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CHARLES KEMBLE last night took his second and final farewell of that stage of whielt he has so long been the pride and ornament. His per- formance of Hamlet showed the polished declaimer and finished artist ; and in the last scene he fen eel' W it it elegance, and activity even. Thmt/e/, however, was never one of his best parts : for tht•ugh his mau- ner was princely, the pathos. and imaginative beauty of the character were wanting. The Queen and Prince AL:Imre it ere present with Prince EnsEST :Ma t lie ROyal party applauded frequently. The house was, of course, crowded to excess ; and the applause was im- mense when the hero of the night came on after the tragedy, and made his last bow.
his ihteh Ado about .Vithing, on Tuesday. Mr, KEstnix's Benedick had till the ease and grace of his younger day. with a more ponderous mas- siVelleSS of style. and an over-elaboration, as though the actor were less glib and pliant. or desired to exhibit the method of his art for the bene- it of less experienced. players. To his version of the character we should he disposed to make One or two critical ti'.;itTtions ; but at this time "it is tact late, a week." The comedy was well represented alto- gether. Mrs. NismerY's Beatrice is sprightly and hilarious, but too exclosively tomtit' for so deep and earnest a character. Miss B. Mote- TACUE looked and spoke Hero prettily. A new danseuse, Mademoiselle Lows BErrosa made a very pro-
mising Milt on Thursday, and was to have danced last night; but an apology was made for her on the score of indisposition.
ELLEN TREE returns to her engagement on Easter Monday.. For which night a fairy romance has long been in preparation at Covent Garden : moreover, As you Like It, and MURPHY'S comedy Know your Own Mind, are to be produced in the Easter week. The Adelphi is all activity too. In addition to the classical burletta, in which fourscore damsels are-to display their charms, PHARE and BUCHSTONE have combined their comic perceptions to prodnee their Pictures of Present Life. At the Haymarket, Richelieu has been mated with John Bull; and WEBSTER, with the aid of POWER, has been showing his brother lessees How to Pay the Rent.
The Olympic announces several novelties for Easter week.
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