The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-28 00:00:00

EAST LONDON THEATRE.

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On Thursday evening this elegant little theatre
exhibited a very beautiful display of novelties for
the Christmas holiday folks. The entertainments
commenced with a magnificent serio-comic Oriental
tale of enchantment, called Zadoc the Sorcerer,'or
the Princes of Persia, one of Mr. AMHERST'S best
productions. The scenery was of a most splendid
description, and the dresses displayed great taste in
the manager, the whole of which, we understand, is
new. The last scene contains the coronation of
Hornet and Almeida; it was very splendid, and re-
ceived great applause. A serious drama, called
The London Apprentice, founded on George Barn-
well, followed, and received the applause it merited.
A new comic ballet, called Dancing for a Christmas
Box, was to follow, but owing to the illness of Mr.
TURNER, the ballet master, the pretty little burletta
of The Three Cripples, was substituted.
The whole of the performances were so admirably
conducted, as to afford the greatest amusement to a
very crowded house.

Letters were received in London on Christmas-day
from Hanover, dated the 20th inst. They announce
the Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDOZ, the infant
Prince and Princess, also the Princess AUGUSTA, to
be in the enjoyment of excellent health.
Tbe 'rbealre will open on the lath January, with
ReSISINS'S Opera of /I Tencredi, ie which Madame Beano/two
makes her first appearance in this country. The Opera has
been already twice rehearsed. It was at first inteeded to
commence the season with Mositrr's La Clemenza di Toy,
but the Manager has, oo second consideration, thought it
more expedient to give Madame BOILOONDIO the earliest op-
portunity of making her debut before a British public. We
may take this opportunity of stating, among the improve-
ments made at the Theatre during the recess is that of
• new stage.

There is at present living at Theodosia, in the Crimea, an
Armenian, whose am: is isu.years. He was born in Persia,
and preserves a perfect reoollection of the celebrated Taos.
Kegs isms, whom he frequently saw. His health is good,
and he is surrounded by his deseeuthuns. His youngest
daughter is now 35 years old.
ACK POTlClL—Moose's Almanack for ion centaiss
Mat =ringLl singular predictiou, fur fullihnent in April
N Weal struggles, abort this time. about men clinging to
swir places, and ethers who fear they shall never get them.
Thor Disjunction of Mercury and Mars, in Aries, seems to tell
'vim "HI get the ascendancy: a true lover of war, of middle
stfitMe, a brisk sharp eye, and pimpled face: though me with
an oral visage and tall figure, subject to bo frothy upon slight
*cessions, fonder of fomenting disputes than of taking an
antis° part in settliag them, will struggle hard to keep upper-
most."
'let's's' Ds Srtm..--This celebrated Lady, on visiting the
samospnlis of Great Britain, had scarcely alighted from her govt.
• vrhen she asked the waiter to show her "rues totals of
loco vansos."—'4 RICHARDSON ! RICHARDSON!" IllCHltethe
Ma'am: it capsot bt Ricsaassors, the tavern-keeper, in nt-
rden, for he is alive and bustling about his business; it nowt
Is RICHARDSON Hicroxycs, and Co.—no doubt the elder part.
ner has died, at:tidos lady has some claim upon his assets."' To
Corrthill, therefore, our Sentimental traveller was directed.—
pipta moment was lost. She drit ez off, alights from her hack-
ney-coach, pushed by the clerks in the front shop, and address-
ing a grave-looking swan in black, perched up in a kind of
pQpivi asks with a faulteriag voice for- the tomb of RICHARD-
SON. --"The tomb of RICHARDSON, Madam! Mr. RICHARD-
SON was never in better health; he has at this moment
set off for his country seat."---•• You misapprehend me; I mean
the divine Ricautissonz"—" Oh ! a clergyman ! I know no per-
sist of the name."—"No, Sir, nut a clergyman, but the Rico AD-
ION of Clarissa."—•• Really we know so Gentleman of the smith:
who keeps a Lady." At length a reference to the boaseller on
the other side of the street set the fair enthusiast right. She hur-
ries off to St. Clement Danes, in the Strand ; roused- a kindred sp.
rit of enthusiasm in the *talon by a talismanic application of file
; follows his lantern (for it was now dark) with a palpi-
• ti▪
ting heart--seraped the mud and mould oeyears of a fiat moor,
close to the parish pump ; reads the long-sought name—drops on
her knees to kiss the hallowed marble, and on rising up acid sur-
veying her wet and draggled garments, buds too late that the
tomb of ltinataoson is t e grave of sentinieut.--Nric Mont Sty
Malaziao.
GARRICX.—The following is a copy of a letter
from this great actor to a Gentleman named STU RZ :
`• I never liked Ditto, though it bears • good character upon
the French stage. Thera are good lines, and some little- pathos.
I AM spoiled by Kaasseaaas, and I hope you &revery wear spoiled
too. Now, from yoor dissection of 'French actors, Madame
Cpttairs has every thing that art and good understanding, with
natural spirit, can give her--brat the heart has nom of those in-
stantaneous feelings—that life-blood, that keen secsib'lity, thin
electrical fire, which. bursts at once from genius, and shoots
through the veins, manor, bones and all, of every spectator.
She is so conscious of what she can do, that she never has the
feelings of the instant come upon her unexpectedly; but I pro-
nounce that the greatest strokes of genius have been unknown to
the actor himself; the circumstance, the warmth of the scene
has sprung the mine as it w_ ,ere as much to his own surprise as
to that of the audience. Thus I make a difference between
great genius and a good actor; the first will realize the keno,
of his character, and be transported beyond himself, while the
other, with great powers and sense, gilts great pleasure, but he
tiener—
tus inaniter "omit
Irritat,—;rt, fafais terroribus implet.
Your idea of the French character most exactly agrees with
mine; their politesse has reduced their characters to such a same-
ness ' • their humours are so curbed by habit, that when you have
seen half a doxes French men and women. you basemen the
whole. In England every man is a distii,ct being, aid scrim a
distinct study to investigate him; it is f ....t this great variety that
our comedies are less uniform than the French, and our ellmieer-
ters more strong and dramatic. Since you left as 1 hats played
the character tat a young (fie for shame!) jealini, &mousers, in the
comedy of The Wonder, and it has been fol.owtql in the most es-
traurdinary mummer. Should you et er return to its before 1 drop
my fool's coat, I will treat you with the best in my power, for
have indeed shown you nothing."
PRIOR, the smuggler, one of the men lately com-
mitted by the Excise for having contraband goods in
Lis possession, was discharged from Chester gaol.
having paid his fine of one hundred pounds, His less!
fortunate companion, Ford, is still in " durance vile.

NEWSMAN EXTRAORDINARY.—One of the car-
riers of a New Yolk Paper, called the Advocate, hav-
ing become indisposed, his son took his place, but
not knowing the subscribers he was to supply, he
took for his guide a dog which had usually Attended
his father. The animal trotted on a-head of the boy.
and stopped at every door where the paper w•ns in use
to be left, without 'Raking a single omiseioa er
mistake.