to without them. What St. Albine laid before the French audiences, we fubmit to the opinion of the Managers of the British theatres; we know, Gentlemen, that no body is fo able to judge of the merits of our obfervations as you are, and we flatter ourfélves, that when you are convinced 'tis your intereft to confider things in the light in which we reprefent them, you will not fail to give them your fanction, by introducing them into practice. You have now a long vacation before you, to confider of these things in; and we hope to fee the future emulation between you, exerting itself not in difputing who fhall have moft good performers in pay, but who fhall employ them moft adequately to their talents, most to their own honour, and to the fatisfaction of their audiences. If this prove the confequence, we fhall not be follicitous of telling the world to whom they are indebted for giving you these hints; or you, who it is that has taken fo much pains to prove himself, Gentlemen, Your very fincere Friend, and obedient humble Servant: THE In which many of the common Prejudices of the Age are confidered, and Obfervations made on the As all Players have occafion for the great Quality of Senfibility; thofe in a particular manner who propofe to themselves to fucceed in drawing Tears from us, have more Neceffity than any others for that peculiar kind of it, which we fometimes ex- Which is a Corollary to the foregoing Chapter. 125 Of thofe Qualifications which, when they fall to the CHAP. I. That Sort of Voice which may be very ade quate to certain Characters, may be by no means prefentation; yet without which the Truth of acting is never to be arrived at · CHA P. X. Page 220 In which fome important Rules are added to the Principles before establish'd, of the Truth of Action and Recitation. CHAP. XI. Of natural Playing. CHAP. XII. 229 232 Of the Fineffes in the Art of Playing in general. CHAP. XIII. 246 Of the Fineffes in playing, which peculiarly belong to Tragedy. CHA P. XIV. 258 Of the Fineffes in playing, peculiar to Comedy. CHAP. XV. 269 Rules which ought to be obferv'd in the use of Fineffes. CHAP. XVI. 279 Of Bye-play, or what are called Stage-Tricks. 284 CHAP. XVII. Obfervations on fome Parts of the Art of Playing, of a fubordinate Kind to thofe we have hitherto been treating of. CHA P. XX. 1 CHAP. XXI. OBJECTIONS. 307 315 Some Remarks which may be of Service to certain modern Actors. 318 |