24 JULY 1847, Page 13

When we have excellent reading and a refined conception of

a charac- ter, we should be unwilling to call a performance a failure; but we should be just as unwilling to call the Celimine of Mademoiselle Rachel, at the St. James's, a success. The lady is evidently a tragedian by nature; and though she may skilfully assume the manner of comedy, it is clear that she does not enter into its spirit. Her performance is that of an accomplished artist doing something out of her proper line.