Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-01-25
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NEn BousE. Jan lNSf&
$ II IS now eleven o'elesk p d. Ne henr Of
midnightis rapidly aPProaehiss hOsbef
to return. Nevsr shall / fofgei1the erfcfhg
Just coming to close. rs it has prsset AZ
of the richest treats os usy rs. Qfo and ;
half hours ago a. friend aid + 4 ~. As We
were lszily smokin > E5s1 Rserant
Havana IA genuine . Posefke call
on Edwin Forrest r aeeedel ut once tai,is
suggestion, and rang the btff -for sefvaft
andAt'yisiting card. Our names were sten
aute graphically inscribed on the card snnsis
turning 10 the servant. said: take f1is to
lI3 sud byiIu1 "A an answer" moment
had Earily 5tlpste when the servant returned.
with ''He ssvs. Come in." We were eozity
seated in No I'll, and had not far to 90. we
foIthyith preceded to lI3; knocked at the
dooCkfhd tie door soon opened and We were
met&ith Outstretehed hand and "glad TO see
SOD gentlemen. take seatA" Imagine to your
els stout, robust, eorpulent man. Apparent-
{+Efty-six years Of age. high, broad forehead.
{riJ hair starting on end, (not quite SO bad
As fretGsy quills upon the PoreuFine) heavy
tSl-tk iii hlfserisfaBd mustaehe; Keen eve Of )
gfeyish hue, as vel as | could Judge by gas
light, and head firmly set Epon bVeaG sil06l-
ders, and yeu have faint outline Of ne
greatest tFsgr Jap America or probably the
world ever FTvfuced. IL sat Immediately IN
front Of a tsiie upon vhfsheyas traY.- with
tea tpsst sfs4 eraekers, A1r inforpllrg him
thas5 ~ snetO pay our rsspectS, TIE Qofis sr
sSt;oE .seeaIegeneml, EN- 5r.eihf Alldsions to
Clay, Calhoun. Webster, khossifs, Sheridan
and othei,feIehrities that alas. ar, goBe. ana
upon whuse like We ne'er kshaii fook again.
Then psfsssnse xas made. % the ppqfesslon Of
which be Is its brightest ornamant aad she
spoke IN the brightest terms Of MrS Farran,
Murdoch. Yaliaeh, Davenport sud oihcrs,
Designating tbe partieulr eharaeters in which
they had no rivals. He eafe Murdoch the
palm in legitimate couiedy, psonouneing him
the best eommedias en- tEe stage. He par
italy reeited Marx Antoay' s>olstion over the
dead body of Cessr, and preceeded to show
how all the greaf oratGss Of the past century
taken that as 4 model q saAtorical eIoguence
and power, for if.atehed tbe hearts Of the
People as nothing ess could. Then gliding
rapidly and tasdylio Hichelieu (by Bulwer)
he pronounced iefbs ttsf. ifsgedy ever pro
duced, always sl.si and e1espting Shakes
fsses pIctae1sa4s s.lz.!< ees eei. versatiop
and in fact unwritlen, on The different STYLES
of elocltIOn in vogue in the world, embracing
tiN " l'AAr A'tti DFAlHNtt the llluENfAiltl5
taken from life, outlines OF which he gave us.
HIS descriptions Of the different kinds Of
elOeutions were true to the life | was sur
prised 10 see what an exalted idea he had Of
Pulpit oratOry, exceeding vastly the eloeution
of the stage, because ministers had divine
truth for a'iase while Actors had only romance,
but NEST diyiRes failed, in speaking as if the
truth was romance, while Actors succeeded,
in speaking as if romance was truth.
IL is impOss ble for me 10 convey TO You
even = faint idea Of one half the good things
/ have been 50 fortunate as to listen 10 this
evening, accompanied by his voice, which no
description can 10 adequate justice to. it was
an intellectual feast one enjoyed hut once in
a lifetime and which leaves a fragrant spot
in ones memory as long as life endures.
Mr.. Forr' ST b,gins an ergag ment Of five
nights only, to morrow evening, during
which he appears in Virginius; Othello,
Richelieu; Jack Gale; and Damon and Pythins.
He is supported by arti'ts brought from New
York aud who srr well up IN their role. |
shall hear him, Of course, though, even his
superbe artistic renditions of the several char
acters cannot for moment obliterate one fea-
ture Of the charming conversation | have lis
tened TO this evening.
"BIRD."