The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-07 00:00:00

ENIIII,IBII OPERA-1101'SE.

An °writs. entitled Atilitary Tunics, was brought out
at this theatre last evening. It it a translation, with very
sluist alteration, from a French piece of very meiliorre
distinction. lieport has attributed the authorship to Air.
Wesley. 'llse production (if it he his) is neither likely to
add to the Cl putatiou of the author, nor to the treasury of
the theatre. It abounds in common-place sentiment and
incident. The plot consists in a Colonel acting the part of
a Captain, and the l'aptain, rice reran, personating the
Colonel. A denouement taiie flaw, by which the fair
hand of a lady (Miss Posey) h divined of to the Captain.
Tuffs is the whole substance of the piece. There is a pretty
song, attuned ton popular air. introduced by Mr. l'earnian,
which was encored; but there was nothing of merit
in the piece itself to entitle it to outlive a night or two.
The house was so miserably thin that there were scarcely
a sufficient her present to decide whether the operetta
should he withdrawn 1 r repeattsl. It was given out for rape-
h..wever (no• with a few disientients), for Thursday
ni;ht. A Master Iturko. whom the b Its entitle the" Musical
Phenomenon," plays fl one or two airs on the violin, which
evinced gnat precocity of musical eenitts. Hut again we
say to those faisturcini exhibitions, that it only males " a
spoiled child" to bring a half educated boy or girl before
the public.
*"Tis mly the Tribble and the fin',
Who scent the seasoniog 14 lII,'
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U**r Burke, Maitre /kernll, and Nlaster Slisani, are all
tilt' Clever abildren; but they must undergo the lahorions
irt.
lithLt,„istoinset
strive at elfrom
ilivsi:4:7l: itiliCliZsTp"eisilliurstit'd:!l
none of a very difficult proh.s..itst in which they are
eignced. The age of inspiration has gone bye—thin of
industry has auceeciksi—and the better way would he
to educate " those infant aspirants after future fame," ac-
cording to the customs anil manners of the age in which
they live.

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ltfiss Paton appeared at the Edinburgh Theatre on
Thurselac and Friday last es Rosette, in lime in u Pillage,
and delighted the milieux by her beautiful singing and
chaste acting.

The young lady who has made so promising a J. hat at
the English Opera is the daughter of Mrs. liervev. an
elEcer's widow, whose husband, we believe, was had in
the Peninsular war.

_ _ ..... _
The veteran Brandon, who has been in the service of
Covent-garden theatre nearly to years, takes his benefit
(most probably the lea) to-night, at Drery-lane ; his
health is in a very precarious state, and he has a !snit
fainiiy, who depend mainly upon this benefit for their
stemma.
The subscription fix Mrs. Bland is at present very in-
affeinats to the great object her friends hail contemplated,
,of swaying her an annuity of 100/. a year. Such • pit-
tsace will be quite small enough, when the expense neces-
sarily attendant upon her peculiar malady is considered.
Bubac7iptiuns will in consequi nee be received lay Dr.
&arson, 9, aver-street. Heaver-square ; Mr. l's-pue,
Bean-street, Solo; Mr. Winston, at Drnry-lark Theatre;
sad st Mr. Robins's office, Piazza.
11 a tutikraand that • person is being exhibited about
lon as the Swiss Giantess, who is merely a woman from
Sullalk. This pan imposition on the public; th' Swiss
Pitiless Is still to be se n at her residence in Pkau illy.
The pcpulatioa of Glasgow, It is cambial, his ls..reased
above 10,uo0 within the list twylve month&