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Public Amusements.
THEATRE ROYAL , COVENT-GARDEN . Feb . g . The Manager of this Theatre , with a laudable spirit of patriotism , devoted the profits of the entertainments this night to the Voluntary Subscription for the defence of the country . The dramatic piece represented on this occasion was the historical play of'E NGLAND PRESERVED , ' brought forward three or four years ago , and written b y Mr . Watson , first clerk of the Irish House of Commons .
A convivial little entertainment was introduced between the play and farce , which consisted chiefl y of loyal songs and popular sentiments . The company in this interlude was composed entirely of seamen . The first toast was ' Our Gracious Master , the King , ' which was received by the audience with repeated bursts of applause-. —The next was ' The Sailor ' s Friend , Admiral Lord Bridport . ' The applause wliich accompanied this toast exceeded any thing of the kind we ever before witnessed : the extacy with which it was
received begat an enthusiasm which did not subside for a considerable time : on the name of Bridport being pronounced , every person in the house rose , and looking towards his Lordship , the gentlemen in the boxes waved their liats several times , and cheered the naval herewith a grateful exultation , that compelled the noble Admiral to come forward , and return the compliment with several venerable and graceful bows . The third toast was ' Lord Hood and Lord Duncan , ' which was received in a manner nearly as flattering as the preceding one ; and Lord Hood , who ivas in the same box with Lord Bridport , found himself under the necessity of coming forward to return
thanks to the house . The fourth was ' Earl Howe and Earl-St . Vincent . ' This toast was also received with extatic applause , but neither of the gallant Admirals being present , the manifestations were not of very long duration . The entertainment concluded with the musical farce of the . 'POOR SAILOR , ' in which ' the Lord Mayor and the City of London' were toasted with considerable effect . The performers all exerted themselves to the utmost of their abilities , and universal p laudits crowned the whole of their exertions .
Ineledon , Munden , and Mrs . Martyr , were particularly happy , and of course received the distinguishing marks of approbation . A prologue was spoken before the play , which will be found among our poetry . , Feb . _ z . A new grand historical Ballet , called ' J OAN OF ARC , or the MAID OK ORLEANS , ' formed the novelty of " this evening , ft is principally taken from historical facts ; and Shakespeare , in his First Part of Henry VI . having dramatised the principal incidents and charadters , the following sketch
of the business will suffice : * Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche , being placed in the power of the English troops besieging Orleans , became both enamoured of young Talbot : he prefers Blanche , wliich urges Joan to revenge ; and then , by employing magic , she is gifted by Lucifer , for a stated time , with supernatural power , which she employs against the English with success . In the midst ot her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of courage and virtue , and she is consigned a victim to the fiend , whose agency she solicited . Then Britannia , seated in the clouds , attended by Commerce , Plenty , and Neptune , beholds a Grand Historical Pageant , illustrative of British
Heroism . This spectacle , like every thing of the same nature , was very imperfect on its first representation ; but the design is of so excellent a nature , and the execution on the whole so superb , that the admirers of a classical and historical arrangement experienced abundant gratification in the magnificent and impressive exhibitions with which the p iece abounds . The manner in which it has been got up is hi ghly creditable to the Manager . The dresses ^
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Public Amusements.
THEATRE ROYAL , COVENT-GARDEN . Feb . g . The Manager of this Theatre , with a laudable spirit of patriotism , devoted the profits of the entertainments this night to the Voluntary Subscription for the defence of the country . The dramatic piece represented on this occasion was the historical play of'E NGLAND PRESERVED , ' brought forward three or four years ago , and written b y Mr . Watson , first clerk of the Irish House of Commons .
A convivial little entertainment was introduced between the play and farce , which consisted chiefl y of loyal songs and popular sentiments . The company in this interlude was composed entirely of seamen . The first toast was ' Our Gracious Master , the King , ' which was received by the audience with repeated bursts of applause-. —The next was ' The Sailor ' s Friend , Admiral Lord Bridport . ' The applause wliich accompanied this toast exceeded any thing of the kind we ever before witnessed : the extacy with which it was
received begat an enthusiasm which did not subside for a considerable time : on the name of Bridport being pronounced , every person in the house rose , and looking towards his Lordship , the gentlemen in the boxes waved their liats several times , and cheered the naval herewith a grateful exultation , that compelled the noble Admiral to come forward , and return the compliment with several venerable and graceful bows . The third toast was ' Lord Hood and Lord Duncan , ' which was received in a manner nearly as flattering as the preceding one ; and Lord Hood , who ivas in the same box with Lord Bridport , found himself under the necessity of coming forward to return
thanks to the house . The fourth was ' Earl Howe and Earl-St . Vincent . ' This toast was also received with extatic applause , but neither of the gallant Admirals being present , the manifestations were not of very long duration . The entertainment concluded with the musical farce of the . 'POOR SAILOR , ' in which ' the Lord Mayor and the City of London' were toasted with considerable effect . The performers all exerted themselves to the utmost of their abilities , and universal p laudits crowned the whole of their exertions .
Ineledon , Munden , and Mrs . Martyr , were particularly happy , and of course received the distinguishing marks of approbation . A prologue was spoken before the play , which will be found among our poetry . , Feb . _ z . A new grand historical Ballet , called ' J OAN OF ARC , or the MAID OK ORLEANS , ' formed the novelty of " this evening , ft is principally taken from historical facts ; and Shakespeare , in his First Part of Henry VI . having dramatised the principal incidents and charadters , the following sketch
of the business will suffice : * Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche , being placed in the power of the English troops besieging Orleans , became both enamoured of young Talbot : he prefers Blanche , wliich urges Joan to revenge ; and then , by employing magic , she is gifted by Lucifer , for a stated time , with supernatural power , which she employs against the English with success . In the midst ot her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of courage and virtue , and she is consigned a victim to the fiend , whose agency she solicited . Then Britannia , seated in the clouds , attended by Commerce , Plenty , and Neptune , beholds a Grand Historical Pageant , illustrative of British
Heroism . This spectacle , like every thing of the same nature , was very imperfect on its first representation ; but the design is of so excellent a nature , and the execution on the whole so superb , that the admirers of a classical and historical arrangement experienced abundant gratification in the magnificent and impressive exhibitions with which the p iece abounds . The manner in which it has been got up is hi ghly creditable to the Manager . The dresses ^