Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-27

Merrilies In q dramatization Of SCOTS
Guy Mannering." Charlotte Cush- j
mans figure was striking and attract
meat fun Of visor and life. These
qualities enabled her to play with sue
cess such male parts as Romeo and
years she appeared as a dramatic read
ter. Her last appearance took place at
the Globe Theater, in Boston. in 1875.
Charlotte Cushman was recently hon
ored by the New York University, hav-
ing been admitted. with nine Other lSsr
is a singular tribute to the dramatic
profession, as she Is the first actress
to be SO distinguished I.u,z
famous American painter, who aio
much to bring American art TO the
foreground Of interest, occurred May
wurttemberg. and as a child was taken
to Philadelphia. where he dispiayeo
youthful talent as an artist AT the
enough money to take him to Dussei-
dorf for course at the Royal Aeao-
envy.
/ Almost Immediately he began to
paint historical subjects. His first i'm
tportant work. Columbus Before the
tCouncil Of salamanca" was purchased
by the Dusseldorf Art Union. In 1850
lLeutz was commissioned by the United
States government to decorate stair
way in the Capitol. His large compo-
Isition, westward the Star of Empire
Takes Its Way" is well known.
His best known work, Washington
Crossing the Delaware" is a large
canvas containing a score of 1ife-sized
figures. 1t is owned by the Metropoh-
tan Museum. in New York. The paint
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The most notable literary creation to
appear in 1915 was Percy Bysshe Shell
leys "Alaster; or, The Spirit OF Soil
tude," a magnificent expression OF the
poets own restless, tameless spirit
ture in search of a lovely dream maid
en- who was his ideal of beauty An
other notable work was Leigh Hunt:
called in this connection that Lore
Byron left his native land in 1915 anS
began his exile in Italy and Greece.
The famous Elgfn marbles were pur
chased by the British Museum just 1OC
years ago. These marbles receive thei
name from the Earl of Elgin, British
I moved these celebrated sculptures from
Athens In doing SO he aroused mucl
I discussion and was censured as van
dal Doubts were expressed as to tn
| artistic value of many Of the pieces
E The marbles are still on exhibition Il
:. the British Museum.
Q | At this same time, giovanni BAT
' tista Belzoni, the italian explorer o
Egyptian antiquities, removed wit
!, great skill the colossal bust of Ramese
II commonly called the young Memnor
: which he shipped to England an
placed in the British Museum
d Science in 1916 was not advanced
r any remarkable discovery or invention
A number of events of small signif
canoe came to pass, however, whic
NAV be taken as an indication that tn
D.. scientific world was not standing CON
!. pletely still at the time.
Z Baltimore Will have been lighted b
d gas for a century upon the advent
n the new year. In Philadelphia the FIR,
. theater was lighted by gas in 1871
= stereo plates were first used in boo
n printing; the first iron ships were cor
'e structed; travellers were able to pa.
: from New York to Philadelphia b,
e tween sunrise and sunset-a spec
. deemed quite remarkable; the e1ectr
telegraph with index and clockwor
ID was invented by Sir Francis Ronalds.
l. Historically. the year 1916 was a du
ID one. Few centenarfes Of notable even
d will call forth hunanity's laur
al wreaths this year. The most interes
ing of these which did occur, howeve
10 are the law passed in France excludin
l. forever from French soil the family
g Napoleon Bonaparte; the declaratiC