The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-10-05 00:00:00

THEATRES.

D avjeTtr..l X IL
Tliii Thostre opened lost night for the season,
ni,der very favourable awapicra, The house win
e I remally well filled, mod the audience testified their
general approbanon of, and grateacition from. the
tnieriainmento. Vt'hers the curios° rose. Cod save
the his. Will effectively 'performed by a numerous
soya! company, sorliolirig many of the public revolt.
riles. On its enrolls- Miss KCLLY came fur.
wind, .Noirrolly to deliver the Address. hat in con_
1.. i•
...re of au excessive clamour, proceeding flout
f ;le Uprr gallery. was obliged to relies. Mr.
ELLisTos then appeared, and witted that Rule Bri.
mink ass about to be executed, which had the
• fi-ct of stilling the noisy elements; and this fine
too song was listened to with profound
u'lentiou and deltglit. During its performance,
and that of the preceding grand national anthem.
the audience ',toad uncovered, and exhibited every
roof of reins ct ; a few inconsiderate persons,
41:-‘1, In the front of the pit. Ni tempted to keep on
I irt: hats at lisle Britannia, but were soon com-
pelled, by the 'letter sense and feeling manifested
i‘v all around them, to uncover. Mies KELLY
t ,rev cline foritanl, and spoke the following bad
riil,lress with greet force and distinctuesta end in
nio-t judicious mariner :
Tho' Fiction here aIIMPTIP her saltiest reign,
e him, a moment, hi r timed
T. lit r..nuats•ion to Ibis cowl 1 hem,
11., getittioe di tales, and her porporefair,
tVl,Om tow she advocates, yo• long have tried-.
E..eouraf d king his emulative pride;
you love ! and he, exulting. says,
You ne'er deserted whom y4llll deigliM to raise!
Early ID CO your smiles tint pride *spied
• Early those. smiles Ids grateful bosom RAI;
• 0., the jowl genii pier genial breezes blew.
" Anil with the growing phut your kindness. grew.
I V .rious bin pill, but constant to his cause,
" 1..0 surd the wish to merit your applause:"
Artar or manager, he still enjoy'd
lion fur which you, saw Isis seal einploy'd.
to row sanction, daunt less now be dares
Ti magnify his labours and his cares ;
At Allas'clialletig'd strength the glove bath barrd,
tits load a pontrrous, though a mimic world.
The Magi say (who Diature's sect' is track),
This planet's piim'il upon a camel's hack !
what the bearer stays, their wisdoms pos'd ;

't kit secret, orient science ne er
:-
111 ere happy be whose world now courts your view,
Asi'd what sustain• his strength, he points to NOU.
'That strength the fruit of seasons twice fifteen,
'• Misr fail of fishiest, hut it is nut green ;—•
' Or grant it crude, your booms may yet unfold
The Nicht hoe, and turn the green to gold."
Where first your well-plac'd laurels Kimble wore;
Wls. re Sideltuts , Jordan's brows your rhaplits bore;
Where Pritchard's pathos bade your fathers thrill,
And Garrick's magic *Acted them at his will;
Ancre resting theirs on more exalted puis'rs,
Round Shakapeare's sovereign stem they wreath's' their
Bowers.
• Where histrionic homage rear's] a shrine
• To public houoty and a bard divine;"
There be the warns devout oblation brings,
Of all thist from admiring ;redone springs;
All that the sense of present duty fire•,
All that hieprinted patronage inspirit
On pure intent ambitious to depend,
Ti nu by-pails his spirit will descend :
The plain broad road of candour is his course,
The Drama's honour his propelling force.

Av Comic Ira her odic summit climb?
Inmlie Farce! or Tragedy sublime
b Oral a candidate for fame?

Duth Vocal IrAcelleuce prefer her claim?
All Real 'cc.•eneioft will be welcoin'd here,
And Taste and Gemiur find their free career.

