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Show Theatrical. Last night Mr. Couldock appeared ap-peared as Sbylock. and Miss Couldock as Portia, In "The Merchant of Venice," supported by a good cast of characters. The comedy waa put on the boards In good style, and was played throughout with much care and appreciation of its beauties by the ladles and gentlemen engaged. en-gaged. Mr. Couldock's Shylock was very different differ-ent to any representation of the character we have had here before. "His; was the Jew that Sbakespear drew," not the emhodiinen of an actor's ac-tor's fanciful creation. Miss Couldock's Portia was a highly artlstlo performance. Her delivery deliv-ery of the lines commencing "The quality of mercy is not strained" was very fine; and the manner in which she broughtout the points of the character elicited much applause. Miss Colebrook as Jessica; Miss Alexanders Kerlssa, Mr. McKenzieas Auloulo, aud Mr. Lindsay as BiiHsanlo, were very good; Indeed all the characters char-acters were well enacted. "A Kiss in the Bark" waa the tarce, and created no little mirth in its performance. To-morrow evening Sheridan ICnowles' beautiful beau-tiful play of "The Hunchback" will be performed, perform-ed, with Mr. Couldock as Master Walter, Miss Couldock as Juli:i, and Miss Adams, who lias recovered from her late sickness, us llelen. The other characteis are in c(Ml hands. "Bowl'd Out ' is the farce; and one which suould make everybody laugh. We notice that the groat play of Henry IV Is underlined, and expect a great hist rloulc. trat lu Mr. Couldock's Impersonation o! Falstair, the fat knltfht. Wo have now a word of advice to ofler tosorne of the members of our regular company. In enacting en-acting a character you are supposed by tho very nature ot the tlrama to be utterly oblivious of the fact that you are before an audience. It is therefore in the worst possible taste to evince a knowledge of their presence, by looking at or playing to them. The speaking to, singing to, or by other means letting tho audience see that you crave alter their applause, while representing represent-ing a character on the stage, is iu violation ol every rule of dramatio art, aud lu tho highest degree reprehensible. It should be shunned by every actor and actress, and frowned down by every Intelligent iterson in the audience. Mr. and Miss Couldock are living exemplars of correctness cor-rectness in this respect; and our own company, with transient professionals who have played here, cntiW pattern alter tbem to much advantage. advan-tage. We do hope the practice be henceforth hence-forth shunned by every ouo who may tern i td to be guilty of it. |