The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-08


douinassd BY relentless, all confoundpg passion
the mooern and MgliRh dramst,st seeks 70 give ~
broader and more ssusrI vS~ rev numsn Iis with
the relieving or dssrscting Incidents which cone,
often SO Kindly, to change the current of our emo,
tons and to sacken the terrible burden OF destiny
10 the Wcr of resiues pure and unqualified tragedy
never produced the house Of morning Is next door 70
that Of MYTH and the world Of shakspear, look
to and fro be- the midnight murder OF Dun
ca1 ard the humorous yibsdry or the porter outside
The character Of the hero or heroine shawn In t com
pleteaess not merely influenced by the emonns
Of Particular crisis And this Is what Rst ri has doae
VIII Der not ~ the spessl type OF
any given seotims dspoeiop hut % very humso,
very feminine, efore very noonssen being for
VIVA, so inconsistent az humanity and not womao es
senus,y mos 0 human Than NAM 50 here We have the
frthsh Queen admirable and faulty ~ she was. gene
rous aud high souled, except when ostty vsuies and
m'aper enmses stole away her nooer splfsmsesti, In
the command OF others ana msarably deficient In the
cou mand Of her own teuper-frank, yet ssnbpg;
hbeiai though pSsimonous afe aonate egnsica cruel
"a hrDoie OF seitcon'rstc.ops; aware OF her own
streppsb and weakness whilst accessible TO the fAsess
situation sst amed Of the sensibtes which enc shared
with the OF yet Nth Tor
tho violence with which sne chose 20 repr,ss them
We no. say much OF the po.ltion OF slgnor
Gscorcet', which may be regarded as the breto
ni HIS rfcrmspce Ibas no literary pretcngona bspg
citation IN the form Of prose dialogue, Of tia oes,
known incidents Of Ezabeths reign Of her pa-scua
c~Ier. Not much poetical license" hss been taken
with the history and II excspt the INTRODUCTION or
J1Des stuart IN person 81 Eizsbeths opur IL protest
here spy wcer averc from the received verson o,
the Of time than those which s.udeu. o.
to,y VIII perceive in Sir Wsnrs novel OF Kent "
IN the c. Gumsilpces upder which Marys death xarran
aiRred the record bss been followed The Disgrace
of Lceer The periIous ambition and fatal of Essex
torfys and female nvor the defiance OF Philip of Spau
the glorious discontinue OF fe Armada the importn
brplegh about tho SUCCESSION the OF with
bis rival LORD Howard OF Enppban hin rashners aud the
pr.fumpiuous rs0erce woich brought hin 10 the scsJ
tho struggle between foadpess and rittsd pride in
Ezaes'bs heart, her tespLiriog Efforts to revoke Tho
frsEdfu, eeptence her Wild dsmay aud PROSTATE self
abasemeDt these aud many other features OF
the story sustained With increasing interest," were
substantially embodied on the stage.
tbs ls0sATIc toLIEGr.-A public meeting was held At
tho Princess theatre July a. for the purpose OF estah
sbpg mn asylum for aged and indrm scors aud
sctre, ssB A gentemso whose name 10 mentioned be
pw, rad o.e 10 grant tive u land fite OF
such institution, and provisional committee at
once icrBed with the view Of erecipg .be Object
was at their inssigston Ina. the presen meeting was
convened.
Br. Charles Kesn, VIII, mad given the use OF bis
theatre TO the committee, yp'ed he chair no sas
oed most the leading actors OF cav, n
GLIDING Dir BeI jamn web3er, o! tue Adlphi (ciarr
Of The oom%,iee), Mr. Psnche, M Hir o., Ne Nosor
lee, Mr. RopecD, Mr.. Barney Wllllams, Mr. samuel
Pbelps, Mr.. Frank Bsphewr, Mr.. Creswcs. Mr. Sios
Eeevss, Mr.. Cullenford Mr. a. Vicar, Mr.. K,nocn, Mr.
