The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-06-18 00:00:00

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THEATRES.
11.1Y-LIARKET.
The late season bowleg beets eonsideralily oloitl,;-
ed at Drury.lase theatre. in cunsequeoce of cire too-
stances known to the public, and the company of
performers there having obtained the use of the
tfay.insicket theatre for a short period, mod the
benevolent pat age of Isis Royal f b 3 the
PRINCE REGENT it was opened fur the first time
last night. That this resoecuble tiod ilesersin4
class of public servaiits, or any of them, shook!
be subjected to temporary privations or iticonve- ;
inetice by the force of circumstances, over which
they in truth exercised No control, iraild surely be
a mutter of regret to every feeling mind—and
it vines a !amiable epirit of conscious merit,
of reliance on their own !ideas, and of coo.
lirlence in the support of a discernis'o, and ge-
nerous public, that they have resolved on mak-
ing their united appeal to it. it is u case possessing
strung claims on all who feel au interest in the els-
courage:new and support of theatrical entertain-
ments in the country, and that improvement or cha-
racter, refinement of manners, and elevation of
mind, which, e nut grossly misoonducted, follow its
their trait). We reek to Posy, that the house was
not quite so good as we had expected, though it
was respectabk. Previous to the performance.
(~d save the King vnikpirformed by the company,
and the following dilaiemilal verse, suited to the
occasion, was sung by 1)14 'l'. Cooke cud Mee
Culture 4.3. •
Pat let our ustelat verse
one heart-felt ottani rebeurse
Tu Grine our Koller;
He elm, has deigned to cheer
Old Drary's prospects drew.,
Aud brought her ehtldreu here
Tu Wes, their.Prifice.
The play was The Poor Gentleman. Mr. Must-
, DEN'S admirable performance of Sir Robert Be/foi-
ble was universally opplatidedoond no less so Mr.
°ISEULT'S Stephen and Mr. Russtl.l.7s 011apod.
Mrs. Saaaas was a very correct repressatmive of
Miss litrabb; and Mrs. OZGER, a very ioterest.
tug triunity. .„
To the play succeeded the musical interlude of
The Rival Soldiers. end the farce of The Irish-
men. am London. Mr. Mumma's IVipperkin, and
Mr. JOHISTONE'S Masted& Delaney. are too well
known and admired to derive any reconoutudatiou
from our panegyric.
The- three piece. were received with the meat
flattering marks of approbAtiou.

MO SW ,1•, Y. • WWI, WIT MY/
This home was extremely well attended last
Might. The company in the diem circle. amongst
whom we observed several Ladies. in their Court
dresses, was, considering the season of the year.
uncommonly elegant. Ur. ARNOLD'S operatic
drama or The Devil's Bridge was performed
iu a good style—though an accidentsl cause.
we allude to the lamented indisposition of Miss
Cant w, !robbed is of • considerable portion
of its pharinqqy. In consequence of a severe
cold. ,this. "thong Lady. who personated the
Countess lioggiblag, was obliged to omit the songs
attached to eter. and to confine herself to
the deism, . text. Miss Kest.r, as Lan.
rends
hated th her. wonted spirit—aud Miss I.
Vera
Szcvesiso• playedithejittle rustic part of Claudine
very agreeably. 4, Mr. ROWDOTUAD, from the
Bath Theatre, iiiideAkis grit appearance as Baron
Toraldi. Elm figure ands face are not ill.suited
for the stage. He ileclAms wellLsand, in what
is termed the heavy lini of business (your tyran-
nical barons, cruel 'fake?". treacherous guardians,
and ungenerous lover'), he will be found useful.
Mr. Pamirs so sang. very tasfeililty. the airs com-
posed for the character of Couist•Baine: lie was
encored in the favourite song, " le itheie iii heart
that never lov'd r' and . was extremely happy its
his executiou of the air known by the appel-
lation of '‘ Fancy's Sketch." Mr. IlsaLcv'S
Moreelli was a bustling. clever. and, where the
occasion presented itself. a feeling portraiture of
the boness-hearted farmer. Mr. O'CALLAMIAM,
front the Dublin Theatre. made his second appear.
mice on these beards, in the part of Florida. His
voice is an agreeable bars—hut we are greatly min.
taken if much pints have been taken 1111 cultivate
it. The efforts of a good master are austistialll De-
emer), before this gentlesaau can hope to arrive at
any note in- his profess. . Me. Wiutteson's Pe-
tro was distinguished. by a considerable portion- of
dry humour.
The new operetta of The Quadrille followed.
It is a lively trille-s.apriakled with puns and
quaint witticisms—and calculated well enough to
lighten the tediums of an idle hour. Its chareetent
are excellently marine& by Miss KELI.r. • smart
waiting-maid—Mrs. W. S. CNAITTURLRY. • lovely
and agreeable eageotte--Mr. Waamcn, a very
touchy lover, who AA elit in a tangent because his
mistress tskes pmt is a quadrille with a dandy, the
most inoffensive Wag alive sad. therefore. the left
liable to istsjeesimo.wand Mr. ILIALRY, an attire-
prating miler.

SULIRILT THRATIM
Mr. Dunmire interesting and highly popular
piece was last night repeated, for the Wilt time, to
u crowded and elegant an audience as his theatre
ever contained. The music, dressrs, superbly va.
ried scenery, and, above ill, the acting, seem to
gain incretive of reputation on every representation,
and form a tout ensemble worthy of any theatre in
the empire. The new welu•drame aniMunced for
Monday, which, we hear, is magnificent in all its
appointments beyond example, yet comic in the
extreme, is to be succeeded the week following by
a burle►que imitation of the Lauber Flute ; ■nd
another new piece, from the forthcoming Talc, of
My Landlottl, is to follow close on the production
of the Magic Elite.

Min S. BOOTH ha entered ins() an engagement
with the Drury.laue mini/soy, now performing at
the ELryma►ket Theatre, for their very short season.
previous to her commencing upon her provincial
summer engagements.

So eagerly desirous was Mr. KEA N to accede to
the request of Ina brethren, to give them the aid of
his talent. for a uight, that as it was too late when
he ree4ted ►heir letter to reply to it by that day's;
po•t, he immediately art alum Yarmouth to int-
tify his ready smut.