The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-30 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

A new, and, in the outset we may observe, a most
amusing comedy, in three acts, was produced here.
eu Saturdsv evening. 11 is entitled Pigeons and
Crows, and, at any tinse, we would willingly leave
pheasants and p4rtridges, however well dressed. to
sr loess its represesitasson. The characters were

elms cant :
Sir Peter Piaatnwlogin . .Mr. Love*.
Captain IVerill• (alias Pigyinteiggin)..Mr, Jones.
Doctor Mats Mr. TERRY.
Mr. tVadd Mr. It ussest..
Monsieur Blonder,*
Pat . s Mr. Connote
non Mr. B
Mrs. Harry., Mrs. Davao PORT.
Louisa Harvey Miss E BLANCHARD
Betty . .......Mrs. Gibets.
The plot is excelleatly, though somewhat extravagantly
constructed. Sir Peter Piggiatriggin, Suight, Aldermaa,
amt Pinmaker, has entered into a treaty to marry the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Harvey, a wish,* holy, rather advanced in years,
and so well pleased with her furrnermatrinuntial experimeat,
that sloe is very anxious to try another. • Fur the purpose:of
bringing the matter to a conclusitin, Sir Peter efeouse it
down to Margate, where the widow and her daughter are ea•
joying the delights of shrimps and seirbreeds. Sir Peter's
nephew, a Captain in the army, who, from prudential rea-
sons, has essioned the Dame of Neville, has chanced to take
up his abode at the same hotel where Mrs. and Miss Harvey
are lodged. The Captain becomes deeply enanioneed of the
young lady, and she, pleased with sheeleirkness of his whiskers
and sheilaktness of his conversation, owns a mutual
la the coarse of an interview with kits fair one,the Captain
learns that his pin.makiug uncle, by whom he ad bees dos.
carded for his extravagance, is his rival: He is informed,
almost immediately after, that his untie hag arrived at the
hotel in which he and his Sense rrlide, sod he is sadly
passleil to devise some memos of •breakiog,olf the match.
Sir Peter, who is a compound of amorous stupidity—strong-
ly given to making love and making rhystses—chances to
enetimiter Louisa Harvey on his arrival at the hotel. He
forces on her his agreraMe coeversai namend outs some disco.
were that she " perrimig paled fellow has ruded him.
self on her notice, is the agreeable being who her mother
has selected as her partner for life Louisa is ass arch girl, and
die determines tu play a trick on the worthy Alderman. A
hiunsienr Blondes,* has just ar, iyell at Mai gate, with a sr,
cond edition of the Hottentot roots for in.vetion. He
has industriously circulated his cards, one of which has
found its way into Louisa's hands—wild whets Sir Peter,
Millen with the charms of the fair unknown, requests her
address, she presents him with the card of Mion•tror
dean. Sir Peter, highly delighted with the charms 3114
conversation of Louisa, whom he believes to be a young
West Indian, under the guardianship of Bluarlese, is
most anxious to break off the match with the Harvey
family, roue sit whom he supposes be has ever sten,
He immediately writes to Elcuideats erpressiug a wish to
become possessed of " his beautiful maid"--and the show.
mats, naturally h, imagines that be wishes to purchase
jangaree, for so his broad &Wonted beauty is denominated.
At this conjuncture Captsin Neville (alias Pigginwiggiii) in-
troduces himself to his uncle. The latter unfolds to his nephew
the cause of ins visit to Margate, and receives (ruin him a
horrible adomit of the person, pursuits, and character of %
Harvey. The consequence as, that he agrees to give 5,0001.
to any person who wilt esponse the young lady, and glom free
him from the consequences atteudant on a breach of a pro-
mise of marriage. The Captain assures him that he tired
not be uneasy on that point, for, ugly and termagant as she
is, he will contrive to procure a partner fur her. Sir
Peter expresses a desire to have a peep at the lady,
and the Captain, who is as mischievous as Lomita, iu-
features the stake lit him, instead of the demo/der. Here
an admirable scene of soosiroque takes place. The old lady
speaks to Sir Peter of having st little girl, a pledge of fond
affection—and presently states she has a fine boy, another
