New-York tribune., 1870-11-17
KATE FIELD At THE GLOBE THEATgR
A BRILLIANT sUCCESS.

BOSTON, Nov 16-It was felictious arrange
ment through which Miss Kate Field commences hes
Winters campaign by delivering her lecture ON Dickens
this afternoon the Theater under the man
agement Of Charles Fechter II was fitting that Dick
ems, who loved the stage WELL and only not tho
greatest IN the world he the greatest
novelist, should be discoursed upon In thester and,
above all In the theaer Of his personal friend, whose
herald and ndorser TO the American public he himself
Was OF the most select audiences OF the season was
gathered three in pleasant anticipation, before the
stage where nightly now the moody Dane" keeps
tyst with the sal Ghost One among this audience
the poet LongfeOw, in company with his friend James
T. Fields of The Atanc. the Hon. George 3. Hillard De-
vid A. wasson L. II. Lathrop E. r. whppse, the Rev.
Petroleum Y. Nasty and others
The curtain rising, slight graceful girl 10 disclosed,
with floating hair, "outwardly brown but inwardly
golden" and clear honest eyes, which insure her wei
before she opens her ps. Tie applause which ga
utes her s only less enthusiastic than that with which
she before 'he curtain after 1t has fallen
upon her brilliant peroration. She blue silk, with
an ovorress Of misty white lace, pleasant picture, 40
the flowers with which admiring friends
had made the scene beautiful. She said:
at is a big Job" said Abraham Lincoln when attempt
ing 10 crush the Great Rebellion it big Job this OF
attempting to do justice 10 the memory OF Charies
Dickens but remember he once exclaimed, God bless
those women they do anything by halves they
are always in earnest" Standing in this theater re-
garded by Dickens with almost personal interest," In tho
presence Of Of hs dearest friends should be less
than human not in earnest and II do my work
by halves il Will be because my head fails to do the bid
ding Of my heart.
Miss Field then proceeded To dwell briefly on tho
ardent expectation with which Dickens was received In
Ameriea-the waiting throng who brayed cold and
wearness from ghtfa till dagnBg 10 secure places AZ
his fret rea ling-his coming which was but coming 70
conquer We raw in him not handsome man. but ono
tfc active, vigorous In the prime OF bis reh NC, WIN
face capable OF infuite variety o. expression ana
a regard 30 penetrating that you felt at once that
he could through you down TO the -"ul OF your
self and the sole OF your boots. To have heard
l.n wac worth years imprisonment with Tuppers
Proverbal Philosophy To lave seen him was 10 ha'o
witnessed plays and pan0ramas. To him belonged the
thing the next 50 entirely another tlat you eoua
hardly believe IL the saIne man. lie has hnhs mo
portraits of an hundred characters in our Dckes pc
iIre Gallery: and when he vanished from before the
earish lights Of ST. James Han England ost hef greaos'
hi. novels might well be entitled dramatic works he
loved the too and when he wanted ni- characters
have good tiCe Ee always took them 10 see pay.
he never forgot the virtues Of actoTs those Jest heas
ia the world and several Of his closest personal rehd
reading he visited Macready and read to bin, in adj
vance that terrible murder of Nancy olkss an the
f1aH 5td 6Ge Ssy'i"h 'e''''' "'''
Dckens alylvs respectea his own profession Before
the Press Clubin New-T0rk he attributed much OF hs
tuSess s r ~ ~ ia S t,r ia Bensekod Words and AH
ssks him 10 set for her he refused because he would
- ;u the tme came bcfory he died when tho
Qaeen htrsef dropped into authorship ano sIht 10 DICK
cas- a copy Of her book With The uscst,iol: FROM me
humber the most distinguished author IN Elglahu
subsequently, she invited him TO Ianch WIN hft f. ana @
Prvy Council but he chose to I'VE aud de ChaTes DICK
en- ems . h %as sns sft ws M woV Of WrceSas When he
made speech at one, II redeemed the dulcst syupo
iul' nhst ~ II - t''e iest nrt III qverytbns
was a VI disery Tor the manuiacture of hippi-
ness bilious author bewailed 10 hun thc dlsloin-
looked rouHd with the br gt twinkle We All know, anu
What a friend he va.l dickens will take care Of
you" said Douglas Jerroh TO his wife, when he Was dy-
sent ,r hin when sic was her dcathbed TO console
her "Do You ever pray Z" ssfcd the wstfn dynghpa.
answered revercnty and who doubts tina: is prsyofs
heped 70 speed her parting sGg We are a"aEs Is o AZ
~ Ton - H. and n6t 4 9;s aud Mcawberf charming
wtr and pleasant speaker las lately that Dickens
was Punch Did lie forget the tender hand which drew
Richard a4e PS @ Iaa Of T%d cas @ standSe reEefeny
before that sublime character sidney Carton, u seems
much TO say such an utterance was literary bts-
pbomy Many of Dckens's characters were absolutely
true 70 lie the pest such welcome supplement 70 Ia,
10 quarrel with Qgilp than with Callbani Ana who
fouts the delicate mpossibilities OF 1.-THE Midsummer
lis devotion 10 animated nature Of his striking
recuacs. 1t began with his great love Tor ehdreh,
and after them extended TO the beasts OF te Held and
the birds OF the air. who peryade the atmosphere OF hs
books Crckets chrp on his hearth sparr0vs arc 10 an
sorts OF quaint places and every dog has his day with
Dickens He never yet drew woman, says the OLD re-
fran OF inc ssaa SIIf Tgtr rr sbSpespeare or peS
ens indeed. dreamed OF the coming woman; and,
their times 10 lncr they have naturally drawn men more
and more perfectly But Dickens neyer YET Drew thor
I'll. III all according TO the worea Judgment had some
thing redeenng In her for tne Waon LII 'o mo wona & az
more like him there would be fewer Nancy skeses lie