The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-03
Opening Address.

The following is the opening address, de-
livcred at the Dedication of Turner'S new
Opera-House on Monday evening.
MrMcCullougb appeared before the cur
tain, fat eight O'Clock, after the audience
had been seated, and read the address with
good accent and good discretion"
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when Icarlan The spiR at an early age,
iiia debut made upon the Athenian sage,
Oi rough hewn wood the awkward car WAS made.
Whereon, for tapestry. the olives leaves we're laid
Not then in lofty hail the rustic listaors we're; I
Their seats the yerdaut earth cir canopy the cir,
Their hacehanal hymns, auuned TO lutte and Tyres
Were msdly sung and echoed nom the hills around
And with eat re Arce, and dance, aud choral song,
The players strove 10 an use the assembled throng
contented they 20 win their need Of praise,
" aud once laughed or boisterous shoot would raise
Not yet gu man to his baroarous state twas owed)
The muses. wondrous gifts had leen bestowed,
On such rude stage was Greo.an drama born,
For future years and Attic uee TO ndorn.
From these Hellenic tceDos. and from such CLASSIC
Turn to survey the drama on our native shore,
Where fanes like his, delighted thousands view,
Reared to Thalia Melpomene and you
few short years Agone aud loresi wds appear,
The Indian and the pale-face fof empire struggled
Now Dayton ohAsto, Forrest gyreetsin temple fair,
BY Turner's grSndy reared with loyal pride and care,
In their extent, this temples walls include,
A. fair a sight az ever Roacius viewed;
where no rude bacche tram yet the rnder theme,
Onenda the tasteful eye dIspels the Elusive dream,
Exhausting here their cunning and thor skill,
by sience taught by science guided stilD,
Artistic hands, in thehr respective parts
Excelled themselves, exce1ling 10 their arts
Here floods OF light, with brilliant sunlke ray,
Dispel the night, and shed the sheen OF day; .
To please the eye has been the NJ lists care;
To instruct the mind shah be the actors share
Here these boards their various course shall rnn,
In native ggrb, the plays OF Avona son;
His desthless name with fadeess laurels crowned
Great Shakspeares praise; admifng worlds resound
Here Knowles, and MassnRer, Ford and Home,
Otyay, Congrove, Sheridan aclassc hest shall come
with all the other hArds, IN turn to give
rheir works to pleaee, and In your memory live.
Do this stage, enanoIod OF his Julieta eye,
Shall Romeo love Rnd greye, aud gtevng die.
Here Hamlet grave, his mood with method well
arranged,
His fathers eh 1t shall meet-ihsi father he avenged
Hero bowling forth his curse, shall the royal Lear
And pity for Uordela claim the gentle tear;
And snail tho MoOT fair Desdemona slay,
Himselfs lagos dupe, to Jealous rage a prey;
Macbeth shall plunge his bhde In noble Dunean's =
breast,
Ard fall to appeaso the shades Of MacduH's race
oppressed;
Those and the whole offspring Of tragic muse,
Shall with 1hala come, (nOr will their queen refuse
Burlesque, and farce, their fitting time and pace)
Ana satire reud the mask from ioy's face.
Yet though IN mimic life mans manners are ror-
trayed
Still shall chase virtues laws aud natures be obeyed;
30 none may say with cold reproving snser
Ts but sihool for vice and scandal here,
For the pure mind can wit with wisdom blend,
And teach that Vice must fil-Vrtue triumphant
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