Star.
London, England, 1830-10-26 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY.LANE.

Last night Air. MACREAD:wiperfanned a second time in the tragedy
of ffirgiaiste, to a full house, with his usual sneer's. It is still to be
regretted that his action, particularly in the early scenes, should
appear too studied, and that even in the excellences of his voice,
thee having conquered the gross error of declamation which is to
be found in our actors of the highest pretensions, only in a loftier bom-
bast, be should, from too much monotony, allow his performance to
be tinctured with affectation. The last scene, in which he lays vio-
lent hands uppoonn Apples CIMINO', is a breach of the hien.
seances, ly too gross even for the British stage. With
' whatever emotions we may view ether modes of fictitious
murder, the mimicry of strangulation excites our unmixed
horror and disgust. On the present occasion, too, nature is sacrificed to
the introduction of this hideous incident. Suppose Apples a coward,
st unmanned by the consciousness of guilt, he wculd fly the moment he
' perceived the eye of Fir/kiwi glaring with a death-menacing frensy.
If not a coward, be would struggle for his life, and a most awkward
contest would tacos en the stage. As it is. Appisis tamely allows
himself to be seizeti....the savage process of suffocation's all but amount-
mated before the eye dile wooer, and the peep wobble from before
our view in reeding meNrdnas. Were Appbe se shrink hastily
from the stage, in fearful soddpatios of his ism, sod F irginfue
to pursue him with all his: in. lois wad revengeful
expression, the effect would be, ff mew wan then it is at
present, without being spoiled by the eseitement of our bathing. The
opening of the bet score, which is well conceived, wadi sulaciently
tell all that had taken place. This Is a mere DM*" of action,
and may be orgy . After the tragedy MEWALEAcE announced,
that on Thursday their MAJESTIES would honour the theatre with their
rZifor, which masks the entertainment conunanded consists of
rhAtertd. ilossentefle, and The lilestrieue hirrartger.

TO COURESPONDENTS.—Wo duly received the three
letters from A— ; and we am assure him, that we should have
replied to his lira letter, even bad we not received his two su
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ones. The great length to which Mr. Owen's speech, at the mesrtfolt
laded to, emended; and the utter impossibility of cutting down in
the usual way of abridgment, matter which is mainly sae chain of rea-
soning. compelled us only to give a poetics of the report with which we
were prpvided. Bat we can truly say, if our ripen bad contained the
speeches of any other individuals, we should have gladly availed of their
!amnion to ',Move a little of what we are cesideat same veneer would
think a heavy ardele. Mr. Osgood was mentioned tisew .
as attelapftg le replytelift.Owen, and we should an wir hove
been glad to Save had an account of his speech; but ear reponse mad
briefly thet he could not team it, and we can likewise assure AL.—
that neither the Reverend Mr. Taylor, nor the Revessod Mr. Smith
wetmentioned to to as having spoken en the occasion, or they should
have been noticed ; Ave, whatever may think, a fair statmesat
of Mete is our ealy ambition.
One day lent week an awful event occurred on the farm of
Mama Russell, of Couladen, Surrey. A labourer named OW, em.
played as • shresher, was observed manias teem the bora in a weak
and 'Opted mate : the eases was soon discovered, fee, le consequence of
the breaking of a blood vessel in the sumach, the blood was rushing in
torrents teem his mouth. Mr. R. Russell, who was present, eeadissd
to the unforunate mat all the sasisemnee which his
summed. Re was in toe a state to be removed m die lieusehilaria
wee laid, the:store, on a ileseit.ekened truss of straw beside the been, sod
nay anodes paid so him. The unteetunate man was • acepse le hes
tea Ire alms. Re has let a wife and family.