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RNYG.774.013
24 Feb 1774:22 (45)
Charlestown, December 24.. . . [31 lines of col. 2]
On Wednesday last, the new theatre in this town was opened
with Mr. Kelly's Word to the Wise, and High Life below
Stairs, with an occasional prologue and epilogue spoken by
Mr. Hallam and Mrs. Douglass. The performance gave
universal satisfaction; Mr. Hallam in particular, in
Captain Dormer, displayed his extraordinary theatrical
talents, in a most spirited manner. Indeed all the
performers did great justice to their characters; but that
gentleman's superior abilities were so remarkably striking,
that we could not pass them over unnoticed. The House is
elegantly finished, and supposed, for the size, to be the
most commodious on the continent. The scenes, which are
new and well designed, the dresses, the music, and what had
a very pleasing effect, the disposition of the lights, all
contributed to the satisfaction of the audience, who
expressed the highest approbation of their entertainment.
Feb. 4. . . [68 lines]
On Wednesday last, The Tempest was performed at the
theatre in this town, to a crouded and brilliant audience,
who expressed the highest satisfaction at their
entertainment. The characters were, in general, well
supported; but the deceptions, machinery, and decorations,
surpassed every body's expectation; and the public appear
impatient for a second representation of that excellent
comedy. We hear that The Rival Queen, or Alexander the
Great, will shortly be presented, and that the play will be
entirely new dressed; a set of most superb habits having
been just imported from London for that piece, at an immense
expence.
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