Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — volume 01
Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — volume 01
Moore Thomas
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He was proud of thenew manager; and in a triumphant manner boasted of the genius to whom hehad consigned the conduct of the theatre. "--_Life of Garrick_. ] tothe author, dated May 12 (four days after the first appearance of thecomedy), will be read with interest by all those for whom the greatnames of the drama have any charm:-- "MR. GARRICK'S best wishes and compliments to Mr. Sheridan. "How is the Saint to-day? A gentleman who is as mad as myself about yeSchool remark'd, that the characters ...upon the stage at ye falling of thescreen stand too long before they speak;--I thought so too ye firstnight:--he said it was the same on ye 2nd, and was remark'd by others;--tho' they should be astonish'd, and a little petrify'd, yet it may becarry'd to too great a length. --All praise at Lord Lucan's last night. " The beauties of this Comedy are so universally known and felt, thatcriticism may be spared the trouble of dwelling upon them very minutely. With but little interest in the plot, with no very profound or ingeniousdevelopment of character, and with a group of personages, not one ofwhom has any legitimate claims upon either our affection or esteem, ityet, by the admirable skill with which its materials are managed, --thehappy contrivance of the situations, at once both natural and striking, --the fine feeling of the ridiculous that smiles throughout, and thatperpetual play of wit which never tires, but seems, like running water, to be kept fresh by its own flow, --by all this general animation andeffect, combined with a finish of the details almost faultless, itunites the suffrages, at once, of the refined and the simple, and is notless successful in ministering to the natural enjoyment of the latter, than in satisfying and delighting the most fastidious tastes among theformer.
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