The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-07
Mrs. Fanny Kemb,e Buffers Readings OF
Shuk SOl are.

Mrs. Fanny KensbIe Buffers Readings OF
shaksps sre.
The Stuyvesant Institute was, last evening, the
scene Of another great display OF te inteIIs tual
prowess Of this gifted and accom- plished lady The
audience was . brilliant array OF the fashion and
beauty Of the city; and although upwards OF hundred
dollars in money returned the door the hall
was so crowded to be distressingly ineouvsnisat
This not surprising when the striking character of
the attraction Is taken into consideration the repre-.
sentstoni Of Shakespeare, and that by one 90 we'll
ted for the task by deep study solid learning and by
the possession Of all those accomplishments which
give grace and government genius. This patronage
does honor to the people 1t argues tho exstsnos on
their part Of . highly polished and refined literary
TASTE and their readiness pay tue utmsst Differences
to sterling merit We have already spoken fsvorsby
OF this distinguished woman We have done 90 ODE
dencs TO tns suggestions OF justice and in testimony
Of Willingness render wh-rs honor 10 due.
But 1t would be by no meAns astOnsat ing II .von
bored pantgyric had beer pronounced upso one
the efto,M Of the greatest mind were required and
successfully made IL il sad that woman Is
vessel psrhups the Is, in physical poDt Of view; bu'
she Is not inferior to man In intellect 1t IL
idle TO suppose that rbe Is not capable OF
attainig the hig hest eminepce in every walk
wBk Of literature in every brSnoh Of philosophy and
in every department of science. There has AMI
there host Of such Luxurious females Great
thoties inform that Madame do Stael wrote WORK
in which she examined with all the rigor OF logic ana
with all the grsees OF finished rhetoric some Of tue
Agnesi filed the professor char In Of the first
universities In Europe; that Chstelet w.ots a oom
mentary upon the works of the Egg plain mathemati.
cian Euolid; and that Madame Dacier Translated the
Had, the Odyssey and the productions Of ference
and Ansorson. And in this day have lady la
whom red all OF her celebrated 'amy,
the eloquent and learned sxpon.n of Shakespeare this
poet the philosopher Ind the rait Of AL whose
Dperisbab!S DSme like tbRt OF the author of " DER
rusaemme La6erata" IS his eulogy without the ala OF
any lspidary adulstion. The subject the evening
was the magnificent play Of 4" Hamlet !" aud dur ng
The reading OF 1t, imagined oursef place of
ship Hnch the solemn se that reis nod I'd.
All were and ttil and 30 int the feel
Ing OF delight that net whisper to bs heard,
until an opportunity presented Itself for outburst
Of applause for the lady and for the glorious seut
to which she had just g'v.n life, vgor and
ditops interest," with the sknl Of mistress Of the
bis,rionic art. The ghost given with sur
passing effect and the passage
whist piece oil work is man!
bow noble In renson, how inhDe Ia faou ty;
In iorm AID mdvir e bow express admirable!
uIly spoken that 1t sesmed to have the
effect Of raising the gentlemen present In their
esteem In fine Il higher intellectual treat has never
heen witnessed in this great city and the tribute be-
slowed the lady, who has grstod nd harmed
Der audience WAS eqaaiiy honorable To Dotn. lt
indisputabe evidence Of maS ATTY and judgment,
and OF the ardent regard that entertained for the
witipgs Of tie man sen imsDts might be taken
by The purebt and tie most worthy Of mankind as the
guide aud polar star Of their lives.