The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-21 00:00:00

Dieuar.L.lNE THEATRE.

Ali.. SIIITIIRON, a young tidy recently attached
to the Habit., Company, last night made her first
appear sece on I:tese bourds as Letitia !lardy, in
Mrs. Cow t.t:v*4 comedy of The Belle's Stratagems.
The exterior tit' this lady is admirably suited to the
stage, which, nitiongst its female ornament% cats
boast bat few ii4ores so harmoniously formed as
She is tall und finely proportioned-L.2nd
her features, 11,01141 red pr ttttt latent, tire hundsotue
sad intelligent. 'i h. are not, indeed, calculated
r„preis the puts pfts,4,.lllll bin all the
role feelmAs which take rota an affectionate
henry, those feelioga from which spring the most
deliciims or our pleasures, are reflected from them.
Must Surruscrx•s voice is far from imwterfol—but
tits praise of softness and meltrty cannot he with-
held from i*. Her performance did not soar, in
any instance, beyond mediocrity. It was a pleasing,
but by no Istratis a finished representatiom Of the
three principal scenes its which Ladies hardy ap.
pears—thnt in which she plays the fool—the
masquerade scene—and the seene with which the
piece conelndes—we preferred Miss SMITHSON.*
acting in the last. There was much tenderness and
feciiiig in her manner--and the natural tremulous.
ness of her voice imparted additional interest to
many of her observatious—particularly to that which
she titters, n lien she is on the pond of removing the
mask from the face—an act winds is to coutirin her
the or the most miserable of women. The
scene iu which Letitia assumes the Otero, was greatly
overacted. It is certainly, in a part like this, diffi-
cult to say precisely where a performer ought to
mop. Bet good sense and good taste dictate this
general rule, that the mesas employed to pro-
duct a certain end, ought not to be greater
than the accomplishment of the work in view re.
quires—and, on this principle we think one-half of
the rudeness and vulgarity which Miss Sstivitso•
introduced in lists scene might have been dispensed
with. It might perhaps, be necessary to assail a man
•of less rt fintinent with this violent exhibition—but
the it. Iteale, the sensitive Doricoart does not stand
in need of such a tremendous dose. A small
veleta of impropriety is quite sufficient to create
di-gust and isomers in a untid constituted like his.
the masquerade acetic, Miss Summar was alike
&fiction in ease and spirit. This is the must try.
lug portion of the comedy, and, to resider it eller-
five, an actress ought to be all grace and vivacity.
She as to conquer, on the moment, that heart which
has successfully resisted all the efforts of foreign
and restive beauty—mid, to effect such a triumph,
she ought to come armed with ell tire captivating
witcheites of voice, action, and motion. In ties
scene Miss Smernsow and Mr. GIROUX iidiieeti
r regret the circumstance, for it called
to our recollection the 'Monet executed at Covent-
garti,n, by Miss BRUNTON and 111'. Notti.e—and
the comprrisusi was by rio 'neaps favourable to the
lief rut mutter of last night. Miss SNITIIsON'S temp-
tioti was extremely flattering. It must have equalled
thr most sisognine expectations of her friends.
We catinot tereak favourably of Mr. ST %NlA:lt's
Doricourt. It was not at all the polished gentle-
mart. Mt. Sr tN Lear possesses a good flow of ani-
mal spirits—awl tattlestiltollgh is noisy volislilv
eba-
tacter v. r) ituriOUity. lilt the elegant tr swelled
ni:o has moved in the tirst envies, and
tsonineii from them their irks and graces, cum.*
Nut %• the sphere of his ability. To play ,uch
a charaour ac. .I, performer ought himself to have
we'll somehow.; of polite life. Alr. STAN LET
dressed it ill, and played it worse. Mr. HARLEY,
as flutter, iiiiiirded us considerable amusement.
Ills humour nuns usore chaste than it ii.utilly
Mrs. nay an excelleut re 1111.1.e:it:dive of
Airs. Racket. She appeared to have stolen all the
spirits limn her brother and sister performers, and
to low• ioncentred them in herself. She was, in-
i.;, Ili. tit itf the piece. Lady Frances Touch-
wood was te;,rably well supported by Mrs. Hu-
ale so N.

