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The entertainments of the past week have presented nothing new except one piece, "The Spectre Bridegroom." Our critique, therefore, will be but short. The actors fully maintained the opinion we first formed of them, and with a little more attention to their respective parts, and a more convenient stage, they would not present a bad specimen of the Thespian art.
As we did not previously give our opinions of the performances in "Clari;" we shall do so now. Clari (Mrs. CAMERON) need not be better supported— MRS. TAYLOR, as Vespina, also, we would not desire to see better. Mr. BROWN'S Ninetta of Saturday was better—we observed an effort to infuse spirit, and banish "stage fright," and less mis-pronunciation of words; but this lady really must avoid the improper use of the H. We though we should have burst out in a broad laughter to hear her say, that her heart came into her "H-eyes."
Of the gentlemen we shall only say, that we think Messrs. TAYLOR and LEWIS ought to have changed characters. Mr. LEWIS' Nicol was an entire failure. Why he has not an atom of gravity in his composition. We think Mr. CAMERON too stiff in Vivaldi, a little more easy dignity, and a little less austerity of look might, we think, be an improvement in this character. Messrs. FENTON and JORDAN go through their parts well; but FENTON's memory seems not very retentive. We hope over-study or haste may have been the cause, because then the evil can be amended. Mr. JACOBS certainly is the life of every scene he appears in; but his propensity for making ugly faces, and interlarding the author with jests of his own, might be well laid aside. One thing on Saturday night which has been mentioned to us, was a liberty we cannot tolerate—we allude to his pointing to the audience, and referring to them as knowing the truth of something which he says. He is a favourite, and deservedly so—the audience is indulgent, and the Press not severe—but he should be cautious of going too far, or he may "lose his cue." " |
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