The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-21

mens stih so emnenty lit ber Now ! believe
that there are class Of persons who meant 10 Do
actors and actresses, and that their natural sndow-
mens and prochvues form OF themselves right ard
duty, and that that wonderful gift to be looked upon
by its possessors IA any arbitrary saprcious epdow
men which they have right abuse neglect or which
is not 70 be held among the serions and responsi-
bio gifts which the Almighty has conferred.
believe gentlemen OF the dramatic profession that il
you would regard your own calling high vocaon not
merely in worldly but in the in which any
other serious COMMISSION from the Almighty IL regarded,
you would elevate vastly your profession, not only IN your
own eyes, but in the eyes of the world-you would fling
from whatever is unworthy whatever il unbecomng--
to position so dignhed and grand, ana
You would prove soon to the world that you belong not
onyas we sometimes trppngly and with little strain
ing, sayto the artists but that you artists in rs high
sense as tho sculptor the poet, and the painter never
could see, gentlemen, why the dramatic profess
sion ana my own profession should be ut such
serious loggerheads, applause and aughter.) l
could see why he friends Of morality and
religion should not be the friends OF the enjoyment
OF this high art do not see proper grounds for this
immense antpathy between you andus believe that you
have Yet 70 do justice to we'll have TO do Justice
TO YOU assure You that the clerical profession, so far
Ihave the happiness OF knowing is members in all orders
ana cses were only unembarassed by their position to
wards the laify YOU would find more liberal,
larger and reer justice done to your profession by that
very class Of men than, perhaps by other class Of
men in the whole community. know what it is labor
with brain and with the voice know too, little what
it is to act say in nvidious sense;
but recognize the fact that We all be-
long 10 the talking profession, and that
have the same ibhty for the use of the
that little but very important member. Now, believe
that from the artistic and aesthetic culture which
belongs 10 mon of nv oun nrofcssion thew
~, tnor I'm ,ha;r ~ ~, 80,
NJ. -. NJ Ne''ct n'"'oS ""t Yum
lHo'cssioh CANNOT DC tle nsh ana rlNoious one wlhch
II Is commonly thought. have learned that IL is
immensely laborious professionalism is a very method
cn proession-that II roouros time and etc,dness of
hhs aat corr aud ,iti o ,9 hP, anu ~, ~, -, W
49, ,h - Ih, - ..i 't Pl,uio, WHICH, puS. " i'o"
I.o wa. hsh. 'suhon III "hich u IS heiu py many un
thinking persons. IN TINS respect, seems 10 mewc who
live by bRains and who obliged live also by
10 vour nro,sson 7 moi m ,Iav In hoolr which uas
" si Po. ,.L luz. nu"y III - pooN Mu,ii Mne
reaons-not Mhou apnrI"se-an anecdote when prihg5
your profession anu my profession together, IN such a
peasant way ana ma manner so crcdlublc 10 oot tnat
naNc .raIslaiou " .'u WIN read you are" hn"S. ~
from d. Ncrohs " Memories u un Bourgeois dc Paris."
In OF the literary manees which often took place
LAbbayeaux Bos Rachel had been entreated by Madame
tecanuir to rece before Shaeauband some scenes from
ne par Vi f"hho III io9euce' 'uS' as She WAS ABOUT
My husband in diving has left me his Illumination.
Ills blood with which yorr knives have lust covered me-
Has unsealed my eyes nSs Tor the first time opened
see, know, believe.
me scene vas interrupted oy an uneApeced Nlsher-'be
A! .Mnsioppo )" ), sa,d Wsr R, . u,,,. e,ho.a
"I present 10 You Mad.moisee Raeba who MAS mos, Sny
lust recing 10 us a scene from Pauline in "P,lyouceD ~
should be wretchcd replied couer interrupt
beautiful verses OF Cornelle."
From scrnpes iu OF hencacy hachei however, declined
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