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Review Of Literature, The|Drama, &C.
through our pages , to become better acquainted with our trans-atlantic Brother . Cherville ' sfirst step to French . London : E . Wilson , 1836 . Simple and unpretending as is this little book , it is the more useful , because it is free from those vaunting claims which are not so frequently proved to be just . Learners in the French language ivill find it extremely useful , and it is applicable to any grammar that is published , which we take to be of the greatest it thereb
importance , as y proves essentially serviceable to every one , while its general adaptation exhibits the clear mind of the author , who thus promotes the facilities of various grammars without interfering with the peculiarities of any , a difficult task by the way . — Teachers and learners will perceive that grammatical construction , matter of speech , and conversational mode , are the objects of Mons . Cherville , and which we consider he has successfully accomplished .
THE DRAMA .
In things dramatic we can quote no improvement since our last- they are not even the shadow of a shade higher . The Jewess has retired ; the brass armour is no more than " a tinkling cymbal , " the cauldron is put aside lor the next pantomime , and the horses , yes , the horses still remain—and prance in a new spectacle , called Chevy Chace , which has not proved the " eighth wonder ofthe world . " Avery clever tragedy , called The Provost of Bruges , has been produced and greatl lauded at
y app Drury Lane ; but as , of course , it did not attract sufficient crowds to pay the expenses of an operatic comedy , was , after a few nights , laid aside . A great " moral lesson" to the " silly gentlemen who , in such times , and ivith such managements , would produce a play without either a blue li ght or a piebald . At Covent Garden Joanna Baillie ' s play of Separation has been produced with some success . Miss Helen Faucit is a clever actress , but at present no more
. Some five or six pieces from the manager ' s " oivn correspondent" in Paris have been produced , and very summarily sentenced At the Adelphi , Rienzi , cut by the indefatigable scissors of the indefatigable Buxton from Bulwer ' s novel , has afforded great scope to the carpenters and machinists . The spring campaign is about to open . The Haymarket—St . Vitus having seized the « spirited proprietor " -is to have a troop of danseuses . What will become of Laporte at the King ' s Theatre ? Mr . Morris should be merciful to a neighbour .
FINE ARTS . vIJ ^ f ' ig w fv ? Zard e ™ Jmjin - the Slave S " 3 formidable . I ainted by W J Huggms , marine painter to his Majesty , ( the original HVY Yf "W , l a < 1 Ua-tinta en S ™ ing is valuableTtwo respects first , as doubtless being a correct delineation of a beautiful crafta ship that " walks the waters like of life
, a thing ; " and secondly , as perpetuating a triumph of the first principle of humanity The co ^ n . "• " t 0 m t 0 , tatt f T / 7 ™ gs , " and , indeed , her whole condition promises a speedy " strike . ' T , J ^ , ? late ( f 2 T P aintin S Y < J- Huggins ) is admirably engraved by Duncan , and we have no doubt will be found to decorate many a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of Literature, The|Drama, &C.
through our pages , to become better acquainted with our trans-atlantic Brother . Cherville ' sfirst step to French . London : E . Wilson , 1836 . Simple and unpretending as is this little book , it is the more useful , because it is free from those vaunting claims which are not so frequently proved to be just . Learners in the French language ivill find it extremely useful , and it is applicable to any grammar that is published , which we take to be of the greatest it thereb
importance , as y proves essentially serviceable to every one , while its general adaptation exhibits the clear mind of the author , who thus promotes the facilities of various grammars without interfering with the peculiarities of any , a difficult task by the way . — Teachers and learners will perceive that grammatical construction , matter of speech , and conversational mode , are the objects of Mons . Cherville , and which we consider he has successfully accomplished .
THE DRAMA .
In things dramatic we can quote no improvement since our last- they are not even the shadow of a shade higher . The Jewess has retired ; the brass armour is no more than " a tinkling cymbal , " the cauldron is put aside lor the next pantomime , and the horses , yes , the horses still remain—and prance in a new spectacle , called Chevy Chace , which has not proved the " eighth wonder ofthe world . " Avery clever tragedy , called The Provost of Bruges , has been produced and greatl lauded at
y app Drury Lane ; but as , of course , it did not attract sufficient crowds to pay the expenses of an operatic comedy , was , after a few nights , laid aside . A great " moral lesson" to the " silly gentlemen who , in such times , and ivith such managements , would produce a play without either a blue li ght or a piebald . At Covent Garden Joanna Baillie ' s play of Separation has been produced with some success . Miss Helen Faucit is a clever actress , but at present no more
. Some five or six pieces from the manager ' s " oivn correspondent" in Paris have been produced , and very summarily sentenced At the Adelphi , Rienzi , cut by the indefatigable scissors of the indefatigable Buxton from Bulwer ' s novel , has afforded great scope to the carpenters and machinists . The spring campaign is about to open . The Haymarket—St . Vitus having seized the « spirited proprietor " -is to have a troop of danseuses . What will become of Laporte at the King ' s Theatre ? Mr . Morris should be merciful to a neighbour .
FINE ARTS . vIJ ^ f ' ig w fv ? Zard e ™ Jmjin - the Slave S " 3 formidable . I ainted by W J Huggms , marine painter to his Majesty , ( the original HVY Yf "W , l a < 1 Ua-tinta en S ™ ing is valuableTtwo respects first , as doubtless being a correct delineation of a beautiful crafta ship that " walks the waters like of life
, a thing ; " and secondly , as perpetuating a triumph of the first principle of humanity The co ^ n . "• " t 0 m t 0 , tatt f T / 7 ™ gs , " and , indeed , her whole condition promises a speedy " strike . ' T , J ^ , ? late ( f 2 T P aintin S Y < J- Huggins ) is admirably engraved by Duncan , and we have no doubt will be found to decorate many a