The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-03-23
THE DRAMA.
An Exquisite entertainment by
Columbia Amateurs.


their entertainments at Antoinette
Hall Thursday and Friday evenings
last. The Band is composed of
fifteen gentleman, and notwithstald-
ing it has been organized only about
one year, it approaches the best
travelling professional bands on the
road, and does not fall far short Of
any we have ever heard. We were
most agreeably struck with the ap
pearance of the troupe, each one
giving evidence by his department
and suavity that he was a perfect
gentleman: and we take particular
pleasure in relating that not a rip
pie occurred to mar the pleasure oc-
casioned by their presence in Pulas
XII, and that they not only afforded
our people a splendid theatrical
treat, but they themselves were well
pleased with their reception. The
first evening the play was, michael
Erie, or the Maniac's Revenge"
followed by "ToOdles." The play
for the second evening was The
Idiot Witness, or Tale of Blood"
followed with ''The Loan of
Lover" The mention of the parts
taken by each of the gentlemen and
ladies in these plays is useless,
since it would take too long to give
to each the mention that merit de
serves, and we do not think that
we viii be charged with invidious-
ness in remarking alone upon the
leading characters. Mr.. T. P. Es-
kew, as the Maniac, as George
Acorn and as the Idiot Witness,
evinced an extraordinary stage tai
ent that would rank him star if
he was a professional Capt II. P.
Seavy, a gentleman of excellence
in the social circle, played with
distinction heavy part in all the
plays. DR.. J. P. Herndon and Mr.
F. H. Smith, as comedians, are
ar fat in their role. showing a won
derful comprehension of character
both comic and tragic. DR.. S. D
Herndon, a retired physician of
Columbia, a man of eminence and
great worth, won admiration and
elected much applause as Toodles.
Mr.. W. j. Rushton sustained diff
cult character in three of the PLAYS
with great credit to himself, while
Messrs. W. n. Wilson, f. Yoest.
Lynch Perry, J. c. Hackney, Edgar
Newport and S. P. Witherspoon
each displayed a familiarity with
the parts to which they were as
signed, and played the minor char
acters with intelligent exactness.
We mention last because it is best
(the gentlemen cannot take UNI
brage) the ladies who lent their as
sistance to the troupe and contrib
uted to the occasion, what woman
gives to everything in which she
engages, three fourths OF the inter
est and success, and all the merit.
We make no distinctions between
the accomplished ladies, Mrs. II. P.
Seavy, Miss Josie Woodsldes and
Mrs. E. Yoest. They bore the
brunt of scrutiny and criticism with
out fault, and they each exhibited
a versatility of excellence that ellie
tied admiration and commanded
respect We have heard and seen
many ladies of extraordinary stage
repute, and we are earnest in saying
that these ladies closely approach
the best and surpass many who are
called the best. And now we men
ton a remarkable characteristic OF
the entertainments, the total alb.
sence of anything and everything
that was not perfectly chaste and
peculiarly pleasing; and We &c
further to reitterate that the matter
and manner of stage makeup anC
general PerSoneZ, the affable and ex
quisite elegance Of department and
appearance of the individual mem
bers of the troupe, their social at
tainments and exquisite demeanol
in private and public, all went tC
constitute them perfect ladies anC
gentlemen in the eyes of our PEG
pie, and to win for them a genera
admiration and respect, which W,
hope may go far in fastening tn
bonds of friendship which unit,
! Columbians and Pulaskians ant
render the intercourse and amenitie
between the two sister towns NOR
frequent and fervent