The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-02 00:00:00

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HAYMARKET.
Last night the successful little comedy of " Quite Cor-
rect," and Mid is, were played to a crowded house. The
former went off With the same Mat which has hitherto
attended its representations. Liston as Grejan was irresisti-
bly comic. In Midas he was equally diverting. Madame
Vestris in the latter piece obtained the most dislnguished
marks of favour. She was encored in the favourite song of
" Pray Goody." Mr. W. West played with infinite
spirit and applause.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
Der Fre:saint?. was hut /right performed as originally
produced at this theatre. We remember well, that the
first time it was performed considerable opposition was
manifested, but that was the first and last time ; the bold
and original genius which animated it, bore it through the
storm, and it has become an established favourite. We
have seen it more than once ; but never with such a cast of
the principal characters, Braham and Miss Paton person_
aged Eadvlph and Agnes; Miss Coward, the rising
favourite as Ann. We have, certainly, heard the first in
better yoke; but upon the whe!e we were much gratified.
A new comic operetta, in plain English a farce, was af-
terwards produced, called Who's at Hume? or, Man and
Wffe Inpre Marriage. In the first scene we are told by
Mitten (Miss Kelly), and Schemetaell (Mr. W. Chapman),
that they have both hired the same apartments for the
mistress of the one and the master of the other, in order

to bring about an accommodation without trouble to the
parties, and persuade the Landlady (Mrs. Taylane) that
they aro married, but that the lady Widow Solace (Miss
Gray) believes her husband to be dead, and that they were
now going to surprise them both. The Landhidy takes
the bait. Captain Shapely (Mr. Wrench) and the
lady take possession of the apartments much at the
same time; a diverting scene ensues ; instead of re-
pairing an old breach which existed, they again quarrel,
bid one another good morning about a (linen times, and
finally sit down back to hack : the scene drops for out
half a minute, is again raised, and we discover Captain
Shapely sitting in his former position, but the lady gone.
The Coptoin goes out, and Mr. Scruple (Mr. Bartley),
his uncle, comes to see him. A great deal of eguivogitc,
numbers of puns, double entendres, and plenty of laughter,
ensues: the servants' plot is discovered, and all is put to
rights.
During the greater part of the performance, the house
was in a complete rear of laughter ; when, however, the
curtain fell, and Bartley came forward to announce it for
to-morrow night, there was some degree of opposition.
I This was occasioned, we suppose, by some persons con-
ceiving that their delicacy was hurt by one or two of the
Puns ; but we beg leave to say that there are many pieces
in possession of the stage which this little farce rivals in
humour, and far excels in chastity of expression. The
author could not have wished his characters in better hands.
Bartley, as SClhple, was exquisitely comic throughout the
whole; but the appropriate manner in which he announced
it for representation again deservedly drew down as loud
applause as we have for a long time heard. Thc only fault
we have to find with the piece is in the termination of the
first scene, where the author seems not exactly to have
known how he was to dispose of his hero and heroine ; but
in order to relieve himself front the dilemma into which 1 e
had drawn himself, he fairly (Imps the curtain, gives time
lot the lady to retire without degradation, then raises the
curtain, and the piece goes on. This strongly put us in
mind of the embarrassment of Buys, in the Critic' in dia-.
posing of his dead men. It must be altered, and the piece
will no doubt have a'run.

•
Mr. Secretary Canning returned item attending the
King at Windsor on Sunday, to the seat cf Sir George
Warrender to dinner, at Clihlen, mar Maidenhead. Ye►-
terday morning, about half-past ten o'clock, the Right
Hon. Gentleman left that place for the Plough Hotel, at
Cheltenham.

The Earl and Countess Bathurst left town on Sunday
afternoon, for his Lordship's cuuntty residence, near Ciren-
cester.

Yesterday morning the Chancellor of the Exchequer ar-
rived in .town, from Beckenham, in Kent. The Right
MTh Gentleman transacted business at the Foreign Of-
fice, and in the afternoon returned to Beckenham.

Robert W. Horton, Esq. M.P., left town on Saturday
afternoon, for Tunbridge %Vella.
Mr. Planta arrived at the Foreign Office, yesterday af-
ternoon, from a visit to Sir George ll'aircniler.
Doer:a, Jut 31.—Early on Sunday morning his Grace
the Duke of Wellington, accompanied by the Marquis
Douro, General d'Alava, Dr. Huine, and Colonel Jones,
arrived at AVriglit's Hotel, and after breakfasting, em-
barked on board his Majesty's packet Spitfire, Captain
Rutter, for Calais, under a salute from the guns at the
heights. Hy the same packet embarked Lord Viscount
f,ernard, Sir Astley Cooper, and -- Hume, Esq. Com-1
this-stoner of Customs. Arrived yesterday at 'Wright's
Hotel, by the Fury, from Calais, the Earl of Easton, and
Sir R. Damian. The Bishop of London, who is also
staying at the above Hotel, attended di‘ine scrvirc to-day
at St. Mary's.