New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-08
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Mr. Jesrson appeared at the Globe Theatre, Boston,
ouyonday night, May 4, and was cordially welcomed Dy
q crowded house.
Mr. and Mrs George s. Knight. will appear in Brooklyn
pext week presenting the first time in that city
their new 81 eciaty, Over the Garden wall.
As already made known. the engagement OF Messrs
Harrlgan Hart at the Fourteenth Street Theatre will
end on the 9th Of May. Mr.. w; Hanley's company
Mr.. H nRrI; entitled, Are You Insured ."
Professor Cromwell continues his Sunday evening
lectures at the Bou Opera House The latest OF them
illustrated Rome and Southern Italy These enter
iainments are repiete with instruction as wei Do
pleasure.
A revival of The Private Secretary" will be effected
next Monday night at the Grand Opera House.
The Barthold Statue Fund is benefit by Miss Minnie
Palmer's performance OF My Sweetheart at the Union
Square Theatre, on the llth OF May
Miss Helen Dauvray will bring to an end tomorrow
night her engagement at the Star Theatre and that
house will then be closed.
The American section of the library at the
Shakespeare Memorial Building in Standardization is
but poorly supplied with books American editions OF
Shakespeare and of other dramatic authors, and Ane
can dramatic books of all kinds desired by the d.
rsctors OF this institution The librarian Is Mr. James
Gibson Most Americans who travel nowadays fail
hot 70 make pilgrimage to the Shakespeare shrnes,
and 1t always pleasant 10 recognize IN the old city OF
straord the signs of American interest In It's haowed
associations. Thore Is American window Tor ex-
annie in the Shakespeare Church. inc design OelDg f
Seven Ages Of Man. and the work having been pad Tor
by subscriptions OF American visitors The ola hed-
Horse Inn shows various signs that our people nave ho
neglected It, The library at the MEMORIALS worthy OF
generous remembrance, and American dramatic authors
publishers and bookovers In general would DO gra-
cous work in adding TO the American section OF us
literary treasures.
Before reading his POEM at the Dedication OF the
Actors Monument to Poe last Monday afternoon at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mr. William Winter spoke
as follows:
To be detained as you have been until this moment, by
the commanding charm of genius and the Impressive
.presence of Industrious fame by the fascnatlOns OF
beauty the delight Of music and the magic OF eloquence
surely is not to be fatigued But now these exercises
have been sufficiently protracted the hour Is late; ana
you are, naturally, wishfu to be released your
9enerous patience shall be wearied. Custom enjons
in verse we'll in prose; and the duty OF saying ths
as a last word, to close these ceremonies has been
assigned to me- 1t shall be said briefly. Before reading
my poem however think II proper TO tell youspeak-
ing as member OF the committee OF managers OF the Poe
Memoral,-that did hot accept the invitation OF my
associates deliver tha POEM here to-day, unt every
possible eort had been made. by them ana py me
had failed-tO induce some one OF the disunEuIsheu
bards of our country promote YOUR pleasure anu
honor this occasion In the fuhlment OF TINS duty WI
sso say-since this Is period OF criticism when IL Is
undo us that my poem shouldbe understood as havs
seferance nor 10 the Outward and visible life OF Poe
which has 40 long the favorite theme OF narrow
minded biography and dull and malignant detraction
bur TO that spiritual life which, to poet Is the reality
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