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Kinnaird’s head, forty-one miles diftant from Aberdeen, was 
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fhut up*this year on account of the rebellion,: and popular 
erected-jnto’ a borough of reg ity in 1 govern- Fe hae _ the performers, who being foreigners, were 
ment is‘veted in | Salt as pro oft, two bailiffs, a. chiefly Roman catholics; an opera was attempted, April 7th, 
Fes at Lea = ey and aca ip, 
of Be “itain, ‘and 
thofe belonging’to'the family of Frafer. At the welt end 
of the ‘town is-an.ancient quadrangular tower of three ttories 
in height, which forms part of a Saupe) intended for a cel- 
dege, but never carried further into e 
ae in hie baa I 5921 apa a hee ter ao the crown, 
empow verfi ity n ampliffima 
fo rma,?? Pe in all refpetts like shee unit elites within thefe 
realms; but ome | a us circum- 
ftances. the vefted powers of the charter were never executed. 
‘There-are' the remains alfo feveral ancient towers, and 
veftiges of religious ftruétures. According to the returns 
under the population a& in 1801, the number of h 
ving from eleven to fix- 
teen feet water, one ips of 300 tons burden to 
sat an ) oneal gm Bay Soa about one a 
town ig a cattle 
bathed on two fides by 
Sabie pi pel creed a ight-hout, containing 20 lamp 
wit e in commence right 
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off Kinnaird’s ‘head, ten eeu out at hes. N. lat. 
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time was Specs in her 
young a rzon 
and {weet voice, ae from defects, fmooth oe chafte a 
ugh cold and” unimpaffioned, 
ftyle of ene which, thou 
pleafed ears, and efcaped the ‘cenfure’ of ‘critics. 
ane arrived here at t the f fanie a and ‘after ise ota 
in this country, and re- 
great ap 
wun of the. opera was over. The great epera houfe. being, 
at ed little theatre in the Ha 
- fipidity. The firft 
Sir Alexander . 
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Mingotti, Frafi was ies called urea as ae double, till fuf- 
. Picions arifing that ic and p 
~ litical cold, the 
, ona promontory called Kinnaird’s heady. 
e top of this eine 
ymarket, under the direction, 
Pafquali led the orcheftra, and the -cele 
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; ored ev 
».and two by Brevio, 
matter, which Walth printed, were only remarkable for in- 
man’s part was performed by Galli. 
The fuccefs of this enterprize was inconfiderable, and the 
performances did not continue more than nine or ten nights. 
Prince Lobkowitz, who was here at this time, and conftantly 
with count St. Caan, attended all the rehearfals, as well 
the performances. Ir hase Frafi debate the part of. 
c opera at aymarket, 
when Pertici and Lafchi, ae "bet buffos ee we ever faw, 
were here, and Guadagni, then ver young, was the firft fe- 
rious man. In 1750, there being a fchifm in the great theatre, 
— compofer, Ciampi, and the performers, left the manager, 
-. Croza, and erected their ftandard at the little theatre on 
7 the oo - ha way, where Frafi performed the firft. 
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in Siria,”” a new feri rious opera’ 
man; but after fix thin houfes, this opera was fuperfe 
by the burlettas of the preceding winter. Though Fra 
was a great finger among the Enelith vocal performers of 
thefe times, in 1754, fhe was only rated as third woman at. 
the great opera, giving place to the Vifcontia 
nd Pafferini.. 
wever, during the indifpofition of the 
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acquired more applanfe, and’ 
augmented ‘her theatrical confequence beyond any period 
of her ie acacia in = and. 
Frafi’s ver, was fo epabluheds in all our mu- 
ical pens ae re throughout the a an 
fhe fang at Ranela i the triennial meetings at Wor 
Hereford, and Glo er ;. at the two ep a a eae 
London at the a. Kine s Arms, and Caitle concerts, 
at the ‘concert ‘at Hickford’s Room, Brewer-ftreet, at all 
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- benefit concerts; and was the principal finger in Handel’s: 
oratorios during the lait ten years of his life. Having come, 
nto this country at an_early period of. her life, fhe pra- 
nounced our: language in finging t ina more articulate and in- 
telligible manner than the n 
good {h an 
fet intonation, without aaa taite and ae. fhe der 
lighted the ignorant, and never difpleafed the lea rned. | RG t 
with all this ot gage propery, and a 
Tr00/. to fuses 
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»- her income fo’ weer tat = en viet The ¥ nae a nigel. toani 
this country to avo 
Her youth and nieete: 
_ faded; her fole ros tor her future fubfiftetice were the. - 
. penfions of - or twelve. Englith patrons,. who Tube cribed 
five guineas a year each during her: and. their proper lives. 
Among thefe ais ‘the laté vifcount’ Barrihgton,. and thé ad 
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