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Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
Sept . 2 . A N Operatic Piece , in three acts , called " THREE AND THE DEUCE !' ^( PX . was produced at the Hay market Theatre , written by Mr . PRINCE HOAHE , ' author of The Prize , My Grandmother , & c . DRAMATIS PERSONS . Mr . Millford - - - - Mr . BENSON . Justice Touc . liit - - - Mr . SUETT . Pertimix tingle - - - Mr . BANNISTEH , . Tun .
Peregrine Single - - Mr . BANNISTER , . Tun . Percival Single - - Mr . BANNISTER , Jun . Mac Floggban - - Mr . JOHNSTONE . Humphrey Grizzle - - Mr . FAWCETT . Prank ------ Mr . WATHKN . Renard ------ Mr . CAUEFIEID . Freeman ----- Mr . BANNISTEH . Waiters , Peace-Officers , Servants , & c . Emily Milford - - - Mrs . GIEBS . Phebe ----- - Miss LEAK . Tafiline ------ Mrs . BLAND .
"" lie surprises of Shakspeare s Comedy of Errors , of . ¦ uiipbytitott , & c . it has been observed , have greatly failed when represented in action . ' The mistakes being founded on personal resemblance , the fiction of the poet has been defeated , through the want of similitude between the actors . This defeat Mr . Hoare has made the new and bold attempt to cure . —His leading characters are trins . the three brothers , all of distinct character , are played , as the bill announces , by the same person . He has thus preserved the vrai-semlilance , though certainly at the expence of probability .
Of this complex plot our account must necessarily be brief . Ofthe three Sing les , the first is amiable , intelligent , and sensitive;—the second is a travelled Jietit-mailre;—and , the thirds , mere idiot . He introduces them at the same time to an inn at Cheltenham , where they are lodged in different apartments , without the knowledge of each other . The eldest is come to conclude a match with Miss Milford ; the second has just abandoned Miss Woodbine , whose affections he had engaged ;—and the third is under the guidance cf MacFlogghan , an Irish tutor . The mistalces which ensue are beyond the reach of detail . The Elder
Single , in the character of the friend of her supposed husband , tries to sound the disposition of Miss Milford . A letter , addressed to hjs second brother , respecting the seduction of Miss Woodbine , occasions him to be rejected : — and he incurs a farther disgrace by the gauche attempts of the idiot Percival on the chastity of TafHine , a Welsh chambermaid . These mistakes are , in the end , fully explained by the inquisitive conduct of Justice Toucb . it . Pertiiiax marries Miss Milford , and Peregrine is united to Miss Woodbine . Such is the outline of a piece , the idea of which is new , and the execution
for the greater part happy . In the two first acts were some repetitions which weakened the effect of the scene , and , in the third , the explanation was drawn out to an unnecessary length . The author , who had surmounted so many difficulties , found none in removing these objections after the first night . With the praise of peculiar neatness of dialogue , the judicious alterations have rendered it- one of the most pleasant . Farces on the stage . The Music by Storace is worthy the composer . Of the performers , we can say with truth , that Bannister Junior literally " enacted more wonders than a D d a
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Strictures On Public Amusements.
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
Sept . 2 . A N Operatic Piece , in three acts , called " THREE AND THE DEUCE !' ^( PX . was produced at the Hay market Theatre , written by Mr . PRINCE HOAHE , ' author of The Prize , My Grandmother , & c . DRAMATIS PERSONS . Mr . Millford - - - - Mr . BENSON . Justice Touc . liit - - - Mr . SUETT . Pertimix tingle - - - Mr . BANNISTEH , . Tun .
Peregrine Single - - Mr . BANNISTER , . Tun . Percival Single - - Mr . BANNISTER , Jun . Mac Floggban - - Mr . JOHNSTONE . Humphrey Grizzle - - Mr . FAWCETT . Prank ------ Mr . WATHKN . Renard ------ Mr . CAUEFIEID . Freeman ----- Mr . BANNISTEH . Waiters , Peace-Officers , Servants , & c . Emily Milford - - - Mrs . GIEBS . Phebe ----- - Miss LEAK . Tafiline ------ Mrs . BLAND .
"" lie surprises of Shakspeare s Comedy of Errors , of . ¦ uiipbytitott , & c . it has been observed , have greatly failed when represented in action . ' The mistakes being founded on personal resemblance , the fiction of the poet has been defeated , through the want of similitude between the actors . This defeat Mr . Hoare has made the new and bold attempt to cure . —His leading characters are trins . the three brothers , all of distinct character , are played , as the bill announces , by the same person . He has thus preserved the vrai-semlilance , though certainly at the expence of probability .
Of this complex plot our account must necessarily be brief . Ofthe three Sing les , the first is amiable , intelligent , and sensitive;—the second is a travelled Jietit-mailre;—and , the thirds , mere idiot . He introduces them at the same time to an inn at Cheltenham , where they are lodged in different apartments , without the knowledge of each other . The eldest is come to conclude a match with Miss Milford ; the second has just abandoned Miss Woodbine , whose affections he had engaged ;—and the third is under the guidance cf MacFlogghan , an Irish tutor . The mistalces which ensue are beyond the reach of detail . The Elder
Single , in the character of the friend of her supposed husband , tries to sound the disposition of Miss Milford . A letter , addressed to hjs second brother , respecting the seduction of Miss Woodbine , occasions him to be rejected : — and he incurs a farther disgrace by the gauche attempts of the idiot Percival on the chastity of TafHine , a Welsh chambermaid . These mistakes are , in the end , fully explained by the inquisitive conduct of Justice Toucb . it . Pertiiiax marries Miss Milford , and Peregrine is united to Miss Woodbine . Such is the outline of a piece , the idea of which is new , and the execution
for the greater part happy . In the two first acts were some repetitions which weakened the effect of the scene , and , in the third , the explanation was drawn out to an unnecessary length . The author , who had surmounted so many difficulties , found none in removing these objections after the first night . With the praise of peculiar neatness of dialogue , the judicious alterations have rendered it- one of the most pleasant . Farces on the stage . The Music by Storace is worthy the composer . Of the performers , we can say with truth , that Bannister Junior literally " enacted more wonders than a D d a