The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-11-21 00:00:00

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BELPAST THE4TRIC4LS.

The Theatre opened for the winter campaign, on
Monday night, with liroGes of thrown., Ina Maids or
they are, and The Spoiled Child. The ornamental ar-
rangements exhibit nothing new, if we except some
handsome scenery, which Ideas credit on the se-
veral artists.
Mrs. BEL I.•StY, Miss Dade, and Mr. Gos now,
were recognized with pleasure, and welcomed with
much applause. The novelty of the evening was
the L-rdy Mary Refgro of Mrs. MASON, and the Lay
Prior of Miss Loci:E. The farmer is an agreeable
performer, well acquainted with the business of the
stage, and, we are convinced, will prove an useful
auxiliary to the corps. The latter is highly indebted
to nature—her person fine, and her face engaging
and expressive. Mi-s Local' is, upon the whole, a
promising rsivice, and when she has acquired the
ease aril dignity nhich stage pradlice alone confers,
will probably become a favourite. The Sir Witham
Dorillon of Mr. MASON had nothing to offend. Mrs.
BEI.LAMY never gave Little Ptak with more
spirit ; and the Tog of GORDON, and the whim-
sicality of Mrs. HibILZIr, kept the hcuse, as usual,
ina roar.

The last arrivals at Bath are—
The Marquis ed Lanodourn, Earl anilConalaris Ashburnhasn,
Earl of Goateed, Conideas of Waldegrave, Countess of Wetmore.
Bishop adllitiabois and Lady, Lord Chief Yvon Macdonald,
Lady and Mao A.C.ourr, two Ladien Aslibiiraliam, J..riy
°CAC, lion. Mr and Mrs. Dutton, 11,0: Miss Aear, Ate h.
at Saroin and nearly, Sir Henry a:n11....d) Co,:ay and
Family.
Lard and Lady MAIM KERR RTTIV.!d, ye:Le:Jay
at their seat, Benfield House, in Bet kshire, from
Cirer.cester.
General Caosav left town, yesterday, for his seat
in Sussex.
Major MASIACS left town, yesterday, for Lis seat
in Likable.
Lord STANLEY left the Oakes. last Sunday, to
join his re;onent (the Scored Lancashire) at Teign-
toroth Barracks, NewtheShields.
Lord and Lady Ossus.svou are on a visit to
the Earl sod Pumas of Dairy. at the Oakes.
Fusses Evios, Esq. aad Lady C lc, arrived
yesterday at Thomas's Hotel, from Northampton-
Their'bir Royal Highnesses the Prince of Waits and
Duke of C aaaaa cs arrived at Carleton House, at
half put ten, last night. At eleven, his Royal
Highness the Duke of CLARE/ICS left town for
Bushy Park.
Sir Ja.MII4 Gasman, from Norfolk; 'l'nost
Luna Pasts., Esq. from Lancashire ; a
Captain hf6Gasooe. from Scotland I strived yes-
terday, at Klaurram's Hotel, in Lower Brook-street,
Groseenot-square.
Mr. BAMMItTeII, lately adverting to the 'cause
of his tate‘leaster, observed, that whatever the pub-
, al alight &ink of him as an efOor, he should never
be a Shier. His band is in a fair way, but it is very
fraZ:s 'be .He has lost the ends of the three
"blab , the bones of which were also broken,
IS e I arse wound in the pales, at the btfrttont
of lbw *walk
2:0221 Vei Tr *sty of The Cm.: if Narbonne. was lately
at the Bath Theatre, in order to intro-
r. Batas. a young candidate for public fa-
irest- . the niqius of the Bath audience. The cha-
rm/We o ; Moire does not require or admit of much
display of dramatis talent,, but it certainly lost nd-
thing from his rereeethatlen. Mr. Liars v has a
het si voice, and a pleesiag person ; his articulation
is antis°, and hie delivery. on the whole, correa
and animated. Fill faults are such as are common
to most young aaors—redundancy of aaioa, and
too great a monotony. Ha was received with mach
applause ; and, with dna attention on his part, we
doubt not but he will beeotate a very respeaable
ador. 'I he scenery and dresses were exceedingly
elegant ; and, it is barely justice to the other Per-
formers to add, that they imputed as much interest
to the play as it is capable of receiving.
A Dutch Captain, who lies with his ship at
Greenwich. left that place on Wednesday morning
last. foe London, desiring his wife to come up to
tows by the three o'clock stage, to meet him at a
'Besse is the city ; but she, instead of taking the
comb Isaias was to set her down in the city, went
in the mud sleet elope at Charing-Cress.—Arrived
there. she was in the greatest distress ; not speaking
a single word of English, so one could understand
her; and she had wegieaed to take the direction of
the place where she was to meet her husband. She
is a eery fine figure, and very handsome, and her
dress being in the Dutch style, she soon ate:lifted
the notice of a fine gentlemen, who, as she thought,
was making offers to take her to a place where she
would find somebody who could speak Dutch ; she
went with hint through many streets and alleys, and
at lasttbe stopped at a very decent looking house. She
went is willingly with the gentleman, bet soon the
Impeded, that h was a place where her ri,ssie en.
is dryer. The gentleman insisted she should take
some wine to recover her spirits; four young labs
were present, whose appearance and manners she
slid not much like; one of them was engaged at
cards, as if telling fortunes. The Doer lady's
geed feriae, was, to make her escape immedi-
ately out of the house. crying and screaming. A
peer malt, seeing her distress, took her to a comb shop,
opposite the house which ate had just left, where
the people, pitying her forlorn situation, had the
Itiadness to direft her to several places, till she found
one where the Dutch language was spoken ; but
still the poor woman could not name the place There
she was to meet her husband, and the only place
she could remember in town, was London Bridge ;
she desired to be concluded there, as from that spot
she would be st'rle to find tile place where her hus-
band was waiting for her. Two into conduned her
to London Bridge. and from thence &be found her
distressed husband, at the Appointed place, wits had
given her up for lost. and who was happy to see her
eels, after tour hours ramble through London aJeets,
having escaped the dangers to which unproteCted
and inexperiecccd fetnalc. are daily exposed.

