¿ l ,I Pap. ’ Do Montrort , . .. ,, .. ., a. 1 Miss Mudie’s debut .. .. .. 2 Tlleatrioals intetdictcd at Cambridge I. am 7 Msdamo Clairon .. .. .. .. *. 9 Foote, a11d th Mnyor ,. .. .... 10 Pope’s opit:lph on Mnclrlin ,, ,. , , . 11 Tbc aator and t110 daisies .. , D. it). Prinoo Hoare, and the Drury Lane mnnagcrs , 12 William Smith ., .. .. .. .. 13 The first supprcssed play .. .. .. 14 Cnldclon Do ln Baron ,. .. ., .. 15 Quin, and Mrs. Bellamy . .. .. 16 Marmontel’s tragedy of “Cleopatra,” .. .. 17 Ksmtlo’s ndtleronoe to the scene .. .. 18 Successful orluiraqua . .. I. .. 18 Tlla grnnddTutbor of Mrs. Siddolls .. .. ib. Goldsmith *. .. ., .. ,. .. iba Moliere nnd ltnoine .. .. m D m a!, Pair advarlisornent .. .* .a . ib Monoriff .. I. ,a ma .. 12 A mamgcr’s bull .* .. .. ,, it. Droll illaident .L am ,I o. 22 VOL” II. A iv CONTENTS. Page. Annouuoemeut of the death of rf Old DrorJI” in 1741 22 Epilogue to Tyrannic Cove,” .... 23 Characters in the Ancient Mysteries .... 25 Garrick and Barry ........ 27 “SIIOstoops to conquor,” ...... 28 Spanish play-bill ........ 29 Scaramouch, and Mollera .. .. .. 30 Parody of R ponchor ........ 31 Stage feeling .......... 33 The onsuccesslul club ...... ib. Caprice of Gabrielli .... .... 34 Royal theatricnls ......... 35 Jamos Miller . .. ...... 38 The roasted ghost ........ ib. Kotzebue ............ 39 The Man of tho World,” ...... ib. Frena11 spectacle ........ 40 U The Busy Body,” .e .. .... ib, Poinsinet, the Prenoh dramatiat .. ,, ib. Sheridan versus Cunlberland .. .... 4c Fine feeling .......... 42 Extrnordinary reoognition .. OC ea ib. Seats on tho slngc ........ 44 Tr~lll~\vil1 011t ,. ........ 46 Grirnnfdi’s granclfatbel ...... 47 Belterton’s death .. .. .* .. 50 Theatre of Puppots ........ 62 Ocoa4onal prologoc ........ 64 Garriolc’Y reading bohre royalty ...... 66 Dll,dio ............ i b. ïNanoklio, its Slylock .. I. .. I. 67‘ CONTENTS. Drurr,’’ in 1742 Louis XLV. and Moliere O .a .I Epigram OLI tha late J. P. Kemble .o .I r. .. George and David Garrick .D 0. J .... ,. .... Mrs. Robinson .. .. *I ,. .... Joy kills as well aa grief ........ .... Mr. Rollnocl, and Mr5, E-le .. *. l .. ** Poote, and Dr. Jobason s. *. .. .... Tho way to keep hin^," .. .. .... Fwquhar’s last mornants .a .. .. Carlini . .I .. .. .. .. I. n. .I .. Mrs. Montagae .. .. Dido,” I .. .. ............ $3elviot, the French actor 94 .. ...... .. Scenery ............ I. Addison’s .. Cato,” ........ .... Mr. and Mrs. Bnrtley, at~dthe American P~~ritnns. .I Hardy, Illa Prend1 drametiat .. .* .... Pyate avd Qui11 ........ .I .. Bpron, nrtd tho Dulce de Roquelnuro .. -4 .* Qartou Holiday. .......... a. Pancourt . I. ...... b. I. ‘4 Recrniting Oflicor,” .. .. .. I. French horso-podormap .. .. n. *. .. Sl~nter’+rcckouing .. .. bI .U I. Dufrmne, and tho Abb6 Pollcgrirl .... .. .. ;Mwlomoisello Dutnesnil ........ .. A Xootch bull .a .. .m .e .* Tragedy in onrneht ........ .. *- .. Tllreo and t110 Deuoo .. mb 9. I. Epilogua to 8 clondealled Ihroo .. a am a. Mr. T. P. CooIco’s uaulioal advcnlures . .. Mrs. Mnttooks .. *I .o .. iv CONTENTS. Page. weston L. m. b .. .... 99 Me)nacbolf situation of Boissy, the Frenob dramatist 100 Theatrical dresses .......... 103 Impromptu .......... 106 Garrick’s debut, and retreat .. .. 1 o7 Master Betty .. .. m. e. ib. Stephen COSSO~I’Yphilippir; against players ., 108 Advice to R dramatist ........ 