National Republican., 1873-01-29

OF the Upsy King, and the eNcruCiatinR attitudes
proper places, Then came the nursery rhymes,
which seem to have become favOrtte feature OF |
every hurlesgue. Mrs. Oates opened the way for |
"oh, have you heard the news7
We1l tell II IN a dltty,
About the many things we've heard
In this great Washington city,
Then followed other verses, containing illusions
to the credit mobilier, to the Washington monu-
ment to Charlie IertEog, to Treasurer spinner,
and dot other famillsr things and people about the
received with favor by all present. II was as
follows:
"oh, have you heard the newsf
Ill tell II to you freely
The printers will each WORK an hour q day
For monument to Horace Greeley"
After all had sung a verse apiece Mrs. Oates
diencc, In rhyme that Mr.. Drew, one OF the
actors on the stage, had been married the day
before. The house was drought down" COM
pletely; everybody roared with laughter, Mr..
Drew seemed taken by surprise, for he biushed,
looked angry and finally ned behind the scenes,
Mrs. Oates nngcr pointing at him as he made
his exit, and her sides shaking with laughter.
Then there were yells all over the house for
Drew, but he came not, The tipsy king went
after him, but returned without him. Then Mrs,
Oates went In search Of him, hut reappcared and
in her laughing way Informed the audience that
she could not ind him. The princess stepped
forward to sing verse, hut II was Of no use
Twice, thrice the attempt was made, hut each
and whistles, and the performer nOunced on the
stage with assumed Indignation. Finally, Mr..
Drew made his appearance, looking quite angry,
bat Mrs. Oates stepped up 10 him and said, with
polite bow, I" beg your pardon, SIR at the
same time extending her hand. Mr.. Drew took
u, the dlnlculty was made up, and the play pro.
ceedcd. The incident afforded much amusement
to the audience, and a great deal Of fun was
made at the expense Of poor Drew.
TIE CLOSING SCENE.
Amid the greatest good humOr the play pro-
gressed toward q close. F0rtunlO visited China,
slew a dragon and got on all right. Stronghold
drank pond dry, made scant meal on all the
bread the PekIn bakers had baked In q day, and
| finally carried on all the Jewels, FURNISHED mir
rors and money contained in the Emperors pal
ace. Then they all were supposed to have re-
turned home, the King offered his hand to For
| tunio and was accepted, the closing chorus was
sung by all the company and the curtain fell
after the close Of one OF the hOst enjoyable per-
| fOrmances ever given In Washington. Then
shswls and coats were put on, opera glasses In
closed IN their cases, the audience slowly fled
out, the gas was extinTuished, and the place left
lp darkness. How soon thereafter u was re-
| iminatei most wildly and for the last time we
leave the reader TO ascertain from our full report
Of the melancholy calamity thata few hours after
swept u from the face Of the earth,
some "reminiscences.
| An old stascr furnishes It's the following: Late
| in the autumn Of 1850, when Jenny Lind was the
| GipOrc on the old walls Of the National, which
was destroyed by fire the day after the inaugu-
ration Of President Polk, temporary building
| Parodl appeared in the same shed, and, again, a
certain Mrs. Patti leased the temporary struo-
ture, and again, later, in the spring Tor early
| summer the cider Booth appeared, rendering
| Hamlet "Richmond" and Mortimer In the
'lron Chest his son, Edwin, tho great TRACE
dian OF me present day. supporting him as
| The next autumn the theatre was rem0deled.
| An impression In prevalent that Y was destroyed
| by fire In the summer Of ISL Nevertheless, In
the autumn Of ls5l-2, Ethelbert 4. Marshall dld
rebuild the National theatre, and in Its initial
opening Sheridan Knowles play Of the " "llunch-
hack" was the piece. Matilda Heron was the
| JHlia; Geo. c. Jordan, Sir Thomas Clifford; and
WIN. NJ. Fleming, uhe stage manager) Master
Walter; Emily Chlppendale, afterwards Mrs.
Fleming,) the Helen Of the piece.
| Much more Of the "reminiscences OF Washing
ton theatricals might lie appropriate here; but
enough.
Tlrncn, 10 Manager Snsiilr.
About 2 o'clock In the afternoon, while the
flames were still raging, an Informal meeting Of
gentlemen was held at welckeT's, among whom
were Mr.. Thomas l.. Hume, Major A. G.. Rich
ards Col. bonn Platt, Captain !. n. Burritt, A.
