The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-11-25 00:00:00

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DRURY-LANE THF:ATRE.

Last flight Mr. WALLAci► made his first appear-
Noce in the part of Brosles, in the tragedy of that
name. Before the rising of the curtain at liussw.,
the siege-manager, bespoke the indulgence of the
hoisre for him, on the plea of severe indisposition.
The appeal was, of course, favourably received;
lint it was unnecessary, for hail nut the circum-
stance which culled fur it been not tied lions the
tangy, it would not have been discovered. Mr.
W•i.Lsee'rs playing betrayed no symptom of
bodily, nor (me believe we ilionlil be justified in
adding) mental weakness. We a•w reason to praise
his Handel, hat Ins Brutus was decidedly superior to
it. He gave a far more lively portraiture of the Ko.
man hero than of tire Danish Ptince; hr delineated
the simple. though powerful feeling.. the stern and
determined 'principles of the one, much more clearly
than the refitted seustbility, the abstract and lofty
speculations, awl the wavenug resolution's of the
other. In the early scenes of Bruges the feeling of
indignation and disdain. ill-brooking, awl ever ready
to break forth front the restraint imposed ou it, war
effectively rspressist. The hiller sarcasm, fie.
gnently lorkitig tinder the assumed veil of fully, was
conveyed with equal force. Ilia it is the hitter
scenes which apply the most tryitag touchstone tools
actor's abilities; those passages which engage the
hero in guiding and cut:summating the glorious
destinies of a country rertomd to freedom, awl
then impose the cruel lark of deciding between
the cries of nature and parental love on the one
hand, and the demands of justice, ititrgrity, and
patrieti•m on the o her. It was in these parts of the
drama that Mr. ‘VALLACK'S success was the 'mist
unegoivoc4l, lied the moat vehemently ap; lauded
by the audience. The dreadful struggle between
the calls of self awl of country, in the catartrnplw,
was excellently ssistainets„ sod aff cling io the ex-
treme. Another novelly iii the Cast of the pa►ts
was in Mr. COOPS/el ilerformisig Titus, for the
fist time. The prrforiiiriiee did him perhaps
as much credit as any whirls he lies undertaker.
Out of a variety of passages, we may relict one
which ',hewed his ;towers in a vet), strung light—
we mean his editors* to nage/nits, afier
log to her re...lvwg to conduct
lirr by etralth out of Rothe. 11 sdr livvry of this
war In ad !Willits, in gesture, voice, and eirevially
look, a luminous cultist:rutin), ths the emotions
supposed to precede it—au einfilltcse picture of the
victory of lore over all the manly and hotioureille
principles of his nature. The Iwo Gruilessen, out
whom we have beep remarking, experienced re-
pt Med and flattering proofs of the admiration of
the audience. Miss SMITHSON personated Lucre-
Ii with much propriety. Mrs. VI. SST.* 'forge/His
was almost too moving and stiectrog. These was
nothiag to call for particular observation its the
other charactere.-Tho reception of the treg. dy was
very favourable.

The Adelphi Theatre, though nightly crowded,
seems determined to neglect riothitig which may at
all add to the astuaement of its sunscruns visitors. Mr.
JOHN Iteitve,.we uuderstasl, is engaged for a frw night.,
and makes his first appearance this Season on Tuesday seat,
in the favourite &sower of Apollo Deptienrood.
oia Saturday night The School fin- Scandal was
performed at the Edinburgh Theatre, in order,to
Introduce on those boards a young holy, in the ar-
duous part of Ludy Teazel. Alr. TERRY played
Sir Peter.
The heavy short columns which support the
lattiv• on the top of the steps at the entracte to the
box's of Drury-lane theatre, air., it seems, to be re-
moved, 31,11 lox elegant light pilasters to he placed
011 each side the doors in their stead, and the new
' portico iiiiiiniiiateil with gas, by tasteful lumps pen-
dant flour ihe we., iu the venire of small circular
openings to carry off the smoke.
REJOICINGS IN THE COGSTRT.—The joy so
generally testified throughout the country, on the
• terminal. of the proceeding against the fluent, bad
scarcely subsidrd is many places *lir,. a fresh .abject for
rejoiciug was amiouncrd to Owns. We allude to the disiri-
, butlers of the 20.0001 Prize shared by 1118111, uss Wedges.
day last, pails of which being sold at Leicesier, Cirencester,
IVarringtuu, Wolverhampton, Scarborough, Torrington,
and other towns, the bells at those places 'mug merrily; and
as Twu muse 20,000/ Prises, and many other Capitals, must
be draws mai 'Tuesday, we loupe they may be so disposed of
as O. cause further ssuploymtut to the halters.
C. 1... Fox, Esq. has refused to comply with the
ancient envious of giving, ..11.1.11. fur Beverley, *
bull to be basted to Isis cuustituents, but at the same
mile iutinsated, that lie was ready to give treble the
value of a hull to afford them any less cruel *move-
ment.

411.111/ 4

ADDRESSES IV HER M.4JESir.

BRANDENBURGR ROUSE.

Yesterday was a busy time at this interesting
mansion, the tide of Addresses being again on the
flood, and the subject of them by far more agree-
able than those which we have hitherto had to re.
cord ; her Majesty's acquittal called forth the coo•
gmtulations of the loyal, and yesterday the work
commenced with becoming ardour.
Agreeably to her' Majesty's declared inten►ion,
the people of Dover were allowed the honour of
precedence in expressing their honourable sym-
pathy, having been the first to greet the arrival of
their Queen in this coissitry. Their Address was
presented by a small deputation, and read by Mr.
Gravener, to whom her Majesty returned her most
gracious Answer.

The York Address was next presented by Messrs.
Wyvill and Chaloner.
These two were received sod the answers return-
ed in the drawing room.