Horne was chairman of the meeting; if had served from her most tender the press spawned with a libel remark-years, she conjured her not to aable for its novelty of abuse and invec-bandon her at that terrible moment, tive, all knew where to look for the father, the features of the child identified the parent. An enterprizing heart, that gained confidence as danger ap⚫ proximated, led him on from one degree of outrage to another, until an indict ment for high treason arrested him in the midst of his progress. This was what he seemed to have solicited from the outset. (To be continued.) For the Emerald. ORIGINAL TRANSLATION. Si voluimus, magna sæpe intelligimus ex parvis. THE REWARD OF VIRTUE. (Continued fr. p. 52.). The ship in which our young couple embarked, after having been for more than-twenty four hours the sport of wind and tide, and was at length driven into the port of the city Tharse. Appollonius was well acquainted with Stragulion, one of the principal magistrates, to whom his father had formerly been a great friend, and received from him all that assistance which his melancholy situation required. He placed his infant child in the hands Dyonisiade, the wife of Stragulion and earnestly recommending her to her charge begged her hus band immediately to prepare a vessel, to discover if possible some trace of Archistrate. This unfortunate princess, whom we left at the mercy of the elements, retained sufficient presence of mind not to abandon the railing on which she was placed. In this frightful extremity she had recourse to the gods she addressed herself particularly to Diana, whose altars she and promised to consecrate the remainder of life to her service if she had the misfortune to lose her hus band.Heaven took pity on her sufferings--she was cast by the tempest on an obscure part of the shore at some distance from the port of Ephesus. There she remained almost expiring, and would without doubt have terminated her life, had not chance conducted to the spot an old man by the name of Chermon, who, touched by the deplorable situation in which he found the unhappy princess, ordered his slaves to carry her to his house, and gave her that assistance of which she had imminent need. With all the diligence Appollonius could use, it was two days before a vessel could be fitted out for sea. He employed some time in fruitlessly visiting the neighbouring coasts. Theocles who had been informed of the disaster, was not more fortunate in his endeavours— no intelligence could be procured of their lost friend.-The princess, on her part was not less desirous, though of necessity more confined in her means to obtain an account of Appollonius and her child, but every thing served to confirm her in the belief that they were the vic-She resolved tims of the storm. therefore to accomplish the vow she had made, and rewarding her benefactor with some valuable jewels which she wore, was received among the priestesses of the temple of Diana at Ephesus. Appollonius disappointed and discouraged by his vain research, departed for his own states-but he left his infant to the care of Stragulion, whose death shortly transferred that charge to Dronisiade with a poignard in his hand as she was kneeling at her mother's tomb. In the horror of the moment she screamed-she flew-fear gave her wings, and agony itself would have uttered such cries. By chance, a pirate boat had anchored in a stream near the place-her cries alarmed the crew, and obliged Korban to retreat, but the fate of Tharsie hardly appears to be more fortunate than in his hands-the pirates seized her and put to sea. Korban had mark several years elapsed without diminishing from the grief of Appollonius. Without engaging in the amusements of life, he passed his time in an unavailing reserve, but necessity at length obliged the State to declare war, and the voice of honor called him to arms. After having transmitted valuable jewels and money to Dionysiade for the education and support of his daughter, he joined the army of the confederate princes. THARSIE, (the name of the or-ed the event and believed that she phan) had now reached her four- had fallen into hands from which teenth year-she was beautiful, vi. it was impossible to escape, reportvacious, witty and elegantly polite.ed to Dyonisiade that he had killed To see her and to love her was the her and thrown her body into the same thing--Dyonisiade had a sea. Dyonisiade, satisfied with this daughter in every respect her per-account, pretended that Tharsie had fect contrast, but the partiality of a been seized with a fit and suddenly mother obscured her faults and re-expired-caused a mock funeral to presented her amiable and lovely. be attended and sent an account to The preference which Tharsie re- Appollonius, who received the acceived in every assembly, raised count with those awful sensations such an indignation in the bosom of which deprive the soul of reflection Dyonisiade, that from neglect she and consign it to despair. proceeded to cruelty, and at length Formed the horrible design of causing her death. She chose for the minister of her vengeance a stave named Korban-to whom she promised liberty and a large pecuniary reward if he would undertake to destroy her. The crime was the more easy to be perpetrated, as Tharsie every day visited a tomb which she had erected near the bor-is ders of the sea, in memory of her unfortunate mother, whom she believed to have been the victim of the storm. Dyonisiade had marked the moment of her execution-the more earnesly desirous of it, in order to become