Columbus index. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1869-1893, 1875-07-16
Mobile Comedy Combination.

nIODlIc comedy combination.
We are delighted to know that Mr..
I. c. DeLeon's Mobile Comedy Com
bination VIII re visit us and perform
three nights in Concert Eall, com
mencing on Monday evening. We
hope that Mr.. DeLeon will meet with
that encouragement which frst-class
theatrical troupe, such as he has. de
serves Tor, if we desire 30 have re
spectacle entertainments. we must
show our appreciation Of them by lib
eral patronage. We cannot have
frst-class exhibitions il winter. for all
first class artists are then engaged in
large cities where they make more
fame and money than they could in
the country towns. In summer. most
Of the city theatres close and give the
actors q chance TO rest or travel
through the country. Mr. Huntley,
for instance. has an engagement as a
leading actor to begin at the opening
OF the season at the Varieties Thea
ire in New Orleans. He would Ger
tainly not abandon New Orleans. No
bile or St. Louis to visit Columbus.
Thus it is that we have had such
wretched entertainments during win
ter, al Of the best artists being en-
gagged in the great cities and the
second-rate ones seeking the country
towns.
Our citizens all know that Mr.. De
Leon IS a gentleman of high standing
in Mobile and that ne would not con
descend to palm off upon us stch
maudlin performances as we have had
in past winters.
We notice that the people Of Aber
deem, approaching these things, gave
him an enthusiastic reception and the
EramjHrr is extravagant is his praise.
The two performances which he gave
here Il few weeks ago proved the
character and ability Of his Company,
and We are, therefore, not surprised
ut finding such a notice of them as the
following in the Aberdeen Examiner:
Familiar with the reputation of Mr..
III -, l., 49,.
and who is not?-and knowing him as
n gentleman unlikely to be associated
with an enterprise that would detract
from his high standing, we naturally
expected to find in the Mobile Come
dy Combination company of more
than ordinary excellence, but we con
fess that we were quite umprepared
for the rich feast that he has placed
before us, as it has as far exceeded
our expectations, as most of its prede
cessors on the Aberdeen boards have
fallen behind the boasts of their her
aids.
With nothing of rant or raving, they
have in the qniet and beautiful per
lection of acting, held the mirror up
to nature.
On Friday evening they gave us the
drama of the Marble Heart,
and the whole play was n series of
brilliant triumphs to those who were
playing under every disadvantage in
the way of stage, and filing the gaps
from their store of ready expedient
Raphael, the Sculptor, lived, loved
and died the victim of folly and frenzy
in Mr.. Huntley. There was not a
line in the poets terrible conception,
that he did not thoroughly interpret.
Miss Florence Kennedy rs "Marco,"
was simply splendid. True, yet mer
cenary; loving yet repelling it was
character that seldom has It's counter
part in life, and that must be formed
and vitalized by the artist, hardly aid
eel by the words of the author.
In the scene of the life story, she was
absolutely grand 1t was the perfec-
ton of acting.
On the previous evening the audi
ence had learned to hate MIR DeLeon.
SO admirably did he play the villain in
the role af Capt. Hawksley, that the
man was lost in the part, and his eX
cellent acting made the part as obi
Gus as the author intended it should
be. But in Voltage, the editor Of the
Magic Lantern, be returned to our
good graces, and we learned that this
versatile and talented actor Is alike at