Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-31
THE YOUNG ROSCIUS.
NAMED BkATTrF.
Idinbnrrh. N

on Thursday night, with the tragedy OF
Douglas, Tor the purpose of introducing,
as the hero OF the piece: boy of twelve
or thirteen years Old who Ess been tor
some months distinguished in Ireland,
and more lately in Glasgow, by the APP
pc!lation OF ,ke young Roscius.
! kat u child in whom, reason cannot Lc
supposed &c be mature, should BE- able 10
conceive, far less to dcincatc, the various
emotions which agi,ale the shepherd aud
the hero, we did not venture 10 expect
Genius has often effected It's e'nancipa,-
or from the tram'neis Of poverty, obscur;-
t. and d depression, and The silent work
ings OF lis powerful IMPULSE have suppl-
ed the place OF experience and learning
but thai the infant faculties should keep
pace with thoc Of maturity is perhaps,
scarcely less wonderful than If (what has
IN no instance been seem ths physical
Powec OF that period OF ipiessness shoulG
equal the vigor oG confirmed manhood
Early and very wonderful dGwnings Of ge-
MUS have been displayed in The cultivation
OF some of the scisnces; in arithmetic
and more frequently in music; but the
sc.ence OF the mind and the attain
men,s connected with it, have almost in
vaEiabiy been reserved fox the Investigate
on OF ripper age.
With such impressions we attended the
representa-. OF Douglas, not doubling
bat that our eyes might bc entertained
with happily caught attitudes, or oar cars
with me.odious limitations bu, that we
should witness Il Gear, correct aud COM
P'enenslye conception OF the au'hur---a
chasIe, powe iul and original dciineutiom
d the character VIC certainly did not OK
peci.--Our establishment aud, dcl,ght,
therefore, al aGluai'. finding THIS are com
-inalion exhibited Ia The performances Of
.''is wonderful boy may be readily con
ceiyed.
His appearance on his first entrance,
chiefly engaged The attention by lis ex-
RENE javeniiily. lIeis gracefully form
ed, bat he IS not we understand, more
ihaD twelve years old, aud he looks still
younger. His fee too, though very pleas
ing, has ali M sraoo,hncss ofboy hood, AID
IloIn the necessary fsintness OF those lives
Gy which the passions too highly indicate
their existence IN maturer age, il was not
easy 10 anticipate powe,iil deiihcatiou
OF emotions which could hardly be su;-
nosed To +vist j., tho i,rsa.i ,,c A.. NM,
mer. Nm M sooner ia 10 or,o,.5 49,.
ON his mart. ,h.r bic s,,,,.r;,.;,, 80 c.,,',-
ex hi,i, ,.d-.ba en.e,;iIv tool, r,il r,.s,....
ON of the au5irncs---a,d srfrr ,ta -.
with Lady Rand.,pb IN which .ba,e.e..rs
TO him the secret nj lis h;rtb The 80
ta,or was ;ny,,,nfar;,v. a,,,l a,r,o.,' 49,,
sciouslv led ~ ire fl. ~, mn, Ly . sl,n,'.,d
accommodated f. HE incvre,ie1ce and he
vouth. bur nv one ari,ino, r.o~, itl. rI.ar
DerceDlion of the NOE bear,irs. ami ~,
recollection OF what had bcrn ,,rsvic,,,]y
done for the cb9raa nv ,l,r Er.. ~
mers Of the part,
To this admirable scene We ccr,oi,fv
never did see creater Justice done-eei-
dom, very seldom. 50 r,,,ch. Ip,be nr,.
vious prcaress of the part. The vo1Ifl
candidate had exhibited The ardent and 49,
piring shepherd, panrr,r for honor and
distinction. vet rcpressea bv modes, ,in,i.
dity and Ingenious diGid.nce. I'm this
scene his performance brca.Ge6 ali ;he
wiidness Of ioy, the enthusiasm Of Giyf
love. tcmperedbv revcrentisl awc,tb iri.