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Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
August iS . " "O ULE BRITANNIA , " and - IDL . - "B RITON ' GLORY ; or , A TRIP to PORTSMOUTH , " were presented , each for the first time , -at the Haymarket Theatre ; thc former for th * Benefit of Mrs . Gibbs , the latter for that ' of Mrs . Kemble . For serving the particular purposes for which they were produced , these Musical Entertainments were well enough calculated ; but we could see little in them to entitle them to Public favour , or to require criticism ; Sept . 3 A new Musical Romancein two actswas performed at the same
. , . , Theatre ,, under the title of . " THE AI > I ' ARITION , " written , as we understand , by Mr . Cross , author of " THE PURSE . " The characters were as follow , and were thus represented : —' Baron Fitz-Allan , - Mr . USHER . Earl Egbert , ... Mr . COOKE , Glanville , - - - M . C . KEMBLE . Chearly , - - - Mr . BANNISTER , Jun ,
Larry , - - - - Mr . JOHNSTONE . Peter , - ... . - jvjr ; SUETT . Hubert , - . - > - - Mr . BENSON . Friar , - - - . - Mr . PIDDAR . Lady Lauretta , - - Miss LEAKE . Polly , - - - - Mrs ; HAKLOWE . Elinor , - ¦ - - MissDi ; CAMP . The Fable of this Piece is built on the supposed death of Baron Fitz-Allan , thought to have died by the sword of Egbert , the lover of Lauretta , daughter of
the Baron . Glanville , having got possession of the Baron ' s castle , confines Lauretta , and menaces her with a forced marriage , which is strengthened by a report of Egbert's death , by a Friar , who conceals the Baron , the better to frustrate the designs of Glanville . Egbert is saved from shipwreck by Chearly . ) an honest sailor , who is ihe betrothed husband of Polly , daughter to Hubert , an old and faithful servant of the Baron's , and conducted to their cottage ; ha there learns , that he may get to Lauretta through a secret passage to the castle . Pie is strongly dissuaded from the attempt by Hubert , the passage . having been
rendered dangerous by time . But being determined to explore the road , Chearly resolves to share the danger , and follows him ; The second act discovers Larry , an Irish servant of Glanville , guarding the Tower , before which the supposed gbott of the Baron has been seen to walk . —• The Baron and Friar come from the Tower and pass across the stage . Larrycovers his eyes with his hat till they are gone '; at the same time Chearly leaps ¦ the wall and is fired at by Larry , but escapes unhurt , and after drinking together by way of congratulation he goes off in search of Egbert ; and Larry , after
singing an excellent song in praise of a soldier ' s Frown Bess , leaves it against the wall to keep watch for him , while he goes to play with Elinor , the attendant on Lauretta , with whom he is deeply in love . In the interim of Larry ' s being off guard , Egbert and Ch ' early enter timeenough to prevent the intention of Glanville , who is about to sacrifice Lauretta to his fury , for refusing his love . At this instant tlie Baron enters , and the Piece ends in an amicable adjustment of all misunderstandings , and in the fall of Glaiivillc . The Music of tlie Piece is-by Mr , Reeve , and is entitled to approbation . Voi . Ill ; E e
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Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
August iS . " "O ULE BRITANNIA , " and - IDL . - "B RITON ' GLORY ; or , A TRIP to PORTSMOUTH , " were presented , each for the first time , -at the Haymarket Theatre ; thc former for th * Benefit of Mrs . Gibbs , the latter for that ' of Mrs . Kemble . For serving the particular purposes for which they were produced , these Musical Entertainments were well enough calculated ; but we could see little in them to entitle them to Public favour , or to require criticism ; Sept . 3 A new Musical Romancein two actswas performed at the same
. , . , Theatre ,, under the title of . " THE AI > I ' ARITION , " written , as we understand , by Mr . Cross , author of " THE PURSE . " The characters were as follow , and were thus represented : —' Baron Fitz-Allan , - Mr . USHER . Earl Egbert , ... Mr . COOKE , Glanville , - - - M . C . KEMBLE . Chearly , - - - Mr . BANNISTER , Jun ,
Larry , - - - - Mr . JOHNSTONE . Peter , - ... . - jvjr ; SUETT . Hubert , - . - > - - Mr . BENSON . Friar , - - - . - Mr . PIDDAR . Lady Lauretta , - - Miss LEAKE . Polly , - - - - Mrs ; HAKLOWE . Elinor , - ¦ - - MissDi ; CAMP . The Fable of this Piece is built on the supposed death of Baron Fitz-Allan , thought to have died by the sword of Egbert , the lover of Lauretta , daughter of
the Baron . Glanville , having got possession of the Baron ' s castle , confines Lauretta , and menaces her with a forced marriage , which is strengthened by a report of Egbert's death , by a Friar , who conceals the Baron , the better to frustrate the designs of Glanville . Egbert is saved from shipwreck by Chearly . ) an honest sailor , who is ihe betrothed husband of Polly , daughter to Hubert , an old and faithful servant of the Baron's , and conducted to their cottage ; ha there learns , that he may get to Lauretta through a secret passage to the castle . Pie is strongly dissuaded from the attempt by Hubert , the passage . having been
rendered dangerous by time . But being determined to explore the road , Chearly resolves to share the danger , and follows him ; The second act discovers Larry , an Irish servant of Glanville , guarding the Tower , before which the supposed gbott of the Baron has been seen to walk . —• The Baron and Friar come from the Tower and pass across the stage . Larrycovers his eyes with his hat till they are gone '; at the same time Chearly leaps ¦ the wall and is fired at by Larry , but escapes unhurt , and after drinking together by way of congratulation he goes off in search of Egbert ; and Larry , after
singing an excellent song in praise of a soldier ' s Frown Bess , leaves it against the wall to keep watch for him , while he goes to play with Elinor , the attendant on Lauretta , with whom he is deeply in love . In the interim of Larry ' s being off guard , Egbert and Ch ' early enter timeenough to prevent the intention of Glanville , who is about to sacrifice Lauretta to his fury , for refusing his love . At this instant tlie Baron enters , and the Piece ends in an amicable adjustment of all misunderstandings , and in the fall of Glaiivillc . The Music of tlie Piece is-by Mr , Reeve , and is entitled to approbation . Voi . Ill ; E e