Nallor, IT,, u. !. Greg9ryI Richard Harrington,
Wolf James 4. Mcbevitt, j. W. Boteler, Ben. Y.
French, Wm. Dickson, l.. S.wells, John =. Ennis,
Dr. Tili, J. H. Cole and Davis De Haven, OF Phil
Alter partaking Of an excellent lunch, Mr..
Dom Piatt was chosen chairman, and Mr.. Har.
rington stated that he believed that they had
come together for dcvising In some way relief
for a fellow businessman, who had suffered very
seriously by the CONFEDERATION still rnginE. lie
moved, before any further steps he taken, that
Mr.. I. n. Burritt Of the sthddg Hcruh, be elected
secretary.
Colonel Patt said that before putting the mo.
tJt he would say that they had met to Offer
some relief to one who had struggled to estab.
lish nrst-class theatre In this city, and had
batted hard for success before having to sustain
the disaster Of the morning. lie hoped the pro
posed benefit would, indeed, be substantial one
The motion was then adopted.
Mr.. Harrington moved that a committee oi
ten he appointed 70 prepare some plan o. action
also willing to pursue the same course.
Mr.. VIM Dickson thought that the most prac.
tical way Of expressing their sympathy TO Man
ager Saville was to get up testimonial benefit
and make II . bumper. lle had not asked for IT,
but nevertheless was highly deserving OF II. lie
had displayed much pluck and energy, for while
the theatre was burning, and his business pass
Ing from his grasp, he went at once and engaged
Wizards hall, and on Wednesday night expects
to continue his performances at that place. liz
hoped that the tickets for the testimonial would
he placed at o. or q, and as far as success wa'
concerned he held no doubts on that point.
lie moved as an amendment that Me commit
tee tender to Mr. Saville a testimonial benefit, a
such time and place as he may select, and u
assure him that everything possible will be don,
to make II a substantial one.
Mr.. Mcknight thought that II was best to per
feet a regular organization, and then appoint
committee TO lay out plan.
Mr.. Harrington offered as an amendment tina
he following gentlemen compose ne committee Is
herd, ]. y. BuTritti u: II, Cooke 4. !. Hume
John r. Ennis, Simon wOli James O. BeTet, W
J, Murtagh, j. ". Boteler, Allison Naior, Jr., A
MCDcytt.
on motion OF Mr.. Ennis, 1t was unanlmous
requested that Mr.. Richard Harrington be adde'
to the committee.
on motion, the following gentlemen were ais,
added: Mayor vandenhurg J. W. Mcknight, L. S
Wells, and Benjamin 7. French.
Mt. J. W. Botelcr wished to see something
ala fhn sc
cess, and for that OhJect he moved that the mem
hers Of the committee pledge themselves each Il
take i've tickets, whatever the price may be.
But motion to adjourn the meeting was mad
MEETING or TIIE COMMITTEE
The committee met In the same room, and wa
called to Onler by the chairman immediatel!
after the former meeting adjourned.
Mr. Burrltt moved that Mr.. John +. Ennis b
elected secretary; which was carried.
: Mr. Wm. Dickson moved that the secretary IN
: directed to communicate with Manager ]. q
, Saville and inform him what had been done, an
I ask at what time and place compllmentar
benent would be acceptable to him. Adopted.
, on motion OF Mr.. McDeyitt, the names Of Di
, Thomas o. Hills, Charles Flanagan and J. X. Col
were added to the committee; after which 1t ad
Journed subject to the call OF the chairman.
Public school Instruction.
Calvin q, J. Norris, recently appointed a
cadet mlshipman at the United States Nava
, Academy from Illinois, Is the son OF the lat
the leading newspapers OF that state, anu VIII
! also rendered valuable service as an ONCE
| during the late war.
Upon the decease Of his father Master NOrri
entered a public school In this city, at whlcl
place his mother was temporarily residing. II
! was found, upon examination, TO he deficient II
most OF the studies Of the school In which HI
entered.
The teacher was 80 much pleased with the ex
z ceent spirit the new scholar exhibited that sh
retained him at his own request. lie prOgTesse
In his studies so rapidly that at the enu OF tht
I next school term he Outstripped all competitor
and won the nrst honor OF the school,
Master Norris was then transferred TO the mex
higher grade, where his Improvement was ~