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ety to enable him to fill the range of characters intended for him, with credit to himself and juftice to his employers His performance of Shylock, in fome parts, exceeded the bounds of moderation; but his conception of the whole proved him to be perfectly mas ter of his author. His reprefentation of Bagatelle was not inferior to the former. In parts of that fort he is likely to become very aufeful, having at that Theatre no competitor.

OCT. I. THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE, an Operatical Ballet, was acted the first time at Drury Lane, in which MADAME PARISSOT, from the King's Theatre in the Haymarket, made her first appearance. These who rememberthe performances of Garrick, Barry, Powel, Henderson, Mrs Cibber, Pritchard, Clive, Yates, and other performers of eminence, now no more, on this fpot, will lament the conversion of a theatre where gemus exerted its powers, and fenfe and morality improved the mind, to the purpofes of exhit.ng a Spectacle which, to fay the leait of it, cught never to intrude itfelf on either of the regular theatres. The enlargement of the houie, however, having in fome meature deprived the audience of feeing to advantage the performances of the Drama, we suppose these exotic entertainments have been had recourse to, though alien to the manners and to the taste of an English audience. The approach of winter, we truft, will fweep thein away to their proper ftation. Madame Pariffot mtroduces movements and attitudes which excite wonder and admiration, in defiance of the common laws of dancing, and which hitherto had not been imagined within the limits of anatomical poffibility. She balances her figure with ease, delicacy, and elegance, impracticable to other performers, and to be attempted generally at the expence of deco~rum and 'grace. The Ballet was well compofed and well executed, and in its proper theatre would be entitled to applause.

5. Mr.Wand v, from the Norwich 'i heatre, ; appeared the first time at Covent Garden, in the character of Conolly in The School for Wivus. This gentiemah has long been the faveur te low comedian in the range of the Norwich Company, and performed the part affigned him with judgment, force, and effect. qwth Afterwards a young lady of the name of ~TOWNSEND, niece of Mrs. Huard, of Drury Lane Theatre, appeared the first time on any Stage in Refina. She is very young, her perfon elegant and beautiful, and her voice, though not powerful, fweet and melodious.

6. Mr. HARGRAVE (whese feal name we believe to be SNow) appeared at Covent Garden in the character of Octavian in The Mountaineers. This gentleman formerly performed one night at this Theatre without any fuccefs. He has fince employed himself at the Theatre in Dublin, and returns much improved, and capable of filling at least a decent caft of parts on the London Stage. His figure is good, his voice powerful; but the former is not recommended by graceful depostment, nor the latter by artful modulation. He evidently difplayed strong fenfibility and a warm poffeffion of the character, in the performance of which be followed, though not fervilely, the notel of Mr. Kemble. He was received with great applaufe.

7.

THE WICKLOW MOUNTÂINE, A farce by Mr. O'Keeft, was acted, the first time at Covent Garden. This is taken, with alterations, fon THE LAD OF THE HILLS, acted 1.f feafon (See Vol. XXIX, p. 274). It was received with applaufe.

11. Mr. DeWTON, from Tunbridge, appeared the first time at Drury Lane in Sheta the Jew, This gentleman is faid to have been brought to the London Theatre by the recom. mendation of the Author of the Play. It is difficult to lay what his figure may be when out of the difgule of the character His voice appeared to be weak, but his concption of the character just, and his execution of it entitled Inm to expect, what he received, a confiderable fare of applause,

13. Malamet was revived at Covent Garden Theatre; Mahomet by Mr. Pope;. Alcanor, Mr. Munay; Zaphna, Mr. Hargrave; and Palmira, Miss ALLINGHAM being her first appearance on any Stage.

Of the lady much expectation may be formed. Her perfon is net above the middle height; her face handsome and expreffive; her voice, when not strained, appeared mofical and impreffive; and, though, the management of her perfon at times was hardly graceful, yet on the whole, her performance appeared to be the refult of much itudy and attention. She seemed less embar affed than young performers ufually are, and fome doubts may be entertained whether her powers at prefent are equal to so large a Theatre. On a fmall one her fuccefs would almost be cer

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With Mem'ry's fervid eye the paft scene views;

Thee, Gn, there my heart delights to find,

And, melting at the name, the pleafing thought purfues,

I dwell upon the joys of tender age,

Ah! joys too often mix'd with heart felt pain;

When flow we toil'd through Maro's polish'd Jiss page,

Or lighter ran o'er Ovid's playful strain.

