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London, England, 1816-05-12 00:00:00

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acquired, hoi.7iever, what a few nights will pruhahly
teach—the art of modulating, it with precision. She
pitches it too high ; and, as frequentiy happens
when Nature is departed from, the higher tones arc
the least articulate of all. This young Lady is never-
theless a subject of great promise.
KE.ts's character gave him several opportunities for
the exertion of his powers with great effect. At one
time, when in idea he was grappling with his enemy,
both upon a single plank, and determined that both shall
sink together, his look and action ware terrific. It was
the struggle of the tiger and the crocodile, stated to
have taken Once in the Indian Seas some few years ago.
Ile received great applause throughout.
This tragedy is the production of the Rev. Mr. MA..
'roam, a curate, of Dublin, the author of two or three
Novels and Romances of considerable merit.

It was amidst unanimous acclamations that the Piece
was given out fur repetition.
We sincerely congratula.c the Public on the appearance
of such a PLty. The history of its production is curious.
It was sent by the Author, at the recommendation of Mr.
Walter Scott, to Lord Byron, with an earnest entreaty
that its fete bespealily determined on ; as thee:na-
il irt of his tinnily for the winter down Icl on its success ;
and he offered it to Drary-lane, wholly, for a very triilite;
sum. The Noble Poet read it with such admiration, that
he sent it, before he slept, to the other Members of the
Committee ; requesting that, it' they dil not agree with
him in considering it a most extraordinary work, they
would forthwith transmit it to the Managers of C.wen t-
garden, that the deserving Author might have the chance
of both Theatres fhr its acceptance. It was cheerfally
received, and the Noble Lord the same day sent the
Author u handsome present. The Committee have already
sold the copy-right of the Tragedy fix the Author, at 1,2
times the price which he asked tier it, besides what he will
obtain by its pertimmance. Thisis, indeed, liberal manage-
-11101 t.

I'iOLOGUE TO BERTRAM.
WRITTEN ny JOON 110E.HOLAE, FAO.—SPOKEN RV MR. RAE.
Taught by your judgment, by your favour led,
The grateful stage restor'd her mighty dead.
But not, when wits (Wages past revive,
Shall living genius therefore cease to thrive?
No! —the same liberal zeal that fondly tries
To save the poet though the mortal dies,
Impartial welcomes each illit,trions birth,
And justly crowns cotemporary woith.
This night a Bard, who, yet, alas! has known
Of conscious merit but the pings alone;
Through dark misfortune's gloom con'lemn'd to cop.
With baffled effort, and with blizlited hope,
Still dares to think one friendly voice shall direr
lli►siuking soul, and thinks to hail it here ;
Fonn'il by the breath of praise. his spark MTh
Still, still may glow awl burst into a throw
Nor yet with British candour mock the toil
'Tho t ruard ti laurel on our sister soii—
That soil to fancy's gay lit %tariatice kind --
That wail which teems with each aspit Mg mind,
Rich iu the fruits of glory's ripening slits,
Nurse of the brave—the land of WELLiNGTON.
!fere, too, this night another candidate
Aspires to please, and trembles fbr her fate--
And, as the flower whose I-Yen constant gaze
'turns to her sun and wooes the genial blaze,
To your kind eyes our blushing suppliant Lends,
And courts the light that beams from smiling friends ;.
Oh! calm the conflict of her hopes and fears,
N.. stain her cheek with more than mimic tears.
Since, then, alike each bold adventurer tines
The votary and the handmaid i.f the M tise—
Think that the same ilegket, the saute regard,
Must ►ink, or save, the actress and the bard.

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