The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-01-23 00:00:00

TIM LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

TIJI THEATRES.

Tun ITALIAN OPERA. - The performance of Monday,
" Otello," was repeated on Wednesday night to an audience as
numerous as the one which attended-its first representation,
notwithstanding the absence of a great number of gentlemen,
who were engaged in the county election. Previously to the
performance of Monday Madame Kyntherland had been en-
gaged in a long rehearsal, which considerably exhausted her
physical powers hence, her second appearance, under more
favourable auspices, was more effective than her first, indeed
as a whole the opera was altogether better performed. As, on
the first night, Madame Kyntherland's acting in the last scene
was much admired.

THE LIVER TilliATßE.—Since the opening of this very pretty
theatre matters of more grave and serious import to the emir-
monwealth—no, not commonwealth, we are released from that
fear now—have prevented us from paying it the attention which
the spirit and industry of its managers have a right to expect.,
In the first place, the theatre itself has been newly painted and'
otherwise beautified, and now presents a very pleasing appear-.
ance. The company is somewhat changed, and to its old mem-
hers, Mis. Herbert and sonie other actors and actresses of con-
siderable talent have been added.

The only new piece brought out this season, that we have
seen, is " Life in Liverpool," from the pen of Pierce Egan, the
author of " Life in London." As Liverpool does not contain,
like Loudon, every possible variety of blackguardism, the au-
thor had no means of embodying a series of portraits of each
separate, class ; hence " Life in Liverpool" might have been
called " Scenes on the Mersey," or by any other name, for it is
merely a name for the purpose of introducing some very capital
views of the most prominent objects in Liverpool, which are
given in succession as the drantatis persona are supposed to visit
them. Our remarks, therefore, will be confined to the scenery.
The moonlight view, near the Prince's Dock, embracing the
Old Church, with the illuminated clock, and the surrounding
buildings, is admirably executed. The same may be said of the
interior view of the New Market, and an exterior view of a gin
palace in Scotland-road. The last scene is a masqued ball. In
this the whole of the company are engaged, and the effect pro-
duced is very good. The dancing does great credit to the ballet
master, Mr. Leclerque, and to his corps de ballet. All who are
interested in or acquainted with the localities of the good old
town will be pleased with " Life in Liverpool."

nu: ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—To the mute, a speaking
company has been added at this theatre, which contains several
persons of considerable ability. A musical drama, called" The
Fisherman of Naples," founded upon the opera of " Masa-
ni
Theeiln'has beenproduced and performed in a very creditable
manner. characters of Ilfauzniello (Mr. Neville), Guiseppe
(Mr. Howard), Fenella, the dumb girl of Portici (Mrs.
Stirling), are very well supported. The riding has been cur-
tailed, but the performances of Messrs. Macintosh, Batty, and
llicken, are continued.
The spectacle of "Gustavus Vasa; or, The Masked Ball,"
got up with great taste and judgment. The historical
thebeen
assassination of Gastavus of Sweden, at a masked
fact,has
ball, by Ankarstroem, is the subject of the play. It was brought
out last season in London, and had a considerable run, In the
last scene, a very fine effect is produced by filling the stage and
the circle at the same time, although lords and ladies prancing
their horses to music is somewhat incongruous at a ball. The
interest- in the performances at this theatre is very much in-
creased by the removal of the padlock, which doomed them.to
silence. The Masqued Ball exhibits the company as very
strong in numerical force, and we can, with great truth say,
that many of them possess. talents that ought to insure success
to the undertaking.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ATTORNEYS.—At the rising of the
Court in London, on Wednesday, the Learned Chief Commis-
sioner promulgated a rule agreed upon by his colleagues, with
a view of ensuring the respectability of the practitioners, to the
effect that attorneys should, within a specified period,. produce
their certificates for• the present and noxt year; and in default
of such, every attorney would be suspended.