The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-15

prehenGon the .restct m after in the mechanical
department OF the art we have at any time feen.
He treads the itsce with the greateit dignity, and
| can vary mis- ftep in every poifbc way, from the
itstelv frut TO the abrupt pace OF hurry ard
conformation. His attitudes are bold, correct,
and graceful. Whether bowling as nave, or
commanding as prince; whether aiming
blow at the uGlrper, or trying to bring back his
mother to life, he was fill in pofturc at once
ttrking and elegant. His action at times
rather redundant, and did not corretpoud entire
| ly with the fentiment but in general il was
chsite and appropriate, ard fcemed the unpre-
medtated effect ofmertsl impelfe. None but
the vulgar will fuppoie that all this is the gift of
nature, or comes by inipiration. Il might as
well be fuppoied, that, without any Instruction,
ne might DC an adept at chefs, or so through
/ the manuel and platoon exercife much better
than any hIee man. lie mutt have been long
and laborioufiy drilled. Now, however, from
the combined effect OF geniu, and itudy, he has
reached that high degree ofart which hides the
art that is employed We were chiefly. afraid
of his failure in London on the fcore Of voice.
/ This turns ont TO be one of the particulars in
which he mott excels. He was heard ditiu6ty
in the remote0 corner Of the houfe. His articu-
lationis uncommonly iuft and accurate, which
is of much more confequcnce than ftrength of
lungs. His voice, however, is in itft'f very pow
erful, and iufceptibe of great variety of modula-
ton. 1t is neceharily deficient in ihsrp tones TO
express the angry paGous, Bat il is fweet, plain
tive, and uellifiuous. Conidering that this
was his irlt effort in large building he managed
it well though he will know in future, that it is
not neceiTary for him to krepit 70 contanty at
the top of its compafs.
To theft general obfervations we have only
to add, that his bye play is inimitahle. He is
completely AFFORDED in the bulnefs of the fcene.
ua ,H.r- -r,rI han >I-
fsrved, as when he is Immediately addrefed
Never once does he coquet with the audience,
or look about with vacant fare. Every thing
which he hears, every thing which he fees, pro-
duces the e6ed upon him that might be expect
ed in real life.
That he fhould be competent to comprehend
and to delineate The great characters of Shakf-
peare, we mutt fill be permitted to doubt.
His appearance in Richard III. Otbeilo, or Lear,
mutt be quite ludicrous, and to put him into
them at prefent would be to profane thefe di-
vine competitions. But he looked the part of
Aebmet well, aud the illuion was completely
kept Up. He has nothing either TO fay or to do
which is palpably inconfitent with a youth of
his years and of his frame. Nor does Acbmet
require any great fiiare of determination, 70 that
we really believe that il has fcarce!y ever heen
reprented better. The principal paIions 10
be portrayed are Hlial pety, indignation
and revenge, which NAV each be fuppOfed
to animate the infant bofon. Love unfortu-
natey now and then intcrvenes and contends
for maftery. BETTY appeared to have tho
rough conception of what he had to do.--In
the firtt interview with Bar5arofa, he puts on,
very happily, the fertility, cruelty, and h7irnefs
Of the hired silafiin at the fame time. ihewng
evidently, that far different was his re difpofi-
ton. The difcovery OF himfelfto O.b,nan was
managed with great delicacy. He at frit tri-
umphed in the murder with favage ferocitv !;
by and bye he could with difficulty contain his
houea tranfports upon hearing himfef prafed
and lamented.
Selim i, yet alive
he fpokc as If fearful 10 break the news too fud-
denly; and his accent in
What like Thu,
IS I've fhewed the fear, impaired the idea that he
was pleafed with his prefervation, chiefly he
caufe he thus reioiced the heart of an old adhe-
rent to his houfe.-When he proceeded 70 re-
veal the terrible obieef Of his Witt TO Algiers,
there was folemnity in his uttersnce, and
refoutenefs in his face, which gave high no.
ton of his heroifm, and created much alarm
for his fafety. Nothing but prefeut fenfe OF
the wrongs he had fuffered, could iufify the
eagernefs with which he exclairned-
, Ere morning fhne,,
. This, Othmsn-this-fhal drink the Tyrants
| blood