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London, England, 1819-04-13 00:00:00

THEATICFS.

DRUZY-i.Ver..
The insVigninit star of t)id Drury wilt .1,-
prim to be Lord of the Ak^eiulant. We Irt
I:sd atwitter specimen ►rf hut 4,tries of am it 4, in ~ I
tellich some ►4 the fhee4Soes rOYesesstor.i (1 the

Green-mum 114 V! beep Elanssoil to ttetoonomp•
IStcrt-tuoing," its allueort to the utasr of thr.
gerstierisort ellswor tragedy of The itoslimas hag 114,.i.
to, etteretlessly rots down. A seron4l repre-ent4.1,.(
04 'HI eli-feted rirassrtu warts lost mistitt witernpled.
mho, *4 WI Itstiantictputrit, the cowrgar.,..:
t4w tbf a more terit:ic description

disgraced the thee,* no s`furday %reek. 'll,e
house wet fat from bring Cott; se that those who
pressed the second treeformunre had not even the
consolation of assisting the treasury. 'llia front
rows of the pit, were, as on the former
exclaaively oecepied by those whir were deteristi.•
ed, per fsta alit atlas, to condemn this " Worst a
Prod tragedies," at Mr. Kean has designated
tl—
fruM %ditch etprersion, by the way, we are led to
infer, that Mr. KLAN has not yet attempted ta
write a tragic drams. If lie bad, !will tiis his innate
seas, of jostice, joints! to his crstniart Nellrilrer
would haveinduced !lint is seat Ins works.. finis 0.1
" the bad eminence" to fthich he has pre fetrvst
that of Mr. Recer. Long before the rortau: -as
drawn up, it trap quite deaf, Ginn the ern:duct i.f
• party its the Int, that the slight would ht• slevotesi
to noise and riot. They had scarcely stated tlo
selves before they commenced operations—dud the
noise made by the application of their fees 'Juristic:lca
to the seats, was briskly answered by the nsinates of
the galleries. 'phis continued until the cu.taitk
rote, when the house was chatter' by a savage ydi,
which, for stissining loudness, sad friglithil dor-
cordatree, would not have dt•graced 11. w.f.. I.eni,••
litirns and 1 gee Bear, who with their et..,ri.on i„
the tilt of making unmusical armisrls, nerut ly ett-
loihiterl• their talents at the English Opera. 11r.
Fits tiout:ll, also rame foreoird as Alpisanso, *Ceti
he heard the " body boric,"
" Started like a trinity thinz, epoll a feas fol summons,'
end Mos. (.:toern, who eppeare.l as tiandot,
trend-sled oasis apprehension at the ordeal winch it
was finite wienifest .he was destines{ to puss !Moog!.
Fur a short time, the lady and gentleman ittieimaed
Is proceed with their ports—but the lame metros..
ing, and a few orange-peels, the aVIIIIIII.OOIII ierf
of a snore furious discharge, having fal!en on the
stage, they made a precipitate retreat. The
try for " the Manager!" was now pretty gelicral
in the pit. In a very short lime Mr. S. Knmuct
appeared. and was emailed with cries tsf " With.
draw the Italians ! qtf!"—'•
on !"—" Send KEatt to sat !" a••• 1 4 1 iet
of other mandates equally irreconci I. aide.
KRMBI.E advanced to the front of the stage " his
countenaoce more in sorrow than in anger,"
after a number of obeisances, obtained r bran, g
He 'woke to the following effect
" Gentlemen—l ugliest to address a few wird,. to you,
first, with respect to my-self, and next with returner bill,
piece.—(Appfasise and disapprobation)—Grntfewer, I
eon assure you that, cser since I came Its London, t have
tr..en in a very bad state of health, and I seas advised .rune
lime since to go to the cuunhy, which presented me from
appearing before you alien this tragedy was hist represented.
—(.4 permit- to the bales ratted oaf, The wear vs,.
go to the country', be good enoycnh to take the Italians
aloanirith pica.' The grata!, with irisich the request seat
altered, oevosioneal a taintiltnows shone of laughtar,—
Gentlemen, I did not lake this step raslsly nr nuadvinedly.
I applied to the SulnConimit tee on the subj. ct, and
they were kind enough its give me lesve.--(Apabisisci-
-1 have now hut a lea more words to say to you. I have
been this evening favoured with All address, which I think
excellently written, and perfectly to lisp purpose. If you.
please, Gentlemen, 1 wilt deliver it to you."—/.-Ipplasse
blr. Kt:MOLE rheas proceeded to read, from a
paper, an address, of winch the following is the
