The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-21 00:00:00

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A new farce, ender the tot!, or .tloluieur / sossom,
was .prodosted At this theatre 1A aught, is which
the ludicrous adventures; ref iiesi in the swell. known
tale of that name, ere jute/groom with
a plot posseming inst aul6el .t itstereit to give dra-
matic effect to the story. The following is an out-
line of the piece:
Mr. Thompson, an Wish emeekoMer Parks
fells in love with the only daughter ofillie,omble family
of ft• Desire', mad his proMmehos• be bee - liandinkeisig re-
jected by her family, carriew h off to Bogilmak•ossil pri-
vetch! miseries bee. Use time afterwards liogiamilons of
lite.fortaue hideout bias so Meru to Pease, MAW hope of
being able to live in retiremewt at a cheaper-VW shale at
Tome. He is, however, discovered by the family of De
Courcy, and thrsingis their interest his eae and daughter
immured, and himself imprisoned by a litho de cachet in the
Jiwliler white be remains until she demolition that citadel
of despotism on the bitroing oat of the French fteruhition,
when be returns to England ; the length of his captivity bev-
ies so toured him to habits of reasrasot, that he takes into
his service the teenkey of the ward in which he had been con.
lined, la order that he may still be sender the control of the
discipline of the key, but very pathetically laments that the
utmost endeavours of thi. aiteedant to keep up his former
regimes "fall far short of the real Mies after all." His fur.
sane having aceonsulated daring hi. absence from England,
hie is gosioes to discover what may have been the fate of his
wik and child is the stormy sod evestfel time. 011ie Reve-
lation, add at the period of the *pewees of ilia piece he I.
engaged in eadeaveners fur that purpose. He hes • muliew,
minied Jack Ragland, who being 'mown with the charms of
AAulfine de Coerey, a beautiful Freud girl whoa he acci-
dentally enconuters in the wee, issisistly commences a
,persuit after her, which the, being somewhat alarmed from
fear of rudeness sad email', en.leavuurs to evade, and after
reetisteriug enrceisively through several streets, at lencoll
vocreedt in eluding his vigilance its Oyeard-street. Here Har-
laud. just es he it at fault, is lark by bus old sehmit•felkiw she
91ebraied Tom King, of dashes( notoriety, who mutilates
to aid htus in the pursuit, awl succeeds is treeing her, at ten
ii'clutk at night, to the hon•e of Monsieur Morbase, a
Erebch emigrant Colouel, turned barber is Seven Dials,
where she lodges. The damsel being safely homed, the dif-
ficulty us to get a sight of her, for which purpose Toni pro-
poses to knock et the dim, in hopes of its brie: opened by
her, the rest of the family limas retorA to bed. In this,
however, be is disappriiirted,nort the door being opened by the
Frenchman biased, Teen, by way of excise*, toilettes if ore
Mr. Thompson lodges there, and isialt arairered in Use nega-
tive he retires, sod /be reembnum a torasented with a *tries
of perweetiug inquirsee, all associated with she noose of
Thumosos, by whitle his rest is brakes througlioes the eight.
Turn King lowing CONtoteneed she attack, Ilsrlaners servant
follows it sup, and is succeeded by Mr. Thsimpaou himself,
who leaving purchased some French drawings to rewire his
rreolleei isms of Parte, and discoveries she name of the artist
to be Adolflee de Coerce, suppoass it to be his wife, sad
testing her to her lodgings at the house of Elesbleu,
. kweeks mid anoosiewee himself as Mr. Thospeem, upon which
he is 'vilely repulsed by the Freedman, and isseigiairig
the treatment he receives to proceed from the deterosinatiou
of his ertre'r family to keep diem asunder, sends two police
• offerers to worth the house fur her, in their attempt to do
which ihry.ave restated by the watchman, whom Morbleu
has maimed le take up any person inquiring at his d,or fur
Mr. Thumpers. is similar round of annoying visits being
repeated on the emoting utelo, determines Morbku to quit
Isis ..hop, and he takes refuge to a tavrru, where, just as be
is sitting down to diviner, he is scared by bearing she name of
• Thompson proassanced by a permit who is reading '•
son's $411111111.92," and Wiso, to calm his apprelaeusions of a
visit from his tormentor, ensures him that the person of whom
Me spoke i• dead; whereupon the deluded Frenchman, tab-
let It for granted that Ike cause his tliwaptiat is at leaxtb
it mood, ?morns to his shop. In the mean mime Hauled, by
-means of a false key procured by King, has gabled admit.
twice to Morbleu's 'usu.', and succeeded in persuading Adol-
hoe, whom he is determined to merry,to quit it with him.
under the pretence of having discovered her pareuie. Nu
sooner has Moriplee re catered open the possession of his for.
wen habitation than his dream of happiness is again dis-
turbed by rim renewal of the ',mud of the detested name of
Thuasysou. king commences with his usual inquiry;
Harlasid follows; next comes Mr. Thompsoa, who has
ascertained Aflolflue to be his daughter, and dimity, :this.
Thom preen, colors in pursuance anti advertisement, to dis.
toverr her husband, and in the 61011111 of the pour French-
Emu's distraction, his peace is at once restored by the acci-
dental messing of all the parties at his house.
These ore the materials of which the farce is con.
vtructed, and considerablebkill and ability has been
displayed in putting them together. The incidents
use ludicrous and happily conceived ; the equivoyne
io well -kept, and the denouement is isigemously
woutsived. The chief Nutt of the piece is is
lengths, which may he easily remedied by a judi-
-emus seirenchinesit 01 many of the jukes, which are '
• •exceednistly flat ; by tile Otlit.eittil of one or two of
the incidents, which in uo way assist the bit-Mess of
the plot ; and by the curtailment of the dialogue,
which is unnecessmily and even tediously protracted.
'llse-whole of the performers engaged in the piece
4nrsited. the highest praise fur their exertion..
Mr. Coopsa, in Tom Kiui. gave im efficient and
spirited pottrait of the lbppasit, jovial. kisoning
bi de of the town. Mr. FOOTE, as /Ur. ThOiepeOn ;
Mi. MERIIDITN. as his &mends:it, the eiderant
turnkey isf_the Belittle; Mr. li•anstittp. as /Mr-
land; and Miss SMITHSON, us Adoyine. made
the most of their respective parts; as did Mrs.
tit.v.vv, obit, in Madame Bellegarde, a cede-
vont Marchioness, but actuellenterel housekeeper
art all-work to Alonsieur Morioka, sputtered her
broken English atilt a most edifying Fiends
nu and recent, and snug • little song to ii well-
ktiussti and popular French air so sweetly as to
Weft( and obtain an encore; but the brunt of the

