, 1874-11-03
CHARLOTTE 0usHMAN's FAREWELL.


California.
CHARLOTTE 0UEHMAN'S FAREWELL.
Tho proposed public demonstration to Miss
Charlotte Ouahsnau, upon tho occasion Of hor
leavo-tabing Of tho stagc In Now York noxt
Saturday evening, although it may grato son,e-
wl,at hara'ly upon tlio tastoa Of Tint small claps
which WILL not ad.nit TINT a,1y good can como out
Of tho theatre, will DO received with tic
l,carticat sympathy throughout tho entlro
country. Dariug hor loug lifo, tho nnn,e OF tbia
lady Inns boon fond'y cherished by tho profession
and tue public au onn Of tho proudeat atld ,noat
illustrious In tho records Of tho stago Tho
nploudid character Of her triunlplIa aud tho
aplenlld triumph Of her oharaclor; tho untou
OF tho great histrionio genius OF tho actresa
with tho olcgant culturo and npotlcss ropu-
tatlon Of tho lady, have always fur
niahed the uuausworahlo reply to tue
wholesale ealuulnios upon tho stage which
hayo grown out Of bigotry. Her etago-lifo
lsas boon m unbrokcn career OF SUCCESS, aud
oyon In her advanced years thousands have
thyon9ed to SEQ les, q new generation Of thea-
tra-goora, who noyor saw her In to flower Of hor
youth, OF oven III hor primo, who only know l1or
bv tho rcport OF tho elders whose locks layo
w1itonod with hors. Thoy hayo Joined thosr ap-
rtause With tho outhvs;asm Of the old habitucs,
although they could ouly 500 flashes Of tho great
genius, while tho latter ro1oiced In tho associa-
tous Of n,omory, recalled tho days of her YOUTH
ful fro, and wondered Oh wAose shoulders her
fmit 44a3 A$n
history, 1t almost goomp lilo d time ago TINT
Meg Mers.los vas croouinr hor lullaby to
Harry Dortram In tic diney little tnoetro on
Dearborn street, and l,er sister Was wondering
why sho was Romeo. Is It because so aro erow-
| Ing older, aud first IMPRESSIONS and old memo-
| clears away tito supozyeuiug rubbish, that tho
drama Of thouo old days scoms better. aud no.
| blor, and grantler than tho dranla OF to-day,
| with its trnppinga OF millinery, aui drass,nnk~
Ing antl furniture and lts motives OF tho foiblcs
and woal:nessesa that float on tho surface Of
aocioty? Docs tue trana of to-day go down ~
| leop into the human heart; arc Its thotaca ~
grand or lts lcasons as oiovatnE as thoso OF tho
| drama Of tho old timo9 Is tho chnos Of tho
| stuee to-day. in Which tho actor who personates
| Macbeth tonight appears tomorrow night as
| epancled nonentity Ia como lcg-spectac!o, aa
eleyating or reining aB the stage OF yesterday on
/ which tho ]iucs were sharply md distinctly
drawn, and. cncl, notor established his
place by force Of merit md kept It? Since
those days, tic drama bus run through various
phases, to au1t tho flekle taates of tho public,
down to it's present emotional character but
Miss Cushmau hus preserved her old traditions
aud habits, and has becu true to tho Rpirit Of
| tho past. Times hays changed, people have
| CHANGED, but yha haa remained steadfaat md
To-day sloig the link between the present mud tho
mast, Nearly all of her contemporaries have re-
tirod from tho stage. or llavo ,nado their final
exit from tho world. Tl,rougl, all these changes
sho Inns not only preserved hor histriouic famo
unBullica. but has giycu tho uo to tho tra-
ducers Of her profeusion, as did paropa
| on the lyrio stage, by her puro and
unepotted nriyate life, It L. alle there
foro a privilege md n duty to tostify to this
estimable lady III 4 public manner TINT ler life
In socicsy and ler lfo on tho stage haye reflect
cd honor upou each. and to bcstow upon her the
Well done. good and faithful servant. LII this
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