The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-02 00:00:00

FASIIION,IBLK INTRLLInENCE.

The Mantels of ilertfeed gave a grandsal and =PM dis
evening, at Hertford Hasse, Piccadilly, k 'oat c"'u"'bic wee one of
the grandest entertainments of Chia loam; then lure promo aaes'S
300 fashionable'.
Count and Countess Leis's@ entertained a large party at dinner
yesterday, at Ashburnhani House.
• The Marquis of Cholmsndeley entertained a distinguished'
• party at dinner yesterday, at Cholmondek7 House, Piccadilly.
Lord Ellenborough had a dinner pen) fssies4sl his
Roehampten.
bend Berwick had a dinner party 711SessisIt at his hc'siss
In
Grosvenor-square.
The Duke of Bedford has left Camden /lilt for Woburn
Abbey. The Duchess has indeed at the same place, from De-
vonshire.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived at Sir Henry
and Lady Georgian' AVellesley's, at Vienna, on the l2th of last
month.
The 'Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury left town yesterday,
for their seat, Hatfield.
Count and Countess Lieven arrived in town on Saturday, from
Windsor Castle.
The Earl of Shaftesbury has left town for Itie silt,
St. Oils.'
House, Dorsershire.
Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, St. Jarnes'antreint—lion. Mr. and
Mrs. Tulleniache, from their Seat Hertfordshire; and Hyde
Parker, Erst., from a tour.
Mr. tad Mrs. 31•Leod and family arrived yesterday at
Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris. Departurukt—Mr. and Mrs.,
Ward, fur their scat, Hyde Homo, Bucks ; end DI. (1. Ward,l
Esq., for Russia.
Sir George Warrender, Bart. arrived in town a Friday, from
his seat in Scotland.
Earl Kilmorey and Lord Newry left the London Hotel, Albe.l
mule-street, yesterday. for Cambridgeshire.
Ths Countess of Dartmouth has left town, for her seat, at Black.
hes th.
Earl Talbot has arrived at his seat in Staffordshire, from a
tour.
Charles Majoribanks. Esq. arrived yesterday at the Waterloo
Hotel, Jennyn.street, from the Continent. R. Spencer Drum-
mond, Esq. left ditto, on a tour.
Arrivals at Batt's Hotel, !)aver-street :—Sir Joseph and Lady
fleabane and family, from Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. Seagrove
and family horn ditto; and J. Rankin, Esq., from Bath. De-
parts's": -Mr. and Mn. Yates, for Tunbridge: Col. and Mrs.
.3lasney, for Ilertford.brielge ; Mr. and Min Young, for Bath ;
Mr. and Mra.. Jones, for Ireland; Mr. and Alrs. Campbell, for
Brighten t Viscount lAmion, for Ireland.

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H A rill /MST.
On Saturday evening ears. Inehbald's dull and insipid
Comedy of Such Things Are, was performed at this Thea-
tre. It will he recollected that the piece was written in
compliment to the philanthropist John Howard, at the
period when his labours were the theme of universal wonder .
and admiration. Ilowever we may respect the feeling
which suggested to the Authoress subject for her drama,
the execution, and therefore the revival, we must in the
moat unqualified manner condemn. Unnatural in its plot,
and meagre in its language, dull in itsdetails, and common-
place is all its incidents, developing nothing of character
and little of conception, we cannot imagine why it has been
revived by the Manager of the Haymarket Theatre, while
an many of its superiors are snowed to remain upon the 1
shelf. Mr. Farrcn performed, for the first time, the part
of Sir Lake new,- end did mare fur the character than
the dramatist has done. Mr. Liston, as Twined), was
quite " out of his element," and appeared to feel it as an
attack on his professional celebrity to put him in the part.
iVe cannot speak in terms too high of Mr. Cooper's represen-
tation of Mr. !lumen; we do tot think we have ever seen
him to greater advantage, or more perfectly the character
he undertook to personify. Mr. Younger, as Mr. Mean-
right, did the little he had to do well ; it is not often this
actor attempts much, but he never fails in what he does
attempt. Mrs. Gibbs very ably supported the part of Lady
Tremor • and Mrs. Glover, with the exception of a little too
much whining, was excellent as the female prisoner Ara.
belle; although we think she was injudiciously chosen as'
the representative of one who had fed on gaol diet, and been
subject to poison discipline fur fourteen years, a mode of
existence which infallibly deprives us of some of " the '
grosser particlesof our nature. Mr. Pope performed the
character of the Septic, but he cannot forget the lesson of
the old dramatic school —" Rant, rant, rant." The Comedy
was preceded by the comic sketch of Twelve l'recisely, in
which Mrs. Chatterley displayed her usual talent, but she
was most vilely supported by her lover, Mr. Johnson, who
walked Cie stage with aslltile grace as a Russian hear, and
said what he had to say with as little propriety or talent.
The popular farce of 7'he l'udlock followed. Him Love,
who appears tote never so much ailosne as when In mas-
culine apparel, acted the part of Leander. Miss Paton,
as Leonora, performed admirably,• and was loudly encored
in the song, " Say, little foolish, fluttering thing." Mr.
Williams was excellent as DeM Mega; and Mr. W.
West was equall/ so as Mango. The former gentleman
sung as well as lie acted.