The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

Tug SANS PAILEIL.

This theatre opened last night, fur the winter seas
mom The entertainments commenced with a new
farcical bugle's (iu two acts), called Bachelor?
Miseries, or The Double Disappointment, of whieb
the plot is as follows :—A physician of Bath, whose
frame has felt the effects of some sixty winters, fail.
tug in various matrimonial schemes at home, emirs
to tempt the firmer, of Hymen in the Metropolis.
Disdaining delays, he at once inserts • proposal for
• helpmate in a uewspaper, under the assumed 111$111
iirteresting tissue of Oscar. His maiden sister, wl o
accompanies him, also adopts a similar plan, and.
under the name of Marina, and title of • tai.
dow, makes a tender of her hand and fortune
to a gentleman of congenial mind and habits.
The neat morning the brother in ecatacy sees the
address of Mahone, and that of Oscar no less de.
lights Miss Cemsandre. The former, in the
of his extravagauce, dashes the breakfast things
about the room; and the latter dispenses with • vo:•
gar ordinary breakfast fur that afforded by. love.
Oscar immediately writes to Maldria, apporetirig
a place of assignation—aerie:a Arm with his trusty
squire, mistakes a Servant for the fair unknown,
and does not discover his error till he has kualt
to her and poured out the rhapsody of • loving
dotard. The lady herself then appears, eepported
by her Abigail, all modesty, confusion, and pas-
sion. The swain speedier, entreats, and weirs; the
lady melts, cements, and throws herself into his
arms—when. death and destruction ! he finds him.
self embracing old Cass. and she is horror-struck in
recognising brother Ben. This setae hos berm
uvesheard and witnessed by the Doctor's niece and
ward (led to the same place by the villainy of .a
lover favoured by her nude, and delivered front his
hands by the object of her own affection, who his
opportunely discovered his rivara plot). She and
her deliverer come forward—the old pair of
lovers, laughed out of their folly, renottece
their passion for marriage, and consent to bless
that of the youthful pair. The piece contains
some passages of much humour. and was very
favourably received. Mr. lIILSILDITLI, as the old
bachelor, and Mr. GOSIBISAL, as the fortunate
suitor, acquitted tbeniselses very creditably. This
piece was followed by a new pastoral balled, esti-
tied, Kiu in she Ring, or Who stele the Apples?
in which some excelleut dancing by Muss Halt-
allSoN, Mr. Jonas, &c. rigs iutruduced.

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'rlm concluding -piece was The Indian Throes.
Miss Scarf. as Satiate, Nelms. was received with
rapturous plaudits. A Mier Ls EIVII made her
first appearance in • dramatic character, as Res&
She is a pretty, interesting girl—her enunciation
clear and correct—her manner easy and natural.
Mr. Mzsensen's Dos Desk was a capital per.
formai' cr.

The house was, in the strictness. of the letter,
ovedlowingly full. A flambee of persons left it
uuable to obtain admission.

CHANGE or Talanc—lii 1788, when PITT cam•
into power, the whole expense of Goyeranient did
not exceed 12,*00,0001. ; now the poe►•rntat sp•
prouch that sum.

Lord Beans still continued at Venice late in
Septr►uber, mid pursued -his 'Poetical labours with
ardour, klis Lordship devotes his osernings to
s►udy, and spends his evenings, in general, at the
Theatre, meriting the visits of his acquaintance au
his box.

A singular instance of the effects of the late fine
season on vegetation is to be seen in the garden of
Mr. MA/ISEL, a bricklayer, at Guildford. A row=
berry trey, the leaves of which had withered bad
fallen off, being much exposed to the sun, hoe lately
put forth fresh buds. and is at present jn leaf. w:th
tiue young fruit, a second time. We understood s
raspberry bus') in the taunt garden is owl! iu the
antue state,