o told
him that Mr. K---- desired that he would keep about the theatre, and
make himself as useful as he could in anything that might occur, till
something could be done for him. He accordingly attended it diligently,
examining and watching every thing done and every body that did it, and
storing his young mind with useful knowledge of the profession. What his
pittance was, he never told this writer, who therefore concludes it must
have been very small, particularly as he sold his buckles, and plumed
himself upon not parting with the silver seal given him by his old
friend at Manchester.

(_To be continued._)

FOOTNOTES:

[A] Upon comparing notes with Hodgkinson, and considering his
description, I was convinced that this was no exaggerated picture.
Precisely such a man I remember to have seen, but not playing. He was in
a strolling company in Ireland, and was admired for his miraculous power
of making people merry with tragedy. He was a well-meaning, honest,
simple poor man, but even his performance of Jaffier was hardly as
comical as the compliments he himself lavished upon it.

_Biographer._

[B] The name is entirely forgotten by the biographer.

BARRY, THE PLAYER.

The following description of the person and acting of the
celebrated BARRY the player is introduced here, to accompany
the life of Hodgkinson, because a clear recollection of the
former in a multitude of characters, a long and scrutinous
investigation of the professional powers of the latter, and
an intimate knowledge of both of them, has long established
in our minds the unalterable opinion that of all the
performers who make up the feeble crowd that have followed
the men of Garrick's day in sad procession, not one so
nearly trod in the footsteps of Barry (_sed heu longo
intervallo_) as Hodgkinson. Whatever may have been said of
his comedy, we never could contemplate it with half the
satisfaction we received from some of his tragic
performances. His Osmond, his De Moor, and his Romeo were
infinitely superior to his Belcour, Ranger, and Ollapod. And
his Jaffier unquestionably stood next to Barry's. We know
nothing of Mr. Young, therefore do not mean to include him
in this position, though seeing and hearing what we every
day see and hear, of the present facility of pleasing in
England, we receive the encomiums of the other side of the