The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-04
AMUsEalENTs.
Professor cromwell's Entertainment.

Professor Cromwell's Entertainment
The Hibernian Hall was well attended last
evening, and the various wonders OF Ver-
sailles aud Washington were exhibited win
wonderful accuracy and beauty by the AID OF
Professor Cromwells stereoptlcan. 10 ao-
dilion to the regular programme, ano aS
further proof to toe audience of the 'ccuracS
of these representations, the portraits OF bish-
obs Lynch and Howe oil tive Catholic anu Epis-
copal Dioceses of South Carolina respectively
were thrown upon the screen, as well as some
familiar views of Charleston scenery. Tnese
were 30 instantly appreciated by the audience
that they needed no further guarantee OF the
merits of the other views and sketches. a
striking portrait Of General Lee was also pre-
spnted, and the announcement was made that
one-half OF the proceeds OF to-morre" even
ing's entertainment would be devoted TO the
Lee Memorial Fund. The exhibition will con-
tlnue every evening this week, and matinee
will be given on Saturday.
MIR. CarswelIa Locture.
The lecture of Mr.. Edward Csrswell at tne
Academy of Music last evening attracted out
a small audience, but those who attended
found themselves fully repaid. The lecture
was under the auspices OF Palmetto Division,
No. 1, s. OF T., and 1t was upon the hackneyed
subject of temperance, or rather OF teetotai-
lam. which is the somewhat arbitrary dehnt-
tion imposed by the agitators upon the word
described by the photographers as meaning
"hsbilual moderation In the Indulgence OF the
natural appettes and passions" A lecture is
generally a sort of monologue which requires
great power of entertaining on the part ot tne
lecturer, or great receptive capacity on the
part OF the lectured 10 make 1t enduraolei ou'
both were exhibited last evening In the h'gn-
est degree, and the result was general en-
,oymeut Mr.. Carswell Is evidently gentle
tleman who would make bis grnus felt In any
relation that he might sustain toward an
audience. In the role that he has chosen 10
adopt-that of a temperance lecturer-he 's
exceptionally felicltous, but 1t Will be no dis-
paragenent either TO his temperance or nls
lecturipg to assert that when ne look 10 tne
ros1rum rare comedian was lost to the stage
Not that he was not occasionally patnellc
as we'll as humorous, but the doses. OF the
first were homeopathic and OF Inc lasl
sheroIc;" the pathos he learned>by rote, out
the humor he got by nature. The lecture
was, for the most part, rollicEing series oi
anecdotes, strung upon slender tnreau Vi
argument. The caplious might OBJECT 70 Ms
premises and despise his conclusions, but
they could not resist his stories, which were
told with command of face, voice and ges'
ture that was very nearly perfect. He hao
one story of goat, which would have done
no d,scredit to Burton In "Toodles;" ne
personated rollicking good-for-naught' 30
that the auditor, closing his eyes, would BE-
Iieve he was listening 10 Jefersons "Rip Van
Winkle," and, In another breath, ne convert
ed himself into Lord Dnndreary," tnat
might have caused Sothern himself to be con-
sumed with envy. Occasionally he lapsed
into an argumentat.ve vein, but this happily
was seldom, and, as soon as he became
aware of the fact himself, he rambled of Into
his s'anecdotage," and ths restored his audi
eace to good humor and himself to favor.
Another lecture Is 10 be delivered at the same
place tomorrow evening, and all OF our read.
era who will appreciate an hour OF mirlh,
with occasional gaps Of sentiment, which,
after all, cause no greater Interruptions than
the shifting OF the scenery In any other
comedy, should make 1t 8 point to attend.
Seats for tho Owens's Nights.
The sale of seats for the two nights of John
E. owens-Frlday and Saturday next-will
begin at the box office of the Academy this
morning.
The Tsmplsrs' Promenade Concert.
The grand promenade concert OF the Good
Templsrs comes Off at Temperance Hall this
evening.