The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-16 00:00:00

THEATRES.

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The comely of The Sesspiciatis Hatband, per-
formed here last night. introduced Mrs. GLOVER
in her old part of Clarinda, after an absence of
several months. The return of this accomplished
and ,favoured actress, ondec any circuntinances,
could pot fail of pleastog ; but the warmth of con-
gratulation which hailed her entrance last night
seewitpl to point at something more than the coin-,
lion welcome called forth by the awakened recol.
leclious of pest exertions, even of the molt brilliant
talents, and to connect itself in no slight degree
with the hope and anticipation of future delight
front .tlie representation of many of the best old
comedies in our language; which, in the present
Stale of the company of this theatre, might
Surely be received with equal satisfaction to
the aodience and profit to its treasury. The
animated ease, spirit. and vivacity of Mr►.
GLOOM are nowise abated, and the air of greet-
ful gaiety and swim frivolity whiCh she threw
■round her last night's performance were truly rich
and exhilarating, aid gained her an ample harvest
of applause. The Jaciatha of Mrs. W. Was? wait
elegant and ladylike; and Mill COPELAND'S LN.
wit' • spirited and bewitching obigail : her " I
hope you are not going to be rude, Sir !" was no.
tore itself, and told accordingly. The Ranger of
Mr. ELLISTOW is too well known, and has long
been too well appreciated, to call for particular
eulogium on this occasion. None who have once
seen it but must whili to see it again. Mr. coo-
Pelt was a gentlemanly represeidative of Fraaltbtg,
and the remaining characters were respectably filled.
CO+iaT•OARDRS.
The tragedy of Macbeth was presented last
nithrs the hefts by Mr. YOoao. He wears his
previous honours without soy dimming of the first
gloss. In one particular. that of a port of military
sturdiness. he is pre4minently excellent. It may
be a question if his musing on the abominable
metaphysics to which the Witchei direct his
third in the beginning of the plat•, has as
much seeming alacrity of thought and variable
discernment as KlaistAt used to exhibit. Per-
haps it is ton much fairly to expect that another
shall institediately succeed capable of utiravellibg
that intricate labyrinth of thought which leads on
the plot through the eerly soliloquies. Mr. Youita
was first felt in the second interview with his wife,
when she has td reassure his defaulting resolution.
'There was a fine throe of habitual conscioustiesi in
his delivery of " We will proceed no farther in this
business," and the lines which follow. His supe-
riority in the part depends mainly on that chanio.
teristic of his acting. His are the Sins of a noble
aware, drawn into a vortex of crime, which he
buffets vainly, except that he reserves, shockingly
consummate as his guilt becomes, the dignity ref
savage ambition, and sonic reminiscences of a soul
once really elevated. His demeanour on commit-
ting the murder, though the train of incidental
feeling is low and ignominious, was highly conceived
for the subject, and produced a very appalling effect.
The dagger soliloquy preceding was not so operative
of terror. The best scenes are the three lost. His or.
der to" hang t hose who talk of fear"--his indirect mid
cogent queries to the Daciar respecting the cure of
his mind, owl " the purging of the English
hence." were deli►ered with r fine glow of pathos.—
coloured partly from the excitement of his warlike
and partly (rain the discernment of a
strong mind as to toe desperate condition of his
case, aid the inefficacy of court flattery and pre-
tence to stake it any way better. He has the
gift of perfecting his characters by making a
climax of the conclusion—an effect which no.
thing but a very fine judgment cam produce. His
momentary sinking on the negative elucidation of
the last of the ambiguous prophecies which had
been made to him, and the hardened valour with
which he undertakes the last hopeless chance left
him in the combat, werrequally well displayed, and
the effect by contrast was heightened to the utmost
which the mind could bear and continue in admir-
ing attention. The applause. became enthusiastic
by the time he fell, and the dying speech (which li
must be classed amongst the most graceless and
uncharacteristic of all offences of iiiterpolatiou ever
committed on Susaseitaite) druid inefficacious on
recount of the whirl into which he had before
thrown the senses of the audience. Mrs. FADE'?
sustained Lady Macbeth with that respectable
power and state which she knows how to commu-
nicate to the heroic drama. She was mostly ad-
mired in the sleeping scene, and in dismissing the
guests from the supper. Air. ABBOTT performed
Maedaff with much credit to himself and satisfaco
twit to the house, and a fuller our than last evening
is seldom seen any where.