The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-29 00:00:00

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Altar the opera of The Par Huck. last night, a
new inimical comedy was l,rodtic tl, entitigfl 1111,
won Rival! or, Sophy, Lacy; and L'tcy. ,Sophy.
Thy daughter of a man of I atone is.sent into the
country, where she is educated as • farmer's
under the assumed name of Sophy, ber father hoping
that in that humble state she would be brought up
in irinocence and simplicity, and escape the sanitise
to which the children of birth and fortune are
The scene opens at Ramsgate, at which Sophy, now
grown up and assuming her reel rank and nansi
of Lucy. resides, accompanied by her aunt, ss
a feshionsble visitor. At this moment, Coptc.is
Dorset, the ion of a Man of large fortune, he-
twetn whom and her an attachment was formed in
early youth, buds at Itamsgate, on his return front
Vl'aterlo4. Without discovering herself, she re-
cognises in ?Um her early lover, and he falls in love
with her as the image of hisirtlused Sophy. Sall
attached to his Sophy, he sends his servant into
the country to inquire her fate, hoping that slre
had in lila absence made some engagement that
would Irave him at liberty to devote !ourself to hie
new passion. Lucy, by the same messenger, I,p
prises his father of her ideatily, Will. the di.celitiC:
piacii.ril upon Iris son. Time father rotor. 4.
itarn•g.ite, pretesidirig to be accoutploird
Sophy, to whose inarriege with Ins .0,„
a reverse of fortune, lie has nu Lou

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jection. The scene now becomes s
itig. 'Mimi KELLY prevents henrlf to hvr loser also
stutt ly as Lucy mud Ziophy, the one a yon tit; lads. of
the other n farmer's daughter.. lier
Captain Dorset (Mr. IVasticii), is ail embarrass-
ment. When Nophy appears, lie deter:nines upon
her ; when Lucy prefets leer suit, Sophy is aban-
doned. At length, slier an arduous conflict iiifeeling and honourable mind, lie decides in favour
of Sophy, amt makes an assignation fur the put:sone
or leaving Rainsgate, rod proceeding to Listicint,
with her to be married. Instead of Sephy,
KELLY, as Lucy, meets him at the tinge and place
appointed, and reproaches him with his infidelity,
his marriage with her having beep fixed for the item
morning. After a few reproaches, however, she
the dress of Lacy, stud discovers herself
to be the real Sophy. The result :nay be anti-
cipated. The Captain finds one wife in his two
mistresses.—This piece is very well vstirtem-s-
It is extremely chaste, lively. and entertaining.
einbarrassinent of Captain Douet war highly'
comic, cud the double character of Lucy and Suphy
was sustained with great spit ii and naivete by Miss
KELLY. The other characters were very writ sup-
ported. This little piece went off'with cc/al, stal
• was announced for repetition with loud and 011401.
mous applause. The house displayed a full ;:iid
elegant audience.

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