New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-05
Charlotte Thompson.

| Miss Charlotte Thompson still continues
| to attract fine audiences at the Varieties. by
her classic and finished approximations.
| We plead to an innate qualification st this
manifestation Of taste and appreciation for
| the legitimate drama. We had feared, from
| the I'D CGptandB'5 spectacular displays
and sensational pieces so irrepressibly In
vogue of late, that the popular mind, in It's
proclivities for tinsel and glitter, had pas
sively submitted to the burial Of the higher
! embodiments Of histrionic art, without al
| effort for lis resurrection, We, therefore,
hail with honest satisfaction all shows of
support for the maintenance OF the rights Of
the stage. and welcome with glad acclaim
! those inspiring spirits who, by the force of
true genius, have wTested the creations Of
master minds from the clutch Of destroying
| hands. Surely, the images set Up in the
| standard plays for the admiration, aye, wor-
| ship, of the real disciples OF the stage are
| too bright and beautiful to be sacrificed By
| mere iconoclasts. There is something sacred
| III the work, in "hOIding, as 'twere, the mir
ror Up to nature" and when Miss Thompson
comes before US, charged with this exalted
mission and 60 faithfully executes it, we
bow with profound respect and d grateful
homage to her chaste Accomplishments.
We have already elaborated on Miss Char
lotte Thompson's portrayal Of Mel G1oynne,
in Tom Vaylor's spirited and sparkling pic
ture Of Court aud Stage and N this char
acterization Miss Thompson seems to be
what the Duchess de Chauines said Of Nell
'Femne d'espru par IA grace de Dieu."
TO typify and Illustrate the strange incon-
sistancies, or rather contrarieties that en-
tered into the composition of tits dashing
beauty Of the court of Charles II, is 10
easy task. To say the least, it requires g
counterfeit of intense nsturalness, and Miss
Thompson. achieving this mimetic point,
gives US the ''pretty, witty, merry, OPEN
hearted Nelly" herself with remarkable
fidelity of transcription. And so in Ttennette
de SautesTe, in the clever drama of "Tilting.'
it is treat, as well as plearure, to wit
ness Charlotte Thompson's delineations.
She enters with such zest au3 sympathy
into her various roles, as to infuge into them
delightful geniality. Of course We do not
speak by the general card; we allude to her
lighter renditions; we say, she comPrehends
the full sweep, compass and significance Of
the respective parts she assumes, intuitively |
grasps their occult or direct tendencies, and |
is thus enabled to present the authors con-
captions in a perfectly vitallzed form of
action. We are anxious to see Miss Thcmp- |
sons promised presentations this week. We
hear that her Julia, in Knowles sterling |
"Hunchback." is inimitabie. Last night !
she gave US Letitia Hardy, in Mrs. Cowley's I
standard comedy OF the Bellies Stratagen-I"
Of this and her next cast, more anon.
Since writing the above, we have bee2
informed of MIR. W. R. Floyd's Withdrawals /
from the Varieties management and receive !
the intelligence with sincere regret. We I
can not part with this true gentleman, |
finished actor and untiring officer, in SO
brief an adieu. We have ut least feeling
enough in the matter for 8 more extended
farewell.