TIIrATR TS.

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Last night, a new comet'y, called Thr I't,,'''
.Win. from the pen of Mr. iloseaorz
at
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formed for the first time. . .
onamsT/S PEI:SW:Z.
Are. elars,, the Vu:4l:4.ve Man. • Er Llirren. ,
ca,iar ./410,,, Ica. Ilrutli:I . NI. 11.r.raope.
Me. Nei a . • • I.llr. IA yrn.md•
770 Fain I:, . • . Mr. 11)...tun
Young A ' . • • Mr. If S I,l4oiii.
Young 3! • • . Pir Na:tley.
tiorfiai A . . • Mr Decamp.
1414,.1 • • . . M. Matille..s.
I..air!fer . . . . Mr P •wali.
Jew 7 I, tv....i,t,r.
Emily . • • . Nils. ii S..A.Nis.
!Lug . • • • 11.1. e. Duoura...
4(-ypriad . . • Mr.. 11 .r.0..a.
This Piece it very much inferior to any format
production of the A.ti.hor. It is of the most tis,e,
cast. A simple old Farmer, and Inci daughter Air..
arrive in town f rum Devonshire, in lake porsestinn ii(
an immense fortune, and a line hogs?, beep-201M
to them by an Atom 3tieseees, who had loi•cest
possessed of it, as the wages of her infamy, fea4,4
deceased lover, to the hijnry of his 1e111.V,.......
The fair rustic, ROI, I , 11 is been educate! by a 14.4
Rounlijal, and displays much feeting and ....vitt, aii,
in restoring the for. one to the irjtrred family, %Lg,
in return, solicit her hand far the heir. ji.o
could not have a better representative than Mita
, Doric AM. Mr. Dowoors's good sense could goer
no effeet to the charadter of the Fanner; it was
totally deficient •in strength and colouring.—.
A (lyric:el was introduced, to praCtise her eilrs
on the Former, but thentrtorality of the :ludic:ice less
bffended by such sureshibition, end poor Mri.
-HARLOWe was afraid to ;place again. It cf tom :
became impossible to le-rn why she seas poi..
duced at all Tie vicious Caltifierh, the a;soco el
•ef :his lady, who, in return for the kiiidnest a:4
protatiott of Mr. .elaso4, attempts to carry r.ll ,o;.,
only child, the lovr:r and interesting LIR,: , , also Is.:I
under the displeasure ot the Audience. Mr. Dr ca se
did all he viold for this disgusting, pat!. Mr. As.
sort, the Visitii,t;a: Aim, u !to curses his bros. ti,
impi isons his from!, at.d illbU scel., ins Lie, was per-
sonate. by Mr. Et cisr ou, with g 'etigment
and energy: his story was the grou tk of the
piece; but, from the disapprobation the :a-
il
dience, the two last acts were so mutilated, that
it was impossible to Eiarn it. The languz:;e, in
many parts, was commonplace and inclegans,
and displayed a want of kno%Aledge of genteel life.
The Prologue was admirably delivered by Mr.
DOwT ON, as Master of an Inn. The Epilogue v.as
well delivered by Mia DurteAto, and contaived
some well pointed satire on the hozslobby louogers ;
the drank:is part perhaps had been much Iset.er
omitted. The house was filled with an clei; alt
audience.
COVENT-0 A RDEN.
Last night, the favourite Tragedy of Dosirlis
we, performed at this Theatre, before a very too.
memos and brilliant audience. Mrs. SIDDONA
Lads, Randolph, Mr. C. Kiss Imes f.tweriaa, and i'...
Cookers chaste and carrel delineation of the .iihnii,
Glasnavera, were received throughout with the warnas•t
applause. Atter the play. a new grand operaucl
Spectacle, called The Deserts of Arabia, was pr...
duced, foe the Fsst time.—The elsaraaers were thus
