, 1874-05-18

Poraonnl "Reminiscences.
PERSONAL "REMINISCENCES: Dr onAnLrr
BLANCHE and You're. Dnto-A-DRAo Berries. Ed
l.cd by h. ". sroppAaD. Now York: Borlhnor
Armstrong l. Co.
This volume, opening Hcrios that promises
Infinite rclos IN liteio room," oonsiats OF
seIeotione from tho writings Of james Robinson
pauoho, a tlramatiat and antiquarian; Horny I.
O1orloy, boat known in tlo literary world Us
musical critic In editorials Of tho london Atho-
nmum ; Charles Alayna Young, M Engliah motor
Of tho Komblo aclool, and Lis son, tho Rev Juli-
On Charles Young.
Tho aeleotions aro Bkesohes OF eontempora-
nooua character, and arc profaoed by 1fr. stod-
dard With biographies Of tho outhors whom he
has ohoson to give us introduction with "eyery-
day gmpsos OF tho intellectual lifo Of period
In which, IS he eays, awe nre all intoroated,-
tho period most brilliant ns regards litoraturo Of
my since
"41ao spacious tmcs Of great Ellznbeth,'"
and coming 10 near cur own timo TINT wo aro
stirred az by peraonal emotion at tho mention
OF its illustnous namcs.'
Thoao names, to each Of which Ia appended
some vivid personal description, or rich ancc-
dote, or characteristics gossip Of the day, Include
Auoh notwithstanding celobfitios as ralfourd,
Lord Lyttou, Landor, Disraeli, Hook, Knowles,
Charles Hemolo Loish3, a!n,na Mqnt soqKthoy Kh12
bach, &c. /; and eminent women OF thelr time !:
Lady Dlesatugton, Lady Morgan, Mrs. Sid
dons. L. E. T.. Malifran, lille. Mars, h1ias
Sedgwick, and Mrs. Browning.
style,-tho happier passages boing too loug for
quotation,-l select from Ohorley:
An. AND MRS. HAYNES pAYLEx.
TIL saw them never understood tla full force Of
tai, vulgar, he with complexion, aud
hyacinthle Romeo w1B dancing, aud behaving prety
I'LL TIC s scs h ths shs IN a an ola 10 frsnSh
old buttertea4
! From Young:
MLEE. puouEsHo1s.
Dincd with Fnbrs, and aisur weut to tho Theatre
Traneats to Yea lille. Duolosuoie iu Mcrope. She IL
guprouey ugly and yet she a0os lot spare the spec
tatorh eyes but gives them fal Wow Of her fea
tEros so can. Through oil the range Of her feel
lngp ale accms to have no concousnass OF her great
misfortune but relies implicitly on tbs OBJECT of rluy
Of sonnten9co @ % on ths feelings u her , andienes:
this, would be n1ust not to admit that she feels
she to possess mind, and stronger fcel:
Ing too, than Mde. 9eorges but Dhs has tho fR1lt
e ssys4 al s assy En- es.re ssn
with thu aetora Of gontecl comedy In Paris think the
trugic actors much inferior to our III TUG assuln
III groove. Their gestures aud tonca are a sereo
| typed. Thoy never lead ono on to syanpathtze will
tho sorrow. they simulate, with To herosn they
return home not at all put out Of eountenance by wha
| have acen yot.
From PlRncho:
! MADAME yE8TnTa,
singular instance occurred Of tile Why In which
that :" wonderful woman " jumped with true felnnnt
felicity conclusions for Which shs could not hcrae
dned with her aud Aluthnws nearly every day, ii
their room In the theatro George Dnry tho acng
a8sr, making occasionally fourth. Quo day, when
WIS alone W1h them, and long before my c4!culao1
could bo fairly made Of tho umRto result Of the SEQ
hoh, Aala,nn Vestrs Bnid abruptly, after short al
lencc "Charlos, shall not feavo this Theatre nex
ycarh "What do you nean," he and exclaimed sim
| litaueouBly. Simply what say" "Dut whnt rea
for thinking so2" '"No particular reason
| but you'll Hce." slave you heard any ru
NOR to that effect :" 7 aakcd. emo; but r
shall not have the thoatre" "But who on earth wil
have 1t then9" wo said, laughing at tho idoa
| "Charles Kcnlblo" was her anawer. ua will thin
tat his daughters nlen and popularity will DO quit
sufficient, anu ahall be turned out OF tha theatre
But" sho continued, scciny us still tl!credulouH
"tlree things may lappon: Mi!a Kemhlo may b
i'll; hsB Kclnbo may not get another olern Like Nor
ma; mid Miss Kembo may marry" Every one 9
theae predictions fulfilled. hIF. Charles kcmbl
took tho theatre upon shoulders. Just befor
tlle oponing Of tho theatre liad TO 10 postponed Il
consequence Tho opera prepared for her lid not prov
attractive; md very shortly afterwards slo becAn
tho wlfo VI hr. g. ]. Saroris, H. r. for Caormarthe
shire. Tho tleatre closed preinaturoly and afttr
aborlyo atte,npt of Henry Wallack, and brtGt al
desperate struggle u Bum, ceased to 10 tcmple
tho national drama.