sideration. Accordingly, the bills of the day announced," that, between the acts of the play, Prince Annamaboo would give a lively representation of the scalping operation; he would, likewise, give the Indian war-whoop, in all its various tones; the tomahawk exercise, and the mode of feasting at an Abyssinian banquet.”.

The evening arrived, and many people attended to witness these princely imitations. At the end of the third act, his highness walked forward, with dignified step, flourishing his tomahawk, and rending the air, exclaiming, "Ha, ha! ho, ho!" Next entered a man with his face blackened, and a piece of bladder fastened to his head with gum the Prince, with a large carving knife, commenced his scalping operation, which he performed in a style truly imperial, holding up the skin in token of triumph. Next came the war-whoop, which was a combination of dreadful and discordant sounds: lastly, the Abyssinian banquet, consisting of raw beef-steaks; these he made into rolls, as large as his mouth would admit, and devoured them in a princely and dignified manner. Having completed his cannibal repast, he flourished his tomahawk again, exclaiming "Ha, ha! ho, ho!" and made his

exit. The next day, the manager, in the middle of the market-place, espied the most puissant Prince of Annamaboo, selling pen-knives, scissors, and quills, in the character of a Jew pedlar. "What!" said Kemble," my Prince, is that you? Are not you a pretty Jewish scoundrel to impose upon us in this manner." Moses turned round, looked surprised, and replied, "Prince be hanged !—I vash no prince, I vash no prince; I vash acting, like you. You vash kings, princes, emperors, to day, Stephen Kemble to-morrow! I vash humbug-you vash humbug—all vash humbug."

GARRICK.

THE diffidence of Garrick, at first, withheld him from trying his strength upon a London Theatre he thought the hazard too great; and, therefore, commenced his noviciate in acting with a company of players, then ready to set out for Ipswich, under the direction of Mr. Gifford and Mr. Dunstall, in the summer of 1741, The first effort of his theatrical talents was exerted in Aboan, in " Oroonoko;" and met with applause, equal to his most sanguine desires. Under the assumed name of Lyddal, he not only enacted a variety of characters in plays, particularly Chamont, in the "Orphan;" Captain Brazen, in the

"Recruiting Officer;" and Sir Harry Wildair; but he likewise attempted the active feats of Harlequin. In every essay he was gratified with constant and loud applause; and Ipswich has always boasted of having first seen and encouraged this memorable actor.

Having thus tried his powers before a provincial audience, and taken all necessary steps for appearing to advantage upon a London stage, he made his first appearance before a London audience, October 19, 1741, at Goodman's Fields, when he acted Richard III., for the first time. His acting was attended with the loudest acclamations of applause; and his fame so quickly spread through the town, that the more established Theatres of Drury Lane and Covent Garden were deserted. The inhabitants of the most polite part of the town were drawn after him; and, although the Theatre, in Goodman's Fields, was spoken of contemptuously, in the public journals of that time, "as a great ease to the Ladies of Rag Fair,' who were forced to trudge as far as Lincoln's Inn Fields, to mix themselves with the ladies of quality," this Theatre was now to be seen full of the splendor of St. James's and Grosvenor Square.