New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-08
business. Some people, not excepting ladies, even
slept at the adjoining coTeeh that they might


stray shoes of other persons and went in with one
shoe red and the other yellow. OF Sheridan's open
ing speech we have the foil owing accounts
You will probably expect some account OF sherldan's
speech and il has been capital an 0uect Ior nVh h
past that should e to a af y Ss memorial to rccr
hereafter when gossip Of these things ~ 10 bi nov
fornance today much less n report Of what he slu
lie spoke four hours and half ana men ,p,d
tin Friday Tomorrow, when he will cerahv on m NO.
II 10 give opinion quite slnceley "nd ~ 70 SDe
reT h9 y9 o S Ss audience was disappointed and to
sneak truth vet fully. own expected my sen so,e
Teceye aie The disapPonte@t hcweve exists has
more owing 20 the exrayasance OF hGo ont @ con-
om ~ ON itsclf tian by any rational principle At
~ Tho nu,c flt stronc curiosity hear the repct
ton OF speech which made 80 much Pose as NE I'M
one on the subject in the House OF commons. 1
occasioncd early applications for tickets on ms d'y nu
that occasioncd difficulty in obtaining them Tor eye ,Go
body and the difficulty Increased tne ne,iIS ap
opinion Of Their valuc and thus We vent on %
rage, lions are supposed to 90 III ie eNt pi ~
the greatest part of the audience ana not koT b
SORT Of excellence they were 10 expect, nor WHAT ~ the
nature of true excellence IN sucha or
They expected the Same species OF entef'uhrnu, VI
going to Garrck in Lear OF perhaps to inc potue co
Juror The knowledge OF these expectations lioIISs.
the difficulty OF gratifying them 10y requiring species OF
performance just character as pubic man GONG
real business and addressing judges in cause Dl no,
performing audience as an actor; ana u HiSo' III
some gree. weakened his powers 10y Affecting me- neIcs
and his courage. l think the CIRCUMSTANCES IN NLch
Sheridan appears ON this occasion must occasion dsad-
vantage for which there Is no possible remedy ueh
that his coming much in The character OF iayoie
actor called the pabc, for the qualification OF ber
idle taste aud pleasure to give them specimen ana DIS
So much aside and cxiu1ish entirely the true charac-
in which he ought to stand, that let ms @
he what il WILL II must lose, without redcnpton' ne
effect which belongs TO real actual business win uic
powerful impression and all the charms oil sincerity ana
genuine feeling. If you 10 form IA Judgment OF
shcidanS speech on Tuesday from THIS nn;avorio. N
trodGco ion yOu wOuld certainly be mlSled, ana ulnk
much too low or IT, III was very Riet VA'i.i,m va
talent. understanding, and skill In compositions ana was
}e . o o GI Sentence S in G S% did not Perceive ihe
exercise Of most ingenious. acute penetrating ana
liz ~ mind; and IL StcwCd very uica WIN i"E"
brilliant periods OF ooquonce anu poou'3! ''-nio'
probably by than other man IN the world WIN
whom, however, they spring upand shoot on viii al me
luxurInee ana grace Of spontaneous nature. This GER
produced by great pains skill ana preparation ana are
6c0utd bOtqWciS, and very unlike Burkos "ild ana
! natural gays.
think in this respect that shcridans rrccnce becomes
perreyselV sort defect for the finer periods and pas
sagcs are sdsn from the rest, are 20 finished and
bear SO strongly the evidence OF rSuar ana ao1iious
composition produced by reconciliation and d, livcrcd ny
memory to give the whole performance chalactI oI
design md artificial execution WIich Keeps ie "u'Hvi
Father than his work. the orator rather tian MS speech
before you, which draws me attention SnL'y away IRON
the purpose to the DeJ0lmdH6e anu which Gan az IoSi
exercise the wonder and admiration OF M audience
leaving both Their passions ana thcli 5ch uatcltu
Another great misfortune has been ohera defect in his
voice and Inisman cement IN his elocuiOn
He was very imperieci'y heard, ana what was mos, uh
fortunate that he heard the worst IN me most
impassionod parts. Whenever lac became llriieu"riy
broke into a lower nocI do not mean less loud but
lo~er EeIthe enSet OF when Is 10 leoi ne n if
less exoron than fatter one re has been told OF THIS
alarmed more oppressed, overcome, and sun
ducd by fear than he when he BEGAN he even ios
lis recollection entirely fora few moments This, While
it concatcs favor toward him, is likewise gratifying To
other towards, who see their snpe1crs iIGoilpg under
similar inlrmities His eNoldnm was ptN on liir c
count, colder and less effective tan expected from hl
but think also that he had probably neglected too long
sist merely OF general and uite topics, PAD p.Tlal,
trusted himself with too little preparation Tor So try
OccasOn ] am convinced, on sliol OCCASIONS, 'lo
greatest men, and those who depend tue most Sc
thenseives ana set themselves aA"at by preparations
they may afterward their genius TO blow and ther
that Sheridan starved his present argument it'll by
avoiding his former speech, which he was unwilling to
repeat
Mr. Sheridan continued his speech the next day
without coming TO conclusion, and its merits, as
summed up by Sir Gilbert afford an interesting sub
ject Of comparison with lis traditional fame.
