Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-02-20
"PATlENCEn


The large audience that thronged the
theatre Friday night to see and hear the
GAINESVILLE ameteurs in Patience" was,
we believe, most agreeably surprised at
the really excellent rendition Of the OPP
era. The public is disposed to be skept-
cal concerning ameteur performances,
and no one anticipated so near an APP
proach to that perfection expected OF pro
iessionals, as was shown Friday. The
personal interest which necessarily at
tached to the appearance of local am
eteurs on the stage, was greatly height
ened by the really splendid performance
and the audience was therefore not on
ly pleased but delighted.
The company is to be much comp!i-
mented on having mastered the drill Of
stage maneuvre, il we may so term it.
The ease and grace with which the
mechanical parts of the play were gone
through with added much to the pleas
ure it afforded.
The choruses were we'll rendered and
brought forth rounds of applause
There have been scores of nice COM
pliments paid Miss Ruth Faxon who
had the part Of Patience" and she de-
serves them all. She understood the
naiute and charming artlessness that
the part demanded and executed it with
happy effect. She has a remarkably
clear and sweet voice and her singing
was as good as her acting.
Mr., Palmer made clever Bunthorne,
singing and acting well. lie did finely
in the soliloquy where he declared him
self an aesthetic sham" and his droll
assumption OF martyrdom, when gar
landed and led captive by the twenty
love sick maidens, was highly amusing
Mr. John Macrae deserves a special
compliment on his singing. His rem
dition of the solo "When ! first put
this uniform on" was one OF the most
attractive features of the performance.
Mr.. Charlie Beaumont presented the
part of "Grosvenor" creditably, but was
prevented from doing himself full JUS
tice by an extreme hoarseness.
Miss Blanche Lieber as "Lady Jane
was not excelled by any. She acted
S with perfect self-possesson and sung
: well. Miss Clemmie Herring is de-
e serving Of especial mention and so is
a Miss Anna Spicer and Miss Della Moor.
y ing, Mr.. Stanley Wiser and Mr.. Stew.
# art Hume should also come in for 8
Il share of compliment.
It If we should attempt to mention in
n detail how pretty all the young ladie:
d looked, and how well each member O
e the company sung and acted, there
!, would not be space in this issue of the
CHRONICLE to do the subject justice.
is There would be very little pleasure
n in an opera without good orchestra
n and it is proper to say that the instru
e mental music last night was no small
S. feature of the entertainment Mis-
y Smith at the piano, and Mr.. Nathan
Gallizier with the violin, did themselve
rs infinite credit, and afforded the audenc,
IS rare treat
" Mr.. Gallizier handles his instrument
d with great skill and is a violinist Q
rs merit. The dulcetnotes OF DR.. Wright
;e flute were also occasionally heard an,
re added much to the music.
Of Too much cannot be said in praise 0
cf Miss Smiths management Of this opera
k 1t has required the greatest care am
rs skill to train the company in concer
and each member in their respectiv
" parts, and all OF this has been done an
in well done by Miss Smith.
as This must not be the last perform
,h ance that the company gives. The
e. have shown their ability to entertain
ct and the public demands somethin
IS. more of the kind. We suggest tha
re they proceed forthwith to prepare 9Th
Mickado" and present it at some day i
OF the near future.
90 AT meeting of Washington IRWIN
Society last Friday the following officer