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London, England, 1826-04-12 00:00:00

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COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

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WEBER'S OBERON.
A rehearsal of the New Opera, in the prepera-
lion of which so much time has been occupied,
took place last night at Covent-garden Theatre.
The principal characters are thus distributed :
Charlemagne, . . Mr. Austin,
Sir Hum, of Bordeaux, . . Mr. Itraham,
Sherammin, •
Hamm Alrashchid, Caliph,
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Chapman,Fceai
Babekan, a Saracen Prince, • . Mr. Baker,
AlmanKor, Emir of Tunis, ~ . Mr. Cooper,
Abdallah, Captain of Pirates . Mr. Horrebow,
Hassan, • . . Mr. J. !macs
Oberon, Ring of the Fairies, . Mr. C. Bland,
Puck, • • . . Miss. H. Cawse,
lteiza, Daughter of Hamm, . Miss Paton,
Fatima, . . . M adam elrestria ,
Namouna, Fatima's Grandmother, Mrs. Davenport,
Roshana, Wife of Almansor, . Miss Lacy,
Sea-Nymph, . Miss 6oward.
WEaca, the celebrated Composer of Frei-
schutz has written the music of Oberon, or time
Elf. King's Oath, expressly for performance in
this country ; and we are sure, from the speci-
mens given last night, that he will be allowed by
the public never to have been deserted by his
native genius in his execution of this undertak-
ing. The subject is, indeed, full of excitement
to a mind constituted like that of NV EUEII, which
delights in the wild and supernatural'. His invo-
cations, chorusses of fairies, of the grotesque spi-
sits that attend on the- goblin Puck, the rising of
sea-nymps from the ocean, which occupy a large
portion of this opera, all attest his peculiar power
in the most striking manner. A tine scene of mn•
sical effect occurs in the ,third act, where Sir
Iluon, who has captivated the heart of Rn.shana,
wife to the Ernir of Tunis,i's assailed by the blan-

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dishments of her female staves. The overture is
a striking 'exhibition'of-genius In. the ,cetripo,Ser
end orchestral effect. The) subject pf.t.lce
eluding movement, which le extrenielY.rapid: end
crowded with passages,ls,iiiiii*Cifirsniar,'
mat heti a fine but short-sit inothan' 1 fct
ußuler of thisewfullko.ur,” and7a ;fir tem.
polaeca. in,
.the third. Madame VcriitiThas;
two very pleasin; songs. To',thi:i) VilAacti or
the theatre last night; howevit,:.someonf, the
finest passages of 'the music were prabfkljilMti
through an accidet4,. which betel Miss' P4'iuilV,
s i•
soon after the commencement of 'the' Semi('
act, who received a ltevere blow bit the hejql"
from one of the Scenes..., Medical.. ,assistencii.
was immediately obtained from. some profes,
sional gentlemen who chanced:to be in the
house, when it was ascertained that -•no ma(erial
injury had been received, though it: was 'thought
prudent to forbid any exertion for the remainder
of the evening. The rest, of the part was, read
by the prompter... Miss 11.. CAW§C, as uck,
gave an invocation in the second act with much
effect, and we have no dada this opera will in-
crease the eitimution of this charming: little per-
former. For a rehearsal, the machinery, which
is extremely complicated, was remarkably well
conducted, and promises to be''perfect- on the
night of performance. Several 'new and very
fine scenes have been painted for this opera.
M. WEBER presided at the. :piano - forte
during the whole of • the rehearsal, and
no efforts, were wanting on *the part of
the orchestra to do justice to this very noble
composition. FAWCETT, as stage-manager, was
not less diligent in his department, and their
united labonrs.bid fair to present mach ratifica-
tion to the lovers of mustc, or' the admirers of
the splendid and wonderful in stage.representa.
tion.—Among :the
,company present yesterday
evening were the Duke of Sossex, Duke and
Duchess of Atholl, Countess of St. Antonio, Lord
Essex, Lord and Lady'Rolle, Lord Burgheish,
ILady, Sarah Robinson, Sir Thomas Lawrence,
&c. Stc.

PROVINCIAL. THEATRICAL.
',Extract from the Manchester Gazette, Thursday, April O.]
The gentle Desdanona found a delightful representation in
Miss F. H. KELLY, who, particularly m the second scene of the
fourth act, furnished a beautiful and elegant picture of an ami.
able anti injured woman. e have witnessed, and have heard
" applauded to the echo," W
some ladiei in this character, who
were any thing but gentle. Miss KELLY'S Desdemona made
lago's villany appear more detestable—Othello's agony more

Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE has finished, for the
approaching exhibition, portraits of the Loan
CHANCELLOR, Mr. CANNING, Rd Mr. PEEL.
At the ninth annual meeting of the Methodist
Missionary Society, for the Liverpool district,
held in that town on Tuesday last, JAMES MONT.
GOMERY, Esq. of Shefield, delivered an eloquent
of the
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speech, in which he depicted the deplorable state
heathenhinehalnal r cause,
and powerfully advocated