This his just plus, expectantly he sues
cutifiiituce his faith will iierr abuse.
Coasting al liege the talent of the age,
Nu fear he owns for his impartial stage.
A liVral system♦ your support
lirril he ►ails! and Mentis cause is Youfts,
N B. The lines with inverted commas were omitted in
eousrquewce of aloe length of the .4.1 dress.

The Address was receiviti very favourably.—
Oliteres comedy of Wild Oats was then per-
formed. Mrs. WEST sustained the character of
Lady ilinaranth, with great merit. Miss KELLY'S
Jane Gammen was characterised by that lady's
itontsd talent, by her complete mastery of the lan-
guage sud sentiment•, and her felicitous insight
tato the distinctive features and qualities of her
Part. The rough and honest Jolla Dory was
played by a Mr. THOMP3ON, from the Theatre-
Royal, Dublin, his first appearance on these boards.
Ile harked the part well, and acted it respectably ;
his playing denotes that ease and self-posseasion
which nothing but long practice can confer; and,
as fir as what we saw of him last night enabled us
to form ms opinion, he is likely to be an useful
acquisition. ftlr. ELLISTON'S Barer is too well
known to require any particular notice.—The other
leading parts were cast as they usually are ut this
thralls. The play went oil' with great eclat.
After the curtain dropped, Mr. ELtIsTON ap-
peared, and previous to his giving out the play for
this night, expressed his gratitude to the audience
for the very flattering tuanuer in whirls they burl
expressed their approbation of his exertions. The
direction of the establishment, he assured them, bad
beers undertaken by him on the principle that those
doors were to be always open to genius ; and they
would find there most of their old favourites. Tina
ardlift.ll4 was followed by great applause.
The afterpiece was the musical farce of Lock
and key.
The admirable manner in which the house is
lighted was the theme of universal applause. Mr.
Cow NS, of the Sitand, has strewn great ability in
the formation both of the centre chandelier and of
those which ornament and illuminate the dress

COVENT-GARDEN.

SIIAESPE aeS play of King Henry the kilth
"flea ho.t I.lgtst revived—the part of Henry by i►lr.
.MACREADY. It trw U noble performance--we can
give It no meaner term. From a host of excellence,
We *elect a i.ortion I•f that winch appear. to us to
lwve been lonia excellent in Mr. MAC:REAL/1n) acting.
We leave ni the back-ground Henry's early ammo..
Let •s came to his reproof of Westmoreland, who,
comparing the immense numbers of the French
with theacinty body of English who were opposed
to them, niter. a wish that they were rrinforc.ll by
s• One• tea thousand" of those Dieu, who, on that
dab 'ewe unoccupied in England. The whole of
this flue addresrequal, perhaps, to any thing ever
written by SaimispgAßß--was drilVtf rd by iMr.
Macataav is a style of uisequalleil energy. lie
felt the add►e.a himself, tor he otter could have
utsibp flee audience to feel it. The courting
serum with the Princess Katharine (this, by
tar way, i• dot:castling twat the epic to the pus-

tont style) wa. excellently 'acted. Mr. M A CAE .1 Wes
wooii.g woo, perfectly SHA Ks, EA MAN. The Lohloess
of the soldier—the btudat-tty of the conqueror—
were relieved and softened flown by the light mail
buoyant feelings or the m.o. Mr. EGFRTON
Phyetl the 614r:icier of the Duke of Exeter ex-
tremely well. Iles' tit...en:norm of the elo4th of the
Mike of York and the Furl of Sullialk wax truly
pathetic. The worthy Wekit Cripttsto, theetkre,
Nax excellently represented liv BLANCHARD--
and 11.8 k-eattog, adverNary, Ancient Pistol, had
no Ilio-rotille friirt,elitaillve to Mr., J. Itussy.t.L.--.
Miss I' non:. es Jt.it/hn,lire, played the coy French
PI itiCtill Very prettily.