, 1869-03-14

u twelve Children, flye Of when went upon
he stage, aud became eminent. Tho |
.ldest child. earah, Was married TO an |
Icsor of considerable provincial reputation !
sau,ed eiddons, zud became knnvu 10 nme |
Is the great Mrs. Slddous. Her brother, John |
Philip kcmble, next to her Ia years, every /
me hows, TM the finest actor Of his time.
ieoTRe Stephen Kemhle Was an actor Of
sbiMy, md gained wide reputation Is Fall
.taf, part he Was we'll adapted to By his
Of flesh. Elizabeth KembEe
.atnc to this country in the esrty days Of the
republic, aid, u Ms, Whiuock, made for
trne, retired fDn The 6taEe and rttafued: to
England In 1901. Charles knnole, the fifth
child, vas the father Of Fannie, and though
1eyet hest-class artist, Non much applause
ii high comedy parts, aud ras very respecta-
bic In shalspearcan tragedy.
The story IS that Roger Aemhla was moch
opposed to bis children adopting his profess
sion; but those have named ve0t 70 It Is
ducks 70 10 water. Tbs youngest. Char ia,
he labored zealously 70 keep from tho pater::
nal calling by educating him for busineat
and obtaining for h1m government position
in London It did NO good, however. All
Charles Instincts tIupelled him to the loot
lights. He soon escaped from the thrAldom
Of business, married IN actress md breathaa
freely for the nrst time IN the atmosphere Of
Charles Kcsnble had but two children. both
daughters, F6nnia aud Adelaide, the Litter
now known IN literary circles as Mrs. sarto-
ris- They both went upon the stage, and
after three or four years OF marked s1ccess
found wealIhy husbands, and quilted the
es4olikks forever. -. -
THEA ApFv1FE FEBm'sn nEBcr. =.
Fannie Keanble had created sensation aud
become Iefsuiug favoHte in Great Britain
before she came TO this country. ehe arrived
hare In the autumn OF 1873, with her father.
who, lie our cousin Hamlet, had gro*n fat
loudly heraided, and her de5a ae the old
PARK Theatre Eaa one Of the arau,atic events
Of the time which old New TorkeH still re-
cab With ENTHUSIASM. = r..
Her part Was Blanca, the actor cast for
Fazin being IN inexperienced person who had
Ing hts condition before the curtain rose, she
tr{ed to reassuro him, hut wholly without
effect. From thu moment he weut on uuul
be esue OF he wtz ytcttna OF What IS known
s,,.,tS !. st.es 1as fight H. forgot thg is
of speaking Ni1man's lines to his wife,
stared At her wildly and wiped the
pctpiratton from 'his brow Is Il. she
were . petritslog Gorsoa: Whstever ahe
may hare become 1ince, Hho was. ut that
@ sfeoFg g,s so sna sasnS sn5 os gsGps
looking Qt1l: 60. that the. aisrm the ac&oe
manifatsd at her pretty face aud her sweet
voice HH exceedingly ludicepus.' Hs had
such an effect upon her that ahe WRs on the
ere Of surrender to the malignant spirit Of
tho hour, when the synpathy and good feel
ing Of the vast aud cultivated audience was
50 p&lpabiy shown In its spplause, that she:
| wsa able 10 90 on :.
i. n the thfrd act Faz1o Is supposed to be led
! TO e1ecution-H he had been In reality tho
house wonld have pronounced his death most
l--kT ~ f-A$ - ht.-tr \ 49, n
taEtaet annoyance The rest Of the tragedy
~she rendered eIcet1euuy, and tho curtain
tsl upon I well plee4ed endEence. !. 6ho de.
lfZhted 1t few nsRhth after IN Ju1l.. ia the
- Hunethack," + part Sheridan Knowles
Wrote expressly Tor her, and during the re-
.trJ she everywhere recesTed the most cordial
greeting; 1u. 1x4aos11sx 4 su. 1yoxa.
Few actresses, Indeed, have awakened
! nlorr enthusiasm. Young men wcre saut.
mentally dellrtous about ler. and rushed
night aitcf night to the rear of the tneatse
to enrJ her fat old father Is te asaIsted her
She vas ehristepcd tho" divine Fanule.''
Impassiunet aud hype1eolic.l ve,sea were
praise; ,ossta wesa drank TO her; tradeaueu
;. named their goods alter her, She Was the
SaEhIsn Of the l1ne. New York made lsci
nesrly As ridlcul. .us about her as 1t has slnct
aodut other performers, and the smaller
cities, as they arc to do, followed the metro
polltan example.
Under The, circuust1nces II Is not Singular
thAt Pierce Batter, 500 of the once famar!