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The happy moment come, from durance free,

How lightly did we brufh the verdant mead,

Or in the well-worn path beneath the tree. We chay'd with eager fep the rolling Circle's feed.

These plays of frolic youth too quickly o'er (How blast if life could linger in this Ad feene),

With ardent genius fraught with claffic lore, You left with tearful eye our little green. Far off from thee my lot does Fortune place,, Yet ftill my bofom heaves with many a Agh?

And the foul tir'd in Hope's delufive chace, *I with thy fympathizing spirit nigh,

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And whilft (remote from thee) my wild lays flow,

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Whilft my foul fhrinks beneath its weight of

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May every blifs untainted still be thine !i Frampton on Severn, HORTENSIUS.

Glocefterfbirë, Oct. 6, 1796.0

LINES FOR A TABLET,

To be placed in the Cathedral Church at WELLS, in Memory of T. LINLEY, Efq. and his two Daughters, Mrs. SHERIDAN and Mrs. TICKELL, who are there interred.

IN this bleft Pile, amid whose favoring gloom

Fancy ftill loves to guard her Votary's Tomb,
Shall I withhold, what all the Virtues claim,
The facred tribute to a Father's name ?--
And yet, blefs'd Saint! the skill alone was
thine..

To breathe with truth the tributary line;
The mem'ry of departed worth to fave,ba
And fnatch the fading Laurel from the
Grave!

And oh! my Sifters, peaceful be your reft,
Once more repofing on a Father's breast ;
You, whom he lov'd, whofe notes so soft,

fo clear,

Would fometimes wildly float upon his ear, As the foft lyre he touch'd with: mournful grace,

The cottage smiling health around,ɔH mi'?

The crystal flood, the mountain breeze, Has oft heen chang 'd for gleam profound, For turmoil, noife, and pale difcafe! a. 1** When by the magic of thy fpell, "

And all thy foft feducing pow'r, qof Thou bid'it the reftlefs paffions (well, And blacken ev'ry paffing hour;"

E'en Love forfakes his filver throne,
When from his bow you twang the daft,
And Beauty to thy Court is flown,

To lure from conftancy the heart bea Yet oft' well pleas'd, I now retrace

The white wing' hours as they flew, Begu'd by thy attractive grace,

To youthful fancy ever new.

The deep-mark'd brow of age mature

Thy fading garlands will disclaim,
For love well try 'd, and friendship pure,
All changing lustre will disdain.
Variety, then cease thy ire,

If at thy fhrine no more I bend;
Thy altars fair gay youth admire,
But, ah! to age thou art no friend.
London.
MARIA

OH, frown not, Julia; never will I more

Force on thine car, the tender tale of loves

I would but warn thee, that with fullen roar The threat'ning ftorm already shakes the grove.

I come to help thee, drive thy sheep to fold Though much I love, I court not thy difdain;

The tender tale of love is yet untold,

But the rough tempeft rages o'er the plain. The duft in whirlwinds violates the sky, Already fee the forked lightnings glare, The fcattered birds in wild amazement fly, "And horror broods upon the troubled air.

Ah think not on thy flock, but halte away,

And fek for fafety in yon fheltering grove! Still, ftill thou panteft; with thee I will stay, Shield thee from danger, but not speak of

love.

To affluence born, with profpects gay and Blithe and alert I enter'd on Life'sɗtage; But thofe gay vifions have deceiv'd my fight, And scenes of darker hue my hours engage. From infancy indulg'd in every thought,

Each with prevented by parental care, Wifdom has dearly and too late been bought, And Folly yields her place to black Depair! Devoted to the joys of Youth and Health,

To all my paffions a submissive slave, Soon I confumd that copious ftore of wealth, A generous, but too lavish father gave, Ere two and twenty years had o'er me

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FRE fair Eliza's face I knew,

Contentment crown'd my cot ;
My cares of life, alas! feem'd few.

Vain pomp I envied not;
The Tory hours flew (wift away.
I pip'd with merry glee;
No lark, that hail'd the rifing day,
Was half fo gay or free.
Remerabrance paints the pleafing foene,'

When first she won my heart; is beyinl
Her beauteous face, her, graceful; mien,abrad
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