New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-13

seventhst in house since taken down to make room
for higher one. remember Mr.. Warren, the manager
residing on the south side Of that square.
Mr.. Jefferson lived in Powell-st One or moro OF ms
daughters went to school kept by Miss oldmiAoh'
afterward the wife Of Dr. Lngen. Two of my sisters
Sarah born in 1870 and Mary born In 1872 went 10
that school about the year thus enaoed W
learn of the exemplary manner In when MI
brought up his family. II was said. and pene'e wy"
truth that he held family prayer regularly "''n ni' wiz
and children. -. ,.,.u.o,
Before she went the stage she MADE 'rai vi nei
oice M one OF those admirable concerts given by the
Musical Fund Society AN institution which contributed 30
largely 10 the cultivation Of music in our CITY, she was
greatly frightened which prevented her dong Justice "
her exquisite voice. think that she sang twice during
the evening; know that she sang this verse
1.-THE tear down chldhoods cheek that no"s
Is like the dew drop on the rose ~
And shakes the bough the Hover Is dry
These lines, I believe, are by one OF the MODERN
English poets. No.,
saw her father in Pooni,s. Sadi, Touchsfone Crdo-
tree jeremy Dddler and number of other parts inc
names OF which have forgotten.
OF English vocaliss heard Philips 1ncledon' Sinclair
the father of Mr.. Forrest
Mrs Burke and her first husband remember well. she
was good singer and it was said that she sung entirely
by ear though she was accustomed to hold sheet OF
music I'm her hands / vouch not for the truth OF
this assertion.
saw Mrs Alsop play RoSal,nd. She was said to have
been the daughter OF the Duke OF Clarence aIter"aru
William w. whose treatment of the mother OF his large
family added no splendor to his reputation ter nc
came King Of England he made her eldest son Earl OF
Munster He died by his own hand like his unfortunate
mother.
Iheard Mr. Sinclair the father of Mrs Forrest in the
musical opcratta of midas" read in some Englsh
work that the music exceedingly fine; but 1t now
seems to be almost entirely unknown few years ago
an English gentleman choir leader iii of our city
churches surprised by saying that he had never
heard Of it.
saw Edmund Kean in Hamlet and Sir Giles OrerTedehj
the elder Mathews IN BaiHe Nichol Jorrey and Mons
Morbleu on the same evening. and afterward In one
of his monOlognes the name of which have forgotten
remember well the burning of the Chestnut street
Theatre on the night Of Easter Sunday 1920 We nVeu
at No. IL South sixth-st, the southernmost OF INC
bouses removed to make way for the present Ledger
Building. If tho houses had not been covered WIN
good coat Of snow the destruction would nave Deeh
much greater Our garden thcky strewn with
| cinders The fire was the work Of an ncendiary. III
hogan in the house Of the Resolution Hose which was N
corner of the Theatre Building IN carpenter 'oW 10y,
zanel street au De line House was in
sixth-st, about half way between Chestnut ana Oalon
ter-sts door commu9leatGI Wiison No re- sonth
Sixth ST. covers the ground on which the engine osc
stood The ROW in which was situated was caeI b n
book auctions held sixty years ago; 49, A., ,,,.
Edmund Kean came to this country DeI9re InS ~ no
nut Street Theatre was rebuilt ana perlorea W. nc
Theatre at the northeast of Walnut ana MIMI
SITS. which originally circus. l.. ..u
stage bet Teen New-YOrk ald Philadelphia with an Ing
ish gentleman who declared that Jefferson he secohHl
was The finest comedian that he had seen. and nc
had seen Munden. Lston ana others OF fn1 NOS re
pp6iLadsl5bra. Oot. /. Iss2. WILLIAM DUANE.