The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-21 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATIIC.

The season commenced at this theatre last night,
with every prosi.ret sttecem during its brief con.
tiuminee. A very good conipany, prmeitielly vote.
tits of the Comic Muse, has been engaged-411d
lour. uo
&Ott that the pledge which the Pro-
wr
prietor, Mr. Monate, has given to the public, that,
M pruportiuu as toe period fur keeping mien the
theatre is narrowed. he will bear more forcibly in
mind, the motto Live to lane. P' will be re-
etr.lned to the fullest extent. The entertainments
cuu'ornenced with l'. Curaav's comedy •f The
N. biter's Daughter. in which Mrs. Eowis. after a
long ativence nom she neLwhir boards, made her tirst
appearance as the Widow (heady. She was re-
ceived with the moot gratifying marks of "robs.
tion. iler pew wati greatly admired. It
presented an miniterrnoted rli•play of archness and
animation. Mr TERRY was the Governor I leartall
of the piece. 11.. so ported the character with that
peretety.yhaste humour, which forms the Kinn,.
omit elcirecier.-tic ..i* nis cootie efforts. The gay,
good-nialire4l ['rusk Pearsall was permioned by
Mr. JoaEs, or tut- hveliest and most agreeable
~type. Mr. Cris NOR threw a great deal (Sr spirit
into the Chat .0,1 ~1 Unpletin Wooftky —end Young
inalf,rt war -1u .• .1 very effieiroolv. by .Ir.
IlliaNA RD. 11.. LISTON, as TirgiOthy Qaaiet,
turner mode hi. relic...mice without exciting toe
nit-hest merriment. lira. Continue ItleCrrara
in
tendering tiw ciciractrr of Mrs. Itlalfort usiumolly
interesting. At r.u.• terintmition of the comedy.
which gave the • itirliction. Mr. lEnwts
delivered the ortAinvl epilogue with consi.lerable
'Joint and firer.
The interlude of bitters' QlferfelS followed, in
winch Mr. flux I, Lt. Mro. GIBBS affdtded the
anti-nee mush aulu u..•:11 by their extravagantly
comic delineation of ..'rracho and Jeseiatha.
A new Nice, nu e utle-I Wet Weather! concluded
the entertantriseults of evening. The characters
were thus rrisr....-el.,d :
Sir One. ip'rwrso Parldeld.... Me. Lireoc.
Colimel Urnmh y .. ..... Mr. 34•!1[9.
Mr. J. RUssitLL.
t.utiry

