Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-02-10

| ,eyeral tunes performed al the ederal-
street theatre. IL is written in black
| verse and exhibits very considerable pow
er of versificaion. The author was at
that time, as we have been told, clerk
IN IA counting-room in this town. He
performed Orlando, the leading charac-
ter in his tragedy himself. He after
wards left both the counting house and
the stage, entered the profession of the
law, and published in isO7, Digest Of
the Laws of Massachusetts, in 4 vols oc-
tavo. He died few years ag", at Rat-
land, in the county Of Wore
J Stone, formerly of Boston, now a
player Of some eminsnce in one Of the
New York Theatres is the author Of se-
seral dramatic pieces whose titles are
not now recollected, and which have
been played at the ampilheatre in Bos-
ion, in Charleston, and in Albany. One
of Mr.. S'one's pieces, which we have
not seen, is called "The Banker of Ron-
en-" founded on the recent history OF
Faun,lerov, who was executed for forge
ry in England.
b b. Curtis, painter of some cele-
brity in Boston, is the author also Of
sundry dramatic pieces, not published.
One of them was played two or three
times, few years ago, at the Boston
theatre.
James Ellison of tbs city, many years
book keeper in the Boston Bank, wrote
plav in five acts, founded on the histo.
ry of the blockade Of Trpoh, BY COM
modore Preble and the campaign Of
General Eaton, called "The American
Captive" 1t was represented several
times at the Federai-street theatre, when
first written, and several years after, un-
derwent some revision by TIE author, aud
was performed at the ampilhea,re. Mr..
Ellison, died in Boston, some years ago.
Henry J. FINN, one of the present
managers of the Boston theatre, wrote
play called " Montgomery" which had
some,h ng Of a run AT the time il was
produced. The scene of the piece is
laid on The frontiers ofVermont aud Ca
NADIA, and The fable is woven of incidents
connected with the revolutionary wur.
One or two other pieces We have heard
attributed to M. Finn, but with what ac-
curacy we have not the means of know
ing
Perhaps we ought not to close this
supplementary catalogue without record
ing "The Mercenary Match" b, BARNA
BIDwELL. This was tragedy in TWO
acts, written in blank verse while the au-
thor was pupil or a tutor in Yale Cob
lege. It is thirty years at least since we
have seen il, and We have no recollection
of its merits. Mr. Bidwell afterwards re-
moved to Massachusetts, and obtained
the appointment of attorney general
He was violent politician of the JeGer-
son school at the period Of the highest
political excitement, and his tragedy was
made the theme of much merriment and
reproach by his political adversarics.-
H. left the state many years ago, aud
went into Upper Canada, where he made
something ola figure among the colonial
politicians. He died at Kingston or in
its nelghborhood
ADDITIONS BY TIE CADET
Doctor Joseph Shecutt, physician OF
some eminence in South Carolina, was the
author of two Dramatic performances, the
one entitled The battle of the Cowpens,"
and the other, The battle of Eutaw
Springs These productions, were for
several years held as kind of sacred pro-
perty by the author, and for a 'ong time he
obstnaiely refused to suffer them to come
before the public even when ne had the
most pressing requests for their peri"rm-
ance At last, however, the author, Yeen-
ted, and at the time the late MIR. Hol-
man was manager Of the Charleston Thea
tire, Doctor Shecutt mos earnestly solicit
ed him to bring his productions before the
pubic. Mr. Holman took the dramas in
TO his possession, and Promised to BRING
them forward, but ere he could do 81 an
unfortunate difficulty occurred between
hiin and Mr. James III. Caldwell, now ma
nager of tho New Orleans and western
Theatres, which put an end to his theatre
cal career, and IN all human probability,