The second lecture, in the winter course, the Book Club, was gi st, by'S, P, Barchet, Wirtembery, or Life i Ley: hair, and introduced the speaker witha brief speech, Dr, Barchet remarked that we always feel more or less interest in plices which are associated with the memories him to the selection of his present ject; for Wiirtemburg, or Suabia na it in often onlied, though but one hundred and forty miles in length, and a little over one hundred miles wide, was a region noted as the birthplace of sich men as Schillvr, the prince of drama Uhland, Wieland, and Kerner, po of the choicest lor, one of the all did well, we decidedly give the palm to Miss Phosphor. Crowquill, us Sydney Daryl, noted with his usual' care, and d the greater credit that Jabouring under severe indisposi The part was well suited to hi except i or two passages where more warmth might ha n admissible, could hardly have been better rendered. The burden of the piece among the male actors falls next upon John Chodd Jr., ud Tom Stylus. Br. Smallweed had also, the latter character, a part well suited to him, and to which he did full justice. pipe when it fell out of in his new paper, was equally well rendered. His acting indeed throughout was full of verve, and contributed much to the life of. the piece. Mr. Brisaf's success was perhaps even more remarkable than that of his confreres, if we remember how exceedingly well he acted, afew weeks ago, so diametrically different part as that of Betsy Baker. We have many actors who are good in their especial walks, but fow who have given evidence of such rapid survey of the principal citi towns of this beautiful region—of Stuttgart, the capital, with its noble architecture and charming public gardens of Cannstadt and Wildbad, noted for their mineral springs; of Ludwigsberg, with its famous castle, and its organ factory, the Iurgest the world; of Ulm and' Heilbronn, inten and Kaslengen, each posse cular interest, and worthy of a ug to th social life of the Sual he lecturer depicted their babite simple and graphic ging to light ma i widing up to admiration t lity, cheerfulness, and in spirit which are marked features character. goud atten fest interest throughout the lecture; and at its clone " vote of thanks was unanimously passed The uausl acknow-to the Chair terminated the ception of th cad wases happy as that of the pre!
Inundress, and ted with theron; ness and consi And Mr. Thomas ent will well repay those whose Hawk was no less success 1 his imof home are not dimmed by personation of the comparatively m residence in the Far East. Chinese and part,—equally different from his foreigners vie with each other in their rélet—of O'Sullivan, Mr. Waffles's displays of the hundred a personation of Chodd, sen., was ann usefulness and luxury and thoronzh, though" per sidered ' the thing" to p e, and, it in a shade overd It to he hoped, ex an tide s and portant part to the smooth worl ght is no small feature of novelty in the of the piece, and Mr. Waffles noted it Settlement to notice the readiness with with heartiness and ' go." Mr. Parkins which the native storekeepers adapt as Lord Ptarmigant had essentially io themselves to wants of the great
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