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London, England, 1817-02-19 00:00:00

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PRICF, Si Vil•-• RNl•''

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

The following are s .me p r.icul ars of the grand
Venetian Festival and Matqued given at the
English 011114 House, and p aims bo,lJings
attached' t:i it, on Monday evening. On this oce4-
sion the Pit was thoied over, iti;cl, with the wilt la

Stage (lAA is the Inrgeat in England), was cnoyet Led
into an r fuensive fraries ie. approp:iacrd to reels an.i
country daces. 1 : whole WAS fancifully intersp rs
with Italian cJitages and bonignei confus.'r.
tot the strtoce m retteshmtnts to the company : acJ,
with other paw esque devizea, brilliantly ilk thir.weJ
with vanegned and ot'terwix tastefully deco-
rated. la the real sit.) it, or coffee•room. A b

was static tied czprcssly tor quadrilles an 1 other
fancy dances; while the Duke of Youtt's bath! played
it one of the side•rooms at the entrance to the
. Theatre. The company began t t asteinhle soon
titter ten o'clock, and before twelve the interior of the

Theatre presented a mingled scene of fancy iiresst.e,
donnnos, and characteristic masks. Of the latt.-r,
Major M. Equery to a Royal Duke. and habited as
A Chelsea pcasioner, was in dress, figure, and del -
tieation of character am.mg the most ',nun a it
WAS accompanied by a beautiful young Lady, as A
Gypsey fortuoc-teller, who was altogether worthy of
her associate. Florian &way, a Poor Scholar, was
very feelingly pourtrayed by a young Gentleman of
the Middle Temple, who distributed some verses of
his own composition, to which was prefixed the well.
known lines of Juvi Nat., sliming how di:lieu!' it is
for those to rise whose virtues are oppressed by the
re: angusta sloiai. This epithet of /Nor, and his pro-
fession of learning, exposed him to many attempts at
wit; but his most serious antagonist was an old Bal.
lad-:urger, who rallied him with much humour. The
following is a specimen of Florian': vet ses

But after all, to night my tale
May melt the ett —mei strike the colt;
Some friendly sortie Gil gionses dark said,
Atol see me Ilium wth isittokl;
Then, if your hearts to pity warn,
if err you fait a niboo reed pow'r
If ee'r you ilelt young beauty's charm—
Or loves pure thud to pleasure's Loser
By all these ties, your smiles I claim—.
Your terrier. here, when joys again
Not only bgbi the torch of time,
But suite the sorrowing heart of ;Ain !
Give life its worth—give wit its due—
And prove by bounty—by yot.t smiles+
'1 hat joy is nevi' so giail• -so new—
As when one pails of pain it guiles !
Then pity one by care oppress'd,
Wuo would riot ad—who would rot hear
One tikee ray tc light to rest,
than what your own best feelings shire
Mr. C. also of the Middle Temple, armed Cap-1.
pie, was a most excellent Don Quixotte. With much
of the wit and eccentricity, lie had all the good-nature
and patient endarance rat the original. He apolo.
gized for the absence M Sancho, by announcing that
that great and good man was Occupied in the admi.
nistration of his new Goverrimtnt.
GATTY, of i)rury Lane. Theatre, was quite at
home in the character of Bagatelle, a french
A Gentleman of the name of RoraiNsoN Was often
taken for thefnman whose garb he assumed.
MArriltwo, Covent-garden Theatre, as gawky
overgrown boy with a penny ti uurp, was an etc llei.t
personification.
Two elderly Ladies, tall, gaunt, and rawboned.
in the dress of 1700. were vety conspicuous.—Of
the younger and more fascinating p tit of the fair
sex these were numbers in ail the varieties of shep-
herdesses, fruit and flower girls—and out a few as
maids of all work and fortune-aliens—alt rd whom
were more correct in their dress and demeinour.than
we have sometimes observed.
There was an excellent Caleb Quatem, together
with Gentlemen tat:hawing to the Law, :.ni Going.
men from all the Univers•tics. nom the Sister
Country, there were abundanceol labour. rs ire the hum-
bler walks of life—togethei with Mr. Patrick Augustus
Moloney, a writer of epitaphs in the na •SI heel, ratan.
tier, and his- assistant in the underialing-tuay, Mr.
Murphy Mackilligut : besides Jews. Tucks, C:lmese,
Coblers, Tailors. Methodist Chins-
nty-sweeper s, 117 tch men, Harlequins, and Sal•rs, in
great variety—yet in all this motley assemblage of
all ranks and degrees, natural or assumed, there was
not the smallest tendency to discord the whole ev,•ning.
A new character also appeared in this mon-
sing assemblage, who called hirnstdlf.'stpaip
te. ‘a
1 derfto
or
the
Sc.
gate, from Yorkshire. He sustained his part with
vast animation and good humour, hoisting, that
although Mr. HUNT knew nether G'tek nor Al-
gebra, .still lie would obtain fibeity Amd foal ter
the people. Being asked what good he should
hope to derive front universal soar-age and amnia
, Pailiaments ? He replied. that tin y would pr. core
plentiful' crops, and constant foie weather !
He complained bitterly of being almost starved since
he became a Refooner. crinsequence of a total
neglect of his previous avi•cationt, and, expres,ing a
I fear that his own constitution itii,!lst be destroyed be-
fore he reformed that of his country, lie left the room.
The Duke of Sussrot was expected, but d•d rn•t
come. The Earl of Yansiout 11, ALVANLLY,
and Lord Say anJ Si:Leave among the promenaders.
Great praise is due to the conductors of this resti-
; cal. Ample refreshments were provided every where
'ill two o'clock, when the Great Room, cured tl.e
• L)cuum, originally cons; vocted. le the S ciety of
capableich is
A
rts
and
do
In °two nt n;n attachedg fromt:, th
et
Theatre
?t3ottet I(naei,Cdtsl7::lli)
persons), having been nesi ly fitted
nu the first time as a -prim O atin
uppen•rt, and a
• number of smaller apartments, w
commodation of parties of from ten to thirty persons,
weie occupied.by private parties.
The Supper-1(4),m was crowded to eters.. The
viands and wines were of the best quality, and in
.great profusion. After supper, dancing, in waltzes,
I reels, and quadrilles, was resumed with fresh glee,
and continued till long, alter the boraiy grey eyed
mom began to peep."