The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

and experienced treat seldom vouchsafed
Miss Heron gave us fol. the fret time In
this city the play Of "Garnch, or, The Jew-
ish Mother" The piece IL of the scnsa-
tional .schoolTthough generally ,"well
digested In the scenes" lIor 6ahcd whs,
as usual, one of those art-plcturcs, for
which sheis so gllted, and detraots nothing
irom hcr reputation, for being purely a
child of nature, unadorncd with the CON
ycntlonalitlos OF the stage and age.
AZ the conclusion Of the phy Miss Heron
was called before the curtain, aud IN her
most pleasant natural stylc spoke as fol-
lows: .., ..,s
Ladies' and GontlcmeR: SO FIR from CON
templntng n speech, did not anticipnte
this honor Of being vailed befor you, feel
ing, during the evening how much | must
nave oVcrtasked your patience by severe
hoarscnoss. This Is the first time during
my professional life that ever appeared ne
an apologisL and my voice may almost be
excused for temporarily f0rsakiug mo. nE-
Ter ittcen months, of eonsecufiye Toll In
IN every principal city of the Union from
Louisiana 10 Nevada.
! Against the advice of one of your own
eminent physicians, | have continued INV
engagement throughout the week, / do
not regret tue sacrifice have made, for the
liohor OF APPEARING In so beautiful tenn
| PIE, so grand u monument 60 the nrt sub-
limated aud lmmortali2cd by the grandcst
mnd nnd hollest teacher eyer youchsnfed
TO mortal man-Shakspearc.
Hitherto, Dayton has been known but NJ
q temporary stopping place on n rallrond
route, hhd long might have remained In
us humble privacy, had not grcat-mlndcd. |
hoblc-hcnrtcd gentleman, sprung M I'm |
your Jludst, to rcnr, ut a cost of half u mill |
lon ofdoilnrs this glorious object Of rr-
linclneht aud beauty, stamping Dayton one |
OF the five cities now hailed the patron
csses of music In America. Nor satisfied
here, he brought tO dedicate this good work
y man whose professional origin dated from
this CITY whonce the humble boy, without
friend or dollar, scared on tlle brond
wings OF his own majestic nature, to that
higli cmincncc where he sthnds--thc proud
and lulblcmlslied glory of the Drama: the
peer aud admiration of the first men of thn
land. Yes, Kings may loose their crowns.
EinperQrs their, thrones, Presidents their
chairs, but the hnnc of EpwIN Founrsr
VIII be porpeLnated In the minds aud hearts
OF the public, 50 long ns the language he
has so grandly interpreted shall endure.
lconsider Mr.. Turner, the benolilctor, the
patron of Dayton, having, as u were by
this one net, held her up In his arms, the
observation and admiration of the entire
country. What, then, must be his feelings,
what Mr.. TURNER'S; what, mlnc--to ren1
III u hrst-class Dayton paper of to-day, five
columns OF the grosscst abuse against the
Drama, It's professors, and its temples; In
which Dnyton's participation, IN cncolrnp-
lng the Dice, II particularly mathematical?
ibls, 100, from the pulpit whore we same
Ppraveh Followers OF the Drama lSneel aud
where our unions are blessed, our
children baptiscd.
This ladies and gentlemen, Is my first
Visit 10 Dayton. can have no Interest be-
yohu my high respect for you who are !
here Tonight, representing, rs I consider
You DO, the culture, refinement, good sense !
ma SINCERE morality of lts wortIicst clti-
,ens IN now offering You my humble sur-
geStions, which arc Among the amusG-
nents, which yonr little fimllcs require.
mi, for health of mind and body, sIould
nave, let the Drama be n staple accompany /,
your children; demand and only tolerate
'hcll plays aud performance OF them ns
'hali elevate purify, and give noble ex-
'mple 10 their young minds, while nc the
ame Time such shall entertain and recrcate h
hem; and what Edwin Forrest hoped,
through Mr.. Turner's pledges promise, tlnt !
here shall never bo spoken In the Dayton y
)pcra-IIousc u word TO brlnga blush 10 Tho | !,
heck of modesty or sully u pure mind.
=, The length with which have taken the y
iDcrty To address yon, nhy be- pardoned, i
When II II remembered that my name and y
profession have been the subject ofnnalhma i
rom, rs J have been Informed, many so !,
alled religious meetings during tho week. -
ne dealh-like attention with which you Z
nave listened TO me, and the frequent an
'lalIse with which you have endorsed my
'oor words, IL an additional compliment 10
our presence at my benefit; and the mcm- .
ny. of the dignity, respect aud general u
igl-tone of my Dayton audiences, / bear q
way with me, ~ ono of the most pleasant ;,
memories OF my professional life. Good ="
ight--farewcli. o
Her remarks were pleasantly received, II
nd she retired amid the paudits and con-
of the audience.
Sbe rcpeats GdDled Tonight aud we ad-
ise the lovers of true genius 10 20 and sec II" ""
En- This Is her last appearance, during
his engagement; but we hope the time Is
OF iar distant when we "may look upon
or like again" When many of our play NJ
ocrs shall have looked upon tho artificial III
n few weeks 10 come, they may revert b!
ith profit TO the truly natural renditlons II
Miss Matilda Heron, during her present r'
lort stay among us. W
On Monday evening we are TO have MIR. &c
paddock and his nmiablc daughter. Mr.. hi
Duldoek IL of the legitimate school Of ao-
NJ and In his peculiar r0io has no superior y
the boards lie Will, during the coming Pl
eek, give us series Of pleasing dramatic
presentations, OF which "The Willow az
)pso," "The Chimney Corner" and ',Dotv he
III form prominent feature. Ills Richr- ha
"a Is considered as line "A representative Of on
sartl.