substance :
s‘ This hardy having been minsinadsnired in she closet—
!Cries of No so .".;—lioving also been called for by the
public voice—the masageno sit of this theatre thought it
would be for she interest of hush the parties concerned, that
'lie rause, which had led to as mach angry discussion, stlissind
be rrunived, and the controversy entirely set at rest.--:*Ap-
plawse.;—lt is ors ibis ground that I bespeak your candid
and impartial hearing.—(App/asse.)—Opposition to a new
piece, psi-vine's to its commencement, or during its proven,
is so embarrassing to the performing, that it residers them
wholly incapable of doing justice to the public, to the
author, er to theineelves.—'App/ause.)—Oa the last oven.
ing, the performance was interrupted in a manias r whirls
I confidently hope will not be renewed on this occasion. The
pestornwrs are fonowing an arduous profession, and the
only reward nliich can reconcile them to it is the approba-
lien of the public towards their exertions.—(App/usse.,!--
That approbation 1 treat they will this night receive—and.
Gentlemen, you may beassured, all Story are aisle to do will
he done. They confieletitly hope, that, in their endeavour
to do justice to their pasts, that liberal silos sure will be
extended to them which a British audience never reflo.es.—
(Applarses)-1 have to assure poi, Gentlemen, that I aiss
ready to give you any pledge, that, should the tragedy sot
meet your approbation, it shall be a ithstrawn."
This address was followed by a horrible tumult,
which, except fur a very few minutes, when 11r.
RAE speared en the stage, cautioned stun. the
rest of the evening. The vengeance of the suit
was particularly directed towards 31r. H. i ,
whose appearance created sit uproar, %bleu w .s
equalled only by the Jihad, that marked ti:c ex t.
Mr. PoweLL, who appeared as Fontein), the 1,111.. i
Nobleman. led *boot by Scipio, never groirr.l hi.
way scriosr the stage without produciarg a ilio•t
tumultuous uproar. 'Env rtisguiting petite tasted,
until the termination of the trassdy, whew tile cr!'
of '4 Manager F" became loud semi frequent. Mr.
S. K EDIBLE sigssils stood forward, hnt could tcot Dimon
heating, and quitted the stage. At tits ptriod 8
placard was exlisblied in the front of the As. sr.
on winch via* inicribed—" Englishmen !
safer on issialertr atrroa, and kis associ,.4s.
Adore to yore raderstandiligs" After Oa.,
been displayed Tor *Otte time it a s thrown into n•,'
.white the KEANIrri iminediately *carol
tore it in piece", and Ming it on the stage. A
clad, containing the words ifranybs eft' "1"
then binged in the pit, but it was withdrawn to
few minutes. The green curtain was at Isligo.
raised, and a large placard, inscribed " rhe travo"
of the Italians is soithdrasnit," was exposed to
One petty shouted triumphantly, white 4be oil:''
expressed loud disapprobation, and pelted
placard with orange-peels. The curtain had
been down for neer three quarters of an lints am! il•''
audience became itapabent far the comment tined
of the alterptece. Showees of heifaseeked nrinsg"'
and orangir-perts were pouted upon the mace. rn '1
a noise, veiledly terrific, was kept up. c .s. 1!Y
working, backwards wad forwards, 4101% lirre4

violence, Ito moveable pail': or the benches
in the pit. At length re Castle Wonders
Was cainmeneed —but the storm ravel with un-
diminished violence, suit the business of the
scenewas performed in ilumb-shew. When the
entertainments of the evening were ended, a great
portion of the audience remained. and the noise in
the pit, assisted hs the gratin!, sounds of a sv.itch-
losn's rattle, redoubled'. Several of the
benches weir broken and flung on she plag . but
the caJ for " Aimeoger P' was perfectly useless.
Three constables entered the pit, and endeavoured
In prevent the breaking of the !syndic's—but they
%ere overpowered by numbers, and departed with-
Hai making a capture. Thine who wished to clear
the house, tow hail recourse to a system equally
new and ingenious. They procured a few buckets
qj water, with which they repaired to the upper-
boxes on the King's stile, and treated the gen-
tlemen in the pit with a shower-batit. The

