The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-11 00:00:00

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DRITRI-LANE THEATRE.

Der Frei:Ads has at length been brought out at tl:1
theatre, and although no very great variation has beeti
made in the arrangement of it, still the little that hat
been done is decidedly an improvement. The whole lilt
of the opera is so well known to the town, that areiteraticu
of it now would be tedious. As far as the music ism-
er:mil, the characters are much better allotted at d.:l
theatre than at Covent-garden, the whole of the fern• ct
the cop d'upera being put in requisition. The only pa•;
in which Covent-garden excels, is in the several parks to
the horrors during the casting the magic bullets: this pat
was not well managed last night, as the who!c of the s!:..e
WAS so completely enveloped in dense smoke, that tipre
was hardly a possibility of teeing what was going fel-wart ;
some means should he contrived of remedying this, as tic
grandeur of the terrific was lost upon the spectators. 71.
music at the trial scene, which is the most exquis;te in
whole piece, was given with great eirect ; at Covent-nide:
it is neatly all omitted. Mr. Bedford, who performed rte
part of Bernhard (Kuno) in addition to his other
sites for the stage, exhibited much skill as a bass
Mr. T. Cooke was the lover (Ado/,he), and tirst
Bohan' we think he is the best fitted for it, as fain
singing goes, though we cannot say much in eommettds.
tien of his acting ; it is much too stiff. Horn plarsi
Caspar, but there is not enough of the devil in lcn
to do justice to the part ; we wish he would slier a kir
more life, and not act as if lie considered that a knswietige
of music was sufficient to compensate for the at,-
settee of every other qualification. The heroine el the
piece ( Linda), was Miss Oraclion ; and site gave her sort
most delightfully. Her voice is very sweet, and we otter
heard any thing more deliciously melodious than her song
of, " Oh, gentle were my slumbers." She has, too, the
happy art of making her softest whispers completely such.
tole through the whole of the house ; but we must g:re tort
a word of advice, in a department not connected with mit:-
strelsy—we mean her gait and action—both of which sr,l
we had almost said, ungraceful. These are points whirls,
by a little attention, she may speedily remedy, and them
she may vie with any of her sister syrens without feat
Miss Povey played Rose, and sang, as she always der,
with sweetness, and acted with playfulness and aniinattx.
On the whole, the opera went off very well, much bone
than might hate been expected, considering that the ton
has had full time to grow weary of it. it was giv:n
for repetition with much applause, and not any &arm:at
voices. The house was crowtleil.

WINDSOR, Nov. 9.—Time expectations that WIT !EY
mislay entertained of an improvement in his Make':
health have been happily realize:(. A most dei,!..i
imendmmt has taken place; and there is every reimer. '.3
hope that in a few days his Nlajisty will resume hi: acme
tooled exercise.
Yesterday morning, shout eleven o'clock, the Duke and
Duchess of Clarence left town, for their residence it
Bushy.
The Lord Mayor being personally known to dm Duke of
York, his Royal Highness promised his Lordship to dine-,
with him on Tuesday, at his festival. The Royal Duke.
in cons-quence, commanded his Levee as Ct/lIIIII3MIO-31.
Chief, to be held at two o'clock, instead of four, to enalle
his Royal Highness to be in time at Guildhall. The
levee occupied the attention of the Royal Duke till a
quarter-past four o'clock. There were about forty °their,
present; among them were, Lord Edward Siiiiinsit. Lard
Schoenberg. Lord Kerr. General Gascoyme, Lieut.-Genera'.
Sir Wm. Houstoun, Sir James M`C rept., Sir Robert Porter,
Sir Charles Sullivan, &c.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and LiOv Swab
Robinson are staying on a visit at Wimpole Hall, Cam
bridgeshire, the scat of Earl Hardwieke.
Yesterday afternoon the King's Advocate-General. the
Attorney-General, and the Solieitor-General, transact.,
business at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, for a c,:.•
siderable time.
Tar Loan LI kUT EVANT.-03 Saturday his Evi-
lency the Lord Lieutenant entertainer( a very nutner:r
but select party, at dinner, at the Viceregal Lodge.
was a stste dinner, and was given in c impliment In :.e
Earl of Ortuonde, on his arrival in Ireland. Eves' a:-...
cacy of the season was in guest profusion, and dr conliv!
did not separate until a late hour. It was the firs; dire
his Excellency haul been present at since his bat, indis?,i.•
lion. The following were auninielt the company :
The Lord Chancellor, the Archhiv'!op of Duhlin, the Far: 0:
Ormonde. the Earl of Meath, time Earl of Ilective„ Lord Visave:
Northland. Lord De is, the Master of the Rolls, the Lard l'':::
Justice, the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Gnit;:r....m. the Ati,rn.v.ii
nerd, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Blake, Hon. Mr. 11-3ba177-
Gcneral Sir C. Grant. Colonel Finch, c..t0i„.1 tirawe. SIT t.*:::
Campbell, Captain Montagur,Cantaiv V4:1101,:i. &e. &C. &C.
The Earl of °noon& had the honour of an audience .:
his Excellency on Friday last.—Did lit Free'. 1f1..1 ar....'-'
Lore lit 7.COURSIS'S ELIA:AN T Er: i rear AIN M : Si A:
TORQUAY.—This Nobleman, who seems to stand fors.:-
in contributing to keep up the spirit of gaic'y sad g:'.--
feeling which characterises the fasliio:nthl.:, watering-p.s-
-lof which he has now been for some thne a distinguar. •
visitor, opened his hospitable house on Tiresdav las!. ! c
die smuts-mem of about 150 of the fashionahles i••• 1,-'
neighbourhorxl, and the more distant parts of the otri,'O.
• The arrangements of the ditrcrent wows were iliqvs-..,
with ;;rent raste. and in a style of appropriate magnin.-:a..
—Exeter Parer.
Ott Wednesday last, Sir G .nrg., Bampfylde, Bart. r•
rived at his scat, Court Hall, near Nottilnolton 7 on slus
occasion, it being the worthy Ilaronet'. tirst visit to tr.:-
extensive property, his ter:an:ry, in crest numbers, 1:.
him on Bornrefa Bridge, amid wel:omeil him into t:-
village.
Sir Wm. C. do Crespieny ha; publicly declined rifT.-:. •
himself again as a candidate for the repres notation of Sc'
ampton at the next election, on sec-ruin of the ill sm. •
his health.
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A number of persons of the highest rink are said :r !
in treaty with Mr. l'hatirbe: F. bier Ow purchase tai the h:n.:,
Theatre. The suns demand: ,l for the whole e.litlce is ••• •
hundred and thirty thousand routed.. It is pi-impend !:
divide this sum into simari.s of ten thousand pounds u.s:.!
'lite names of the Duke of i)-:vonsluire, the Duke of Nei•
I thumberlatal, the Duke of Ikulforl. the Marquis of ii..:::
ford, Lord Lowther, Lord George I lenry Caveodish. I. 7 •
Ailesburv, Lord 'Moutiteilgeconib, att.( Count St. Amit.,:..: •
are mentioned as at the b•ia.l it this ,A,,,,„-, which. rift
recd into effeet, would, to: l•11:7<.. ,h:6114 more than 1:0: ,
cenmry, rescue this larr:e est,t!disimment from Chatieery•
Eei rare ON IV ULF .•:. 011 tit- death of Gel. W 0.!.. i.
Proutitnii was offend Mr the hest-wriletm epitopli 0r..'....5:
brave offic.rr. A number of po.'ts oral! descriptions sts:.••••
as candidates ; and among fix rest WII.I 3 1/(101! ici: .
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