Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-11-09
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i At regular meeting of the teachers of
the Public Schools of Columbus, on Friday
evening. Nov. 9Th, 1868, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were reported by q
committee appointed to propose them, and
unanimously adopted q Ts4yYE 7zl
i WHEREAS, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father to removefrom or number, by sud-
den death. Miss Lulie f. Boyle; therefore,
| Resolved, LIST. That In the death of our
assoeiate teacher we acknowledge the hand
or GOO, and reverently bow to Him, who
doeth all things well. .,.5g-s -s-sFC
ID. That by her death the children of the
city have lost kind and faithful teacher;
l'and we, worthy and able co-worker In
| the eause of education. = sf'A sAa SAa'sAA :
Sd. That her life was constant example
| of kindness, gentleness and patience, wor-
| thy m the imitation of all. Asa teacher
| she was eminently successful, laboring not
only to estrengthen the intellectual powers
of her pupils, but, also, to inculeate into
their minds the principles. or sound NOR
ality, the only true foundation of true
education. H7sf tss 80 s-l5ra,s1i
s4th. That In their severe and sudden afr
Fiction we heartily and teelingly sympa-
thize with the friends and relatives of the
deceased; and firmly believe that their
great loss is evena greater gain TO her. q
18th. That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the friends of the deceased, be pub-
lished in daily papers of the city, and be
entered by the Secretary among the min
utes of the teachers meetings sl- aa'a
.ss Mt. Nj: q Aass Baocs cssTrn =, Committee on
Miss ANToNIA MEEs,} Resolutions.
E. o. VALE, Secretary.
FANNY. ssKEMBLE's zREADINGs.-3y the
It will be seen that Mrs.
Frances Anne Kemble is to read Shakes
pesre's great tragedy of King Lear in this
city, on Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th. This
is an intellectual treat nos often given our
citizens. Mrs. Kemble is one of the best,
1T not the best reader of Shakespeare in
the world. Now, that we are to have the
pleasure of q. reading, from her, a, short
sketch of her career will be of interest
| She was born in London. in 1911, max
ing her present age fifty-seven. She
seems to have belonged very legitimately
generations, having been of that professions.
and the celebrated, actress, Mrs. Siddons,
was an aunt of hers. 1t seems in youth
she manifested no special prediction for
the life of an actress but owing to embar-.
rassed circumstances of her fathers family,
she was induced, when nineteen years of
age, Z to make debut at Convent Garden
Theater, then under the management of
her father. She was lsuccessful, and DUR
ing the three following years performed
leading parts, both in tragedy and comedy,
with great success. In 1882 she accom-
panied her father rtothe'United States, and,I
in her profession, met with an enthusiast
tic reception In all the chief cities of the
country. In 1884 she was married to-
Pierce Butler, Esq, of Philadelphia, and
retired, as she thought, finally from the
stage. The marriage was not happy one,
and a separation took place by mutual
consent, when she established her resi-
dence In Lennox, Massachusetts,. In 1S49,
q divorcetfrom herhusband was granted by
the Pennsylvania Legislature. when
she resumed maiden name of
Kemble. nor Mrs. Butler. previous to
her separation from her hus-
band, had become an author, and had pub
lished her first work In prose- entitled sAtl
journal of Residence in America" which
was chit fly devoted to a description of her
tour through the. United States.g In 1887,
she published dram, THE Star of Sc
yille," which met with success; and in 1S4i,
she published volume of poems, some OF
which had previously appeared in print.
In 1916 she travelled in Europe, and after %
wards published an account of her tour
under the pleasant title of "A Year of Con-
solation."onIn 1S49, Miss Kemble COM
menced, in Boston. series OF Shakespeare
an readings. which drew crowded audi
ences, and, in-the two following years, she
repeated the course of readings in several
of the principal cities of the country. In
1851 she visited England, and reappeared
for brief period on the stage. After .
Afterward she gave readings in London '
and other parts of the Kingdom, when she
made another long Continental tour, re-
turning tofthis country in 1856, and from
that time until 1860, she was constantly
engaged In giving readings. .i