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Personne [Wilkins, Edward G. P.]. "Dramatic Feuilleton (Faits Divers)." New-York Saturday Press. 18 Feb. 1860: 3.
Type: newspaper ; Genre: theater criticism
Abstract
Personne claims that there is nothing new at the theaters and that he is waiting for Wood to return to the stage. He gives a general account of the theatrical news and events. He reprints an anonymous review from Rochester of Mr.---'s performance as Sir John Falstaff. Personne gives his commentary on last Saturday's rehearsal of the Flirt Harmonic Society. Personne also writes about the London Critic's determination of Taylor's A Tale of Two Cities as unsuccessful and reprints the New Orleans True Delta's account of a performance of Our American Cousin at the Varieties Theatre. Personne cites Walt Whitman as the exception to his observation that everyone is doing things in the same old ways. Personne concludes with commentary and news about the Opera at Irving Place and Der Freischultz.
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- Keene, Laura [pages: 3]
- Personne reports that Keene has "renewed" the "Ledger style advertising" she used for Our American Cousin to promote Jeannie Deans (3).
- Sothern, Edward Askew [pages: 3]
- Sothern is mentioned in the New Orleans True Delta account of the events of a performance of Our American Cousin at the Varieties Theatre (3).
- Wallack, John Lester [pages: 3]
- Personne notes that Lester Wallack's Romance of a Poor Young Man is still at Wallack's (3). (It is unclear which Mr. Wallack is being written about here.) Wallack is mentioned in the New Orleans True Delta account of the events of a performance of Our American Cousin at the Varieties Theatre (3). Personne also reports that Mr. Wallack is "getting mercenary" in terms of controlling the audience so that the paying customers enjoy the show (3).
- Wallack’s Lyceum (Theater) [pages: 3]
- Lester Wallack's Romance of a Poor Young Man is still playing at Wallack's (3). Personne also reports that Mr. Wallack is "getting mercenary" in terms of controlling the audience so that the paying customers enjoy the show (3).
- Whitman, Walt [pages: 3]
- Personne reports that it appeared Walt Whitman was the only person "who does nothing as nobody ever did it before" (3).