possessed of that valuable treasure which was appropriated for her use. Korban followed this victim beyond the reach of assistance and advanced openly towards her FOR THE EMERALD THE ORDEAL.....No. 15. = Richard the Third, (Shakespeare) and The play of Richard the Third, as it now performed in most theatres, was altered from Shakespeare by Colley Cibber, about the year 1698; and since that period has been a great favourite of the English public. It seems remarkable that the hero of this production, destitute as he is of a single virtue to attract, and possessed of every vice to repel, should, by the wiles of his policy and the efforts of his talents, be able to carry the interest of the auditors through all his enormities from the commencement to the conclusion. Every spectator rejoices in his fall, for he has constantly been hoping for it.Shakespeare, in this character, has In the scene with King Henry, we noticed the following lines not correctly expressed: "Down, down to hell, and say I sent thee thither I that have neither pity, love nor fear." It is evident the first I should be emphatic. evinced his consummate acquaintance with human motives and human actions; for in Richard, a cool deliberate villain, with the colours of his vices, so far from being shaded, that they are shocking from their glare, he has connected qualities of mind so pleasing, discernment, address, resource, courage, versatility, dexterity, and conThe courtship of Lady Anne, was sciousness of superior intellect, that well conuese but it is really too farthe whole composition is made un-ical in itself for the dignity of tragecommonly forcible, and the general impression affords pleasure and satisfac- the honour of human nature, or tion. There are no other characters line we think the stress was mislaid, the solemnity of the occasion-In this this piece which are seen long enough to interest us, or were they set, which would have force of characte" sufficient; they seem produced merely to render Richard's conduct more gloomy and ought it not to be laid upon higher? As abominable, and we are not so much the halbert menaced the breast of Richconcerned for them, as indignant at him. ard, the raising it higher would lessen the danger, of consequence the denunThe performance of this play, or rath-ciation which follows would be mis-aper this character, will occupy a few remarks. Mr. Cooper, we are incline 1 to believe, did not feel much interest in the part, because he has not person ated either of his characters so badly since he has been in Boston. The first soliloquy was tamely uttered, excepting the line Why I can smile, and murder while sneer. which we confess was forcibly and accurately pronounced, with a sarcastic And the same reason which induces us to believe this to be proper, inclines us to consider Richard's sentiments respecting his own deformity, to be those of contempt and irony, rather than of grave detestation and concern, as seems to be the opinion of Mr. Cooper, by his representation. Such contempt impresses us more strongly with the idea of the extraordinary mind of Richard, which disdains being affected by external appearances. This notion too, is somewhat confirmed in those evidently ironical lines which he utters after killing Henry: "Ladeed 'tis true what Henry told me of For I have often heard my mother say I came into the world with my legs forward: The midwife wonder'd, and the women cry'd Advance thy halbert higher than my breast, And by St. Paul, &c. plied if breast should be emphatic. The scene with Buckingham where Richard finds it requisite to inform him of his wishes in respect to the Princes, Mr. Cooper was very eminent. His anxiety, to make him understand without speaking his wishes, was finely given, by look, voice and gesture. Speaking of beauties, we think the phrase, So much for Buckingham ! ! was uttered astonishingly well. So was this: Why aye, this looks rebellion. In that fine soliloquy which occurs while the murder of the Princes is taking place, we could not be pleased with Mr. Cooper. He harried it, and gave it without energy, or discrimination. The dream too, did not give us the satisfaction, it is calculated to afford. The expressions, Give me another horse, bind up my wounds, Have mercy heav'n ! were all pronounced in the same tone of violent exclamation. The following account of Mr. Garrick in the same pas sage will shew the ovious impropriety of Mr, Cooper's conception. "He called out in a manly tone, Give me another horse : Good heaven bless us! he is born with He paused, and with a countenance of teeth! And so I was," &c. Murphy's life, page 17. 群 dismay, advanced, crying out in a tone j of distress, Bind up my wounds ; and then falling upon his knees, said in a most piteous accent, Have mercy Heav'n." When he is told that dreams are mere shadows. Mr. Cooper altered the text, if we mistake not, and con sequently the emphasis-he said,, -Shadows to-night, Have struck more terror to the soul of Than can the body of ten thousand inen, Public expectation was somewhat roused to witness the representation of Pierre by Mr. Morse of the New-York theatre. The character requires a fulltoned voice, striking person, and force of demeanor; in which particulars Mr. Morse is not remarkably conspicuous. He evidently had a cold, which some. times occasioned the failure of his voice; his person is rather inclining to lusty but well proportioned; and his action is indifferent. This last can be easily remedied. In consequence however of his deficiency in this particular, his want