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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 .
T 0 WHICH IS ADDED A MONODY ON HIS DEATH , WITH OBSEltVATIONS ON THE MOST EMINENT PERFORMERS ON TIIE LONDON STAGE
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JT A v / CETT progressively improves . Pie is the onl y Falstaff we have ; and his characters are frequently so contrasted that they require the greatest efforts and the most intense study . During the greatest part of last season , the indisposition of Mr Quick deprived us of his exertions . In this case Rees , who is a performer of much merit , ought to have been brought forward insteadofthat somnific aftor
heavy , Waddy . Merit , in a theatre , unless it rise above the comparative , is too frequently obscured bv interest . J Mundenis an old and a deserving favourite ; and the Hibernian Johnstone stands unrivalled and alone . Rejecting all comparison with Mrs . Siddons and Mrs . Jordan , Covent-Garden has an evident superiority on the female side . The
new Mrs . fope , considered as a general actress , outvies Mrs . Powell : after whom follows Miss Chapman , Miss Betterton , and Mrs . Litchfield , in opposition to the individual Miss Miller . Mrs . _ Mattocks , whom we believe to have been a pupil of Miss Pope , 13 unequalled in her line : and , if what we have stated be true , has certainl y excelled her teacher . As excellent scold talkative
an , or old woman , Mrs . Davenport is a valuable actress . ¦ In Miss Farren ' s line , her sister , Mrs . Kni ght , is of essential service to the theatre : nor must we forget the lively Mrs . Gibbs or the more sedate Miss Mansell . ' ' ' In the person of Mrs . Crawford we recognize an old and lonsr admired favourite : 6
' But time has chang'd her since we saw her last ; And heavy hours , with Time ' s deforming hand , Have written strange defeatures in her face . '
Much as we admire Mrs . Crawford , we cannot but regret that at this advanced state of life , any cause should exist compelling her to J ppear before a public to which she had long bade adieu . It is ' setting VOL . xi . g q
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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 .
T 0 WHICH IS ADDED A MONODY ON HIS DEATH , WITH OBSEltVATIONS ON THE MOST EMINENT PERFORMERS ON TIIE LONDON STAGE
[ CONCLUDED FROM P . 234 . ]
JT A v / CETT progressively improves . Pie is the onl y Falstaff we have ; and his characters are frequently so contrasted that they require the greatest efforts and the most intense study . During the greatest part of last season , the indisposition of Mr Quick deprived us of his exertions . In this case Rees , who is a performer of much merit , ought to have been brought forward insteadofthat somnific aftor
heavy , Waddy . Merit , in a theatre , unless it rise above the comparative , is too frequently obscured bv interest . J Mundenis an old and a deserving favourite ; and the Hibernian Johnstone stands unrivalled and alone . Rejecting all comparison with Mrs . Siddons and Mrs . Jordan , Covent-Garden has an evident superiority on the female side . The
new Mrs . fope , considered as a general actress , outvies Mrs . Powell : after whom follows Miss Chapman , Miss Betterton , and Mrs . Litchfield , in opposition to the individual Miss Miller . Mrs . _ Mattocks , whom we believe to have been a pupil of Miss Pope , 13 unequalled in her line : and , if what we have stated be true , has certainl y excelled her teacher . As excellent scold talkative
an , or old woman , Mrs . Davenport is a valuable actress . ¦ In Miss Farren ' s line , her sister , Mrs . Kni ght , is of essential service to the theatre : nor must we forget the lively Mrs . Gibbs or the more sedate Miss Mansell . ' ' ' In the person of Mrs . Crawford we recognize an old and lonsr admired favourite : 6
' But time has chang'd her since we saw her last ; And heavy hours , with Time ' s deforming hand , Have written strange defeatures in her face . '
Much as we admire Mrs . Crawford , we cannot but regret that at this advanced state of life , any cause should exist compelling her to J ppear before a public to which she had long bade adieu . It is ' setting VOL . xi . g q