The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-25 00:00:00

ENG i.is- It 61, i.: /c .I. MUSE.

!Alt nl4sit the Opera of up All Nigid ; or, The
Same:grey Care, was revived at this Theatre.—
Criticism would be both tedious and unprofitable, if
it were to vent itself in much commentary on tie
&slogs* and poetry of this piece; it is merely
ono of hundreds of those literary misdemeanours
called Ballad Operas, with which our climatic Ma-
intop is crammed, and the same character belongs to
them ell; the discourse of them is less isconioes than
a puritan sermon In the time of Cnostwitt.; the songs
are the commonest of all conceits measured out in most
attenuated prof,. DOwTON played the old dd.
corral, and, in the coarse of his performance, dept
some points of extemporaneous wit, which eaceeded
in terseness any thing that could be found in the
author's book. The se ccccc of his acting, sod that
of Miss KELLY, where the (Beteg., is of such
mental Weenier's, was very conclusive evidence of
their great comic adroitness. The music is of course
the au ravine, and certainly the composer deserved
• bettor partner io his esterprito than be enjoyed;
he was evidently constrained by the soporific pities
of the author; he has Indeed move thee embodied
the meagre, sevei-nantimi, and semi-pastoral dime-
ieristics of the latter. The Opera re-introduced
Mr. BROADUUNTT, whose studies in the singing art do
not seem to lave benefited him conch during his absence
from the stage ; he seems Indeed to belong to a very
self-sefficient school, end to be perfectly unconscious
of the advances which sews of nut English singers, parr
Ocularly the females, are making to the perfoctios of
the Iteliens. He may find set, tee late, that he is
distanced in the sere of Predation. Mr. PEAILIEAN
le an example of a better otder ; by has gives velem
and detrains to hls intenalios, Moses be must not
stop until he has pined more power of embellish.
went ; his falieno is en impotent whisper, sod his
terminations are uncommonly abrupt and graceless ;
add to which that be is entirely defective in that ar-
gument, which, perhaps, is more a 'mechanise of a
singer's skill—the shake. As for the rest, it was all
precocity and non-effect. And here we cesnot help
lamenting, that this entertainment, which Is capable,
under proper repletion., of producing the greatest
possible gratification, should be so entirely con-
'ivied to the effect of " first appearances" and
sisth rate authoiship. Mr. Animus has very pre-
petty chastised the Drury-lame Committee epos the
tasteless, witless, and unprofessional career of their
management. Will be bear to hear a hint abort his,
own? If he can, we would Ws ask him, why he
does not induce • little of that ambition of excellence
which he there discovered into his own establishment?
Why does he suffer his stage to run over with half-
accomplished musical students? And why, in spite
of the continued emptiness of his benches, does ha
perpetuate the reign of dolor's and common place
among his pieces, sod of anti.pnetic tinkliog amen
his composers? It is nonsense to asy that the
thing is impracticable, that the nation has no
gelatin for producing such enterteinments in perfect's°,
that the English language Is incapable of • complete,
operatic expression end effect, together with • great
deal more of the same shallow jargon, which has been
so copiously pr ed by the mitcoronijedges who
treat of the Italian Opera. Our langesge Is at least
as capable of musical utterance as the German, to
which MOZART and Ilsynsi adapted their Works.
Hamm., Anne, PURCELL, BOYCE, and Anuosn,
have contrived to impart a melodious 'titterer to
the English Drains, end what's to hinder it from tw-
in/ done again. The cab lions about musicians and
authors are equally (Medina, ; the better class of me.
MMus ate never consulted about the public entertain.
meets. Will any hotly believe that the two Wtsttys,
ULAN Eit, CLEMENTS, and Dr. Cnorcu, could produce
nothing beyond the invention of Mr. Cootc, Mr.
PRICE, Mr. Htevs, and Mr. NATHAN ? As to poets,
sever, perks pit, did any nation possess at one time each
• ',halms of first-rate lyrical authors. And yet with
all these reinihres within purchase, the novelties of
our operatic entertainments are Os bare of ingenuity
es a negro-dance. If Mr. ARNOLD had taste and re-
solution enough to reform these abeam, he would
soon MI Iris Theatre with •ttentive auditors, and his
coffers with well won prnfill.

NAIII4II, NCI/ l'airviorsce. Alan 19.—The POI•
lepers, ship Born Success, :rota Brazils, prize to a
Buenos Ayres privateer, after hesiug lain sera till.*
at lianskry, was wrecked •n Lillie Island j the
greatest part of the cargo, consisting of cotton, ►ice
and bides, it is said. be •need. The American
schooner Walton, Gray, front Baltimore to Harsosb,
is wrecked at Berry Island.