The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-10-27 (London, England)

SURREY THEATRE.  After having been so long appalled by the representation, at nearly all our theatres, of exotic horrors, it is really quite delightful to sit out at any one of them the progrera of a domestic calamity or 'murder, which may move comfortably on, without the intervention of fiends or devils. (bur friends at the Surrey Theatre hit our taste exactly last night, by the production of Was-duel: Kennilson, or Me Outcast 3fother and Her Son, of which the outline is as follows: Wardock having been seduced in early life under fair promises, by Farmer Laster, and learning that he is about to be married to another, acquaints the intended bride of the fitilsoa already existing between herself and Lyster. The lady spurns her, and the marriage is effected, and from this moment Wardu•k vows rev, nge. She turns gipsy, and hovers about the neighbourly" ti. until she finds an opportunity of exchanging her child for the legitimate one, which she does WitilOta the knowledge of any other person than the nurse, flfaute But Icycurn, whom she frightens with the most terrible threats of vengeance, should she ever reveal the secret. She then leaves her supposed child, Edward Kennilson, which is supported by charity, 310 becomes in time a very creditable character. Richard Lister, her real child, iv brought up by foster and his wife; as their own offspring, but from an overweening indulgence, he becomes wayward, and contracts habits of gaining and dritiking, and mixes with the most abandoned characters of the village. After a lapse of twenty years, Trardoek kennilsrm, who is a .ifs 3ferrilics sort of a personage, makes her re-appearance in the neighbourhood, to execute her vengeance against I.yrst,r's wife. She endeavours to induce her supp.sted son to commit a robbery, which he cannot be provaiksl on to do, hut consents to meet ft'ardu•k at midnight at the ruins of the Ivy Tower, to devise some means of procuring money for her. Meanwhile Richard I.sstier, who has lost all his money by gambling, determines on robbing his supposed father, who he knows will be passing the ruins of the Ivy 1, Tower, and in possession of a large sum of money. ' L.esitr passes the ruins during the conference of the gipsy and E'dn•.nd, who retire ; when Richard ntshes in, and his father offering some resistance, he shoots and robs him. TT arduck hearing the groans of Lyster, returns with Edoe trd, and the report of the pistol having drawn the neighbours to the spot, she charges the murder upon Edward, as a means of revenge e.gaiust /..ester's wife ; but upon learning that she has been dead seine time, a fact which her absence from the spot had prey:mull her from knowing sooner, she is struck with reinorse at her persecution of F:iite,tr,/, and in her contrition developes the whole mystery, and claims Richard I.yster as her son. substantiating her story by the evidence of the nurse. Richard, in his agonies at the discovery, drops the money which he had taken from Luster, and fully acquits Edward of the robbery ; and Rirhard, unable to meet his associates under his reverse of fortune, tubs himself, and time gipsy canna., from grief at his death. Edward is then restored to his rights, and the piece concludes. The whole of the characters were very well supported, particularly those of War,/,,ek Kennilsan and Ricito Littler, by Mrs. W. Cliffad and Mr. H. Kemble. Herring was also exceedingly comic is a country publican, and there was also a very humorous egutirocue between him and Jststiee Ramble (Lovcday). The house was very respectably tilled, and we have no doubt the managers will find their account in Warduck Krimilsom. or the Outcast Mother and her Sun.