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Regency Pastimes: Public Amusements for September

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PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER DRURY LANE airs and grimaces he may be able to delineate the character with considerable humour But ON Saturday September 13th this Theatre opened for the season The entertaininents were the principal attracticn was a Miss Logan who T he Honeymoon and No Song No Supper They performed Mary Thornberry with much sweetare too well known to require any criticism and ness and simplicity and afterwards Lappet in the public are equally well acquainted with the the farce with no less vivacity Her figure is merits of the several performers in these popular rather elegant her features animated and expres pieces sive and her action is uneinbarrassed The old favourites of the town were received HAYMARKET with the usual liberality and demonstrations of kindness by the audience This Theatre closed on Monday night the A gentleman of the name of Penley from the 15th for the season Mr Winston came for Liverpool theatre made his appearance in Jacques ward and delivered the following address his talents are creditable Ladies and Gentlemen The house has been in parts freshly painted This night concludes a season the success and lacquered It had a brilliant appearance of which has strongly proved the continuance of though the audience was not numerous that ample encouragement so long bestowed by a liberal public on this theatre and calls for the COVENT GARDEN warmest acknowledgments from the Proprietors This Theatre on its opening for the season The honour devolves on me to express 80 exhibited some novelty The play was John Bull you their gratitude for your past favour and to and the after piece The Miser In the first Mr assure you that it will be their pride and study Pope was the substitute for Mr Cooke in Pere to merit it in future grine The Performers Ladies and Gentlemen beg Mr Mara from Bath was the Dennis Bul you to accept their humble thanks for the genegruddery of the evening and when he has di rous support you have given to their efforts and vested himself of a superabundance of provincial we most respectfully take our leave

This article appeared in the October 1806 La Belle Assemblee and describes some of the popular actors and entertainments for the Autumn of 1806.