, 1873-10-21
ADJUSTMENTS.


Mrs. II. n. sroWE'8 READINGS.
The ayatcm inaugurated by Dickens, Of tho
public reading by authors Of tholr own writings,
Is ono that ougllt to 10 especially popular among
American authors Their works, In many In
STANCES, abound with passages Of fine dramatic
powor !; tho authors themselves being educated
Americans, must be good elooutionists; and tho
fact that 40 fow OF them venture In front Of tho
readingtoak, ia as unfortunate aa 1t ID apparent.
There aro Mt least dozon living Amerioan all
thors who could provide Tia with delightful
evenings, Il only thoy would shake OF tho re-
Htrainb which deprveB us Of tho plonBure Of
tlloir intimate friendship for such is tho feeling
which moves tho audience whom thoy 800 aud
hear the writer Of the story they have loved, In
propria peraona, reading 1t, and bringing out
tho underlying boa,,tfos "a only tho nuthor can
do. In obtaining for tho second OF their Star.
Course entertainments tho presence Of Harriet
Decuhcr stowe, Messrs Carpenter T. Sheldon
have dono we'll, On opinion which tho au-
diouce In KingAbnry Music Hall heartily in
dorsod last evening. The entertainment opened
with music by tho gtnr Orchestra, the following
programme being executed IN very Ane asylo:
Concert Overture S;a; orsissiis: n''n'a'fh
nessssls,5 s s! I'ss und Lust ssrauss
: Star Orchestra.
At the conclusion, the eyen of all tho audience
were turned upon tic 1oft-Bids door OF tho ros-
trum and remained fixed there; but in vain. A
quarter Of an hour passed, md yot the groat
Amoricnn authoress came not. Then tho door
opened. aud in stopped smiling litt1o Mr.
Carpenter, great cont on, and hat In
hano' ino ssaa'lans s1oppea "na wv osea,nlcsH
su6nco was pfoAon WIN den1loinon-ladles-
worry Borry-ean't be holpea-rogret exceedingly
aIss ,,stdaaNsoo,, ho horoH Thon ro,;a 49,
eioo oi'oso-hoon W ue,o' !Aot " iHp.u o's.
appearance, ana tho Only amusement lolt was
stamping, which aubBlded On the making Of
short speecl by d locnl 1Ir, Beeohor. with a
h1oclr re,vat akull am unon h,a hnnd Then
D.asA ~ eos'a sa Tn,., 1va.stnoa.,, !,
e..o' ne.' .'..,s . st aa.,s.7,u =" .s'
| poal, MIR: Carpenter zoappoarod with hlr, Bur
rosa Win Lant fha nndcncn o,nuaaa will, io.
gos1, mm' fao thn Torsnto,' W. ~ v"n
W d Nofd-sclser, JUST a1Lcr coming
from tho thoatro, Mr. Burgess was Just tnter-
| eHtng tho audience with another story, when
Kr. Carpenter appeared for tho third time, and
! announced Mrs. Stoves arrival. In fcw min
ntes, that lady appeared and explained TINT her
1ateneas Waa due to the Sudden sickneas OF the
| gentleman aent in search of her: 1hon ehe
began to read atory N the Now England 1;.aa dia-
y.
The Minister'S Housckcepor, one OF tho most
NATURAL pieces Of description Of "Down East"
real life that can bo imagined. IN rondorlng 1t,
S s@p wh b1 q1soSs Sa IEae I'D sagse sne
| Of the audience, which roachod ita climax whon
tho minister told UAr1y tlint the " tom" turkey
should SGT on thoso oggs and hatch them.
In the selection from Uncle = Toms , Cabin, tho
soquent pranks Of that IMP Of darkness, and
hor Interview with angelic littlo Era. Mrs Stowe
showed rare powers OF eioonslon the varied
emotions Ct the charnctors, ~" G,asr, Ophe!G.
wondrous fidelity. TIC au1ienco wore highly
pleaHod throughout with tho entertainment,
md ut tho close OF tho roadlng rewarded the
authoress Of tho most attcceasiul OF modern
vorkn OF fiction with rounds or Woal-norltcd
applause, Slrs; Stowe will glyo another =, roAding
with the following programlno' this evening":
Overture" Calph Of Dag1ed" .1oieldeu
| ,-,, ,,,s..,,, scr orensSfTa. co.,u
f'p0affa-'onehestsn.aWha ta1 Wre1:sira. 'e'n'a''
Readings by Harriet Beecher stowc-1. Mirs Tetit,-
i Solicitors from 'unclo Toma Cabin" :; "Lsugh-
Ing in Meeting" !" from tho "sam lawson s'orfea'"
Charlotte Oushman appeared last evening aB
Queen Eat4arinc, in shakspcaro's Henry VIII.
It is hardly necessary to stato tint it wns a
wonderful piece Of acting from beginning to
end. In many places it was as powerful rs Aeg
| Ae.17!ics, and at tho snmo time it gaye oppor-
! tuuity for Ereater display of genius. 10 Grill
oiao il would be almost impairment. It is eu-
perior to tho samo character 90 presented By
my other actrasB. Tier pathetic appeal to the
mercy Of tho King, hor rejection Of the Cardinal
as ior Judge, and her oft-ropoatsd acorn
| OF TINT dignitary, wore magnihcently done.
There was pathos and power combined, and,
altogether, Miss Cushman's performance wat
something TINT is raroly soon. OF courso ehe
was not supported BY q cast that approached her
genius. O'Neil ns Wolsey came nearest to 1t,
thougll, after al1, he wss fur bohiud. Tho com.
pariaon H. perhaps, not strictly just. Really
OEeil acduitted himself with great credit, and
distinguished himself more than in perhaps any
character In which he has recently appeared
He had evidently studied bis part conscientious
", and at times LIE roao to tho stature of thu
tartlinal, He received considerable applause
and on many occasions it was msrited. NIr Docl
played Henry but he Was not tho Henry o,
bhakspearo Physically he is lily adapted to
Klngly part eBpocinlly tho part of Henry. Mr.
Norris Wns Btckinqham, ,whon lie was not Norris
While occasionally ho did very woll, it WAS no