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... ?? anillocaullto. t ~~~PRINCESS'S.] The cast of As You Like It comprises a large c 1 amount of histrionic force. The Rosalind of Mrs. I H Kean is one of those finished characters, arch with- a out coarseness, and modulated into pathos where need requires, that wholly belong to her own mode t of rendering poetical comedy. The speeches of t r Jaques are effectively declaimed by Mr. Kean, who a 3 ...

Poetry

... .jWo~rtry. THE WAiRNING. Beware! PThe Israelite of old, who tore The lion in his path-when, poor and bhlind, Fle saw the blessed light of Heaven no more, Shorn of his noble strength, and forced to grind In prison, and at last led forth to be .A pander to Philistine revelry- *rpon the pillars of the temple laid Ilns desperate hands, and in its overthrow pestroyed himself, and with him those who ...

THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... T'lE GIZEAT Ex1HIBATION. it mjjay ble rem)embered ,!.1It Soein ih ~c h Ex.ecultive CulI'mit tee ?? opniga reistry for such persons as Inm-igt bic wilingto rovde suitable lodging anld acc(HIninoda- tinfor thle alutiiei0us artisan's who Might be ON- pect- d to arrive inl London during1, the period Of the AtIe Exhiibition. Those persons who might desire to lyl avail thems11elves of thle ...

THE FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY

... THIE FASrIONS FOR FE:BRUARY. ysOU TiHE FRENCHi. The prettiest dresses for ball. that have appeared for the past week are the following:- - A plain white net, with five flounces, beginning from the waist; each flounce edged will a narrow wreath of hearts'-ease leaves, auede of green velvet shaded: the flounces are looped up on one side with five bouquets of white velvet hearts'-ease, encircled ...

THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... I -.?Ii I M. - ? 11 I A MN! E-0 EA. rl IBITION. TH . ?0, - r .- . ?t ? I ?? being, the l.t day. upon ?? general psl~loc ould obtain admission to the building in Hyde-park I by the paymnent ofa each, it was visited -by several thou- Isand pdraons. ~'he doors of tht'building'will not be finally e'scd until Thursday next, and in the meantime special invtations to visit it will be forwarded by ...

THE GREAT EXHIBITION

... I Large numbers of Packages for the Exposition have my arrived at Southampton from Constantinpe ae The compositors are threatened with annihilation by a to French genius, who proposes to send to the Exhibition a oft machine for composing and distributing type at the rate 01 of ton thousand per hour. The temperance societies Intend to getupiabdyt th Great Exhibition.' so as to have a hundred ...

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... BENTLEY'S MISOELLANY.-R. Bentley, Butrlington- ?? Miscellany, for February, opens with a memoir of Robert Southey, prefaced with a very beautiful engraving of the late poet. A paper, from which we purpose extracting, entitled, Eccentric Biography,' 5: curious andi entertaining. Recollec- tions of Archangel, A Ti'ip to Fuentarabia, Saint Philomile, and several others are rather ...

THE DRAMA, MUSIC, &c

... TER DRA[A. MOUSIC, &c. DRUlRY LASE.-The production of this grand operatic spectacle has been eagerly anticipated by metropolitan play- goers; and on Wednesday evenhieg a house crammed in every corner anxiously awaited the rising of the curtain which was to open upon the performance of Azael; or, the Prodigal Son. Many wise-acres confidently affirmed that the piece could net be mounted with ...

REVIEWS

... REEVIEWS. T¾; L ?? ftl F'e'iral'y. fi A plcasing~ 1101r11,l l~d l6[crary icl!n . ys zr ...

LITERATURE

... LITEIA TUBE. and Cijesisit. By the Rev. GIvcIKTo AcUIsraI, D.D. Halli, Virtue and Co. |c T~here are few subjects of greater interest at any !C time tha Me career of a talented and conscientious 't catholic priest, inl the midst of the religious and poli- tieal corruptions which prevail everyhere in Italy, ' and of which Rome is the enatre and the source. t And of course at the present moment ...

LITERARY MISCELLANEA

... LITERARY MISCELLANEA, FAIRIES.-The best days of the fairies seem to have passed away for ever. They have enjoyed their golden age; an age of muoonlight, revelry, and song, and are now almost for- gotten. We see strange circles in the meadows, like those our simple ancestors caled fairy rings, but in our wisdom attribute them to something very different, indeed, horm blithe, dancing fairies, ...

HAYMARKET THEATRE

... HA YMARAKET THEXTRE. The somewhat curious experiment of reviving DOUGLAS J£ERROLD'S early nautical drama of Blca-cyed Susan before a Haymarket audience was tried last night, and-so har as the most liberal allowance of applause was concerned-with the most complete success. The British sailor vwpor the stage has always been the British sailor of the stage-drawn not from the forecastle or the ...