New-York tribune., 1869-05-18
The DRAMA.
TIE SEYMOUR MEMORIAL.

The friends of the late Charles G. B. Sey-
Inour are making arrangements for Memorial Concert
10 bo followed in due time by dramatic performance
IN honor Of his memory and In aid OF his widow aud
child The plan good and the motive that prompts II
will awaken a sympathetic response in many hearts.
The late Mr.. Seymour was man OF uncommon ntelec-
tual gifts and Of extremely gentle and winning tempera
snent-so that he commended himself to very general ana
sincere regard II natural and proper that that regard
should seek TO express itself in some emphatic and HTac
teal way at this time when the Of bitter bereayc
neut is still fresh the hearts Of many friends The
yabor that the late Mr. Seymour performed, moreover
were such as the musical and dramatic professions may
well delight honor During period Of fifteen years
lie recorded the history Of musical and dra-
matic enterprise IN this city, recognized merit,
rebuked pretendon, urged adherence to right
principles and pure taste in art, fostered worthy
effort was tolerant toward wellntentoned weakness,
and excrted without cessation, good influence upon the
stage Few writer's are capable Of the thoughtful and
minute care that ne exercised in this peculiar line OF
labor fewer still have the patience to pursue the critical
vocation IN the conscientious and thorough manner hat
marked his labOs Artists fortunate indeed who find
in Journalism an appreciation that both liberal and just
Many artists found that reward ia the writings OF Mr.
Seymour Nor was he content merely with appyeciating
them for himself: lie srove TO interpret them more fully
60 others This service well performed gives certain
measure OF permanencc 70 those tumphs OF singing ana
acting which otherwise are cphemeral The entTanced
hardly content with saying that the one is magnificent
or the other superb Tie thoughtful critic must JUSTIFY
his admiration by analysis Of the effect produced ana,
IN giving reasons for the faith that Is ia him. must depict
the artistic work This Is the es-this the labor This
test Nj Seymour strOvo 10 meet this labor was always
l desire and very often his felicity to perform jour
Ialsn il not rich in writer's Of this sort When such
one passes away is 10 that he should be cOmmcmoTated
There is no need TO ray that his brother journalists viii
enter with all their strcEgh into this proposed tcst!no-
ual; nor 90 We fancy that the musical and dra.
matte fTatenuics VIII be less jealous IN tho
good and gentle work Of bonoring the memory OF a
departed friend and soothugthe sorrows Of bis surviving
family. We understand that Mt William stenway has
rendered the Of bis Hall the occasion Of the pro
iected concert and that many OF the principal musicians
OF the country have volunteered their professional Co
operation. We observe too, that the committee OF
arrangements having this matter D charge Is composed
energetic W0rkers The successful result, there
fore. may be anticipated There should be needless
delay In carrying out the worthy design that has been
proposed On the other hand there be uuseemy
haste Only tive weeks have passed since the evergreen
was dropped into seymours grave II Is s fresh there
as his gentle memory In many aectonate hearts lie
viii not be forgotten. Let the Memorial come when II
will il will not find indifference or neglect All VIC
crave Is that. when II does come it may be testimonial
worthy OF him whom II commentaries and Of the
respect and affection that prompt IT, In that case 1t Will
he indeed sufficient
TIE BROUGHAM BENEFIT.
A benefit has been rendered to John
Brougham. Prominent citizens Of New.York have