The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-02
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NJ. Fanny Kcmbie's EcceBtf - -. road.
The Boston papers are entertaining s.nny Ken-
-. Win the eccentricities of Mrs rnesn of the
HI. which represent that quond.m J.. long time,
d,.m. m no very amisble light Ia about, since
,onr,r han re choose to be -. x.s then be-
~ saw ths unrivallsd Fanny. 80. career In this
Ginning her magnificent drs" '.'.,, above the he.
country. Her star had jus na,den. and such a
r,sou. but Il was full oroe. - ola Dmry, when
have cleaned on ". ~. No
star a. may n,.rs,ned the sky, but not since ~
Mrs. siddon. no singer, dancer OF o'ne'
theatrical per- artists, has produced sucn . pro-
notabiify An AID As this wonderful kemo's' AS
disious sen ,,,,,nary rose higher and hisher III
the spienu If fame, Il seemed to touch tneio
the nrn'. "..s ,naduess New York, always the
en on ,,,r,.t of cities, boiled over with dra-
"o.. sr.r,v. The old Park theatre The theatre
~ work Ia those times, was itself . sight to
-. 9TH i.s graceful galleries and ita capacious
-, e,led with radiant crowds, Of all classes
md Of all ages, the brilliant lights revealing
multitude of expectant and happy faces. all turn.
ed Is one face to the stage. And when she ap'
pssred. such thunder peal of applause as made
the old building shake to its foundations. and as
Victoria herself might be delighted to receive from
her loyal subjectsis We remember Mrs kembie'
then Miss Kemble, as Juliet; she was young and
slender, with no superfuous fesb, graceful as
. fawn, dignifed aud elastic STEP not very hand
some, except In the ardent imaginations OF the
youth Of that period, but strongly marked, ex-
pressive countenance, and an eye flashing with
genius. We saw her as Juliet, and have conse.
Grated that Juliet by never permitting ourselves to
hear 1t attempted by any other woman.
The Rev Dr. Bellows In bis speech at the late
dramatic festival regretted tina: Mrs. Kemble had
abandoned the stage. We sympathize with that
regret. It 10 hard to give up agreeable youthful
Illusions; but the career of Mrs. Kemble on the
stage of real life is not as gracefully performed as
IN the mimic world upon the boards. They say
that her ethereal, fairy form has become robust
and maseuline but becoming fat and forty, or for
ty and fat Is An occurrence for which no man or
woman can be held morally respons ble. Nor do
we blame her that she abused our country in
book. That wasa prerogative of her countrymen
in those days It was an invariable custom for
every foreign guest to come forth from our hospi-
table national mansion half choked with rage and
roast beef to shake the dust from of his feet,
make faces at his entertainers, attribute their
kindness to all sorts of interested motives, and
throw stones at every window in the house.
This was the British etiquette of those days, and
we have no special reason to complain OF Mrs.
Kemble for following the fashion of her country.
The customs have since changed and she has
eiven a sufficient answer to her ridicule of Anne
RIGA, by coming and living here. We are sorry,
however to read such accounts as the Boston pa
pers give of our ancient idol; 10th to believe, yet
unable to doubt that the gentle Juliet has become
. regular vixen. Better that the tender, loving
maiden had never come forth from the tomb of the
Capuets, than expand into frightful Amazonian
termagant! We can scarcely realize that the gem
tie fawn of 1884, has become the terrific lions
ess of 1857. Such an anecdote as the following,
and it is only specimen of collection, makes
the soul shudder:
"On late railroad trip to nsighborins city. the
OF actress was among the passengers. Just behind
her was seated elderly lady, who becams greatly
annoyed by the spar and DUST that came In
the open window raised by the ex actress In LADY
like manner the old lady closed the window, whe n
the reader of Shakespeare turned round and exclsim
ton of every one in the car woman IL you do that
again. Pll break the giass' Up vent the window,
aud the old lady, trembling with alright took back
ssst."-Bee. 0ft
Sympathising with Mrs. Kemble in her love of
pure air and conceding that the old lady had no
right to close the window, no matter in how "lady-
like q manner, we must confess ourselves as much
startled "a her venerable neghbor by such coarse
and upfeminine explosion. We commend her case
to the immediate attention of the Rev. DR. Bell
lows That gentleman having now assumed the
cure Of souls in parish which has hitherto been
sven over to the Rev Old Scratch, he will be held
morally responsible for the conduct of the flock,
of which Mrs. Kemble is an honorary member
Let him inculcate upon her mind the cardinal viz.
tues of meekness humility and forgiveness of in-
iuries We also solicit his attention to the follow
ing dramatic gem:
Zone of our celebrated (Boston) book firms recent
IL sent q magnificent volume of Shskspeare's Works
to the address of exactress who has figured rather
csnspcuously the past in this city. The apsfa.
bic lady told the bearer of the work give her com
plments to MeDrs -. and tell tn sm Mrs
never receives gifts from tradesmen. Pretty good for
one whose grandfather hair dresser to corps d.
plomatique"
We trust Mrs. Kemb!e will return to the stage
1t Is clear that such passion aud strength of feel.
ing, such power of wrath and scorn, ought not to
be wasted on the desert air of private life She
had no rival as Juliet let her reappear as Katha-
rine, or Lady Macbeth.
Thayer's Emigration 1 0mpany.
Even the Black Republican organs are beginning
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