, 1865-11-21

ucn CT the community. Every echoolboy kuuWz
10 the contrary. knows thai II that period the dra
m ahad reached such an e1ninsncs as rot onls to
aiiy 10 be jdertifsd win English naiionailsy. Il
vss lie co:dl q ase Of The stege: The galsy oi
genius ,tst then shone. and ahone only for the tbs
dv ellioe ct the gods aer the lapse Of three hpn,
dr.d ya.s STU remains unparalleled In baaiaaey.
Sss, ali anssga sns g't ID Sf'n1t1s' rs q s,sas or Inn
e. spsFs sb.sspes5e. % Bea 5onsen Bneaaa BeaHnonl,
md Fletcher, Ford. Messeneer. Webster, Maslow
and 3 hort Of Other writer's, vh 1sc works arc now
1oyajty and nobility. At whstsoeycr nobiemanS
an,sst t1v..n'E fo.nsa pa.t Of he eate;sin
ShaE.peafc wrote 81 The Mezzy Wires of Wiudscr.::
II proof Of the post I'm aetors held, and lie n.
asscs a,9 tsey e5sc{9 e,s on soesty e. shat
saac & ss n. IN ae'' Ia ,1aS and ds. sS1
you hed better have bsd epitaph than their IL
tIenen for The learned Doctors erudiion upon the
drama 10 the Eizabe,han aget
Dr. aathela then goes On to say that ITO this
is sn utter uiastasemeut. The meze fact Of being
IN actor never, fom the days Of Shakespeare to the
present hcur, placed my MN in I DEGRADED posi-.
ergJ and character may do so, As in any pussuif;
hui his prolesaion. neves. Gansck, Foote, Glib
he1, ~ the Kembles, Munaen, Dowton,
dsy mtred in the best society both In London and
tn The then fashionable city OF Bath. In our times
Charles Kean has beeo received for ycass at Victo
Chamberlain. The bent Of Macready lay towards
literary raiher than conrly society and who are
or ~efe, biz intimate friends and assocates!, Such
men a. Dulwe7, Dickens, Foetes, ThackcFny, Tai
men, hlsioiians, scientific philoso7he1s, men
who constitute tie Intellectual motive power OF
HrtH IT, fk,Afa -
eunee have ralsed up to themselves "a monu-
ment more durable an brass" Are the doors Of
..Good society " clo:.d against Mr. Haclctt, the
ham Lincoln receive him at the executive mansion
as q friend, and correspond With him upon The
subjects Of Shakespeare and the stare. Does our
e,dent Of tic United strtes vas not what be eails
good sodtyF' ls Jamea E. Murdoch, the Amerf-
can actor, Who might have realized thous-
anas of do snt by hs
service Of his country and 10 the aid Of our sick and
wounded hetoes,. be, ark, pattah, IN out.
cast, banned and e1comnaanleated ttom good
the standard Of the Union. when the first gun was
led n Fort Sumter, and srho. now that our arms
ate crowned with vietortou. peace, bar: returned
10 Inc ttage.-afe they. too, Ill outcasts, like poor
Ten 9pa o;Bcd!am, 3 ";o be whipped ftpn sythiag 10
9sinee fa aoa tsesS sds9F BY the reverend doc
Ladies' and gentlemen, have you answered my
questions l with your answer could reach to
Wabash a,ennel The ladies' Of our profession
ccs ne recrs to The dark days In the early history
Of the churcE TO su1post his enlightened opinion,
that any man who mar1es IN actress deserves 10 be
excluded from Christian communion, While ustng,
and Christian Eltes of bell and burial when Dc.
ceased. Men Of the highest position 10 England,
and u this country. have married actresses Three
@ arsssns Ss Miss oSs oSss9heps Ss end aspee T.
lively Countess Of Derby. Countess Of Ksser and
to winch ther attained. and lived honoeed, retpect-
ed and beloved By Ill who knew them. Queen VIC
toria every % ene sdmi,s I'd 70 be pious, virtuoas
her ast sickness Victoria visited her, supplied her
with fund.- and delcacies, and sent her oxn private
caHiags daily to give the suffering artists an nr-
tun never set, did not disdain 10 smooth the pillow
Of the dying rctress. Would the Rev. Dr. Hatfield
do Is muchs The mother Of Canuing. the re-
ran ''thro each mode OF the y1e and WIS ntster OF
them aIl," OF whom Byron wrote that,
t4NAtnre made but one such man,
And broke The die IN moulding Sheridan
MsMother was alfo an actress, one Of that class
Mhum Dr: Hatfield represents Us out Of the pale Of
The church.
