The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-02 00:00:00

wEsrMitisrEß SCHOOL.

The old and excellent custom of rehearsing and
perforMing one of TERERCR'S Comedies. previous
to the Chritemas holiday., by the Kitts's Scholars',
which was suspended during the two last years. its
consequence of the ever-to-be-lansentrd death or
the Princess CHARLOTTa. in the year 1817. and •f
the dissolution oldie QUEEN in the following, hat
been revived in the present. Scarcely any literary
exercise can be imagined better calculated than
this, at once to imbue the • d wish the beauties
of elegant bounty, amid (what is the most import..
ant part of education) to prepare the student far
taking • part in the employments of a nurturer age,
Ind the affair. of the world. by habituating him by
times to appear before and address a public assess.
bly. The faculty of delivering one's seutinseute is
public with perspicuity, ease, and gracefulness, has
been freqttently observed by the best judges to be io
this country en indispensable qualification its the
pursuit, and an essential requisite to the attainment
anima object. of lofty and honourable ambition
and if we thought any one could be sceptical flu
the subject of the assistance and ornament which
oratory might derive from histrionic exhibitions,
we should deem it sufficient to satisfy his
doubts to rite the single example of Cleaßo
engegiug /Es.A• and litosctus to teach him
gesture, attitude, and, in a word, the acting of
a speech. It was. therefore, with sincere pleasure,
that we attended the first public rehearsal of the
Adelphi yesterday evening. A very fine band of
music attended, the most excellent arrangements
were made for the accommodation of the specta-
tors. and the curtain ruse about seven o'clock.
The following ii a list of the Dramatis Per.
Sawa
intio
Deimos;
Ref*
Atsehiews • • G. Lagos,
Clesipho ...... • •
Geta
Syrtis
Demo ' ' LwersT.
Salosio
Sostrata
Canthara • Eats.
The first entrance of Master SHORT. as Mk.
gave a very favourable impression of die iliestricil
powers of the young company; an impression which
every thing throughout the rehearsal tended to keep
up and strengthen. Every gentleman seemed to
posses.* most nice and exact conception, and to be
thoroughly impressed with the sentiments. feelings,
and passions of the character he undertook ; evinced
a perfect and ready recollection of the language by
which they were made to express them ; de-
livered it not only with the utmost correctness.
classical propriety, and general elegancy, but with
suavity or rage, strength or tidiness, dignity or ser-
vility, where each expression was requisite. The
action was alto highly significant and appropriate,
and frequently humorous or afFecting in the highest
degree. Lastly, the dress, though it did not affect
to represent die ancient costume, was suited with
great judgtnent to the different characters,
supposing them to exist at the present day.
The contrast between the two elder brothers Matto
and Denten. was admirably represented by Masters
SHORT sod HENVERiON; the former exhibited
a pleasing portrait of age, adorned by habits of
liberality, mild arability, and gentle wisdom—the
latter a rough one of its parsimony, petulance, and
morosity—
" Ditßeilis, querulict, buidator temporis arti
a Se puero, censor, earligatorque misorum."
Indeed Master SHOAT embodied the port's con-
ception with wooderlul felicity. He was very
highly applauded. and deserved to be so. The dif-
ference of character in the two younger brothers,
lEschinus and Ctesipho, was also ably displayed in
the acting of Masters LEGGE and IIUSSILY. Master
Lassos manifested considerable command over the
pathos, in the scene where Midis leads him to be-
lieve that Puntpltila was about to he married to a
Nlilesian. Sannio was represented with infinite hu-
mour by Master STERKiIy, hi. dress was as charac-
teristic as any we have its the course of our experience
seen. The self-posseesion, ease. and tact with which
Master JEFFREYS performed the intriguing Syrtis,
cannot be too highly praised. Good -sense and feel-
ing shone through Master GRFALLY'S performance
of the faithful Geta. The female characters wore well
sustained, particularly Conthara, by Master EDEN,
who imitated with great success the bending form and
childish treble in the voice of the old Nurse. We
were never so much disposed to call iii question the
truth of TEREtics's imputed deficiency In the via
contica as during a great part of the rehearsal.
Peals of applause followed the concluding plavdite.

Advice. from Manchester state, that in conse•
quence of the preparations made by the civil sod
military authorities in that town, and of a letter
sent to COBBETT, at Irlam. about ten miles from
Manchester, informing him of their determinetiox
to preserve the potblic peace, he stopped short and
set off for his own residence at Botley. Large
crowds of Radicals were ays.mbled to receive him.
The dinner was spoiled, and the Radicals growled ;
but the tranquillity of the town was preserved.

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