Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-10

die height, with symmetrical form rather light and
athletic Employed by the father TO instruct Lady Su
in elocution, he taught her. 1t seems that was no
sin love- and her becoming his vile she uotained
for him po I in America. 1t appesrs that Lazy susan
had love enough for her husband accompany him to
the other side of the glebenor from Churchs account
of Brlen would it that he was unworthy oil IT.
o'Bren is not only styled of parts buts said to
have shswn genius in of the characters OF Ben
johnson, and TO have been by nature formed TO
please" which seems TO imply that ne was both well
looking and agreeable
The union which of all those of professional origin
seemed to promise elcityha Of Elizabeth Lnley
with the subsequently, famous Sheridan, Is understood
10 have had but an i'll result. The lady, the daughter
of Lin lev the composer was beautiful accomplished
aud fine singer the gentleman w.t. man oil cour
age. and with apparently bright and prosperous HE
before him. He had fought for her with rival under
circumstances of romantic vao and no one appeared so
fit 10 carry off the warblng beasty he could alike
protect her with his sword ard write songs ri for her TO
MARBLE But Sheridan with all his great talents not
provdent enough to save wife from ordinary dispute
tude nor for ausht that has appeared had he the
diness of heart enough 10 make her happy IN spite OF
them and Miss Linley besides the vanity perhaps
taral faered beauty, and therefore craving Tor
admiration. wanted economy herself and had double
portion Of sensbly. IL is be doubted whether the
author of The Riras and The School for Scandal posses
scd the sentiments of love in anything like proportion TO
the animal assion Of IT, An harmonious nature proba
bly, left sympathy ofihe composition of his wife.
The result chiefly ii affected their fortunes has been
intimated by Madame 'Arably, in very solemn head
shaking style 1t was looked upon, no doubt as far
less daring thing take wife from the concert room
than the theatre especially Miss Lnley had not long
been in it. and the precedent Anastasia Robinson, not
wiihsianding the equivocal look of her position in the
first instance had been rendered by the graces OF her
understood proprety and manners, and the way in
which she sustained her rank to the last But female
to appear the stage, and IN comedy teo,
who, by singular fitness for personatag the character
OF eenewoman, Justly accorded the rank of one,
by common and who, by her marriage IN high
life, have taken off the part 1.-The oppIo
brum from all unions in future. We need not add that
allude
Elizabeth Farren who in the year 1897, upon the
death of his first Countess married TO Edward,
Earl of Derby father of the present Earl His Lord
ship was neither young nor handsome; the lady was
prudent quietly transferred her elegant manners from
the stage the drawing room, and the public heard no
more of her.
This sensible example was followed BY those whom
it had probably assisted towards the like exaltaon In
1907, Louisa Brunton married to the late Earl Cra
ven by whom she mother to the present Earl and,
like Miss Farren, disappeared into private life. We
recoecther being what is called fine woman, and
one that had ladyke manners, carried TO pitch OF
fashionable indifference. She would sometimes for in
stance twist about leaf Bit Of thread between her
lips while speaking by way of evincng her naturaness
xonckaance She sister of the respectable actcr
of the same name and Mrs Yates, the adura-
BILE performer OF VictortRe.
In the same year Miss Searle I'VE do know her
Christian name which is pity considering she was
of the delights of beysh eye became the wife
of Robert Heathcoe, ESQ., brother Of Sir Gilbert and
vanished Ike her predecessors. She was dancer but
of great elegance, with look of ladylke selfpos
session. which she conrved to preserve without inur
ing certain air Of enjoyment fitting for the dance. II
was this union which captvated US.
The Bsqsdys Opera put coroPet on the brews OF
another Poliy-a least this character, we believe
the which chiefly brought forward the gentle
tions of Miss Catherine Bolton called also Polly Boil
toH) who IN 1873 became the wife of Lord Thurlow,
nephew of the first Lord Thurlow, the Judge, and,
what is true poet Notwithstanding the fantastic
things he mrSed up with his poetry We fear he made
but poetical consor richer the article of mind
than of money but II he had poets Kindness, and
her Ladyshp heart enough understand him las her
look promised) she may still have been happy. We
know nothing further Of his Lerdship his marriage
except that the present Lord is the result.
We have no records before to show when Mr.
Becher gentleman of fortune, married the celebrated
tragic actress, Miss O'NeiE when Mr. Bradshaw
another married Miss Tree, of the of the
representatives. of Shakspeases gener heroines, albeit
there something little astdious in her counte-
nance. The latest of these unions, Mrs Couttss mar
riage To the Duke of St Adams, came the first under
our notice and therefore shall now conclude with
some general remarks the spirit Of this custom of
wedding with the stage, and the light ia which II ough
to be regarded and this simply concentrates itself we
conceive, point, which is, that the theatrical
world renders person unworthy OF the highest
and happiest fortune, il the individual has been
spo by il than the world offashion does Let any
ask himself whether il would be farer to say, Don't
take wife or husband from the stage" than Don't
take one from the wsrd OF fashion" Mrs Bradshaw
of unexceptionabls character Lady Peterborough
was unexceptionables Beard unexceptionabe so
was O'Bren, for aught know the contrary
were Miss Linley. Miss Farren, Miss Brunton, Miss
Searle, Miss Bolton, Miss O'Neiu, and Miss Tree
Really the stage, instead Of sorry figure these
casions cuts upon the whole, excellent one; aad
considering its comparative smallness and inferior edu
cation may put its fashionable fread the defen.
sive
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