CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

[From the British Press.}

PRIVATE theatricals, we understand, by fashionable report, will be the leading feature of the approaching festivities. We have been favoured with a ist of some of the pieces in preparation at the houses of the following Nobility and Gentry

The Duke of Portland-All in the Wrong, and The Doctor and Apothecary.

The Marquis Wellesley A Peep into the Seraglio, and The Mogul Tale.

The Marquis of Headfort-Errors Excepted; He is much to Blame and The Devil among the Tailors. Margravine of Anspach-The Circassian Princess, and Which is the Man?

The Marquis of Lansdown-The Irish Widow, and Catch Him Who Can, 18

The Marquis of Abercorn-The Divorce; The Widow bewitched; and The Deuce is in Him. (3) The Duke of Rutland-She Stoops to Conquer, and the Way to Win Him

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The Duke of Bedford-Speed the Plough, and The Highland Reel. DA

The Marquis Townshend-Grief A-la-Mode, and The Tardy Wedding, H

The Earl of Kingston-The Carnival; The Autola-fe; and the Interlude of Croppies lie down.

The Earl of Elgin Time's a Tell tale, and Tit or Tat.

Earl of Derby The Constant Couple, and The ay to get Married.

The Earl of Barrymore The Follies of a Day; Ve Fly by Night, and the Midnight Hour.

Earl Craven-The Inconstant; Fair Rosamond; l Stop Him Who Can.

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Viscount Melville-The True-born Scotchman; Much Ado About Nothing; and Such Things Are. Viscount Castlereagh-Two Faces under a Hood, and All's Well that Ends Well.

Viscount Milton-Liberal Opinions; Measure for Measure; and As You Like It.

Lord Rendlesham-Fortune's Frolic, and Bon Ton. Sir Gilbert Heathcote-The Hunter of the Alps, and Too Civil by Half.

Mr. Coke The Sheep Shearing, and Laugh When You Can.

Captain Mellish-Wild Oats; The School of Reform; and Who's the Dupe?

Lord Monson-The Honey Moon, and Love in a Village.

Lord Foley-All for Love, and The Way to Keep Him.

Lady Briscoe-The Ephesian Matron, and All the World's a Stage.

Lady Stronge-A Bold Stroke for a Husband, and The Brave Irishman.

The Earl of Banbury-He Wou'd be a Soldier, and Duke or No Duke?

The Countess of Aldborough-The School for Scandal; Fashionable Levities; and Folly as it Flies.

Mr. John Manners-Love Makes the Man, or The Fop's Fortune; and Matrimony.

Countess of Cork-The Taming of the Shrew, and Mother Goose.

The Duke of St. Alban's-Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, and The Goodnatur'd Man.

The Duke of Manchester-The West Indian; The Way to Get Rich, and the Waterman.

The Marchioness of Salisbury-The Wags of Windsor, and No Song No Supper.

Col. Greville.The Manager in Distress, and the Rehearsal.

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The Duke of Queensberry-Cupid Outwitted, and The Lady's Last Shift.

The Portuguese Ambassador-The Duke of Braganza; a Day in Turkey; and The Conscious Lovers. Lady Ann Wyndham-The Belle's Stratagem; Secrets Worth Knowing; and The Fatal Discovery.

General Tarleton-Three-fingered Jack, and Florizel and Perdita.

Earl of Moira-Feudal Times, and The Heiress. Viscount Sidmouth-The Cabinet, and a Peep behind the Curtain..

Lord Gambier Hamlet the Dane, and The Veteran Tar.

The Marchioness of Downshire-The Roman Matron, and the Rival Candidates.

Lord Ellenborough-Cato, and The Land we live in. Lord Sheffield-The Marriage Promise, First Love, and Harvest Home.

Mr. George Rose-The Rat-trap, The Purse, The Prize, and The Recruiting Serjeant.

General Whitelock-Sprigs of Laurel, and Five Miles Off.

The Duchess of Gordon-Mary Queen of Scots, and The Laughing Philosopher.

Lady Augusta De Ameland-The Mysterious Husband, and The Winter's Tale.

Mr. Perceval-The Capuchin, and the Village Lawyer.

The Marquis of Ely-The Chances-The Wheel of Fortune, and Appearances are against Them. Mr. Abraham Goldsmid-The Benevolent Jew, and Who wants a Guinea?

Mr. Canning-The Confederacy, Cross Purposes, and The Devil to Pay

Mr. Skeffington-The Romance of an Hour, The Sleeping Beauty, and Who but He?

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Mr. Thomas Hope-The Child of Nature, Labour in Vain, and The Upholsterer.

The Emperor of Russia-The Royal Convert, and The Clock has Struck.

Bonaparte-The-Bravo of Venice, and Abroad and

at Home.

Lord Mulgrave The Midsummer Night's Dream, Seeing is Believing, and Hear him out.

Mr. Beckford-Timon of Athens, and The Connoisseur.

Viscount Cranley-Tom Thumb, and The Turnpike Gate.

General Craufurd-Love Laughs at Locksmiths, and Pizarro.

The Earl of Powis-The Nabob, and Taffy's Day. The Hon. Mr. Pierrepoint-The Fugitive, and Just in Time.

Lord Cloncurry-The Provoked Husband, and The Fair Penitent.

Mr. Robert Heathcote-The Travellers, Every Man in his Humour, and the Fair Circassian.

The Earl of Glandore-The Splenetic Man, The Red Cross Knights, and The Soldier's Daughter. Lord Gardner-The English Fleet, and The Siege of Calais.

Viscount Dursley-Of Age To-morrow; and A Cure for the Heart Ache.

Mr. Ferguson-All for Love, The Fatal Marriage, and The Point of Honour.

The Marquis of Buckingham-The Strangers at Home, and O the Roast Beef of Old England.

Miss Brunton-The Honey Moon, and The Wedding Day.

The Earl of Shannon-Twelfth Night, or, What you Will; and The Weathercock.

Right Hon. Brinsley Sheridan-Arminius; or, The

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Champion of Liberty; He Would if He Could; and The Humours of an Election:

Sir Home Popham-Adventurers; Spanish Dollars; and It's well it's no worse.

Sir W. Williams Wynne-The Cambro-Britons, and St. David's Day,

Miss Ormsby-The Lady of the Manor, Polly Honeycomb, and All in Good Humour.

Lady Hamilton-The Widow's Vow, and Try again.

Mrs. Lambert-The German Hotel, and Thirty Thousand; or, Who's the Richest?

Mr. Perez-The School for Fathers, and The Deserted Daughter.

Mrs. Billington-Chains of the Heart, and The Musical Lady.

Mrs. Scott Waring-Life's Vagaries, and The Wise Man of the East.

Doctor Duigenan-The Capuchin Friar, The Widow of Malabar, and The Inquisitor.

Mr. Macnamara-The Captive, and Foul Deeds will rise.

Mr. Whitbread-The Man of Business, and The School for Friends.

The Earl of Chesterfield-Edward and Eleanora, and The Flitch of Bacon.

Earl Fitzwilliam-The Man of Ten Thousand, and Christmas Tale.

Mr. Graham-Match for a Widow, and A Word to the Wise.

Anacreon Moore-Apollo turned Stroller, and The Fairy Prince.

Mr. Betty, sen.-The Wandering Jew, Old Women Weather-wise, and The Minor.

Madame Catalani-She would and she would not, Music run mad, and The Bank Note.

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