The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-15 00:00:00

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THE THEATRE
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Last evenit* Shakspeare's tragedy of "ceriolatins" ttas re-
presented, fer the benefit of my. Stuart ; he playing, Goias Mat--
cies Corialan us. We believe this is Mr. Stuares fitst appear-
ance in this - character. We were at first rather inclined to
think that his representation of Coriolasius,—the high minded,
proud, and impetuous Roman. partook too much of vehemence,—
of /war ; hut, on re-consideration ditto character, we were in-
clined to qualify that opinion. The scene iu the market place,
where Coriutanus brings himself to solicit the suffiligei of the
people to elect him as Consul, was played in the full spirit of
the character and betrayed much study of the part. It carried
out the author's unexpressed meaning. The answer to the citi-
'zens puffed up with their own importance, when asking what
had brought him there to ask their sufirages;—'

" Nut mine own desire.
"Twos never my desire yet
To trouble the poor with begging,"
was splendidly delivered. llis acting in the third net, where he
charges Sicitthluand Grates, tribunes of the people, with setting
the. people against him, who had so lately given him their
voices—

" Are these your herd ?
Must these have voices that can yield them now,
And strai!rht disclaim their tongues ?—What are your offices?
You being their mouth, why rule you not their teeth?

Have you not set them on ?" -
is deserving of especial notice; the action and the delivery
were beautiful; and met with an immediate response frem the
audience. We have not time to notice fully the piece. In
some parts, however, there was a degree of mouthing and almost
raving violence, which, ifcarried out in nature to the extent repre-
sentcd,would be rather a feat ure'of a weak than of agreat mind ; it
was a rage where reason appeared unseated, and passion alone
had sway: and our opinion of this was borne out by the silence
of the audienee at (to the actor) the distressing effort. In the
first interview. with Atifidius after his banishment, and with the
Roman matrons interceding with him for the safety of their
'city, his acting was brilliant and successful. On the whole, we
do not ddittit 'bk. Mr. Stuart' will prove as happy in the per-
sonation' ortbis'ait`he ha's been in most of Shakspeare's finest
characters. Mr. Andrews played well as Menenias, as also did
Mrs. Stanley as Votairiia. At the fall of the curtain Stuart was
loudly and perseveringli'called for. mid at last was obliged to
make his appearance. 'lle was enthusiastically cheered. He
briefly, from his exhausted state, tendered his heartfelt thanks
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for the splendid testimony of the'approbation et the public he
had before him. He might be permitted also to infer frtim the
large audience before him that his success had kept pace with
their apptobatinn. On'retiring he was greeted again with en-
thusiastic cheers. The house, we are happy to say, was very
full.
We perceive that Mrs. and Miss Stanley take their benefit on
Wednesday night. Mrs. Stanley, as the female tragedian of
the company, and Miss Stanley, as a most pleasing general
actress, have considerable claims on the public. We heartily
wish them success.

CONSECRATION 'W ST. MARY'S CHURCH,
KIRKDALE.

Yesterday afternoon, St. Mary's Church, recently erected at
Kirkdale, was visited by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of
Chester anti of the diocese, for the purpose of being consecrated.
The service commenced. at two o'clock. The church is a neat
small church of gothic architecture, and built of brick, substan-
tial but diYested of all costly ornament: it is situated at a little
to the left of the road at Kirkdale. The church wa's built by
subscriptions, and cost, including the organ, (which though
small, is a very handsome oneSL3,3OO. It is calculated to
seat 1,064 persons, 150 of which sittings are let at a low rate,
and 164 are free for the use of the poor. The interior is built
with two parallel side aisles, and has a neat gallery round. The
organ is placed in a gallery over the communion table. The
minister's stipend is derived from the pew-rents, and it is re-
markable, that although the church has only been opened a few
weeks, under licence from the Bishop, yet the whole of the seats
intended to he let, with the exception of ten, are taken. The
patronage of the church is vested in five trustees," Messrs. Wm.
Potter, T. B. Horsfall, ltd. Johnson, Samuel Moline, and Thos.
Dover. The minister appointed is the Rev. David James. We
know of no place where a church is more wanted, in the midst
of a thickly populated district with uo church near. A dissent-
ing chapel has, been souse time established there, which, from
the want of
.6M:eh accommodation, drew many members of the
establishment to it. A . very handsome communion service
has been presented to the church by Mr. T. B. Horsfall. The
books were given by J. C. Mullineua, Esq., and the velvet
cushions: -Sec., by Miss Mullisteux, of Stapleland. At two
thd Bishop entered, and was followed by a number of
the elergy.;.we.observed the Rev. T. G. Leigh, the Rev. T.
Moss',Rev."Mr: ilassell, Rev. J. H. Stewart, Rev. Inn. Jones,
Rev. 'Thos.s Tattershall, Rev. T. Wreay, Rev. Mr. Gardner,
Rev. Hugh M`lsleile, Rev. Mr. Bates, Rev. Mr. Horner, Rev.
Cyrus Morrel, Rev. Frederick Barker, of Edge-hill, Rev. Mr.
Barker, of Everton; Rev., Mr. Lyons, Rev. Mr. Ormrod, &c.
The trust deed having been read by the Rev. Mr. Ward, of
Chester, the Deputy-register, the Bishop went through the
ceremony of consecration, walking down the aisles, preceded by
the mitre and followed by the clergy, repeating after him the
usual fortnular. After the ceremony of consecration had been
gone through, the Rev. D. James ascended the reading desk
and Lead the evening service. The Bishop then delivered a
very' forcible and excellent sermon, taking for his text the
Second Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians, the 6th chapter
and 16th verse, " Ye are the temples of the living God." From
this text the Right Rev. Prelate drew a beautiful comparison
betwixt the temple they were met that day to dedicate to the
worship of the Almighty,—" an object calculated to raise our
hearts from this perishing world above things seen to things
unseen"—and his hearers as " temples of the living God,"
calling upon them to dedicate themselves as such to the Al-
mighty.
After the sermon an appropriate hymn was sung and a col-
lection made in aid of the funds for providing free and cheap
sittings in the church. The collection amounted to £lO. •