The National Register. — London, England, 1815-01-15 00:00:00

7WE OPERA. This establishment, so long a prey (ions, seems at last to have emerged from It opened on Tue.-day last with renovated splendour. Thoroughly cleaned and carefully touched, the paintings which adorn the various tiers of boxes have recovered all the gloss of novelty. New chandeliers, surmounted with the Imperial Cruwn, formed of gilt brass on a bottom of red glass, dispense iight and brilliancy, and a drop scene representing a magnificent crimson velvet curtain worked with gold, and partly raised 014 one side by a golden cord, so as to reveal a long perspective of elegant pillars, whilst on the other, the smoke of perfumes burning in a vase, placed on a tripod, ascends in curling clouds, that lightly Aim the splendour of the drapery, completes the ernbel lishinents of the House, and completely deceives the eye of the spectator. If this drop has really been finished in a fortnight, as it is reported, it displays, besides uncommon taste and skill, astonishing activity in the painter. The company is this year mostly new, and tried its strength on Tuesday in a serious Opera, also new to this country, called Adclasla c Aleranno, the music of which is b 3, • G. S. Mayer, a composer hitherto little known arf.ong , t us. The plot of this piece does not differ much from that or several other Italian dramas which have al ready appeared on the same stage. Adclasia, the daugh ter of a Grecian Emperor, 011 one, has married Alerannc4 a person not only of an inferior rank, but suspected of bt:ing a rebel. Their retreat is discovered by their pro:,a. tutor, Ruisbal.lo, a rejected lover of the Princess, and they are brought before the Emperor, who dooms the huspand to die, and his daughter, as a still severer punish ment, to live. She then introduces her children, and with their mixed intreaties, assisted by those of her mother, is on the point of obtaining Aleranno's forgive tress, when a sedition, falsely said to have been excited by him, leads the Emperor to confirm his sentence. On . the eve of his execution, however, Rambaldo's treachery is discovered, and Akranno is restored to freedom, honours, and felicity. Maclaine Sessi, lately from Paris, made her first ap pearance in the part of Adelasia. Her adoption of the ridiculous and inelegant Parisian dress, in contempt of the Grecian costume, which she ought to have worn, was not likely to create a preve►►tion in her favour. It de prived her of all personal grace, and probably encreased the awkwardness of her gestures. The strength and clearness of her yoke, however, caused those disadvan tages to be overlooked. Her tones are snore sonorous than mellifluous. Her compass is extensive, and her ex ecution tasteful. She, however, wants the true soul of all harmony—feeling. There is brilliancy in her notes to please the ear, but little expression to touch the heart. Viten she has learnt to enter into the sentiments of the character which she represents, to unitegrace of action with expressive melody, and to wear a more becoming and appropriate dress, with the taste and powers which she possesses, she will attain considerable eminence. " Signor Geni in OU"ne, displayed the remains of a plea ting, though not powerful tenor, and considerable .purity of taste and execution. Signor Graam in Aleranne l promises to become a very valuable acquisition to the stage. his voice is a very sweet tenor, not deficient in power, aad of coosiewablo _.. easy, _ Her talent on his side, be cannot fail to - .give entire satis faction. in the first characters. • - Signor Le Vassenr, who also made his debut in Rim baldo, is a good bass singer and a tolerable actor. . The reception of these new prefendert to public favour was such as to encourage their warmest hopes. The music of Adelasia e Aleranno does honour to the taste of its composer. It is generally pleasing, and contains several sweet airs. The chief strength of the Opera, however, consists in its dancing company. Not only the chief, but the agiv. rants themselves, have been imported from France, so that every part of the Ballet will be ahly filled. , Already have Baptiste, Leon and his wife, Mesdemoiselles Melanie and Maugin displayed their activity and elegance, in concert with Mr. C. Vestris, and next week the great Vestris himself, with Madame Del Caro, will share with them the admiration of the public. • THE NATIONAL 'REGISTER. JAN. _* compass. lle potaesaes, besidef, not only excellent; taste,. but exquisite feeling. His action s ruled, as well to intestine dissee.. as his yoke, by those taco requisites of theatrical eminence, rout its difficulties., is easy, natural and' aliprOpriate. 'With youth and sot- ••.•••=.•••••••••• OLYMPIC THEATRE. . Among all the minor places of amusement with which this fertile metropolis now abounds, none seems to obtain, Or indeed deserve more of public approbalmn, than this truly elegant little theatre: here in no small degree :icems blended the critical accuracy of the regular drama, with the stipu lated form of burletta, dancing, and song. In the dance, Miss Green and Mr. Albin are entitled to high commenda tion, and the singing of Jones and Fitzwilliarn well deserve the applause with which they arc usually honoured ; and in the hurletta of-My Uncle's House, from the fruitful pen of Dibdin, the united talents of Miss Singleton; Mrs. Trotter, and Messrs. Chambers, Lund, Fitzwilliam, and that admirabla actor Russell, appear to uncommon advantage. PENSIONS TO THE NAVY. The fallowing is the scale of rewards to pc tv officers, :seinen, and royal marines, for lines and faithful service in the ivory :—Every man who may be discharged after 14 yet'''. (enfant service, et en Acne ke should not be oisablcri, has a right to claim a pension proportioned to the 'mintier of years lie may have served ; and after :11 years ser vice, every man, in addition to ut least ls. per day, ntiry demand discharge.—Smart money will be paid for wounds as br fore.—Every seaman, land man, bey, or royal marine, discharged from service' on account of wounds, will be entitled to a pension of not les: than per day, and nit more than Is. 6(1. Persons discharged from sickoess or debility, contracted in the service, will receive from Sd. to 113 d. per day, regulated by circumstances of ailment and length of service.— Privates and royal marines are to be reckoned as landmen, and they will also be entitled to a discharge after 21 3aare service.—The service of boys to be accounted as landruen, and they acquire man a allowance at the age of eighteen 'mom A certain class of petty and non-com- missioned officers, in addition to any pension they may be entitled to as seamen, marines, &e. are to have one farthing per day for each year of their service.—Another class of the same officers wi,l he en titled to double that sum.—Pensions and length of service are (*elicited by"niisemiduct. All the. pensions are to he paid quarterly ; and it its ie t intended to make any alteration in pensions already granted, ex cept that petty and non-commissiosied offioers, discharged since 20111 April 1814, may receive the additionsl allowance to which they are, under this new regulation, eutitl-d.—The pension l hitherto granted front the chest at Greenwich are also contina_ed, with want trifling va riations, beneficial to the general interests of seamen And marines. The Tensions granted from the same source to worn-out seamen upon uncertain principles. are now reduced to a fixed and more equitable system ; vollieh the nature of the injuries received, and the uteri :or:oas service of different classes of 11/01 respectively ; ere carefully ccatt;derer 4 ; and adrriaetc:y rci:orupeascd. ArtMA .~-- 44 ~. _~