New-York tribune., 1870-02-05
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the boards OF the Boston Theatcr the 2ls for
which critics already sharpening their wits It
Is said he is to make here his first American essay
as Hamlet The theater has great qualnca-
ton for such choice, IN set Of scenery
and properties for the tragedy provided during
one OF Mr.. Edwin Booths visits few years ago. and
fully equal 70 those freshly done for his heaer n
Newi or being in fact on tie same models ard having
larger stage TO display them lt said that Mr fech'
ter comes here thus early a result Of lack Of har
mony with his NewYork managers and ono OF our Sun
day papers reports his gushing remark to the represen-
atiye of the Boston house. that "No contract Is needed
between rs. We understand each other. We shall nave
no dsagreements" One is moved TO commseration for
Mr.. Fechter, and reminded Of the simplicity which
headed subscription for the burial ~ an actor who
existed the world, at the sight OF the touching
with which lie throws himself into the arms OF
Yankee management who stand for the Giant Bunder'
bore in the American dramatic pilgrims progress
Mrs. Emma Waller has on here 10 MI up gap by
playing Neg Me1Thes FIVE nights, hieng back to New
York Saturday for her regular appearance at Booths
There of professional visit from Mr. Lester
Wallack, which would be decided novelty, and wei
come one Boston boards. Miss Josephine Oron who
the regnng soubrette here in the days Of her fresh
youth and beauty from ten to five years ago. Is com
ing make single appearance for somebody's benefit
She conquered more hearts, with the transient sway
which pretty and dashing actress has, than any one
who has played here in recent tunes and her perform
and fathers OF families, who will for that strange
perence which Thackeray has often described OF look
ing upon the cold ashes Of long burntout emotion
MATTERS IL GENERAL
peculiarly Bostonish affair is set down for the coming
5h of March, the hundredth anniversary Of tho Boston
Massacre OF l770 In KBgst, in which the first muter
ngs OF the American Revolution heard The details
OF the commemoratiOn Of that event have not taken
FORM at least not been communicated 10 the public;
but it has been announced that Mr. Wendell Philips will
deliver grafton in Music Hail. and that such music as
Boston appreciates will grace the occasion under tho
direction OF Mr. John s. Dwight OF whom Mr. Curtis
says his last Easy Chair that his life, consecraed
critic and lover to the art OF music has been true SER
vice his city, and, re1cctyely, TO the country" Mr
Philips is peculiarly fitted for the discussion Of such
theme this anniversary gives for not only is he Bos
onan to the CORE but he is better yersed than almost
any Of this generation not dsnctlyely antigua
ran the lore OF the Revolutionary period Almost all
his speeches arc graced with fresh illusions TO the his
tory of that tune, from that first glowing address in
Faneuil Hall in which he vindcated the memory Of the
patriots OF I6 from the insult of comparison with the
Pro-Savery mob which shot Lovejoy. Nor will he treat
the subject with any less warmth from the welremem'
bered fact that fearless negro Crspus Atuck one
Of the leaders and OF the victims OF the March riot
may well make tie Grafton of the finest efforts OF
his lfe from literary and artistic point Of view and the
most worthy to represent his oratosy to posterity,
except that the element Of yituperaon which 80 often
the life Of his speeches will be lacking, unless when
dragged by dgressons upon the politics OF our own
day, never entirely absent from anything Mr. Phillips
does There will be great many centennial celebrations
during decade upon which have just entered and
such opportunities for the display OF oraory aud rhetoric
will not again for hundred years TO come But
in all the cataracts Of words for which the completion OK
the century after lexington Bunker Ill., the Evacuation
Of York. Saratoga Yorktown and the Peace Will fur
nish pretext, there will be very little rhetoric SO pure,
| red nv
from the marks Of visible efforts as that OF Wendell Ph
| lips
As Boston rarely has anything without controversy
about it, this project Of celebrating the 5h Of March out
break has called forth some newspaper COMMUNICATIONS
protesting against it the ground that the night at
tack upon the troops wicked and uncaledtOr out
| rage that the soldiers fully justified in their
reluctant resistance that Crispus Attucks was black
gardly INDIAN and with his followers iuy deserved the
fate they met the only real heroes OF the affair
were Josiah Quincy and John Adams, who appeared as
counsel for the soldiers and secured their acquitta IN
spite OF the preudced and excited condition OF the pub
lie mind that the anniversary Of the Massacre
was made the occasion OF public meetings and oraons
every March following until the end Of the and was
thus most effective for stirring up the people
against Great Britain and keeping the fire OF resentment
at red remoDstrance not unlike the present one
was heard when tablet the front OF the Old South
Church was raised in its place, because tue stone COM
memorated among ether historical facts the desecra.
ton" OF the structure "by British troops 1856" But
the stone still stands and do not think the English
tourists who read the inscription feel very about the
matter
new charitable enterprise has appeared in the field. In
an undertaking form horticultural school for women
In the neghborhood Of Boston, An appeal for donations
appears in the newspapers 1t is proposed to buy small
farm worth about oo0 in Newton, where one lady
already in successful career as frugrower and tS
establish school there for three years as an experiment
in teaching OF the members OF the superhuous seS
n Massachusetts profession at once prohtable useful
| agreeable, healthy and conducive 10 good morals TWO
subscriptions Of q 900 each have already been received
the purchase of arm which is to be sold to re
munerate the donors should the experiment prove
failure at the end OF the specified time The very moee
estimate made OF $4,000 necessary TO carry On
the school three years Among the movers in hs hghp
original project James Freeman Clarke and his wlfe
| Edward f. Hale. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. George IL.
Emerson Mrs r. c. waterston, s. F. sewal, Marshall p.
wilder the veteran horticulturist, and many others
prominent in society and in every work Of charity
and social reform. ~
! The Rev. A. L. Stone, who for many years was the
popular preacher in Boston, aud who for five years
! past has occupied the same position in San Francisco is
his way here TO speak four Sundays In OF
thodox pupits tAe occupant of which hurrying
the Continent to California TO make complete months
exchange This is OF the results OF the Pacific Rail-
road, which had not been counted in all the glorca
ton over it, and 1t will not be strange II many clergy
men, OF sufficiently wide repute make such
acceptable their congregations should follow the
example thus set Mr. Stone will attract audiences
Boston OF course he has been secured by the enter
prsng managers Of the Lyceum Bureau and will make
BIS first appearance here the lecture PLATFORM with an
address on The Sunset Land" He will ind his old
church the Park ST. steadily crowded under
preaching OF his successor the Rev. Mr. Murray
1t his day: but he can comfort himself with
the thought that took tho PARISH three years to ind
| hon thay6 lsnit to follow him.