The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-03 00:00:00

HAYLIE ARK' ET THEATRE.
This house clewed hest night after the performance
of Notch-making—The "Beggar's Opera—an,
Roland fur an Oliver. The crowded state of The
house would warrant a conclusion, that the Me-
pagers have not the want of company to eutinierate
among their reasons for putting a period to the
season, as it vim never fuller. The Beggar's
Opera seemed to be the main object of aurae-
, tion ; and Miss iltaitit's Captain Afacheath must
in fairness be deemed the chief point of interest.
iShe has risen up to the most fervent prognostics
:which were declared and entertained as to her sue-
Icess in the outset. Her acting has assumed a con.
,)firmed end easy grime which seems must especially
to belong to the. character—us closely as fensionse
'softness can imitate the external attractions of.
'ithe other sex, Hod as far as a highwayman can
reasonably be supposed to be a gentleman, she
is a polished highwayman. Her singing also is
perfected, because public approbation has left her
HO motive of reserve, and her fancy has free scope.
It would be a seedless labour to follow her again
through s;1 the "Ong*, most of which weir, 'sib usual,
encored. He r moat itriking perfortnances Were "
charge is prepared," the inedleT, and the last trio.
In these she excited deep emotion, and'e4oeci.iii at
the lolling of the bell in the laistomeutioneil. There
was a considerable strife among the audience upon
the propriety of calling for it again. The only objec-
lion seemed to arise from a feeling that too ninny
of these demands had already been made. The
less reasonable party at length carried it, and alter
a few minutes interruption it was ?elicited. Her
intrusluetiou of " The Wolf" also produced very
great delight and astonishment among the audi-
ence—particularly the musical part of it, who were
best acquainted with the difficulty of giving effect
by a treble voice to a b.iss bong. 'rite subject coin-
cides with the interview between Macheath and the
thieves en otarreille. Miss R. Cow cannot be coin.
idimented too highly on her performance of Polly.
The sons were *sever sung better, and the encores
were as frequent as heretofore. The whole went off
as happily as the Man:igen could wish or the
audience could possibly expect. Great intr.
rest was excited by the expectancy of the closing
speech, which was pronounced by Mr. TERRY,
alter the opera. Thu several points of complaint
against what the Manageis deem an unjust rivalry,
were eagerly and lousily ipplauded by the house,
as were also the promises ofreprisal on the term of
the wilder theatres in the ensuing season. The
speech, which was well pronounced, was as follows:
to LADIES AID Gummi,
" I come deper6t by the Proprietor to offer you the cus-
tomary fount of his grateful selosowledcorears fur the li-
beral support with which yogi beve iseepoodedos envious mid
arduous "dritumirs sa iodupeorteut Compaq
iu ihe New Ilaymaiket Theatre.
" It would be tedious to detail, to you the •utnemus sad
• peculiar . of such au oralerlakiva, as well as rho-
, new and increasing hilietroctioni with which this little eats-
' blelteseut, so lour she object of tone favour (mod it easy al-
most he said of roe eiecties), wow is eesteed.
"Oer short ausamir pledgee geodes'', eseresurbed arm,
aid each soreeediug year made lea sad less by the teem/mei
of the winter hothsels, his at length bete windy tisk", from
:us, by die of AMC' 'Steen We she chaise theaters are
breather SERBIERt SEW, to•ire to eteitoratterly to deprive-
ns of that small portion of the year Which had hitherto
been left
.free per est, it is but lair (Weed it is the
nosily chaser we Wive remaining) that we, main ourselves
'of the full etteei df lite "loyal beeline granted to this Iwo-
, pert', should la Vetere eutleavoir ay muds as possible to
• make the summer theatre • whiter one.
" Of the dimealry of this attempt the Proprietor is telly
aware: nevertheless he enters epee the apse field of public
rompetitioa, prepared to struggle and endure; be enters it
at !Present, indeed, with airecral strength, and surrounded
by obstruction', yet he is wining to light ow, emit be may
•at last succeed in establishing • company independent of
the larger theatres, which, through the tall extent of hie
bevel*, may have a jest sad equal claim to your suppqrt,
iu • theatre honourably devoted to all the legitimate par.
poses of the British drama.
" Much of the incipient difficulty which attends use at-
tempts has, of course bees removed by the experiment of
the preach season, sad such of the experienee beneficial to
futere efforts has been obtalhed. Avid the Proprietor de-
sires me to assure yet., that, with his meson, his exerlioas
shall gradually increase in every department in meet the
wishes of an indulgent public, whom it is equally his duty,
his interest, sod his di wire to serve.
" Every alteration or addition by which the comfort, the
comeeieuee, or the dramatic effectiveneis this theatre
fsae ha improved, shall be attended, to—acid no exertion un
the Proprietor's-pert shall be omitted to encourage rising
Wait, and to secure such of that, already establishes!, that
time and opportunity may render accessible to him.
.• I have now, Ladies and Gentlemen, only in add the sin-
cere thanks of She several Performers for she liberal support
you have erautril them, with which I heg most cordially to
unite my ono, soil fur the present respectfully sod grate-
fully to bid you Farewell !"

We are sorry to learn Mot the celebrated vocalist
Miss WILSON, who was to have perlurtned on Sa-
turday at our theatre, in the character of Mandane,
is seriously iudispowd at the residence or. IL
WaLau, Esq. at Wells.—( Liuth ✓ournal.)
The arrival of three new tragedies in this country
from Lord BvaoN is The hero of one
of these pieces is Said to he Fosc•at, son of the
Doie of that name, who was unjustly banished
by the Venetian Senate, alter liryilig been cruelly
ti.rtured, for a crime of which lie appears to have
been entirely innocent. Roncits, to his " Plea-
sores of' Memory," thus alludes to the catastrophe,
though in a feeble and niclisrisiet mariner
r Mauer home-felt pleasure prompts the PAtriot's sigh,
This snakes him wi,h lo live, and dare to die
Far ibis ynune w !nat. hapless role
Vrosice should bluish to bear the Muse Mate;

IViatiarmle irorr hi.bluutuiug years away,

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To Sorrow's lone soliloquies a gory;
Whien Reason, Joslice, vainly urg'J his cause,
For he roiled her sauguniary laws,
Glad in return, thu' Hope could grant mu more,
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iint daunts •nd torture haled aim to the shore.-

The second trag►dy is entitled Cola: of the
third the Hume has not tranvired.
It is in contemplation to revive the musical sere-
nades at Tim Midge Wells, n► the same style as in
the day. of Queen AN Na.
Yesterday being All Souls Day. the annual ser-
mon was preached at the parish church of St. Mu,-
gavel's, Westmivater, according to the will of
JOIN 13t.awnrr, ronunonly called the " Oatmeal
Wunivii,," deceased. She left to twenty poor wi-
llow, of that wall. forty slut/logo a•y►er for ever by
her wilt ; twenty shillings fur a sermon. tit which,
it able, they. are all to attend,; twenty shilling* to
Ihtt officers of She parish fur a treat,•'and tore of the
dishes at, this eutertainmeot, i►► memory of hitt, is
always to. Worn oatmod podding; mail two slntl►ags
trod sixpence each to the eke k and sexton.