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Public Amusements.
If there be any merit , it is in the parts of Abdoul Cassan and of Barakka ; both of which were ably performed by Mr . Bannister , junior , and Mr . Suett , who , too often , make us laugh where we ought to censure . The great subject of expectation , however , was Mr . Braham's Noureddin , which was so excellent as to be the salvation of the opera . His uncommon powers will certainly be a very valuable acquisition to the stage ; and we hope soon to see that period , when the people of this country will not be able to insist
upon the necessity of an ItaLan opera , fiom the want of the first musical talents , in our English theatres . The music was by poor Stephen Storace ; ( to the memory of whose sweet strains we were glad to hear so just a tribute delivered previous to the opera by Mr . Benson ) and gave us only farther reason to lament the loss of that genius , which all must deplore . The scenery , and all the managerical department , was as splendid as possible .
The Characters were as follows : The Sultan , - - Mr . Aikin . Mahmoud , - - Mr . Kemble . Noureddin , - - Mr . Braham . Helim , - - Mr . Packer . , Barakka , - - Mr . Suett . Abdoul Cassan , - - Mr . Bannister , Ji m .
Mossufer , - - Mr . Kelly . Makouk , - - Mr . Sedgwick . Hassarti , - . - Mr . Dignum . Aladdin , - - Miss Menage . Balsora , - - Miss Leak , Gobeide , - - Miss Miller . . Zebia , - - Signora Storace . Desra , - - Mrs . Bland . The piece was in general ( certainly on account of the music only ) favourably received by a very crouded audience . .
THEATRE-ROYAL , DRURY-LANE . A new Comedy , in five afls , called CELADON and FLORIMEL , was performed , for the first time , at the Theatre-royal , Drury . lane , for the Benefit of Mrs . 'Kemble . Like many other plays , produced on benefit nights , this Comedy does not rank very high either for its fable or language . Manifestly written in imitation of the style of Congreve , and the other libertine , though elegant , comic writers of that period , it , in many places , arrests our attention
by the brilliancy of its wit , while , in others , it disgusts the ear of modesty by double entendres and indecent allusions . We have not the least doubt that the piece was written in great haste , and left by its author in an unfinished state ; and we will venture to predict that , if reduced to three aits , and more polished in its language , it will become a very popular Comedy . The plot , in its present state , we will not attempt to relate . All the pleasing incidents in it are produced from the universal gallantry of Celadon , Florimelwhom in the event he
a gay young Sicilian , , and the coquetry of , takes " to have and to hold , for better for woree . " These two characters were very ably supported by Mr . Palmer and Miss Fan-en . . The play was , throughout , received without any censure , and without much applause . We cannot close our strictures without mentioning the solecism , in the second act , of a Sicilian Lady quoting the Macbeth of SHAKESPEARE . After the play , Mrs . Kemble , in a short address , took her leave of the audience for ever , with the tear g listening in her eye ; and it was not without regret that we witnessed the secession of modest worth from public notice .
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Public Amusements.
If there be any merit , it is in the parts of Abdoul Cassan and of Barakka ; both of which were ably performed by Mr . Bannister , junior , and Mr . Suett , who , too often , make us laugh where we ought to censure . The great subject of expectation , however , was Mr . Braham's Noureddin , which was so excellent as to be the salvation of the opera . His uncommon powers will certainly be a very valuable acquisition to the stage ; and we hope soon to see that period , when the people of this country will not be able to insist
upon the necessity of an ItaLan opera , fiom the want of the first musical talents , in our English theatres . The music was by poor Stephen Storace ; ( to the memory of whose sweet strains we were glad to hear so just a tribute delivered previous to the opera by Mr . Benson ) and gave us only farther reason to lament the loss of that genius , which all must deplore . The scenery , and all the managerical department , was as splendid as possible .
The Characters were as follows : The Sultan , - - Mr . Aikin . Mahmoud , - - Mr . Kemble . Noureddin , - - Mr . Braham . Helim , - - Mr . Packer . , Barakka , - - Mr . Suett . Abdoul Cassan , - - Mr . Bannister , Ji m .
Mossufer , - - Mr . Kelly . Makouk , - - Mr . Sedgwick . Hassarti , - . - Mr . Dignum . Aladdin , - - Miss Menage . Balsora , - - Miss Leak , Gobeide , - - Miss Miller . . Zebia , - - Signora Storace . Desra , - - Mrs . Bland . The piece was in general ( certainly on account of the music only ) favourably received by a very crouded audience . .
THEATRE-ROYAL , DRURY-LANE . A new Comedy , in five afls , called CELADON and FLORIMEL , was performed , for the first time , at the Theatre-royal , Drury . lane , for the Benefit of Mrs . 'Kemble . Like many other plays , produced on benefit nights , this Comedy does not rank very high either for its fable or language . Manifestly written in imitation of the style of Congreve , and the other libertine , though elegant , comic writers of that period , it , in many places , arrests our attention
by the brilliancy of its wit , while , in others , it disgusts the ear of modesty by double entendres and indecent allusions . We have not the least doubt that the piece was written in great haste , and left by its author in an unfinished state ; and we will venture to predict that , if reduced to three aits , and more polished in its language , it will become a very popular Comedy . The plot , in its present state , we will not attempt to relate . All the pleasing incidents in it are produced from the universal gallantry of Celadon , Florimelwhom in the event he
a gay young Sicilian , , and the coquetry of , takes " to have and to hold , for better for woree . " These two characters were very ably supported by Mr . Palmer and Miss Fan-en . . The play was , throughout , received without any censure , and without much applause . We cannot close our strictures without mentioning the solecism , in the second act , of a Sicilian Lady quoting the Macbeth of SHAKESPEARE . After the play , Mrs . Kemble , in a short address , took her leave of the audience for ever , with the tear g listening in her eye ; and it was not without regret that we witnessed the secession of modest worth from public notice .