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 prima donna. In the year 1792, they were invited to Amsterdam, where the new German theatre opened for the first time, (November 11th., 1793,) with Kotzebue's drama, "The Indians in England." She performed the part of Gurii, and the audience was enraptured. The French Revolutionary war, which seemed to threaten Holland soon put an end to the German theatre. Mrs. Eunike, therefore left Amsterdam, and went to Frankfurt-on-the-Maine, in October 1794. There her talent for pantomime was awakened by the celebrated painter, Pfarr. He showed her, among others, Rehberg's plates of the attitudes of Lady Hamilton; also some drawings of William Fischbein, a German, in Naples. After these models she studied the art of pantomime; but she spent twelve years in practising, before she ventured on a public exhibition. It is generally acknowledged, that the Hendel-Schütz has much enlarged and elevated this art.

This lady was the wife of no less than four husbands, the last having been Mr. Schütz, Professor of the Fine Arts in the University at Halle, which being closed by Napoleon, Professor Schütz exchanged the academical course for the theatrical profession, and acquired, both in tragedy and comedy, an honourable place among the German dramatic artists. Mr. and Mrs. Schütz did not limit themselves to the principal cities of Germany, but visited also Russia, Sweden, and Denmark, and their fame spread far and wide. In the summer of 1819, they went to Paris, where the pantomimic talent of Mrs. S. was acknowledged in the most select circles by competent judges. They settled afterwards in Halle, where Mr. S. was again engaged as professor. The general conclusion is, that Mrs. Hendel-Schütz, as a pantomimic artist, stands unrivalled in Germany.

HENRIETTA OF ENGLAND, of the unfortunate Charles the First, and grand-daughter of Henry the Fourth of France, married, in 1661, Philip of France, Duke of Orleans, and brother of Louis the Fourteenth; but this marriage was not a happy one. However she was a great favourite with the king, who often joined in the brilliant assembly of rank and genius which she collected around her. She also had much influence over her brother, Charles the Second; and negotiated an important treaty with England against Holland, which the most skilful diplomatists had long solicited in vain.

This princess died at St. Cloud, in 1670, at the age of twenty-six. There were some suspicions that she was poisoned. She was universally regretted; her sweetness of manners, and her grace and beauty, rendering her a great favourite. Bossuet pronounced her funeral oration.

HENTZ, CAROLINE LEE, Was born in Lancaster, Worcester county, Massachusetts. Her father was General John Whiting, of the army. Her two brothers were also officers in the army, and one of them. General Henry Whiting, was aide-de-camp to General Taylor, in the Mexican war. Miss Whiting began to write when very young; and before she had completed her twelfth year, she had composed a poem, a novel, and a tragedy in five acts, full of impassioned scenes and romantic situations.