110 Cibber, Garrick, and Mrs. Bracegirdle .... ib. Cudoret, the French mimic .. .... ib. Charles Bnnnisler ...... i. 111 Piron ............. 112 Macklin’s last appearance ...... 113 Nat. Lee, and Sir Roger L’Estrango .... ib. Rich, and Pootc .. ...... ih. Mademoiselle Felix .... .... 114 A sbift for D ruffle ........ 116 Mrs. Garrick’s \rill ........ 117 sob ill er'^" Robbers,” ........ 120 Qain’s ‘‘ Goriolnnus” ........ ib. Fienry Jones, author or ‘(the Eerl of ESGCX~’ 121 Verbruggen ............ 122 Theatricals in tho titno OU Charles tho Second ib. Benslay, the tragedian, nud t110 Scotch oficer .. 123 ROSS,the celebraled George Bnrnurell .. 124 The .. Globo” Tbcatre .......... l25 Joe Haines ............127 Mnuden .......... 128 Thentriml plreea .......... 133 Racine, and the young author , , .. ib, The .. Curtain” Thentre ........ 135 S. CONTENTS. vii Page- c‘ A horse I n horse ! my ltingdoln for a horso,” .. 137 Jackson’s interview aith the Archbishop of YOI~Ca- 138 Dramntic erect .. .. a. 139 Quinnult .. .. .. a. 140 Moody, and tbc 1rigl~wny;nan .. .. il). Moliere’8 acting .. .. a. .. 141 George Frederick Cooko, and the Liverpool mana- gers .. .. .. .. .. 142 Assortion without proof .. mb .. 143 Gookc’s oxplanation OF the hmily plate .. .. ib. Garriok, nnd Dr. Isill .. .. .. 144 Garrick’s cpiqram .. .. .. i b. Ptny linensing, in tho tirno or King Cllnrlos *. 145 Spralngpr Bnrrg . .. .. L. .. ib. Baron, tho French comedian ; n11d Dominique, thllar- Ieqnin .. .. .. .. .W 146 Lines on Miss Patun .. .. a. 143 A dull oomody ., .. .. 143 Tho Whitorrinrfi Tlleatro m. .. 148 Quovo(l0 I I. .. e* .. 149 Poole nnd Mnokliu .. I + .. .. 160 Aeucllronistn .. I. .. .. 161 Truth will out .. I. .a ib. Pam direot m. .. .. .. 152 Lottor of Old Yatm .. m. 0. ib. ShokRpoaro, nnd Queen Eliznbolh -8 .. Iliß Furowclll dintlor to John Ilcrxll~le .I .. 1.67 COIIIIUU,and OHO of lriH corncdial~s .. .. 163 DUfrOtlJlO m I. I. .I rm Iod, Dcnth or U porlòrmcr on tho slnga .u .I 106 ., ih. THE story of Miss Joanna Baillie’s play of .. aso 4d De Montfort” is founded on an interesting trial ., 281 .. 283 for murder, in the last century, of a gentleman .. ,, at)B who resided near the sea shore, and with whom the haplcss victim had been intimately acquaint- cd in his youthful clays. On the evening of th murder, thc rcsident in question, whom we will call Mr. B., was surprised by the entrance of his old comradc, who had heen shipwrecked on that part of the coast. Mr. U. welcomed hin1 with apparent cordiality and delight, and in- vitad him to spend a month or two at his mansion. ?’he gucst consented, and, the lxxt morning, was found murclererl in his bed. Mr. B. was arrested and tried, but nothing could VOL. II. 11 2 TIIE.4TRES be proved against him, as he had the gout at the time, until his servant deposed tllat, at micl- night, she heard the door of bis chamber open, and, in two or three minutes aftcrward, that Of the stranger. Upon this he confessed ,and dmow- legcd, that what prompted him to commit the horrid deed was, that once, at schoo1, th 0th had contended for a prize, and won it. He executed shortly after. MISS NUDIE'S DEBUT. ON the 23rd of November, 1805, Miss Mudie, called The Theatrical Phenomelzon, a child ap- parently about eight years old, with but a compa- ratively diminutive figure even for that age, who, in the preceding