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The Mirror Of Thespis.
off the Rajah , and join theapproachingarmy , who surprize and take the fort by night . The usurping Rajah is dethroned , the prisoners released ; Zelma restored to the ri ghts of royalty , and united to Zemaun . Such is the fable of the most splendid drama we have witnessed for a number of years . The scenery is uncommonly grand and beautiful .-A distant view of the fortress , Zelma ' s prison , and an apartment in the palace , challenge particular attention . The return from the tiger
hunt , as detailed in the play-bills , is a fine display of eastern magnificence : but the stage is so much crowded that the beauties of picturesque scenery are entirely lost . This might be ' remedied by a part of the procession moving off .
The dialogue of the opera is very la la . Far-fetched sentiments and affected witticisms , very thinly strewn , compose the whole of its merit . The songs , however , are well written : the poetry is much superior to the general run of stage lyrics . From two such proficients in the science of music as Mazzinghi and Reeve we expected much . We were disappointed . Many parts are prettysome are beautifulbut they possess no oriinality —•
, , g nothing of that striking sublimity which , like the electric spark , ' Thrills through the soul and ravishes . the sense . ' ' When we saw Mr . Emery ' s name we expected he would have personated some character of consequence—nominally he did so but the author had not madenor the actor could not make thing
, , any of it . The performers universally exerted themselves to advantage : Johnstone and Munden are the life of the piece ; Incledon never played better . His ' Si gh of Remembrance , '' and Hill ' s ' Shrine of Gratitude , ' merit particular mention . As a spectacle , Ramab Droogis the most beautiful we ever saw : as a drama it is defective in interest . On the first evening full four
hours were spent in the representation . Some judicious alterations and curtailments have since taken place , nearly one third of the songs have been omitted , and Waddy has adopted Mr . Emery ' s character . We have now only to speak of Miss Waters , the young lady who performed Zelma .
Miss Waters certainly has not been trained to the stage ; we therefore consider her of extraordinary promise . Her features are good , and there is not a more elegant figure on the boards . She possesses all that native modesty and diffidence which we so much admire iri the fair sex . Her voice has considerable extent and compass ; her tones are clear and mellow , and her articulation distinct . She received
her finishing instructions from Mazzinghi and from the tutor ofBanti , and we can safel y venture the assertion , that her powers w'll stamp her a lasting favourite with the public . ^ briny-Lane , November-1 4 . 'Another and another still succeeds . ' 1 he CAPTIVE of SPILBUKG , another translation—not from the German , but their more volatile nei ghbours , the French , —made its appearance "lis evening . The subject of this piece is from the popular tale of
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The Mirror Of Thespis.
off the Rajah , and join theapproachingarmy , who surprize and take the fort by night . The usurping Rajah is dethroned , the prisoners released ; Zelma restored to the ri ghts of royalty , and united to Zemaun . Such is the fable of the most splendid drama we have witnessed for a number of years . The scenery is uncommonly grand and beautiful .-A distant view of the fortress , Zelma ' s prison , and an apartment in the palace , challenge particular attention . The return from the tiger
hunt , as detailed in the play-bills , is a fine display of eastern magnificence : but the stage is so much crowded that the beauties of picturesque scenery are entirely lost . This might be ' remedied by a part of the procession moving off .
The dialogue of the opera is very la la . Far-fetched sentiments and affected witticisms , very thinly strewn , compose the whole of its merit . The songs , however , are well written : the poetry is much superior to the general run of stage lyrics . From two such proficients in the science of music as Mazzinghi and Reeve we expected much . We were disappointed . Many parts are prettysome are beautifulbut they possess no oriinality —•
, , g nothing of that striking sublimity which , like the electric spark , ' Thrills through the soul and ravishes . the sense . ' ' When we saw Mr . Emery ' s name we expected he would have personated some character of consequence—nominally he did so but the author had not madenor the actor could not make thing
, , any of it . The performers universally exerted themselves to advantage : Johnstone and Munden are the life of the piece ; Incledon never played better . His ' Si gh of Remembrance , '' and Hill ' s ' Shrine of Gratitude , ' merit particular mention . As a spectacle , Ramab Droogis the most beautiful we ever saw : as a drama it is defective in interest . On the first evening full four
hours were spent in the representation . Some judicious alterations and curtailments have since taken place , nearly one third of the songs have been omitted , and Waddy has adopted Mr . Emery ' s character . We have now only to speak of Miss Waters , the young lady who performed Zelma .
Miss Waters certainly has not been trained to the stage ; we therefore consider her of extraordinary promise . Her features are good , and there is not a more elegant figure on the boards . She possesses all that native modesty and diffidence which we so much admire iri the fair sex . Her voice has considerable extent and compass ; her tones are clear and mellow , and her articulation distinct . She received
her finishing instructions from Mazzinghi and from the tutor ofBanti , and we can safel y venture the assertion , that her powers w'll stamp her a lasting favourite with the public . ^ briny-Lane , November-1 4 . 'Another and another still succeeds . ' 1 he CAPTIVE of SPILBUKG , another translation—not from the German , but their more volatile nei ghbours , the French , —made its appearance "lis evening . The subject of this piece is from the popular tale of