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Review Of The Theatrical Powers Of The Late Mr. John Palmer:
REVIEW OF THE THEATRICAL POWERS OF THE LATE MR . JOHN PALMER :
TO WHICH IS ADDED A MONODY ON HIS DEATH . '; WITH OBSERVATIONS OS THE MOST EMINENT I'ERFOIIMEIIS ON THE LONDON STAGS , ' Fate gave the word ; the cruel arrow sped ; And PALMER ' number'd with the silent dead !'
FORTUNATELY for the memory of deceased merit , that spirit - **• of contumely which consigned to oblivion the lives of the Roman actors , no longer extends its injurious influence over the supporters of the British stage . In the present age of liberal refinement , the promoters of the arts may find objects for their exertion as well upon the stage as in the field ; and the children of the histn ' onic
muse , equally with the patriot or the hero , may claim a niche in the proud structure of fame . The subject of the following remarks , now ' hearsed in death / no longer Hs ' tetis to the effusions of calumny or the strains of panegyric ; and the writer , uninfluenced by prejudice or party , may fearlessly promalge his sentiments .
In the confined circle of the drama a very short period of time has witnessed the reiterated tear of silent sorrow bedewing the u-rave of departed excellence . Baddeley , Parsons , Dodd , ami Macklin have made their several exits from the scene of life : and the melancholy catastrophe of Benson , who , though not great , was useful , received the commiseration of friend-to virtueIn the in
every . - creased catalogue of our losses it would be unpardonable not to mention that excellent actress and amiable woman , the late Mrs . Pope . Palmer may justly be considered as one ofthe last members of the good old school . It is not yet quite extinct ; but it exists only rs the ruin of some mi ghty fabric , and the eye which beholdeth it iiow must expect , ere long , to behold it no more for ever .
When we survey the universality of genius , evinced by here and there a solitary individual , we are lost in wonder at the intellectual expansion and the extensive powers of the noble mind of man . Faitimilly to delineate the various excellencies ofthe deceased Mr . " Palmer mi ght command a volume ; but , in conformity to the limits of our plana transient lance at their most prominent features must
, g suffice . No man ever trod the stage better than Palmer . Majesty awaited his every turn . Milton's description of Eve , with a sli ght alteration , presents a striking picture of his appearance : ' Grace was in all his steps ; pow ' r in his eye : In every gesture dignity and strength . '
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Review Of The Theatrical Powers Of The Late Mr. John Palmer:
REVIEW OF THE THEATRICAL POWERS OF THE LATE MR . JOHN PALMER :
TO WHICH IS ADDED A MONODY ON HIS DEATH . '; WITH OBSERVATIONS OS THE MOST EMINENT I'ERFOIIMEIIS ON THE LONDON STAGS , ' Fate gave the word ; the cruel arrow sped ; And PALMER ' number'd with the silent dead !'
FORTUNATELY for the memory of deceased merit , that spirit - **• of contumely which consigned to oblivion the lives of the Roman actors , no longer extends its injurious influence over the supporters of the British stage . In the present age of liberal refinement , the promoters of the arts may find objects for their exertion as well upon the stage as in the field ; and the children of the histn ' onic
muse , equally with the patriot or the hero , may claim a niche in the proud structure of fame . The subject of the following remarks , now ' hearsed in death / no longer Hs ' tetis to the effusions of calumny or the strains of panegyric ; and the writer , uninfluenced by prejudice or party , may fearlessly promalge his sentiments .
In the confined circle of the drama a very short period of time has witnessed the reiterated tear of silent sorrow bedewing the u-rave of departed excellence . Baddeley , Parsons , Dodd , ami Macklin have made their several exits from the scene of life : and the melancholy catastrophe of Benson , who , though not great , was useful , received the commiseration of friend-to virtueIn the in
every . - creased catalogue of our losses it would be unpardonable not to mention that excellent actress and amiable woman , the late Mrs . Pope . Palmer may justly be considered as one ofthe last members of the good old school . It is not yet quite extinct ; but it exists only rs the ruin of some mi ghty fabric , and the eye which beholdeth it iiow must expect , ere long , to behold it no more for ever .
When we survey the universality of genius , evinced by here and there a solitary individual , we are lost in wonder at the intellectual expansion and the extensive powers of the noble mind of man . Faitimilly to delineate the various excellencies ofthe deceased Mr . " Palmer mi ght command a volume ; but , in conformity to the limits of our plana transient lance at their most prominent features must
, g suffice . No man ever trod the stage better than Palmer . Majesty awaited his every turn . Milton's description of Eve , with a sli ght alteration , presents a striking picture of his appearance : ' Grace was in all his steps ; pow ' r in his eye : In every gesture dignity and strength . '