Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-09

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a Al , exile from home, splendor dazzles in vaini
| %, give me my lonely matched cottage ayalni
| lie uirdS ndthe lambkins that came aJ my CALL
| Inose VINO named me with pride
| c,u, Ihose who played by my side
Give me them! with the innocence dearer than All,
| Ine Joys OF the palaces through which roam
oniy sven M my hearts anguish-There's no place
Payne afterwards re-wrote ana revised the song.
| wncn was incorporated into an opera entitled
'Clarl, the Maid OF Milan one of three nlay that
early In the year 1898 were sold by him TO Charles
kemble, manager or the Covent Garden Theatar
London, for the OF two hundred ana fifry.
pounds The music or the drama was comnosed
S ps henIy X. Bishop. As arranged for the opera
ouc loiloWlhg is correct version OF the song as
COPIED from the authors own manuscript:
TIE REVISED SWEET HOME
| MID pleasures and palaces though we NAV ro,m-
Be II ever so humble, there's no place like homei
charm from the sky seems 10 hallow ma there
winch; seek through the world, is neer met with
Home, Home, sweet sweet Home.
There's no place like Homei
InereS no place like Home,
An exile from home, splenior dazzles In yatnf
~; :; give me my lowly matched cottage againl
Inc oirds singing gayly, that came at my call
u'e Inc thsm-and the peace OF mipd, dearef
Home. Home, sweet sweet Home.
There's no place like Homei
There's no place like Homei
"Clari" was at once produced at the Coyent Oar.
den Theater, where 1t met with degree OF success
whlcn was qu te as surprising TO the man ager an
IL E was iaterlng to the author. The part OF CaasS
was enacted by Miss Maria Tree, a sister OF Ellen
Tree, afterwards Mrs Charles Kean), by whom
the song was sung for the first time TO the beau
the charm OF most melodious voice which rem
dered her. on this occasion. so fascinating that
9 s9e won the heart and hand OF wealthy merchant
or London. The piece had what is called, In theat-
rlcal parilnce, "a great run" and for MANY con-
secutive nights filled the theater to overfiowing.
Inc words and music OF the song were so popular
that more than one hundred thousand comics were
sold by the publishers within one wear after ira
m thS Duc payne was not permitted to share
or the manager and publtsher. being cheated ont
OF the twenty-five pounds which he was promised
successful play, and his name not appearnp on
she Title page OF the song, from the sales OF which
the publishers realized a small fortune
The air OF "Home. Sweet Home" was taken from
an od S'clllan veSper, and adapted TO the song by
Sy Ssno 9e dRSPuar ,s st0ry that Payne
peasant girl sing is simply pleasant fction. nav.
ing not the slightest foundation In fact He
could not have done 1t had his life depended on It
as his varied gifts and requirements did not in
clude Knowledge OF music OF which science he
sIsb,a Tas prpIOunay 1,rs ignorant He had not the
from another.
When Payne sent the manuscript OF "clarp TO
London he drew on the managers OF Covent Gar.
den Theater, through Bishop. for c9O, the balance
Then due him, and this fact shows how utterly
wanting want in truth is the OFT repeated statement
that when he wrote the opera he was In straitened
circumstances. He was at this time occupying
luxurious lodgings In fashionable quarter Of
Paris.
An autograph letter Of Payne, a copy OF the one
ne sent 10 blshop al this time, now lies before the
present writer In it he gives fun directions
the manner In which the opera should be placed
upon the stage, including suggestions to Miss Tree
who was TO enact tie part OF CldrL The letter
closes with the following graceful sentence char.
acteristic or the writer whose refned and gentle
manly Instincts were expressed I'm every act OF his
lle: nope you make memoranda OF the ex-
penses you have been at In postage, &C., account
or what have sent TO the theaJer through you.
II the treasury has not paid 1t, shall think you
DO me great Injustice IL you deny me the opportu-
nifty or preventing my correspondence from be-
coming tax upon anything but your patience"
RETURNS TO NEW YORK.
In the summer Of 1892 Mr. Payne left England,
and returned to New York, which he reached at
the time the cholera was raging In that city. For
several hours after he landed he wandered about
the desoate Streets fearing that all his family had
perished, but, knocking with trembling hands at
the door OF his brothers residence he was reJoiced
to find that al he loved were living. He was
warmly received by hts friends and the public,
and, in the month OF November following a com.
bene1t was rendered him at the
appearance as an actor tweni y-three years before
The house was fiied from pit 10 gallery by one OF
the most refined and Intellectual audiences ever
assembled within It's walls The price OF tickets
was raised TO five dollars for the boxes and ono
dollar for the gallery, and the receipts the boH
play was Mr.. Payne's tragedy OF "Brutus," the
leading part in which Was sustained by Edwin
Forrest. The performance or the tragedy fol-
lowed by the singing OF "Home, Sweet Homen
after which Shakespeare's comedy OF "Katherine
and PetruchiO" was presented, tire two principal
characters being impersonated by Charles Kemble
and his daughter Fanny. Mr.. Payne,s comedy OF
"CharleS the Second" closed what was doubtless
the most brilliant and successful dramatic enter.
tainment that had ever been given In New YORK.
REvIsTTs BOSTON.
On the Sd OF April, 1885, a complimentary bencnt
was given to MI. Payne. by his friends and ad-
mirers In Boston, On which occasion the fremont
Theater was nlled BY Q fashionable audience.
The pieces played at this benent consisted chiefly
OF selections from NJ. Payne's dramas ana the
performance closed with the playing OF "Home,
Sweet Home" by the orchestra, after which Mr..
Payne was loudly called for. When he appeared
on the stage he was at nrBt greatly agitated, but
soon recovered his oelf-possession and made an
warmly applaudedL From q variety OF causes one
Of which was Q lack OF 1udicious Management,
this complimentary testimonial was but moder.
ately successful
IlTxRARY eCHENE4
Mr. Payne returned TO New York soon after the
Boston testimonial, and took up his abode Y Ith
his brother, Thatcher Payne. an eminent lawyer.
and shortly afterwards issued tbs prospectus OF .
literary Journal on Q scale OF so much costliness
that he failed to obtain Mst a subscribers largo
enough to Justify the issue Of the nrst NUMBER.
At the same time he contemplated the poobcauon
OF Lire Of oar Saut0r, which he mao wnitcn in
IContisued on Nea Paes,l