A Famous Actress

Mrs. John Drcw says: "On Sept. 26, 1827, at the Walnufc Street theater, Philadelphia, as the little Duke of ] York, in Shakospeare's play of 'Richard III, ' and with Junius Brutus Booth, the great 'eider Bont]),' father of the late Edwin Booth, as tho crook back tyrant, I began my stage oareer, and as I have been contiuuously bufore the footlights evor since I have had a longer stage career than any of my contemporaries. Though so muny years have passed, I remember my first performance as well as thongh it were last night. The performance of the eider Booth as Richard made a most powerful impressiou upon me. His dramatic force and magnetism were like n giant whirlwind, sweeping all before it. I have never seen any one clse in that part who seemed to completely realize it. It seerued as thongh it had been written for him. "