Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-30
Monday Evening. October .lst
n ch.~lan, E,ovlr4'e geauNful Play,

tfiis FIRST appearance On any sisse) 49,
Master Gsylo's Or ~, H. 49,
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Thomss 0rahyiile IetNlus;'
e,n,Son .......k Mt. Reuben AarsheIi.
Juna ................hrr Mellpah JehsN'
Helsn....... ................... NIB '"'44i '
Other members Of the company not IN
Tins cast. or who arrived subsequently
were: Charles Malcot, Thomas Dan sou
OF the treat actress Mary Dur. OF whose
eister Poet Thomas Moore was ehalhoI ca
an followed to this country. y. ~. AilGh
1vbo a season ~ tive later married q nc n
mond Crib, Ollior J. Josephs; and ". II.
Evans now known as Bartholomew, a
noted pantomimlst IN Boston. pranNlile
Perkins retired from the stage even earherr
than myself and IA now distinguished
landscape painter IN Philadelphia.
Az the old Marshall Theatre J hrst ne'
Adelina Patti, then a pretty little black-
owed Girl Of about ten years, travelling
Win her mother. Mime. Barilla, and that
ladv's second husband. Maurice Shakoseh;
Fiber olso FIST heard Jenny Lind, and
there first saw the great tTagehan, Juhlus
Brutus Booth.
Roth was ;ben little old man Of about
ffty. His ewes were large, dark. aad duH'
TIE nose thick and unnaturaily nat tthe
result Of q blow from a pokerl, hlS voice
iuelv and he wos bow-legCed. | was eX-
fhe Informed ami unprepossessing niue
man in biue sWallOw-iailed coat with brass
buttons. whom ! met at n rehearsal, was
Edward Kean's rival, the great Booth. by
his side stood his son, Edwin Booth,
pale. slender, quiet young man OF a63out
twenty, with eyes even then OF marvellous
power. l.. Del,
etts. where be pointed out little brick
u ~ IL ma MA r
;can house he had entered after landing at
Ricamond direct from England. IL was at
that time an inn. or. as he termed II, q
tevern.n Twas by reason OF this stroll
that knew the MANAGER told an untruth
when at night he explained 70 q CROWDED
audience that the suspicious imp OF the
famous tracedian was due 20 hia having
been hit on the knee 10y hawser AZ ROCK
etts. ,,
In the courso Of this memorable season
first met Sir William Don. who made ms
bow 70 a Richmond audience az COUSIN
Joe In "The Rough Diamond" have
FORGOTTEN how tall tho noble comedian
was-six feet seven, or seven feet SIX
but | remember that making ms ext
through O centre door be forgot 70 eehu
his mead and made a hit by STRIKING DIS
forehead against the Intel.
Sir William was accompanied by q valet
Who prepared the ice-cold baths which the
former took every morning IN his apart
ments at the Exchange Hotel: Inc deier-
eutial manners of the yalet--the nrst whlte
servant had ever eIlcountered-lmtres
me painfully. D.
net at Detroit, Mich, where he was then
PLAYING o star engagement, was BrettS
surprised TO see tne same valet hobnODDing
with his master upon terms OF equsilty.
II seems no had mean tIme become player,
and resicninc bis mental position. was
now supporting" his former master :.
When Sumter wa. fred upon l had long
retired from actual connection with the
STAGE and was serving the Baltimore
In,sT,oon os special correspondent and a.
roncresaional reporter. One week after
The adjournment OF COngress-ln August
some time-I had crossed the Potomac ana
reached Richmond. go
The atmosphere was surchnrged with
death. Within week had seen two men
killed; had learned 10 look with ndlfler-
rnce upon men found slain in the streets.
