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Literature, The Drama, &C.
Opera-house . It is one of the most convenient and elegant theatres in the metropolis . The architect , Mr . Beazley , has , we perceive , borrowed several of his ideas from our continental nei ghbours , and the result has been unique and graceful in its execution . The prevailing ornaments of the house are after the arabesque , and , if we mistake not , from Sir William Cell ' s Pompeii . The first novelty produced ivas Nourjahadfrom Mrs . Sheridan ' s
, well-known tale ; the music by Loder of JBath . This opera was got up , to use the theatrical phrase , in a most efficient manner ; but as a composition , was not of that graceful character likely to please the multitude . It was soon withdrawn to make room for the Mountain Sylph , the old ballad dramatised , ivith some agreeable music by Barnet . Phillips , as Ilela , the enchanter , sang with his accustomed vigour , and did more for the ballad" Farewell to the Mountain" thanas a compositionit
pro-, , , , bably deserves . Bland has since succeeded him in the character . The dialogue ofthe opera is wretched . —An original farce , My Twin Brother , altered from the old Cambridge story of a " Trip to London , " which ten years since we heard told in hall , has since appeared , and met , as it deserved , ivith an indifferent reception . At the HAYMAHKET , Jerrold ' s Beau Nash has been produced , and after being most favourably receivedand heralded by the laudatory
an-, nouncement of Mr . Morris and the manager , at the head of the bills , for repetition , was suddenly withdrawn . The talented author ivas certainly unfortunate in his selection of his subject—not so much with regard to his reputation , as to the marketable quality of his commodity—the only view that modern managers ever take of a drama : all idea of an
attempt at refining the public taste , creating , as it were , an appetite for someihing beyond screams , murders , and red fire , being out of their speculation . Legal proceedings are , we regret to hear , likely to be the result ; Mr . Morris having refused to pay the sum stipulated , alleging as a reason , its not having run the number of nights that he expected . One word of advice on the subject : —The manager has made his fortune by the liberality of the public ; let him be cautious how he disgusts them by exposing the niggard treatment that genius too often encounters
from managerial monopoly . Buckstone , whose indefatigable skill finds a ready mode of giving a new fashion and appearance to tales , romance , or anecdotes , has produced another original comedy , called Married Life , in which the play-goer may recognise a hundred old situations ingeniously connected in one piece . In justice , we ought , however , to state , that it has proved highly successful . The VICTORIA is about to re-open under the management of Mr .
Glossop , who , during the recess , has been carrying into effect certain judicious alterations . The roof has been raised so as to form a dome , divided into eighteen compartments , from each of which will be suspended an elegant chandelier ; a saloon has been added to the pit , fitted up with all the elegance of a Parisian cafe , ivhere the public will be allowed to lounge till the half-price . We understand that it is Mr . Glossop ' s intention to produce a succession of noveltiesfor which
pur-, pose an excellent company has been engaged . Report speaks favourably of an opera composed by the youngest daughter ofthe enterprising manager , which the dignified conductor of our national theatres ivould not condescend to notice when applied to on the subject . We have since heard , from an eminent composer ivho has seen the MS ., that it is of a most extraordinary character , and must eventually create a sensation .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literature, The Drama, &C.
Opera-house . It is one of the most convenient and elegant theatres in the metropolis . The architect , Mr . Beazley , has , we perceive , borrowed several of his ideas from our continental nei ghbours , and the result has been unique and graceful in its execution . The prevailing ornaments of the house are after the arabesque , and , if we mistake not , from Sir William Cell ' s Pompeii . The first novelty produced ivas Nourjahadfrom Mrs . Sheridan ' s
, well-known tale ; the music by Loder of JBath . This opera was got up , to use the theatrical phrase , in a most efficient manner ; but as a composition , was not of that graceful character likely to please the multitude . It was soon withdrawn to make room for the Mountain Sylph , the old ballad dramatised , ivith some agreeable music by Barnet . Phillips , as Ilela , the enchanter , sang with his accustomed vigour , and did more for the ballad" Farewell to the Mountain" thanas a compositionit
pro-, , , , bably deserves . Bland has since succeeded him in the character . The dialogue ofthe opera is wretched . —An original farce , My Twin Brother , altered from the old Cambridge story of a " Trip to London , " which ten years since we heard told in hall , has since appeared , and met , as it deserved , ivith an indifferent reception . At the HAYMAHKET , Jerrold ' s Beau Nash has been produced , and after being most favourably receivedand heralded by the laudatory
an-, nouncement of Mr . Morris and the manager , at the head of the bills , for repetition , was suddenly withdrawn . The talented author ivas certainly unfortunate in his selection of his subject—not so much with regard to his reputation , as to the marketable quality of his commodity—the only view that modern managers ever take of a drama : all idea of an
attempt at refining the public taste , creating , as it were , an appetite for someihing beyond screams , murders , and red fire , being out of their speculation . Legal proceedings are , we regret to hear , likely to be the result ; Mr . Morris having refused to pay the sum stipulated , alleging as a reason , its not having run the number of nights that he expected . One word of advice on the subject : —The manager has made his fortune by the liberality of the public ; let him be cautious how he disgusts them by exposing the niggard treatment that genius too often encounters
from managerial monopoly . Buckstone , whose indefatigable skill finds a ready mode of giving a new fashion and appearance to tales , romance , or anecdotes , has produced another original comedy , called Married Life , in which the play-goer may recognise a hundred old situations ingeniously connected in one piece . In justice , we ought , however , to state , that it has proved highly successful . The VICTORIA is about to re-open under the management of Mr .
Glossop , who , during the recess , has been carrying into effect certain judicious alterations . The roof has been raised so as to form a dome , divided into eighteen compartments , from each of which will be suspended an elegant chandelier ; a saloon has been added to the pit , fitted up with all the elegance of a Parisian cafe , ivhere the public will be allowed to lounge till the half-price . We understand that it is Mr . Glossop ' s intention to produce a succession of noveltiesfor which
pur-, pose an excellent company has been engaged . Report speaks favourably of an opera composed by the youngest daughter ofthe enterprising manager , which the dignified conductor of our national theatres ivould not condescend to notice when applied to on the subject . We have since heard , from an eminent composer ivho has seen the MS ., that it is of a most extraordinary character , and must eventually create a sensation .