The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-31 00:00:00

THE A7RES.

KING'S ': lIKATRE.
If the English be not a tinisical people, it must proceed
fnm same original malformation of Mir harmonic powers,
a.iome corporeal incapacity to appreciate " the concord
0;• sweet sounds." Certair.ly the melancholy coasumma.
dots not arise from indifference to the charms of
o!iic. • for from the Opera House in the west, crowded
~,j,,io,.hes.ies and dandies, to the Royalty in the east,
with jack tars and their boon . sweethearts, the fair
dames of Wapping, the "heavenly main" exerelaes her
wave influence over all oar public amaisesnents with un-
reified sway. An agreeable treat was offered to the
more refilled 'ricers of music by the announcement of a
grind ;allot-inane: of anrie•A awl mod-,s inusic at
the Kine's Theatre last night. lo adult PO to the usual
• cow, Nlr. Entls contrived to tingas.t.i Misses Poety
and awl Mr. Sinclair, from Drury-lave, t0t..11
t..11 some other lit vocalists. The performance
with silectimis from the .If•si;i•di. The well-known
"Coinfoit ye my people," was elven by Mr.
tiline'•air with great power and correctness. The recitative
commencing " There were shepherds abiding in the field,"
Was ii:ark al, by a mistiike, we rresinne, for Madame
Caraileai Allan:hitt was given by Miss Povey ; mai en
p•l‘Prit ere may rem irL, we never heard this young
lady's voice to so much advantage ; she executed
whit fill to her share with fcainß and judgment. The
seemd part of the performance commenced with a
„.1„..i0n from a m.s, verions drama, entitled rile., di
ta,,,i,tre, in whirl Madame Bonirii and Signor Velluti
made their appenranee. The former was in excellent voice,
atal in the trio front Pasha, as well as in the cavatina from
her scietic and vocal excellence were eminently
displayed. Signor Velluti amw:areil to labour tinder very
severeital.spositien ; in the early part of his performance
was wNunnlly tiemitioos, and he :ironed
embarrassed by a difficulty of respiration. As lie pros
• however, he scented more at ease, and exe-
eut,d several difficult parts with his usual success, but
evidently with mach fatigue. His exertions were re-
Nio w;iii very general applsu;e. A concerto on the violon-
cell) froso Mr. Lindley was proniimal in the advertise-
nte between the Yal sin! 3:1 parts, but no Mr. Lindley
Latin:: appeared when Nlailame Penini came forward at
the commencement of the 3el part, she was received with
hiss,s and cries for Mr. Lindley. She persevered, however,
in the cavatina from Ln Ilunewntohs, and the voice of the
charmer lulled the tumult ; but when she bad concluded
the uproar increased, and was kept up with so much per-
tinacity,-that after some consaltation a gentleman connected
with die. theatre was sent forward to attempt an apology ;
but what he had to off.r appeared so unsatisfactory, and
was given with so much liesiiatlon• that it excited nothing
more than ridicule, in whieh the i:entl• man himself seemed
van good-humomedly to join. Mr. S:oclair, who was set
down to sing " The mountain maid," then came forward
to address the home. and when he had obtained a hearing,
we ntalerstood him to say. that he was requested to
it:form the audience that it was impossihle Mr. Lindley
e: riot perform, his concerto that eight, as his has was out
of order." This apology was received with shoots of
laughter. After consulting with Mr. Lindley, Mr. Sin-
clair again came forward, and Said that Mr. Lindley's
name was inserted in the bills by a mistake, and he did
not know how to extricate himself (laughter and hisses);
but, on his honour, he could not perform that night, for he
hail broken his haste ott Tuesday last Orals of laughter). The
autheitze seemed by no means aatistieel with the apology
which was made, but Mr. Sinclair's to Mountain maid '
quelled the storm, anti being loudly encored was heard
with atiention, and received with applause. The remain-
der of the performance proceedrel without interruption.
•i oxen's Grand Battle of Sinfonia was executed with
teloila correctness, and was very generally applauded. The
ittai: imitates the events of a battle, the retreat of the
tieleate3 troops, and the triumph of the victors. The ILl-
low ie.; chorus was-added expresslyr for the occasion:—
Brave warriors. now your voices raiw,
And shout vole gallant heroes' praise,
The devils you hare done,
And the iriutenhs you have won,
With Wellington's immortal fame,
Shall lire in endless story.
Ther• shoot. for victory suedes on your valour in war,
crowns you with laurel* and glory.
The performance concluded with the anthem of " God
save the King," ha which the solo puts were sowaineti by
Mr. Sinclair, Miss Grailitou, and Miss Posey. The pit
soil gallery were crowded ; the boxes were respectably