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is every where introduced and one of 

 every party. Notwithstanding certain warn- 

 ings, and his own disgusts, be frequents 

 Crock lord's gels plucked, and moreover 

 d-eeply involved with the Jews. In the mean- 

 while he does not neglect the marquis's daugh- 

 ter. They soon come to un understanding. 

 He is irresistible she is an houri. But the 

 consciousness of his embarrassments press 

 heavily upon him, and he is on the point of 

 taking some desperate step, when he is sum- 

 moned to attend a friend in a duel, who kills 

 his antagonist; and he and Hyde are obliged 

 to fly. This rescues him from his gaming 

 associates ; though he gets among others at 

 Lisbon, and narrowly escapes assassination. 

 On his return to England, his sister has mar- 

 ried a duke's eldest son, and all the family 

 visit the said duke's, and there also assemble 

 the aforesaid marquis and his beautiful 

 daughter. 



But now comes forward more than before, 

 an officer of the guards a guardsman is now 

 become indispensable who is also in love 

 with the marquis's daughter, and being not 

 at all scrupulous of the means of accom- 

 plishing his point a very worthless person in 

 short he plays lago, and pours into the 

 lady's ear the tale of Hyde's gambling pro- 

 pensities, and his deep involvements ; and 



moreover of a lady whose affections he had 

 wantonly won, and wantonly cut, and who 

 was now actually dying for him. This, how- 

 ever, was not all true ; the lady alluded to 

 was (he daughter of his father's friend and 

 neighbour ; she and Hj de had been brought 

 up together from children, and played and 

 romped together, and once, before Hyde went 

 to Oxford, he had forced from her a kiss. The 

 poor fond girl had treasured up the kiss, and 

 Hyde had thought no more of her, or of it. 

 She, however, pined away, and let conceal- 

 ment feed on her damask cheek ; and at this 

 time was at Brighton for change of air. She 

 has a brother, a lancer ; he hears, through 

 Hjde's precious rival, of the state of his 

 sister, and for the first time, of the cause. 

 He flies to the duke's though deeply occu- 

 pied, at the moment, in seducing the affec- 

 tions of a married woman in Ireland, and 

 calls upon Hyde to meet him forthwith. 

 Hyde's rival is the lancer's second. Hyde 

 falls ; and as he is borne bleeding to the 

 house, Lady Georgina, the marquis's 

 daughter, meets him. The shock kills her 

 out-right ; and the story stops. But hints 

 are given that he slowly recovers ; and by 

 .still slower degrees is brought to think of the 

 charming girl, who had treasured his boyish 

 kiss, and marries. 



MONTHLY THEATRICAL REPORT. 



THE signs of a London winter are be- 

 ginuiug to be displayed by more than 

 falling- leaves, lighted fires, and stage- 

 coaches loaded homewards. The great 

 theatres are opening for the season, and 

 Covent Garden and Drury Lane are in- 

 dulging themselves in threats of the won- 

 ders that they are to do with Tragedy, 

 Comedy, and Farce, before a mouth has 

 rolled over the brows of this play-going 

 generation. Drury Lane has been first in 

 the field ; and the transatlantic vigour has 

 raised a formidable force, of which this is 

 the muster-roll : 



" New engagements have been concluded 

 with the following performers : Mr. Ma- 

 cready, Mr. Mathews, Mr. Jones, Miss 

 Paton, MissFoote, Miss Love, Miss Grant, 

 and Mr. Kean, jun. 



Stage Manager - - - Mr. Wai lack. 

 Composer to the Theatre, Mr.H.R.Bishop. 

 Leader of the Band - Mr.T. Cooke. 



LIST OF THE COMPANY. 



Messrs. Braham, Browne, W. Bennett, 

 Bedford, Bland, Barnes Cooper, T.Cooke 

 Dowton, Darnley Fenton Gattie 

 Harley, Hughes, Hooper, Howell, Honnor 

 Jones, C. Jones Kean, junior Listen 

 Macready, Mathews, Mude Noble- 

 Powell J. Russell Salter, G. Smith, 

 Southby, Sheriff Thompson, Tayleure 



Usher E. Vining Wallack, Webster, 

 Wakefield, Master Wieland Youuge, 

 Yarnold. 



Mrs. Bunn, Mrs. Bedford Miss Carthy 

 Mrs.Davison MissFoote, Mrs Field 

 Mrs. W. Geesin, Miss Grant, Miss Gould 

 Mrs. C. Jones Mrs. Knight Miss 

 Love Mrs. Noble, Miss Nicol Mrs. Or- 

 ger Miss Paton, Miss I. Paton, Miss Pin- 

 cott Misses Ryalls, Smithson, E. Tree, 

 A. Tree Mrs. Tennant Miss Vincent 

 Mrs. W. West. 



A Corps de Ballet, under the direction 

 of Mr. Noble a full Chorus, under the 

 superintendance of Mr. Harris." 



Among these are certainly many public 

 favourites, yet the Company will require 

 some very important additions to be com- 

 plete. In opera, Braham and Miss Paton 

 are first-rate ; but something more is re- 

 quired, unless two singers are enough for 

 opera; which we are at liberty to doubt. 

 Why is not Sinclair engaged? a fine per- 

 former, a popular favourite, and whose 

 engagement would render the musical su- 

 periority of Drury Lane decisive. In tra- 

 gedy, the incompleteness is at least not 

 less obvious. Macready is to be the " be 

 all, and the end all," unless young Kean 

 should succeed, which is yet among the 

 most doubtful of all dubious things. Wal- 

 lack, a clever and showy performer in a 



