The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-07
CONuENURATION Day.

Yesterday was Commemoratlon Day. The
Confederate monument at Greenwood: be-
meath which rests the remains OF many gall
lant soldier and true man, was burdeaed with
howers-the offerings Of those in whose mem
ory the heroes of the Southland Will ever
i've.
The monument yas visited during the day
by a large number CT persons, and the COM
mittee Of ladies, under the direction of Mrs.
Theo SAUL, were kept busy receiving aud ar
ranging the flowers which each visitor tend
cred.
The flowers as they were received were
placed on the base Of the monument and
from this bed of roses the shaft assembled.
Conspicuous among the decorations was
the offerings from the boys of the House Of
Refuge.
1t was handsome and MANI moth wreath
of evergreen, and in the center of which
worked in white flowers, were the words 'our
dead"
There was no ceremony, no display, Com
memoration Day is too sacred for either, an d
the decoration was simple tribute OF a peo-
pie to g peoples dead
The story Of Sothern ) accidental success
as Lord Dundreary is told in q now manner by
the New York correspondent Of the Baltimore
bulletin: ....#
Il is we'll known that the part of Lord Dun
dreary was SO insignificant when first con
ided to Mr.. Sotherns care that he despaired
OF making anything out OF II. 1t appears
that Sothern deliberately determined 10 guy
the part, and by thus ruioing the piece Sc
curs its speedy withdrawal and his conse-
quent release from SO distasteful role. He
conf led his intention to friend. bu the
friend was " mutual and went aud inform I'd
Miss Laura Keene, the manager, OF So,h 7rn $
purpose. Miss Keene was dreadfully vexe l,
as might be imagined. The bAslness had
been bad, and she looked to ''Our American
| Cousin as sort Of Dig bonanza to help her
| out of the slough Of despond.
| While puzzung over this yexatious matter
| Miss Keene was waited upon by the foreman
OF fire company, who said that they ex-
pected visit from from similar organization
of Albany. aud wanted to know what arrange
ments could be made for reduction on a
visit to the thaater. Miss keene had IA in-
spiration. s'Wha. reduction - she said.
''All the seats you wish are at your disposal
on two conditions Come, ali OF you IN citi-
zan's dress, and applaud every hing that Mr..
,thern does 10 the echo" This proposition
WIS instantly accepted; and when the EVENING
OF the first representation came, the ''boys
from out of town and in town occupied goo /
places in front. with no Indications of ''tire
laddie' in costume. Mr.. Sothern appeared
and, true to his resolution to ruin the piece
did something utterly absurd. What was his
astonsh Inns mt to find it received with -oars O.
laughter aud rounds Of applause.
He followed up his first eccent:icity with
another far more ridiculous, and was actually
recalled on the scene to receive the rousinG
acknowledged from the delighted audience
Mr.. Sothern began to think that there wa
method in his ma lness, and as may De
imagined he kept up the pranks which
afforded such evident satisfaction. WAT q
success 'Dunireary' became it is needless t.
say, but it is queer to reflect that it sprung
from the worst Infections in the worl1-fron
an accident which might almost be termed
catastrophe One can rot help thinking how
very clever Laura Keene proved herself, an
how generous she W IS 10 N AXE the success O
an actor who was doing his best to make tn
play on which she depended a failure
As a renoyator of the system, supporte