season, hacl played the first rate comic characters at Birmingham, Liverpool, Dub- lin, and other theatres, made her debut at Covent Garden, as Miss Peggy, in l' The Country Girl." It is true, she repeated the words of the part correctly ; her deportment was confident, unembamssed, and sprightly; her voice, for lm age, powerful; and her acting cvinccd intelli- gence and industry; in truth, considering her - performance as that of an infant, it was stlrprising : but, regarding it as a clranzntic persun@catian, it AND THEATRICALS. 3 was contemptible. In the first scene, the sense of had the gout at tlre house was goodnaturedly expressed ; for, when osed that, at mid- Moody promised tosend her back into thecountry, his chamber ope11I the audience very cordially expressed their con- ftcrward, that of currence by loud applause. In thesucceeding ssed, and acltnow- scenes, they were less equivocal; for, when she to cornmit the n came to be talked of as u wife, as a mistress, as sch001, the oW.r an object of love and jeulousy, the scene became i won it. He !VOS so ridiculous, that hissing and horse-laughing en- sued. The little child was also contrasted with the B UT. fine person of Miss Brunton, (now Countess of 805, Miss Mudic, Craven,) as Alithea, with a plume of three up- enon, a child q)- right ostrich feathers on her head, the whole con- with but a cornpa- stituting a figuré nearly seven feet high. for that age, who, When Yegg9 was with her guardian, &Ir, Mur- layed the first ratc ray, no very tall man, she clic1 riot reach much high- n, Liverpool, Dub- 1 er than his knee ; he was obliged to stoop even to debut at Covc~t x lay his hand on her head ; to bend bimself, to kiss ‘he Country her ; and, when she had to lay hold of his neck-. hc words of thc cloth to coax him, and to pat hiln on the cheek; lt was CollIident, he was almost obliged to go on all-fours. In her voice, for l~* the third act, Miss Peggy is scen walking in the ; evinccd inteIli- Park, dressed in boy’s clothes, under the care of , considering ~ICC her jedous guardian. Miss Mudie, instead of it was surprisirlg : appearing a fine young man, who ought to bc persanijcation, it 4 THEATRES shown the town,” looked shorter than before, and even too little to be safely put into breeches. the sce Yet Brunton, as her lover BeZviZZe, pursued her, been da and was transported to find her under this die- the Ilou guise ; and Mr. Murray, her pretended husband, great CC was thrown into an agony of despair, at the idea out som of another man taking her by the hand. The ab- La surdity was now too great to be endured, and there I ha1 Rre SI was a burst of censure from all partsof the house. who turn ther At last, Charles Kernble, as Hamourt, exclaimed, Let me introduce you, nephew ; you should This know each other, you are uery like, and of the the aufi same age.” The whole effect was SO out of cha- hissed, racter, so very ludicroug, that the audience soon plaudet decided against Miss Mudie. slìghtez At first, the audience did not hiss when shewas went o on the stage, from delicacy ; but, in1 ber absence, ple tefy they hissed the performance, to stop the play, conside if possible.Yet, as she confidently persevered, Manap they, at lcngth, hissed her, and called, vehemently, Gen o$! o#! Miss Mudie was mt, hawever, with- Tho l out CL strong party of ‘(warm friends,” to SUP.