The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-07


ANTICIPATED.
BosTox, May Q, 1875
Never before has there been any dramatic ovcnt antc
patcd with interest than the forthcoming debut
OF Mss Anna Dickinson which is to take place at the
Globe Theatre, in this city, next Monday evening i
has been tho chief topic Of for weeks
only among the old time theatre eocrs, but tho
proiesscd blucbloods and literary chcftans in and
around the revolving Hub" havo condesccndcd
to take interest In her theatrical debut
That the daring asprant for histrionc fame will be
welcomed by large and discriminating audience is al
ready lorcgone conclusion and Is unlikely that
there will be assembled distinguished company Of
gentlemen and ladies than before seated sim
uaneously front OF tho iootlightS Of any American
theatre. Ordinary business sagacity WILL OF course
the presence State city digntarics the
part OF the proprietor Of the Globe, and
It is probable that Miss Dickinson's business
manager VIII see TO Il that some of the
choice boxes set apart for her friends and admirers
prominent in the literary walks OF life Governors and
exovcrnors, MS well as others Of less renown, viii DO
hand in countless numbers, and It is not mproba-
bic that the will be graced by the presence OF
such distinguished characters Emerson, Holmes,
Whittier. Longfeliow and (of course) Wendell Phillips,
whose residence only few doors distant from the
theatre entrance just how the talented and ambitious
Theatre rs the scene her dramatic experiments
presently appear. 1t would SEEM first thought,
that she would have selected the great American me-
tr0pos but II may DO she reasoned That IN the event
OF indifferent success her faults would DO less liable
to discovery here than IN New YORK. II TINS sus.
picon true her Globe Theatre performances should
only be viewed in the light Of simple series Of re-
stitiuus reason Tor Miss Dickinson deciding to com
her stage career in Boston, for twas here that
she first achieved reputation as public speaker.
She had previously gwen addresses IN Philadelphia and
Washington, bat 1t was on the platform Of fremont
Temple where sho made woman suffrage address that
was the chief foundation OF her brilliant career.
ENTHUSIASTIC AND CONFIDENT.
Miss Dickinson arrived here about week ago, and
took apartments ut the Revere House, and OF
has been indusrlousiy preparing Tor the or
deal OF next Monday evening She Is very enthusiastic
about her profession aud seems not 10 harbor Tor
instant any idea Of failure. II is new scheme
sudden impulse she says which is impelIing tier, for
all her HE she has been eager TO embrace the dramatic
profession since her arrival here Boston has
upon 10y impairment inquisitors and II Is hardly
necessary To add that she has at length been forced
their cards Her old friends. however, have
found welcome, aud 10 them she has talked
unrcscrvedly about her future plans To one Of
these (rs Sally Joy White OF this cliyD shc declared
that the stage had been her ambition since she
child II Thought oi II by day and dreamed Of IL
by ngat," she SAID. 1T was my chosen profession
hut there opposition 10 cncouatcr on every side
Born and reared among the Quskcrs, the theatre was
Of the places which was regarded With pious hor
ror My mother was excessively distressed and
plainly saw that must put aside my wishes, stop
dreaming and select some other path. But have
never been quite content have never been fee from
the haunting desire To 20 upon the stage never
really rclinquishcd The idea; only put II side
ing till opportunity should ard the time he
ripe The opportunity has come; hope the time has
ripened also.
ON being asked why shc selected the character OF
Anna BoIeyn shc replied. IAN the pubic end my
friends, too expected that should select Joan OF Are
and SO should, but ict that would be too much Of
an undertaking The armor, the hand-lo-hand con-
tests, would have been too trying TO novice; 60 de-
cided TO take that In the meantime had made
characterization Of Jane Eyre thinking TO use that;
but whiic studying up histury for now lecture be-
very much Interested IN the story of Anna
Bolcyn. AZ first Intended To write lecture about
her and commenced gathering notes Tor that pur
pose read every thing which could give me any IN
formation, from Horne to Mss Strcklands Queen OF
England good. bad or indifferent read them ALL
II seemed not only "a though knew her, but AS
though | understood every motive which actuuted.
every Thought winch swayed her. studied the char
uctcrs OF those by whom she surrounded, and
somehow the play stood out before me- vivid and COM
pctc, even before one limo OF II was written"
TuE APPROACHING ORDEAL
On being asked u she had any Tears or dread Of the
ordeal through which she ~ 10 pass, she said:-'l
don't think o it--ot myself mean-at all am in
tcrcstcd In my play and its fate. II went outside
thai and thought OF myself, might grow tiind. per-
hans but Won't =
Acrssss AND AUTHORIZES
In her approaching debut Miss Dickinson becomes
liable "a double dose Of criticism, for she appears
tho chief character IN dramatic effort o her own pro-
duction--as Anna Bo'eyn, IN Grown OF Thorns."
II the play tho actress ~ Ut FAINT Anna Dickinson
WI be The chiefly blamed, and hence u Is that
tho undertaking OF lady renowned Is anticipated
with such interest. The preliminary rchcars als
have conducted very secretly, ami very little will
be known OF the play until lis production Monday
evening. Lin selecting her costumes Miss Dickinson
Is said TO have followed history very accurately and
the dresses the exact couhtcrarts OF those
the period of which her play Is a mirror. The irst
costume OF green and rod the second. amber and
crimson tho thiid pale blue brocajc with dark
blue tram and the fourth. black aud scarlet