The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-31 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.

The zeal of the Manager of this Theatre to gratire the
public desire with novelty, produced last night a new
Comic Operetta, in one Act called " A Curr jqr Cue
rood's." The plot of this little and engaging rice t- as
follows --

Easel (Wit E xcH), a Law Student, whore extravagance
has obliged him to quit his Chambers in the Temple.
and to abandon for a while the mysteries of special
pleading, has embraced the profession of a Poorait
Painter, in which capacity he is introduced to Mr.,.
Tindall (Miss BLANCIIARD,) who employs him to pain:
her picture. with which on his return she means to :•ar-
prise her husband (Wm-no-mast) then absent from Lem-
don on liminess. Easel, who is an incorrigible eon-
comb, imagines that he has made an impression an tips
heart of 411.-s. Tristall, and as the increased familiar:ly
of his manner, and the heightened colouring of his com-
pliments prove to her how fully he is possessed with !his
Idea, she determines, in concert with her waiting•oini 1
(-Indult,. (Miss STEvEssox,) not only to umleeeiv • 'Io•
young limner, but at the same time to innrii,y hi.
vanity. Sir has scarcely formed this rei•olution, when
she discovers that her spark is a nephew of a most ;11.1-
mate friend of her husband's, who is coming to town !or
the purpose of enJeavouring to find him out (his.friesils
having lost all trace of him for some time), and wk.. i•i.
tenis becoming an itiosawof Mrs. Trus:all'shionse
his stay in London. Mrs. Truett/1, after taking her .1.1•!
for her picture, in fertheraoce of her plans to ;Innis!'
the presumption of Easel, and in order to detain hint
till the arrival of his uncle, invites biota breakfast ':•i• II
her. At this period .11r. Trott:1811 arrives, and is not a
little alarmed by the cautious manner in which hi •of t
footman, Adana (WlLKlmsox,) thinks it necessary t..
break to him the intelligence that his wife is tlo-i at
breakfast with a young tientleman. Upon learnin;:,
however, that he is a portrait painter, his alarm,' are dis-
sipated, and he desires that Mrs. 'frusta!! may be in-
formed of his arrival. The husband's return is made use
of by fliorlotic, the waiting maul, acting under the di-
rections of her mistress, to persuade Erryol to enneeal
himself in a book closet, that he tiny nut be dircovered
by Mr. 7 rusted!, whom she represents as equally jealous
passionate, and athletic. While he is in tisis situation
Mrs. Trustedl gives her husband an account, in the
hearing of Etna, of the hatter's visits, and adds a por-
trait of him, su far from flattering, as at once to flirt' MC
CO.lroutt, and effectually to quiet the jealous apprehen-
sions which her husband was again beginning to enter.
fain. At this moment Eases Uncle (Ilex ter) arrives
anal is introiliicell to his nephew in his lurking place, who.
on his part professes his repentance of past errors, anti
fairly promises amendment for the future.
Slight as the materials of this little piece may he sup-
posed from the plot to be, they form a very agreeable st
rut-
lure, ullich acquired strength from the manner in whis•li
the several performers combined to support their resre-
live characters. WRENCII sustained the part of the f'o -
rand, with most entertaining affectation; Misa STEVENSON
was, as nsual, lively, and Mr. WILKINSON, as the old
servant whose characteristic was an admiration of past
ages, obtained much applause in a comic song, in which
Ire most pathetically contrasted these degenerate slays
with his favourite "former times." The piece was very
favourably received, and promises to become a tasilui,
favourite. The house was well attended.

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