The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-13 00:00:00

THE THE 4 i AE.

Drury-Lane,
for `tE Tragedy' of Hamlet introduced a new Per.
leSt night to the Public, in the Hero of the
Pieper* This Performer, whose name, we under-
stand .
S-gu I.s 'Poor, is a very genteel young man. His
gala Is of the middle-size. His features are re.
and capable of expression. His eye is mark-
e _ intelligent. His voice is pleasing, but not
i(l°4llY powerful in all its tones. His deportment
'easy, appropriate,, and quite urraffeaed.
u Mr. FOOT has evidently a very just conception
f the parr, and, indeed, we believe there is no
Iktor at present on the Stage, except KEMBLE,
who so thoroughly enters into the meaning of his
ythor.
In the earlier stenes, most probably under the in_
hence of timidity, he, spoke in a very low key,
pehich evented his being audible to the full extent
the this spacious Theatre, but the encouragement of
Audience emboldened him, and he, became mere
teini,itinattieiy das he proceeded; and. was after the first aft
heard. •
tesTt I,lNugh the whole'of his performance he mani-
te4 good sense, and a critical knowledge of the
tie„,,, r"is faults-were chiefly the faults of inexpe-
and-we.e such as will vanish in the progress
bllle and practice. The principal of these'faults
f.as an abrOpt violence of expression, and elevation
t°11;) in passages that did not seem to demand so
rn
Petuous or sudden an exertion. Yet the passages
question always justified strong emotion, and he
reserved the strength' of his voice to the close of
oPPerformanHisce.
voice resembles that of MURRAY, and his
Cnner has at times some traits of KEMBLE ; but
has much original merit, and when we consider
yis Youth, his want of experience, and the unri_
ailed difficulties of the part, we have no hesitation inerier, oneronoun o
Pronouncing his representation of Hamlet alto_
t the very ,best first appearances we
ver, attended.
t The Soliloquies were given with feeling and re-
In the chief scene with Ophelia, he was
much less rough towards her than Actors have ge-
rallY been, and in this deviation from the usual
.4totte
he displayed no inconsiderable degree of
gment ; for though Hamlet, stung by the de_
fli"eracY of his Mother, utters bitter reflections on
Lae, sex in general, he says nothing that is pecu_
liar, directed against Ophelia, whom he secretly
\rivs! and whom he treats with wildness and le_
gilt!, from motives of policy, and to confirm the
4,ll.icion of his insanity.
th;"l,,e Was very animated, and very successful in
thi. 'lnset Scene. Upon the whole, Mr. FOOT ac_
to
ifted hitnselfso well,• as to shew fair pretensions
tot,,,4,h.igh post on the boards of a London Theatre,
cite, "11 we doubt not he will prove a distinguished
--itnent
The : •
Atot
• Theatre was attended by a very nttmerous
s%
fav ut eke, who gave the new Candidate for public
o
tail of a anost encouraging support through the de...
elusi his performance, and ratified it en the con.
qu. rte " by loud and reiterated plaudits from all
.rs.

I c.:l
fro,njhursday at three o'clock, was launched
ton." ivir• SMITH'S Yard, an Indiaman, of 1400
of burthen, named the Wexford, in compliment
.Arit. \VIGRA:sir, the opulent owner.
torl Tuesday morning died suddenly at Thornes.
1112e3 near Wakefield, in Yorkshire, MrsMiLNES,
14014.4 whose hospitalities were well known in the
Casil°"able world. Mrs. MILNES'S death was oc.
Ila,inkTled by a dropsical complaint, to which she
pre len for several years subjeci. On the Sunday
hearthuing her decease, she was in apparent good
oE,tf,"' but the fcillowing day the common attacks
the h~ disorder became more violent, and through
of gilt they increased so much, that by the dawn
gro,j 'enure was spent, and she died without a
A
,letter
(Irksh- from Bolmfirth, near Huddersfield,
dent 1 Ire, tells us, that a very melancholy acci.
the 'aPPened there on Saturday morning.last, at
Citticibbling mill belonging to Christopher Green,
datr, ner- About three o'clock the wall next the
4ths gcle way, and, together with about two.
Thre lhe roof, fell in with a dreadful crash.—
ritinte' fine lad in one bed were buried in the
(1;13,: 'and all taken out d ead , , about noon the same
The
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,ereclion was cwite new, and scarcely
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