Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26


camille life at mature age, who for % long q
timc made that and other characters his own
Tie kembles made their debut in America
after resting fortnight. with Mr.. Kembls a.
Hamlet on the first night and Miss Fanny a.
Blanca in ''Fazio" on the next She writes Of
an actor named Koppel. who was nervous and
imperfect at the rehearsal and who was her
support az Faro, and says: what on earth
will be or shall do tonight" friend asks
her If she Is apprehensive, and she writes: mo,
OF success, for think it probable the Yankees
may like to show their critical Judgment and
independence by damning me, but becarse
do not care whether they do or not The whole
or success to affect me in the least, and there
FORE am neither nervous nor anxious about it."
SHE WAS NOT STAGE srRucx.
This may seem indifference, but II 10 weii
known Fanny Kembie was not "a stage struck
maiden" She had not been reared in the
glare of the footlights, and her home was dark
ened by the failure Of her father as q manager
and other speculations. She adopted the stage
Tor the purpose Of aiding her parents and SO
sudden was that impulse she had only six
weeks preparation under the tutelags Of her adj
mirably qualified mother and aunt, Mrs. Whit
lock. Her grace and youthful beauty and the
prestige OF her name aided her more than the
talent she displayed on her first appearance
She Ind to encounter the rivalry OF two such
actresses as Ellen Tree and Helen Faucit. and
successful as she was she had no love for the
stage.
It may have been the desire 70 escape from
what she called ''ioathsome" which induced
her to embark in matrimony with Pierce
Butter, union which was soon severed. The
journal becomes more interesting as il
proceeds, and is written with great freedom,
indeed too much, for one who was treated with
great consideration. cannot recall with any
dlstlnctness Fanny Kemble's Julia "a character
which she created) in the ''Hunchback," ex-
eept that one point which she made SO conspicu-
Gus; DO 1t now leave the task to me" in the
scene with Master Walter. Her daughter, .Mrs
Leigh, owns the estate on st. Simon's Island Ca,
which she inherited from her father. Mrs
hembie Buffers abolition propensities or
opinions made her unpopular in that region
Her readings were wonderful. All the characters
IN the plays she read were brought before you
by her extraordinary powers of personation.
wall return to this journal or that part of it
where she treats OF Washington at that day
Her tour was q most.successful one.
DR.. NAYS COURAGE.
All that relates to the older citizens of Wash
ingtou take pleasure in recording in this col
umn. Soon after the death Of DR.. j. Fred'k
May his son, DR.. William May, received letter
from Gov. Shepherd dated Batopiiss. Mexico
May "a, 1891, in which he said: Noticing the
death of your father in the newspapers re-
Coifeu ILLS uaf Fecalis an incident winch Oc-
Cured about forty years ago. In the early part
OF 1852 was crossing 18th street in front Of
Riggs Bank, when, hearing loud shouting and
yelling, looked up the avenue and saw four or
five 'roughs' near the corner Of 18th street
who were intoxicated and ugly. A poor old
woman happened to be passing, with a basket
on her arm, when the brutes knocked her down
and were maitreating her. l started back,
when a sleigh drove up and tall, splendid
looking man jumped ont, and with u couple Of
weii-directed blown from the butt end of his
whip knocked two of the fellows stiff, while the
others ran off.
This man was your father, and his courage
and promptncss made an impression on me so
great that the scene is as vivid as though il
took place yesterday. Boy as was at the time
II gave me lesson as to . mans duty which
has lasted me thus far through hfe's Journey"
THE TARIFF
will doubtless be one Of the issues Of the COM
ing presidential campaign and will occupy the
attention of Congress. Orators will make the
welkin ring on both sides OF the question, but
there is probably no measure so little under
stood by the general public as that predomi-
mating question, which comes up in various forms
every few years. 1t has defeated more than
one presidential candidate, and the political
history of the country is filed with speeches of
statesmen who have, in the changes of events,
spoken with equal ability on both sides of that
WnhStor a,S T.IS u"eA =. .ae cary GAYS OF
"epntef anu oaiaouh, hnd MI. webster De-
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llausrs, anu mr.. .aIhoun started out In his
a;S ga. career az protsetionlst. believing, as
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ousiy iuanuiac'ufea where ~ grew Mr.. Web
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Ca u menpioaea iasa OF proteet0n' ana IN Mr..
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voted for the bin With Ar. Van Ruren aud Psol