, 1876-02-27
THE OUTER WORLD,

produced.
| THE OUTER WORLD.
| MEMORABILIA OF CHARLOTTE CCsHMAN.
4 Boston writer notices that Charlotte Cush
| man, when playing at the National Theatr
| many years ago in the "Lady of Lyons," wa
| interrupted by insolent addresses from tn
| gallery. She Was acting Claude to the Pdulir
of Miss Fanny Tallack and, though excessive
| II annoyed. ehe did not for moment forget tn
proprieties Of her part. but gracefully extended
| her hand TO Pauline and took her from the stage
| Then returning she said passionately to th,
audience, II will NOT stand here aud be insulted
Either order must be maintained, Or the pla,
must stop" The play didn't stop.
The following extract from private letter OF
Hiss Cushrnan to friend in New York is sent By
| Mary Mapos Dodge to the New York Ecenins
Post with the idea. as she says, that its publca-
ton may tend to correct the prevalent impression
that actors are necessarily lacking in religion.
feeling:
Dear. am better: there ia no question that an
coming through my dreadful slough. Tho way has
brchtens everything, and. In spite Of selpity At get
ting no sleep, not the wreck you might imagine
from my manner Of expressing myself. Il you could
look 1t me, wish from my heart you could, for n1y
pleasure, you would say, She has bean Pretending
believe now tiat an going to get well And
then-and thcn-what stal do to show my love and
gratitude to the dear God who has raised me from
dearh-and what has been mortal ailmens before ever
since the foundation Of che world7 What Way sha
lve7 What ahau dot Perhaps read again, who
knows7
The Siddons was eren mora devout in her lat
ter wears than Miss Cushnan.
ns',l - s.sa' - ~. H. r's"a Nna sa ~.
t:. VI - - - ,;ois as;,a.i .i.
itr savs. in A notice of her aenth thst her suc-
80. 20. - dna re+nar =, ;ndnst-, 49, t.aa;,,s
te9o vas uuo '1@neA w .1o"e"A! "aAo Seo4ans
"aud her STYLE MAS Zoo melodramatlc Tor the best
playing Of tue great ohakspearian parts. II
there is auy meaning in this Judgment re havo
failed to discover it, The Nation condescends.
however, to admit that there is absolutely no oue
to take her MACS. Macraadv vea evidentlv of a
.ro. raAo ~. p:. p <na - ;t: H - ~ -: -.
auosent otAoAoa stous tuo ci!h.c " tue nAto",
Tor he wrote IN LIE diary 1u,1543: "Ihe Alss
interested mo much. She has to learn her art.
Int sho showed mind and s7npathy With me.-a
novelty 70 refreshinc to me on ths et.ce." How
uotI'H; ~ :.tsa ~ 10 % w. 80 e'.,o 49, 1 -"
nucu ne "as 4tnpi"sseu appea1s Afoau Iatet
entr1 statlne 1nat AZ suosequent engagement
he made special request OF Miss Cushman to
act With him.
"ASsE DoLETS."
Ton. Ta7lor's nsw p!ar, s.Anne Bolcyn," was
brought out in Lopdon Feb. 4, It is four ant =
t.1f bon~s 1nnr ano fr;chtfn1,v ar11 sonoc of
+ha American corrasnonnen:s assert thar Anne
is represented az an interesting and good woman
and that all possible violence ia done to history
in order to sustain the authors idea. 1t is said
that Mr. Taylor intends writing m historical
drama based On the lives OF each OF Henry's
Queens; bu: 1t IL hoped that the unfaToraole
reception OF bis present eport may induce him
70 cnanee ns lnae". e!ras, ,t tng r. iunuun tnts
tbe American correspondents. Il saws
Criminal Anne Bo,eyn may not have been but eyon
& Ms ta5to. aass 1a," os+ +s as n4s 4oWea
her and. knowing what We al Know ot Henry. We can
hardly wonder At, however much We may regret, t'.e
ponuIar Tfe. At ti,es indesds We .se slmost tent
ed TO think tAete may be something in tho eT speak
hsu n on1v msid Of Ksthernea Court' has hron1ht
home from France something more than knowledge
OF the French style o. ana ne French mode OF
nerbaps bo considered more in tho Light Of misfor.
tunes than Of faults The real fault Of the play is to
te found in It's extreme length In the abundance Of
words, mud the paucy oi deeds; not 50 much in the
weakness OF the e,oFg AZ IN t9e aunpee o1 persons
it. and in the unconsconable time they take in the
'eluns. ,.,. MI. mr..
says she is overwelghted by the author, and her
art ia lot OF the highest quaity.
NOTES.
Sothern is to succeed 'Julius O@sar~ at
Hooth's Theatre March 6.
The e1cltement 70 see lawn Boom WAS 80
great in Montgomery, Alt,, that single seats sold
for IS.
The FIorences have beon invited to produce
..T.o 7,;o,,+. noi,,r, At +ba pr;nca.. Th.stra
'ne "1sus, Do"A1 ~ ''40 4'0'e0o "n'A''e'
Lonooo' IN may.
Irrine's "Othello," /" newly attempted in London,
10 oanare1tv na;n5ead IN no mer1tor:ons hnt mt
20 y s =. arn;soa ] ~ asa;r. " " '@'4' ''' '4"'