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Review Of The Theatrical Powers Of The Late Mr. John Palmer:
have Messrs . Lewis , Mini den , Quick , Fawcett , Rees , and Johnstone ; Mesdames Mattocks , Chapman , and Davenport . Their only losst'S of consequence have been Mr . Middleton , Mrs . Pope , and Miss W . sllis ; for whom they have received Mr-. Knight , Mr . Betterton , Mrs . Pope ( late Mrs . Spencer ) Mrs . Knight , Mrs . Gibbs , Miss Better-ton , Mrs . Litchfield , Miss Ivknsell , and several other's of inferior note . Mrs . Abingtonwith the Bolognasand the whole
ope-, , ratic corps , have also , at times , during the last season , contributed towards the amusement of the public . Suett , combining an accurate knowledge of music with an infinitude of humour , is unrivalled , and can never fail of pleasing . Munden must be considered as his competitor at the other house . Mr . Bannister , jun . has , in a certain degree , to contend with the
combined powers of Lewis , Knight , and Fawcett . He performs some characters represented by each of them , aud he also plays some which neither of them can undertake . In t-he character of a sailor , or in parts where feeling and humour are blended , he . particularly excels . His Lenitive , * Walter , -j- and Gradus , J with many others , are exquisite performances . The veteran King is the rival of Quick . He is the only actor , Mjss Pope the only actress , who retain their ori ginal parts in the School for Scandal .
Mr . R . Palmer , the brother of our deceased favourite , is , since the death of Dodd , our only representative of a fop : but , as that character is become a mere nonentity , or , at best , an ideal being , Mr . R . Palmer , whose talents are by no means weak or trivial , has ample scope for their display in a variety of parts allotted to his cast Mrs . Powell can scarcely be mentioned in comedy ; but , in a lom > - list of respectable performances in tragedyher AliciaQueen
Mar-, , garet , Gertrude , and Queen Mary in the Albion Queens ; rank high in excellence . Mrs . Powell , with Miss Miller , after Mrs . Siddons and Mrs . Jordan , comprise the tragic strength of-the house . Miss Pope leads the van of comic merit . Miss De Cam ]) is a charming actress and a charming girl . We know not how sufficiently to express our admiration of the abilities of
this indefatigable female . Never did we witness so rapid an improvement in so short a period of time . An elegance of figure and a sweetness of voice , joined with air easy gentility , render her a valuable possession . At present she is the only rightful heir of the greater part of thc ci-devant Miss Farren ' s resigned dramatic property . Mrs . Goodall follows as an humble imitator of the Farren stvle . Seldom , however , in her- performances , do we meet with a coalition of the utile and the dulce . Miss Biggs , Miss Mellon , and Miss Stuart , assist in filling up the
gi'oupe : aud Mrs . Walcott ( a valuable substitute for Mj > rrHo » jyirs ) brings up the rear of the dramatic corps . AtS ^ —~~ ~^\ ' •' OL . xi . G g /^/ GP . AN ^< A
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Review Of The Theatrical Powers Of The Late Mr. John Palmer:
have Messrs . Lewis , Mini den , Quick , Fawcett , Rees , and Johnstone ; Mesdames Mattocks , Chapman , and Davenport . Their only losst'S of consequence have been Mr . Middleton , Mrs . Pope , and Miss W . sllis ; for whom they have received Mr-. Knight , Mr . Betterton , Mrs . Pope ( late Mrs . Spencer ) Mrs . Knight , Mrs . Gibbs , Miss Better-ton , Mrs . Litchfield , Miss Ivknsell , and several other's of inferior note . Mrs . Abingtonwith the Bolognasand the whole
ope-, , ratic corps , have also , at times , during the last season , contributed towards the amusement of the public . Suett , combining an accurate knowledge of music with an infinitude of humour , is unrivalled , and can never fail of pleasing . Munden must be considered as his competitor at the other house . Mr . Bannister , jun . has , in a certain degree , to contend with the
combined powers of Lewis , Knight , and Fawcett . He performs some characters represented by each of them , aud he also plays some which neither of them can undertake . In t-he character of a sailor , or in parts where feeling and humour are blended , he . particularly excels . His Lenitive , * Walter , -j- and Gradus , J with many others , are exquisite performances . The veteran King is the rival of Quick . He is the only actor , Mjss Pope the only actress , who retain their ori ginal parts in the School for Scandal .
Mr . R . Palmer , the brother of our deceased favourite , is , since the death of Dodd , our only representative of a fop : but , as that character is become a mere nonentity , or , at best , an ideal being , Mr . R . Palmer , whose talents are by no means weak or trivial , has ample scope for their display in a variety of parts allotted to his cast Mrs . Powell can scarcely be mentioned in comedy ; but , in a lom > - list of respectable performances in tragedyher AliciaQueen
Mar-, , garet , Gertrude , and Queen Mary in the Albion Queens ; rank high in excellence . Mrs . Powell , with Miss Miller , after Mrs . Siddons and Mrs . Jordan , comprise the tragic strength of-the house . Miss Pope leads the van of comic merit . Miss De Cam ]) is a charming actress and a charming girl . We know not how sufficiently to express our admiration of the abilities of
this indefatigable female . Never did we witness so rapid an improvement in so short a period of time . An elegance of figure and a sweetness of voice , joined with air easy gentility , render her a valuable possession . At present she is the only rightful heir of the greater part of thc ci-devant Miss Farren ' s resigned dramatic property . Mrs . Goodall follows as an humble imitator of the Farren stvle . Seldom , however , in her- performances , do we meet with a coalition of the utile and the dulce . Miss Biggs , Miss Mellon , and Miss Stuart , assist in filling up the
gi'oupe : aud Mrs . Walcott ( a valuable substitute for Mj > rrHo » jyirs ) brings up the rear of the dramatic corps . AtS ^ —~~ ~^\ ' •' OL . xi . G g /^/ GP . AN ^< A