One Of The Highest Comic Touches In The Piece Seemed To Me To
Consist In A Lie, Which Always Became More And More Enormous In The
Mouths Of Those Who Told It Again, During The Whole Of The Piece.
This Kept The Audience In Almost A Continual Fit Of Laughter.
This
farce is not yet printed, or I really think I should be tempted to
venture to make a translation, or rather an imitation of it.
"The English Merchant, or the Scotchwoman," I have seen much better
performed abroad than it was here. Mr. Fleck, at Hamburg, in
particular, played the part of the English merchant with more
interest, truth, and propriety than one Aickin did here. He seemed
to me to fail totally in expressing the peculiar and original
character of Freeport; instead of which, by his measured step and
deliberate, affected manner of speaking, he converted him into a
mere fine gentleman.
The trusty old servant who wishes to give up his life for his master
he, too, had the stately walk, or strut, of a minister. The
character of the newspaper writer was performed by the same Mr.
Palmer who acted the part of the Nabob, but every one said, what I
thought, that he made him far too much of a gentleman. His person,
and his dress also, were too handsome for the character.
The character of Amelia was performed by an actress, who made her
first appearance on the stage, and from a timidity natural on such
an occasion, and not unbecoming, spoke rather low, so that she could
not everywhere be heard; "Speak louder!
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