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London, England, 1821-06-13 00:00:00

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Lest night 11 Dos Cl*Masai was repeated. 'the
cost it at present uncommonly inning, though the
piece has been witnessed under a great variety of
changes, all of which were considered perfect....
The addenda are Signor and Madame Da Iltsattlir,
and a very important addition they make. They
'hive already been described in other pieces, and
especially on their first appearance. It is scarcely
necessery to remark how exactly and agreeably Ins
qualifications are fitted to the past of Leporello,
which he sustained with an unfailing continuity of
natural humour and unrensitted strength of voice
throughout. Madame DR BISONEY, with her
luxurious debility of voice and feminine strength
of affection, gave the kindest and most imprin.
sive effect to the part of Domes 4111811. Madame
CAMI.ORESI was the ruling charm of the evening.
It would be unavailing to compare her with her
late predecessor, in the part of Zerlina. Her de-
cided superiority ill amatory pathos, so wonderfully
evinced in the opera of 'Ate, must of necessity
qual,fv the admi,ation which she attracted in de-
lineating the wayward fondues. of this village
wench. But had it not been for the impres-
sion she made in the former piece, her Zerliaa
would have been reckoned incomparably perfect.
AIIORISANI is excellent, as all the town knows,
both in the fisherman and the ghost of Doss Pedro.
He takes credit for most in the latter, as he is in-
deed the only bass who has been able to keep his
voice discernible amidst the supernatural tumult
of sounds in which the composer has launched. the
incident of his visit to Giotaini. Toast and Miss
MORI acquitted themselves well, iu Mario and
Elvira.
The whimsical and interesting billet of The
Carnival at Venice followed, wheat the corps
pat out its concentrated force of attraction. To
NOBLET, Biel. MELAMIR, and ALMST. were
added Mademoiselle Da VAREPlllx,who has already
appeared, and Signor, or Mr. COULON'. who is a
fresh snivel from l'aris, and was brought forward
here for the first time. He is a small figure, of
graceful dimensions, with tapering extremities--
altogether well-made for the profession. His
performance goes beyond his appearance. He
does not situ at aerial boundings—his et, le is se-
cure, and not over sinking ; but it is of a light
and nimble character, and appears to be the result
of well-sought proficiency. DR VARRIIINI was
highly applauded. She has a foot of astonishing
buoyancy, and her shifting. are effected with a
fairy's motion. FANNY BIAS dors not come at
all short of the gallantry with which Mr. T. Moose
praises• her. We never witnessed a dance which
was better received titan the Pas de Trois between
her, NORLICT, and ALBERT, to the charming mili-
tary movement in Figaro (Not pin andrai).--
ALBSRT seemed to have no more to do with the
ground thin Hermes in mid-heaven ; and for the
ladies, their steps were 'tamely grave enough to
bend the grass blade, while their motion seemed
light enough to have resulted from the impulse of
soft gales upon their elvish figures. The quaint.
ness of the whole entertainment was uncommonly
agreeable, and accorded excellently with the has
gering warmth of summer evening.
The house was crowded with company of the
highest quality. There were scores of Peers and
Commoners of distinction in the pit. The boxes
"were plenteously graced with fashion and beauty.

OPERA

ADELPHI.

The task, at all times an herculeaiior;,but
presenting at this moment difficulties req.iiring a
rare concentration of dramatic genius and ver-
satility of power to surmount, of furnishing an
evening's entertainment for an audience from the
individual exertions of a single performer, was at-
tempted last nig!it at this little theatre by Mr.
KENT, late of the Theatres Royal Drury-lane and
&tight!) Opera-house, with a degree of Success
far exceeding any expectations which our recollec-
tions of the late Mr. DIBDIN, Mr. R. PALMER,
Mr. BANNISTER, and the unrivalled MATHEWS,
permitted us to indulge. The entertainment con-
sisted of diversified clinracteric sketches of men and
manners, drawn front life, and illustrated by the
exhibition of portraits, something in themanner of the
Lecture on Heads, with which moat of our readers
mist be familiar, and interspersed with songs and
anecdote. The sketches are chiefly humorous and
satirical, the satire being wholly free from personality
and 'ill-nature, and the humour light and social. la
enumerate the characters pourtrayed would exceed
our limits; we must therefore be voided( with
briefly mentioning a kw of those which pleased the
most, which %%ere, ilminadab Luaklocks and '1 itno.
thy Tripeface ; Connubial Happiness and Misery ;
suds the Barber ; the Old Bachelor ; Sam Sprit-
sail; Signor Smoculatojo, with a mock Italian
bravura, which war encored, and the tale of the
young female mendicant ; Enoch I ssacliar, the Jew ;
Steeffist, the parish officer ; and St skirt. These
were particularly applauded, and excited much
laughter among a must respectable audience.

