New-York tribune., 1875-05-17
NCTDFNTa AT HAND

The production of I" Macbeth" at Booths inca
Ter tonight viii attract general attention. Mr George
Rignold appears rs Macbeth and Miss Clara Morris
Lady Macbeth. Mr.. B. studley presents Bonquo, Mr.
warde Macdug, and Mr.. George Clarke Malcolm
"Evaine" has been laid aside. after Of one week
The drama OF "Madelein MOre" is in preparation to
succeed Macbeth" Mrs. Gilbert OF the Fifth Avenue
Theater Company will take her benefit there next Thurs
day Silver bricks promised to ladies who
attend the Tooth representation OF The Big Bonanza,
at tins theater, Monday. Mr.. W. Tilot-
son. treasurer OF Booths Theater. will have
benefit at that house on the 27h inst.
The production Of "GiroieG Groaa in English at Rob-
insOn Hall is postponed till Wednesday. "The Lady Of
LYONS will be brought out at Wallacks Theater next
Saturday night with Miss Ada Dyas as Pauline, MI Mon
tague Claude, Mr Gilbert Dumas, and good cast
throughout Several novelties Will be offered tonight at
the Olympic Theater, where the programme is extraor
dinarly ample and taking comical drama, called
"Regan the Irish Policeman" is announced at the The
ater Comique MI Sam Hickey and Miss Jennie Hughes
are Of the Theater Comique company the former being
specially performer of exceptional talent and much pop
ulaity Miss Elenor Howard debutante, viii act
Blanca at the Park Theater next Saturday evening
MISS CV'su,fAN's FAREWELL TO THE STAGE.
In Boston, at the Globe Theater on Satur-
day evening Miss Cushman ended her career as an act
ress and formally retired from the stage The occasion
was of course OF great and sad interest and was
appropriately commemorated by the presentation OF
presence OF large and brilliant audience. Mr. Curtis
Guild delivered address, on behalf OF Miss Cush-
mans friends from which the following passages are
extracted:
Now that you about to cast aside the robes OF the
abdcate. not resign the dramatic sccI
Ter of the stagefOr who Is TO Weld tDat wicn
you have SO long swayed queen now that you are 10
flose your cventul and successfh career WI le nun
prably won and name untarnished-yOu that nave out
Rot srprising that every true lover of dramatic arr
ssten TO 90 eager homage and that hosts OF warm ana
grasp of her whom they honor and respect .,,,o n,
We cannot part with the great actress Oh our % t
many hours of intellectual enjoyment for when we are
To- heT .9~ a9d e of 5eT creative genius have
appeared actually live before u.s. as VIC were Iueu
wh horror by tho fierce ambition OF the nInsrons VIE
~ the scott hane or our hearts pusated with pity for
the wrongs of the noble and abused queen OF tne dun
and bloody Henry beat with emotion for thS gfme e
lovers OF Verona And what additional interest mas oeen
lent at least Of those remarkable &c eTenecs sc p t @
Shall ever hive, while the history OF dIamatlc art Is
Chroncled as the most wonderful ana impressive
ever presented upon the dramatic stage. ,o t,oh
We here tonight 10 accord that homage % @ %nca @
evidence of pOpulary-mere popularity whcn Is as Ine
brightDes of Tie passing meteor the eeng spenuors
OF the ranbow-bu TO express an appreciation o genius
and kind regard of genuine friendship .,, d,s-
Though may now pass from t1e IN na rom T the
great stage on which and women all are merely
f@fore the curtain they will still cordially grasp yours In
the circle which you adorn as m9desuy a5 you
have upheld the dramatic art worthy ana honorsOy'
Fallen IS curtain; the last scene ls oer, .
The fav'rite actress treads the stage no inore,
Svn shall cach and al OF remember that though
N INV the parts played, yet to the end
Your best were those of sister, LADY. friend"
Miss Cushman said. in response:
In leaving the stage finally 1t has always been my IN
tenton 10 make my last appearance In Boston ana TINS
suggest to me a little explanation, which, Win your
r,c-nisei on / would like make on TINS OCCASION III
has been Piled II not declared and very often repeat
ed in tho IA swspapcrs throughout the country tnay
should not appeared again upon the stage aIer t
ureat ovation which was paid 10 me in New-forK At
fasf so fe enflenen of the press decided and many
comnents nave been made upon me IN the papers de-
fogatOry 10 ny dignity woman ana my poson as
an artist passed on In the even tenor OF my way
little regarding my own account THESE woVu-pT tt
rensars and udges but IL seems 10 me proper Jnat
ehOuld cxpfan TO you, in whose esteem nave aon
vested interest which must not be endangered Htnout
strong and earnest protest on my part tat Ily laS1
engagement IN New-io was announced & a. my S ~
to fine stage IL was done by act or Will OF WoIu VI
mine had no such intention, indeed could not nave
had for had already made many other
ihe season, which have been endeavorhg 70 Iuiii,
roncludng as always my dearest wsl mere III IN
Dwn CITY OF Boston, which have always dearly lOVeu.
and whcr, | had rather have been born than Oh Any
other spot Of the habitaDle globe