business, and nearly the whole weight of the
—.piece, felt upon Mr. GAITIC, who well sustuined
the honour, the vivacity, the humour, the accritt,
itirftlie gesture of Ins Monsieur Alorblen, rendvird
It alcomplete performance, and acquired him u just
share of credit and approbation. The piece kept
• the irons, in constant good human, Non au %min-
i-:loomed runt of laughter, uud was announced for
I. petition amidst the unanimous applause of a full
end highly tesptctatile audience.

lIATMARKrT.
I.4st night wan produced a new comedy sit three
:II 1., riititled Mulch-breaking, or the Prince's
P,(senl. The plot ruus thus ;
'the • German family of Le Stromberg, who are rather
ilisioyal in their conversation and aentinweits, have betrothed
their Ille'rt Emma to Edgar, a Captain in the Kitts's guatel.
Edgar, however, has great reatou to be jealous of the
Prince humeral!, oho CORMS into the Ural!), iu the diagnise of
le,• relation Hoffman, a Professor of Philosophy. At the
tuusueol of signing the contract, the supposed Professor sap-
St sit the stecratuy of the Poinee'a straiten comment to she
toeuriage ; but the Baroness steel the three brothers Ira
Si entailers, iu a lofty and satirical asset tuna adorer inelepros•
derive, spooks at the idea, and insist on psoceeding. At the
taiticrdestuntent. a present arrives (win the hence cuntrr3ed
by •vase of his pages to Emma, oath a cuotplinteotary
tsuptino. This produces a sudden change. The family are
a.runithed, the contract is suspended, and the independents
-t• •oeldvaly seised with the hope of marrying Emma to the
e Luna. If. The youoger hruther, %lomat, au empty,
• ,elf-sutlie”..o roacronsis, who is etrostaally buzzing about the
• attr., t.ith ass affectation of despisius it, listens iu tearsb

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