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OnSaturday the entertainments were, 'She Stoops to Conquer' and 'Fortune's. Frolic.'
The play was well sustained and elicited universal applause. Of the Farce, we must take rather a more detailed notice. 'Although laughable in the extreme, the sentiments of the first order— the
honest noble-minded generosity of Robin his guilt and peaceful conscience— the hard-hearted villainy of Snacks; and his consequent terror— and- the sentimental and half distracted 'Franks,' are features of no common class in a piece of this kind.
Here is a school for wealth, a school for advice, and a school for guilt. In these respects,- we consider the', farce of 'Fortune's
Frolic,'- without exception, the most practical piece yet represented. The meanest capacity may see its beauties and feel its efficacy. Of the characters, we need only say that they were well sustained. Jordan, as 'Robin, was evidently
fatigued, having previously sustained the part of Tony Lumpkins; but, notwithstanding, he was at home in the character. Jacobs, as Snacks', was in his element-— we consider it his best character. Mr. M'Neilly played Franks; and. considering'
that this was only his second character in public we must call him more than respectable as an actor. Mackay played Rattle with much spirit ' and Mrs. Mackay was admirable in Old Margery. The other ladies were evidently upon strange grounds; even Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Taylor looked in interest and vivacity. The provincial dialect and coarse manners sit ill upon these very accomplished ladies.
Between the pieces, Mrs. Cameron repeated the favorite 'Swiss Toy Girl,' which seems to create as much delight as ever, and Mr. Mackay danced. the:-' Highland Fling. In this he was encored, when some two or three persons began hissing and shouting in the most ungentlemanly like manner. Upon this, Mr. Mackay came forward amidst cries of off'! off'! and having at length succeeded in obtaining silence, he apologised to
the audience for having failed to please — assured
them that his only motive was to attract by a
variety of entertainments, ;and attributed his failure to having recently suffered from severe indisposition. This was received with shunts of applause, and all was again quiet. |
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