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ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
THE story of William Tell, once so successfully dramatized by young Sidons at Sadler’s Wells, is in itself so very interesting, and gives so much scope to the composer, the scene painter, and the mechanist, that we were pleased to find Mr. Upton had exercised his talents on so memorable an event, in which he has added to his reputation, since we have seldom witnessed a more beautiful spectacle. The good taste of young Astley is here again conspicuous; the piece having been produced under his special superintendence. Du Bois (his first appearance) the original William Tell, is again the hero, which he personifies with skill. The Austrian Governor of Switzerland by Laurent is well managed, and little Miss Fisher, as Tell’s son, adds considerably to the effect. Abbo, the friend of Tell, by Johannot, is a very friend. And indeed these are the chief characters in the piece. We were present on its first representation, and then predicted its present popularity. The musical divertissement of Flats and Sharps; the wonderful Troop of Vaulters; the “Little Old Woman,” sung by Mis [sic] Fisher, and the “Sailor’s Return,” by Wallack, together with the grand pantomime of the Seven Champions; or, Harlequin St. George, comprehend the great variety of each night’s entertainment for the present. The scene painter of this theatre is an artist of very superior abilities.
