The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1836-09-02 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

THEATRE-ROYAL. On Tuesday evenincr, the, play of the "Stranger" was brought out; the part of the Stranger b'y Mr. Stuart, and Mrs. Haller by Mrs. Sharpe, of the American Theatres. We have already spoken of this lady as being a fine figure for the stage; and, where fitted with a character she is a good actress. As Mrs. Haller, she played extremely well. lu thelast scene especially she "was peculiarly effective, the best criterion of which was the general application of handkerchief from all parts of a crowded house, and the audible sobs of many of the feminine part of the audience. Stuart's acting as the 'Stranger was energetic and yet suppressed ; it partook sufficiently of all the bitterness of the Misanthrope without bursting into rant and fury against all the His representation :of the last scene was fully " up to ,autaark." The interlude of " Rip Van Winkle/' a silly pjece, in which Mr. Hackett played Rip Van Winkle, followed'. The only good pnints in it were Rip Van Winkle's Americanisms grafted upon aboriginal Dutch. In the afterpiece, a farce called " Hunting a Turtle," Miss Faucit played the part of Mrs. Turtle with much naivete and talent, and, together with Mr. Browne's clever acting, and the assistance of Mr. Goldsinid, 'kept the house in a roar of laughter. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Goldsreid took his benefit, but had but a Poor house. Last evening, Shakspe are's play orate "Tempest'' wasbrought out, but so murdered, mangled, cut up, and metamorphosed was it, that Shakspeare himself would hardly have recognised it. Whole scenes were left out, and whole scenes introduced. The reading of the characters of Alonzo, Gonzalo, and Antonio was wretched, and by leaving out the whole of the first scene in the second act, and all the succeeding parts relating to it, the plot of the play was Much injure:l. This, with the introduction of Dorincia into the Plot completely altered the author's conception, and destroyed the narrative of the piece converting all into jumble and burlesque. Mrs, Bland made a most Ariel-like looking, Ariel. Mr. Stuart, as Prospero, appeared hardly " at home," and Mr. Bland contrived to make such a hash of Ferdinand that he had not a leg to stand on Miss Stanley played Miranda pretty well. The Opera of " Guy Mannering.,"' concluded the performances. The house was only thinly attended.  TO *.t**** ;k I've roved through many a • Pleasant vale, And looked abroad from In Where fragrance came on ever gale, al hill, And music played in every rill Oft have I wander'd where the brake Above me spread its curtains dim, And where, clear shown in the still blue lake, Lay the rich hued woods that fringed its-brim. But vale nor hill, wood, lake, nor stream, Could form a scene so fair to me, (Though fair it was as poet's dream,) • As that o'er which I roamed with thee. True it was but a waste of sand. Without a tree—with scarce a flower ; But whilst.l press'd my true love's hand, 'Twas sweet to me as a fairy bower. Then oh! how donbly,sweet had been Each charming spot, hadst thou been there To view with mokeacb lovely scene, • And wander o'?rthe landscape fair; , And thus throughllfe's oft varying state • Would thy sweet presence he to me ; • Thy Ire would cheer ray gloomiest fate, • jp-an 71.1,smile would gild prosperity. 4'clust 22, 1836.