Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-30

Ty Mrs. Pickering. -
Having ID our psevious numbers noiiesd many Of
Our DISTINGUISHED actresses most Of whom were for
eieners, We will now devo,e column exclusively 10
native of America and let the woTldse that are
not wholly dependent on imported materials for our
histronic amusensnls. We Will first notice Mrs U.
Barrett one OF the most beautiful and fascinating &C
tresses of the ege II we Iecollec, aneh' TINS lady
was PLAYING al Boston in 1917 as Mrs Drummond;
she Was .ailtTw ards known al me Cha'nam Lhea'ie
as Mrs, Henry and finally, in 1876, married MT Geo.
Fl. Barrett, the best light come dian ~ the country.
For the lss six or eight years. Mrs Barrett has play
ed bus ltto in this city, although she occasionally
faveTsus with glimpse Of her beauty and sklL much
10 our satisfaction and delight ComtdyS her favo'
rite inc; and in Leiiia Hardy, Vlolnne Lady Town
ly, Lady Racket, &c, we do not know any one
more perfectly delightful ~
One Of our most accomplished native actresses Is
Mrs. Caroline Blake, THE eldest sister OF me dlsun-
gushed Placide family) who was born in l798 we
beg her pardon for IatlDg, but refer her 10 Dunlap
as the author Of This piece OF scandal Miss Pacdes
parents beng both players, she was accustomed 70
the stage from inancy and IN 1870 we find her Ia
vnrlie performer et he Park Theatre She shortly
after became Mrs. WariRo bat lost her husband net
long after marriage. In 1924 he was attached he
Chatham Theatre, and IN 1926, married Mr. m. Il.
Blake, then of that establishment. As general ac-
tress we do not know her superior; In tragedy, come
dy, opera, or farce, she is equally al home. When
Cinderella was produced at the Park in 1880, Mrs.
Blake was the original Clorinda. and her singing and
aching in that character have been qualles by none
Of her successors She has sweet voice, and heI
simple unaff cied style OF ballad singing s truly de-
hghtful but comedy ia perhaps her true FORTE and
in that ine her brilliant black eyes, bewitchng smiles,
and arch. airy manner, appear TO the best possible
advantage, and we cannot but regret that she has
not now the opportunity OF displaying them On the
boards Of the Park or National.
We now c. me 10 one Of the most interesting fc-
mails on the American snge, the daughter OF the We
texan Cooper, ard grand daughter o the late noble
hearted MAJOR James Fairc. Miss Priscilla T.. Coop
her IN N a.
der. Pill WI bin few short years, her iaiIer was
the brightest In theatrical NJ msphtTe; and
her mohtr, the once exquisite Mary Fa,lIe was, IN
her day considered the lov.lnst woman III New
York, and for beauty, wit, taste and elegance com
blned, certainly had no eqial Miss Cooprrs ~ 81
appearance on singe, was at the Bowerv Theatre
Feb uary l7h 1884, for her fathers benefit, in The
| character oi Virginia. On that occasion Mr. Cooper
played Vrgnius; Mr.. Hamblin, Iclius; Mr. Forrest
Den aus-a Of unrvailed excellence Miss Coop
is very pretty, has fair comp exon. light auburn
hair hoang IN thick natural cur- she 10 graceful
and lad like in her manners, and, although needing
study and experience, H. as an actress, deserving OF
the warmesi support and encouragement. In SepIem
ter 1885, she appeared Tor few nights, playing Miss
Donllon Desdein1na, Mrs. Beverly Lady Ttazle and
Jullana. in the Honey Moon, with very gratifying sue
cess Since which shs has travelled with her father
al the South and West where she has been received
with enthusiasm.
The pretty actress, Mrs. Pickering, Che i'll faied
daughter of poor Jacob Woodruff, no died here Of
cholera in 1882 canno, yet have pass frem the re-
col ec,ion of our readers. In January, 1888 urged
by the necessities of her family Miss Clara Wood.
hull made her debut nj the Richmond Hill Theatre in
Lovers Vows, "a Amelia Wldenhe m, Mrs Barnes
playing Agatha Frbcrg. She was very young and
her situation excited general interest in her behalf
She subs, qnenty performed NJ The National and Bow
cry and February IL h, 1887, was married 10 MIR,
Andrew L. Pickering, worthy actor Of The late The
atre. Her last appearance IN New York was in Sep
tenber. 1887; and rvng at New 0 leans, on an en-.
asqement there she seized with the yellow fever,
Of which fatal disease she expired Oc,ober l5h 1897
in the 18th yesrof her age. As woman, she was
pure, gentle, and amiabe an actress, respectable,
and rapidly improving and her uniimely dccease, il,
the very prime of youth, fearful blew 10 her al
Gc,onate husband, and d stracted widowed mother,
The latter OF whom has indeed drank deeply Of afHc
toms bitter cup.