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TRAVELS IN EUROPE.,hattery; they are green in the inside, and are far more llnequaI in qnalitYthan those the produce of our gardens at home.But as they aresold fo~ next to not.hing, if one in three turn out good they are a cheaparticle, and within the reach of almost every one.The Spani-ards,whom Nature formed gay, and morais rendered grave, though it cannotbe said phlegmatic, have a strong relish for theatri~alamusements;for music, both national and exotic; for humour,and more particularlyfor that t,Jranch of it which we vu]gar~y caU slang. Bars,almost insuperable, exist as to either the gratification or rennementof the public taste.Among their modern pieces, the fable of onetums upon the hadm~yed subject of an impostor;-a pretended manof family ànd fortnne, who offers himself to an heiress. This is band:ledin a pecuJiar manner in one respect, which instances a curious latenttmit of nationality.He is discovered of course, and the contrast ofdegradation is sunk as deep as possible; but how? by making him-·ashoemake1'!Who could dream of meeting the ancient Egyptianàntipathyto Jhe cutter or" a skin in modern Spain!-But to revert,Female parts are acted by boys, to this day, ~ntiland even after.their voices crack:'Vond~rful it is, but we frequently see and hear thesentiments delivered by them lvith an expression and justness whichexcite regret that they should evèr outgrow their trade.It is unaccountablehow much superior the acting of that period of life here isto any other branch of the profession >'t'o,The gracieu,r:, the buffoon inanother word, is a very conspicuous and active personage, as is too thearch enemy of mankind, whose costume is very original; black, wi,th al'ed sasb.He is tolerably ostensible in the comedy of an unknawn* When a Spanish actor cornes to what may be termed recitation,(although his audience mightexclaim here, with Polonius, " This is too long,") he delivers it with great justness; 'and of thisthe audience, by its applaUlle~ possesses a full sensation......This is a. favourable symptom.