The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-28 00:00:00

IMAN.

DatTRY•I•AVI THEATRE.

East night the tragedy of Othello tees prefareted In a
'tenser that rag never be forgotten by those etiw were I
fortunate WI t.) witness It. Nlauy were sibmapotated' woo
had struggled hint for adngssion ; the pit and galleries- end
all the places not previously engaged in the boars. homiest.
been ailed immediately on she opeulng of the doges, Neve •
was there greater anxiety displayed to witness any •exhlbl-.,
Lion, and ObTer was such anxiety more amply repaid. It
Is at *Dilates a fine'sight to witness the generous rice
of minds of a superior order, and there is no intellectual dig.
play. as far as speaking is concerned, which can bring me*
into se Mole. and at too same time •eargranil, a compel
thou as the dialogue of tragedy. We speak of competitloo
in no invidious sense, butnietely as it existed between the
two acknowledged Leaders in the Drama. an effort the
part of each to do his best, and rather from en Inetlntil .0
to support his own fame than to Injure that of the other. It
was gratifying to observe how perfectly the liberal feeling
of the endleace areorded with lids view. Therhelled each
at his entrance with ti e same applause, and nothing occurred
from the beginning in the end.of lie Play which, could
he interpreteinhy any violence of misconception, taloa party
feeling. Mr.KLAN'S Othello we here often praised; we were
present when its excellence crushed his imitator, Mr. Bowen,
but we never witnessed it with more admiration than on Me
prevent occasion. If we were to draw soy distinction, it
should he In favour of last night's effort. Ills voice was in
fine order. and though the length of the pert and the 'Wiese*
of the passion would have juslited some panes Ofexertims,
were it but to gain tireeth. ha never availed himself of a
privilege. which we think we might fairly beverinakemsLa
Tais we-may also quote as an instegme octite
In. which the parties entered ma their task; there ir.p • se-
crifice of other scenes, In order to regard* hitossiffOrtbose
In which he was to. encounter /ego, and we burg the Übe.
thing to record of Mr. YOUNG. *Mlle gettitt. *BS Is Centt-
sr,lty'ithrttlbuted. Esch seemed tabeelshltioes ally for the
art of widish he was an orneteett and a piviteetov.
',toms for she present over** remedies( iteensathtliatevelt(list,
lieu was the. fres t test for whiels every eau was esribmi:L.-
.4 withers we may boldly aliens that everyoulfeseatialledir
wu d high treat to compare Um delsimel art of lapel bur'
rillittliftlons with the apparently slow reed caution • dieveht*K
Loma of Othelle's credulity. Mr. Yourio's Meaner of deli-
rverlag ",tleware, my Lord, of jealousy," sreemell'ealse-
laud to
_prodoce that terrine etyresslon of coantenanee with
vrILICh Mr. Ii..IIAN reedited the poisonous efilltloll. /let sakes
we look hack upon the unless breatteidifteel bYliedi is
'this seeress sad in rite whole of the loluilf~aft WWI It
'lselosifs, she ere deterred team ladelgisp to partkalgre. I
,Is enough to say that the whets abowndedisthose touches, '
'llse opportunities of which oar Imesortal Bard hea busaellts
ed as an Inheritance to genius alone. Tbeash Mr.,IfOVEO
11116 performed 'the character of logo *lre. the Ingle
of the time that has. Intervened ;thee. mast 'fader It,
'an object of considerable Intereat of the score of itO-
, fatty. "It cannot, however, long Monate new say
part of the plapeoing public, otter the Impremiloo it'
has sow made. The eemmeseclecessmot with assdsripr
were admirably managed, ea we know set.mitather user'
Fluid him most In the slighter of mere swifts elivialsag
histask. Ile entered .so 1)0104 late the spirit of. 40.,/tvIN
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