Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-04-30

speculative iniquity will be permitted
either to resume or gradually refund
deposits Gin the very heart-rending
plan of periodical instalments. We
remember little bank, in little, ru-
raj town, that failed several years ago.
Its business was small, but the exami-
ners found a gap that not less than
$1O0, 900 would FIJI. No one seemed
inclined to share the responsibility of
filling that gap. Severalgof the officers
could not be found. But the President
was traced eastW ard, and permitted to
go scot-free. That man had an ac-
count, in a Philadelphia bank, run
ming from 100000 to 100000, yet
not dollar of his ill-gotten gains ever
went to fill the gap that had chilled so
many confding hearts, and sent a
number to premature graves. Several
officers, directors, and stockholders of
the four banks under discussion are
amen of considerable wealth. 1t Is
hoped that those whom they have inn
poverished will have the full benefit
of legal redress.
At the Academy of Music last night
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson entertained n
large and cultured audience. Mr.. Jef-
ferson, although in his 57th year, has
lost mons of his peerless dramatic
power, and impersonates Grip Van
Winkle" with greater strength, art,
and talent than at any time during his
long professional career. He has fire.
quently been accused of having poor,
incompetent support, but we saw no
ground for such accusation on this oc-
easion. His support was admirable.
We might only need to mention the
name of Mr., Robert l.. Downing,
whose Hank Monk, in "Tally Ho,' We
have already criticised, but we feel
compelled to go even farther, and
leave no doubt of our assertion. If the
success of the performance depends
partly on the cost, the part of Grctch-
en- must receive considerable credit.
MISS LILLIAN LEE,
who impersonated Gretchen, deserves
unlimited praise as a painstaking, ac-
complished actress. Of course, the
support of an actor Of Mr.. Jefferson's
eminence generally receive little at
tention. Indeed, it is fashionable to
forget the names of the cast, and to
totally ignore the acting of the sup
port. OF course, we are questionable.
Gretchen, assumed by Miss Lee, was
ifelike f. esaaractsg. Indeed, were
there a word stronger than realism,
we should use it to describe her i'm
personation of the part. Miss Lee: was
or rfx
it, heart and souf.- Much of the SYM
pathy that the worthless Rip gains
depend on the realistic ill-treatment OF
the actress impersonating his wife,
Gretchen. Failure in that respect
would be dramatically painful. Miss
Lee failed in nothing, but interpreted
the part inteliigently, artistically, and
ably. The character has been termed
atermagant, but the word is too strong.
Gretchen has heart-and big heart
| indeed and no termagant, as the word
was used, could have much in that re-
spect. When she rated Rip with all
of the yehemence of jealous, angry
passion, one could imagine Miss Lee
meant every word she spoke and ev.
cry gesture she made. Realism was
just as much imagined when Miss Lee,
in depicting Gretchen's loving but ill.
treated heart, cried, ooh, Rip! you
will break my heart, you will" THE
SENTINEL representative is seldom
subject to the weaknesses of the aver.
age auditor, but he, must reluctantly
confess that che realism Of Miss Lees
agonizing cry fairly moved him
When she subsequently drove Rig
from home, out in the storm, with the
thunder rolling and the lightning
flashing, only to instantly repent ano
agonizedly recall, rip! husband =
Miss Lees emotion, which was intense
pierced every heart in the audience
AS we shaded our own eyes to hide {
rebellious tear, we saw number o
ladies drying the tears that the scene
had perhaps forced. Compared will
the few who have successfully sustain
ed the part of Gretchen. Miss Lee i
young actress however, she has fol
lowed the stage from childhood. bu
was never spoiled, and never becam,
Indifferent, Ike the generality of prod
igies. She is, we believe, Virgins
girl. Our first glimpse of Miss Le,
was during her childhood perhaps 1
years ago, when she impcrsonated
child part in Henry VIII, under tn
treatment of the famous Cushman a
Katherine. At that time, Miss LIE
was a member of Mr.. joint. Ford
stock company, and was OCCASIONAL,
utilized, under due guardianship, t
assume such child parts as appeare'
in the casts of plays produced in Nh
Ford's old circuit. We remember see
ing Miss Lee subsequently imperson
ate child part in Richard Ill, play
4 ed by Mr.. Edwin Booth, at Baltimore
We enjoy seeing any one rise in tn
path of life that has been steadil
pursued, and we enjoyed seeing, i
Miss Lees Gretchen of last night, tn
wonderful progress made by the littl
child we saw some years ago.
SHADOW
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