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MB ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, irVFKV EVENING, at Eight o'olouk, excopt Saturday. scoured ' at the Boxotllco / day
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fwVeVn tiii KuV , : atea , 2 a ., gallery Is . A Morning Performance evory Tueaday and Saturday , at Three o ' clock " . ^^ ^ ^ ^
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tfvmtf ) ffltyS * ST . JAMES'S THEATKE . MADLLE . RACHEL respectfully announces that her BENEFIT is fixed to take place on Wbdkbsday , , Tux » 22 nd , on which occasion will be produced IiOUISM DE LIG-NKKOLLES . Louise , Mwlllo . Bachel . Numerous applications havingbeen made for a Dlyr Performanco during Madlle . ltachol ' s Engagement , Mr . Mitchell has arranged that a MATINEE DRAMATIQUE will take p laed at this theatre on Tuksoay , Junk 28 , two days preceding her departure . Itoxes , Stalls , and Tickets may bo obtained at Mr . Mitchell ' s , 33 , Old Bond Street ; and at tho Box OHlco of the Theatre .
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MB . BENEDICT'S CONCERT . — Qukbn ' b Conckut Koomh , Hanovkb Hquauk . —Under the immediate Patronage of her Most Gracious Majestv the Queen , his Royal Highness Prince Albert , her Royal Hignnesa the Duchess of Kent , her Royal FtighnesB the DucheM of Gloi * . cester , her Royal H ighnosn the Duchess of Oambrldge . Mr BKNKDICT begs roHpoctftilly to announce that hia ANNUAL GRAND MORNING CONCERT will take place at the abovo Rooms , on Wednesday . June 22 , 1853 . Vocal Performers : —Madame Pauline Viardot , Madame Maroheii-aranmaiin and Madame F . Lahlaohe , Mrs . Sims Reevea * FrftdkdA Aunes IWry and Mihs Louina Prne , Miss Dolby and Misa WUliams , and Madame Clara Novello Hignor . Oardoni and Hert Reiohart , Mr . Sims Reeves , Uerr Pwohek , Signori F . Lablaoha * Ciiibatta , and Marcheai , Mr . Wei « B , aud Mr . JJurdini . Ibfkra * meutal Performers : —Pianoforte , Mia « Arabella GoddaitL Mr . Benndiot , and Mr . Charles Halle ( who trill perform Kaelra Triple Concerto for threo Pianofortes)— Violia , Mowtra . Vieuxteniim and flalnton ( who will perfbnn flpohr * 8 Duett fbr Violin and A 1 U ))—Violoncollo , Hignor Piatti , and Double Bass , Bignof Botteaiiu ( who will perform a new Cono « rtante > oompoaed «*• nresslt rt > r th « occasion . )—An efficient Chorus . — -The Otdhestr * will ooiiHint of the Members of the Orchestral Union , ootiAti 6 u 4 by Mr . A . Mellon . —Conductor , Mr . Benedict . A limited number of Tickets . 10 a . 8 d . each , to b » had a 4 | kt principal Mumo Warehouses and Libraries . BaMT aayUoattMa ' or the few remaining Iteseryed Seats , £ 1 Is . eaoh , w respeoi > Ailly solioitod tit Mr . Bouodiot'H robidonoe , No . ' & , Mauoheiter Squuro .
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fioance of trifles , the thorough identification of herself with the character , are things to be seen , and , once seen , neve * to be forgotten . Her manner , when destroying the fair fame of her young victim , when awaiting the storm which will follow the exposure , when faefcinating the old Marshal , and bringing him to a declaration , and , finally , wheri she comes to the rendezvous , and , having taken off her bonnet and scarf , warms her feet at the fire , in an attitude of the most exquisite grace , — these are pictures painted on the memory , baffling description . Like a beautiful panther , in her graceful power and merciless malignity , you may shudder at her , but the shudder runs through admiration the most intense .
Regnier was , as he always is , the delight of the scene ! His keen , intellectual marking of each detail , his absolute naturalness , the brio of his style , the relief he gives to phrases , charging them with a significance unsuspected during the reading , and the animal spirits with which he enlirens etery part , make him the greatest favourite of the comedians who come to London ; and in Destowbibted , the success of the evening was more than shared by him . But , oh ! that M . Raphael ! Words of mine hare no potency of scorn sufficient to express the feelings which his vulgarity , conceit , and incompetence rouse in me ; and not only in me , but in all with whom I have spoken . The whole Rachel troupe is indescribably bad , but there is a
Eretension about M * Raphael which throws his badness into hideous reef . If Mr . Mitchell has any regard for his theatre , he will not again allow Rachel to bring her own troupe—a troupe which , if she had the slightest feeling of an Artist , or cared one button for the Art she illustrates , she wotild blush to present . It is quite true that people here " go to see Rachel , " and not the troupe ; but I can assure Mr . Mitchell that the troupe keeps many away who , having seen Rachel before , refuseand justly—to endure the entourage which she has the bad taste to carry with her into the provinces , and into the St . James ' s Theatre .
