Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-11-10
AH7uSeH7e0fS.


The only attraction at the theatre
this week was Miss Maude Granger
in s'Her Second Love-" Monday
night. She was greeted with well
filled house, and the audience was
largely made up of the best people
in GAINESVILLE. Miss Granger is an
emotional actress of no mean abili-
ty, but there is a certain stageness
about her representations that in a
measure detracts from the interest
in the play. The effort at producing
certain effects is too visible; the
perfection of all art is the complete
losing of the effort in the natural
ness and simplicity of the effect.
Miss Granger carefully observes the
rules of elOcution and good acting,
but the trouble is that such observ-
ance is too apparent. There was
much in the performance Monday
night that deserves praise. The
scene where Olga throws the money
at the feet of her undeserving hus-
band was we'll done and the audi
ence showed its appreciation by
calling the charming actress before
the curtain. The support was ex-
ceptionably good. Mr.. Geo. Vessels,
as Count Ivan Demidorf, did his
part well, and Mr.. J. w. Summers
as Paolo and Miss Lillian Vane as
Pauline deserve especial common
dation.
The play as presented Monday
night has been somewhat changed
from the way in which it was writ
ten by John A. Stevens. In the
original, Olga was made to comply
with the insulting request OF her
husband and then leave him for
ever. In that form it was very
harshly criticised by the New York
papers and we consider the altera-
ton great improvement. 1t ele-
Yates the character of the heroine
and makes more pleasing solution
of the difficulty.
The lady portion of the audience
was very much pleased with Miss
Changers handsome toiletteS. Her
dresses were some of those miracu-
lous creations of Worth that 80 de-
light the female heart and charm
the masculine'eye. One was very
elegant and elaborate corn colored
Ottoman silk. The skirt opened
over lace underskirt composed of
transverse draperies of rich silk lace
net, through which shown a faint
suggestion of a sea shell pink
petticOat. Another more simple
and, to our mind, more beautiful
costume was morning dress of
Princess cut, made of garnet plush
heavily trimmed with gray fur.
Miss Lizzie Evans, who cancelled
a date at the Opera House in the
early part of the season, will be here
on the 22d. She is a new star, and
this is her first season out. She has
been very favorably spoken of
wherever she appeared and it is
said she very much resembles Lolita,
though we have never seen it men
toned that she is so able kicker
as that popular little actress. She
will appear here in "Fogg's Ferry"
Major Pickett, of Nashville, was
in the city this week and called to
see US Wednesday afternoon. The
Major informs us that Mr.. Nathan
Collins, the well-knOwn elocutionist
has been employed by him to recite
"The Tragedy of The Lost Cause"
a dramatic poem of exceptionable
interest and literary merit, through
out the State, and will probably be-
gin in GAINESVILLE. We do not
speak of the poem from our own
knowledge, but Major Pickett in
form us, that while it is is story of
the late war, it contains nothing to
awaken old feelings and prejudices,
and is not a pouring out of senti-
mental regrets over the failure of
the Confederacy, as the name might
seem to indicate. The project has
not been definitely determined on
as yet and the date of Mr.. Collins
appearance here is not yet fixed.
He has established a national repu-
tation for his excellent recitations
of Damon and Pythias, and would
no doubt highly delight Clarks-
Vile audience in the poem mention
ed above. A per cent. of the pro-
ceeds will be given the Confeder-
ate Monumental Association of
Nashville.