, i
brig htand pointed, full OF sharp sayings ant
verbal felicties; its neat delivery was IN l'seI
highly merltorious feature Of the performance.
Peg Wo1fn0toa Is o complex and yet simple
character Spoken OF as one who IS IAN eecelsen
actress on the stage and grea, actress OIL OIL IT.
she is always unaffected in spirit anu In th'
midst of the frivotles Of her life Graves, as the
boon most to be desired, the honest love Of t7ut
man. All the changing phases OF this Laughing
ladyn were charmingly depicted by Miss Reene
whose acting, as an actress or the stage, was
thoroughly consistent and as graceful as it was
ptouan,e. and true to nature All the moods ol
fancy were faithfully portrayed, and the spirit oi
the true woman-who bids her lover swear that
"hc never loved before, whether it be true OF
not" and who is at once all heart and apparently
heartless-shone through the whole creallon'
making it appear to be vivid reality raliet
than an offspring of the artistic imaginations.
Mr. Mordaunt played the character OF James
Triplet Author, with the ease and attention 10
detail. which have already made hin prime ia
vorite in Charleston. The peer artist, who writes
comedies and waits In the ante-chambers ~hl!e
| his wifo and children are starving, has sore
road to travel. A brain which enables linn 70
write anything, au epic or an epitaph, and sHlil
which teaches him to paint either portrait or
signboard, cannet find bread for his family with
| out the assistance OF his good angel, Peg Wor.
| fnston Mr. Aordaunt was pathetic and earnest,
yet easy and simple. No better acting, In Its
line, has been seen upon our stage.
Mr.. Otis was frank out spoken and polished as
Ernest Tane, and Mr.. Stuart (Si' Charles Pondn-
der] was an excellent fopling. The somewhat un-
interesting, although injured wife (ArS. pone')
was well and touchingly played by Miss Ander-
son, and all the lesser characters to the least,
were well filled. LysimachuS (Tripet's son. was
capitally played.
Hearty applause followed the play all through,
and the third act, when Peg, In her endeayor to
cheer the poor author, makes ready ''the BAN
quet,n nurses the baby and dances jig, was leud-
ly applauded. In this scene, however, the acting
of Miss Keene was the least bit forced. This Is the
only fault the most severely critical could ind,
and it was richly redeemed BY many exquisite
touches of true and tender feeling, especially In
the famous scene In which Aabel Vane pleads to
Pea for the lost love OF her husband.
Tonight Bouclcault's grand comedy OF london
Assurance will be produced, with Miss Kecne as
Lady Gay Span6er.
Rublnf-MnEfc-Gif
Tonight will positively be the last chance to
see the great magician, Rubini, at Hioernlan
Hail. and to share in the distribution OF the gifts
which he scattcrs with so reckless profuslon
amongst his audience. Go by all means.
General Dramatic Gossip.
Neil Warner, with Miss Lille Edridgc, is play
ing high tragedy in Baltimore.
The Hutchinson Family are singing IN FLORIDA.
Edwin Forrest is expected to perform In Rich
mond at an carly day.
Miss Charlotte Thompson is at Floyd's Farle'
ties, New Orleans, drawing full houses
Mrs. Oates Burlesque Opera Troupe now IN
Richmond, will inaugurate summer season Ia
ST. Paul. Minnesota, ON the 18th Of June.
The Richmond Whig calls upon Manager John I.
Ford for an engagement In that city with the
celebrated comedian, Joseph Jefferson, whose
early triumphs were in Richmond.
The RlchIngs English Opera Troupe appeared
in a new opera, "Lurline,"a a few nights since, In
Mobile. 1t was brought out with new effects,
costumes, &C., entire, and was successfully re.
eeived.
The New York Dramatic troupe: now playing In
Alabama, will shortly return to the metropolis.
Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus and probably
Savannah and Charleston, will receive visit
prior to their departure.
Mr. Edwin Booth, in his new rendering OF "hac'
beth,n in his theatre In New York, dispenses with
the visible presence of the ghost OF Banquo In the
banquet scene, but "seems to I'll the empty chair
by his acting" so as to make the scene much
more impressive than in the old way.
o. &. Collins adver,ises for full dramatic
and variety company for season OF six months,
to travel by rail, and to perform under canvass,
stage and scenery to be carried with the concern.
1t is not stated what particular route the expedi-
tlon will take, but as Mr.. C. has more than once
''gone up" In this section, We venture the asser
ton that he will seek more congenial CLINE
thaa the "Sunny South"
A Snowman, writing to the New York Clipper,
comes down in sledge- hammer style on the way
the show people are treated In Southern cities.
Speaking of Savannah, he says: 1--WE were fortu-
nate for, with the exception Of the Oates Troupe,
nobody has made dollar there for some time
past, and tits said that JohR T. Ford lost heavily
there, for the ninety ninth tlme on the Satur-
day precedi: 2 our opening. He, after making
the far South, sent his company into Georgia
usder the style Of the Associated German
ArtIst..n But that didn't work, and at the
close OF the Savannah engagement, six writs
were served upon the properties and wardrobe,
and the sherln has them yet. The unlortuHates
replevened their Individual property and silently
stole away. Grady's old-lashoned circus also
came to grief, and left considerable punder in
tue hands of the same onlcial tnat negotiated
| with Grau. Patti was to follow us In Savannah,
and they commenced the sale OF seats In the mid.
die of our week. Savannah and Augusta particu-
lary the State OF Georgia generally, and, in fact,
the whole South, has been showed to death
this seasonn After going through Georgia
generally, the writer comes back on Sa-
vannah, and winds up as follows: '1n Sa-
yaunah, for instance, we paid $3.50 per week
for the theatre and we got the bare building. We
had to deposit $50 at the gas Office before the
| gas could be turned on, hire a man to clean and
light the theatre, others work the stage, ushers.
| police fyou are compelled by city ordinance to
hire the latter at 81 per nght.) State license SIS;
county license, got through acquaintance at 81 90
per day; United States license 2per cent. tax:
| $40 for bill boards (where l gave ten or twelve
tickets two years aso) So so per day for thirteen
people at second rate hotel one week, with
fires, &C., eXtca. and baggage, hauling, omnibus,
van wagon, &C., at double the rates prevalent IN