of ease in delivery, the illusion was destroyed. We observed, howev. er, an excellence in Mr. Morse, which we wish we could remark of all our performers, that his attention was closely applied to the scene, and he kept himself on the stage, without appearing to know he was before an audience. Some passages were very well delivered; Notwithstanding these improprieties, though a want of force most generally we were in many cases pleased with un-prevailed. His intentions often appearexpected beauties of expression, and ed good, when he failed in execution; peculiar accuracy of deportment. And as in the manner of his taking the dagwe are ready to make every allowance ger from the hands of Renault. His for the miserable support which for the pronunciation was generally correct; most part, the rest of the play received, with only occasionally a few Americanand which could not fail in some meas-isms in sound, that judicious observers ure to embarrass the most perfect per-may easily correct. former. but the text is, •Shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Than can the substance of ten thousand Coriolanus, (Shakespeare) and Fortunes Venice Preserved (Otway) and Pattie & Those who have read St. Real's conspiracy of the Marquis de Bedamar and the Duke d'Ossuna against the republic of Venice, have observed the close parallel contained in most of the cir cumstances related in it, to those of Venice Preserved. Pierre is exactly such a character as the play describes: The play on the whole, uniting the exertions of Mr. Cooper in Jaffier, Mrs. Stanley in Belvidera, and Mr. Morse in Pierre, was better performed, than any one produced during the present season. Rule a wife and have a wife (Beaumont and Fletcher) and Turnpike Gate. Wednesday, Feb. 4. from fifty-four are reduced to two only The plays of Beaumont and Fletcher and Rute a wife and have a wife. The that are now performed-the Chances, plot of the last, is said to have been borrowed from the Spanish of CervanA fine, gay, bold-fac'd villain, tes. And it is now of value merely for but his death is different, being stab- shewing fine acting in Leon, the Copbed by order of the senate on board a per-captain, and Estifania. The plot is ship, which he commanded in their ser-not regular, and the conduct is loose vice. Jaffier was of Provence, and his and immoral, though many of the incicharacter is similar to that which the dents are highly dramatic. play describes, excepting that the arguments, which produces the discovery of the conspiracy are originated by himself, instead of Belvidera, who is introduced in order to make the drama the more interesting. The part of Michael Perez was to have been acted by Garrick, and that of Leon by Mossop; but some reason induced the English Roscius to take Leon in preference, and he gave Perez to Woodward. Since that time various 3 actors have assumed this character [ been hasty in charging the managers Mr. Cooper in Leon, is remarkable for his representation of the wittol, and his change to the natural elegance of the character;-in these particulars he is unrivalled. The subsequent part is neither eminent in itself, nor can it be made so by any performance. And if any great interest is excited, it must arise from the wit and vivacity of Estifania and the Copper-captain; neither of which, either by Mrs. Stanley or Mr. Fox, could claim any marks of approbation. In the second act this lady appeared evidently indisposed; and from some unaccountable cause the whole scene was conducted most wretchedly. We are unwilling to think Mrs. S. guilty of neglect; if she was unwell, it is some excuse for her; if not, some cause beyond our comprehension must have occasioned her discomfiture. We thought she was in tears. Mrs. Usher played Margeretta betthan we anticipated. But excepting Cooper's Leon, the play went halting off, inspiring no mirth, but diffusing dullness. NOTE We approve of the manner in which Mr. Caulfield has stepped forth as the champion of the Managers, and covered their disgrace with the shield of his honourable vindication, But what does it prove? While it admits that portion of our position to be true that he had no objection to perform with Mr. Cooper," it declares that part to be erroneous, of the truth of which, we had ourselves expressed a doubt, that they had never requested him to perform. It seems they had offered him the option of performing counterparts with Mr. Cooper, but while they did so they must have been sensible Messrs Fox and Usher had filled them before, and if left at the option of Mr. Caulfield they knew he couldnot perform. They should have interposed their authority and cast Mr. Caulfield in some counterpart to Mr. Cooper, for the satisfaction of the publie. If notwithstanding our doubtful expressions "we understand," and "if this be true," it is thought we have DESULTORY SELECTIONS. AND ORIGINAL REMARKS. POLITENESS.. THE Swedes pique themselves on their politeness, but far from being the polish of a cultivated mind, it consists merely of tiresome forms and ceremonies; so far indeed from entering immediately into your character and making you feel instantly at your ease, like the well bred French, their overacted civility is a continualrestraint on all your actions. It is impossible to change the manners when nature has unalterably formed the heart. We must be often perplexed with peculiarities we dislike and attentions that disgust us, and it is not necessary to visit Sweden to find the same mistaken forms of politeness of which Mrs. Woolstoncraft complains. 1 |