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

DI:URY-L.INR THEATRE►

Othdlo was lust night performed et flits Vault',
sod KEAN—ilte indefatigable. KEAN—gave to the
paoions of the Moor all their terrific force. We
lore itilesseil from this excellent player a finer
,i,.1.1Jy of dramatic talents. The sorrows of the
0-,,k Denten:o3la were poured furth with feeling
energy by Its. W. Mitre, who was rewarded
1., repealed bursts of approbation. The other chi-
r•Aela were, generally rptukitig, very well 'up-

1,1- the play od:). presented a laces farce, entia
;: I t,;h Autiusis ; Tiil, lu The
1.1 .1 timy be told in a tcw wind+.
S.r Frederick Augustus Pageant, Baronet (Minden', bay.
iu3, in consequence of the sudden death of an elder brother,
surreeeled to the title and a large estate, escape s from the
thraldom of a chew-shop in the Borough, with a more than
mibilary sham of vulgarity, and !accoutre' passiunately ena-
moured of high titles and ancient nobility. The seld Gentle-
man 16;e+ a niece (Miss Cahill), handsome and accomplished,
by whom he is resolved to obtain an alliance wills the peerage ;
but the young lady has most perversely, though without her
niii le's knowbdge, admitted a plain commoner cr. cooko
la the undisputed possession of her heart. Mr Frederick,
accompanied by his niece, her maid Martha (Mrs. Alsip),
and his man Tien (Knight), as the Baronet expressed it,
" all in the family way," takes a summer " trip to Ex-
mouth." in the hope of there meeting with some °moons_
nil y of gratifying his " high notions." amid thither Freuktio
the lover, with Skip his servant (Russell), follow them.
Skip, to 01)13.11 an innoaluctitin into the Baronet's house.
ebsenises himself as Master of the Ceremonies. and while
14Q delights the ear of the Baronet with the promise of in.
troducing him to some foreign Duke of immense wealth and
consequence. lie conlrives to +misty a letter to the niece
fermi Franklin, apprising her of the plot. The Master of
the Ceremonies Wirt., and Skip soon after retinae* dis-
guised as the promised Duke, and by dropping a letter,
which the ft irintel picks up and reads, be makes him believe
tb et hs )0111110MS to have the Baronet's 114111 e inserted in
s• the new hatch of Peers," and that Franklin is a Lord of
alieteht family in thiqpie. The trick succeeds, and the
hirers are hippy.
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'!':Ls out l:ne is completed by an easy and sprightly
slialognv, amusing incidents, anti some very pleasing
IluN DEM and KNIGHT sung a very good
duo on the charms of a subststitial dinner, &c.
%%loch was loudly encored, and teen called for a
third flute. These popular actors exerted them-
selves most ably and most successfully, and kept the
house in rnars of laughter. Miss CUDITT and
Mr. T. CooKE were highly applauded in several
songs, setae of which were encored. The part of
Mali/us was touch too trifling for such au actress
us Mrs. Aisne ; she, however, helped to conceal its
Ilussild. rendered the Master of
Ccrvinutlics, and the latish Grandee, very
unitising personages.
The farce (which we understand is from the
pen of Nlr. NIENDEN), was received in a most flat-
tening manner, and is likely to become a great
favourite with the public.
The limise, we are happy to state, was crowded
in every ',art. The dress circle preolded a splen-
did iippearauc:•.