THE THEATRES.
At the Lyceum, a 'version ofthe French piece Tiridate has been produced, under the title of The Tragedy Queen. The 'original was performed at the St. James's several times during the engagement of Madame Albert; and it is one of those pieces written on purpose to give a strong character to a female performer. Dumesnil, the celebrated French actress, endea- vours to cure a young man of a passion which he has conceived for her, by feigning to be a woman of coarse repulsive manners; and then finding Ilia she has gone too far, and has excited in him a general disgust for the world, conciliates him by reciting some verses of his own tragedy, in full costume, which she has put on for the character of Phidre. In the English version, the plot is exactly followed; but the dialogue is new; and Mrs. Braoegirdlo, the famous stage beauty of Colley Cibber's time, is made the heroine in the place of Dumesnil. Mrs. Stirling plays the part of Jive. Braeegirdle with great spirit and vivacity; and Mr. Frank Matthews, as the Puritanical father of the young enthusiast, exhibits much humour, and puts particular force in his by-play. The piece is beautifully dressed, in accordance with the conventionalities of the time in which it is supposed to take place.
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