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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IV, Issue 285, 6 December 1869, Page 2

- Me. George Cojctereli.'s Entertainment. The most sanguine of Mr. CotterelFs well wishers cannot hare been otherwise than surprised and gratified not only by the reception accorded to him on Friday evening, by a house crowded to excess, but also by the manner in which he acquitted himself, so far surpassing as it did anything that we have seen at either of his former entertainments. In his female characters Mr. Cotterell (who has now acquired that confidence . and self-possession which alone were wanting in order that he might do full justice to the remarkable talents he so. undoubtedly possesses), is especially happy, and whether or not it is owing to fickleness on our part we are unable to say, but we are compelled to confess that, although the delightful Mr?., Meals is as charming as ever, she has found a dangerous rival in our affections in the elegant Lady Clara Trimbleton, a character which, in our opinion, gives evidence of higher : powers than any which Mr. Cotterell has hitherto ' presented to the Nelson, public. Lady Clara is a gushing creature of, say, forty odd summers, but with all her eccentricities, and they are not a few, she contrives always to 'remain the lady, a fact "' which is well worth mentioning, as being-espe-cially difficult for a gentlemanto accomplish. On Mr. Cotterell's first appearance in public we expressed a conviction that he would find it necessary to pay a little more attention to the get up of his characters, and we are glad to find that he has made a step in thia direction, Lady Clara's costume being rich and . elegant in the, extreme; no doubt we shall ere long find a similar improvement in the dress of some of the other characters., he so cleverly impersonates. With regard to Miss Doodah," we can only say that she, is. a most : original conception brilliantly carried out. In the interests of thoss of our readers who have yet to make the acquaintance of this animated young person, we forbear to give any particulars of her. appearance, as to be enjoyed fully she should take them by surprise, as she did us, Her dancing ia really exquisite, and "we doubt not that many, who at duty's call may have occasion to carry painfully, with aching shoulder and excoriated toe, 'some -frisky .-but heavy looted damsel through the mazy dance, will think with a sigh of Mr., j Cotterell's light-heeled partner. The, youthful swain, too, the intensity of whose, passion robs him, of words wherewith to express his' emotions — we have all experienced that at one time or another— will envy Mr.- Cotterell the -ease and assurance with which he conducts the courtship of his taciturn but coy youug partner. The com- ~ plete success of Friday evening's entertainment leaves no room for doubt, phai Mr. Cotterell will < have a bumper house to-night, when he will once' more. present himself to the Kelson public, .with ; vhom he has now taken up the position of an established favorite. Our notice of the performance would be incomplete did. we omit to mention the valuable assistance rendered by Mr.Oakey,whoplayed the" pianoforte .accompaniments with/ i the greatest expression and; good taste* v