contrivance, she is at last induced to marry Villeroy, a man of honour, who thinks her a widow, and offers to relieve her from the utmost distress. She consents to the match, saying, at the same time, that "She will "yield her hand, but has no heart to give, "as her first husband carried that with him "to his grave." Biron arrives on the following day. He has a meeting with Isabella, and discovers himself to her, in a transport of joy. But her distress now rises to a crisis: she now has two husbands, and accuses herself of infidelity to her first marriage-vow. The villainy of Carlos, who knew that his brother was alive, is brought to light, and he is known to be the cause of a fatal marriage. In a fray with that unnatural brother, Biron receives a wound, and of that, or a broken

heart,

heart, expires at Isabella's feet. She loses her senses, and, in that distracted state, ends her life with a poinard.

SUCH a tragedy, supported by Garrick and Mrs. Cibber, could not fail of commanding the attention of the public. It lay dormant, after their time, for some years, but was at length revived in all its former lustre by Mrs. Siddons, who came upon mankind in the character of Isabella, and astonished even those who remembered Mrs. Cibber.

THE farce of the Upholsterer was acted in the course of this season. The manager consented that the author should give the first representation to Mr. Mossop, for his benefit, in the month of March. When the author

says, that it met with great success, he is sure that the reader will not accuse him of vanity, when he adds, that Garrick in Pamphlet, Woodward in the Barber, Yates in Quidnunc, and Mrs. Clive in Slipslop, were sufficient to give celebrity to the piece. A farce, so completely acted, was never seen before or since.

CHAP. XXVII.

GARRICK in MARPLOT in the BUSY BODY-The ROUT, a Farce by Dr. HILL-It was damned the first Night-Acted a se-· cond Time for the DOCTOR'S Benefit-HILL's Ingratitude→→→ GARRICK'S Epigram-MALLET brings out EURYDICE, his first Tragedy, with Alterations-It died in a few NightsThe ORPHAN OF CHINA-Differences between GARRICK and the Author-The Question between them referred to WILLIAM WHITEHEAD, Esq.-That Gentleman's polite BehaviourHis Decision in Favour of the Play-GARRICK's fine Performance of the Part of ZAMTI-Mrs. YATES in MANDANE Anecdote about Mr. FOOTE.

September

DRURY-LANE, at this time,

1758, to suffered a considerable loss. Wood

June 1759

ward, in the preceding summer, demanded an addition to his salary, with an express condition, that for the future, he

should be on equal terms with the highest performer in the company. This was thought unreasonable by the managers, and they refused to comply. While the negotiation was depending, Foote asked Woodward whether he had gained his point, and, being answered in the negative, "That is strange," said he; "You play in almost all the comedies, and

harlequin besides: why then, in my opinion, you are intitled to the money, whether you

go by the hour or the ground!" Garrick, however, thought otherwise, and Woodward went, upon an invitation, to be joint-manager with Barry in Dublin.

GARRICK was always fertile in expedients. He knew that Marplot, in the Busy Body, was the character, in which Woodward shone to great advantage. He, therefore, resolved,