The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-22 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Last night a new force was produced, called The
• Wild Goore chose. The plot tuns thus :—At an
imp on the North Cecil arrives 's young Havel officer,
called Smelt are (Mr. HARLEY). While hr is
eagerly remounting. Ineak'fast, and the horses are
hastily getting reedy for his chaise, a military
acquaintance, captain Flank (Mr. tinsseu.), en.
tent, to whom Swiftsure makes known th,it he is
going to !:retire-green to marry his dear Maria
(Miss Saterthoa), tut heiress of twerit'y thousand
pounds—that her guardian, Stomps (Mr. GATTIE),
is running after him under the title of Mr. Sensiiive.
the iilocooded husband of his sister (Mrs. HAIL-
LOW E), with 116 sister and ward in the same coed,
with him. 0.1 expressing Ina triumphant antici-
pations as to the result, lie lorime•is to examine his
pocket-took, and 10! he rinds his 'en
pound vote to he no higher in value then one.
Ills military friend, instead tit aits.s.itig his neces-
allies, goes off, fir owing a pull. In the midst
of his distress .%rantps end his patty arrive. Swill-
sure puts iiia),:ll to bed on pretence of illness ;
Stumps is introduced to his bed-.pile, and ~,j,ires,es
low Mc Air. Sensitive, but the room is dark end
the curtains clopely drawn. The patient is Ile.
lirious, and while Stamps is listening for the
next rasing fit„Cicifisure jumps nut of bed,
and traiisforming Inumelf into the Ductor, con-
trives to draw a fee of 204 from the guardian,
with which he pursues his journey, taking care to
renew the chase for him on the road. Ile has before
' this nine sent to Jack Pigtail (11r. NIUNDEN), the
bovitswitio of Its father's old ship, who has vet up a
tobacconist's shop in th.t very town. The boat-
swain rigs" hie wife and Miss /lolly Mori/ to
go and see the MPH of his former Commander, Ink-
ing care to have all the money in his house
lodged in his capacious waistcoat pockets, with.
out much tune lost in Colliiting, to relieve the
exigencie, of the young hero. Findilig that lie had
left the Lion Inn, and, as he imagines, without suf.
ficient money, he orders a post-chaise, end follows
him with his whole squadron. Captain thank sup-
poses that his Irwin], Swiftsnre, will not be able to
achieve the match with the heiress for want of
money to carry hint forward, he resolves to
substitute him at Gretna-green, stud runs off
in another post-chaise. Stumps and his party have
already resumed the 'pursuit of their fugitive. The
separate groupers change horses at the New Inn oit
the mail, with t any thing occurring but the
mere display of humour from the various cliarac.
ter., Arrived at Gretna, they are all lodged, of
course, at the acute 1110, amid a great complexity
takes place in the plot from the game of Mill
purposes, at which they are severally playing.—
The couclurion is the marriage, by mistake,
of Hank with Dolly Pigtail (Ths. Oulu),
hi the seine garden, and at the same hour,
that Swiftsure is united to the heiress. Mrs. Sen-
sitive still misses her husband, but the parties
are reconciled, and the story ends happily. The
first act met with complete success. 'file latter
part of the second act is encumbered with ch.
commences. which thicken without benefiting
the plot. There is room fur curtailment, which
will, no doubt, be applied. The dialogue is light,
amid in a great measure free from the fashionable
offences of pinning end sentimentalisiog. The
acting Wes perfect. If any preference could be
fairly assumed it was on behalf of Miesifsan and
HARLEY. The applauses greatly prevailed on its
announcement for repetition, and there can be
little doubt but that with the alteration before
alluded to, it will become highly attractive. The
situations are in general well calculated fur effect.
The 'twee is full of lively and agreeable business,
and the performers evinced great judgineut ill
using these opportunities. The piece is attributed
to the pen of Mr. T. HOOK.

Lord Flor.t.atiP ent.itsined a party of his dia..
titiguioheri foieials yeaterday, at his residet•ce to
OA Burlington-atter!.
The Earl of liaaaracToN had a select party at
dinner yeiterday, at his house to the Stable-yard,
St. James's.

Lady CHARLOTTE SEYNIOUR, daughter of the
Marquis tend Marchioness of CHOLINONDELEY.
took an aintig in her carriage yeptetday iu Hyde
Park, for the first time since her accosichenseut.

On Monday lion his Highness .MAHOWIT ISM AL L,
Khali of Praia, son-in-law to the Grand V,zier
of Persia, arrived in Cheltenham, accompanied by
SADI OMBRENK BEN BEY, of Morocco, and Lieut.-
General BLAKE, on a visit to Lady BLAKE, who iv,
we understand, aunt to his Highness.

.•
Lady BYRON is this yeur the Lady Patroness of
the Annus! Charity Ball, given in the Tow' Hall
at Hinckley, in Leicestershire, and Sir G. Citswa,
Bart. the prineip,ll Steward.

A der' of a serious nature was fought on Sat9l.-
day its • field at Child's-hill, near Hampstead, be.
toireu Mr. a young Gentleman studying
anatomy, and a Mr. C--, in consequence of the
former having. attempted to dope with the sister of
the latter. The parties fired without effect, and
after reloading, an adjustment of the affair was at.
tempted in vain. In the second fire Ale. C--
w.s wounded above the hip. and there are no hope,
of recovery, as the ball was not extracted yesterday
morning.
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JOHNSON.—The peculiar habits of this
great Key-vtime of British Literature led him fee.
gorilla), to visit T for the purpose of meeting the
disituguillird Literary Characters of his day. Thus we;
Aud him often appointiut Boswell, Goldsmith, Reynolds,.'
Murray, 1111111 many oilier of his contemporaries, to meet hies
at his tneourite hoose, the Mitre, Mitee.roort, Fleet.street.
It is with pleasure we observe, that this celebrated Tavern,
spade atisiw.t sacred Of we may use the term) by the great
41,w and wealth that is time past has honoured Is walls
with their presence, is likely once snore to resume its for-
mer, celebrity. for superior t °owe/litmus sod tedious' eajoy-
meat. IVementiost it as a proof of the liberality and good
Vevtr.of itpresent Isoaseissur, tbat every means are being
used to pruesist the very Chair frosts whicli.thh.grem# Prissy.
ist used to instruct sod delight his e.lmiring this,
.though a trivial circumstance, iv.. Stsdlevelit to' lyre (hit ne.
abing.will be wanting els list part of tba Proprietor to rea-
lise out of his (Dr. fulaitrop's) 4010>cvvoil• and trite oholuesev
(isms; "That a Tavern Cball 1 die Ttorune of, !it stqa