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Strictures On Public Amusements.
For Conscience then may strengthen the appeal , And bid you crush what forces her to feel . For Virtue zealous , and disdai . ing awe , E ' en fear'd by those loo mighty for the law , The Stage , through ev ' ry station , vice has try'd , And honest Satire has her lash apply d . Hence , while the Comic Muse must fear to wound , She still is doom'd to course o ' er beaten ground ;_
Again bring forward what too well you know , Or , if a novelty , some monster shew . To-night our Bard , who long has struck the lyre , A modest minstrel of the plaintive choir , ,. Attempts for once a harmless laugh to raise , More dreading censure than presuming praise : One point we fairly in his cause may plead — For knowhe dares to touch the scribbling breed ;
, Dares strip from dull conceit its bold pretence , And prove an author may be void of sense . Then let your candour countenance the grace That freely owns the follies of his race ; And sure our Bard e ' en Malice need not fear f Could Malice lurk in specious ambush W ) —
¦ E ' en she may yield her pittance of applause To him whose ' vent ' rous pen a brother draws ; For , while thus sportive on a scribbling elf , . Our simple poet may deride himself . 33 . At Covent Garden a new Farce , interspersed with songs , called , ' - ' ¦ THE iKtsii MIMIC , BLUNDERS AT BRIGHTON , " from the prolific pen of Mr . O'Keefe performed for the first time
, was . The most prominent features of originality in this trifle are , the blundering initalions- of Mr . Parrot , an Irish mimic , and on the whimsicality of this character rests chiefly the business of two long acts , which took up near two hours in representation . There are also two ladies , of the name of Malcolm , an ' aunt and a niece ; the one courted by an old gentleman , Mr . Cyprus , and the other by Captain Clifford , an officer . The latter gentleman is rendered unhappy {_ - }• the supposition that the young lady to whom he pays his addresses carries on from her the
a correspondence with Cyprus , which error be is led into bearing same name as her aunt , who is the object of the old gentleman ' s choice . An ( explanation at length takes place : the captain receives the hand- of the young Julia , but the old lady , Miss Peggy , discards her enfeebled lover , and embraces » he Irish mimic . On the servant of Miss Peggy , who is the b . earer of her loveletters ta Cyprus , depends a considerable share of the comicality ofthe scene . This piece has bei-n since performed with applause . The scenes are very beautiful , and present many correct prospects at Brighton .
May 1 . A new comedy ( said to be written by Mr . Macready ) " called "THE BANK-NOTE ; OR , LESSONS FOR LADIES , " was performed for the first time at Covent Garden tor the benefit of Mr . Johnstone , afforded much entertainment , and received strong marks of approbation from a numerous audience . At the same Theatre the same evening was brought forward a new Musical Piece in one act , entitled , "THE SAILOR ' S PRIZE , or MAY-DAY WEDDING , " which passed oti ' with some applause , but is not likely to retain possession of the stage .
At Drury-Lane Theatre on the same evening was presented a new Afterpiece with songs , called " THE ADOPTED CHILD , " for the benefit of Master Walsh , which was favourably received . The fable turns on the incident of a boy , the heir of Sir Edmund , Baron of Milford Castle , being supposed to have been shipwrecked , but who has been fortunately rescued from the waves by Michael , a ftmman , whose humanity induce * him to bring up the boy as his own . He i .
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Strictures On Public Amusements.
For Conscience then may strengthen the appeal , And bid you crush what forces her to feel . For Virtue zealous , and disdai . ing awe , E ' en fear'd by those loo mighty for the law , The Stage , through ev ' ry station , vice has try'd , And honest Satire has her lash apply d . Hence , while the Comic Muse must fear to wound , She still is doom'd to course o ' er beaten ground ;_
Again bring forward what too well you know , Or , if a novelty , some monster shew . To-night our Bard , who long has struck the lyre , A modest minstrel of the plaintive choir , ,. Attempts for once a harmless laugh to raise , More dreading censure than presuming praise : One point we fairly in his cause may plead — For knowhe dares to touch the scribbling breed ;
, Dares strip from dull conceit its bold pretence , And prove an author may be void of sense . Then let your candour countenance the grace That freely owns the follies of his race ; And sure our Bard e ' en Malice need not fear f Could Malice lurk in specious ambush W ) —
¦ E ' en she may yield her pittance of applause To him whose ' vent ' rous pen a brother draws ; For , while thus sportive on a scribbling elf , . Our simple poet may deride himself . 33 . At Covent Garden a new Farce , interspersed with songs , called , ' - ' ¦ THE iKtsii MIMIC , BLUNDERS AT BRIGHTON , " from the prolific pen of Mr . O'Keefe performed for the first time
, was . The most prominent features of originality in this trifle are , the blundering initalions- of Mr . Parrot , an Irish mimic , and on the whimsicality of this character rests chiefly the business of two long acts , which took up near two hours in representation . There are also two ladies , of the name of Malcolm , an ' aunt and a niece ; the one courted by an old gentleman , Mr . Cyprus , and the other by Captain Clifford , an officer . The latter gentleman is rendered unhappy {_ - }• the supposition that the young lady to whom he pays his addresses carries on from her the
a correspondence with Cyprus , which error be is led into bearing same name as her aunt , who is the object of the old gentleman ' s choice . An ( explanation at length takes place : the captain receives the hand- of the young Julia , but the old lady , Miss Peggy , discards her enfeebled lover , and embraces » he Irish mimic . On the servant of Miss Peggy , who is the b . earer of her loveletters ta Cyprus , depends a considerable share of the comicality ofthe scene . This piece has bei-n since performed with applause . The scenes are very beautiful , and present many correct prospects at Brighton .
May 1 . A new comedy ( said to be written by Mr . Macready ) " called "THE BANK-NOTE ; OR , LESSONS FOR LADIES , " was performed for the first time at Covent Garden tor the benefit of Mr . Johnstone , afforded much entertainment , and received strong marks of approbation from a numerous audience . At the same Theatre the same evening was brought forward a new Musical Piece in one act , entitled , "THE SAILOR ' S PRIZE , or MAY-DAY WEDDING , " which passed oti ' with some applause , but is not likely to retain possession of the stage .
At Drury-Lane Theatre on the same evening was presented a new Afterpiece with songs , called " THE ADOPTED CHILD , " for the benefit of Master Walsh , which was favourably received . The fable turns on the incident of a boy , the heir of Sir Edmund , Baron of Milford Castle , being supposed to have been shipwrecked , but who has been fortunately rescued from the waves by Michael , a ftmman , whose humanity induce * him to bring up the boy as his own . He i .