The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-28
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Virginia Historical Society.
A meeting OF the Executive Committee
OF the Virginia Historical Society was held
yesterday at 1890 O'Clock p. VI. Present {:
Messrs. Wexford chairman, Kelley, Pal
mer, Cabell, Barney, Brock, Henry, OFT, and
Barksdalc recording secretary.
A number of gifts Of books, ETC., were
reported. including three large boxes Of
pamphlets and files OF newspapers-the
Central PreS6yteriaR and the Richmond
Wing, issued before, during, and since the
late war-from Mrs. VI. 4. sitIington, Mil
boro' Springs, Bath county, Va.
Letters expressing interest in the well
fare Of the Society from Professor William
b. Rogers, Ii. d., Boston, Mass; Colonel
J. Marshall McCue, Alton, Va; William
Harden, Esq, Savannah, Ga, and others,
were read by the corresponding secretary ;
also. acceptanees Of membership from Rev.
! Thomas V. Robinson, Church Of 81. Paul
the Apostle, and Richard p. Williams, Esq,
New York city; Commodore John II. Up
shur, United States navy. and william
Cabell RiyeS, Esq. Washington, ID. c.;
John Scott Cunningham, ESD, pay di-
rector United states navy, Philadelphia,
Pa; Garrct +. Watson, Esq, Richmond.
Va; Charles J. Iloadley, Esq, Hartford,
Conn.
The following were elected members Of
the Society: Rev. T. Lewis Banister. ID.
d.. Harrison Wright, Ph. d., and Sheldon
REYNOLDS, VI. A., Wilkcsbarre, Pa. Wythc
Dandy. Esq, Navy Department, Washing
ton, ID. c.; Rev. William Carey Crane, ID.
d., Ii. d.. president Baylor University,
Independence. Texas; Rev. Amer Mar
soma Collins, 4. NJ, NJ. d., Marion, Linn
county, Iowa.
Adjourned 10 meet ON Friday. February
10th next, a; 5 O'Clock p. NJ, at the rooms
OF the Society, in the Westmorehnd Club
house.
The THEATRE LAST NIGuT-D. \. NJ
Mr.. 4. &. Gunter, the talented author OF
the brilliant and delightful comedy, u. \.
W., arrived in this city on yesterday from
New York. He came to witness, for the
first time, the representation OF his work
upon the stage. This play was commenced
two years ago in san Francisco while
the ill-fated Jeannctte was al anchor
in the harbOr. ID. 4. VI. was played
for the first time in Norfolk on the
18th instant, last night being only its see
ond production. The house was crowded.
The actors were all well up in their parts,
and performed with decision and vim.
Robson and Crane were, as usual, immense,
and all the others rendered their parts eX-
cellcntly. The comedy : decided sue
cess. II is intensely American, though
many nations have their representatives in
the drdmdtiS perSOaRG andthe scene is laid
i'm Paris. But it, chief charm j. in IT,
originality. IL copies nothing. 1t l.
new thing. and ,parkles with Wit and
humor from beginning 70 end. Tie char
acter OF Ambique stands out ~ creation,
and is destined 10 be as Well known as Bob
Acres. or even Jack FalstaG. Such q
mixture OF impudencc. hraggadocio, and
self-conceit. combined with intensity OF
purpose. lack Of all principle, and ner
vousness actually painful, can only find IL
counterpart in-nature.
To use the language OF the day, An
| bique is decidedly 4 crank and very
comical one at that. After the fight whicl
closes the second act, the audience Were
/ determined to have ont Amblque and Per
| kins ID. 4. NJ, but could scarcely MAKE
/ known their desire for laughing. The plo
Of the comedy has enough Oi probability
/ to keep alive the interest in At rs story
which adds 10 the poignancy OF tho
satire and makes the wit more enjoyable
/ than it would be i'm mere extravaganza
/ II would probably be an improvement II I
were compressed into three acts instead O
| four. and il the last act were less confused
| II would be better il it reached a pr0grcS
sive climax rather than have the point o
/ the ID. \. Ms success rest upon the acci
/ dent OF the moment.
Mr.. Gmter is also the author OF the new
/ play ..Fresh." in which john T. Raymond
/ is now performing with great success. H'
also wrote the thrilling mel0drama "Th'
/ Soul OF an Actress" given here 20 bril-
i liantly bv Miss CayendiSh last winter.
This afternoon "Ow Bachelors at the
matinee, and at night the eyer-charnine
Shakspcarian Twelfth Night
POLICE COURT.-Thef following eases were
disposed Of yesterday:
Lizzie Langhorne (coloredD was fined 81
for di,orderly conduct on the street.
Lindsey Fleming Ccol0red), charged with
trespassing upon Mount Zion church and
aSsaulting and threatening to Kill Charles
Barrett The ease was dismissed on pay
ment Of costs.
samuel Taliaferro and William Lewis
two small colored boys, arrested for fight.
ing on the street, were ordered 10 be locked
MP IN the station-hOuse until O'Clock laSl
evening.
John Green was fined - Tor refusing tC
assist Policeman Griffin in making IN ar