Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-10-31
NEW YORK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

This Theatre at its opening last night, was file
10 overtiow--as matter of course. The new
mode of lighting 10y gas. within ground glass; i
extremely grateful TO the eyes sit where you will
you can never re annoyed by an offensive glare o
light. In the scenic department, we observe, thu
manager has been very foriunate-he can boast o
possessing many of the pre,ies, specimens Of seen
cry in America
On the rising OF the curtain last evening, Mr.
Barrett, stagemanager presented himself. and reel
ted, IN his happiest manner, the Prize Poem -th,
production of Granville Mellen, Esq. of Portland
Me- OF which the following is copy:
" Y. Gaz., Oct. ID.
A In the old days when Athens her crown,
And temples sVall'd bent ath her classic frown;
Wben GOdsto leave their starry thrones began,
And sioop'J TO bless the infancy Of man,
ttollo claimed the empire of the mud,
AnaformJ the Dramatic subdue mankind.
Rude art at hr., begwld hi, rujer age
HIS hope, IN. Muse,Q) chseuri,y his stage
Severe in g1acs, with matches majesty
CurPd his proud lip, and glanc'd his eagle eye;
On mamie drew the o"n,eorate3 bow,
And LAID the Python Ca) OF the .piriio
Then with the glorie' of his bard' uniur'd,
lie bur, IN radiance ON waking world;
And in tue beauty of undypg youth
unveipdthe mirror OF truth,
But ns int came Down Athens-and red war
Fm'd the rich altar Of the conqueror.
The nine in horror fed the quy'ring wire,
Oblivion star'd ocr Il ueias desert seas,
And the wind inosn'd through out her palaces.
Barbarian hands impelId tue doom Of years,
Mercy was gone, and genius stood in teafs
Italia thcu grew besuful-the
That whclm'd all Greece IN one Implying gravs
RvlFd TILL rainbow broke upon its gloom,
Aud spannd the a. ches Cf immortal Rom.i
Lo, here the God uubinds his golden hair,
Aud hts young presence fills tn enchanted air;
Wild passion-sounds the list'nins spirit thrill
Aud music floats round each melodious bill!
But all .hy palaces, aud halls aud waves
Land of bright :rrls, too beautiful for graves,-
IL was not thine 10 win with dew III flowers
The tragic maid to daily in thy bowers
Truth, like thy marbles, As cold aud dead
fed
Yes--fom that land Of heaven enkinded fire,
Where Mars tund HI, harp aud Dante hi. Tyre.
(S) Not lung she tarried with the troubadour
Mad soul, as sparkling as the skies pure.
Not yet her yision'd hours had come-bot vet.
As III her dreams had art and naturr met:
Reason still rose DER hcttons painted fears,
aud gave but sadness, where she ask for tears,
AZ last a, hope herself bright slndal'd hope went bv
high-browd minstrel IN her eyei
Hurried through Heaven the silver summon. run
She calls On ShnktPsGre, and her throne Is won.
And our, is Shakespeare: on these splendid walls
lie and hi Queen shall hang their coronaI-
Here peerless taste her wreath of hul. shall tvyiur
Aud beauty hind IT round her fragrant sirue:
Here music bend above her sounding wires
Where genius guards his haog'd alar-te>
Whilst wizard eloquence shall triumph here
And poetry herself IN .teps of liz h aupeaft
Here bod-brcw'd guilt shall cover ia kindred shame
A"d mirrord virtue point the track TO fame.
Herc rensive woe shall court her soothing wies
Aud here rude mirth be chs'ten'd INTO smiles;
Here de"-eyd youth with kindly age shallstray
And meteor wit leap lightly round ther way;
Here man. pourlrayed, shall yet Hume the sgp
And wnnai's grace throw magic round the stage
And while the sun otireedom lights cline,
Through allthe smiles, and all the storm, of time
Here, TO the last, shall patriot pride command,
The motto stil " Ou7 glory and gu- landr'
ID The early Chorus.