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London, England, 1820-01-04 00:00:00

THRATRRS.

DRURY-LANE.
There was a very full house at Drury-ttee last
tight. The Siege of Belgrade and the new Panto-
Islam formed the entertainments of the eve 1111 l
The &Flakier was sustained, as usual, by the un-
rivalled imposers of Mr. IBRAHAM. It ia imyrnutble
tohear him. however frequently, without discover-
log new hesuties in his style. and witlimut feeling
increased iiiimiration. He was tutored iu "Mq
heart with lore U heating ;" and ell is songs were
received by audience with a kind' of tumultuous
applause. Mr. T. Ofots supported the port
of COlirif Cohertherg with considerable effect,._
Some of his were given with much spirit,
and merited all the applause they received. Mesa
BYRNE and Miss CAREW were equally honour.
ed by the approbation of the audience. Though
differing in many obvious points, these Ladies have
rhe;r resia•ctive merits—merits too, of u very high
order. IVe should nut forget Mrs. BLAND, who
supported the part of Ghita, and was, as the alwa3s
artless, sweet, and !blessing. The other pints
in the opera were admirably well supported. parti-
cularly HARLEY'. Leopold, %h d' was full of the
richness of c • • humour. The opera went off
with much ccht.

COVENT-GARDEN.

'llse repetition of the tragedy of Mary Queen if
Scots filled the house last night. The play defies
the power of ally acting to give it interest. The
German. from whom it is derived, took liberties
both with nature and history, which the moral ac-
curacy of SlisksrEAßE has rendered revolting to us.
111 r. Mat:READY. in the Karl of Leicester, imparts
interest I. r u few moments at the conclusion
a the play. Ail the other performers must
Ise ground as often as it shall be repeated.
The new pantomime is a grateful relief to its
bearisiers. The latter piece is considerably
improved ni by the trensforination of Gat-
LDI, as it gives free scope to his hitherto un-
matched humour. In the vulgar and risible ad-
veutures mud disasters of a Ironton iiiii ic Clown, he
certainly is without a rival. We could wish that the
ralliathine had a little more of the pantomimic
tie 'recluse. There is a sort of maims, vigour ir. the
innate of these pieces, which seems to rebuke any
•• remorse or • gallon" of motion, unit which
claims rapid sympathy with the heels of the two
chief char-metes, in them. The machinery and
changes work now to a miracle, and the piece pro-
mises a long and successful rim, since its moral is
Inure stultified. and the number of tricks consider-
ably increased, So as to reader it a legitimate
pantomime.

TIRE COBURG.

Last night was produced at this theatre a grew
grand classical meta-drama, called The lloratii end
enti,stil. This piece, as its name imports, is taken
from the celebrated and well-known incident in the
Roman history. iu which Rome triumphs over the
Albans, Ist the combat between the Horatii and
Cutiatii. There is something so dramatic in the
Oxitlet.* itself, that little deviation from the historic
record is required in adapting it for exhibition on
the stage. In CORNEILLE'S famous tragedy, the
incidents are very closely followed, and the younger
Ilurutius kills his sister Comilla on the stage.
lss the Coburg piece Mantis falls upon the sword
of l'ublins, so 114 triumphal entry into Rome.
The toelu-drama is got up in the must splendid
Manner. Mr. BooXes as Ilurotius, performed
with Isis wonted spirit, and gave full effect to the
Rooms dignity of the character. Ills acting was
throughout lustily applauded.—CooKE, GA I. LOT,
and AULD sustained the characters of the 110-
ratii with great spirit; sod the Curiatii found
•qually efficient representatives in Messrs. HENRY
II MILL, STAR EBY, and BIIADLRY. A N [WIL-
TON, ea Telles Hestilins had little to do, but that
little he intruded to. 11 ARWOOD'S Plai/0 was hu-
morous enough, and the Plebeiaus--the Roman
Budieds of old—were admirably sustained. Poor
Sununu hardly ever excited Drum laughter in his
;sites view with Carlo/anus, than did BRI A NT,
STEERING, DAYIDGE, and Davis, in their po-
litiril reveries upon the exigencies and penis
of the state. Last, not least, the Ladies are
istitled to their full toted of applause,—.
Mrs. STANLEY'S Horatio was full of tenderness
aid energy ; her dying scene was very highly
wrs.tiglit, and the frantic expressions of her passim,
upon the death of her lover, was full of interest.
sx I TIISO HotiOria was rotrforiiieti with
feeling ; and Miss Loves Lucillu, was lively and
metrical. The other Ladies deserved praise for the
MI2IIIICI in which they sustained the respective cha-
racters allotted to them. The dancing of Nlons.
mid Madame LE CLERCQ was full of skill and
Cute, and loudly applauded.
The painting of the scenery, which is grand in
the extreme, reflects the highest credit ou the airtime
employed in this department. The Street in
Rome is as good an architectural painting us we
ever saw no the stage. The fortifications, the
Picturesque Views on the Tiber, the Grotto. and,
indeed, the whole of the principal ecenes, are exe-
cuted with equal care and in purely classical de-
signs. The dresses are grand and approps tate, and
the battle ecene in the Compass Murcius is one of
the finest and most imposing spectacles we re-
member to have witnessed amid the late pa-
geantry of the theatres. The music is also se-
lected with care, and we almost forgot to give
credit to Mrs. G•LLOT and Mr. HIGhAN, for
the excellence of their vocal powers. The latter
Gentleman gave a swag in a style that astonished
the audience. . .

That this piece will have what is termed a long
roll, we have no doubt, mud it must be a long one
eve imagine to repay the Manager the expense whicl►
be mug lave profusely Imvahed in genii% up this
trielo-draina, which is decidedly the best and most
splendid ever produced at a minor theatre.
'rite theatre was last night crowded in every part.
The thrill circle of the boxes was graced by the
presence of a Dumber of hishionables, and the
inelu-draiiie announced fur repetition amid loud
acchiniattoup.

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