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Public Amusements.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
THEATRE ROYAL , DRURY-LANE . Oil . 7 . n ^ HE dramatic novelty of this evening was an Operatic Piece of ¦ i TwoAcls , entitled 'THE CHIMNEY CORNER , ' which , we understand , is the production of a juvenile friend of Mr . Kelly , and was written merely for the purpose of bringing the latter forward as a musical composer . The following is a short sketch of the fable . The Governor of a lace in Franconia is the Guardian of a young ladv
p , whose name is Louisa , and who is attached to a . young man named Darcy . The Governor , who is old and rigorous , has conceived a regard for his ward , and in order to induce her to marry him he pretends that Darcy , who was abroad in the service of his countty , was killed in action , and buried , with all military honours . Darcy returns at night , but knowing the temper of the Governor , does not venture boidly to demand entrance ,, and he is admitted by Annettethe wife of a neihbouring peasant , who acts as the
con-, g fidant of Louisa . When the Governor arrives at the Castle , Darcy is concealed in a closet , and being locked in by the Governor , is obliged to get out through a grating . Having quitted the closet , Darcy , supposing all the family is gone to bed , amuses himself in playing on the guitar , the sound of which brings Gregory , a drunken German servant , who rouses
the whole house . The Governor , finding that the guitar has been strung and tuned , begins to be suspicious . To quiet his fears , however , Annette pretends she can play , but will not attempt it , unless he will retire to The Chimney Corner , and not look at her . To this condition the Governor assents , and then Darcy , who had hid himself behind a picture , takes the guitar , and is supposed to play upon it . The Governor in ecstacy comes forward , and thereby discovers the artifice . Finding that Darcy had
protected him from ruffians in the forest , and that it was now impossible to obtain the hand of Lousia , the Governor consents to make the lovers happy . There is also another part of the fable relative to Hilario , the husband ' of Annette , who is jealous , because his wife , who is entrusted with the loves of Darcy and Louisa , will not reveal the mystery till they are made happy . As the Author of this Piece does not aspire at dramatic distinction , and is influenced merely by the laudable motive of friendshipit would be harsh
, and churlish indeed to try him by strict critical rules . The Overture is composed by Mr . Shaw , leader of the band , and the rest of the music by Mr . Kelly , in a very airy and agreeable style . Some of the songs are very pretty , and the accompaniments display taste and science .
Nov . 9 . This evening a new Musical Interlude , in one act , was e : c hibited , under the title of ' A TRIP TO THE MORE . ' The intent of this piece is evidently to pay -a proper compliment to the heroes to whom the country is so much indebted for our recent naval victory . It is a pleasent appeal to the popular feelings , naturally resulting from so interesting an event . The hero of the piece is a jovial Tar with one leg , who says ' he was induced to get drunk for a month by the Glorious First of June ; for six
weeks by the Vift ory at St . Vincent ' s ; that he is drunk at present on account of the Triumph of Duncan ; and if the British Admirals should go on in the same manner , they will not let him get sober for the whole year . ' There are a pair of whimsical Citizens and their wives , a pair , of Lovers also , and several jolly Tars . There is a view of Greenwich Hospital , and of the sailing of the yachts to the More . The music , which was pretty , is
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Public Amusements.
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .
THEATRE ROYAL , DRURY-LANE . Oil . 7 . n ^ HE dramatic novelty of this evening was an Operatic Piece of ¦ i TwoAcls , entitled 'THE CHIMNEY CORNER , ' which , we understand , is the production of a juvenile friend of Mr . Kelly , and was written merely for the purpose of bringing the latter forward as a musical composer . The following is a short sketch of the fable . The Governor of a lace in Franconia is the Guardian of a young ladv
p , whose name is Louisa , and who is attached to a . young man named Darcy . The Governor , who is old and rigorous , has conceived a regard for his ward , and in order to induce her to marry him he pretends that Darcy , who was abroad in the service of his countty , was killed in action , and buried , with all military honours . Darcy returns at night , but knowing the temper of the Governor , does not venture boidly to demand entrance ,, and he is admitted by Annettethe wife of a neihbouring peasant , who acts as the
con-, g fidant of Louisa . When the Governor arrives at the Castle , Darcy is concealed in a closet , and being locked in by the Governor , is obliged to get out through a grating . Having quitted the closet , Darcy , supposing all the family is gone to bed , amuses himself in playing on the guitar , the sound of which brings Gregory , a drunken German servant , who rouses
the whole house . The Governor , finding that the guitar has been strung and tuned , begins to be suspicious . To quiet his fears , however , Annette pretends she can play , but will not attempt it , unless he will retire to The Chimney Corner , and not look at her . To this condition the Governor assents , and then Darcy , who had hid himself behind a picture , takes the guitar , and is supposed to play upon it . The Governor in ecstacy comes forward , and thereby discovers the artifice . Finding that Darcy had
protected him from ruffians in the forest , and that it was now impossible to obtain the hand of Lousia , the Governor consents to make the lovers happy . There is also another part of the fable relative to Hilario , the husband ' of Annette , who is jealous , because his wife , who is entrusted with the loves of Darcy and Louisa , will not reveal the mystery till they are made happy . As the Author of this Piece does not aspire at dramatic distinction , and is influenced merely by the laudable motive of friendshipit would be harsh
, and churlish indeed to try him by strict critical rules . The Overture is composed by Mr . Shaw , leader of the band , and the rest of the music by Mr . Kelly , in a very airy and agreeable style . Some of the songs are very pretty , and the accompaniments display taste and science .
Nov . 9 . This evening a new Musical Interlude , in one act , was e : c hibited , under the title of ' A TRIP TO THE MORE . ' The intent of this piece is evidently to pay -a proper compliment to the heroes to whom the country is so much indebted for our recent naval victory . It is a pleasent appeal to the popular feelings , naturally resulting from so interesting an event . The hero of the piece is a jovial Tar with one leg , who says ' he was induced to get drunk for a month by the Glorious First of June ; for six
weeks by the Vift ory at St . Vincent ' s ; that he is drunk at present on account of the Triumph of Duncan ; and if the British Admirals should go on in the same manner , they will not let him get sober for the whole year . ' There are a pair of whimsical Citizens and their wives , a pair , of Lovers also , and several jolly Tars . There is a view of Greenwich Hospital , and of the sailing of the yachts to the More . The music , which was pretty , is