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Contributor	Mr Angus Brown Mackay
Other Names	Mr Mackie
Gender	Male
Functions	Actor
Notes	Member of Levey's first company in 1832, formed relationship with Mrs Weston. Together they moved to Hobart 1834. They returned to Sydney 1835 but she left him soon after and returned to Hobart and partnered with Mr Arabin. Mackay left Sydney for England 1836.
Related Contributors	Also known as Mr Angus Mackie (Actor, Dancer, Actor and Singer. Event Dates: 1833) Is spouse of Mrs Frances Mackay (Actor, Singer. Event Dates: 1833 - 1837)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 The Miller and His Men, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 12 March 1835 The Gambler's Fate, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 3 January 1835 Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833
	Actor The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 The Miller and His Men, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 12 March 1835 The Gambler's Fate, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 3 January 1835 Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833
	Frances Mackay - Actor The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 George Buckingham - Actor The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Cordelia Cameron - Actor The Gambler's Fate, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 3 January 1835 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Conrad Knowles - Actor The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1833 Dawes - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 James Dyball - Actor The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 The Miller and His Men, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 12 March 1835 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 Fenton - Actor The Gambler's Fate, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 3 January 1835 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Maria Taylor - Actor Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Jacobs - Actor The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Jordan - Actor The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Mary Ann Larra - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Love - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 John Meredith - Actor, Entrepreneur The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Palmer - Actor The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Vale - Actor The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Eliza Winstanley - Actor Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 The Miller and His Men, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 12 March 1835 Martha Bland - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Samson Cameron - Actor The Gambler's Fate, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 3 January 1835 The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Edward Dight - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 Clement Peat - Actor Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 Taylor - Actor The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Campbell - Actor Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 George Colman - Playwright The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Dudderidge - Actor The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 Fitchett - Actor The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Harriett Jones - Actor Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 Lee - Actor Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 Thomas Lewis - Actor Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 She Stoops to Conquer, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 Amelia Meredith - Actor The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 The Miller and His Men, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 12 March 1835 George Peck - Orchestral Leader Fortune's Frolic, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 31 January 1834 The Day After the Wedding, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 25 January 1834 George Simes - Actor Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 The Stranger , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 April 1835 Frederick White - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 S Birch - Playwright The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 Mary Bland - Actor Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Brown - Actor The Wonder, A Woman Keeps a Secret, Freemason's Tavern, Hobart, TAS, 5 February 1834 Buck - Actor The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Anne Clarke - Singer Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 James Cobb - Playwright The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 John Philip Deane - Actor-Manager Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 Dudley - Actor Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Daniel Grove - Actor The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 Henson - Actor The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 Henson - Actor The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 Arthur Hill - Actor The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Hodges - Actor Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 Douglas Jerrold - Playwright Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1833 Jones - Actor The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 Matthew Gregory Lewis - Playwright Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835 Henry Melville - Playwright The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 Arthur Murphy - Playwright Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 Pemphraze - Actor The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 Dinah Rudelhoff - Singer Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 Russell - Actor Lord of the Manor, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 23 August 1834 William Shakespeare - Playwright The Merchant of Venice, Hobart Theatre, Hobart, TAS, 12 February 1834 Joseph Simmons - Actor The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 Townshend - Actor The Bushrangers or, Norwood Vale, Argyle Assembly Rooms, Hobart, TAS, 29 May 1834 Ann Winstanley - Actor Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835
