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they , when they could not bask in the glory of him , the sun , should take up with the pale reflected light of the watery young moon his daughter , appeared quite natural , becoming , aud proper . It gave him a better opinion of the discrebion of the Lammles than ho had heretofore held , as showing that they appreciated the

value of the connexion . So , Georgiana repairing to her friend , Mr . Podsnap went oub bo dinner , and bo dinner , and yeb bo dinner , arm in arm wibh Mrs . Podsnap ; settling his obstinate head in his cravat and shirt collar , much as if ho were performing on the Pandean pipes , in his own honour , the triumphal march , See the

conquering Podsnap comes , Sound the trumpets , beat the drums ! It was a trait in Mr . Podsnap ' s character ( and in one form or order it will be generally seen to pervade the depths and shallows of Podsnappery ) , that he could not endure a hint of disparagement of any friend or acquaintance of his . "How dare you ? " he would seem

to say , in such a case . " Whab do you mean ? " I have licensed this person . This person has taken out my certificate . Through this person you strike at me , Podsnap bhe Great . And it is not that I particularly care for the person ' s dignity , bub that I do most particularly care for Podsnap ' s . Hence , if any one in his

presence had presumed to doubt tho responsibility of the Lammles , he would have been mightily huffed . —Our Mutual Friend , by Charles Dickens .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

DETTEY LANE THEATEE . The long-expected revival of "Macbeth" at the -national theatre has been attended with all the success which the most ardent admirers of Shakspeare could desire . Every evening crowds fail to gain admittance to the house—a circumstance which is perhaps to be

accounted for by the fact that the cast is an unusually strong one , and that the utmost care has been expended ¦ on the reproduction of bhis great work of the poet . Of all the revivals of a similar kind prepared by Mr . Charles Kean for the Princess ' s Theatre , bhab of " Macbeth , " produced in February , 1853 , at once achieved the greatest popularity . The play is a favourite one with the

• public , on account of the hurry of tho incidents and the strong dramatic interest that pervades the story , and it is well adapted to scenic illustration on account of bhe supernatural agency being capable of as much development as if it had been expressly used for the sake of scene-painters and machinists . The remembrance of both these conditions probably guided Messrs . Falconer

and Chattorton to the selection of "Macbeth" as the principal revival of this part of the season ; and with Mr . William Beverley as the scenic artist to the establishment ib is unnecessary to add that the pictorial illustrations become prominent features of the production . Miss Helen Fancit ' s Lady Macbeth ought to have precedence of mention , not merely on the score of galbut the

lantry on grounds of justice . It was throughout a performance of exquisite beauty , eminently graceful and statuesque , and endowed with much more force than would have been expected from tbe gentleness of manner with which Imogen was embodied . The actress played this part ab the famous festival performances ab her Majesty ' s Theatre on the occasion of the Eoyal nuptials , and when shortly afterwards she accepted a brief engagement with Mr . Charles Dillon during his lesseeship of the Lyceum . Never , however , did thiTlady

exert herself to more advantage than on Thursday night , when , with more complete " surroundings , " the personation was felt to be one from which much was expected by the beholders . Her reading of the letter on her first entrance was a fine proof of elocutionary skill and judgment , and the energy and determination with which she stimulates her husband to the accomplishment of her

terrible project was strikingly manifested . The insidious welcome to Duncan was most artistically given , and full of grace was her reception of the guests in the Banquet Scene . The famous passage in the fifth act , where , in her somnambulistic state , she bemoans her wretched destiny , and remorsefully awakens to a state of guilt , produced a fine effectandindeedthe entire

embodi-, , , ment was brilliantly imaginative , and instinct with intelligence . More widely known of late years has been the ° Macbelh of Mr . Phelps . It is not equal to his Macduff , which is , perhaps , the greatest part of this comprehensive actor , but it is replete with an accurate appreciation of what is required , aud indicative of a close observation of matters of detail . The soliloquies are

finely delivered , with no tricks of voice , no traps to catch applause . Indeed , in the earlier scenes , he seemed rather to subdue the natural energy of bis acting , in order to avoid even tbe faintest accusation of tendency to rant . The first meeting with the witches , the murder scene , and the last struggle with his fate , when the old soldier ' s spirit flashes up anew within him , and he resolves to die with " harness on his back" respectively displayed the

excellence of the actor's conception and the force of its execution . Mr . Croswick rendered Macduff with a great deal of spirit , and an infusion of pathos into his principal scene which produced a strong impression on the auditory . In the combat at the end Mr . Creswick greatly distinguished himself , and fought wibh a fierceness which aroused all the enthusiasm of the spectators . Mr . A .

Eayncr ' s fine sonorous voice was most effectively employed in Banquo , and the part was enacted by him with much care and . discrimination . Mr . J . Neville was a sufficiently venerable representative of Duncan . Mr . G . F . Neville had the unusual advantage of retaining the family likeness as Malcolm . Mr . Ward and Mr . H . Sinclair were efficient as the Scottish noblemen , Lennox

and llosse . Mr . Eitzjames was good as the English general , Seyivard ; and the minor parts were generally placed in good hands . The three witches were picturesquely embodied , with due dramatic effect , by Mr . G . Belmore , Mr . Edmund Phelps , and Mr . Eobert Eoxby , who was distinguished from the rest by a more elaborate ' make-up , " which the other two might have imitated

for the sake of uniformity . Hecate was sustained by Mr . Bartleman with great vocal effect , and the voices of Miss Eebecca Isaacs and Miss Emma Heywood were most agreeably heard as the principal singing Witches The famous music usually called Locke ' s , but which Mr . Eimbault vigorously maintained was composed by Eichard Leveridge , had full justice done to it by an efffieienb chorus and an increased orchestra .

The new scenery , by Mr . Beverley , comprise some landscapes of great beauty . Macbeth ' s Castle at Inverness is a remarkably well-painted scene , full of architectural grandeur . The Banquet Hall is effectively arranged , and presents a stage crowded with the guests of the new-crowned King , and having the minstrels placed in the Castle Gallery . Hecate ' s flight by night

is well contrived , with a strong lime-light effect cast upon the ascending figure as it moves upwards with one " little airy spirit" through the clouds , and the pit of Acheron is a wild scene of incantation , with broken masses of rock romantically illuminated by the bluish flame from the apparation-yielding cauldron . The last scenewith the view of the battlements of Dunsinane

, , with the continual clangour of trumpets calling , as clamorous harbingers , to death , proved singularly effective . The soldiers swarming over the parapets , thestage covered with the contending troops , and the despe-