"Ol shame, where Is thy blnsht Rebe1tious hell,
cankt 1hou thus muttne IN parsons bonest'
So fa1 have met ali the reverend yitupera,or's
nrEumcutk; bet now am abont 10 read ron two
sentences which 1t ould be as weak IN m. to 1toop
20 answer a. was wicked in him to stoop 10 inter
IL Mers a n.aa seao Is an actor, and ha, r4.
*pata2e character nAo u Gaeve r. - Aoass eeao
ss, ,es,9 r. 4 .soe fs1 - 10 daughter In 9To7s han
When read these Hnes. An lost IN indisnahou
and amusement that 1ny sane nan could have been
found tanatca enough to paee the professors Of IN
m1Tderes,-to represent 1hem as mos,i cr1tins md md
Icpcrs, unit BY their ioa.hsome lupa-
s,ty, 10 70 tn,sl A., ihs fassed du,ies of !. bas-
ssssy oai1age ppon Sc @ aesF Sae Il i .hs soe
thing more than that. II Is also u most foul md
Ssesss 5se,.d 5n;n ~, tS {Gno yg ~ nse< Vho
high otice Of mayor Of Ch,csgo. the proadest city
Of The west! TO enm up, when the reverend Gen-
temsna .ttssmgts st logic DO not degenerate into
reasoning throughout 1e nfer this fashion: either
= condition Of thing, Or tliins isself has been
G. {sana bua sn one ega e .ass ssssss sssi'Sa,
As thus: One Of the kings Of England died or eat
isg ftewed lanpFeys;..the Dnke Of Wellington died
yeni.ou ftesEs, and sxitxer casc must bc a,bol-
ished, but rot demolished. To follow up the same
IL 1. q ihe DE- q and ssse q
It to the first man TO cat and thu. brought death
"a doubtful e,1l> into the world; ergo, woman
ousht 1f. to be abolished. RGt I a womnn:
In Ihai act woman began the mission she his since
fulfilled through countless generations. The mis-
eon vas, and IT, TO ronee man from sensual to:por:
stimulate him to heroic ambition to divns aspisa.
tons; 10 urge him ever to nob1er, loilier platcan
Of existence, mental, moral md material. Wom.n
R1nete9 a. tbs ut1 t. @ ' he IT, q not
heT raee. and escr unquenchable 70 remotest ases!
creative throne; to Iii the mystic veil and behold
with holy awe and tea!less wonder, the might and
majesty Of The god To be .he priest Of InoVl-
ease 10 t9 g the n, s o. hi os.sleto con-
Known innnisy. 1t Is 10 read IN the air, on the
oscan- in the skyey vast ahoTe, IN the bowels Of
from tho wing OF E1asshoppcE to the vertebM OF
a neutrality-suspicious. Written by the hand Of
omu1potcnoe. tnsel1igtble only 10 those true Pro.
me.heans. worthy dercendan's Of the giant sons
taught them 10 reject The tasteicss Unit Of mornl
immortality.
brt seriously take to heart 1t will not be the
worse for him as a man, Christian ind clergy
raan:
Should be as holy u severe;
Pattern IN h1mseN to know:
Gtoce to ktnnd and virtue 20;
More nor less 10 others paying
Than by eth-oftnces weighing"
This was The great feature Of the evening and vas
patiently uattea for by NJ the immense audience
plainly asttred in white md her deeamatory EFFORT
Was easy, tfaceto1 and distinct. Almost every sen.
fcDce WIS tttctFcd with c1ih1a1tstc applause.
particularly the argument IN support OF The
character Of actoEs, the references to their Set.
vices rendered In behalf Of the government, and
mention of those who mad risen from The Stage to
high positions In eocaal and official life.
Mfss Marsh takes bcncdt On Wednesday to
moTroE.l She has chosen for the OCCASION s.rhs
Iadie.' battle' and 1.-THE Carpenter OF Rouen."
The beneficiary Is pains-taktng actress and Is well
deserving Of a generous support. On Friday even-
Ing. Mr. Rainlord viii perform 1.-THE HypocTite"
tor bis benefit.
Charlotte Thompson commences an engagement
of one week on Monday next, nj McVlckeT'e
cr-,- xrvu Ivs,7,r "A west no,1foo of on- rttv
-. .
is4ne n,seed there ss A enn,enuence Of the c4eat