	Barnett Levey [sole entrepreneur] The Adopted Child, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 30 November 1833 The Review; or, The Wags of Windsor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1833 Three Weeks After Marriage; or, What We Must All Come To, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 November 1833 The First Floor, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 9 November 1833 The Heir at Law, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 31 October 1833 Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1833 Barnett Levey's Theatre Royal The Irishman in London, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 11 April 1835 The Miller and His Men, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 12 March 1835 John Meredith [sole entrepeneur] Final Performance - items unspecified, The Long Room, Nash's Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, NSW, 26 August 1833 Joseph Simmons and William Knight [partnership] Timour the Tartar, Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1835
Resources	Advertisement: Advertising, The Colonist and Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultu, 11 March 1834, 1 Advertisement: Advertising, The Colonist and Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultu, Hobart, 28 January 1834, 1 Advertisement: Advertising, The Tasmanian (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1827 - 1839), 31 January 1834, 3 Advertisement: Advertising, The Tasmanian (Hobart Town, Tas. : 1827 - 1839), Hobart, 24 January 1834, 2 Advertisement: Advertising, Trumpeter General (Hobart, Tas. : 1833 - 1834), 28 January 1834, 2 Advertisement: Classified Advertising, The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839), Hobart, 24 January 1834, 3 Article: Domestic Intelligence [The Theatre], The Sydney Herald, 12 August 1833, 3 Article: Police Incidents, The Sydney Herald, 18 April 1833, 2 Theatre, Morning Star and Commercial Advertiser (Hobart Town, Tas. :, 6 January 1835, 2 We attended the Theatre on Saturday night last, and were highly gratified with the performance, for. notwithstanding, the house was so poorly attended, there was no want of exertion on the performers' parts, to please. Greet praise is due to Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, who have been at a heavy expense, in affording the public a proper, selection and concentration of talent. We really wish our townsfolk would dispel the gloom and apathy that seem to pervade them ; and lessen that apparent distaste, by patronising, as far as their means will afford, this pleasing and instructive source of amusement. No fault what ever, can be found now. with the comfort and convenience intended for the audience, as the greatest decorum was observable in the upper seats, where we saw many old faces, who formerly visited the rooms, in their chaotic state, and who show their sense of Theatrical improvement, under its present directors, by the most orderly behaviour. We say, without fear of contradiction, that the most modest and affected may safely visit the Theatre, without fear of offence or insult. The Gambler's Fate, a new drama here, was performed in a very respectable and interesting manner. " Mr. Camerons "' performance of the deluded " Albert,'' was studious, chaste, and void of those exaggerations so prevalent in Melo Dramas. We should be deficient. Indeed, did we not praise Mrs. Cameron's finished and touching delineation of the distressed, broken hearted, and motherly " Julie.'' Mr. Grenville's declamation was far from pleasing ; but his manner and action were very expressive of the distressed feelings of an unhappy and disappointed parent. Mr. Fenton's " Malcour," was a masterly piece of finished villainy ; and however despicable the real character, the performer's delineation merited great praise. Mr. Mackay, as usual, was perfect and masterly, in " Dumont ;" if there is one declaimer superior to another in the company, it is he. Old Jacobs was at home, but certainty bore more than usual the appearance of " Major Sturgeon," and acted more like Bombastes Furioso, than a French officer. The trifling, yet interesting character, of "Henry," was attempted by a new candidate, who was smartly trimmed, as a young officer should be ; but his deficiency of physical powers and strength, united to his inexperience of the art, rendered him totally incompetent to represent those transient changes of nature, incidental to such characters. He must therefore have failed, had he not been so powerfully assisted by Mrs. Cameron as a mother, in the most exciting part of the piece. We do not wish to offend him, but must observe that his person appears too well fitted for the costume of a light company man ; and however his vanity may exceed his conception, we never expect to see him a tragic hero equal to " Alexander the Great." For reasons so powerful, we advise him to try to dispel his Theatrical mania, and renew his more profitable and stenographic avocation. The other characters were generally respectably supported ; and the whole company, throughout the performance, did great credit to the laborious instructions they must have received from the Managers.The evening's amusement closed with that very amusing and pleasing piece, Inkle and Yarito. Mr. Spencer is generally much too volatile. We hope that frivolous, fripperish manner, in which he indulges too much, is occasioned by his anxious precipitance to please ; to effect that he must act less. Mr. Jacobs, if he will exercise his common sense and discrimination, will use less of that extravagant mimicking elasticity, as such outstrips nature, in such characters as Medium ; and which savors so much of buffoonery,—he should recollect he is not playing the mountebank, nor to a Bartholomew Fair audience. Mr. Fenton's " Sir Christopher Curry," was admirably seasoned, and wanted not for cayenne. The little remonstrative dialogue between him and Inkle, was very respectably maintained. Mrs. Cameron's Yarico, although considered a very trifling character, was a specimen of characteristic, wild elegance, rarely to be seen. The whole evening's performance, considering the disadvantages under which the Manager labors, was very respectable ; and not at all inferior to the productions of many of our provincial Theatres in England. In a general point of view, it could not fail to gratify the most fastidious observer. We understand the Theatre will be opened three nights a week, and as The Gambler's Fate, which is an instructive lesson to youth, will be repeated, we hope its interest will increase, and draw good Houses. Article: Theatre, Morning Star and Commercial Advertiser (Hobart Town, Tas. :, 6 January 1835, 2 Newspaper: The Theatre, The Colonist and Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultu, 28 January 1834, 3 Review: The Theatre, The Colonist and Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultu, Hobart, 4 February 1834, 3
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