DRLTRY LANE THEATRE.
Ox Thursday evening, Mr. M.4.cneAny repeated his part of William ; a character, as our readers know, of the same cast as Virginitts, Alfred, &c. and of which he is a spirited and faithful representative. Many passages of the play were acted by him with a nobleness and truth to nature, which, in their peculiar shade of excellence, are not perhaps approachable by any other actor. In the expression of concentrated energy, in the indications of deep and interior feeling, in his musical intonations of affectionate tenderness, as well as in a certain walk of Roman elevation and dignity, this actor is unrivalled : he may fall short of others as a whole, but in parts he is not excelled.
Albeit William Tell's son was very prettily played by Miss CIL APLIN, she is rather too tall and too old for the part ; a younger and a shorter representative, if equally clever and correct with Miss CHAPLIN, would add greatly to the interest. Mrs. BIZEDENELL'S acting wants force—she may feel as she ought to feel, and she seems not deficient in good sense ; but she had the air rather of understanding her part than acting it.
In the course of the evening-, three new candidates for metropolitan fame were introduced, and proved but of the second or third class. Miss CnErnav is neither young nor handsome, and her voice is somewhat petty ; but she assumes an agreeable archness, and is well acquainted with the business of the stage: she will be a useful actress. Miss FIELD played Rosina prettily, but tamely ; and her person by no means answers the description Mr. 'Belrille is pleased to give of it : there is little to ad. mire in her singing.. Mr. TEMPLETON will deserve a future notice : in the mean time, we may say it is a pity that a part cannot be found for him where he would have nothing to do but sit still and sing; he wants all those things an actor should have. The audience insisted upon having " God save the King" sung with the vocal strength of the house ; and the public voice prevailed. The national anthem was sung with spirit, and with a direct application to the events of the delay. The words (which were well pointed by the singer) " frustrate their knavish tricks!" were received with enthusiasm. We remember the days of exclusive loyalty, when the life-and-fortune men considered patriotism and bot•oughmongering identical, and did not a man doff instmtly his hat when this song was sung, it was knocked off in a twinkling, to the shout of " a Jacobin:" and many a Radical a forme days, who in this manner chose to show his obstinacy rather thank his sense, has been made to suffer for his pertinacity. On Thursday night, some gentleman was tardy in this respect—he had a cold, or was bald, and made some unwelcome observation. He was instantly de- nounced as an Anti-Reformer; a charge he repelled with indignation. So change the signs of the times. ThelJacobin of 97 and the.13orouglk. monger of 31 each pull down their hats and bid defiance to 4-0.4 ssf8 the King,' and the tide of national opinion.
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