The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-11

She croons his simple cradle song
She Will redress his ancient wrong
The rlghtful heir comes back
WIN murder on his track.
ommanding, crouching, dangerous, kind;
Confusion In her darkened mind;
The pathos OF her years
Compcls the soul to tears.
Bring laurel; go, ye tragic three,
And strip the sacred laurel trees -
And at her feet lay down
Here, now, o triple crown.
sa'ue Regina art and song,
Dismissed by thee, shall miss thee long,
And keep thy memory green
our most illustriOus queen.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
ode and after music by the band, the ven
cradle poet-editor, William Cullen Bryant,
advanced, accompanied by beautiful
crown of laurel, fastened with white satin
upon an deliberately ornanenied purple
velvet cushion, embroidered In gold. with
Miss Cushman's monogram at the head Of
the front square. Between the monographs,
in gold letters OF the same design, though
not so large, was the Latin sentence. pal
mani qui meruit fcrat.' The edges &C the
cushion were bound with heavy gold cord.
and from each corner hung q large gold
tassel In presenting this crown to Miss
eastman Mr.. Bryant said
MR. BRYANT's ADDExss.
Madam: The members of the Arcadian
club have requested me to present to YOu In
their name this crown of laurel, woven for
the occasion. Although little familiar, of
late years, with matters pertaining to the
stage, l make 1t Il pleasure to comply with
the request. BE pleased to receive his
wreath as a token both of their Drofuund
admiration for your genius and their nigh
esteem for your personal character You
remember the line of the poet Spencer:
"The laurel need OF mighty conquerors."
Well is that line applied in the present in
stance. The laurel is proper Ornament
| for the brows of one who has won so emf
nent and enviable n renown 10y successive
conquests in the realm of historic art. You
have taken queenly rank in your profess
sion. Into one department of it after an
| other you have carried your trumphs.
Through the eye and the ear you have in
terpreted to the sympathies of the vast as
semblages of men and women the words
of the greatest dramatic writers. What
came to your hands in he skeleton form
you clothed with sinews and flesh and gave
1t beating heart and warm blood coursng
through the veins 70 what were mere in
teleclual shadows you have given bodily
/ lpl DlCosulC, uul NOltC tuil
awakens the deepest emotions. But will
dwell no longer on this topic, which
has been illustrated for this occasion in
verse by distinguished poet and man of
genius Receive, then, this laurel crown
as a token of what is universally conceded
to you, symbol of that regality in your
profession to which you have so nObly
risen, and which you so ilustriously hold.
At the conclusion of Mr., Bryant's adj
dress the wreath was placed on Miss Cash
| mans head, when the whole audience ose
and gave cheer upon cheer, the ladies way
ing their handkerchiets. At last the APP
plausc died away, and Miss Cushman, who
was visibly affected, stepped forward and
spoke the following graceful farewell &C.
acknowledgement
MISS CUsHMANs REPLY.
Beggar that l am, l am even poor in
thanks. But thank you, gentlemen. The
heart has no speech. Its only Language
is tear, or a pressure of the hand, anf
words very feebly convey or interpret its
emotions. Yet, would beg you to believ,
that in the three little words now speak
II thank yOu," there are heart depths
which l should fail to express better
though / should use thousand othel
words. l thank you, gentlemen, for thu
great honor you have offered to me.
thank you not only for myself. but for my
whole profession, to which, through anC
by me, you have paid this very graceful
compliment. If the few words am abou
to say SAVIOR of egotism or vain-glory, We,
will, am sure, pardon me, inasmuch ms
/ am here only to speak of myself, Yol
would seem to compliment me upon al
honorable life. AS look back upon tina
life it seems to me that it would have beer
J absolutely impossible for me to have lex
any other. In this ! have perhaps beer
mercifully helped more than are many o
my more beautiful sisters in ant.
l was by a press of circumstances thrown
at an early age into profession for which
I had received no special education O
schooling, but had already, though 81
young, been brought face TO face will
. necessity. found life sadly real and In
tensely earnest, and in my Ignorance o
other ways of study, l resolved to TAX
therefrom my text and my watchword t
be thoroughly in earnest. Intensely il
3 earnest in all my thoughts and all my &C
tons, whether in the profession or out o
it, became my one single idea, and honest
, ly believe that herein lies the secret of m
t success in life.
do not believe that any success in an
|
1 to beginners in my profession. and | AT
sure all the associates in my art, who bav
4 honored me with their presence on this oC
casion, will endorse what / say in this
Art is an absolute mistress. She will no
be coquetted with or slighted. She rt
: Quires most entire self-devotion, and sh
: repays with grand triumphs.
: To you, gentlemen of the Arcadian clut
;, and to all who have united to do me hOnOl
J. to the younger poet who has enthroned IN
3 in his verse, and to the elder poet VIII
9 brings the prestige of his name and fam
Y to ada glory to the crown he offers me
i to the managers of the theater, who hay
G so literally met all my wishes and require
h menls during this engagement, as well {
!, to the members of the company who hay
n so cheerfully seconded my efforts and las
II though not least, to the members of m
o profession who have so graciously adde
g by their presence to the happiness of tn
" occasion, return my cordial thanks.
y To the public what shall ! say !? Fro
the bottom of heart thank you who hay
given me always consideration, encourag
ment and patience who have been nj
support, my comfort and my main hel
do not now say farewell to you in Il
usual sense of the word. In making n
final representations in mimic scene in v
riOus cities of the country, have reserve
to myself the right of meeting you aga
where you have made me believe that
give you pleasure, which receive myse
at the same time-at the reading desk.
you, then, say, may you fare well, al
may fare we'll, until at no distant day '
meet again. In the meanwhile, good-nig
friends goodnight und God be with yo
The ceremonies ended, the audien
slowly filed out into the avenue; the Mn
regiment band struck up lively air, M
the tragedienne and her friends passed
procession to the Fifth avenue hoi
through double row of hambeaux-be
ers, Miss Cushman being seated in la
daulct drawn by four horses. Atthc hot
great crowd had assembled, and VIII
Downing's band and German singing s
ciety serenaded, Miss Cushman. accomp