The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-12 00:00:00

MRS. TAYLOR, THE ACTRESS.

Of all the various fields that are open to the exertions of.!,
industry and talent, there is no one that presents to the
enthusiasm of youth a bait so tempting and yet so delu-
sive
as the stage. The novitiate generally required is
the sacrifice of a "huge cantle" of the best part of an
actor's life before he can hope to be installed in the ho-
nours or emoluments of his profession ; and, should he
ever attain them, they are held by the most precarious of
all tenures—popular opinion, won and preserved only by
a constant struggle with the competitors who precede
and follow him. All this he must endure before he has
the slightest chance of making any thing in the shape of
a provision for that portion of his life when the infirmi-
ties of age physically incapacitate him horn playing even
his own Individual character.
The members of this profession who, from the want of
patrons, the caprices of fortune, or the absence of extra-
ordinary talent, are doomed to exist on the miserable pit-
tance that is gleaned from going the round of the provin-
cial stage, frequently remain on it until they outlive their
fame, and, from. the decay of their faculties, lose, when
they can no longer give expression to " the laughter-
stirring thought," all claim on the patronage or sympa-
thy. of the_ public; the race that applauded their matured
powers having. passed away and given place to another
who know thent only when impaired by time. ,
In illustration of these general remarks, we copy from
the playbill announcing Mrs. Taylor's benefit, for to-mor-
row night, the following brief but melancholy appeal to
the kindness of her friends and the generosity of the
public.
"Mrs. Taylor most respectfully announces to her friends and
the patrons of the drama, that, after having spent tifty three
years in the service of the public, she feels her powers to de-
cline with advancing age, that she is compelled to withdraw
herself from all further labour in a profession requiring the
healthful vigour both of mind and body to discharge its ar-
duous duties. She trusts, therefore, that this her last appeal to
the support of a generous public will be met with kind consi-
deration, and that the circumstance of her not appearing before
them on this occasion will not be prejudicial to her interests,
when they are informed that she has fur souse tune past been
confined fly severe indisposition."
The . perusal of this address induced us to make some
inquiries respecting this lady, and we find that she is a
gentlewoman both in mind and in manners—that her
public and domestic life has been distinguished as one of
unblemished honour and integrity—and that, at the age
of seventy •three, she is entirely dependent upon the pro-
fits of this benefit_for support during the short period that
she is likely to remain on this mortal stage.
During ihe present season we have had the pleasure of
seeing the Theatre " full to repletion" on several occa-
sions,, and particularly on the nights when Taglioni made
her appearance. We venture to observe that the par-
formances of to-morrow night will not be found of a
less intellectual character, for the whole strength of
the company will be mustered. We therefore hope
that a higher motive than mere amusement will produce
as full an attendance,. and that we shall have the pleasure
of recording the gratifying intelligence that the gentry
of Liverpool witnessed the performance of A Cure for
the Heart Ache in order to relieve the " heart ache" of
old age and helpless infirmity.

TO THE EDITOR OF TEE LIVERPOOL STAND.IIRD.
Sin,—ln your report of the trial; at the Borough Sessions,
now e;.osed, we refer to the remarks on the case of a man named
Nicholas Ellwood, in which it is stated that at the time of his
being apprehended he was in our employment, tut which is not a
fact.
On that morning he intruded himself into our workshop, and
without provocation, knocked down our foreman and struck one
of our young men.
In consequence we applied to the authorities, and by our in-
formation he was taken into custody, whim committing the of-
fence for which he is now suffering the penalty in Lancaster
Castle, there appearing also against him two warrants for similar
assaults to that committed on our -premise:.,..

We request wore pasticularly.your insertion of this in your
next paper, as the Mercury is stilt more in error, by connecting
our name-with the Unionists without distinction, whose proceed-
ings we shotiki Le among the last to approve of.—Yours, &c.,
.GLADSTONE, EDDOWES, and Co.