pit midway presented ii most extraordinary ap-
pearance—for every individsial who had an IM-
O livens expanded it, while shunts and yell* of indig-
vaunts were directed against the Aquaria above—
who smelted their opportunity. sod, whets the parties
Iselow were again intent on uoi.e, deluged them a
„mind time. Several regular battles took palace,
troll in the boxes and pit—rod the house was not
clewed of the opposing parties until near 12 o'clock,
when prepsitsboas were made to extiuguish all the
COVENT-GARDEN.
The tragedy of June Store Wag repeated last
vsiglis, to a very lull audience. The characters
v.:re cast in the netial manner, and the play was
receivrel with every work of favour.— A grand dra-
%wise ..peelaele, founded on Deceee's play of
it;d itffttinaleic, was then produced for the first
time, called Fortunatus and his Suns; or, The
Neer Parse and Wishing Cup. Thee puce opens
with. contest between Fortune (Mos IlEsnuoriT),
441 NC (Mrs. Faisal.). mod rice (bliss Lonna),
.caucri niag the superiority of their powers, to de-
temtive which. they rewire to make an experiment
.sta Forteastins (Mr. FARLIT) and Ins two Sons.
ti nit deity proposes to him a choice of six
-dttrere nt gifts, comprising her pritir it'd! fa-
.vaiirs. He selects riches, and receives from
Ake llckle .Poddese • purse, which shall always
-perseit t to liis hood lea pieces of gold. Hav-
ing 'relieved the necessities of his two son«,
Atrtredo and Andehrehia (Mr. Misuses. soil Mr.
Amid re), and his half-starved servant, Shadow
,(11r.-tit.attmlaito). and secured them, as lie ima-
gines,. against the dears of want. by bestowing on
*bens great heaps of treatise', the fruits of his newly-
aequi red purse, Ferliutatna sets out to travel. lie
proce ells from Cyprus, the place of his residence,
so Alexandria. dealing out his wealth along Iris
inanity with all imaginable prelusion. The fame
his riches precedes, and procures him an stn.
•ntedis to audience, on Ins arrival, with the Caliph of
Akziedria (Mr. (ONNOR). The latter expres.e,
extreme solicitude to discover Fortuninuis set rst,
who, however, resists disclosisig it. The Caliph
then, 14 way of equivalent. unlocks a casket, and
produces a cap, the wonderful virtue of which, m in-
stantly accomplishing any wish of its wearer, he
Glib. to Fortuitous. The minion of Fortune con.
trivr%, by a dexterous trick, to get the cap on his
Les d, and forthwith proves the truth of its attrie.
tiller, by bring, on his desire, transported hack to
Ls own house. His eldest son, Anspede, the vo-
tary of Vice, is engaged 011 his appearance in giving
oplendid banquet, to provide which, lie had hor.
mimed of his brother, the follower of Virtme, the
•ulis remnant of their vast store which his imprudent
extravagance had left. lie is afterwards conveyed
so the island of Britain, and received at the court of
ring eillaelstan, who employs his beautiful daugh-
ter, Agrippina (Miss Foote), to search into the
•mysterious source of his endless affluence. Sub.
,lord by her charms and blandishments, he reveals
lite of of the purse, contrary to the injunctions
or Famine at the time it was given him, and is
,messed of it by his fair seducer, in is slumber, to
which her fascinating music him lulled him. On ewak-
Sog, struck with rage at the loss of his purse, which
Agrippina had delivered to her father, he clasps
Jeer to his arms, and wafts her by the steerage of
his cap to Cyprus. Alighting in all enchanted
wood. the scrim of his first meeting with Fortune,
she Princess, ready to faint with fatigue and
ricks him to loin her souse fruit off • tree, which
*tends to the abode of Vice. lie climbs it, tastes
I he. fruit, awl throws her down some. of which she
Also Pete. His cap falls, and his companion, at Isis
request, piths it on her head, and arcidentalte
swishes herself in England. In an instant she
is thieve, encumbered however, with a most
sarseetssly ofteilMetti, a psi( id horns, the fruit
at het vicious indulgence of appetite. Furst..
wens, sinking under the disgrace of a similar
additiciii to his person, and yieding to despair
irom the loss of his two extraordinary posses-
,•terns, is restored to Hope by Virtue. She points
nut Ili bins a fruit in her diode, eating part of
whieb venroves the Limestone! growths, •nol
in-
spires the hope of recovering his purse and cap.
Its the disguise of a physicists, he gains admittance
again to Ada Istun's court, cures his daughter by
admit 'sternly; souse of the rains fruit, seizes the
two precious olij..ets of his solicitude, and, with
One r i thoress of hue misadventures in his orins, Hies
Louie once more. There he reeigue the ten sources
F ins care and trouble to his eldest son. wliu,
d by the bribe, amines to force the relliciaist
awl sorrowing Agrippina to his embraces. Andch.
thra il-ha,..Les the attempt, fights with awl ili-orms
dmpec9o, and commits on the spot the preterum,
gert. to the flame:. 'the hoar characters re.
-;osiat us the ',sive of AMehlari. 1 nine ile.cet,el
t,e gar %oar, and establishes lie• pre•rminenci a,al
fey Ideriiing the youth who dbserved her pre-
• en, a nth the hand of the fair Princees.—The first
• • au cnchigited wood, wills doves ascending and
very handsome, and was greatly ade
The distant view re Clprive is also very
ha... The piece contains other very splendid 'icon,.
'1 lie overture and innsic are pretty. thong!' the
POlftee on. in a great pressure lost, from tile med-
ley of discordant sounds-issuing from the joyous
yolk the one-shilling gallery. In the manages
men* nl' the machinery 0,,e no ton awkward circsiiii-
olnives -occurred—but they were as tare as is iemal
"fi 'melt occasions. An exceedingly welt fat ale
riot, was danced by the Misses DESNlitt. The
I'll-mance was in genets! excelleut.
The piece is possessed of considerable ini:rit ; it

