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Strictures On Public Amusements.
The actors all did their best—Mrs . Jordan particularly exerted herself in Primrose , and gave a simple ballad , unaccompanied , with her usual sweetness and tiahet ' . This Piece was repeated some evenings since , with alterations , but the disapprobation of the audience was so manifest , that , we conclude it is now for ever withdrawn . Dec . 6 . A new Comedy , called , "Tin-: TOWN BEFORE You , " was performed for the first time at Covent-Garden Theatre . The literary reputation of the present age has been exceedingly enhanced by feminine genius . No one more than ¦
Mrs . Cowley has contributed to this estimation . She may stand nearly alone as a writer who has combined the qualifications of a Lyrist and a Dramatist . The Town Before You is not equal to her former productions . It is , however , a very spirited performance , and , we dare say ,, will , gain upon the public estimation .
THE CHARACTERS . Sir Robert Floyer , - - Mr . Q UICK . Mr . Conway , - Mr . IIOI . MAN . Sydney Asgill , - - - Mr . POPE . Sir Simon Asgill , - Mr . POWELL . Tippy , ----- ' Mr . LEWIS . Fancourt , - Mr . MUKDEN * .
Acid , --- -- Mr . BERNARD . Perkins , - - - Mr . HULL . Humphry , - Mr . FAWCETT . Lady Horatia Horton , - - Mrs . POPE . Georgina , - ---- Miss WALLIS . Lady Charlotte , - - - Miss CHAPMAN . Lady Elizabeth , ... Miss HOPKINS .
Mrs . Fancourt , - - - Mrs . MATTOCKS . Mrs . Clement , - Mrs . PLATT . Jenny , - - - ' - Mrs . MARTYR . Sir Robert Floyer , a Welsh Gentleman , having rendered much service fo a
¦ successful ministerial candidate for the county of Glamorgan , is invited by him - to come up to town , which he accepts of and brings with hiin his daughter Georgina , a heedless innocent young lady , who receives the addresses of Mr . Conway , a gentleman of honour and character . Sir Robert has a wonderful . admiration for quality , and is full of the idea of his own dignity , having once served the office of Sheriff for the county , an honour of which he is continually boasting : generosity and spirit are , however , very prominent features in his character . He soon becomes acquainted with Fancourt and Tippy , two
swindlers ; the former a man of education , the latter a person of genius , who bears a strong resemblance to the person of a Lord Beachgrovc , and is introduced to the Welsh Knight as that nobleman , who has it in his power to make him a person of much consequence in the state ; and under this impression is induced by Fancourt to lend his Lordship 1000 I . —Jenny , sister to Tippy , and waitingmaid to Georgina , concerts with him a scheme for putting the young lady into his power , by pretending to conduct her to an Exhibition , in which plot Fancourt also is concerned . —Mrs . Fancourt , a lady of morals and some pride ,
hearing of the danger which awaits Georgina , disguises herself as an itinerant Savoyard and fortune-teller , and , after singing a song before her window , obtains admittance to her chamber , and there forewarns . her of the plot formed against her virtue , which is thus frustrated . The real characters of Fancourt and Tippy are now exposed ; Mrs . Fancourt , who for her conduct in this instance is forsaken by her husband , is provided for by Sir Robert , and Mr . Conwav receives the hand of Georgina in marriage . The upper plot is chiefly sustained by Lady Horatia Horton and her lover Sydney Asgill . The latter is . dependent on the favour of his uncle Sir Simon ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Strictures On Public Amusements.
The actors all did their best—Mrs . Jordan particularly exerted herself in Primrose , and gave a simple ballad , unaccompanied , with her usual sweetness and tiahet ' . This Piece was repeated some evenings since , with alterations , but the disapprobation of the audience was so manifest , that , we conclude it is now for ever withdrawn . Dec . 6 . A new Comedy , called , "Tin-: TOWN BEFORE You , " was performed for the first time at Covent-Garden Theatre . The literary reputation of the present age has been exceedingly enhanced by feminine genius . No one more than ¦
Mrs . Cowley has contributed to this estimation . She may stand nearly alone as a writer who has combined the qualifications of a Lyrist and a Dramatist . The Town Before You is not equal to her former productions . It is , however , a very spirited performance , and , we dare say ,, will , gain upon the public estimation .
THE CHARACTERS . Sir Robert Floyer , - - Mr . Q UICK . Mr . Conway , - Mr . IIOI . MAN . Sydney Asgill , - - - Mr . POPE . Sir Simon Asgill , - Mr . POWELL . Tippy , ----- ' Mr . LEWIS . Fancourt , - Mr . MUKDEN * .
Acid , --- -- Mr . BERNARD . Perkins , - - - Mr . HULL . Humphry , - Mr . FAWCETT . Lady Horatia Horton , - - Mrs . POPE . Georgina , - ---- Miss WALLIS . Lady Charlotte , - - - Miss CHAPMAN . Lady Elizabeth , ... Miss HOPKINS .
Mrs . Fancourt , - - - Mrs . MATTOCKS . Mrs . Clement , - Mrs . PLATT . Jenny , - - - ' - Mrs . MARTYR . Sir Robert Floyer , a Welsh Gentleman , having rendered much service fo a
¦ successful ministerial candidate for the county of Glamorgan , is invited by him - to come up to town , which he accepts of and brings with hiin his daughter Georgina , a heedless innocent young lady , who receives the addresses of Mr . Conway , a gentleman of honour and character . Sir Robert has a wonderful . admiration for quality , and is full of the idea of his own dignity , having once served the office of Sheriff for the county , an honour of which he is continually boasting : generosity and spirit are , however , very prominent features in his character . He soon becomes acquainted with Fancourt and Tippy , two
swindlers ; the former a man of education , the latter a person of genius , who bears a strong resemblance to the person of a Lord Beachgrovc , and is introduced to the Welsh Knight as that nobleman , who has it in his power to make him a person of much consequence in the state ; and under this impression is induced by Fancourt to lend his Lordship 1000 I . —Jenny , sister to Tippy , and waitingmaid to Georgina , concerts with him a scheme for putting the young lady into his power , by pretending to conduct her to an Exhibition , in which plot Fancourt also is concerned . —Mrs . Fancourt , a lady of morals and some pride ,
hearing of the danger which awaits Georgina , disguises herself as an itinerant Savoyard and fortune-teller , and , after singing a song before her window , obtains admittance to her chamber , and there forewarns . her of the plot formed against her virtue , which is thus frustrated . The real characters of Fancourt and Tippy are now exposed ; Mrs . Fancourt , who for her conduct in this instance is forsaken by her husband , is provided for by Sir Robert , and Mr . Conwav receives the hand of Georgina in marriage . The upper plot is chiefly sustained by Lady Horatia Horton and her lover Sydney Asgill . The latter is . dependent on the favour of his uncle Sir Simon ,