New-York tribune., 1875-09-14

Jack Benciict D. ii HaTkins Miss Fanny Davenport
Papa vanderpool.~. Dayidge Lucy calt@r
r. Hardenberg Tno Widow Aliston .,,.o o.o,
SeHigtc1 rfTe JYn@ NT9rG Mrs V"ndcr%e 4. G. cnocr
Old weher,rer......D Dcyeau NJ ins Miss Kate Holan(
Msas4 'Oer' MIS- Gay his Fannie Francis
George Par1ts Lilly Livingston Mics c-,r,h,
Description of Saratoga is unnecessary. An incident
Of the evening the debut of Miss May Nunez Ihe
following Opening Address-appOsite and plalfm WIFE
that merry banter and that amusing felicity Of aliter
ton which is characteristic of ITS brilliant auth0r-wnt-
ten for the occasion by Mr. John BrougLa was read by
him, amid cordial pauds
AN opening adiress"-the phrase is fine
But then. the ding itsolt's not III my line;
TSeSsh Se Ss A. on my life don't know how doit
When By Our chief this task to me was Set'
Out Of the scrape there vas no way 10 Set.
Remonstrance we're nut waste OF BREATH ior no
Is autocratic, as he ought 10 he
thought at first, not being very apt
At this. that would steal mean ADAPT .,
The thoughts of those WHO from it il'Si invention
Down to the latest copyright contcnlioh,
The Dramas progress married. its Eopes and fears,
Through the long lapse OF Intervening years.
While the rcsOundng corridors 81 nnS
Echoed their footsteps VINO maze u eupilihe.
Those crowned vctOrs in the Oympan games
Have left to then still undylng haincs
Nor shall their memory e'er pass away
Whose genius corhed later day
When IN the very boy hood of our stage
II showed more power than its after age
Could eaual or apprOach-iOF giants then.
Not pignies. welded the dramatic pen
My notion was to interview all these
Tfon Rip Van WinLe TO EuuWics;
But on reflection. I'm afraid the past
And present wOuld unhappny contrast.
Tue change is not more greyouS than gr0tesqus
From lofty poetry 10 low burlcSquc,
Where poor Ihalil in her antic day
Her scanty wardrObc's poverty dslays:
"smal by degroes and beautifully less
On her last legs sues yainly fOf redress
Yet this is bat al episode III Art
The Drama las TO play nobier par
Upon lifcs sface--i aln not one Oi thOse
VINO either doubt it, friends or fear us focs-
n abiding faith that t1Ough ODSctc
lis light at times may be- II must endure
With Justice, truth, and Icctitudc 10 SIDE
And strip the sheep.kin from each wo'hsh hida
IL strikes me now, that something should say
About the recent, muCl-IIsputcO play,
And so | WOuid.-bGt II lS nara 10 lcl
The facts. 1uaf with Michael aI.d Michel .
The Frcnca IL France, and fIchcA mere III Now
York,
And all tat lc,al cnigmatic work
Ofaiida.Its and inj juuc tons many
Il wonder II tbe re Understood Dy any,
SO warned and tW isteI mat beyond - dpGDt
The rlehf. on wrongs 1clGW can uud out
Old YORK and Lancaster once came 10 blows.
And The dire conflict from TWO roses rose;
One Rose through agents and sgbagcnts now
ArOuses a right royal kind OF 70"
BY selling TO two pdTtc, hothlh@ ION,
And in the sale. OF course, including bolh'
doubt, II the best salesman you can get, or
Col Sellers, could have sold them better
Why they don't pass law such things 10 stop
And simplify the literary swap,
Leaving 10 lOOp-hOle for ch.cdne 10 use,
But plainly SAY what's what, and which Is Whos.
Not fl with gall the managerial cup
It's a cOnundrum and give II up
MeanwI our chief 10 al this adverse luck
Opposes MS iLdOmtaDlc piucA,
UDtiiing industry, ana actlic bTa!n,
With courage resOute 10 yet MAINTAIN
The hght AGAINST all odds, ana Will prevail
HIS lexicon has no such word as iaiil