SADLER'S-WELLS.

On Monday night another new entertainment was
added to the many attractions which this theatre
hos held forth during the present season, and, like
those which have preceded it, it hug given universal
delight. It is • comic pantomime, styled, Har-
lequin at Home, and is a rich treat to the lovers of
jollity and taught's'. It is founded nit one of the
Fairy Tales (The Two Fountains), and gives a
most delightful representation of that ingenious and
instructive fable. Tbe story runs thus :
Linnet, a powerful Fairy, having been transformed into a
bird by us evil genius. arm doomed to retain that form till
rime benevolent mortal should lee her freedom; being pur-
rued by a hawk, is remised fioin destruction by Flora, a Welsh
Frariant Girl. Ifer !dainty obtained, she is instantly restor-
ed tii her former shape, and to reward the humanity of Ro-
setta, ronthiet.iiier to a sacred grotto, in which are the fours.
twins of Joy arid Sorrow, whose waters are sweet and biller.
These. though biddro from the eyes of mortals, are by the
Fairy's power moldered •isible and accessible to her alone,
Driukiwg from the 'meet water, sire is put in possession of
her wishes, but iisdnlging in Orel to excess, she becomes
eflallk.lllrell of Fully, when Mo.. hr them a source of evil and
dirroutent, she ha, reequir to the' bitter spring, a likb re_
stores her to a proper sense, and the just value of the gifts of
The scenery is truly magnificent—the fairy grotto
and magic fountains are done with such exquisite
beauty, and at the same time so naturally, its
almost to make us believe for a moment the-e en-
chantments real. Mr. HARTLAND played oil lips
tot rry tricks and rimbPis with such dexterity and

*drollery,. as Iw
~iteop the ardierliv in perpetual
laughter. Milli). Score it • nose el/Arming Ca-
&make. No pain. or expense hate been spared in
getting it op. This is the way to „insure success.
If a rapid succession of the best estri:rtairiments, a
liberal engagement of the best performers, and a
judicious arrangementof Abe characters suited to
them, he the criterions of goad management, we
do not know a place of public amusement alitch
P tumid ecjoy a larger portion of public favour than
Sadler's Wells.

DISTUR lIA NCR AT
DilUitY-LAIVE THAATRIt.

On Monday night last Mr. Wallack took his
benefit at this theatre. The entertainments coo-
stating of the serious opera of Artaxerxes, and the
trio, scene from Shakspeare's play of The Mer-
chant of Fremice, in which Mr. Wallack undertook
to perform the part of Shylock, after the outliner of
Mr. Kean. The meter-drama of 7We Blind Boy
was the afterpiece. At an early hour the house
wag crowded so excers; rind the opera, which was
announced " by express desire," was performed
in a style which reflected much credit upon the
whole of the corps drontotique, especially Miss
Wilson, whoa. !rowers were never exerted to greater
effect. The br.t part of the opera Poised off pewee-;I
ably till the conclusion or the first set, when, after
the fall of the curtain, several printed bills were
thrown into the pit and boxes, of one of which the
following is a literal ropy:--

