Has arrived at a degree of splendour and prosperity before From a numerous body of his admirers, After dinner, Mr. Young spoke the following Ode, written for the occasion by Mr. Campbell. Pride of the British Stage, A long and last Adieu ! Whose image brought the heroic age Like fields refresh'd with dewy light, Thy parting presence makes more bright And memory conjures feelings up. As high we lift the festal cup, To" Kemble, Fare thee well." His was the speil o'er hearts, Where all their beauty blends. Those tears upon Cordelia's bosom shed, In doubt more touching than despair? If 'twas reality he felt Had Shakspeare's self amidst you been, Friends, he had seen you melt, And triumph'd to have seen! And there was many an hour Together at the Muse's side Her Tragic Paragons had grownThey were the children of her pride, The columns of her throne. And undivided favour ran From heart to heart in their applause Save for the gallantry of Man, In lovelier Woman's cause. Fair as some classic dome Robust and richly grac'd, Taste, like the silent dial's power, Can measure inspiration's hour, At once ennobled and correct, His mind survey'd the Tragic page, The Scholar could presage. These were his traits of worth And must we lose them now? And shall the scene no more shew forth Alas! the moral brings a tear- Yet shall our latest age This parting scene review Pride of the British Stage, A long and last adieu ! After the recitation of the Ode, the four last lines, set to music by Mr. T. Cooke, were admirably sung. COLMAN, AND ONE OF HIS COMEDIANS. AN actor of little consequence having been engaged at the Haymarket Theatre, during the reign of the elder Colman, had the part of one of the scholars in "The Padlock," sent him. "Sir (said he, addressing the manager,) I am astonished at getting this part, so much beneath me; besides, how can a man of my size and figure look like a scholar?" "Indeed, (replied Colman,) you seem better fed than taught." DUFRESNE. QUINAULT Dufresne, who was born in 1692, at an early age became an actor on the French Theatre, and was acknowledged to have been the most able, and judicious, as well as popular, since the death of Baron. Dufresne possessed a fine figure, a charming voice, and an air at once graceful and noble. Le Kain, on the other hand, who succeeded to his parts and reputation, in consequence of the early patronage of Voltaire, although possessing more eminent professional qualifications, was, perhaps, less successful for many years, for nature had been more sparing of her bounties to him; and it was long before the inhabitants of Paris could prevail on themselves to declare in favour of a man, who did not happen to be gifted with external attractions. Whilst Quinault Dufresne appeared in high tragic and comic characters, his elder brother distinguished himself, although in a less degree, in the same line of acting; while, of two sisters, both on the stage at the same time, the elder played the characters of waiting women to admiration, the younger affected the reputation |