Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-15

Robert COiIyer u BOsIOm-kcV. WF.
Foote'S Mission 10 the ''BurnI DIstricts''
A Rare Work of Art-PersonnI.
lFRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
BoSToN, Nov, IA, 1871.
Last evening Miss Cushman played Queen
Katharine, at the Globe. 1t is eleven years
since she played here last a greater part olthat
time she has lived abroad, and for several years
was an invalid. Now, restored to health, she
has returned to the stage. A great audience
gave her enthusiastic welcome last evening; and
it was hard TO tell which felt the more intense
interest, the older spectators who knew by sight
the greatness of her acting, Or the younger who
knew it by faith only AT first her naturalness
disappoints little; you are looking for extra
ordinary acting, and in the first scene, where she
appears as sutton to the king, asking that some
unjust taxes, pressing heavily on the people, may
be RENTED, it is hard to realize that her quiet
dignity and noble humility are acting at all.
But you begin TO realize the perfection OF the
art when you watch the changes of her face as
she listens TO Buckiugham's surveyor telling the
story of the dukes treason. Surprise, interest
increduity are plainly expressed by features
and almost imperceptible gestures, and are at
last merged in an utter contempt of the mans
baseness, which finds expression in the words;
'1fI know you well,
You were the dukes surveyor, and lost your once
On the complaint o. the tenants"
The tone in which she spoke was not loud,
nor unwomanly, but the man actually quailed
before the scorn in it and in her face. Then
came the trial scene, when the queen appears in
her royal robes a dress so heavy in its richness
and the sweep Gifts train, that no ordinary wom-
an could wear it, much less walk in it with ease
or grace. II re was Miss Cushman'S triumph
every word, every gesture added TO the excite
ment and enthusiasm of the spectators; and
when in her passionate pride she left the hall
with fireworks:
81 will not tarry; no, nor ever more,
Upon this business. my appearance make
In any of their courts"
storm of applause called her back, and
burst forth again and again, at her queenly
recognition of it. 1t is great deal more eXcit-
ing to see an actor imperatvely called back IN
the middle of scene, while the rest wait to go
on with their parts, than it is TO see one creep
out at the end of the curtain in the usual way,
and disappear again in the creyice Then comes
the scene in the palace at Bridewell, between
the sad queen and the two cardinals; and last
the scene at Kimbolton where the queen
dies. In this the reality becomes
too painful One cannot fail to see
and appreciate the marvellous beauty of
the sick woman's manner to Griffith, who comes
to tell her of the death of Wolsey, and to bring
her a greeting from the king. She can not hide
the WEAKNESS in her face, but she puts aside her
physical pain and conquers her growing weak
| moss IN listen and reply with that courteous
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oil HShl' ana hoFerlnS III il'u'"lr "eie Seei
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oi PAM ana ""'InS pam Oi""enes' ti'y sang
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dled away the queen "oAe Win 'He lll'iiil'eiS
patheue cry
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Miss Cnsbmon,s cnoaoement hero is for three
,yaelss After Henry sth Macbeth is nromiscd
but notbinq else 81 far.
On Sunday Rev Rohert ColIver of Chicooo
nreoched for Mr. Hale After the sermon Il con-
tributon was taken nm for the American ITpi.
tartan association which will no called unop IN
helm the societies whose churches were burnt
The contribution exceeded s7tOO and is said to
he the LARGEST sum ever taken in Roston at ono
church contribution Mr. ColIver Iectured last
evening". and at noop +o.dov was entertained Inv
rho woman,s cIpb Pov Mr. Foota NJ Kipo;s
chanel has been. MS an accent of they NCU
| tl,ronob the burnt districts of AJcbirap and
Wisconsin. as well as to Chicago. and ON SIM.
day he told his people n mart Of what he
saw there cannot reneot here tha sin.
ries of suffering Of couraoo or of no.
blcness which he told. everybody has
| heard similar ones lint do mot holi.,,a ovorv.
bodv knows obopt Holland in Micbicon or
which be Gave nm interesting account Twenty
FIVE wears AFRO \ hand or men and women sock.
inc rs the nilgrim fathers did for a nloce whore
they could worshin God in nerfeet freedom lerr
Holland and souobt home in the west for
twenty five wears AGO Michigan was the far west
They were poor in money rich in faith and
strength: their pastor. n man of cultivation and
social nosition came with them and soug,,t fo.
tban a ,,aca of so+tloment 10 cxnlorod tho
shores Of the lake and the forests and when he
came m tho s,noll h,, +,,t r,ol,os in 70 to land
for siv miles ON tho eost Of Tho ,rroat ,,l,o in
,vbat is nav, Otto,,o cornt,, no ,yos i1Iod with
snch sorso r ,,,,,t,,,t,,,,', al ,,iscao.;l,,,
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