"TO THE BRITISH mem.
€1 Is it possible that an assembly of ' Englishmen. ac-
companied by the fair *ex of their country, will allow •
ppblic servant to come forward and initial in the most dis-
graceful way it (linen, whose injuries and insult, every
independeot mind moat deplore, sot only for her protection
bat their owe ? Then cast it be endured bind,Mr. Wallack
before a British andieice demanding of them else knowledge
of what they mean when they call fur the national air of
"God Save the Qua.,.r Such conduct requires explaisatios,
sad it is hoped every Englishman will be ready so demand
the 'MC no Queen is the Quasi., and mad reinoto so;
and for the credit of your country trent her as such, and
demand of Mr. IVollach an apology for such unbecoming
conduct in the presence of the rightful and legal Queen of
Baglead."
0., the rising of the curtain a general nproar
ensued, and the calls fur Wallack echoed from
every part of the house, which for a considerable
period was in • state of the utmost confusion. Mr.
Wallack, at length, made his appearance, and
4, The Queen ! the Queen !" and .1 An Apology."
was vociferated from all quarters is, an indignant
and menacing manner. till • Gentleman rose in the
pit, and, addressing himself to the audience, suc-
ceeded in calming the agitation which prevailed.
The Gentleman said he had but little doubt that
every person present wished well to the establish-
ment, and be felt also convinced they were friends
to Mr. Wallack, who appeared, unfortunately, to
have incurred their displeasure. He felt assured,
therefore, that no apology would be demanded of
that Gentleman inconsistent with the feelings of an
Ettelislimin, and unbecoming them to receive. He
craved their attention to the object of their dis-
pleasure. Mr. Wallack then bowed respectfully,
and addressed the audience to the following effect :
" Ladies sad Gentlemen—This disturbasee is • dame of the
moat each* regret to me, though It is no smielelbas !ex-
pected. I ant charged with having offered an insult; ai I
am a man and at. Euglishinan, I assure you it was most re-
mote from my itatcotion to do soy Wog that could bear this
interpretation. I am addressing an English audience, and
feel convinced they will believe me when I state upon my
honour, that the words I made use of were not uttered
through any political feeling, our were they of • tendency to
excite your prejudice towards me, had it not been for the
very gross manlier its which they were misconstrued by the
Tines newspaper.
" Ladies and Gentlemen, with your leave I will now repent
the very word.:—. Lather and Gentlemen, I aloud before you
as au individual, sod the Proprietor nut being present, I
come forward to ascertain your wishes.' la the males
which the Times Newspaper gave of this address, it was
guilty of • most gross falsehood, sad the parties who con-
duct it behaved to me in a manner most ungentleinanlike,
in refusing insertion to my commusicatiou iii refutation of
the slander."

This explanation satisfied the house, and the per-
formance proceeded without further interruption.

The light borne volunteers, commanded by Col.
BOBA NQUKT, are to be inspected in Hyde Park to-
morrow morning at nine o'clock.
Ilecoliect I ! HAZARD and Co. sold in Shares
No. 15,702. drawn 28th last month a Piize of
Twenty-one Thousand Pounds Cone(o4. TO-MORROW
Two Prizes of Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Con-
sols, and 3,000 other Prizes, will be drawn, fur which day
HAZARD and Co. ■re now selling at their fortunate and Old
Establishes! Oflices, Royal Exchange Gate, 28, Corebill,
■nd 324, Oxford-street, co►ner of Swallow-street.

On Mondry, the 28th ult. No. 14,041 was drawn
a Prize of 21,000/. Consul*, and veld by Bisn, in
Share, •iz.—
One Quarter ar Carmarthen.
One Quinrier in London,
One F.u[hlh in London,
One Sixteenth ....at Bath,
Our Sixteenth ....tat FAlioburgh,
One Sixteenth . in London,
One Sixteenth . of Maidstone,
One Sixteenth. af Marlborough,
One Sixteenth ....al Mitigate.
BISH air° sold the following Prises, all drawn the
sauna Day:-
11,331 £l,ollo 7,269 !Mt°
1,616 220 19,584 ' ..

41,317 2/0 I 11,476 llO
11367 220 I 18,521 llO
- -

16,873 220 I Sm. &c.
DISH also ►old, io the Lottery drawn in March, Three
l's ism of 2EOOO/. sod several smaller Capital*.
Every Ticket or Shale Chance bought on or before the
Willi May. was finally decided on the seth May. Ticket
and Share Chtuce• are on Sale at BISH'S 01licm, 4, Corn-
bill, and 9, Claming cross, London p and by his Ageots in
tlw Country.
All the 3,002 Prizes, including the 20,400/. Prizes, must be

er•wri To:murrew, ilisersi6y, Jane 14.

