Some celebrated Irish beauties of the last century . welcome variety.^ Two Spanish Slaves. Lord and Lady Antrim. (Elegantly dressed, and fettered in the chains of Hymen.)A Whey Woman. Mr. Maguire. (Nature itself.)A Sixpenny Doll. Lord A Fille de Patmos. Lady Mountjoy. (Most beautiful Mask.)A Tancred. Lord Stratheven. (Superb.)A Beautiful Nun. Lady de Vesci. (Universally admired.)A Patagonian Venus and her little Cupid. Mr. Cordot. (Enormously amusing.)A Leaden Mercury. Mr. Scrapers. Mr. Cole and Mr. Hall. Sometimes parts were assumed that would shock our Britishmatron, as
Some celebrated Irish beauties of the last century . welcome variety.^ Two Spanish Slaves. Lord and Lady Antrim. (Elegantly dressed, and fettered in the chains of Hymen.)A Whey Woman. Mr. Maguire. (Nature itself.)A Sixpenny Doll. Lord A Fille de Patmos. Lady Mountjoy. (Most beautiful Mask.)A Tancred. Lord Stratheven. (Superb.)A Beautiful Nun. Lady de Vesci. (Universally admired.)A Patagonian Venus and her little Cupid. Mr. Cordot. (Enormously amusing.)A Leaden Mercury. Mr. Scrapers. Mr. Cole and Mr. Hall. Sometimes parts were assumed that would shock our Britishmatron, as for instance that of a lady who was expecting a certainevent; the case, too, must have been imminent as she was huntingeverywhere for Dr. Jebb, the famous practitioner in that line. Dr. Slopwas also present, handing about his cards. Very few ladies of thisgeneration would know him to be Mrs. Shandys medical attendant,but our great-grandmothers read Mr. Sternes books for all they were sodemure. ^ Mr. Gardiner had been created Baron Mountjoy in The Thiee Miss Montgoiiterys. 177 An Innocent Pretty Quaker, Moved by the Spirit. Lady HarrietCorry. (Who, accompanied by two curious fiddlers, formed anexcellent group, and played their parts with entertaining humour.) A Portrait Painter. Mr. Wilson. (Original and amusing, though verysatirical on a certain celebrated President of the , distributingthe following card:—Sir Joshua Carmine, , London.) A Bayes. Mr. Quin. (Curiously decorated with all the ensigns ofliterature and the rates of authorship.) A Double Face. Miss Cavendish. (Very good.) The Fair Quaker of Deal. The beautiful Mrs. Mathews. Masqueing was not the only accomplishment in which theyoung couple displayed considerable talent. They were bothfar above the ordinary amateur actors. Elizabeth had profitedby the training given to his pupils by Sam Whyte ; her cleardelivery of her words and freedom from all amateurishness being due to his instructions in the art o
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