Pc1by, Mfr swsnboroush, Nj John Co,o'r ana o.nsrs
Besides the members OF the ,hearica proession who
supported the chair there present many nsrary,
aristic ard drema,i celebriies amongst WHOM we're
Mr. chas Dickens. Mr. Cbas Resde, Mr.. Wilxe Collins,
sr; W R hii, Mr. Peter onIninshhm; Mr.; Gssson
Mr. Creswick, T. A.; M. Elm ire, r. A 4, aa1
Mr. Thomas Grieve
the object OF tbis meeting wcs 60 sasen puolic xaen
to sur Of very grentnicr 70 tia thesrcA profess
siap and pcssibo, TO y,te their npahy enet
hsr cooperation 10 proviopg an asylum for some OF
those VITO, bavrg long administered 10 tuer amusement,
rect and mfor. Ia the evening Of heir lives jor
The little tpacs allowed them after many years OF toll An
roub'e before the dark sbsdes desceGd the dial OF
their lives. (CneeD) A kidd and benevolent gentleman,
Mr. H.pry Dojd seesslug landed properly in Serk
sb ted vourteertd 10 give Ave freehold sc.es FOE
pprpte Of budipg charitable boress foe the reception
sgec worn brothers sisterx stage 10
o X q ted
IL state that this benevolent gent bad promised to
contribute one hundred guneas towards the erection OF
The honorary secretary then read . report by which
app, med that the immediate object to pr0curc sun
oert funds 70 twebty buildings ten for actors and
ten acireser. The Esxt purpose will be provide
annniiee fer the occupants. AT Subsequent period Is
may DO hoped 70 ado ecu ;aonal design for the chill
dytn members OF the dramatic prosessi3n hut pre-
sent the committee desire 10 their whole attention
the single purpose OF providing dwellings, not doubling
hst every thing else which may be required, will be pro
vided for They nd that the acceptance by
the committee OF the FIVE OF land fom the grsntor
be confirmed BY this meeting that four trustees be ap
pointed TO receive oobveysIce that the tile OF tue in
stiiuion be " The Dramatic College" that bankers DO
appointed tia, tubscripcn for carrying the
objects cooit mpated be ,ed and that gen.
uemen be appointed 10 &c. &c ste wards In making ooi
lection tina, the proceedings Of the provisional nse
be approved ard that the said COMMITTEE with pp
ado 10 s humber, be continued in occ TIL tho
pusi general meeting ibs, when, in the opinion OF the
estimate fer the p-crcsed buildings be procured ba, At
arreca CEREAL meeting the provisional committee do
feDort tbeir 10 TIE
cesssry fer the future MANAGEMENT OF the college Toe
ctmmtcc bsvo % boeve tina, the FIRST dwell
lpes sill be srsc.d By the Convent Garden sad Drury
Iapo rhcatrt nj Funds.
Mr. Charles Dickens vcd tho adoption Of the report.
and maze speech epcestc OF hr. Cherries Ksan On
Motion Of Mr.. p. Cooke, srcouded by NJ Harley,
Nsssra Charles Keso, Ben amin webeser, Charles Dok
ers and W. NJ. Thsckersy we're elected trustees Of the
college
The Queen sen, note, through the inevitable Phipps
TO tie effect that when the ALTAR go little fartssr alor
hey might ask Ter again N ps'rouizs The sa5scnp
tin at the MEETING amounted 10 Goo.
nEAH or M, GsoRGR BAKr1x-Mr. Barley, the cels
braied rcor, sez d with paralysis Si;ur6ay asi
aro oee on the 22d Of July, at his house 10 woeurn
square. Although Mr. Bartey has occupied . prominent
petition before three scnersors of p'aygocrs both
Aotor and manager during the eventual "dccne and fa
Of patent theatres, he m probably unknown 10 the
orhy Of the present parrots Of Thesps, yet 10 les,
psn ibAn as actor, he deserves passing motive. his
name will be found In she original cast OF tue Honey
con- the Count at that time the STOCK proogue
and eposue speaker a. Drury Lane ana, though quite
youth, was svors6ly received whenever ndsposilon
vented Banbter tho o'ber comedians o. the day
from llirg their allotted parts. subsequent aoursn
rE carer The provinces and his MARI zge ~iln Mss
TO ihe metropolis, where bis debut In FAlstan (aenry W.
tsis ,khed MIN . CO mate, and on their wthirawsl
worthy successor Of Do~ton, Fswcsu kunden ard other
ceebres OF aremsrtabie hsatrcal epoch. His sngu-
lar talent az reader. second only Tat OF his wife. led
70 bis teing frequently honored, we'll her, With
nsnds from royalty, both the time OF her late Majesty
Queen Charlotte and moro recently from our prc-tn grs
cious sovereign, TO read at Windsor CATTLE and Bucag
sscdsnsd BY The 80 Of wife and chldres with woose
has will DO deposited, in the cburchyAsd Of
81 Mays, oxford 10 wbish church he had presented
two windows OF stained glass, o. memorial OF bic o5y
aud daughter, and ~ mark OF gratitude for the
syrpaiby he hsd experienced from the collegiate su'hor
ties bs sons sudden demise at Exeter College, where
re bad Teen entered az student A sma1 sr Bartley
scguirei the and esteem Of ell with whom he
brought into contact Bs heart aud hand alike
oyep and, 10 those who had the privilege Of bis
qsnisnce, few have lsft genial fcc,llscinps
fsirer memory. MI BARLEY born In 1884, and
tired from the stage at the Princess theatre In 1885, her
Majesty koEof1s the oc casion with her pstropsge.
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