ilie daughter of a Ilfera.rd Baronet, whose bravery.
in the field hail goorit him hi. silk, hares and is belayed sty
Captain Bromley. a ila.hing oiler'', who renders himself
universally age. eal.le. by sussing his manner. 11;111 rnn#eran.
tt to thi c.impany into which chance hati:xlis to throw
wheilo r is he Oat ..f per or a priae.6ghtier. Sir
Ones, ploirn., In whim, ea. .icssi, of Emily's fiber. the
title desremiril. is the great lair to the handers* of the
lovers He i. it Mrs. Malaprop in small.cluthea—intniem.
lily dupi.l, yet ransions to lie considered a man of edges
lien. E.mily's hail made a will, by which her
fortune is to he irmisfonmil to Sir illisesitshoros,
if she refuses to give him her ?rind. The detwooril
Ba-
rent t bad garotted a will, sidi,,quently, in which he
did net insist on this anion—hot Sir Oneniphortis Intl
concealed it—and, amid with the influence which the
Calmer gave hem, he p..nrented Emily with his ad.
dresses. Tint, r emoting servant, eiminves to get Captain
liiirmley into the Nrse, in the character of a portrait.
epainter ; but Sir Onesiohorne not le ing pleased will the
attentions which cm gowned painter is paying to Emily,
orders her to tynit the room. He is obliged soon after to
soil he discom en Emily cosine on Bromley's picture.
lie seises it. emifiants to whom it belongs, and .tc.
sires him to return it in the Calmat,. But, in order to in-
atruel her lover that chance. ant choice, has placed it in the
hands of his stupid rival, and that her affections remain
it,. also sends a lisiolsome ring to the Captain by
Sir thieiiphorim, which she pretends had 011411 been presented
to bet. by Bromley. Sr On mutters's Tritons the miniatiire,
hut forgetithe ring. The Captain, enraged at the snlipoiel
Oilschouil.iii his mistress. assails h. r with reproaches—hitt his
Para are dispelled a lien Emily reminds Sir Onesipliorits that,
in his hurry, he ha} forgotten 4.0 r part of his commission.
The rite i.„ of cellist', produced, and the Captain's
fears are allayed. Emily next pretends, in order to
procure an oderview Bromley, that he had
thrown n letter into liar carriage—soil she persnades Sir
Onesiphorna to lake it hack to him unopeued. The letter
is an warded, that it might hr ;opposed the Captain had
written it, itotead of the lady. Sir Ouesiphoras takes the
trouble .if reading it to Bromley, who is delighted to tad it
contain an invitation to meet F.mtly that ',veining. Tim,
who has Wiz 'insp. eted the roguery of his master, Willem
him to Wiry, that Bromley. irritated at his supposed sneer.
with Emily, i ',traded to chal. "lige him. He winks on hie fears
so mnelio that Sir Otorsiplito us informs him Ihrre is a certain
impatient packet, emitaitoil iii his eacruioire, which, if he
siriold chance to All in the dad, be wishes to be delivered
to Emily T:O3, however, advises him to hire a bravo or two
to give the Captain such a codeelling as will confine him to
bite bid. He commoh. to do so; Brumley is 'Membered to
a. a Citroen assassin, ai:d emcees to thrash him-
self. Sir Onemphorus propeses, while the supposed bravo
is than employed, to lake a walk in the neighbourhood, lest
lie might be re...gunned as a party to the plan. While he
is thus emplosed, Bromley gains admittance to the house ;
hat wet walker swans; on suddenly, site deluded Bari..
net mimes home snuck sootier than he is expected.—
Prided. y strelelua hinsaelf n:, a table, apparently dead, while
Emily and Tim declare that 'lief:minim loam, has murdered
him, and threaten to lay informations against Sir Oiled.
photos. While he mires to change his dress, Bromley es-
eapes—the dell Baronet It keying that Tim hail pitched the
cm pse out of the window. While he is congratulaiing him-
self on the disappearance of she corpse, a loud knorkii,e
is heard at the door, and Bromley miters as a Bow-street
officer. Daring Ilse carfn-tun a loch ensues, Ton se-
cures the key of the escrui,nre, and, rifler a short h,
which Sir Onesiphoi e. in valet endeavours to interrupt, the
fictitious llow-strert ufficei effectually preventing his inter.
femur?, the will wlbelo gives Emily the possession or
handsome fortune is discovered. The byes are, of course,
made happy.—and Sur OotAiiiitortv; is sot displcaseit when lie
Suds that he may nisiniis front his wiled all spprebeusions
of visiting the Oiil natley.
This is a very clever farce. The plot, which
is lively turd bustling, has been constructed with
more skill than is gerreerlly observable in trifles
of this kurd—Are characters are humorously
drawn—and the dialogue possesses much spirit
ahrl marine.% It abounds in comic similitudes,
entity of which evince a strong turn or ri-
dicule. and are exceedingly laughable. 111 r.
LiiiEON supported the charseter of !tie thiesipho-
rum s sitlirrirAlly well. The part is broadly-comical,
otol, as lt.rformed by bun, is one of the richest
fleets which a lover of low lurninur could possibly
r"nester, di r. Jun CS, all Captain Bromley, was all
lie and vivacity. His personation of the Germs,'
bravo and of the Bow-street racer. war entertain-
i"g• Miss BlittillONT, whose talents have made
such a favourable impress; 111 l at Covent-garden,
appeared fur the first time on this stage, in the
_character of Easily, which she sustained iu a most
irluitsing manner.
The farce was received by a crowded house, with
the most decided *Ohms,.

Mr. WIC FARRIneII engagement at the Glee.
center and Cheltenham Theatres has' been po!tponed
fnr a few nights, on account of the indiapoontion of
that Uentltuan..j