The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-28 00:00:00

THE ADEI.PIII.

The entertainments at this small but witrAetive
theatre brought a very numerous taulietice last
The pit, ad ohs eisele hour, was crowded to
"M.P. and the boxes, before the ruing of the cur-
; taw, extithired the pine appearance. Th, enter-
! t aliment, commenced with a dive!tisentent, which
I wire execitt.il by the 'principal dancers with inueli
eleguiute istll effect. A pantomime called the Fairy
of the North Star, or Harkyrin at Labrador,
i was produced for the first time this season.—
' Though it has no incidents particularly new
or stiiking, it is lint, however, without merit,
end did nut fail of affording pleasure and Humer-
imem to the Christina. visitors. The music was
excrllentoind on the'course of the pantomime sonic
new and beautiful scenery was exhibited, portico-
; lady a view of Dover. a view of the Burlington
Arcade, owl a view of Billingsgate. On the woole„
the pantomime doe% credit to the management of this
1 house. The uoilelexertionsofttie Misses DEN NETT,
PAUL.), DA Ix, and Kt tine, cuistributeil io 111 small
I degree to the success of the piece. lu the course
I of the paidnimine the celebrated Shawl Dance by
the three Misses DENNETT, was eseculeit in a
style of superior grace and elegance, and called down
! the rapturous applause of the audience. At the
! fall of the curtain the applause from all parts of
the house testified, its au ample degree, the coin.
I plete success of the piece.
THE SURREY.
This thesire re-commenced its seavoir last night,
under very favourable auspices, su far as we could
form may opinion of the lierrafalaaCra from a first
glance iii the midst of the joyous revelry of holittiy
I visitors. The hustle or the gallery folks was
that what with finding etitertimintesit for themselves,
! and uccinisciously spoiling it upou others, the whole
business of the stage was rendered c paratively
doinb chew. We could, however, sufficiently per-
ceive, tiotwithirtanding the disadvantages In which
the performers were exposed, that the Proprietor
hes spared OD expense to render his theatre worthy
of the 'patronage it has received, and that the per-
I formers pewees all the qualifications which are or-
! cessery to give effect to his maringenreid.
The first perfornience was a hurletta called
' %mull Profits do great risings. The plot of this
was taken (rain one of the ordinary events so often
found in common life, where a famine-bunter is
driven from his permit, and where a fair lady has
was opportunity of choovieig her own lover, sod
making arse of those disinterested snatches that often
perpetuate domestic heppitiesos Mr. W. S. CHAT.
TURLEY, as Old 101(114 the father of Charlet (Mr.
COPELAND, junior). was highly and deservedly
•polionled. An *pulpy* was made fuse Amp
%Vitus's, who was suddenly taken ill. soli who
was in be the lierline of the piece., her place was
supplied by Miss JONAS, who performed the part
as well us could be expected upon sn short a notices
The next piece was u liorlettit, called The Ferree
e Conscience ; or. the .4ccusin4 Spirit. 'file
characters were admirably •ustaiiittl by Mr. BEN.
GOUGH (Glancille), Isabel, Miss TAYLOR, who
was, as ususl, extremely interesting; and the other
pei formers acquitted thenr.elves with great credit.
In the concluding melo-drims, called Monte
Traps. or the Mountain Cottager. Mr. PAYNE,
front the Liverpool Theisire, made his first appear-
ance as tichtelberg. and sang, " Let Fume scund
the Trumpet."w it very gout style. Tat' 061 favour-
ites, FITZWILLIAM, F•WCETT, CLIFFOILD, LEO-
NARD, Y•TT, and It IDUW AY, were received, par-
ticularly the lino, wilts Use warmest applause. The
Ladies came in also fur their fair diary of deserved
COisgrutislitioss, particularly Miss TAII.OII,
bliss
COPELAND, slissJots As, and Mrs. HOEN„ Mrs.
BRormEs was warmly received, and contributed
largely to the festivity of the scene.
The house was crowded to excess.

TIM COBURG.

The run effect of the Christina* festivities was
equally observable at this Welshing little Theatre.
There arm a similar overflow of the gallery at an
early hour, a pit equ.slly full of formal critics. and
a drew tier of hours. coma 11111 l g f4.lltotiobles more
anxious to witness the performances of the evening
thous to listen to the joyful"- ebullitions of the

gallery "Gods." which were. however, moo un.
•pdrin{ly heaped ispou them with the foyer of all Iltr
thunders of " illyntmos" throughout tile whole of
the erentitz.
The performances were, Richard the Third, a
melo.droirin, compiled from Ciattimi Way, and
Mr. Boovit was the liichard.

Mr. lion Tit has already displayed his isialifica-
lions 'spoil the bards of the larger theatres. and
with coreoderable credit to himself. It is uut the
least merit of the minor theatres that they of late
afford a school of appeal from the lager pasteutee
establislimetits to the public, and under circum-
stances inure favourable to liar I incr. and perhaps
equally go for the performer. It would be in vain.
however, to enter into the merits of Mr. BOOTH'S
performaoce last night—fir his efforts were paralys-
ed by the locessant noise f the gallery, mid the
finest scenes with Lady Anne (Mu LovE). who is
pleiiiiing actress, and the scene with Ki'.g !Peery (Mr.
Gs LLOTT) and Richmond (Mr. 'l'. P.CooKo.), verse
entirely destroyed by the constant, said perhaps new
avoidable pressure, which led to the t discordisait
interruptiotts. Notwithstanding this *retie of joy.
sus moth, the strength of the company, *llll 111446.
tier in which the perfortnatice was got up. WO wry.
parent, that at the close of the inelo-drama, Mr.
Boovit was loudly called far, rod the performance
given out fur repetition a•eid the loudest plaudits.
The version of StilAKSPLAllleii tragedy, as COON
PriZed in this melts-drama, ruminant of the murder
of Henry, Richard's love to Leidy Anne, the mar-
der of the young Princes, who find interestiog
presentatives in the Alio Bonuses, mail the deed.*
perpetrated ann t he stage with a good tirel of alviin die
effect. Richard's eosial).d truth hirhoemed the
pei Commies., and was fret-MAI volli Irr,sl
The Pantomime or obi, or ihrce ti,,ger'd Jark.
followed, and the sceii.ry ai.al pitistonitinec efforts
drew forth the 1..111•Irmt