Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . of thebest days of the drama in the United States, which he placed under the direction of Mr. Kilner,the manager of the FederalStreet Theater, in Boston. No theater could be con-ducted with more spirit andenterprise than the Chat-ham, during its first sea-son. Notwithstanding thestrength and talent of theregular company, there wasnot an actor or actress oftalent in the United States,whose services could be pro-cured, who was not engagedto give occasional aid. Barrere was like allFrenchmen, irascibl
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . of thebest days of the drama in the United States, which he placed under the direction of Mr. Kilner,the manager of the FederalStreet Theater, in Boston. No theater could be con-ducted with more spirit andenterprise than the Chat-ham, during its first sea-son. Notwithstanding thestrength and talent of theregular company, there wasnot an actor or actress oftalent in the United States,whose services could be pro-cured, who was not engagedto give occasional aid. Barrere was like allFrenchmen, irascible; andnot speaking English E. pier. ]lg freqUent]y made most laughable blunders. There is one anecdote which I cannot resistrelating. Barrere had sent a ticket to a certain newspaper officein the city, and the reporter who attended the performance thoughtproper to criticise rather severely some portion of the Barreres attention was called to the article in question, hebecame furious, and in his anger he penned the following to theeditor of the paper in question :. I send you free admis to my theateslui]] not have free admis any move. cturs, you i It was in 1840, I think, that one of the most successful benefitsin aid of the Firemens Fund of this city was given at the Chatham, Eulogistic Poetry. 37 the proceeds of which far exceeded the most sanguine expectationsof every one. One of the features of the entertainment was thereading at the close of the second act—the play being Damon andPythias — of the following original and appropriate address, composedfor the occasion by a member of the Tripler family, many of whomwere prominent members of the Old Department and are to-day distin-guished residents of this city, and respectfully dedicated to the NewYork Fire Department. The beautiful sentiment reads as follows: The city slumbers; oer its silent wallsNights dusky mantle, soft and silent falls ;Sleep oer the world slow waves its wand of lead,And rea
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