Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-24
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For the Evening Star

MRS. SCOTT SIDDoNs.-The sight of this
beautiful and graceful young Actress, is some
thing 10 take one back in dramatic history,
into the last century, into the latter days OF
that absolute monarch of the Stage, David Gar
rick; TO he time when Saran Siddons an ac-
tress OF some provincial reputation. first ap-
peared al Drpry Lane, playing Lqdy Time 10
Garrick's RI hard the THIRD. On that o. caSlon,
the lovely woman, later OF such majestic pro-
portions, and firm health, was slight, pale
from recent illness, and, according TO Miss
Burney, oppressed with stage-fright. The re-
suit, II not failure, was lar from a brilliant
success, that the ambitious young actress re-
tired, dishe arten ed, from the London stage. and
Elk years longer. Then she re-appeared al
Drury Lane, and achieved her first great tri.
umph. All after was glory and success.
Wnen IN London, some fifteen years since,
saw, al the house of Mr.. Charles Kemhle, fac
portrait OF Mrs. Siddons, taken, 1 think, IN her
thirfietb year. This is the picture of a more
slight ard delicate woman than appears in the
stately portraits OF Sir Joshua Reynolds and
Sir Thomas Lawrence; but Mr.. Kemble as
sured me that il was admirable likeness
To this picture Mrs. Scott Siddons bears a re-
seen this picture. or much of the Kemble fam
lily, there were scarcely need OF other proofs of
direct and near relationship.
MIS- Scott Siddons Is also singularly like the
late MRS. Combe, the daughter of the great Mrs
Siddons, whom / visited in Edinburgh, and
mother
As actress, this latest child of an illustrious
line, has evidently scarcely approached her
prime. She is yet but a beautiful promise of
what she may be with careful study and
patient practice. The mantle of her great
grandmother Is too large for her as yet. 1t will
always be too heavy for her. II rather en-
cumoe1s than adorns her. The strange re.
sembIance in feature to one only now remem.
bered In the fullness of her power and majestic
beauty, makes US perhaps, too exacting, and
takes somewhat from the young Artists own
freedom and ease. But there is much, aside
from her rare, spirited Kemble beauty, in Mrs.
Scott Siddons to interest and please. When She
is most simple and natural, and least Kemble-
ish, she is most charming.
RRoRGANIzATIoN OF THE REVENUE CUTTER
SERvIcR.-Secretary Boutwell, has directed the
following changes TO be made in the revenue
cutter service:
Captain A. A. Fengar has been detached from
the cutter Active, al New Bedford. and ordered
10 exchange with Captain Henry u. Hall, OF
the cutter Nigilant, at Boston.
Captain John q. Bond has been ordered to
the cutter Delaware, at Mobile. to relieve 1t.
cutter AntIetam, at Indianola, Texas
Second Lieutenant w. E. Chester, has been
ordered to the cutter Moccasin, at Wilmington.
NC.
Second Assistant Engineer NJ. q. MarsiIiiot
has been detached from the Nansemond, at Sa.
vannah, and ordered to the Delaware, at NO.
bile.
Second Lieutenant Benjamin f. Macmtril
has been detached from the Miami, at Will
mlngton, DEL, and ordered to exchange with
Second Lieutenant +. Gabrielson, Of the Active,
at New Bedford.
Second Lieut.. Leonard Shepard has been de.
tacheo from the cutter Racer, at Charleston,
:. C., and ordered TO the Delaware at Mobile
TO relieve Second Lieut.. +. NJ. Munger or.
dered TO the Antietam, At Galveston, Texas.
Third Lieut.. Thos. Mason has been detached
from the Moccasin, at WIlmingto ton, N c. and
ordered TO the Fessenden, at Detroit Mich.
VI the six vessels built for the revenue ser.
vice on the lakes, but one will 90 into commits
sion this season, the Fessenden, which will be
stationed a. Detroit The officers ordered to
her are Captain, Gilbert Knapp: First Lieu
tenant. George w. King; Second Lieutenant.
VIM f. Raymond, Jr Third Lieutenant, Thos.
Mason; Chief Engineer. M. H. Plunkett First
Assistant Engineer, Jos. L. Reilly; Second AS.
sistant Engineer, Charles J Price
Tne other five, which will not 60 into COM
mission, are the Sherman, Capt. Fauncs, at
cleveland, o.; Perry, Capt. Ouinger, at Erie,
fa DIX, Capt Shaw, at Detroit, Mich; John
son, Capt. Martin, At Milwaukee, Wis: and
Chase, Capt Cornell, at Ogdensburg, N. Y.