New-York tribune., 1874-11-09
CHARLOTTE OUSHMAN.

THE PERFORMANCE OF MACBETH AT BOOTHS The
ATER-THE CEREMONIES OF FAREwEIL-MR.
sToDDARD's oDE-MR. DRYANTs fARk"HLh
SPEECH AND MISS CUsHMAN's REPLY.
Remembrance will long keep in MIND the
Incidents OF Saturday night OF Booths Theaer wheh
Charlotte Cushman took her final leave OF the inetopo
tau stage The scene was OF quite cxtraoruihary
beauty The spacious theater-swept and cieansea anu
garnshed-was crowded IN every part py an asso"ato
omprisipg the most that worthy and distinguished In
our civic circle OF literature. art learning ana society,"
Faces of known houored were seen In every
direction Tho intellect and the beauty OF the metropolis
were they seldom are IN the theaters
OF today. The house was brilliantly Illuminated anu IL
was decorated with at profuse and decate
tricoor spangled with golden stars was twined ABOUT
tho prcsceniu columns and hung In festoons along the
fronts Of tie galleries The chandeliers were garanded
with autumn leaves and with leaves ana irut OF tue
ynesymoolca of maturity of that genius and tho
,ipcness OF that fame In which Miss CGshman re-
tires from theater Banners displaying the arms
of the States were ranged along the upper tier.
The flag of the plbc formed arch over the CEN
tra entrance aud fang its cheerful and hopeful folds
the pgoscenium boxes. In one OF these boxes In
scrbed in golden letters with the Of the Aroadian
Cub-whch society prompted this demonstration and
has carried forward to signal and honorable success
set the poet Bryant, the poet Soddard. Peter Cooper
aud other distinguished guests Of the Club In oppo
site prosccnium box, inscribed with tho name OF the
Army and Navy Club, sat Major-Gen Hancock. Mr..
Tlden aad other dgnaares OF pence and OF war; fer'
fumes great silver braziers upon the stage maze
the grant. and dreamy music OF the oear oId
Scotch melodies turned IL into poetry and atuned every
heart TO sympathy with tie spirit OF the time. All
that could b. desired OF intellect and brancy In an
audience and ali that could be devised OF tasteful ac
cessorics FOR great OCCASION were gathered and pro-
vi1cd here; and the occasion proved in every way
worthy Of the motive that prompted It, the idea that IL
oriel, ho nj ticiuatiOn IL had aroused.
The play was IN icbeth" and it was given with the
fol!Owng east and incidents:
y Macbeth carlot'; cuh%Aa Miss 1S1s, @ wyTs1 Byron
si1eesG ~ lerek .. Geltexonsn Mis- Emma G5atan
second 81 " N'Iy 2,VsD: %sI:
H,c e Miss Au Kemp Fowler Fr. ApDation Frank Little
suart Bolton second Murderer. Oohaef
mssew ccs aass under The direction Mr. Michael
Sy5e KTs soer ,is Wsb.I IydcS Miss Pauline Rutherford
Miss Mara Ne~aaB Jennie Dssmore Mis- THY Gehei Als'
Philips Tebn members Of the Crescent Singing So
Upon the performance there Is reason to pause
1t was marked by great and careful zeal in every re-
spect 1t proved deeply Impressive aud satisfactory.
and awOke at times the most emphatic appreciation Mr.
VaudenhcG and Miss Cushman were four times called
before the curtain. Mr. warde recalled both at
the end cf acdus in act fourth and at the end
OF the play Mr. Vandenhof acted with oil his usual
correctness and more than his usual recspecially in
tho banquet Miss Cnshman presented all those
great tragic points Of superlatve exceence-and that
profound aud aSOnzing Identification with the charac-
ter-whch have made her Lady Macbeth famous. The
only business was land this not be new to cthers
the method OF terminating the third act-by making
teparatc exits for the king and quee and thus allowing
Lady Macbeth larger opportunity to express tho
ravages OF her remorse This greatly done by Miss
Cushnanbut IT sacrifices the pathetic idea OF affec-
onate sympathy between these remorseul and horror
afiunn fhaiT lirh
ard in the awful emlnence of their guilt and misery
and, therefore is Of questionable character Miss
Cushmaus art in Lady Macbeth is perfect: and it would
easily possible to fill column with enumeration OF
its subtle beautessuch the shrinking from Duncans
hand, when he offers it, to lead her into the CASTLE and
such the wonderful by-play in which she so contin
uay denotes her of her husbands complex. kindly,
irresOute character. Bat there is call for this.
The personaon has passed into history one Of the
greatest dramatic achievements OF our age; and tho
for the hour is not much recognition OF its es-
tablished excellence Of record of an Ovaton-not
more brilliant deservedtO ilustrious genius and
imperlshable renown.
1t was about eleven o'clock when the curtain fell
upon the tragedy. An interval ensued, which was
fed with the hum Of voices the hustle OF the moving
multitude and the music Of Mr.. COnnellys band. Then
the curtain was again lifted, and of the most dis
tngushel companies that have been in q
public place came into view. The stage crowded
Prominent I'm the throng Mr. Wallack Mr.. Jeer-
son, Mr. BOucicau Mr.. Gilbert. Miss Charlotte rhomp-
son. and professional friends of Miss Cushman The
venerable face OF william Cullen Bryan-austere yet
tender-shone out OF the central throng Mr.. Charles
Roberts, who had selected by the Arcadlan Club.
to read Mr. Soddards le appeared at ths right Of the
stand-which wrought Of the beautiful Oral testl
Inonias offered to Miss Cushman The actress herself
hailed by plaudits that almost shook the buildingen
tered and took her place the left OF the stage aud
the ceremonies Of farewell began. Mr. Stoddard's poem
with ia
and written simple spirit end style 1t is worthy OF
the genuine theme aud tue lofty occasOE and it was Ut
tered with sympathy and force, and received with
every mark public pleasures the applause at the end
the stauza which couples Cnshnan with Shakespeare
being in marked degree, spontaneous and emphatic,
and the demonstration a. the close being as full OF
heart as OF soundwhch is saying much for its fervor
Mr Stoddard, writing in difficult verse. because so
simple In and devoid OF ornament, and on SUBJ
Iect 90 difficult with freshness Of feeling and
novelty OF thought. has herein done great credit to
his own delicate genius well suitable honor TO the
greatest actress of time. The Ode here gwen
SALVE, REGINA.
BY RICHARD HENRY sroDDARD.
The race OF greatness never des
Here, there It's fiery children rise,
Perform their splendid parts,
And captive take our hearts.
Men, women Of heroic mold
Have overcome us from OF old;
Crowns waited thea, as now
For every royal brow.
Tho victor in the Olympian Games
His name among the proudest names
Was handed deathless down:
To him the olive crown.
And they the poets grave aud sage,
Stern masters Of the tragic stage,
WHO moved by art auStere
To pity, love, and fear.
To these was given the laurel crown
Whose ghicst leaf conferred renown
That through the ages He'd