Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-03

''--hlsc ludean,
Threw ~ ari away! richer ;ian All lhs trba."
and sacrificed fortune, fame, reputation, all, at
the shrine of .he God or Pleasure.
The success Of Mrs. Dali, proves that shs
is not only "A lady of distinguished talents; ii
proves that B tish audience, are not go big
o'c9 in their predjudiccs towards tll,s country,
as falgc report has represented; j, proves, that
an English audience viii appgc cate End re-
ward real merit, and splendid talents. even
if they have been cultivated and iEaIurcd on
American sol-and gives the lie duect, TO
the assertions that an English Actor, Of
american culture, was discoun,ennnccd be-
We are no. the profound admirers of Engl sh-
men and English manners, but with all or
prej!d;ces excited, VIC viii do them TIE Justice
20 say, that they Fave not been 50 IlIibcrd to-
wards the ad3cnurrTs from America, as they
have be sn SAID TO be- Tncy appreciated and re-
wa,lrd the talents Of BENJAMIN WEST,
HARDING, Washington iryng, Join IIoHa.G
Payne, and a host Of others. and gave some
snail evidence a; least, that they we're not de-
cidpdly hostile to Americans
As a part of Mira Duiis family remain in
,his country, it is not improbable that she viii
rcturn 10 America at some distant period, rc!.
~ fame, and III The Treasures Of Tie void. to
receive The generous applause, OF those with
whom s'.c spent the earlier period Of her life.
For the sake OF presenting to our readers,
and the friends oc Mrs. DiT the cr,.s ms on
her acring, which have been published in The
London papers,wc COPS the following from the
Courier.
DHU7Y Lane The tragedy Of Is4JeHa
was last night pcrlormcd at / - theatre, igr
the plrpo,e of Introducing - Londpn audi
once Mrs. Daft, of the Theatre Hoya!, Dub
In. The fame Of this lady's talents had al
ready proceeded her here, and a numerous
audience attended 10 witness her Ggst per
forilancc. Yrs. DUFF appears to be about 80
years OF age: her pcrsol u uf the middle size,
rather slender. and elegant. Her eyes and
fe iinrcs are pleasing. and susceptible Of
dramatic expression winch she knows how ro
turn TO good account. There is a graceful
and becoming case IN her department, and ali
her motions nrn natural aud pIras,ng. E,ctl
thing about her bcspcaks perfect acgut.Ht-
anro with the business of the stage. aud Mc
never saw debuiaHte more free icon en-
barrassruent or restraint This is evidently,
with her, no less the effect of practice than Of
a cons seriousness of her own abilities, which
certainly are Of no ordinary kind. The char
actcr of Isdjcll9 is ono which, from the he
ginning Of the TRACE. 10 the end Of il, calls
necessarily for an expression Of misery, oi
bursts Of passion. We arc oi course unable 10
Judge by onc specimen lhc precise quality q:
The talents of Mrs. DUFF; hnt certainly she per.
formed IN \. manEcr Which excited admlra-
ton, aud at once secured - her the Ga,"r ot
the audience. We arc already much sposed
To include Mrs DAT IN the number of the best
iragodians Of her sex, (awass excepting VI :
Sddons,) who have of late years appeared IN
London; but before we pronounce decidedly
as TO the rank to which her talents have raised
her in h.r profession. we wish to see her IN