MONTHLY MIRROR FOR APRIL, 1806. Embellished with A PORTRAIT OF MISS BRUNTON, ENGRAVED BY RIDLEY, FROM A HIGHLY-FINISHED MINIATURE BY STUMP. PRINTED, FOR THE PROPRIETORS, By J. Wright, No. 38, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell. Sold, also, by all Booksellers in the United Kingdom. The narrative transmitted from Bath possesses not sufficient interest for pullication. Several poetical favours from Newbery as soon as possible. We are not enabled to answer V. T. D.'s enquiry. The anecdote of Macklin, communicated by S. is not original. We think enough has already appeared on the subject of Mr. G's poem, It would not be consistent with our scheme to accept our correspondent's proposal. LUDOVICUS has certainly a right to address us on the subject of his work; but he has stated nothing to induce us to alter our opinion. P. D.'s poem is much too long; and his essay trite and dull. We cannot comply with the request of our Canterbury correspondent. It would be a laborious task, and very uninteresting when executed. We have been under the necessity of abridging the article respecting the Provincial Drama, and of omitting some poetical pieces, intended for this month, on account of the space occupied by the trial of Patch, which, from the attention it has excited, and continues to excite, and from the singularity of the case altogether, we thought it right to give at some length. MONTHLY MIRROR, FOR APRIL, 1806. 1 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MISS BRUNTON, (With a Portrait.) THE family of this young lady is of great respectability, and has long been honourably distinguished in the theatrical circles. John Brunton, Esq. her father, was for several years proprietor of the Norwich Theatre, and has, for two seasons past, managed the concerns of the theatre at Brighton, which his exertions have brought into considerable credit, under the avowed patronage of the Prince of Wales. Miss Louisa Brunton is the sixth daughter of this gentleman, and sister to Mr. Brunton of Covent Garden, and Mrs. Merry, the celebrated actress, at present proprietress of some of the principal theatres in America. She was born at Bath, in February 1785. Miss Brunton's first appearance on the stage was at Covent Gar den, on the 5th of October, 1803. The part selected for her debût was Lady Townly, which she supported with a degree of vivacity and elegance, assisted by uncommon graces of person and beauty of countenance, that afforded the highest promise of future excellence. Her next character was Beatrice, in Much ado about Nothing, in which she confirmed the favourable opinion entertained of her merit, and she has since performed a variety of parts, both in tragedy and comedy, much to the satisfaction of the public, and to the advantage of the theatre of which she is so much an ornament. It should be observed, that till within a very short time of her playing Lady Townły, Miss Brunton had no intention of applying herself to the stage. We believe it was in consequence of the strong recommen dation of Mr. Harris, that she first appeared before the public; her success has fully justified his hopes, and we may with truth remark, that we have seldom witnessed an instance of greater improvement in so short a space of time. |