One OF these, cOmrade OF mine, Charles
Y Dobp. Of baltimore, was STABBED on tho
stems OF the old theatre and died IN an OPP
posite alley on Eighth street few min
One November day. at the invitation of
Major Is. G. Gibbs and DR.. +. q. Higgln-
hotham. | witnessed at Libby the drawing
from among the Federal Officers. lmprl-
soned there thirteen hostages for the samo
number Of ,nfederate prlyateers-ineD
held as prisoners in the North. was then
on the staa OF the Richmond En9,sycT.
The lot fell upon Colonel W. Z. Lee.
Twentieth Massachusetts. captured at
Balls Bluff: Colonel o. h. Wilcox, First
Michigan; Colonel NJ. Coggswell, Forty
second New York; Colonel W. j. wood
ruff, Second Kentucky; Leutenant-Colo-
rrs S. Bowman, Lieutenant-ColonelG q. W.
Nea Second Kentucky: Majors J. ID. Pot
ten. Tbirty-eighth new York; Paul >. he
we've. Twentieth Massachusetts,; -
Voydes: Captains G.. W. lockwood and IL.
Bowman. fifteenth Massachusetts,; Il. j.
Keffer, First California.
CAPTAIN J. b. Rickett. of Rickett battery,
captured at Bull Run, and Captain h. w.
McQuade, OF the Thirty-eighth New York,
were at first also selected, but both had
been badly wounded and were accordingly
exempted. and Captains Bowman and Net,
ferdrawn instead. Happily the condemned
priyateorsmen were treated as prisoners OF
war d. frcso and the hostages were accord
ingly rclegated to their previous status.
Saturday, February q, 1852, was the first
formal Inauguration-day OF the Conted'
erscy. l remember 1t also Us one OF the
what is called in England "cut-throat
weather" And really. what with the fall
ING sleet and snow ana the dispirIting
news from Forts Henry and Donelson, aud
from Roanoke Island. where o. Jennings
Wise was killed. suicide was not unfa-
niliar idea 20 many.
AT the request Of President Jefferson
Davis-as was understood IN the ONCE OF
khe Rno,aire1,--I had been detailed to re-
port the Inauguration. Twas my. third
Experience in that hne-Buchapan in 1857,
Lncoln in ISL, jefferson Davis ~ 1852.
The ceremonies took place IN the Capitol
Souare near the base of the most beautiful
equestrian statue have seen anywhere IN
al my travels through Europe.
How proud tue birthright OF those who
are countrymen Of the noble Nirginians
thcrc represented IN esgy-Washington
Patrick Henry, George Mason, John Mar.
hall. Daniel Morgan, Thomas Jefferson,
and John Lewis. In all the world where
can there DO found. sons of one political
mother, group OF cente mporarIes IobleI
N aspiration or IN achievement?
History repeats Meelf when in 1857 Craw-
ford's statue of Washington latter Craw.
ford's death J. Randolph Rogers completed
tho monument arrived from Italy it was
drawn throughthe streets to itspressnt site
by citizens, lust ~ Lees statue was latoly
drawn. With this exception. however, the
ladies took no hand in hepopulsr demon
stration.
MIR. Davis's address was, OF course, q
mastery effort. lie possessed marked In
teilectusl power. high scholastic culture,
and surpassing oratefioal ability. And he
lad his theme.
remember well the reviylfying eject Of
his eloquence. Twas like opening a win.
dow through which light streamed out
upon enyirep,ng darkness
A year or two ago wrote for northern
paper an extended account OF the inaueu-
ration, and mailod copy 10 Mr. Davis.
Here 10 his reply;
Brsvvorn, MISS. June 10, 1853.
c. W. Toyieure, Esq.
Ny Dear Sir. PIE ase accept my sincere
thanks for your kind letter OF the 6th in.
slant with the enclosed renainiscen, article.
lam very glad TO be 80 kindly remena-
bered by you. aud with the assurance that
it In entirely reciprocated. am with best
wishes for you aud yours, respectfully and
truly, JEraEEsos DAVIS.
The electoral ticket contains names your
readers may DO interested in recalling
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