Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-11-27
Amnsementa.
THE c. c. c. COMBINATION AND
FRANK DREW.

80 FRANK DREW.
We esteem it a misfortune tina
: the audiences We're not larger at tn
performances of this company, an,
our people missed thereby the OPP
portunity of witnessing some Of tn,
finest comic acting now producibll
in this country. The sparseness D
attendance was attributable to tive
. causles, the terrible inelemeney 0
the weather and the previous pre-
sentation here of entertainments moi
attractive to the same class of people
as would have enjoyed the sterling
excellency of Mr.. Drew's acting. Il
was not known in fact till two days
before the performance that he
would act with the company, and
there was no opportunity of giving
publicity to the fact soon enough to
interest the public.
The piece selected for performance
was Brougham's drama of "Temp-
tation, or the Irish Emigrant.'
Brougham himself was the original
representative of the principal Irish
character in his play, but was not so
successful in it as Mr.. John Drew,
who afterwards assumed the part
and made it one of the most attract
i've pieces of Irish comedy that has
ever been put on the stage. On his
death his mantle fell upon his
Brother, Mr.. Frank Drew, who is
now the typical representative of
the part. What he gives us is not
the stock caricature of the Irishman,
but it is Paddy himself, studied
from the life lovingly and faithfully,
with all his fun and all his foibles
and all his warm-hearted geniality.
We have seen nothing equal to it
since the days of Power, the stage
Irishman of our boyhOod.
The after-piece was "Nan the
GOOd-for Nothing" in which Miss
Tessie Deagal, the principal lady of
the company, greatly delighted her
audience with her n0iUe rendition
of the title role. She is very young
actress, and promises to become a
eOmeClienne of the school of Lolita |
and Maggie Mitchell, and no I'M
worthy successor of these little COM
edy queens. We hope for the COM
pany better success than they met |
with here.
JOHN THOMPSON.
This well-known speciality actor
gave performance on Monday
night to the best house any COM
pany has had here for some time.
The entertainment was received
with delight by all who were there;
indeed we doubt whether anyone
could have gone without finding
to his liking in the even
ing's program, for it was a prOtean
comedy in which Mr.. Thompson
gave his audience Il taste from a
variety of choice dishes. The enter
tainment opened with "Sweet-
hearts," pleasant little tWO-act
which was well rendered.
This was followed by "Around the
World in Eighty Minutes, i" in which
4 gentleman Of slender means, whose
wife has mania for travelling and
wants to visit foreign countries, de-
vises a plan to cure her of this wish.
He essays to so thoroughly disgust
ler with the people of other nations !
hat she will be content thereafter
% remain at home. To this end he ]
lisguises himself and appears before I
her as a specimen of first one race !
md then another, until finally he {
his purpose-she no :
Onger wishes to travel. In these {
,urlesque representations, which I
ire prolific of fun, Mr.. Thompson {
displays his wonderful versatility ,
If talent, and whether as character i
lctOr, musician, magician or dancer, II
he is a complete success. He is well =
by Miss Dotie Nagle and I
Miss MOllie Thompson, the latter of {
whom, it may be mentioned, is a :
of superior merit. /
JANAUsCHEK. :
We go to press too late to record {
he acting of Madame Janauschek,
,ut rejoice to report a number of
places taken sufficient to insure a q
rand success. Our notice of this Z
must be reserved for '
lext week. r