Star.
London, England, 1801-01-17 00:00:00

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We have been feveral times obliged, by want
of roan, to defer our account of the performance
of this Play.
Xing job* has always been a favourite of thofe
who admire a forcible expreflion of .various
paf-
liions, and who have a heart to feel and a tafte to
relifh the powers of nature, as delineated by
SHAKESPEARE. It has, however, been feldom act-
ed, becanfe iftors are rarely found adequate to
the principal charafters. In 1744, CIBBER at-
tempted a new rw, yehe, in which he fo widely
departed from the original in plan and language,
that it was badly received. It was revived with
more fuccefs at the other Theatre, becaufe it was
SHAKESPEARE'S. It lay dormant till Mrs. YATES
and Mrs. SIDDONS charmed the public in Lady
Confiance•
Laft year Dr. Va Ler adapted it to the prefent
times, and brought it out at eading School. We
then save-an account of it Rand as that play is
now in the hands of the public, it will be judged
whether our account of the alterations was judi-
cious. This claffical exhibition appears to have
given rife to the prefent performance at Drury-
une. It has been abridged from SM•ICIISPIAILE by
mr. 1(1141ILI, with the addition of five lines, on
which we have already made fome remarks.
Mr. )(SMILE is an excellent Img John. In the
two teens with Hubert, in the third and fourth
aas, his expreffion of the various changes of pal-
fion is equal to any part of his theatrical career.—
This'is great praife ; for even GARRICK did not
fucceed in every part of this charafter. Mr. KEN-
Nil is certainly not always equal to himfelf ; in
Ag John we too often fee Mr. KEMBLE. In the
admirable fpeech
" Good friend, thou haft no caufe to fay fo yet,"
he Aimed a finging tone, which greatly dimi.
nifhed the effed. This was lirongly contrafted
with the next Clutch :
" Do not I know thou wouldlt ?"
which fpoke forcibly to every heart in the houfe,
and which indeed cannot be furpalled in aftion or
expreffion. Wt feldom find fault with KEMBLE,
whenhe is an &TV, aftor. The monotony of the
French nage is inconfiftent with the Englifh lan-
guage.
In the aftor, who perfonates Faukonbritige. fhould
be united, as has been judicionflyobferveci, a ftrong
and mufcular perfon, a bold and intrepid look,
manly deportment, vigorous adtion, and a hu-
mour which defcends to an eafy familiarity in 11
conveying a jell or a farcafm with uncommon
poignancy. BARRY failed in it: GARRICK and
SMITH, though both inferior to WALKER, gave
fatisfaftion in it. We are therefore ready to make
allowances for Mr. C. Kassala, who though de-
ferving applaufe, fometimes wants variety, and
fometimes is too boilterous. We conceive that the
line applied to Aighla--
" And hang a ealfs Grin on theft recreaot limbs,"
should be fpoken each time in a manner very dif-
ferent from his. At the end of the fourth aft,
in the fpeech
" If thou dldft but content,"
we with to fuggeft to him whether he fhould ufe
a flow declamatory ftyle of fpeaking.
7: tRIP.TMORC has been feen to more advantage
than he appears in Hilbert.
The Dauphin is a part, of which much might be
made m the hands of a good aftor.
Arthur demands more powers than a child can
give. That unfortunate Prince was, according
to the beft hiftorians, about 15 years age. The
fcene between Hobert and him ought to be made
snore interefting. The fame may be faid of his
death.
WROUGHTON is refpeflable. CORY looked as if
lie was diffatisfied with the part allotted him. He
afted Pandesipb fo excellently in Adelaide, that we
are furprifcd not to fee him the Legate in Xing
goon.
Mils MENAGE and Mr. DIONUM had great
merit in--the Pantomime. _

AHD bin. SIDDONS.—Her Cosyleilue is her mar-
ter-piece. We confider it as the acme of perfec-
tion. Other performance of this interefting, this
dignified charafter, we cannot fay more, and we
ought not to fay lei.
We than add a few general obfervations.
The fcenes and dreTes are charaeteriftic and
magnificent. The fitnation of the King in the be-
ginning of the sth a& is humiliating enough,
without a kneeling pofture. This is not a time to
reprefent Monarchy in that fitUation. SH•RES-
FEARE'S anachronifm of guns and batteries ought
by the fcene painter in the ex-
the walls of Angier:, in the
the public on the late intro-
CARK's Plays, and particularly
: Rage.
think, might be with great
t this time at Covent-Garden,
ive Peen Ynrw Preferta aged
and fuccefs at both Theatres
The charatters we would fet
manner —lrew gobs. Mr.
'aukotshrit(re_. Mr. Port; Hubert, Mr.
Phillip, Mr. WNITTI ILD j the
Joel/ STOK j Artlitsr, Mitt MI a-
Condfolets Mrs. LITCHFIELD.

concealed Author, was read
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'Drury-huie Thcatre on Mon-

Mr. Laws', Author of the
among the forthcoming novelties
. Kst.t.y furnithes the mufic.
riot at Genoa, where an afrem-
, firti rank was attacked by the
crime of dancing Eagfificountry
of the place interferes in the
thole pretended Patriots, why
. egad /error on drinking poach,
'erase—on hearing .a piano-forte made
n feeing their wives and daughters
wars P

• StAfON.--Rofeg, auricular,
carnations, polyanthufes, and
n full perfeaton, were gathered
the 3sil of December in
Sairsovi, at %I/di!.

s anacnronstm
not to be followed by
hibition of town on
1341 century.
We congratulate ti
duttion of SUMLISPIA
of Kig joba, on the
This Pla_y, we th
efred brought out at
2c WC ITCOllea to hay
Kith great emulation
at the fame time.
in the following
Cook 5 ; Faulconbridge
.MutitAy ; Inv Pbi4
.1),:4461. Mr. a Jon
say; and La 4 Ceajh
A new Play, by a
'1 he Green-room of ]
I.*:', by Mr. Kamsts.
A new Opera, by
( 074 Spam is amoni
Drury.lane. Mr. 1
There has been a tit
My of perfons of the f
rnob, forthe beiges: orb
.ances. The.Gasette
'carrel, and afks of tl
'lcy do not feel an ey
En.zyb beverage--o
1 Loadast--or on feeir
:w with Enghft wan
Munxits OF TNt
nemonies, violets, c;
lofforns of beans, in I
open ground on thi
4e garden of Lady S