The New York herald., 1874-11-08
o royal sufYeyerl Patient hearth
Lay down thy burdens and depart;
mime eyes grow dim. Farewell"
They ring her passing bell.

The stern, old gypsy queen.
She croona his simple cradle scng,
She will redress his ancient wrong
TIE rightful heir come back
With Murder on his track
Commanding. croucning dangerous, kind.
CONFUSION In her darkened mind,
The pathOs OF her years
COmpels the soul 10 tears
Bring laurel Go, ye tragic Three,
And strip the sacl ed laurel tree,
And at ner feet lay down
Here, now triple crown.
salve, Regina! Art and Song,
Dismissed by thee, shall miss thee long,
And keep thy memory green
Our most illuStrlOus Queen
When Professor Roberts had concluded his read.
ing MIR. Cullen Bryant advanced to present Miss
Cushman, on behalf OF the Arcadian Club
%ts smpe eash aod % + a.
The wreath, formed OF laurel leaves, tied with
white ribbons, rested on black velvet cushion.
In presenting 1t Mr. Bryant Said:-
SPEECH or MR. BRYANT.
MADAM-The members OF the Arcadian Club
laurel. Although OF late years little familiar
with matters connected with the stage. make lr
pleased to receive it as both q token OF their
esteem for your personal character. You remem-
ber the line OF the poet, Spenser.
The laurel need OF mighty conqueror
Well Is that line applied in the present instance
The iaurei IS the proper ornament for the brow Of
nown by successive conquests in the histrlonc art
You have taken queeny rank in your profession !:
another the triumphs OF your genius You have
interpreted through eye ana ear to the
| sympatnies OF vast assemblages OF men and women
the words Of the greatest dramatic writer's What
| came to your hands in the skeleton form you nave
clothed with sinews and flesh, and given it warm
blood anu q beatlng heart. Receive then the
laurel crown as token OF what is conceded to you
as q symbol or the regal state IN your profession to
| when you nave risen and SO illuscriously hold.
| on the conclusion OF his short address the ven
erable poet was warmly applauded. Miss Cush-
man. who exhibited signs OF deep emotion re-
turned thanks in very graceful speech. she
said
Miss Cushman ad:-"Beggar that AMI am
even poor in thanks but thank you!n gentle
men. The heart has no speech-its only language
! is a tear or D pressure OF the hand anu words
very ieebly convey or interpret its emotions Yet
would beg you TO believe tnat in the three little
depths. whicn l should fail TO express better,
though should use thousand other words.
to ank Un r y0
SELF but Tor my whole profession, to which,
through and by me, you nave paid TINS very grace
| Ii the few words am about to say SAVIOR OF
egotsm or valnglory you VIII, am sure, pardon
me, inasmucn as / am here only to speak of my
SELL You would seem to compliment me upon an
honorable lie. AS look back upon that lite it
seems to me that 1t would have been absolutely
Impossible for me to nave led any other. In this
have, perhaps, been merciiuily helped more tnan
are many OF my more beautiful sisters in art.
was, by press OF circumstances, thrown at an
early age into profession for which had re-
ceived no special education or schooling; but l
to face with necessity. lound lie sadly real and
intensely earnest; aud. In my ignorance OF other
ext and M S mv watchword TO- " be- ny
earnest, intensely in earnest, in all my thoughts
and IN all my actions-wnether in my profession
! or out OF lt-became my one single idea, and
honestly believe herein lies the secret OF my
cess IN lie. ! do not believe that great sue
| cess IN any art can be achieved without 1t.
| say THIS to the beginners IN my profession and
am sure all the associates IN my art who have
nonOred me with their presence on the OCCASION
viii lndorse what say Ia Ihis-art ts1 an absolute
mistress; she Will not be cOquetted with or
sighted; she REQUIRES the most entire selidevo-
To you, gentlemen OF the Arcadian Club, ana to
all who have united 70 do me honor; 10 the
younger poet who has entnrOned me in his verse,
and TO the older poet, who brings the prestige OF
his name and fame to add glory to the crown he
have so literally met all my wishes and require
ment during this engagement, as well as to the
seconded my efforts, and last, not least. to the
| members OF my profession who have so gracOusly
a occasionf return my cordia thanks VI 'n'S
| TO my public-what shall / sayY From the bot
tom OF my heart thank you who have given me
always consideration, encouragement and pa
tence. VINO have been ever my support, my COM
fort, my main help. do not now say farewell to
you IN the usual sense OF the word In making
my final represen ntations upon the mimic scene IN
the various cities Of the country, have reserved
you nave made me believe that | give you the
pleasure, which receive myself at the same time,
! at the reading desk. 10 you, then, say. may you
| day we meet again there. Meanwhile. goou, kind
trends good night. and God be with you.
enthusiasm OF the audience found vent in a burst
Of applause While Miss Cusnman bowed
stage struck up the well known song, ssnould
Aud Acquaintance Be Forgots" The refrain was
Sy some in tie ence a1a e Scene se Of
| thusiasm rarely witnessed in an American
of the thousands who thronged the streets outside
anxious to pay their need OF homage to
Americas great artist. Amid scene Of the
| greatest enthusiasm the curtain went down,
and those present adjourned to take par In the
outdoor display which was to bring this remark
able demonstration to an end.
| THE SCENES OUTSIDE.
When MISS Cushman stepped into her carriage
| In waiting cheer arose that made the welkln
ring. True to the excellent programme arranged
by the Arcadian Club, under whose auspices the
nambeau bearers appeared IN good round
numbers, and amid the most enthusiastic
gentlemen escorted the great heroine up D. Twenty %
third street to the Filth Avenue Hotel. 1t may De
as well to state that the spectacle was a memora-
| BILE one, Tor the ten or fifteen thousand people
present Will hardly forget it. Joyous shouts
greeted Mss Cushman at every halt-and
there were many, since It was with difficulty that
passage could be forced through the surging
multitude. The effect was grand. The flaming
the hearty and appreciatve display by the people
to say nothing OF one OF the most brilliant pyro.
tccnnlc exhibitions ever given in this city, COM
bined render the occasion one that must forever
remain fresh and green in the hearts OF those who
witnessed II. Miss Cushlnan's driver had q hard
time OF IT; Tor, despite the excellent arrange
ments on the part OF the police authorities, the
masses moved toward her carriage as the surf
! rolls up the beach. Never, in all the his.
tory or the stage, was such an ovation
paid to member OF the theatrical proes-
sion. Now and then we hear OF popular
demonstrations IN benalt OF the great people who
adorn the stage but 1t Ii questionable whether
! the spontaneous ana enthusiastic exhibition OF
1eeiing displayed last night In bidding adleu to one
| OF the most Accomplished interpreters OF the
| drama OF her time has or will ever be
excelied. Amid the firing of rockets, brilliant
fHumlnatlons and the triumphant strains OF
splendid band, the carriage containing the idol OF
| the hour wheeled slowly round the corner or
! Tweniy-third street, toward the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. in the vicinity OF which crowd OF 5000 or
10000 persons had already assembled and as the
nrocesslOn hailed In sight. a dealeninn shnnt