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Strictures On Public Amusements.
The RIVALS are the Empress Drury , who is distinguished by the C-. 'AJ / . I and the statue of Apollo on her head-dress ; and the O UEES Covent-Garden , who bears the Piazzas on her crown . They "kiss , quarrel , and light , " trut the dispute at length terminates in an amicable competition for public favour . The appeal is made to Mr . and Mrs . Town ; and a half-price box-lobby buck , with an Irish arbitrator , lend some relief to the scene . This little iecethough evidently Written the ofthmomentshews
p , on spur e , in some touches the hand of a master . One of the best p . o nts was , where the Irishman asks Tim Half price , " Whether he was born in Kilkenny V " No , " Sir , in Blind-alley . " " What , " rejoins the other , " and the Puppy has not < c opened his eiesset ' . ' . '
As a trifle on the occasion of the new building of one House , and the repair of the other , it is pleasant . The language is neat and easy ; and the character of the box-Iobby-bnck is drawn with infinite felicity . It will be permanently useful to the Theatres , if it should have the good fortune to correct the nuisance it so happily exposes . The SUSPICIOUS HUSBAND followed , and the favourites of the public were received with the most hearty and flattering welcome . "A new performer made her appearance in Jacintha ; Miss Co ' rnelys , a daughter of Mrs . Cornelys , of
masquerade memory . This lady's voice and action have a very great resemblance to those of hermother , and she lias a very small figure , which still appeared less by the side of Mrs . Pope and Miss Chapman . In secondary parts she will be very useful . 16 . Drury-Lane Theatre opened with " THE JEW , " and " Mr GSAKV-- MOTHER ; " in which the only novelty was the substitution of Mrs . Goodali for Miss Farren in the Play , and Miss Leake for Madame Storace in the Entertainment , t
Poetry.
POETRY .
' A POETICAL SKETCH , TRIBUTARY TO THE . BEAUTIES OF PRESTON-COURT * , —i-j-xasDTTirfriigogtyJtaBuim—"'
BY DR . PERFECT . DENIED tlie sun-beam of the Muse's smile , The flowers of rhet'ric , and the grace of style ; Yet , 'twere ungrateful to this lovely scene , Of , sylvan beauty's fascinating mein ,
Not , to presume , when . soft emotions rise , And spread the picture to the Poet ' s eyes ; Delightful spot , whose hospitable door Inviteslhe stranger to thy generous store . -Whose shady haunts to solemn thought invite , And warm the mind to every chaste delight : Whose verdant banks the honied woodbine crowns , Each native herb ' and balmy flower surrounds .
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Strictures On Public Amusements.
The RIVALS are the Empress Drury , who is distinguished by the C-. 'AJ / . I and the statue of Apollo on her head-dress ; and the O UEES Covent-Garden , who bears the Piazzas on her crown . They "kiss , quarrel , and light , " trut the dispute at length terminates in an amicable competition for public favour . The appeal is made to Mr . and Mrs . Town ; and a half-price box-lobby buck , with an Irish arbitrator , lend some relief to the scene . This little iecethough evidently Written the ofthmomentshews
p , on spur e , in some touches the hand of a master . One of the best p . o nts was , where the Irishman asks Tim Half price , " Whether he was born in Kilkenny V " No , " Sir , in Blind-alley . " " What , " rejoins the other , " and the Puppy has not < c opened his eiesset ' . ' . '
As a trifle on the occasion of the new building of one House , and the repair of the other , it is pleasant . The language is neat and easy ; and the character of the box-Iobby-bnck is drawn with infinite felicity . It will be permanently useful to the Theatres , if it should have the good fortune to correct the nuisance it so happily exposes . The SUSPICIOUS HUSBAND followed , and the favourites of the public were received with the most hearty and flattering welcome . "A new performer made her appearance in Jacintha ; Miss Co ' rnelys , a daughter of Mrs . Cornelys , of
masquerade memory . This lady's voice and action have a very great resemblance to those of hermother , and she lias a very small figure , which still appeared less by the side of Mrs . Pope and Miss Chapman . In secondary parts she will be very useful . 16 . Drury-Lane Theatre opened with " THE JEW , " and " Mr GSAKV-- MOTHER ; " in which the only novelty was the substitution of Mrs . Goodali for Miss Farren in the Play , and Miss Leake for Madame Storace in the Entertainment , t
Poetry.
POETRY .
' A POETICAL SKETCH , TRIBUTARY TO THE . BEAUTIES OF PRESTON-COURT * , —i-j-xasDTTirfriigogtyJtaBuim—"'
BY DR . PERFECT . DENIED tlie sun-beam of the Muse's smile , The flowers of rhet'ric , and the grace of style ; Yet , 'twere ungrateful to this lovely scene , Of , sylvan beauty's fascinating mein ,
Not , to presume , when . soft emotions rise , And spread the picture to the Poet ' s eyes ; Delightful spot , whose hospitable door Inviteslhe stranger to thy generous store . -Whose shady haunts to solemn thought invite , And warm the mind to every chaste delight : Whose verdant banks the honied woodbine crowns , Each native herb ' and balmy flower surrounds .