Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-06
MISS KEMBLE.

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cordial and honorable to humanity. in the sub
inined ,ke;ch of Miss KEMBLs, from London
Magazine, says the Philadelphia Gazette, that
We feel pi asure in giving 1t a republication
Such daughter, with such filiai devotion. de-
serves even more than the high renown she has
acquired. The refined world may applaud her
a. the fascinating, versatile and brilliant &C ress;
grey beard critics, warmed BY her id poetry,
NAY ~reathe her slrish brow with the green
leaves Of fame;-but the good will hold her m
regard still more sacred, for the uwigh,ness of
her conduct and the constaury vi Der affections
% Miss Fam, Kemble was never destined to
the stage The mlstor,unts Of the parent made
the daughter an actress The former VAS reduc.
ell by the failure Ut his management, aud thu law
suits in WHICH, AZ part propr t"r at the theatre,
he had been involyed-hi- faGiilvcs lie vas about
to be e U cftRas; he was an uor
tunate man, aud the fate of misfortune he oas
daily undergoing in increasing bitterness; tie ex-
Drcted sympathy, and encountered dsresdr and
dpserlion on the part OF those who. III ms heyday
of prosperity were proud (the contemplate rep
tiles y To call themselves hi, friends " hile the
Gloom was settling in deBser wreath, over bis
once cheerful hear,h-while bitterness and dsap-
pointment and anxiety iur the salvailuli and vel
fare of those vhe we're 20 HIM dcsreT than lie It
sell, was torturing his heart his young daughter
stepped forward. averied tie Impending arm OF
fate. and dispelled the darkness from his dwell
| ing.
| the hovtlenish girl had suddenly assumed
the sedate aspect Of the thoughtful woman: all
ycuthfnl visiuus and dav dreams, and secret and
silent aspirations. were al once bah'hed from
| her bosop and, with the iBreD,dltv of an Amazon
armed IN a hoiy cause. she deIsbera'el! came be-
fore the gaze of ,nul,itudcs to wage war aealnst
Fortune on behalf of those nh" had gwen her l,te
| and for vi nu she determined to dedicate that
| life, In spite Oi the inces-ant anxiety whch avail
| ted her. the wear and tear ui pub &c a'u'"efy'
and the covert ISLANDERS. NJ open lni. al a KS
! of whatsoever should be base enough. VI oca,Iiy
enough, 10 assault and malisn an srtess, in'fen-
siye s,rl. The very act which brought her on
the stage, proclaimed her worth aud virtue, ani
even had she miseraDiy tailed. should have gwen
her sacred character, proclaimed possession on
her part of that species Of virtue, which Is the
unrest and the best auJ i5e u.ost acceptable 50
| the Father of Goodness and Mercy, -! BY
this Mis-, Kemble manifested ,cr superla'''"
virtue, her wisdom aud her strength "' ri"d.
J Talk of Gre ian daughters atter ii
| The pety OF Vitgii's hero, thOush aided by
! the charms Of poetry, is surpassed rs the p'e'y
of the Young gri obeyins the hafa and prosa'c
! cali Of necessity and love,
10 tbaudon in a moment every cherished an'
cira ion and scheme OF lfe-to devote her
existence to the existence Of her paTents-to
face a theatrical audience unprrpared as she
was, and trusting only to her inmate strensth.
was a manifestation Of moral courage and
devotion, which was well calculated TO evince
her worth and take captive the hearts OF
Enylishmen. The experiment was attempted,
and was hailed BY tempest Of applause. Well
20 we remember the night, and well do we re-
member the broken tones and fearful eye with
which the father, in his Astounding pride Of heart,
came forward TO acknowledge the congratu'a
tons of the auditory. Happy father. t" have so
excellent child for surely. II Heaven has re-
wards in store fer mortals its choicest blessings
| mus, descend like the silent dew upon the head
of so worthy and good daughter.
Miss Fanny Keinble was courted and ca
ressed; was tie theme of general praise and inn
vidous MISUNDERSTANDING toasted her in their
clubs. and spawned forth their fippant batteries
in her presence-ladies Of fashion invited her as
a newly arrived iioness, to their mansons-she
was the object Of universal applause. wonder and
sympathy. An ordinary girls head would have
been turned instantly-Mss kemble was made
of Sterner and truer metal