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To prove ASTLEY’s judgement of dancing, as well as other matters, it may not be amis to notice, that on his Theatre, the celebrated Mons. DEQUENEY certainly ranked among the first class; add to this Mons. Vermiglé:--it is surprising that these two eminent Dancers should have been first noticed at ASTLEY’s, and that afterwards an engagement from the Opera House was the consequence; this is a fact, and well known to all London:--ASTLEY has now brought a third capital Dancer on his stage, Mons. MERCEROT, who is, of our information be true, tempted by the promise of a greater number of King’s pictures, than Astley can possibly afford to give, considering his prices of admission: however, on MERCEROT’s being spoken to on the subject by ASTLEY, he, with a noble and generous spirit, said, he would not leave the Royal Grove, since, Mr. ASTLEY was the person who brought him forward in this country, therefore he could not think of acting with ingratitude; so that this eminent Dancer at all events goes to Dublin with ASTLEY’s troop; and we positively hear that a few days will close the present Entertainments at Westminster-Bridge.