Major Flerce Butle.:, au lrishman Who clAnel
to b descended from the Duke Of Urmond,
{crry. lrnhnaan must be deemed spuriou,
who Il not descended from nolAliIyl should
hsve fallen desperately In loye win Fannie
| then Ia her twenty second, gear, wnile play.
hg In phftsdtlphls- Butler was wealth. >
pltnter, hsvtug Inherited large estates 1roa7
| country as an officer ON Bdtish rtgiment In
The colonial tfmes, rcsfIncd bis Office en-.
braced our cause; scstted IN 8outh Caroilna
and was \ prominent politician for forty
years. Fierce Butler fEca In luxury In
son1oeTn. estates II the winter. Young
Butler used to 80 night after night Ia ths
theatre get q seat vrrJ utar the stage, and
fcaat htA eyes and ears upon Ea1n1e's per
eonal and vocal charms. Like Romeo, hl:
1utenes were honorable. his purpose mar
riAge- he solicited an Interview through tht
! ten der o. bis hand and fortune. =
The young Actress VAS greatly tAttesad, ~
may be supposed, by the prospect Of becom
ing tho T1fe OF . msn Of b Igh social posltioo
lhe.was 80 daxxlcd thAE she accepted hIn
without oon1uiiing bar sdtction or uer }ndg
menh without euspectiug even that Butle
derived his Income from the labor Of sIarca
Their marriage aeemed as happY as rhe aytr
acc OF marriages. They had two children
made her hlBt visit to the Carolina plants
Hons.
cACsx OF fsEaAsaxxxsL
She passed the winter there With her hu,
band, and vas not loug in perceiring .th
great wrong, the great shame; the great deg
| EhNufffTn ,f ala GhA mn
bar5sri.Y al ssouud her: she saw. Tith
shudder that her husband dishonoscd her q
Southern wives ,Were usually dlshonorad
Always opposed to slavery sha c7nld no
long endure tie new but ruToitiog ooudltto
to which 4he had been introduced. she CON
plaInsd 70 her husband, bat he renired h<
complaints With indifference. They qua;
! relied, and N less than tWelTtnonth a1te
her Tkit I'd the South they. vere sepasate,
She purrh2sed . pleasant hons In L.nol
Aaas., and realded there for years.
| READINGS
She wou1t have returned 70 thr staKr, br
her Inherited corpu!tuce uadttod hEr for II
dramatic htroInc1 she had beeu IN the habit I
representing. She determined 10 give shak
spearcan readings, and she did. with brtlltk1
Britain. In 1850 she returned to EnStans
and durlnK our civil var VAS unswerytog
her deyntlou to the North. Sue then pul
n1hed for the Hrst time her diary, kept du
ing her residence lu the South, which dl
much good In exposing xhn eno:Dasfcd ,
slavery. ..-.--
Mrs.. kemhls, ~ she now calls herself, b
beGn quite \ yoiurinous weile1. She pu
1l.hed daAry d4tailtng her obseTrailons at
I t1pGieLce In the Cn,tet state1 during b.
profes eional career, rnd found fxalt Hitn O.
nade1s could haye desired- 6he ls the q
thor OF 1 volume Of prose and poetrS. VII
Tn IN Italy, undef The title Of - A feAe I
Copsolatipn;" Of 4 Eumher Of fuRt.lsa poet
thal enjoyed popularity II the time OF tn:
appcszaaee, nd Of scTor1 phys ano' ss
which tho Dukes Wager tne ne
J; krown., .=
Hrs, 6ruble Is wen an OF strong caass
te. and sturdy independence, bu. lAcktnE
many OF thc dneuessex that RE 3ssoctated VI
her se1. She has 4 Insignificant temper, =
moTocstion. She has often Appeared Ike
Tiraso, sna been guilty Of rudnsssa 70
own eex none Of ours would be guilty Of, 6
which hordercd On brutality. Her tsntru
1t hotels, in EailFay CAT and II her o.
home aEt notorious, aad haFe often oe
com1oeics or cnuyenRona.itse< Of life vi
opposed 10 her own uotioas, aud makes
VERY eA41 10 see how Ac..ye eouuub!ht 6
psiRn man might ha.o rith her II she fzi
10 Ike hin. 1t Is vesy difficult 10 tm4E
thar tho grenAdier-hke woman OF to.t
could hare peea tbs "dlytna Fauni-''
Thirty years sgn- A. she appears now,
one would ~ toon think Of espon.fuk Ct
pauy Of hussars xa txkine her to wfFe.
Ste rad heee las. yesf. a. any-s.v
ard With AZ avo1rdupols Of twoshuudfed
any. she h1s rieh, resonant voice, a.
talfHhle enurchtion sud rcms16Able ncL)
ltJ ot tone. II abe possessed more Of the 9
uesses ind sWeetnesses Of <oInan eoUe ct
maseulu,e writes might b forgiven her.
would seem sometimes that rasure hsd m
physiological mistake 10 creating the
t11grishea 7eadEs, WHO rai<hs, with pro
ETY., Wri.e her uAme - 1t wAs once Hf1ttea
J. Fl.
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