The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-01
TO THE BLIC.
Opinions Of The Press.

Opinions o. me i'ress
IT The powerful interest created in Great Britain
and New York Theatres, by the wonderful display of
dramatic talent in young child, is fully proved by
the following extracts from several newspapers, the
press having been unanimous IN its admiration OF her
wonderful abilities The London Times remarks that
Miss Davenport surpasses all that can he imagined
of juvenile talent. Her representation of Richard Ill
is finished performance her elocution is beautifully
chaste; her reading and intellectual For female
of the tender age Of Miss Davenport l years 'os'udv
and accurately repeat the part OF Richard III is no com
monpace task; but to deliver the text with that ap'
propriate emphasis and discretion enter that s
conception of the character, and TO persony it the
manner in which Miss Davenport did, must at once ex
cite admiration and wonder and seems TO set all Juve
nile competition at immense distance. Herexceliencc
in the dramatic the effect OF natural genus for she
identifies herself with the several characters she under
takes in such manner cannot be the result OF mere
tuition. Our space is limited, we should enter mi
nuey into the astonishing acting OF Miss Davenport in
the Managers Daughter written expressly for her
She sns,ans seven characters; and is really matter
Of question whether her American Boy, Scotch Girl,
Irish Lad, French Minstrel, English Old Woman, is
the best When the performance terminated, the audi
testified their appreciation by repeated cheers On
her first appearance in London, as Richard III, the
editor of the Herald, after most fatterng paragraph,
concludes thus: Not only did she create sensation
in from, Of the stage, for the fall of the curtain Mr.
Farrell who played Richmond, stepped forward excited
by his feelings and spoke as follows Ladies aud
gentlemen: 1t is within my recollection, (thongh per
haps not within that Of greater part OF my auditors)
when Young Betty made impression upon the public
also remember Miss Clara Fisher, and very well do
they both act but they not TO be compared with
this incompatible child Why, to learn the words Of
such part astonishing effort for girl OF her age
give idea o. the character and sustain TO the end
is most wonderful; but play 1t IN the style we have
witnessed this evening is little short OF miraculous -
| Herald
HAYMARKET THEATRE We went to the
theatre last ught to see Miss Davenport in the Spoiled
Child With the recolec,ons of Miss Jordan, We
doubted the possibility Of young lady beng capanc OF
sustaining character nerspersed with many OF The
nicer touches of the hisrronc art but our doubts
vanished with the frs, of this extraordinary gf
Her natural and easy acting ulmtable; her voice
is sweet and harmonious, and every look and action !"
Keeping with the character We can only say to the
patrons of the drama 60 and this little prodigy oil tue
stage, Morning Adrtrhser An October, 1881
GLASGOW, Tuesday. Dec 10. 1887 THEATRE RoYAt
We have TO notice the extraordinary reception OF MISS
Davenport in Richard Ill. Her performance was ono
of the mos, astonishing efforts OF precocous genus we
have witnessed, Many of her points were eeeu"y'nR
Her look of horror IN the tent scene, her quiet ye'
bphy finished olocuton, aud the expression OF me eye
ali Indicate genuine talent Her fencing, which VIC
thought would be ndlcrous, was excellent men t'o
nr,si, fell tho cheers were deafening until MISS Da-
vcr,or, came forward which she did with peculiar
grace and received the most hearty applause from al
! 9sr,s NJ the housc-C onsntutondtd
| Fran, hr " Y Gd.shc aud General ddcrhSer,
June str 1888
NATIONAL THEATRE Miss DavenPort,s be-
nefl was well attended las, evening She played OF!