8 5 0 . ▁ ▁Her ▁tal ents ▁were ▁genu ine , ▁though ▁Mac ready ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁dep reci ates ▁her ▁method . ▁Le igh ▁H unt ▁calls ▁her ▁the ▁second ▁trag ic ▁actress ▁of ▁her ▁day , ▁and ▁says ▁she ▁poss esses ▁‘ a ▁strong ▁and ▁singular ▁original ity , ▁a ▁genius ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁extrem es ▁of ▁h istr ionic ▁talent ▁( s ic ), ▁lo fty ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁low ▁comedy .’ ▁The ▁two ▁characters ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁believe ▁in ▁her ▁capacity ▁for ▁tra ged y ▁and ▁far ce ▁are ▁Bel vider a ▁in ▁‘ V en ice ▁Pres erved ,’ ▁and ▁Est if ania ▁in ▁‘ Rule ▁a ▁W ife ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁W ife .’ ▁Ad olph us , ▁in ▁his ▁‘ Rec ol lections ,’ ▁speak s ▁of ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁actress ▁before ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁Miss ▁O ' Ne ill ▁to ▁succeed ▁Mrs . ▁S idd ons . ▁Donald son ▁says ▁she ▁‘ had ▁a ▁noble ▁and ▁express ive ▁face , ▁full , ▁strong , ▁and ▁mel od ious ▁voice , ▁capable ▁of ▁any ▁in ton ation , ▁and ▁an ▁original ▁conception ▁of ▁her ▁author .’ ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁; ▁End notes : ▁ ▁Gen est ' s ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Stage ▁ ▁Le igh ▁H unt ' s ▁Crit ical ▁Ess ays ▁on ▁the ▁Perform ers ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁The at res , ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁ ▁Mac ready ' s ▁Rem in isc