The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-12
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After another omiaaisn, end ths overture "a
Tampa" We were favored with . translasion. ID
the programme entitled an English metricai YER.
sion OF Schiiler's Marie Stuart" which we shall
also pass, with a bare comment on the difficulty 81
thoroughly rendering Sehillers female speeches IN
coat and breeches. The next piece was n CRAY
oration in which the orator earnedly but uselessly
endeavored 10 call attention to the Grecian games
II was Greek to the audience in general, and NOT
delivered with the ore rotisndo, which seems most
fitting to that language. After the Greek. came !
translation OF speech on National Bankruptcy and
Dishonor' from the "Magico Prodigioso" Of Calde-
ron, by n. s.. Nourse, of Lancaster, which was
attractive from its peculiar notions on those topics
The next three having disappointed us, and the mn
sic having nobly strivcn to repair the breach, we
composed ourselves for the enjoyment Of poem,
idge Of Boston. As this was original much interest
was evinced by the audience and much applause
followed the poets final bow f'NS
twould DO unfair to compare first effort with
any OF our modern standards, and we snare the
classics. At one time we fancied VIC could discover
slight resemblance to brakes Culprit Fay. but
although the dramaf,s persona with the exception
OF the man IN the stone face, all fairies vet
after events in the plot weakened the resemblance
Owing to the confused manner of the assembly we
cannot give very distinct account Of the perform
ance, but the chief incidents, &C., seem to have
been marriage between fairy couple, on an
island fairer than which mortal ne 'er has seen.
where fairies dance mad with joy," because, it's
unalloyed with sorrow, &c., stone faced man makes
an Eruption into the festival hail. and ''kickng up
row, is collared by the commands of the king,
and despite his declarations that he had lust left the
mortal world in search of rest and peace he is sent
up after Sir John Franklin, with stone face, on
account probably, Of the climate. After the utter
occasloned by the poem had subsidized, we were
is not Gold that Glitters." The next speaker, Mr..
Cheever, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, favored
US with a dissertation on the "Neglect of Tragedy
among the Romans'-not thereby endeavoring to
prove any lack Of taste in those world-rulers for
reality, which should, and did, flood their theatric
arenas with human gore, and which made the En-
peror himself lay off the purple of the empire for the
sword of the gladiator j. B. Thayer of Northamp-
ton, delivered n dissertation on the Commerce of
the Middle Ages in which he underworld to de-
monstrate the short-sightedness of the medieval
commercial policy, and succeeded in developing
this Z. w. Eliot, Of Boston rendered into English
that celebrated scene from the Hercules Farens of
Seneca, in which Hercules first discovers that, in
his madness, he has slain his wife and children.
Well rendered and spoken, it attracted much atten-
you keep the best to the last, we must say that the
palm of excellence lies between the two succeeding
and last speakers The first of these, J. H. Choate,
Of Salem, in interesting, well written, and well
delivered dissertation on the g Dukes Of Athens"
in which he declared that modern research was but
casting light on what had been deemed the imagi-
nary picture Of medieval Athens in Shakspeare's
/" Midsummer Nights Dream well upheld the
credit of the name he bears. We would willingly
spend more time upon the consideration of this pro-
duction; but our space forbids. The closing ora
tion was delivered by Addison Brown, Of Bladford,
and is to be ranked with the address of his prede
cessor This speaker however, labored under diff
cultes, from which Mr. Choate was free. The word
he'd gone out that Kossuth had arrived, and the
s'nose and confusion" proved as disturbing to Mr..
Brown as to the famous Michi-gander. Several
times he interrupted, but bravely continued,
though at last Kossuth himsefappeared, and in the
midst of long continued and rapturous cheers. took
his seat until the speaker concluded The Grafton hav
ing for its subject the significant title Of 'sUnsuc
cessful great men, necessarily contained many
expressions which could refer to the Magyar; when
ever these occurred the speaker was applauded to
the echo. Under all these trying circumstances Mr..
Brown deserves praise for acqutting himself we'll
For few moments, after the last speaker resumed
his seat, confusion regned supreme in the crowded
chapel. All rushed to catch glimpse Of the lion,
thing but the one aim and object, valorously
mounted on the benches. Then loud and long
rose the cry of "down in 'front.'" and while the
esS Cd sS S4S say Gov Boutwell,
no musicians. This resource being taken away, the
President fain to descend from his pulpit and
dofhng his cantabrieusian cap, present Gov Kossuth
prospect of being heard, Kossuth addressed
few words to the assembly before him
complimenting them on their intelligence, &C.;
himself on being able to meet them in that place,
whence flowed the mental strength, &C., which
characterized the nation and, finally, having
spoken q few sentences in low and musical voice,
he descended from the stage, and was presented to
the dignitares of the college, SIC. The report had
gone out that he would be present; but, as it had
also been contradicted, many stayed away who
would have embraced the opportunity Of seeing the
ion much to the comfort of those who were present
He is looking we'll, and, in the hall of the chapel
made much pleasanter and better impression upon
your cOrrespondeat than when he saw him bobbinr
about in the carriage in Boston, standing and bow
ing; or riding on his quiet horse at the review.
Although nowse inclined to be enthusiastic myself,
yet there are plenty in this region who seem dis
posed. With this hurried sketch Of the incidents of
an important day in Cambridge, I. D.