New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-18

The Last Appearance OF George BeInore
On Monday evening, November 8, Mr..
george Belmore appeared at the Boston
Theatre as Nat Gosling, in Boucicault's
drama of the Flying Scud.' The next
morning the T-areiler said of him:
The circumstances of the performance
known to but few of the audience-were so
exceptional as to almost prevent not only
cflticism but the expression of any opinion.
MT. Belmore, whose health has of late wear.
oeen mlsnomer, came to this country with
hopes OF finding congenial and favorable
climate. On the contrary his lung com
plant has suffered continual argrayation.
and he stepped upon the stsge-to fulfill
his last engagement before his departure
iOr tlorlda-in q condition which would
nave confined men Of lees energy and
resolution to their beds. A shadow of
his former self; fitted by nature rather
than by art to present the weakness and
feebleness of the part assumed, it was
as sad performance which he gave as it
has ever fallen to our lot TO see. In spite of
the TACT that his voice was barely audible
beyond the footlights, there was genius in
his whisper; and the impression could not
be doubted, that one of the greatest char
acter artists Boston has seen, was claiming
attention, indulgence and applause. As a
jockey-of England English-honest, plain
spoken, shrewa, and with a kindly heart,
MT Belmere sunk personal identity, and
was Nat Costing in every xo,d suj look
In this last pal ticular, that CT .cia, *
PRESTON, Mr.. Belmore was more Ran
good. He conveyed sentences BY his ives
alone, and at times total lack of voice
could not break the flow of thought to
which his looks gave utterance. Noticeably
was this the case when he WAS approached
u q n f(f tf, hat, Sc.
Derby and play into the hands of set of
legs and was asked if the bargain could
be considered closed. The rage, scorn and
contempt which gave way to doubt, uncer-
tainty and conviction, and finally developed
into aelf dissatisfaction over q well formed
plan for revenge, needed not word to
make their sequence known. In short, not
10 partieularize further. though under other
circumstances it would be q most pleasur-
able task, Mr.. Belmore, in spite of his en-
teebled condition, and the consequent
apathy of an audience ignorant Of the
cause, showed what epccmiums have reach.
ed US to be justly deserved by him, and
caused the keenest regrets thss 80 superior
an artist had not been seen here in his
prime. Our admiration and sympathy he
has in all sincerity.
Mr.. Belmore appeared only twice in
Boston. The Irarelier of the tenth instant.
says:
Those who have witnessed either of the
appearances of Mr.. George Beimore at the
Boston Theatre, this week, and have been
cognizant of the circumstances surrounding
the presentation of the "Flying Send" have
felt the keenest sympathy TOR the evident
sntferings of b1r. Belmore, mingled with ad.
miration of his wonderful pluck and the
heartiest respect for his genius as an actor,
which genius even the weakness and The
almost entire lack of voice could not wholly
dim. The desire of many one to take the
actor by the hand and express these feel
lngs OF admiration and respect was yery
great Still we are glad to announce that
Mr.. Belmore has ended his engagement and
we hope that rest and the care which many
personal friends will beatoa upon him will
soon renew his strength aud give him a
longer lease of usefulness to the profession
he surely adorns. This evening Mr.. Dan
Magn'nnis will assums the ,ole OF MAI
Costing.
The dispatches from New York on the
fifteenth instant said, George Belmore.
the English actor, died here this morning"
He died almost in harness. Hs was a diving
man playing dying mans part receiving
applause while going to his grave. He had
made engagements to play at the Academy
of Music in this city; but the curtain of
death has closed him out forever frem hu.
man audience. He died a stranger IN
strange land, but not without friends.