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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The further Account of Mr. MARTYN in our next.

Alfo the Account of SAMUEL HEARNE,

EDWIN and various other Poetical Pieces are received.

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Bedford 43 531 421
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THE

EUROPEAN MAGAZINE,

IN

AND

LONDON REVIEW;

For MARCH 1797.

JAMES

COBB, ESQ.

(WITH A PORTRAIT.)

our Magazine for March 1786, we prefented our Readers with an account of this agreeable Dramatist to that period; we fhall now resume the subject, and complete the preceding account to the prefent time.

In January 1787, Mr. Cobb added another very pleafant Farce to the acting lift of Drury-Lane Theatre, entitled, "The First Floor." It was acted many nights during that season, and has generally taken its turn every year fince. In this farce, as in "The Humourift," Mr. Cobb was powerfully fupported by the exertions of Mr. Bannister, jun. In Auguft, the fame year, a flight performance, entitled, "English Readings," intended to ridicule a practice then carried to a ludicrous extent, though in itself, and in the hands of competent performers, not to be condemned, of Public Readings, was produced at the Haymarket. This was generally afcribed to the pen of Mi.Cobb. The next year, 1788, in the month of February, Mr. Cobb produced, at Drury Lane, another Comic Opera, entitled, "Love in the Eaft ;" and in October, in the fame year, appeared "The Doctor and Apothecary," a Farce which still remains on the acting lift. In this piece Mr. Cobb had the affiftance of Mr. Sto race in the beautiful Music to which fome of the fongs were fet.

In Nov. 1729, the Author and Compofer, who had been fo fuccefsful in the laft-mentioned Farce, again united their talents, with ftill more fuccefs, in "The Haunted Tower," then acted at DruryLane. In this piece Signora Storace, who had not before performed on the English Stage, made her first appearance.

On the fit of January 1791, the Tame

union of talents was fuccessfully employed in the production and performance of "The Siege of Belgrade."

In the fame year the Drury-Lane Company removed, while that Theatre was rebuilding, to the Hay-market, and Mr. Cobb furnished the Prelude with which the latter Theatre was opened; it was entitled, "Poor Old Drury," and was received with confiderable applaufe. In November 1792, he brought forward another Comic Opera, composed by Storace, entitled, "The Pirates," ́ with the fame fuccefs he had already experienced.

In June 1794, the fignal victory obtained by Lord Howe over the French fleet called forth the benevolence of the Public towards the Widows and Orphans of thofe Sailors who loft their lives in the action of the first of the month, that day of triumph to the nation at large; the receipts of a night were therefore devoted to this excellent defign by the Managers of Drury-Lane Theatre; and Mr. Cobb wrote a temporary piece, for the purpose of aiding the charity, entitled, "The Glorious Firft of June," which was produced with great fplendour and fuccefs."

In December, in the fame year, Mr. Cobb gave the Public another Comic Opera, compofed by Storace, entitled, "The Cherokee." The laft production of Mr. Cobb's pen was "The Shepherdets of Cheapfide, acted at Drury Lane in the year 1796; but this, meeting with a cold reception, was performed only two nights.

From the preceding catalogue our Reiders will perceive, that no mall portion of their entertainment at one of the Thestres is derived from the pen of Mr. Cobb. X 2

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Of the feveral pieces already enumerated, the greater part, we believe, are unborrowed from foreign Dramas, or obfolete English ones. They, in general, are happily contrived, and have been fuccefsfully reprefented. They pleafed their firit auditors, and ftill continue to please. They have not been confined to London audiences, but have diffufed mirth ard fatisfaction to the lovers of the Drama in every part of the three kingdoms, and, indeed, wherever an English audience has been collected together. From the entertainment already received from this

MEMOIRS OF THE

Gentleman much more may be hereafter expected.

Mr. Cobb continues to serve the EaftIndia Company; and is, we are informed, lately appointed to a military fituation in the voluntary affociation of that body to defend their country against the attacks of foreign and domeftic foes. In this capacity, we truft, he will not be called upon to fhew his attachment to his King and Country; an attachment which, we have no doubt, if occafion requires it, will pervade every Briton, in every part of the British dominions.

LATE MRS. POPE,

OF COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

OF the various pleasures which Biography affords us, there appears to be none fought after with more avidity than the Memoirs of Theatrical Perfons. Thofe "who have long gladdened or improved human life" make themfelves acceptable to the Public: we feldom fee them but in their profeffional characters, and we generally identify the ideas which they give us at the time, with their perfons, habits, and characters: hence they grow upon our affections, because they are contributary to our plea fures, and their final lofs is lamented in proportion to their private and public excellence.

Of the Lady whofe Memoirs we are now about to give to the public, there is but one opinion-that the was an excellent Actres; and, to all those who knew her belt, a most excellent woman; fulfilling both duties through a life, though much too fhort either for the entertainment of the public or the happiness of her friends, yet of no inconfiderable duration, with thofe appropriate amiable exertions which were no less creditable to herself, than exemplary to fociety.

MISS ELIZABETH YOUNGE (the maiden name of this lady) was defcended from a refpectable family, who gave her a liberal education; but her father dying before he could fettle his children in the world, our heroine foon thought of providing for herself by thofe talents of which the found herself poffeffed, and of which the best informed of her friends gave her every encouragement.

We do not know exactly the year this Jady was born; but, from circumftances, we conjecture, that it was about the year 1743 or 1742. In the fummer of 1768, we

know with precision, the was introduced, by the recommendation of a Lady of Fashion, to the late Mr. George Gar rick, then Deputy Manager of Drurylane Theatre, at whole apartments in Someriet-buildings the rehearsed June Shore, and Mr. Garrick, who, from his alliance with the profeffion, with a good plain understanding, was no inconfiderable judge of the Drama, pronounced at once her capabilities. After a few more rehearsals he introduced her to his brother David, who likewife gave her his full approbation; and fuch a test of her abilities fhe had a right, without vanity to look upon as a fortunate precurfor of her fame."

Having been kept in proper training all that fummer, on the 22d October following (1768) she made her debût at Drury-lane Theatre, in the character of mogen, in Cymbeline, with univerfal applause; but as that event stands at the diftance of twenty-nine years from the prefent time, it may not be thought unentertaining to the generality of our Readers, to give a brief review of the merits of this her first appearance.

In her perfon fhe was above what is generally called the middle fize, of a lender make, but finely moulded, particularly about the neck and fhoulders, with a commanding air, and a roundness and precision of voice that then augured the would excel in all the varieties of recitation; her face, though it could not well be called handfome, was impreffive; and her eyes, though fmall, poffeffed a vivacity and a fire equally fuited to the dignity of the Bufkin, or the pleasantries of Comedy. She went through the part with more than ufual applaufe for a young performer, and satisfied the best

judges

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