*p1747 03 19 dl The Conscious Lovers. ^As17470312^.*a1747 03 19 dl The Dragon of Wantley. ^As17470310^.*d1747 03 19 dl New entertainments-Salomon, Sga Padouana, Salomon's son.*c1747 03 19 dl Tickets deliver'd out by $Miss Copin= for the <i>Merchant of Venice</i> will be taken to the <i>Conscious Lovers</i> (<i>General Advertiser</i>). This day is publish'd, Price 1s., <i>A Letter of Complaint</i> to the Ingenious author of a Treatise on the Passions, so far as they regard the stage; with a critical Enquiry into the theatrical merit of Mr G-k, Mr Q-n, and Mr B-y, &c. With some further remarks on Mr M-n. And a few hints on our modern Actresses, particularly Mrs C-r and Mrs P-d. <i>Magna est Veritas, & pravalebit</i>. Printed for $C. Corbett=, over against <i>St. Dunstan's Church</i>, <i>Fleet St.</i> (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [Illuminating discussion of actors' abilities]: The Stage is much indebted to Mr M- for his incessant successful endeavours; he not only grac'd it with his own personal merits, but rais'd up several Branches who tho' they have not yet quite eclips'd Mr <i>Giffard's Nursery</i> from <i>Goodman's Fields</i>, will certainly in time prove stars of the first magnitude.--(p. 28). Touch Messrs. $Giffard= and $Ryan= and give them better voices; there is nothing else wanting. Help $Mr Delane= to a new manner and judgment to display the best pipe that ever was heard. Polish a little the rough Beauties of $Mr L. Sparkes=, give the sensible $Mr Havard= a few more spirits; and mend the Humour of $Hippisley=, $Chapman=, $Barrington=, and $Blakes= if you can. Poor $Yates= wants nothing but a front of brass, a necessary self-sufficient Manner of pushing himself upon a Publick.--(p. 31). If $Mrs Giffard='s Manner was equal to her understanding, she wou'd compell everybody to acknowledge her a surprising Performer. In <i>Lady Macbeth</i>r she is excellent; and <i>Hermione</i>r was very near eclipsing a much more popular actress; in short in every Part she performs, the severest of her enemies cannot but own she is more than decent.--(pp. 32-33). [Gives two pages each to discussion of $Mrs Clive=, $Mrs Woffington=, $Mrs Cibber=, and $Mrs Pritchard=.]