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tre might be formed. Prague, Caffel; 
Stuttgard, Saltzburg, Gratz, Brunfwie, 
Hanover, Magdeburg, often equal in their 
performances feveral of the above-men- 
tioned Theatres. “Chey have thining 
but, alas! too tranfient moments, when 
even the rigid judge could not forbid his 
difinterefted approbation. Konigfberg too, 
Dantzig and Riga, make a figure in_ the 
annals of the German Theatre; and Am- 
fterdam poflefies a German flage, excellent 
in many refpects, which owes its eftablith- 
ment (wonderful to fay !) to the Jews. To 
thefe may be added other wandering com- 
panies. Walter's company, in which 
Grofman and Koch have earned great ap- 
plauie, has fixed itfelf in Hanover; but at 
times vifits alternately Hilderfheim, Bre- 
men, Libeck, and Pyrmont. Xriger’s 
company, which makes up by Italian fing- 
ing and by feats of aétivity the want of 
the more ferious demand of the Drama, 
fpent laft winter at Leipzig, and is now 
gone to Freyberg. A company-of one 
Medo has pitched its tent in Bauzen, the 
eapital of Upper Lufatia, where a baftion 
of the old town-walls has been converted 
into a Temple of Thalia; from whence 
her votaries at certain periods: iffue into 
the Upper Lufatia, and the neighbouring 
provinces. Befides this is a company be- 
longing to Dobbelin; and ftrolling players 
are to be met with at every fair, and in the 
moft crouded watering places, at as Carls- 
bad and Eger iv Bohemia, Dobberau, at 
the coaft-of Mecklenburgh, and in many 
othes places; the names of which, to- 
gether with all the changes and thea- 
trical occurrences, are regularly detailed 
in a particular Theatrical Almanack, pub- 
lifhed every year at Gotha by Mr. Reich- 
ard, the library keeper of the Duke. 
There are many other magazines and 
monthly publications, in which circum- 
ftantial accounts of the pieces which were 
performed at fuch a Theatre, are joined 
to critiques both of the plays and the 
ators. There are two Magazines pub- 
lithed at Berlin, the Azuals of the Prufian 
Monarchy, and the Archives of the prefent 
Time, both appearing at the beginning 
of every month, in which a ftanding ar- 
ticle is allotted to the concerns of the 
Berlin Theatte. Befides this, an intereft- 
ing Magazine with the name of Berlin at 
its head, amongft other views of the 
character and aminfements of the inhabi- 
tants, gives ufeful hints on the perform- 
ances of the favourite actors and a€trefles, 
and illuftrates them with copper-plates. 
A monthly retrofpect of the moft ftriking 
occurrences in the German theatrical world, 
‘ 
Anialyfis of the Fournal de Phyfique. 
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is alfo given in the Fournal of Modes and 
fdabillements, which makes its appearance 
regularly every month at Weimar; and 
would be highly interefting to Englith 
readers for the rich ftock ot information, 
collected carefully from a_ well-dire&ted 
correfpondence from every part of Ger- 
many. According to the lifts given of the 
new publications brought to theLeipfic fairs 
in the year 1799, there have been printed 
only feventy new plays, trazedies, come- 
dies, and dramas ; and eleven greater and 
fmaller works on the Theory of the 
Drama. Tee cB 
<a 
For the Monthly Magazize. 
ANALYsis of all ihe permanently valuable 
Papers which have appeared in theJour- ‘ 
NAL DE Puysique, from its Commence- 
ment to the prefent Time; continued from 
our laft Magaxiae, page 965. 
A new Method of preferving BUT- 
TERFLIES avd MOTHS. Vol, I, p. 53. 
HES method confifts in fixing the plu- 
mage of the wings on paper, fo as to 
fhew both their upper and under fides, 
without injuring the colour. 
The cement made ufe of is prepared in 
the following manner: to a thick, clear, 
and colourle{s folution of gum Arabic, in 
cold diftilled water, add a little alum and 
common falt to take off its luftre when 
dry. This fluid, when thinly fpread on 
{tiff writing paver, is capable of detaching 
with great eafe, and fixing without injury, 
the plumage of the wings of butterflies that 
are applied to it ; thefe, however, ought 
to be frefh, in order to fucceed completely. 
The mode of operating is to double a half. 
fheet of ftiff paper, and on one fide of the 
fold to cover with the cement, by means of 
a fhort camel hair brufh, a {pace equal to 
the fize of the butterfly. The infeét is to 
be gently Jaidon the cement with a pair of 
pincers, and on the correfponding part of 
the other fold an equal {pace is to be co- 
vered with the cement: the paper being 
now doubled, and gently prefled with the 
palm of the hand, is to be laid in a few 
fheets of foft paper, and fubje&ed for a 
few minutes to the moderate ation of a 
common preis : open the paper carefully, 
and take off, with the point of a penknife, 
the membranous part of the wings, and on 
the oppofite fides of the paper will be 
tound the upper and under furface of the 
wings in all their brilliancy : the feet and 
body fhould be reprefented by an accurate 
copy of the original, and then the infe&t js 
-complete, and may be preferved in this fate 
many years without material injury, 
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