The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-17
CUSHMAN.
NEW YORK FAREWELL.

HEN NEW 1Ohh rAIlEN I'LL.
THE CLOSING AT BOOTHS
HEATER A W AUDITORIUM =
CROWNED WITH LAUREL wREATHs-
SPEECHES on THE OCCASION.
The New York Times of the Sth inst,
contains the following account of the fare
we'll Of Miss Charlotte Cushman: The fare
well testimonial to Miss Charlotte Cush-
man, at Booths Thester, last evening, will
not soon be forgotten by those who wit
messed or participated in it. Every corner
OF the theater was filled, though without
discomfort, it should be said, to
the audience. The affair was admirably
managed in every respect, not a de-
tail of the most minute character having
been neglected. At dusk the ticke.-holders
began to assemble on Sixth avenue and
Twenty-third street, and the crush be-
same so great that the squad of police, one
hundred and fifty strong, under Captain
Mccullough, was brought to the theater
and stationed about the entrances in the ves-
tibules and corridors. Shortly after 6 o'clock
the management deemed it expedient to opsn
the house an hour earlier than customary
for the accommodation of the hundreds OF
ladies and gentlemen already congregated
on the Slu6WdlkS. 1nlS Del0H UOHc Inc aU-
ditorium began to FL, until at 7:30 o'clock
not a seat was empty from parterre TO dome.
The audience was a brilliant one, and COM
prised representatives of many OF the very
best families in the three cities, besides
nearly all the city and county officials. There
were representatives of the bench, bar and
learned professions. Among the spectators
were noticeable the Hon. W.. M. Evarts,
Judge Edward Pierrepont, Judge Brady.
Judge Davis, the Hon. Henry G..
Stebbins. the Hon. Samuel J. Til
den, VIM. HI. Wickham, AIgernon
Griswold, Peter Cooper, r. B. Roosevelt,
Parke Goodwin, j. M. Bundy. r.. Ogden
Doremus, B. X. Phelps, and w. H. Wander
bilt. In the proscenium boxes were other
distinguished citizens, and the two lower
boxes were devoted 20 the members of the
latter was represented by the following Off
GERS: Gen. Hancock, Gen. Ingalls,, Gen.
Greer, Gen. MscMahon, Gen. Bartlett, Gen.
Prince, Gen. Averill, Gen. T.. s..
ii. Stewart, Gen. Gordon Granger,
Sidney Webster and family, Gen.
was tastefully decorated with flags festooned
around the tiers, and over the upper gallery
were hung the banners of the different states
of the Union. Wax flowers wins the
candelebras and gas brackets, and the boxes
were handsomely draped. At s o'clock the
performances begun. Inc play was mac
beth" with Mr.. George Vandenhof in the
titular role, and Miss Cushman as Lady
Macbeth. Both artists
RECEIVED AN OVATION
on their appearance, and were heartily APP
plauded during the progress OF the tragedy.
At its conclusion the stage was cleared and
rcarranged for the testimonial services to be
conducted by the Arcadian Club. The au-
dience waited patiently and were finally re-
warded by the rising of the curtain, discov-
ering a drawing room filled by ladies and
gentlemen in evening dress, forming a semi
from right to left, facing the audience.
Within the mi-circle stood Professor
Roberts, of the New York College, and
r. II. Stoddard, William Cullen
and Peter Cooper. On the one hand
were the members of the Arcadian, Lotos.
and Palette clubs. among whom were many
of the we'll known literateurs OF this city,
oh. the other were representatives from
the several theaters of New York, including
Messrs. Lester Wallack, John Gilbert, Mon
tague, John Il. Raymond, members of
artists. Outside the
the streets were crowded by an ex-
throng who were beguiled By the
display OF rockets, Chinese lanterns and
other fireworks provided for the occasion.
AS the hour for the close of the performance
drew near this throng increased, and by !
ll:30 packed the sidewalks. Meanwhile the