The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-08
PLEASANT ENGLISH VISITORS.
A New York letter gives the following pen
and Ink sketch OF the two English visitors
who are just now the lions OF Gotham:

A New York letter gives the following pen
and Ink sketch OF the two English visitors
who are just now the lions OF Gotham:
EMILY FAITHFUL
will shortly return to England. Together
with Prof. Tyndall, Froude, George MacDon.
aid, and last, but not least, Belew, the great
English elocutionist she has been honored by
the llterati of this city, and beyond a doubt
will return well pleased. The public here
have also been we'll pleased with her. I'M
agine woman six feet in height, broad in
proportion; the face not an intelligent one,
but round, good-natured, honest face; the
forehead low and recedlng; The features
coarse; the hair cut short and kept oack by
round comb, such as Is worn by little girls;
the complexion red, and you may form some
Idea of the appearance OF Emily Faithful. She
comes upon platform with perfect self-posses-
sion, and looks qnielly down upon her au.
dtence. who gaze at her. tor the first time at
least, with something like amaZement. But
when she rises 10 speak she "opens her mouth
with wisdom, and In her tongue Ia the law of
Kindness" Her full, musical voice, aided by
beautifully clear enuuciation, Is distinctly
heard by every one, and from the utterance OF
The first sentence she holds her listeners en-
chained. Her language Ia fine, forcible, easy
and persuasive, and by the time she has half
ended all love her, and appreciate the goodness
as well as The intelligence which illuminate her
homely features. On recent occasion, how
ever, when she complained that the 'cruel
clmate' here had affected her health litter
ran through the house as che stood before
them, the exaggerated perBoniacatlon Of the
robust EnglishWoman. Apparently she is
about forty years of age.
BELLEw,
whose coming has been 30 looked for, has
actually spoken, face to face, with New
York audience, and high as has been the
antlclpatlons regarding him, they have been
all fulfilled. Reputed the first Of living elo-
cutlonlsts, and considered such by English
residents here, he has not disappointed public
expectation. Association Hall, on Thursday
night, was crowded by an extremely intelli-
gent audience, who we're capable OF criticism
us we'll as admiration, but really for criticism
there was no place. His voice !s OF splendid
volume, and 30 eYquisltely modulated as TO ex-
press every shade of sentiment and feeling.
The pieces selected for this, his first reading,
were Macau'ay's "Horatlus;" "Carence's
Dream" in Richard III; "Vtal Sparks" from
Pope; "The Glove and the Lions" Leigh
Hunt; "Coxs Diary" Thackcray; 'King Roo-
ert OF Sicily" Longfelow; "Good News from
Ghent," Robert Browning; 1.-THE Bridge OF
Sighs," Thomas Hood; "rhe Charity Dinner"
very humorous piece written for Mr.. Belew,
as sketch of q public dinner ln London, given
by number oil philanthropsts, and 1.-THE
Charge OF the Light Brigade" Mr.. Bellew is
q f1ne looking man, like most Of the English,
we'll developed physically, of forld counten-
snce, and bis hair bright silver hue.