The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-25

which elapsed between The cOmmenceuenl OF The great
american war q asIS 1s svs enc lSS DfMg ss
land Coleman OKeefe Sheridan and others reached from
time TO time This country, and were enacted by the on
social circles and rs~:rEsSs. Secuisrty Of Inc umes
seems TO have esea tast II was quite common crcam
stance TO agpopraas designate some leading or promi
character drawn by the draatst abroad Gus cap1 we
fart Thus, when the Busy Body appeared It wastnougn'
that Or. Atwood would be the best exampler OF ~ Az
wood all who hear probably know, was the frst
practitioner Of medicine in this city who regularly
assumed by advertisement the functions of male accou-
novelty Of the attempt Atwood knew everything Of
every family, he abounded in anecdote but his company
was more coarted than admired He at one time pos
sessed, by Inheritance great wealth, but died poor
through the conduct Of his son Charles When Laugh
and Grow Fa appeared the public said well lifted the
paymaster the British army but the of all hu
man beings, according 10 the Ms lately inspected OF Mr.
John Moore He was almost diaphanous Mortier huh
the great mansion the Trinity church grounds, TO
which have already alluded in my account Of Col Burrs
residence. II would seem that during these times an
;scribcd to old Judge Horsmanden SO famous in the
Negro Plot who had married at seventy years Of age
The wheel Of Forune was made applicable toGovernor
Gage, who had arrived In this country as a captain in
1885, in the old French war, and in 1776 was COM
mander in chefof the British army. The 'Male Coquette
by OF unanimous concurrence applied James
Smith the brother of the historian Of New York the
whom described in my sketch Of CHRISTOPHER COLES as
writing madrigals for the young ladies' He must have
Moore visited THE city in 1923, Smith had the temerity
to offer with renewed vgor his obatons on the altar Of
When professor chemistry in Columbia College, then
called Kings his fowery dicon with the students greatly
disturbed both analysis and synthess Hampstead Pains
brought forward in those times most probably in
dgenous work II is affirmed that il alluded TO Of the
prominent members Of the Beckman family Gerardus,
great sportsman who secured the reputation Of having
killed more birds than any other man that ever lived He
shot deer in the city Common (now Park AMI antlers,
the trophies Of his skill are yet preserved among bis de-
scendans curicstes 70 mark the ciys progress He
kept diary OF his gunneTy But we must hasten TO times
own About the beginning OF the second part
of the designated hundred years the Morning Cron
Gle journal Of much literature and the arts,
edited by DR. Peter Irving, ana the New York Evening
Post edited by william Coleman were the prominent
were published. In the former series OF articles on
plays and actors printed 1908 over the signature
OF Jonathan Odsyle At the time OF their appearance
they generally ascribed to the accomplished editor
Dr. Irving who enjoyed great distinction for classical
QUESTION and bellies ettres knowledge. knew him only
in his advanced life, when illness had nearly exhausted
his frame yet he was most courteous refined, and en-
gazing Years elapsed before the real author became
efforts Of our counryman Washington Irving then about
the nineteenth year OF his age These criticisms were
net wanting in free animadverson yet betrayed some
thing OF that genial humor which so amply abounds IN
several Of the subsequent writings Of that eminent author
Coleman Of culture and Of impulse often supplied
the city with his lucubratons aimed settle all
other criticisms by his individual verdict He was mteD
furnished with articles Of peculiar merit on acting and
tors, by John Wells the renowned lawyer by William
mened Anthony Blocker. Will Wizard, in the Saana
gunc Of 1907 also favored the town with two three
theatricals the hsrionic talents Of the old Park
theatre.
The lecturer here went into detailed criticism Of the
merits and peculiar characteristics Of Of the most
prominent actors who have figured on the New York
stage and related number Of interesting incidents Illus
rave of their At the conclusion of the lecture
the audience enjoyed themselves for some time in the
inspection of the excellent collection Of paintings be-
longing TO the society.