Has arrived at a degree of splendour and prosperity before
unknown; and which, from his high character, has acquired
an increase of honour and dignity;
THIS VASE,

From a numerous body of his admirers,
As a mark of their gratitude, respect, and affection,
Was presented, by the hands of their President,
On the 27th of June, 1817.

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
Reviv'd to Fancy's view.

Like fields refresh'd with dewy light,
When the Sun smiles his last,

Thy parting presence makes more bright
Our memory of the past.

And memory conjures feelings up.
That wine and music need not swell,

As high we lift the festal cup,

To" Kemble, Fare thee well."

His was the speil o'er hearts,
Which only acting lends-
The younger of the sister Arts,

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
Of blended kindred fame,
When Siddons's auxiliar power
And Sister Magic came.

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,
Your Kemble's spirit was the home
Of Genius and of Taste-

Taste, like the silent dial's power,
That, when supernal light is giv'n,

Can measure inspiration's hour,
And tell its height in Heaven.

At once ennobled and correct,

His mind survey'd the Tragic page,
And what the Actor could effect,

The Scholar could presage.

These were his traits of worth

And must we lose them now?

And shall the scene no more shew forth
His sternly pleasing brow?

Alas! the moral brings a tear-
'Tis all a transient hour below,
And we that would detain thee here,
Ourselves as fleetly go.

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