eras antouneel for repetition ar..1(1 foul applause.
mud promises fair to be a favourite.

army Timer/tit.
last night the Surrey Thettire re-*Nerved with a
variety of novelties. Tie theatre was crowded to
excess, mid the holiday folks exercised their 1141141
custom of estterteliiiiig each other with Daisy mirth,
frequently with es much vehemence as to interrupt
the performance.

The entertai ttttt ents of the iiii;ht were, first, the
melo.driime of Douglas, camisting of appeopriste
selections from TAvi.oß
performerf 11w p3rl of 1.449 Randolph with n wont
deal of feeling; Mr. ( I.IFFORO's ilest/s/o/ph, &k. •
COOK E'S and Mr, 11. TK N Nor Dal.
were very %Pell reeeiveil. Mr. WATKINI exerted
himself with con4ideriitile elfect. The serorry and
dresses weft splendid, and the music excellent and
appropriate.
The entertainments which followed were Harle-
quin Pic 'Vic, and the Herniii of Mount Pousilippo.
The harltquinade was whimsical enough. and in-
troduced souse very tasteful dances from lib very
voting boys, Masters RIDGWAY and FsanicK.
The Hermit of Mount Paissilippo brought out the
present strength of the company. Mrs. BROOKES
and Mrs. BRYAN were received as old favourites,
and FITZWIL LI AM, CLIFFORD, (;OSIRRY, anti the
other Performers, received • hearty welcome. The
most lively part of the story in this entertainment
consistsin the propensity of Beatrice (Mrs. BROOKES)
to get at the secrets of her neiglibouro, which, iii a
Neapolitan scene of intrigue, leads to humorous
discoveries. The scenery is extremely beautiful,
and the dresses may vie aith the best at the larger
theatres.

In the course of the evening a Lady of
.the name
of A ocock made her debut in some extremely
pretty dances with Mr. GIROUX. tier figures is
aught and pleasing, Mal her attitudes graceful.
The decorations of the theatre have been renewed
and augmented since it war last opened. The effect
is rich and harmonious.