S:r Roomr KFMEYS has repented this seaman
tha 41011:014111 winch he has annually given for
vrial yrv4. Sit to the poor widows oh tlir
piii.ll NIO! 1111 l h.hltr. Lady ICEstEtrs
aecorilio4 to the titsinhef of their families,
tawe a neck tinotigh the winter, a dom."- to the
poor 3.1 i I agril of 11.•iteilall, tool rrbieb was repeater'
her Lnitthtp also tlioribuirti
bsl. horn, &r. so such poor women, tit:Pelt:nig ob.
itt:l., as y fur them.
Mr. A sunFis ~ an e 11l i l vent surgeon in this me.
7010i1i., and nut Dr. IloorEa, a• reported. is the
teoriti, it sterns, who has hero induced to
r,:zo hi- protesi.i 111 l in general, upon is magnificent
~t.int.s! to :tit as Medical Attendant to the hou.e
.11r. t ovrts.

rittmuna —AVe rejoice to find that a Meeting
o tikc place for the purpose of elitism:: ovine
1110.1 e vf witting Ai 001 b to the arbitrary monopoly
no' the Brewers, u II:I have tco long been permitted
I,v the Is gi.lat tire to fix their own price% to a twee-
r tssrattlal to the health ustil comfort of the nod-
awl lower cla,st-4 of the people. a beverage
1 o that line decreased in tlitaility white it baa men
iti.er.

otitotinuri piekroeliet, (;roresr. with more
4.1 his gutog, atteuded lii 14w! Quarter
13.4 seck ; sod no doubt they prfifittd
he tine ItOnms s Inch they heard t the
I Bur, for one of them litektil the
1.1 it el!). visiplo)'cti io
' .ty, the itt 'with.** hum the Guild:hal to New-

• I tad American Papers Mention, as an extra-
', tit co instance, that of • Getitleinniire
win-
Prietr r in Pennsylvania, by • het, a Ti, ket
t0e..1 a Pyre of Teresa, Thousand Wilms. Bat
epir silly occur in this cuoutry ; indeed. so re-
' .1.; ;tr hint mitt>, a Getrtlenion in the City gained a Ticket
•,1. • the rt... of l'inentra which was drawn 10,0014.
l• .5 the to at flay ; and the Allowing romps of Two Bros-
ia very remarkable : the late Mr. 1)
a b) a gattto• at cards, a Sixteenth of N 0.6,431,
.1... to 20,0001. Prise; wed she very "v" Lot.
rio.ost-r, itr. J Junes pined by • similar game •
..! It 4,) 14,167, which was also drawn • Prise of
- ii.o. se Mr," climate is directions" of Footloose,
hint to Betters mod Card Players to hare a
r U hrrf for the Three Prism of 30,0001. in the
ut awry, 0i,.t0 Id of pla)iur for ■ Were rsinslity of
•I'. , it ow.. t. ke a Thouxamd Years to silo what can
T• 4111..1'1 11.0 M the Lottery its one day, ma the 4th ..of
a, is. .1, a t,. a V.( 1./rgaa,t, begins.

THE ALTS.

[ M THE PARIS PAPERS Of JAS. 13.1

M. Melling, Landon'ln. Poihrt r to his m.j.sty,
had the honour of prettruitisig the fullowing Pic.
lure. :

" View of the seat of ro•fhlit Sin?!, i a Englasi, where
his Majesty lad resided Cur e sThteree tit,liihe
" View of she seat of IlarterrU, ni nr Aeleshwel, the resi-
dence of his Majesty for see. rat yearn ; so•l
" A Pietaresque Virw of Wanrieh
Wills all of which lit Majesty au, pleated to es-
press his perfect aatisfacti )))) .

The beautiful medal, commemorative of her
Royal Highness the Priam.' Charlotte of Wales,
is gold, silver, and bronze, desigors! soil executes!
in England, by the English A itip.ts Webb and
Mills, hiss also found its way to Paris. where it is
purchased with great avidity.