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SARDANAPALUS . " Lisez ses programmes , c ' est unpuit de science ; entrez en conversation , cest un ignorant , " said some one Qe sonpconne ce quelan ' un I ) of a " party " who was magnificent in prospectuses . And , indeed , if you read Charles Kean ' s play-bills , you are for ever after lost in wide astonishment at his talk . In his bill displays you Bee a man who reads Xiphilin at breakfast , takes up the JEyrbiggia Saga with biscuit and a glass of sherry at luncheon , and sups with Diodortis SiculuS ! Lo ! I show you a miracle !
Appalled at Charles Itean ' s erudition ( which of course I believe in ) , I am not surprised to find he has " learnt that scenic illustration , if it have the weight of authority , may adorn and add dignity to the noble works of genius . " Observe , onl y if it have the weight of authority ! Scenic illustration is a mere pandering to the public eye . Unless it can cite its pedigree ! The architecture must be vouched for by Diodorus Siculus , the vegetation by Strabo , the tinsel by Xiphilin , the rouge and beard by the JEyrbiggia Saga I
Let but a pundit own the happy lines , How the stage brightens ! how the scene refines ! In other words : Managers who have hitherto spent money and invention in " gettingup" spectacles to attract the crowd were mere showmen ; but I , Charles Kean , taking my stand upon Xiphilin , adorn and add dignity to noble works of genius . To show how completely the pundit absorbs the actor , I need only quote this significant sentence : " It in a note-worthy fact that , until the present moment , it has been impossible to render Lord Byron's tragedy of Sardanapalus upon the Stage with proper dramatic effect , because until now
I have been forced into these remarks . So long as Charles Kean continues in bad taste to perpetrate bills such as those of Macbeth and Sardanapalus , so long Will I criticise and ridicule them . P . S . The foregoing was written before I had seen Sardanapalus . I hav 0 just left the theatre , but my criticism , written under the impression of ennui and disappointment suffered there , is so unfavourable that I tear it up , and will write another next week , when the calmer impartiality of a judge may replace the feelings of a wearied advocate . .... _ , „
we have known nothing of Assyrian architecture and costunW There * you have it in his own words , ' * architecture and costume" alone render " dramatic effect possible ! " Human emotion is not dramatic . Tn » fluctuating expression of the human countenance , the power and the music of the human voice are not capable of rendering tragedy with proper dramatic effect 1— -which is profoundly true of his face and his voice ; but what would his father hare said to such an opinion ? I satf Macready play Sardanapalus to Ellen Tree's Myrrha twenty years ago , and although the scenic illustration of that tragedy was innocent of Layard , and has altogether faded from my memory , the actors live with me—faces and tones are vividly impressed on my memory . Will any one twenty months hence remember Charles Kean's face and voice in thi * Part ? . -
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A GERMAN'S IDEA OF TIME . Immanitel Kant was the curse of his nation ; an illustrious iconoclast , h 0 dashedthe majestic idolTiinefromitspedestal , proved to his countrymenthafc Time did not exist—was a fiction—an Idea—a mere subjective Phenomenon ; and from that time ( Which was no time ) the Germans have severely ignored the existence of Time ! Hence their immeasurableness in all things I their long books , long dinners , long pipes , long hair , long ballets , long operas , longwinded orations , long epithets—their slow coaches , slow movements , and slow conversaziones ! Why should they hurry r T&rn ' pvM edax rerum ? A figment ! Even those who recognise Time only think of
killing it : Kant killed it 1 ' s'ist doch toahr I ... Amusingly illustrative of this contempt of Time , and utter disbelief in that venerable party's existence , was the display of Herr Schneider , the organist , at JSxeter-hall last Monday . He was engaged to play two solos in the intervals of the choral performances of our friends the Cologne singers . A splendid player Herr Schneider showed himself to be ; but having once seated himself and commenced the performance , he , not h weaned
recognising Time as more than a subjective p enomenon , fairly the patience of a British Time-credulous public . He played and played , and played and played . We yawned and fidgetted , and fidgetted and yawned , but still the terrible German held on his relentless way ! At every moment he seemed coming to a close ; delusive hope ! he started off again to " fresh chords and quavers new , " away ! away ! as if his life depended on it . A few mild hisses , monitory and minatory , produced no result . On ! on ! he went , without a thought of pausing . Exasperated patience burst forth into ironical cheers and stampings ; it was thought xnai
that by brave applause we might politely suggest to nun we nuu u » u enough . But still he kept on . He was not the man to be put down by clamour , sir ! At last the thing became a joke—a painful joke—and only after five-and-twenty minutes assault upon our endurance Would this fanatic quit his seat ! Do you not see the necessary connexion between such an exhibition and the spirit of a nation whose language delights in words of this airy lightness and compendious brevity , — Schwerlallendcsgesangestaumelrhythraentrunkenbold ! Kant has done it all ! Vivian" .
