The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-23 00:00:00

DROR)=LANX THEATRE.

Last niziat the opera of The Lord of the Ma-
nor was repeated to a numerous and fashionable
auditory. The leading futrartion was Mr. BRA-
SI All's performance of Trnemore. In the course
of the evening he introduced :a rich variety of vocal
music with vi-ry great :advantage. In the first act he
revived DussEcit's charming sung of "Lore among
the roses;" as the song is excellent in respect
to its (lea in compo.iti ttttt so nothing could
he executed with more exresaion, ricattiees. mind
delightful embellishment, than Mr. BRA/SA M
exercirwri iu sins iig it. In this and Air.
soag of .4 The. Soldier's gratitude,"
which Mr. BRAD AM has also made peculiarly
his own, he was most rapturously encored. IL.
sang Lirstwe's " Ah, con 1 e'er forget thee I"
and .. In 'loin may that hosons," with scarcely less
effect than those just mentiontil. Mr. T. COOK F
exiorr!,seri JACKSON'S beau' iftil sir, " Encompassed
in on Angfripame,' with gnat pathos, and gave
great support to the duets incideittal to the piece,
in the character of Rath ley. ,Madame V Matta,
KS Annette, not only performed her music in the
hest style, but gave the utmost piquancy to the
happy peculiarities of her character. She was
very luridly and flesei evilly encored in the song.
" If I had a beau," and again in " Once a
Knigla." Miss CURITT had similar gfaxi fortune
in " So fades the moat." The first scene between
these two Ladies •ral Mr. Gsprittt, as Sir Julia
Contrast, was powerfully nucleating. It lyre-
gelded with great accuracy the gentleness arid pim.
tency with which nature sometimes resumes her
Sway over the most habitual and splerietic histri9ors.
The reconciliation which precedes the finale was
an exhibition of the same character. and performed
with tan diminution of effect. Miss l'over had
ant much music to execute as Peggy, and made
up the interest of her part by her ill:tenuous land
sprightly matinee in pronouticiog the dialogue. Mr.
BARLEY sported with his usual vivacity in La
Lippe. Mr. Kai/GUT made a most exquisite rustic
hero, muter time inspiration of a drum and life. Mr.
BARNARD gave very lull effect to time effeminacy of
Young Contrast. Moll [ingots was represented by Mr.
WILLIAMS. The character of ihdr, cmisidering of
how little importance it is to the piece, is too
to be worth retaining. It might be cut away en-
tirely without bung noised from the plot, amid its
violent degradation of humanity would scarcely res-
cue it from execution in our polite age. The piece,
which, for an opera, has great distinchiess of charac-
ter, taus. ihroughoto, faithfully mielitirated. display.
Mg no Iraq judgment in applying the powers of the
company than completeneas in the performance.—
The scenery, of whien thus theatre has 8 richer
abundance than it ever yet possessed, was beautiful
and f ffective beyond ordinary experience. The amt
of itarir usual have improved considerably of late.
The landscapes. gardens, and lawns are Set off with
a degree of labour nod precieino, of which scent-
painting, a very short hone Hgll, was considered
wholly incapable. Tins is a merit of as unusual
character, and cannot fail iii strongly Dialog the
attractions which the present spirited matmgentent
of our theatres combines in their several perfor-
mances. The opera was given out for repetition
with applause.

Thursday his MAJESTY, accoinirmied by the
Duchess of GLOUOIESTLII on.' the Princesa Au.
GUSTA, honoured the Earl and Countess of lIIAR.
COI/ aT witl► their eaitipaos, at dinner, at the Noble
Earl's seat at St. Leotiard'a-bill.

Yesterday Princess AUCUSTA hsli a party of d.s-
-tiligut4lted characters at her reatdenee at Frogntote,
iu consequence of the honour of the compauy of
her beloved brother the KING.
The Earl of Donot.otimotts is to return to ion.
drat from his seat ut Kitocklufty, by the meeting of
Parliament.

- Miss MATHEWS, late of Covent-gluten Theatre,
has entered the hymeneal temple with the son of*
Dignitary tat the Church.
Miss BTnNE played Clarissa, in the opera of
Lionel and Clarissa, for her own benefit, at the
Dublin Theatre, on Tuesday last.
The Earl of DERBY is making very extensive
alterations and additions to his noble mansion at
Knowsley. All the ancient part of it is to he pull-
ed down and replaced by a large and magnificent
structuie, erected in a style to correvotul with the
other part of the structure, and finished in the best
taste of modern accommodation.
BALLS AT Ricntiono.—The Annual Subsorip.
tire, Balls, under the t•atremige of her Grace the
Duchess of BuccLeucn, at the Star and Garter
Dote', Richmond Hill, commenced on the 10111
November. The first was conducted in the cline
style °slut season, and was as numerously and ele.
gently attended by all the families of distinction in
the imighbourhood. The secood Ball. on Monday
lest, had the same distinguished countenance nod
support.
The Rev. Mr. DEANE. Rettor of Great Wen-
hop, its Suffolk, at his Ist swims! tithe slimier,
made a deduction of Id per rent, off his tithes.
horn his parishitiners, on account of the distressed
state of ngricolture; end the Rey. B. RDweeve,
of the parish of Albin, in Norfolk. bee deducted
t per cent. from his tillitseL-(Chtbefford Paper.l