reptesented :
Den Mama . . . Mr. Liston.
Moo Destro . . . Mr. I.l..veuport.
Canes . . . . Mr. lack-don.
Atimirr.lli . . . Mr. Cresweli.
Hew, Arras . . Mr. !Aare.
Irish-am I.J..trful . . Mr. Fawcett
AltdeLlolt . . . . Mr. CitS vats.
jliiiil . . . . Mr. It.h!alsis.
IWirfor Grist.* . . Mal irunton.
Zsasr.• . . . . Mrs. C Ksmble.
:14.4 . . . . Maw WeddY •
Serge, Aleppo—the Desert, and /bosom
D. Lhopio, a merchant of Aleppo, having re.
eeived a letter from the rich widow Loristan, of
liassnra, offering her hand and fortune to his s.sn
Carlos, orders him to set out on hi. j.nrrney am,*
, the Desert, in order s. accept Os- veichi..tti proposal..
Carlos departs for Basso-a, disguises as the servasu.
and under the care, of Hama ..irtat, a Tartar gi.i.i ..
and messenger from the Sultan —he is accompare• I
by Tristram Dein! (who is likewise diTuised ...
the servant of Barra, ',dos, and who is on his Sin I
to India in search of he runaway wife)—as thy
cross the Desert, they quit Hassan, being disgustel
with his haughty behaviour, and as they proceed . i
their journey they are attacked by prede;ory Aral..
and fly for protea ion to the sanCluary of the tomb le'
Ali—here Carlo meets with Zoo/seri., an Arabi i 1
girl, to whom he is violently attached, and who ... .1
then assisting her father ilitlallan, in watching oleo
lights which burn perpetually in that hailoseed
dome. 'I he joy of this meeting makes Zamyria
forget her duty—the lamps go out—and the Lest!.
relli, with guards, rush in, and seize them Li.
Hassan Arta* enters, and demands Tristram ars'
Cada, as ins servants; and upon viewing t't•
Sultan's seal, they are delivered up to him. (.13
I their arrival at Dassora, Triseram Dokfnl, by rvii-
take, is intros uced to the widow LA,IIIOI, 611
Castor, and TI ;1110,IS finds in the person of 'I:,
widow, his runaway wife, tagir,s Mario, a mp-
tu.il reaonciliation ..I. _l___ _---

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hes at about Lout the tlrne 61401:
himself disappointed in his prospeAs with regard in
the widow, is prevailed open by eerie, to use 111.4
influence at Eassora to procure a pardon for Alw,,,-
bib and Zantiroa ; which heidg obtained, they ret
with a Persian C •n, to retrace the:r way to Alep-
po, and on the it :eturn rescue Abibillue egd Zamytr
teem the fury of the Arabs, which having atCtlll.
cliched, the piece concludes with a grand Processinic
and Chorus.
*We understand that this rie:e is from the pr;': -
pen of Mr. REYNOLDS. It has litt!e of orig,nii:
to recomme..d rt. The music, by Mr. LA% -
Jun. is simple, and in some parts fight. " -
harmonious, particularly a solo Nor 711013
ish." by Mrs. C. KEstect, and a trio by
utttrlacly, Mr. iseutoos, and Mr. F•wcs
The speclacle itself is exceedingly grind
dresses and decorations ate very super', ; and ti. -
scenery in general is beau.iftil. Natwit!
ing these attraCtions, the poorness of the el
)(lye, and the absence of-disinterest, ex, ited
marks of disapprobation throughout ; and, for •
the Litter end of the piece, they incrutsed ; but
novelty and singularity of the last scene near)) --•
stored tranctillity. and Mr. Fawcart wa.:•••
m.:ted to autiounce it for repetition.

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