and the original Drunkard, in a play of that title, a role, we are sorry to say, for which his habits fitted him perfectly.

August 20th, Miss Eliza Logan and her father appeared in "The Hunchback," and continued their engagement in similar plays. Eliza was a sister of Celia and Olive Logan, and the wife of George Wood, the western manager. Although not as literary as her sister Olive, she has shown good business capacity; and at one time was part lessee of the Spingler house, New York. She died in New York, January 15th, 1872. The story is told of Miss Logan, that once, while playing in Augusta, Georgia, for her own benefit, she received a number of presents, handed up to her on the stage, with the names of the givers attached. A planter especially pleased with her acting, and having nothing else with him that he could spare, sent her, as a token of appreciation, his negro valet (worth then, perhaps, $1,000), with a card pinned on his sleeve, addressed "To Miss Eliza Logan, compliments of The boy walked around behind the scenes, and presented himself, but the actress declined the gift.

In September, during the state fair, performances were given afternoon and evening. George Vandenhoff and James E. Murdoch played in October, the latter drawing crowded houses and creating great enthusiasm. November 4th, John Collins, the Irish actor, came, playing in Power's old parts. He was born near Dublin, in 1811. As a singer of Irish ballads, he has rarely been equalled; but he was a very trying man to get along with. He was the first to produce "The Duke's Motto " in this country.

January 23d, 1851, was the first night of Miss Jean Davenport, who now appeared as a full grown actress, in Julia, Pauline, The Countess, etc. She was the first to play Adrienne in this country, and made a deep impression in that part.

În June, Mr. Murdoch played an engagement in conjunction with Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Bowers, their first

appearance here, if we are not mistaken. Mr. David P. Bowers was born, made his debut and died in Philadelphia, and with the exception of about four years passed in Baltimore, lived in his native city nearly all his life, which was ended June 6th, 1857, by heart disease. On the 4th of March, 1847, he married the eldest daughter of Rev. William A. Crocker, an Episcopal clergyman, of Stamford, Connecticut, the wellknown actress of the present day. She was born March 12th, 1830, and went upon the stage at the age of sixteen. After her husband's death, she managed for two years the Walnut street theatre, in Philadelphia, where she had become a great favorite. Her second husband was Doctor Brown, of Baltimore, a near relative of Rev. Mr. Brown, formerly rector at Cohoes. Doctor Brown died in 1867. In 1861, Mrs. Bowers (she did not change her stage name) appeared with much success in London, and reappeared at the Winter Garden, in New York, August 17th, 1863. Since then she has starred all over the country, playing such characters as Elizabeth, Lady Audley, etc. She is still a leading actress. She and her husband, if we mistake not, played a number of weeks in succession at the Museum.

July 10th, first night of Sir William Don, the English comedian, who, by the way, was born in Scotland, in 1826. He was a baronet, a handsome man, and six feet, four inches in height. He died in Australia, March 19th, 1862, of disease of the throat. He first introduced here the long popular farce of "The Rough Diamond," playing Cousin Joe, himself. His wife, nee Emily Sanders, was also an actress, and appeared here some time afterwards.

October 27th, Charlotte Cushman began an engagement as Mrs. Haller.

November 7th, McKean Buchanan played Hamlet and followed with Macbeth, Lear, Othello, and in comedy, and succeeded so well that he was re-engaged. There was one thing "Old Buck" could play to perfection, and that was - draw poker. He was born in Phila

delphia, February 28th, 1823, and imbued with the idea that he was an actor, performed in all parts of the world, from Albany to Australia. He was a bad imitation of Forrest. He was very methodical, and went through rehearsal precisely as he did a public performance, and insisted on having every thing marked out on the stage for him, with boxes in the places of the senators he was to address in the evening. He died April 16th, 1872, in Denver, Colorado, of apoplexy. His daughter Virginia is a very pleasing

actress.

For the Kossuth fund, Mr. Meech offered the gross receipts of the Museum any night between December 28th and January 1st.

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January 4th, 1852, was the first night of Mrs. Mary Amelia Warner. She had been the leading actress in heavy tragedy on the British stage, but was now in ill health, and on her return to England, died in October, 1854, of cancer, of which she had long been suffering. She became reduced in circumstances, but was honored by the public patronage and private friendship of Queen Victoria. Henry Morley, writing in 1853, says: Among other indications of the great respect in which the sick lady is held, it appeared that Her Majesty had not been content with simply subscribing towards the support required by Mrs. Warner's family, now that its prop fails, but that, having learnt the importance of carriage exercise to the patient, with a woman's delicacy, at once found the kindest way to render service, by herself hiring a carriage which she caused, and causes still, to be placed daily at Mrs. Warner's disposal. Her Majesty makes few state visits to the theatres; chance has disclosed, however, how the actor's art may be more surely honored by a courtesy more womanly, and quite as royal." Mrs. Warner appeared here as Hermione in "A Winter's Tale." She was accompanied by her husband, older than herself, and dependent upon her. He was not an actor.

February 5th, Charlotte Cushman came again, playing Rosalind, Meg Merrilies, Pauline, Lady Macbeth, etc.,

and for her benefit Queen Katharine, her greatest character. She was followed by Herr Driesbach and his royal tiger.

Among the many minor actors engaged at the Museum, was Theodore H. Vandenburgh, better known as "Jack Bunsby," a name given to him by Edward Eddy. Jack began as call boy in 1848, and was more useful than conspicuous for many years, at the Museum, the Green street theatre and the Gayety. He played Toodles pretty well, and starred in that character in the oil regions, under Ball & Fitzpatrick. He died in Albany, August 9th, 1869, aged thirtythree years.

ON

CHAPTER XXI.

1852-1855.

Last Years of the Albany Museum.

N the 27th of April, 1852, Celeste appeared at the Museum, and in May, Lola Montez came, accompanied by a troupe of twelve dancing girls. This once notorious woman was born, some say, in 1818, and others in 1824. Her birth-place has also been located at Montrose, Scotland, at Seville, Spain, and at Limerick, Ireland. Her parentage is also "mixed," some saying her father was a Scottish officer, named Gilbert, and that she was christened Marie Dolores Rosanna Gilbert; others that she was born of an Irish father. The truth is, her mother was a Creole, who successively lived with, or was married to natives of Spain and Great Britain, whence the conflicting accounts of Lola's origin. She was well educated, and at the age of fifteen, married an English officer named James, whom she accompanied to India. After a few years, she left him and led a life of adventure in Paris and the other capitals. In 1846, she appeared in Munich, as a Spanish ballet dancer, and made a captive of Louis I., King of Bavaria. Her influence became so great that the ultramontane administration of Abel was dismissed, because that minister objected to her being made Countess of Landsfelt. The students were divided in their sympathies, and conflicts arose. shortly before the outbreak of the revolution of 1848 which led the king, at Lola's instigation, to close the University. But a more violent outbreak obliged the king to re-open it, and discard Lola, who fled. Although