Show DEATH OF SHERIDAN KNOWLIN the celebrated dramatist jimes sheridan Sheri darf knowles died at torquay Tor quay krance trance on the of november in his hia year yea we have a brief account of af his iris history from the columns of the new york sun san from which we extract a few items of g general interest but which we more especially devote to the friends and patrons of 0 the drama the announcement that the wini fine play of virginius 1 personated persona ted by mr air bernard snow and so enthusiastically received at the theatre in this city last week was written by mr knowles will not in the least detract from its popularity and captivating efel effects acts its if the fact of its havn having eman emanated a ted tel from the pen of an author so distinguished coupled with its soul stirring plot its excellent moral and its ad presentation upon the boards does not only warrant but almost imperatively call for a repetition to the fullest satisfaction Batis satis fac of the theatre going classes mr knowles was born in cork ireland and manifested at an early age an extraordinary taste for literature which was encouraged by his father who was a man of talent and lear learning i g in hla hia twelfth year he composed pa sed the tto of an opera which was submitted to richardson the literary veteran or the tue day like all asi agi be he soon found his way to london and through char es lamb and haylett became acquainted with the literary celebrities of england lie lle ile he had some military taste and a commission was procured for him but he soo POO boon soon n relinquished a profession sion slon so uncongenial to bis his tastes he lle soon boon after appe app areil earett as an actor in the dublin theatres theartres the atres lie he played in the same corn coin company with edmund kean and rany gany remained on t the e stage fr for some years lie he then became a teacher in Belf belat alst where he be produced his hia first dramas which were received with extraordinary favor his third play of virginius was written for edmund keo kem and at his request but he never appeared in it and when first acted mr dla Ala macbrearty Macre cready ardy arty took the principal part it met with a warm reception but he subsequently recast re cast and revised it in its present form other plays followed in quick succession of which william tell 2 tiie tile wife love I 1 the hunchback the secretary and wo ilo iio maids mad mas wits wity wit were the most celebrated and still maintain a place on the stage in some of these plas plays mr air knowles himself took a character and excelled in ax master aster W walter waiter t lter iter in the 4 hunchback about ten years ago the weight of age and infirmities bezan began to weigh upon him and a pe pension n sion slon of a year from the english government was conferred on him by the late sir robert peel since sines then he be wrote several novels which though b successful were not cot equal to his draina dramatic tic works of late yea a mr air Ki kaowles Klow les leg became a i ir eacher aal wrote several controversial works which are scarcely worthy of his fame it ii as a dramatic writer alone that he 1 is most favorably known ile he wag was twice married and had bad a numerous family of whom three sons and three daur daul daughters liters reached maturity 2 |