Anecdote of CORNELIA'S the Actor, the once
famous " Lingo" cithe Dublin Stage.—This Actor
purchased, without the knowledge of his wife, to
%hare of a Lottery Ticket, and being rated soundly
by the prudent dame, fur what she termed on act
of great folly, he retsamed to the Lottery Office,
and entreated the clerk to give him back his money.
This was refused, !tut a Cietotleman who was present
(the late Colonel 0' Donee. brnt her to Sir
NEAL 0.1)0NRI.) seeing his distre.s, purchased
the share at the price he hail paid for ii ; and,
much to poor Lingo's mortification, the number
was drawn a capital prize, and he lost by the pru-
dence of his wife a •um of money which would have
insured him a decent competence fur hfe.

THE VoßONiirtori.
Great .silditbstssl oclibity as on Monday tikseralikl
tmnug lb. artists mad workmen I. Westnoi Slit" Abbey.
Me. Grfenwood, the sate painter, and his assistants, were
aside. to grime whri had heen preehausly engaged; and were
eimpluyerips canassing and papering the tri ninplial arch, pre-
'marmot, tainkts being painted, according to the Anode! of Mr.
Hiatt, and. approved by his Majesty. The departments of
the Earl MaKelsal, the Lord Great Chamberlain. the Lord
Chamberliiii.of the Household, the Lod Steward, and the
Board of Works, ire all equally on the alert,in making prepa-
rations for the ceremony ; and their ()Seers and Clerks are re-
' pitied to attend•ently and late, in order so enable them to
perform their arduous duties. Thedecorstive works premise in
&dye progress, sae Mr. Mash is as usual indefatigable in his
attendance—being daily and hourly employed in impeding
' the &tails which f.ll within his functions —Mr. Waller,
Mr. Rent, and Mr. Wharton, have to provide the banged, •
work of no ordinary labour; for, to addition to the Noble-
wets and other individuals who will dine in the Hall, in the
preseare of the King, other tables will ha prepared I. the
Court of Exchequer,. the Court of COMORO • Pleas, the old
Hume of Lords, the Nutted Chamber, the Committee
Rooms of the Hoes,, of Louts and Commons, fee.; for the
reception of out less than 2,000 guest..

Mr. Lee, the High Constable of Westminster,
kits received the following notice fu prepare for
making proclamat to-morrow, ad the usual
place., Charing-erups, Trruple-bar, &c. of his M.-
je►ty's approaching Coronation.

" COLLEGE OF ARMS.
•
"in pnranenee of an Order of Council, bearing dab, lb.
'slush day of Jule lust. directing me "to cause the Prot's.
*tattoo for •ppsieting the day fur his Majesty's Coronation
to be proclaimed at the usual time and places, and with the
uses! solemnity, 1 have to desire you will cam* • rut&
cient number of Constables to attend the said Proclamation
on Thursday next, the Idih Mot. at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, at Westutinoter Hall Gate
• Given under my hand and oral, thief:lb day of Jane,
in the Second Year of our Sovereign Lord George the
Fourth, by the Grace of Gott, of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith,
ike. and is the Year of our Lord 1821.
" D. E. M. H. H. MOI.YNEUX HOWARD.
"To Mr. W. Lee, High• Constable of Westminster."

-.•
The workmen began yesterday to excavate the
holes which are to receive the supporters of the
plistite platform leading from the House of Lords
to Port's Corner. The ground for the Champion's
stable has also been staked out. It is ►ituated about
the centre of New Palace-yard, in a direct line
from Westminster Hall gale, and will be forty
fret in length by twenty in width.
In Westminster Abbey, the upholsterers have
commenced nailing up the crimson lining of the
orchestra and gallery adjoining. The different
seats and galleries have not yet all been appor-
tioned ; but this will shortly he done. A model of
the interior of the Abbey has be►n just completed.
It is made to a scale of two inches and a Naito ten
feet, and every part of the edifice intended to he de-
voted to the ceremony of the Coronation is dis-
tinctly displayed. By this the exact riumber of
tickets which it will be proper to issue will be accu-
rately calculated.
The Lord High Steward viewed the progress of
the works yesterday, ■t two o'clock, and expressed
his satisfactiou at the activity which had been
played.