The New York herald., 1864-05-16
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY ls64.-wITH SUPPLEMENT-

the Asroass prsssat were NJ Einc Bssriss Mr. Play
Miles ::x Rev T. D. Conway. 'Ass'y Unitarian clergy
ne toast o. "ths Poets and Literature Of Ansriss"
bssvs-who hsa his cay Sy Sosssins Of the psss q his
own eouary without the slightest rseencs 10 Barlow.
r. g. Key. lnsCsilow. Bryant. Ralleck. SAKE. Holmes,
Whttier Butler, Percival Sands or others who have
honorsd American literature by their uritfng
New oones the pessicL justice The COMPANY
son~shng Of poor player ss the time q osssn Eliza
beth: After nearly do.so speeches. from a. many
moderate appspss hey 70 the toast Of "rhs Dra
ma" Sar William Doa, bsrouet. 10 dcaA. so no member
sns nosi.y osuid = fosnd who could approp,issi,
hakspeare. Il foll 70 Mr.. Creswok poor player. who
brought the house down and made tho roof rary ring
ssay said hsG no other speech on The ocoa
sicn-osrtainIy none 70 compare with his.
while shsrs was no titled noodle 70 answer 70 scotland
tho toast wont unhonored. while II ths audonoe-and
nss wss has written 1ood and dons %sr:
cr ee advancemeut OF English literature than any man
ne, e, :; =: sps:ss, Axe S S.sOns. @ VILLA:
posted up - % couple with it-svidsnty thinking no
would rise up before them . answer it-ths Of
@ss wnC a, osyss wross drama sad who has been asaA
Altogether she occasion was pleasant oas but narrsd
and sray 70 honor and praise the ac.sa Of these
ofclas. they do nothing In retura. In the language
q Hamlet. the onsure q one q these may outweigh
e .as -. :, :. p.o..n: Y u. fancy ball q
so.soe than can g. Afforded sSsn never saw a. You
via Bueis.sos % asS T sss HsynSris company and u:
Comedy q Ersrs, vim the Brothers Wsbb iron Ne
PpincoGs' - tho two Dromoo, wero most laughter
provoking and magnificent performances
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nusioiaas occupied the stage The Following sns Pro.
!. Msien Country Dance.
Qus0tile-ColoSne
Z. valse-Artsi.
& Lancsu-OfisisAl. -
8. Gaiop-Loo0mosya
QuAdrils-Shakspsrs. ArfaassA sEprsss'y fss shh
% 'ason
g. LAnoers-Oid EnglisA.
o. vslso-Humm mig Bird.
10. Quadrille-Dramatic College.
H. Gaiop-Prmes Imperial.
Is valse-Kate KearneM
IL Quadrilc-Faust
16 Gaiop-Be pemono.
TO- Lancers-The Cure
IS Galop-rube Rose.
10. Quadrille-She Stoops TO Conquer.
20. yalso-village Rose
81. Gaop-Extravaganza.
The Mayor Strasiord led OF in the English country
dance, the character Of Doge Of Venice having for
partner Mrs Fellows tho daughter OF Sir Rowland Hill
who was in the character OF Lady Percy-Hotspur's
s'gentle Katen As the ladies' would like 70 know her
dress, will mention that Il dress Of satn-wthout
hoops orinoline half o the dress, divided In tho
centre and down scarlet and the other blue. On
her head was coronet While whirling in tho mazes OF
tho waltz. the iancers, do not think moro Drill
liant be conceived than the five hundred
dancers with not plain or ordinary ballroom dress In
the entire company.
doubt half the company really In tho costume
OF Shakspere's heroes and herones. Military dresses
were admissble-as Guards-but saw none. Any fancy
dress-ciowns and dominoes masks being prohibited
seemed to answer asked one gentleman with o suit
he had not made up his mind yet what call himself.
Two or three youEg ladies, IN full dress OF emerald
green ornamented leach dierenty) with gold and silver
spangles and lace shono most resplendsnty One tall
and stately lady carried p0nderous shield and wore
helmet She was Mrs Britannia.
There we're two or three Hamets clad principally IN
black velvet ornsmented with black beads and bugles
A Henry VIII looked very uncomfortable from the
warmth Of bis costume Swiss brigaDd with fsocous
mustaches, looked the viainous bandit 70 perfection
vast asSembly there was positively not one Fastan
An Otheo had used 90 little burnt cork tnat fow would
take him for anything but white man. II funny TO
see Joan Of Arcs and Roman Senators, Macdun and
Rosaiind Miranda and q Richard H. Coriolanus and
Cardinal Wosey all In qusdrille together.
There were at least thousand spectators present. at
dve and ten shilling each. In the galleries. | believe
there were few or mono OF tho nobility present. But
complete success Ono gentleman whose favored
the poet, dressed Shakspere the OF
Queen lizabeth's time.
AZ the hour OF four after daylight the dancing ceased
and the building empty. Thus ends the first
week Of the festival at StYatord Avon honor OF
tho three hundredth birthday OF William Shakspore.