The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-12
LECTURES LAST NIGHT.

mauame Olympe Aud0uard Is well known In the
higher circles Of the literary world. The name
Audouard is Of good repute in France, one OF It's
bearers, Matthew Francois Audouard having been
distinguished physician In that country through
the regns OF the First Emperor the Restoration the
Citizen King the republic Of 1s4s and even yet In the
Second Empire. Being decorated for his services to
the state by the First Napoleon he lived long enough
to be respected by his countrymen and to see them
ruled over by third Napoleon. Whether Madame
Ia Comtesse de Ia Morliere, whose family name is
Audouard, be direct descendant OF this hon.
ored son OF his country she at any rate does honor
to his name. She has been travelling In the United
states Tor some time, and, sojoumng now for
limited period in this city, few friends Of her well
known political opinions and admirers OF her ac-
Knowedged superior ability succeeded in prevailing
upon her to consent to appear in public and entertain
her hearers with series Of conversational The
term OF "lecture" would be inappropriate TO her
essays. Judging from her first appearance
yesterday she is entirely unique and rises
superior to the hackneyed style Of this
species, now SO common in this land. After the first
few sentences she put herself believer in mesmer
ism would say, completely rapport with her audi
ence, and she became the centre OF a drawing room
circle where she alone does all the talk and the audi
ence are the charmed listeners. Her dicton is per-
OF complete master, though quiet ana undemon.
strative. -.4 -
IL was happy idea Of Sn3ever had the manage
ncn. W seect the coy and comfortable private thea
..c VI inc ohi,n League Club House for her readings
my SUI sdndings all agree with her personal
S saptEoa.ence, and her voice would have been too
s.-e anu womanly for any much larger hail. Much
., ea .re cnar would have been lost haa sne ap
MUSIC or at any similar place. Madame Audouard Is
lady IN the lul sense OF the word-in the prime OF
me- with all the charms OF youth preserved, plas-
TIC race OF Grecian mould enlivened by sparkling
flashes OF intellectual eyes, While looking upon her
one is carried back nvolunariy to the days OF the
first French revolution and is induced to believe
that thus and not otherwise could have appeared to
their compatriots Madame Roland or Madame
At her first appearance last night the theatre hall
OF the club house, on the corner of Twenty-sixth
street and Madison avenue was well filled with q
highly Intelligent and very fashionable assembly. At
little before nine O'Clock the folding doors opened
with applause: She seated herself, gracefully bow
ing to the audience at the reading desk placed for
her use upon the STAGE and spreading her manu-
lected the name Of conferences" for her readings
for they are In conversational form and OCCASION
ally seem to call for response from the audience
theme was:.-...victor Hugo'-"sa Vie Potlque;'
Napoleon I."-"son Coup d'Etat;'. lies Chati-
ments de Victor HugO;' "L'Expiation." She began
by announcing herself q friend Of the
republic, o republican in earnest. Her subject
WOulu uc 'NlClOT auRO anu Ills fOiltlCdl lOT
Hugo's Importance was more OF political than lite
rary character. He was man of genius, OF honesty
true sincere democrat and ardent republican. In
cosmopolitan conception these terms were not sepa-
rated though here in this country there were dtvi
sions OF parties into democrats and republicans, and
whether she was one or the other she did not know
yet. Despotism was detestable everywhere whether
It came In the guise Of Louis XIV. or Marat, Louis
Napoleon or Soulouque. The distinguished lady then
gave her ideas OF arstocracy that the Old arlstOcracy
at least respectable; spoke OF the aristOcracy
OF Intelligence, OF learning Of probity and Of the
present demands Tor the realization OF the rights
man, and here she introduced letter from Victor
Hugo to herself In which he favored the political ard
civil equality OF the black race Her description Of
the character Of Victor Hugo was one which could
have been prompted only by feeling and adoring
heart His high genius his power OF imagination,
his charity his Soul Of are We're q dwes
with peculiar emphasis and singular beauty O.
dicton. He was not, she said, warbling bard, not
the social and philosophical problems and oil govern
mental systems. And yet he was also grand poet
age. His father was republican and fought as
soldier in the armies Of the republic; his mother
Audousrd then traced the life aud the intellectua
development OF Victor Hugo through the reign OF
Bonro3 p;, succeeding during the reign
| repubhcanism; that as the light appeared to hi
mind the shadows fed. The Revolution of ls4s wal
alluded to and the scenes OF the coup detat detailed
and while Madame Audouard sparkied with biting
beautiful and dignGed 'sThe History Of the Second
Empireu was written by Victor Hugo and posterity
poet in his work on NAPOLEON LIE pe esa
The exile OF the poet was very feelingy referred to
N gne as tbs Win
reading the Madame recited several verses from
Hugo fervent and poetic appeals for liberty
closing with the invocation from the ''Marsei
laise,1 "AuE drnaes, cttovensr' This was done
with much dramatic force. though without
poetic eirusion having the First Napoleon for its
object It described his meteorc career and its close
at Waterloo, and the description Of that tremendous
battle was indeed, very touching, particularly the
words put into the mouth OF Napoeon-"Mes so,dats
mOrts-Moi rdtncup IL ended with vision which
appeared to Napoleon in the tomb recountng to MIN
all the crimes OF his life, and finally announcing itself
as being e lSTne B,untdtIe,r the day on which Ma
!Councii Of Five Hundred with Ills soldiers. This
was Temptation, perhaps intlmating that Napo-
Icons forcible destruction OF popular representa-
tive government on that day was revenged or ex.
plated by his defeat at Waterloo and his death as
| an exile
merited applause OF the audience, and it was the
opinion OF all present that her frat conference
| with New York audience was a complete success
Her future sennCes will take place ut the same local.
| ty, as foows:-November 17-"The Literary Works
| or Victor Hugo-Notre Dame dc Paris. Ernan
Ruy Bias, lie Roi s'amuse-and His Poetry" No
vember 20-.History Of Comedy and Tragedy-The
Bards, Tr0ubadours, the Mysteries, Moliere, Cor
Civil civil Rights OF woman November eo~"Turkey~
The Harem-Turkish Government" And the sixth
and last on November so-Epypt-"Its Manners, Gus
toms, Politics and Monuments"
'Tlie Young Man Of Our Day.0
About LOO persons assembled last evening in the
large hall Of the Cooper Institute building to listen to
an address by the Rev. W. II. Anderdon on the sub
ject, "1he Young Man Of Our Day." the proceeds Of
the entertainment to be devoted to the fund OF the
st. Vincent Hospital. Fully one-half the audience
was composed OF ladies' and number OF prominent
divnes, jursts and philanthropists occupied seats
on the platform. Rev. william A. STAIRS occupied
the chair.
Upon appearing before his auditory the reverend
speaker was greeted with ~ snthuslas.sc outburst
Of applause, and proceeded TO say that II af0fdea
him great pleasure on the occasion OF his first
address in this country secular subject to speak
in behalf OF such q noble charity as st. VIM
cents Hospital. He was reminded In commenc-
ing the subject OF his discourse OF 0 sentence used
nv pericea two tbouannd years AGO ON the occasion