Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-01-23

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CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN FROM an ar
ficle in the Galaxy. by G. W. Elliott,
which is devoted to the career of Char
lotte Cnshmau, we copy the following
concerning her first success in Eng
land
For eighty eight successive nights
our little, pale New England girl-now
grown to be tall and stately and
noble woman-delighte the best audi
ences of London and all England.
Thenceforth, from that day she was
lot friendless or solitary. Then, her
two letters. which she had sent on her
arrival in London, brought response,
Tor, not only was she a successful at
ress. she was also person much to be.
desired by those who loved and valued
talent and worth. Then Rogers, the
poet and banker, came to see her, and
placed his house and himself at her
disposal and at his house she met and
knew some of the first and best in Enc
gland, and they are second to none in
the world.
Five years now passed, in which was
work we'll done and well paid. All
over England she went Everywhere
welcomed, everywhere commanding,
not begging attention. She had that
~,,,-o oil what che
had to bestow was the finest ore of ge-
Mus wroght into perfectness by labor
Fame, praise, and money now flowed
IN upon her. TO Der then came from
America, mother, brother, sister, leav-
ing behind them hardship, fear, anxiety:
they came to partake with her boun-
ties of success, the smiles Of favor.
There was no fibre of meanness or
greed in this strong and generous ma
ture she was ready to do, willing 10
give. quick t see, swift to act And
hencefolt til she was to have the ability
70 do that which her he trt greatly de-
sired, which is the great blessedness
of earth.
But while she has found her work
and her place to do it, she has sister
who also wants work and needs sue
cess. Then she consents to lay aside
the robes of Lady Macbeth, the trail
ing garments OF he Queen, to PIT off
5rem her WON nhood-for n time
that she might be Romeo to that
sisters Juliet. It was risk, dan
gerons one for great woman is al
ways greatest as woman and never
can she ape the step and grippe OF
man. But she dared che risk for the
end to be gained and for thirty nights
the two appeared as the fondost Of
lovers, most tender, most unfortunate.
For hundred and eighty nights
she played in various parts of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, not thinking
shat that splendid physical nature was
not made OF steel aud caught. But
IL was not. She broke down, and for
nigh a year was useless not all the
strength of will or the aspiration of the
soul availed anght. The body must
be fairly treated, or it breaks up III
uautiny and calamitious rebellion.
She was useless, would she ever be
anything better Time and patience
can repair many damages, if they do
not rastore to Wilderness the broken
branch and when the return of health
and strength sent the red blood cours-
ing through those veins to that brain it
said
s.Yonr work is not done-go home
aud do for your own people what you
have been doing for strangers so long
aud so we'll
She came, and through some years
epioved the satisfaction of interpret
ing to us the great masters dramatic
art as they had never been interpreted
before.
= This is no place for criticism or
comparison but let me say, that if
ever there appeared to us a great act
ress. who was true to nature and tie
impulses of her own soul, it was this
one. While she had seen and studied
Others, She had studied not TO initiate,
bnt to excel; aud always her models
have been the inspirations of her own
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