Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-02-24
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YrcrrD m rH9 WAY or nEYoRM-fNoouHAas-
MINT m p1yxAr-fal ysUHrEA y1Asoo-1xAD.
ma W. AorINa-A NEW PLAY BY A PHrLADKL-
PIMA AurHop-rH. HOUSE OF RxYuas INvEsrI.
aAuoN-r1a BOYS H1au scuoo1, DO.
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Although the effort In the direction OF munic'
ipal reform was not an entire success enough
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friends OF good government. As explained IN
my last letter, the odds were vastly Against
tho ,rden.ndapt votars. The s.recular" oandi-
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dates had tile presa8e OF party Deeaoes nav'ns
the help Of men who make politics business,
and Vim know axaotlv what to do in ever
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OF tne most oo]eouonaDie oanoios'os snoos'
have been defeated, despite the most desperate
nsrtv efforts. in a snbiect Of real oo,eratulstion
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had been me aeieate9 pArues. Due W. SAAe sns
result - 1t stands end are tnanktul Inc nng.
sters are evidently in confusion, for tney see tht
people inclined to take thinYs inSo tne1r ow1
hands; - 1t II, the new CouneLls Will Do oecioeo
Improvement over the pfeeenL
Would you thinK ~ 10 oimcui1 snAnE ioI
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Fechter has found . reading Of Hamlet tht
hardest thing ne ever nAA 70 20 IN Ail III,
career. He made the attempt last evening, D
the Academy, and the result was the most com
piete and melencholy 1shufe tnst mas ever peet
recorded IN locsl snuseIens tatia' aas' III as sns
part Of any performer OF reputation. Thert
Is tradition OF tne stage OF young man whs
essayed TO act "Clauoe Meinotte, and after
short go at 1t requesting me pefmss1oh OF th:
audience TO allow MN 70 close me eheerIaih
by sngngg woao nos as IN
climax WAS painful, humiliating. The reader
could not be heard he mixed the parts IN IN,
| most .inextf1cabie fashion. !he audiehce, =
first attentive, then disappointed and ve1ed
gave increasing Signs OF wearlnesh, ana
length incontinently left,-allowing mr.. Fech
ter to conclude his entertainment 70 Almos
empty benches.
1t seems worth while to dwell Little on *
singular an Incident ~ this. Whatever fault'
Mr. Fechter may have, no one has ever accuset
him heretofore OF being lresome, snd Aithou8t
ne speaks with forelgn accent mlgne nav
1Nees thos,E.t. that his EI@ceIW e1~r ss'e !
IpesMonea manner wou,I 1 n.vo Wo.hs uxuo MI w. vsn
succossiui " Tetuer' Hhiss Cusnsu; a ~ ~ ~
osnhoh, mf. poneW, masi ~ ,e,ora W..
Murdoch, ho many otneis, nsSe paov1I
| that readings ale Amone eho nose euuoi i,ot !
attractive OF all popular ente1talnmehts. VIA
ID the secret, then, OF this nssco ~ ~ a..iIo
| utable manly, nave no doups' 70 tle u,1lino
IN which mr.. fecheer !Ala 1uo NE Molh IN ~ :,
tempted TOO mucn. Mrs. hempie rs tns on,y "A. :.
tist who has succeened III resnlnk en,lIe psy
OF Shakespeafes, ny saying ohIie sas ea.
too' only the msih scenes-Vnooo wnlou po.Ae0 ~;
" tell the stoIy anu ~ Wss ~ o W W. WatI. ~
that Mr.. Feshtef dio. out ~ w. M.si =, Aeaul,
| alone, VINO couid give buc01n1!ou VI tn0eo ~.
scenes with satisiaction. Mnas ~ WE ena' s ges
the lady named this exceptlona power we nee
not stop to ask, put lt Is certain tnat heient
Mr.. Murdoch nor miss CusnMah ever IgoA y.
risk. Hiss Davenport lmls' LAnoel
did make the stelnPl !" io"1
Midsum,ner's Nagats DTedn some yeA'
age and tailed IN IL, thonen sue ESCAPE
such disaster as that OF lest night Inc o
perience proves thst IN such mopoiosue - -
reading there must be variety, and the paris OF
single play, however Sharply contrastea, 90 IN
give this variety in sufficient force. More ths
this, general audience cannot be supposed
made up OF Shakspeareans-of persons VINO CT
follow simple recital lnte!ligently. FOR tno'
familiar with the work rendered no explanation
may be needed but persons thus fAmillar-e
, cept in very vague wayCmust always be IN
minority in popular auditory. Let the risil
. elocutionists OF Wilmington take notice
= While upon the matter OF amusements mi
!, refer to the production Of q new play by . &c
tleman Of Philadelphia, which has met desery'
success at the Chestnut st. Theatre. Tue pie
is entitled Helen or One Hundred Years A9
,, and concerns itself with the revolutions
epoch. The scenes are laid in and around IN
adelphia, in the old Walnut st. Prison, on Il
Wissshickon, and at Chew's historic house
= Germantown. Major Andre, Colonel Isrleto
! and other historical personsges are introduce
The main spring Of the piece is the struggle .
! tween love and patriotism OIL the part OF . you
!. girl who has An attachment for British office
. This idea is well and strongly elaborated .
!, the piece abounds in vigorous writing and go
y y dramatic effects. The author OF Helen is N
. Henry Peterson. editor Of Petsrson's Ma1az''
Q and well known in literary circles. The play
!, q most creditsble addition to the small list
. such productions OF high class which La
. emansted from this city.
y y The sometime announced investigation OF t
. . affairs of the House Of Refuge, by commit
- Of the Legislature, commenced on Monday MOI
,; ing and has continued all the week. Mr. TIT
y dore G. Dram, until recently project OF !
House Of Refuge, brought the charges viii
= have resulted in this official inquiry. MIR. Or
u averred that MIR. Alex. Buckley, Superintendt
70 Of the House and MIR. Funk. assistant super
y; tAndent, inflicted cruel and unnecessary pr
d u ishment upon the boys; also that the part
70 70 named were guilty OF immoralitiesi also that
~ government Of the House is bad. On the otl
u hand the defencs says that Mr. Dram was q
s charged from his Office for ineficiency and otl
eeuses, sno aiA. no IA .a m .s . ~, tho ~. =
ply Foiu fosonso. NJ. os. "~' " VIZ - ~