1811.] 
*6 Grabam and Glory, or the Victor Van- 
guished.” Sung by Mr. Rees, jun. at the 
Aquatic Theatre, Sadler's Wells. Written by 
Mr. C. Dibdin, jan. Compored by Mr. 
Reeve. 15. 6d. 
This humourous, patriotic, trifle, has 
been well hit offby Mr.Reeve. The words 
and the music run glibly on, and, if the 
sense is nut always strong, the loyalty is, 
and the grand object both of the writer 
and composer is attained. ‘ 
The favourite Welsh Air of ** Ar Hyd y Nosy 
or the Live Long Night,” arranged with fa- 
wiliar variations for the Piano-forte, or Harp, 
and Flageslet, or Flute, by Fobn Parry. 
1s. 6d: 
This air is so ingeniously arranged, 
and the variations constructed with such 
an equal eye to allthe parts; and the 
broad, general effect, that in our opinion 
it merits the title of a Trio. Playful di- 
versity, and fanciful disposition, are the 
leading features of Mr. Parry’s adjust- 
ment and additions, and certainly place 
this popular and graceful little publication 
in a very advantageous point of view. 
A Trio for Three Flutes. Composed, and in- 
scribed to Ramon Larrea, esq. by Fobn 
Parry. 33. 
This Trio consists of two movements, 
Monthly Retrospect of the Fine Arts. 
$55. 
the second of which forms as pleasing a 
Rondo as any that has lately come under 
our notice, and may be had singly for . 
the piano-forte. The combination of 
the three parts is scientific and aftificial : 
the points are well supported, and the 
turn of passages is accommodated to the 
station each of the three instruments 
takes in the scale. 
66 Young Edwin I met in the Valley,” a fa- 
wourite Song, sung by Mrs. C. Bibdin, in the 
Red Reaver. Written by C. Dibdin. Composed 
by W. Reeve. As. 6d. 
“Young Edwin” is a pleasing trifle. 
The mae though not remarkable for 
its novelty, is very natural, and gives the 
sense of the, words with tolerabie force 
and justness. 
6 Al Peep al Turkey,” a favourite Comic Songs 
sung by Mr. Grimaldi, at Sadler’s Wells 
Theatre, in the Pantomime of Dulce Domum. 
Composed by W. Reeve. 1s. 6d. 
The general description of the last 
article will pretty well apply to this. 
Though not important, it is agreeable, 
and affects nothing beyond its own na- 
tural character, 
* 
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| TheExhibitionof the Royal Academy,1811. 
(Continued from p. 464.) 
‘E shall now proceed to mention 
more particularly the most excel- 
lent of this very excellent exhibition, 
which, in point of brilliancy of talent, is 
not inferior to any .that have decorated 
the walls of Somerset Place. Dawe’s 
portraits of Mrs. T. Hope and her sons, 
(No. 6) is a faithful transcript of this 
fascinating woman, engaged in the most 
lovely of feminine employment, the nur- 
ture of her children. Fuseli’s Macbeth 
consulting the vision of the armed head, 
(No, 12) is the best of his productions 
this year, and possesses much of his 
usual beauties and defects ; the imaginary 
eings possessing every thing avivid fancy 
could suggest, and the mortal too much ex- 
aggerated in muscular form, considering 
heis clothed. Hilton’s John of Gaunt re- 
proving King Richard If, (No. 18) is in 
Imany respects an excellent perlormiunce, 
but consists too much of straight lines, 
and is not historically correct. Jou ot 
Gaunt was one of the mast magnifice 
princes of his time, and should not ha 
been represented in such a sack-clo1 
monkish costume; neither is Richard st 
ficiently handsome for the prince, who 
personal beauty was such, that, in Shake 
peare’s words, “ like the sun, it mad 
beholders wink.” The portrait of Philip 
Floworth, a boy of extraordinary size and 
strength, in the character of the infant 
Hercules, (No. 86) by Dawe, embraces 
most of the principal beauties of the art, 
and assumes an ideal beauty from the 
premature maturity and astonishing 
muscularicy of the subject, that is per- 
haps a solitary instance in portraiture; 
the face is common, though beautiful, 
and might be condemned were it entirely 
the production of the artist’s imaginas' 
tion. The colouring of the flesh 1s brile 
liant, warm, and natural, aud the ana- 
tomical drawing excellent. Having 
seen this prodigy, and often had the op. 
portunities of viewing his ‘wonderful - 
powers at an infantine age (only four 
years) and contemplating with.astonish- 
ment 
