The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-03-09 00:00:00

TREATRE.

COVENT-nARDEN.
The Tragedy of Hawke, on Saturday night. was at-
tended by a very numerous and fashionable audience.
Mr. KE0451 C's lion/et has long been considered as
the most fierfitt representation the stage affords. Miss
Batton appeared for the first time in the character of
Op4eb,7. and sang the airs with simplicity and sweet-
ness ; hut though she answers the description of the
pretty Opielidt, she possesses no other requisite, as an
eetreiv, to make the character efieftive. Mrs. Sr.
Lainza was the reprt-ientative of the Qlcen, and
d d the character extremely well ; hut there are
a natural coarseness and vulgarity in her voice
and manner, that ill arr•ord with dignity, and are de-
sitative of her best efforts to please. Liston per-
f.•m•.d Peionisr, in the absence of Mr. MUNDEN ;
a. i r;r Pore, f'r the first time, represented the
yreat judgment and effect. At the end
rtbe sect.nd att, a Gentleman, whose name we
u ifersiand to be Riddele, attempt to address the
ati.fe-c, from the first tier of the ,Boxes, and froru
the wanderings of his imagination, there is little
doubt of his being insane. He talked of Mr. Kass •
a:.t.'s having murdered a speech ;—said his sister
oas married to Sir Faaticts B•st ma, and that his
mother was dead: the house, however, became
earnor, us, and he resumed his seat, without Ba-
ther annoyance during the performance.

ClunglerialA'r , ll.✓rA 6, 1107.
Not" i• boye' liven, liven, th 4( [bore w.II be a Dravvog Room
at St. Ja.uees,on Tilunklay next, the 120, Inataut.

Yesterday morning His Msrisyr, thg Prow.
ressts.f.arl et AVtocusasts,and ford Sr Hat rid's,
went to Sc George's Chapel, and heard a sermon
by Mr. NOITtLY, float the gth chapter of St.
Matthew and 19th verse; they afterwards went to
Z'rr•ggsnnre, where they met the Quill...
Yottrday morning the DA:: of coax arrived at
Windsor.

Hts Royal 1-lighnels the Prince of WaLts, the
Ear of Ei.oia, and several of the Cabinet Minis-
ters, dined with the Lirl of Monist*, yesterday, at his
hou•.! in St..l4rnes's Phic.•.°

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Watts gave
a grind d:nner„ yisterda}. at her house, at ['Slack.
heat:). AMongst the company were, the Earl and
Couneu of Cauciata, the Earl and Countess of
HA %citric's, and the Lades Yea Ka.

The :leeseet held a Lever on Saturday. His
List Lever, for this season, will be on Saturday
next.

Mrs. SfitllliAN is indisposed, at her house, in So-
mersct-p.ace.
The Marchioness of SA LISDU arrived, last 5,1.
way, at her house In Arlington-street, from Hat-
&Li. Her Ladyship will have a grays; party this
evening. and has issued cards for a grand r9ut, on
the 16th inst.

Lpri aad Lady Kt Name D gave a splendid dinner,
yesterday, at thur house in Grosvenor-uteri, Gros-
venor-squat*, to the Feewcu Palaces. the Mar-
;'!iotleas at SA ussuaY, Use Ladies G. and E.
Cseit, sad several other Nobility, both Foreign and
tngrih.
Crof,tx and rKi li continue their attraftions.
rite; we:.e both ettmerously a:tcacled on Saturday
right. They st ill not he perlot med together much
larger. as the new Farce of is to be
br.as;ht out immecliqtrly on the recovery of Mrs.

The Earl of Blllt AD aI. IRV* E will give a grace!
d;noer, this day, at hit, house, in l'ai k lane.
The Marchioness of Dos's:sitter has issues cards
for two grand touts, at her house in Hanover-
squar,l; the first is ill be nest Fi day, sod the se-
cond on the 19th instant.

Lady pit?itcs Sc moult will :;ve a grand rout,
on the ilth instant, at her hou.e in Uppi.r Brook-
street.
The Marchioness of Idt•rivoits will commence
lux Grand Assemblies, on the 20th instant, at her
house in Stanhope street, May Fa.r.
From the pros onew appearance of several of the
Ladies of Coventlai den Ilicatrr, they seem to have
been presented wan the Imperial Ottoman Order
of the Creseva.

Mr. Puma, a favourite Comedian, at Drury-lane
Theatre, has been for some time ritreme4 iL ; his
disorder is a consumption
The Countess of Locoo■ and Mnia• is perfeftly
recovered from her oreurecheortent.

Hyde Park yesterday, considering the haainess
of the weather, WAS visited by a great number of
Nobility. The Duchesses of Goanosi, Bottom,
and Sr. Mean's, the Earl and Countess or CliOL
nor:otter, and Countess Cowes's, were amongst
the visitors.

The lau Bath arr:v.de are—
E;rl of Pembroke, Countess I.),wader of Kingetnn, Lord
aad Lady Hennikr, r, Lord and Lady Ilarrurlev; Lady Pa.k,
Lady King. Sir .1. Noreliffe Jungian, 11.. n. St.. 11... r.., Cul.
an4l.llrs. Pringle, Col. Loans, Rev. Dr and Mn Rev.
Mr. Haikon, Rev. Mr. C. Mayo, Ray. Mr. Cone, Ife. Mr.
VI igßett. Rev. Mr. Annoy, Rev. C. quit, Rey. ►L. brake,
Rr•. Mr. Croft.

.-s new comedy was read, on Saturday, in the
Room of Drury-lane Thi:atte. It embraces
ast, some of the best perfot mots, and is the
produaion of Case ■ Y.
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A Critic, in a Sunday Paper, in his eagerness to
do homage to the leading star at Cosent-Gartlen
Theatre, yesterday snatched the long-earned ward:,
in the part of &sonde, from Mr. Port, and placed
them on the brows of Mr. k SMILE. who did net
even wear on the nit-itit when he is said to have
shone with so much splendour.
Madame CAT•LANCII whirl•lVinfig, and her hus-
band's trade.uoinds, had very neatly produced a
hurricane in the Pashiennhle Insitioiln. A plentiful
offering of Jobs Bull's notes Luwerer, produced
for the present--a ,a/m.
The Bath audience ore iriconsolaSle for the
loss of Mrs. DI Digit, they ri-eer expeft S.
%pox her hie avw," in the walk she had chosen. A
London audieree are more fortunate, for when are
or edisire shah der rive them et their favourite Mil
SMITH will take for place; whiini 14,
!Ite has stamped, in feature, 'Daces and minner, a
;:ic Dan:.