My prediction has been fully accomplished and shcrl
al played powers yesterday hardly to he conceived
tGrcc hour! and ha hui did not conclude ana hci- TO
proceed on Tuesday when ~e may expect hn yct 10 s-
pl>s even himself the most affecting part of thc sub
c vet enain~ besides the cvcrtion that is 10 bc
pectcd in the winding up OF such a subject He
iAlitey better, and, indeed perfectly well heard
II was much more faticucd and his chest seemed qi
broke down, II were with the cXcTton He had been
extremely al The night before and had strained himself
he wond be able to SPEAK at all believe Hat he has
suffered much from anxiety labor and nervousness
that Of the day before, aud indeed al Of his
Great appearances that is to say acute and forcbc ard
close reasoning, delivered III easy but perfectly lucd
Language, and relieved anI enivcncd hycpisiniiaiic
points, and by salcs of wit, both OF the higher ana the
more familiar kind This is the ground as it were and
There part OF the work which is los cXcc ut liam
iunlueIabe beautiful ornaments, and the principal OF
these splendid rich, and so cxqusiey hnsled
MI h,t tb~v are c,rnnoscd by a por.on varli with
sect
Tor which they Intended and Therefore do not pliake
In any decree Of the cudncss generally belonging to this
artificial fire He rises these occasions 10 Pitch
any specimens have If oTatOy, and scars fairly
into the highest regions OF poetry.
genera. stye OF speaking Of which took notice in my
cause that defect not Wen compensated for by The
perfection Of the execution rs ye.tei lay The defect
the rest. and which therefore almost alone retained
although in reality forming but small put OF that
whOleare composed 100 lbori0usy, too accurately as
to lanyi'ee, depart 100 hinh mona me S'}lo ana
arrangement 81 words ~ VII - rom NE gholoe oi
words themselves commonly used III oral discourse even
anf they bear by ms Incns 100 near Ic,'mha'eio
the higher Kind of MedfTct composition 10 he Perfectly
generally treated in les artificial and even less lofty
strain than these lotions, are, however infinitely Of
imlg.nlton and gonius which ehcnd.n would make his
speeches resemble object % the style OF these fine
PARTS therefore, first, deYiatng from that which is
proper to the occasion into that which i not and next ~
dcNting from that which IS in lis nature the
into that which is in il, nature the Lowell although
lis dress and decorations are certainly the most eudy OF
the two Nut object to it besides bearing TOO evil
IDENTIFY the marks OF deliberate and coldhlooi pre-
psriiiOn just where the utmost dcEr,cc II real
passion and fire il 10 BE represented. The pre-
Viou and cOascrGc study, and The present animation
and fire. are both before you at once and are conound
Dg and couneructng each other. One Il disposed 10
cl ont like the cOutyman at q conj'foI :, src low
that's done. There is no denying that This dcfec j. 70
BE- found IN sheridans speaking and II most certainly is
elt by DE Judc"us part of his audience whom II All
nOys and distrsscs Just in proportion the perfection
Of the execution and tho victory obtained by II
feelings make Us wish 70 ADMIT no abatement ia our adj
miIatiOn. This defect Is rendered somewhat OBJ
scryabe by something rather theatrical ia his voice AID
the management Of his tones. When have said this I
must add tndt | am nOw convinced however HAT his
rlEcl. .m Oh. kmh are lar h.Llnd an. M.hcr --s and