15 APRIL 1955, Page 19

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APRIL 17, 1830

THE stupid old twaddler Colman has, accord- ing to the daily papers, given a new specimen ' of the manner in which he exercises the func- tions of Dramatic Licenser. In the English version of the opera of Cinderella, brought out on Tuesday evening at Covent Garden Theatre, the following dialogue originally occurred : "Dam/inf. Pray, Master Alidoro, help me, for I am a great man now, and can do nothing !—Alidoro. How, sirrah I Is that one of our privileges?—Datiditii, Certainly, what do the great do but live by the labours of the little?" Mr. Colman struck out the whole of Dandini's last answer. Ass!