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London, England, 1811-04-21 00:00:00

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DR,414.4T1C REGISTER.
LYCEUM.

Notwithanding the Proprietors of. this 'Theatre- have heels
very particular. in telling the town far theirs together, that tt
was " their Cont.-tat practise to introduce novelties iniyatick and
rapid succession," there has not been any thing produced for
some time, that could be regarded as new. 'A COmic Opera, is,
hoWever, to be speedily brought forward, and this, it is said,
really contains some scenes, which, if they have been seen on
the stage before, are not quits common-place.
Mr. BRAILA M has sung several times in the course of the last, •
week, and certainly if any thint• could be given more pleasing .
than novelty) it would be his skilful and harmonious perform- .
ances. On account of its being the holiday week," the Trades-
man's Tragedy," as it was called by VOLT A " GeOrge Barn- .
well," was acted on Monday, in order, I suppose, to teach the
apprentices, whO might be present at its representation, that it,
was wrong to rob their masters. The play was cast as usual,.
and though the performance could boast no extraordinary ex-
cellence, it certainly was very well, or to use the proper news-
patier phrase it was highly reipertable.
" The Castle of Andalusia" WAS performed on Wednesday..
The cast was very strong, and Mr. Bit lIAM gave great import-
ance to the character of Alphonso. This Opera is in itself hie
means the shortest I have ever seen, but such additions were.
made to it on Mr. Baminat's account, that it was half as long
again as it usually is, and twice as long as it (night to be. I can-
not think it, by any means, a judicious plan, to add so mud)
extraneous matter, merely because a performer of eminence is.
to appear. It really gives one pain to see an actor compelled to
exert himself, so as almost completely to exhaust his physical
powers. This, it is trae, is not often the ca'e, but it v;.•.s so on
Wednesday. Before ..he end of the Opera Mr. Braliam became,
hoarse, and his efforts to please, howev,r they might be eatitled
to admiration, could not be witnessed by a man of molerate
sensibility without pain. The audience were humane enough..
not to eneJre him every time, but he was frequently compelled
to repeat his songs.
Mr. Loy-lc:Rove. is rather too tall for " Little Spada," but he
played the part with great humour, and was deservedly ap-
plauded:
IATT ti rws, in Pearillo, was irresistibly comic; an 4
PEN SON, in Dui Scipio, displayed great judgonent, ar4l..concri-
buted not a little to the entertainment of the evening. ,
Don Cossar was performed by a Mr. CIIAM /1E11) from the
Theatre Royal, Birmingham. He has an indifferently good
bass voice, and certainly boasts some merit, bur he does E'di
tread the stage with the best grace in the world. Ilia walk is
awkward ; and like soma: of our other new Performers, he ap-
pears to think it vcry bnoming to swing his arms biacwarai
and forwards as far as he can,
whenever he has occasion to doss
the stage. If he were to avoid this, and endeavour to displat
a little more animation, he might prove a useful,if n9t It-valuable
acquisition to the Theatre.
,Ire, 7,-.)nted

MouNTAix sung with all her w , sweetness, fit
Lot-emus ; and Miss KELLY displayed great vivacity aDd burnout
in Calulina. G.