The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-08 00:00:00

CO/ENT-GARDEN 7HEATRE.

Lest night Tobin's comedy of the Honey Moon was
produced at this house, for the purpose of introducing
Mr. Wage to a London audience as the Duke Aronza.
Of the three oh iracters in which we have •had an oppor-
tunity uf seeing this performer, we consider his Aran?"'
the best. If the effort was not so adventurous as his
fattier one, it was more successful, which was much
better. The tetor has a fine voice (though somewhat of
the sombre and unvaried class) for declamation, and ac-
cordingly the declamatory parts were well given. He
"speaks as one having authority," and read the curtain
lectured to his young and beautiful bride with the hap-
piest effect. Occasionally, too, there were indications of
a erseefai ease and airy sprightliness in the performance,
for which, as we had not given Mr. Warde credit, it was
the more agreeable to find he them. For the
developinetit of those qualities trrsehs:dl been no previous
opportunity, and the audience, as well as ourselves, ap-
peared to be taken by surprise, and applauded their exhi-
bition loudly.
Mr. Power (of the Lyceum and Adelphi theatres) made
bit first appearance on these hoards as Rolando. What
induced the performer to select the character of the eceen-
tr. c amian-liater for the occasion, we do not pretend to di-
-.;ne. We cheerfully admit it was a highly respectable per-
f r osnee, bat it was in a far different line of character he first
attracted attention and secured public favour. He would
41) well to stick to his Irishmen, and leave the walking
retitlemen of the drama to inferior performers. Indeed,
I.lr. Power appeared to feel sensibly he was out of his ele-
treat, and did all that in him lay to render Rolando, in
voice, woe, and gesture, as Irish as possible—but it would
not o. • _ _ _

Iloni.st master Lampcdu, farrier and physician, was fa-
motley played by Blanchard, who looked as thin as if be
hail been in the habit of taking his own prescriptions for
lack of patients to do him that service ; or, in other words,
he was as hunger-stricken as the jolly hostess (Mrs. Daven-
Nrt) was the contrary, who appeared, in like manner, to
hate &vaned her entire larder for want of customers.
Juliana was sustained with delightful point and effect by
Mix Cheater, and Mts. Chatterley did all that could be
done for her sister Vulanle. Mr. Meadows played the mock
duke, Jalrez, with very commendable absurdity; and Mr.
Keeley had the part of Lopez, which was little like him-
saf, but be made the most of it.

At the conclusion of the fourth act the customary dance
by the characters was introduced, in which Mr. Warde and
Miss Chow; sustained a part, to the great apparent delight
of tha audience. For our part, we thought their slanting
extraordinary fur nothing but gentility anti unaffected
ease ; but the galleries seemed to think it very miraculous
that a tragedian and a first-rate comic actress should dance
like human beings, and the ballet was encored, and repeated
On Wednesday, we observe, Mr. Wavle appears in the
character of Rob Roy, in the opera of that name, and on
Thursday as Foster, in Rowley s comedy, A Woman Never
/at.

On Tuesday It'a Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
passed through Ilinghtm, Notts, on his return from visit-
tug Colonel Wildman, at Ncwstead Abbey. On that night
the Royal Duke reached Bourn, in this county, and slept
there at the Angel Inn. On Wednesday morning he pro-
ceeded on his way to Holkham.
We yesterday corrected the statement into which the
daily papers had fallen with regard to the health of the
Archbishop of Canterbury. We know, on the best au-
thority, that his Grace 'preached, and administered the
bacrament, in one of the parish churches at Dover last
Sunday morning, and that be fit in no degree fatigued
from the exertion.
It is reported at Briahron, that Bvetn-house will be w-
e:ivied, after the pat of Novoinher. by a Noble Duke and
Duchess, whose (esthetics will make the " welkin ring'
In celebrating the joyous event which, before that period,
will have taken place in the north.
It is reported among the hart ton, that the nuptials be-
Neen Lloyd Bamford liesketb, Eaq. and Lady Emily
Lygou, youngest daughter of the Countess of Beauchamp,
are to be solemnised in the beginning of the week.
We are happy to learn that the health of Mr. Wilkie,
eate !painter, is much better than had been reported. lie
left lieseva about three weeks ago for Rome, where he was
le winter. At the timed his departure from the former
Place, he was in better health than he had been for the last
six months.

NIT& Salmon, having lost her voice (it is hoped not pet—
':cn up her establishment in London,
tore for lulu.
:he performance of The Spectre Brid- e-
ibuegh, some question allusive to Sauth
su was caught by the audience, who unsai-
d loudly cheered Lady Cochrane, who was
along with the Hon. Captain Cochrane,
brother, and Mr. Scott Moncrieff. Her
117 taken by surprise, curtseyed to the
. made •he house resound with their
cries of " Lord Cochrane for ever !" Her
deeply affected by those enthusiastic tea-
for her husband, that she fainted, when
. silence instantly ensued, and she was re-
gentlemen who attended he-T.—Scotsman.
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ten days upon transgressors.

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