pledge of affection. The City Kumla, happy at having
escaped an union with so dissolute a character, exclaims,
aside-4 D— me, she has as many pledges as a pesos-
broker!" He becomes frightened at the passion which she
eviucea, in consequence of some of his oh thins, and he
requests a glass of water. The old lady declares, not-
pithstanding the rudeness of his remarks, that be shall
have something miler comfortable, and she sends him a glass
of wine and water—which Irc has scarcely swallowed, when
the Captain arrives, who, anxious to gain a little time in or-
der to carry his project into execution, perateasles his uncle
that he has Seen poisoned. Mu; a sleeken practitiomra of
physic, is called in, nut is lartlftfled by the hopeful ne-
phew, that Sir Peter is mad—that lie supposes himself
to have swallowed several grains of arsenic io the wine
and WSHY' with which he had been treated. Mug con-
vince, Isis patient that he has not been poisoned, but
gives him the agreeable information, that, as he is in
a lamentably lunatic state, he must be contented to
wear a strait waisicoat—and he makes Isis exit, fur the pur-
pose of procuring that beautiful eppendage to a man's per-
son. The Doctor " hang gone," Sir Peter "is a man
again !'' and once more turns his thonghts to Blond/au's
supposed relative. Scarcely has Isis mind wandered to the
object of his adoration' when Blundniu appears—and, after
some cuoversatiun (thesbewnian speaking of Jsingaree, the
Knight *skidoos to Umiak damsel he bad met in the morn-
ing), it is agreed dist the Alderman aril piti.maker shall pay
LIMO/. to Blundeau, who in return is to resign all right god
title to the " foreign fair—quite black," then living nu-
der hot protection. Scarcely has the deed been signed, seal-
od, and delivered, when the Captain appears, accompanied
by Louisa, whom he bits just espoused, and her mother, who
is ignorant of the onion. In fact, the old lady has hers led
to suppose, iii consequence of a trio'.: played on her by her
daughter, that the Captain is milieu with her charms, though
she is in her 55th year. Sir Viler believes that Louisa hiss
ramie her •ppearauce in cunsiquence of the orders of Bien-
dean—but is horribly disappointed, when his nephew informs
him, in the quaint language of the charades, that " as Sir
Peter was aaxiiiiis not to perform his engagement with
Miss Harvey, be land done a bit pf Church, and married
tier himself." The preset's:se of Doctor Mut puts an end to
the mystery--the eutleaeour to elucidate which has
really courouuded (be
_brain of lair Peter. The drunkest
Doctor appears 'with two assistants, anxious to place a
siesta waistcoat on the astonished Knight. Mils declares .
that it is evidetai he is mad, for he lied just seen six
or eight port Inleavouriug to forces huge block women,
up stairs whom the Kpight had covenanted to marry. Poor
Sir Peter now perceives his error—but, moved by' the win-
ning entreaties of Louisa, he pardons his nephew' and de-
clares that he will provide for 'him; Mrs. Harvey,'clwated
of her landed lover, retires in a rage, declaring that she
will go to the South of France, dismiss her Dotter, lay in
a store of health, tool live fur the purpose of annoying Is, r
sl.aughler, whose fortnite is I harraLle ou her joiniure—and
nt skei dos swearine, like Shyloch, ttml lie
" will have his bond r. notwithstanding Sir Peter's refusal to
abide by an agree's', nt, (minded in mistake.
This theatre has long been famous fur the whim
and et centricity which have ntott—
comedies. From the days of F,
sent hour, Mirth has always fixed
here dining the arientiner.renson,
has srairely ever waved more try
did on Saturday evening. The
truth, A Case for the Heart-ache
duetion of very superior merit—etul
restricted hums, a variety of lat,
much humour, owl no inconsideral
wit--a commodity with which the
lass 1114, of late )rars, heen oveistor
not beard who the author is.
buted the piece to fsjr. Ccie.m4
S'
not be unworthy of time ; out, los,.
prologue, and from the pecultit' rate. if
we are iltCltilett to 'relieve Altai the
this occasion, indebted to N.:.
author of Teaspitt erode pay,. Carr
sad *revel other ettipsuousceumtlita ?

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