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Juke 16 , 1853 . ] THE LEADER . 597
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FOREIGN FUNDS . ( Last OrfioiAt Quotation mmrwa thji W «» k bwdiitg FltlDAY EvKNIlfa . ) ¦ H r « 7 iliiinNfiw 44 i > orCtH . IM > Sardinian Bonds 85 * Chulau 0 iW OonU 108 | H | mi . ish 8 p . Oei . ta . 4 H | V Ldor « Bpai . mhSp . Ctfl . NowDef . 2 »| ttnitaanT » er Cents ? Hl fluaniim jWlvo . Conv .... fit PottuSi * per Oento . »»! vVrnwuela 8 | por Cent * 40 KumK per Oetita . ... 10 » I Dutch 4 p « r Cent . Certif . W » i
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BRITISH ! FUNDS FOB THE PAST WEEK . ( CiiOBiwo Pricks . )
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MONEY MARKET AKTD CITY INTELLIGENCE . Friday Evening , Jnne 17 , 1853 . All last week the markets were very languid , Ascot taking away many of the members of the Stook Exchange , who preferred the glorioua breeze on the heath to the vile atmosphere of the temporary building Used as a Stock Exchange whilst the old " house" is under repairs . Since Friday there has been Kroat fluctuation ; the state of the Eastern question , and the daily rumours current on tho Bourse in Pans and Vienna , aflect all Stocks and Shares in this market . Connote have been as low as 07 L sellers . To day they are one per cent , higher , llio English market of heavy shares has not been attected to the samedegree as French shares ; the fluctuation in these atter being continual , and of considerable extent . Tho belief that Austria had become an arbiter of tUe difference between the Porte and toia has brightened the aspect of things this morning ; but until some definitive arrahfenient la donoluded , one on hardly hone to see A marked improvement in Stocks . In tho Land C ' ompunien there has been but little do . n » r , save a rise of Wl . to ifl ! per share in Australian Agricultural Shares , consequent on tie arrival of satisfactory news from head quarters . Pool Itivera have remained flat ; Gold Mines generally have been very languid , Foreign Copper Minos low . Metcalle « , the o , co boaSted rival to the llurra Burra , after havingtou ., lied IHi premium on 11 . paid unr share , have receded to-6 } -4 ) . Ihe aoooiiutB received V ti . e West Indian Mail are most en-Crmrin . There h «« been some demand for Port Hoyals another Jamaica copper mine , and which promises well , but £ m hardly reach bucIi an absurdly high premium without better hmmM When the first diloided rise takes place , there will be K a rash to get in , that It will not be surprising to floe shareu r ho % or 31 . in a d »/ . Money is easy on the Stock Exchange 3- liner cent . All speculation * seem awaiting the « ourBe ol event * before deokledinvoHtmehts are ma < le . Vour o'clock . —the pricey from Paris come somewhat l <» wer , I if « n ,, ii fllmres are weaker j English Sharea firm ; Console cTol Tmi h but hIE beou qu ' oted W durlng the day 08 I-W . CORN MAIUtBT . Mark Lane , Friday , June IT , 1 B 53 . * i- . ,. f 1 Vh « itt inide Monday have been moderate , of The * > rtXfKey cSite Vrifling Tho favourable change
trade td ttssume a very quiet character . But though there is a falling off" in the demand , holderB are firm in refusing to make any concession in the price * The demand for Barley , on tho contrary , has increased , and several cargoes of Black Sea and Mediterranean have been sold during the week at very full prices . The value of barley has advanced in the Danish and French ports . The stock of Oats is short , and though tho trade is not brisk , the previous value of" this grain is firmly supported .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 18, 1853, page 597, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1991/page/21/
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