The New York herald., 1864-11-28
mor0us Lectures.

Mn. DE CORpovA AND ARTEMus WAND.
would appear to bc good why lecturers
should flourish in this city. Their places are 10 the
small country towns ard villages where they ali that
the people have Of public amusement Here side by
side with eight large theatres the OPERA concerts, min
slres and circussss innumerabe, they cannot have
vigorous and healthy existence. Greater attractions
the greenbacksd sap 10 other directions. Some Of
our citizens, is trne, have moral objections 10 the
theatre and to the opera. and yet objection to
public entertainment merely. Yet even these have the
large number OF concerts, great charitable fairs &c,
and thus do not support lecture system. All
that the lecture lives here 10 the popularity
or notoriety Of the lecturer Many 70 when Brother
Bescher lectures in his pulpit elsewhere, whether
ihoy admire hin, or uot-simp,y 10 see tho man they
have heard much about People 10 hear Cough for
his rcputed power OF bis history the
great TEN perance ectur Grand they 60 when Greeey
lectures to see he still tho old and
hat. No man can lecture successfully in this city with
out such personal notoriety In bis favor.
There is an exception 60 al this favor Of humorous
lectures Fun, actual Intended will Glways draw.
Whatever shape II takes We have tbs cxsmplilca.ion
OF this in the prominently before the pub
E professediy humorous lccturers-Mr. De Cordova
and Aremus Ward. Both OF these con nll the halls
n which they lecture Nr De Cordovas Of three
humorous lectures includes the "Od Maid }"
the "Fortuns OF Misfortune, and ono on "Nrs slocomb
at the OPERA" u was our fortune 10 hear the second
IL may fairly bc put rs . problem whether ar.
le cordoys sucoass'al humoris, not. So FAR as
nsrolsge goes MS success Is dispct enough FOR his
ditors al TIE large and galleries o. Irving Ran to
uncomfortable degree But the receipts are all be has TO
sho for IT, For THE humorlst reads for two hours
through his little story-banRs away In all directions
with oeraoe puns Jokes AID qrimaces and hardly turns
feather in The rsci'ities o hi. audenca There WAS
wonderfully ln,ls iaugnter yet b,s audience was not
difficult one. snd certsnly tberc laughter in It, for
Jagged a bare sliision 10 the price of erer
and once st laughed whom soGc u the story uttered
that nos uncommon exclamation, "Iho Isvii.n But
though there laughter there reads CONS Nr
De Cotdcga could ut bring II ont. Y there rGiYe
laugh !. was al on? iEiiyaGI 'cTs sZSi here rvs
lecturer nevor nccoo that spirit ~ n,errirrn, W 81
Vows Nov rsn. o. un'ii .. length laughs oil h eeys
we are dispo,et 90 conc,uae therefore ,psf .,
hIoriS, ~ ~ :fs q his resents r no, yccss a
aad even " the siad j, Laughter slafad 70
nflomes Ware - humorous ,-curer " m ,ut,rr,y
uleIen' ehsractcr We d. mo-, therefore, IN Ii .ie.
commit oarse,es 70 any iude len. o, 'i,a, - s,,s
% u ue noa ,ne TWO lecorers Ia tie order of ayst and
second because Que or as other mus 90 art p.cos.
orr Iga n, az hat when tw' ride the
~ % 'Ia ne put h bee suse ,n., IL natural order
NAV II ho ~ - tho lreusr excellence, and Artenus
thugs sre Tos fsncy ts he is put las. as the good
Artemr ). and comes like pumpkin pic after goose
Dodv ward stands, Up straight on little platform IN
m, crth Hal aas. dolivers small jokes as the melo
.ratic heroipts die 'to slow music" NominaIy
% "a tbere 70 tax about the Mcrmone-and 70 give
/, yoa What laugh there Ia 10 that sad scene
OF the Great west-but be doesn't care about
| tie Eormons-nsther do you. He shows YOU
| r,ctures OF his Journey he shows yon
| Mornondcm's houses and strces, and no shows You
pctDres or the prairie lndisBstbose wretches OF whom
traveller remarked that he would "ra'her be chased
round The ragged Tamrarts OF damnston by tanners
dog than 10 all their clntches But all ths Is
mt and merely order b there may be an csen
asbe subject. hremus Wards real business there is TO
make you aDgh He appreciates that you are there Tor
that purpose aud be keops hts Fart Of tbs implied con-
tract He makes you isrgn, and you can't helr H. After
Que or oses you have made NJ your mind asainrf
the funny msn--hs iokes arc 40 ltue-snd you settle
down 10 look 81 tie matter and the Normons seriously
much Dr. samuel Johnson sat down nj ihe TAB o
with Foote. hs teeth set aud bta nina mede
up no, 20 lnrgh because he hated tho 'cker.
I hut FDoie tckled his way through The tara
hide or the Haiientet Intellect. The Doctor re-
axed bic masselers. the riorns and the zygOualcas
ooulduit belp IT, nnf drew Up the ciftainstbe ryramd
as couldn't Keep The shutter Ike sbrow down Al all
| and the Doctor laughed ontrght because the "'elov
wns rresistpe.n u - the same With Artemus, though
| We DO compare blm TO Foots any more than do
his auditory 10 Dr. Johnson He rs, however, hnmor-
ist who accomglishes his purposea professionally fun
| ny man. who magea yrn laugh. You will perhaps de-
care that he is bumbug, the greatest fool
saw-ltat his Jokes are The nerest mustard seed; but
| they viii ti,llste, and you will laugh before you
| leave II there n any relish of salvation In your
ribs Moreo yer, will ind hero and theve loke o
the q.slty and size. And lnst will Justify the augh
Artemgs ward ~ successful, therefore, In the tcau
upon audisnce and that " tho real point II thsre II
| auy comparison IN be drawn between Artemrs and Nr
lie Cord va, " that while tho iater has s the Iedui
sites cf humorous lecturer but the ability ts m Ike hi
audience laugh the former has that In greater degree
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