The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-11-16 00:00:00

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•A maidate 'fee' thestrielemoers, was intro.!:
`doted, for the first lifeet to **London snadiettee
'night, in the penal °fa yam% lady► masa oeid fat
the bills m Mess NAVA/CLL. SAO opposed at ado.
theatre in the p‘rt of Nis. Mato, in the ploy of
no Stranger. "On her entrance she appealed, Nee
the faulteriog of her step the wangle( of her bends,
avid covering her face. to be ie great pederbetien ;
autl, in attempting to return is the usual meaner
the extremely *trot end lengthened pleedib with
which a tolerably 'crowded audience sought to sup-
volt and eacot rage her in her arduous undertaking,
'she had nearly fallen upon the Boor of the stage,
had it was not until after the lapse or • few ad-
uites that she was sufficiently composed for the
'effort of uttering the first statute of her port.
This young lady is tall in stature, her perms hasty
formed, her figure commanding. •midsusi devoid of
g race. • her countensoce is not oopitioalisp., though
not regularly handsome,- her Rotuma being small
and rather indistinct, and by as mem* motile.,
of expression, deep
,feeling, Amos pg.
powerful motion. Her voice'primedssftlimflllieh.,
and deficient in flexibility said misty lief • two sod •
occasionally harsh—this might, loorreeee. 'Stowing
in ease degree to the difficulty of repissibief*se
feelings which the wonky of her sillmmang meralti
naloriolly excite, and to west of a:poises, is
ademtiog its pitch to the space it was empsievd to
fill. Her performance denoted a clear understand-
ing of her author, but was not marked with any
striking excellence. Her conivedational dialogue
was delivered with much propriety and correctness ;
but in the more declamatory ',seethes and passages
of strenget emotion, some unconquerable difficulty
deemed to hold her powers in check. The other
characters were filled as heretofore. The &roger
of. Mr. Yowl. has been long sod dessevediy ad-
mired, but seldom has it been more powerfully and
effectively sustained than last night. Mr. Ellie!
slipperiest the pad of Old Soltunois with his osoid
quaistness and drollery. Mr. MMIDOWS played
Peter with* degree of natural comic effect end ad.
Durable humour, that acquired him an 'headset
and well-earned seed of spelanse. It was a per.
formatter of high promise, and as an improvement
upon his previous exertions in the same part.
extremely creditable to his industry. Mrs. FAUCET
never played the Countess better. Consider- •
able applause followed the falling of the car-,
fain, stud Mr. Eeeaton, who came forward. to,
announce The &rile for representatiou to-mosvow.
(this) twining, could with difficulty make himself.
heard. A strong ;tarty iu the pit, supported by
some portion of the gallery andtence, raised a cry
for ". The Stranger." which they accompanied with
continued plaudits. and were strongly apposed by
the hisses of . those who differed from them in opi-
niou ; by fur the greater part of the company re-
maining passive spectators and hearers of the can.
test, which was prolonged with such pertinacity es
to prevent a single bar of the ovettere to tba
Barber of Seville, which was the afterpieee, from.
being heard. Ou the visa's of the cumin the stoats'
increased, till the performers were compelled to
quit the stage, and Mr. Pewee-re came forfeited •
and said, " Ladies and Geutlenieu, always .wil-
ling. as is my thrty, to comply with your pleasure.
I request to .be informed what your wishes aro "
- then sraised of "The Struve, I
The Exile pg-" No I No!" -
confused uproar of hisses and
\ Me..FAWCETT bowed sad
to proceed with the opera
it after the first scene had
appurently iu dumb shew, Mr.
forward sad said, " Ladies
.is not usual for the audience
ay bat any play that it may be
.a commend; if you will name it.
oared." The former cries were then
reviewed, 4. The Stronger !" rather predominating.
MY. FAWCETT asked if it was their pleasure that
The Stranger should be repeated ? The mine tu-
multuous -mistier was again returned, whereupon
Mr. FA WC EDI` bowed and announced the repetition
of The Stranger, but for what eight it was mime-
athle to distinguish amidst the obstreperous exults.
ties of the triumphant party. The Barber of Seville
then proceeded. Miss M. TREE, although evi.
deafly far from re-established in health, performing
Nosing. The exertions of this truly &actuating young
actress, and richly-gifted and highly-accomplialwd
%lager, ably supported as they were by the great
and varied recelleoce of Messrs. Jou Es, LISTON.
and FAWCETT, rendered this perliirmance a most
admiral'', treat, and called forth the most rapturous
repression* of
.rlelight and spptobation from the
audience. who adopted every palmtop complimentary
((wise, with n Inch the piece uhoutods, in pointed
application to her charming rezrutative.

SoNcinait Ron/inv.—The coins recently de-
-1)0;1411 by the hand of the Right Rev. the Bishop
ist Curti-rift, within the foundation stone of the new
chinch at Atlitoii-under-Lioe, were r few nights,
since vrry ingeniously extracted from the cavity of
the stone, and a scrap of paper, containing the fol-
lowing lines, was (timid in the place of them
" Th;ii stone the carious fact revealed
• That varioo• coins were here concealed;
And told the world in 14411011 w fair,
A. Bishop's hand bad placed them there!
To make such information karma,
it mast bare been a clever stone;
tto eh-tee—that it perhaps eau say,
Who 'twits tlial stole the earns away."
(Sheffield lieelereedenl)
A Ministerial Journalist compareii an Officer
romltitioillg of the loss of his rank and fin tune
$.lOllll an arbitrary act of prerogative., to a vagrant
or petty.malefactur, Whose back is still tinseling
after the whipping inflicted by sentence of a court
of lam. Officers have helore this been deprived of
theirscommisaions by despotic acts of authority; but
the present, we believe, is the fisst instance. where
they have been placed on a foolish with the clients
of Mr. A not,Ptiti or Mr, ALLEY. V.'e hart
oltru heard of levelling principles, but never
taw ahem mote openly exemplified o+lll in the
comparison of a gallant Acre with a dishomst
apprentice or petty Iseeny offs sider.—Whde
irl, withhold their charges against Sir Rottr.xt.
Wit.autt, they ought to muzzle their underling%
and nut suffer them to affront an honournble pro-
Session, by likening its members to a Buirington
u Bill &saws,

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A mi►telod cry was then
The Stranger
accompanied with a con
plaudits, amidst which
att►red. The attempt
tam thee renewed, but
between, through, an
F,tiVcarc.agoia come
end Cleutleuven, it is
to command a play
your pleasure to comm
shall be performed." '