LADY DON.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 307, 25 July 1868, Page 5

LADY DON.

After an absence of five years, Lady Don arrived in England from America at the end of March last. She made her first appearance since her Australian and American tour at the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Monday, 13th April, as Josephine, in the " Daughter of the Regiment," and it is somewhat strange that her ladyship met with the same mishap as attended her on her re-appearance at the Haymarket, Melbourne, in August, 1864 —complete and sudden loss of voice. A loyal Tyne paper thus alludes to this unfortunate occurrence : —When her ladyship appeared in the trim and picturesque costume of the xivtmdiere, a universal and overwhelming bnrst of hearty welcome arose from all parst of the house. When silence was restored it soon became clear that Lady Don was suffering from a severe cold, which rendered it difficult for her to speak in dialogue, and all but impossible to sing. Nevertheless she bravely attempted the first air, till, finding her task impracticable she stopped, and turning to the audience, appealed to their indulgence in these simple words, " It's no use, I am so overcome with the kind ess of your reception, and am suffering so severe |y from a cold I have taken that Icannot sing. Will you excuse me!" A prodigious outpour of sympathetic cheers was the instantaneous response, here and there mingled with hearty cries of " good lass ! good lass !" " We'll excuse you, 'Lado Don made still another effort but with no better success, and with the plaintiff exclamation, "Itis no use," abandoned the vocal portion of her character, and continued with the dialogue. At the close of the first act the vociferous call of the house brought Lady Don before the curtain, led on by Mr. Stanley, who, as soon as the applause permitted, proceeded to say:—" It is very painful to me that you should experience any disapointment, but Lady Don, as you see, is laboring under a distressing cold. After the fatigue of traveling so many thousand miles, and with the sudden change of a much warmer climate, she arrived in Newcastle last Tuesday, hoping by allowing herself some days to accustom herself to our northern latitude, to avoid any evil effects. I trust however, she will have completely recovered by to-mor-row night. I hope, under these circumstances, you will excuse her." At this point, Lady Don, who was evidently laboring under the deepest emotion at the kind sympathetic reception which awaited Mr StanleyPs address, added: —" I hope you will, for I want to do my best in Newcastle —the first town I ever put my foot in ; do pray excuse me." This touching appeal was uttered not without considerable difficulty, and was occasionally interrupted by symptoms of extreme emotion. On the following evening she was in excellent voice, and performed ; in fine style the Earl of Leicester in , the burlesque of " Kenilworth." Mr. H. D. Wilton is still with Lady Don as secretary and agent.

Chakacteb op Me. G. P. Train.— Our readers have been rendered familiar with the name of the above individual by the part he has recently taken in Ireland in the cause of the Fenians. It is sot a little remarkable that a portion of the press of America should exalt Mr. Train to the rank of a" distinguished patriot," but some of his countrymen have a better appreciation of the man, as will be seen from the following letter, written by the venerable William Lloyd Garrison to the silly woman who controls the new Woman's Eight's paper called the Revolution :—" Miss Anthony— In all friendliness, and with the highest regard for Woman's Eights movement, I cannot refrain from express - in" my regret and astonishment that you and Mrs. Stanton should have such lack of good sense, and departed so far from true self-respect, as to be travelling companions and associate lecturers with that crack brained harlequin and semi-lunatic, George Francis Train! You may, if you choose, denounce Henry Ward Beecher and Wendell Phillips' ( the two ablest advocates of woman's rights on this side of the Atlantic), and swarp them off for the nondescript Train; but in thus doing (so will only subject yourselves to merited ridicule and condemnation, and turn the movement which you aim to promote) to unnecessary contempt. The nomination of this canting egotist and low blackguard for the Presidency, by your audience, shows that he is regarded by those who listen to him as on a par with the poor demented Mellen, and " Daniel Hart, the great American traveller," The coloured people and their advocates nave not a more abusive assailant than this same Train; especially when he