The National Register. — London, England, 1812-11-08 00:00:00

7 NOV 8. varied, and easy ; his delivery impressive; and b c omes lapi d, ,„ Fe rforniance vie s in enthusiastic spirit with that of our mos t renowned actors. Ills conception throughout is fault ; his bye-play is excellent, abundant, not excessive, and v i ler e he is not great, he is always chaste, judicious, and p l e as:ug . Ix scene in which he sounds Othmtas real sentiments before he makes himself known to him, was rendered more than usuall: interesting, not only by the skilful expression i o rjli: triumphing over doubt in his mind, and the tenderness, I fx2d with apprehension, of - his encpt.ries respectieg his saes , but by the excellent acting of the veteran BAItRY NIAtE. We do not recollect to have Cs cr seen this always t y, , cible performer appear to greater advantage. His love r Wended with regret for his death and horror for his murderer, struggling with his regard for bier own s fity. alll. at List buwong through all selfish considerations otien detestation of the tyrant and lamentation for his ft,rnied a portraiture of natural feelings worthy 0; th- most consummate master. During the whole of the sic: ne! act Mr. BETTY'S performance. even on Thurs day last when he met, in the same character, with the same flattering reception, was impaired by his agitation. In the scene with his mother, he recovered himself perfectly, and at the moment when astonished at his tears she exclaims ,‘ who art thou then r" his sudden drawing of the turban on his forehead lest she should perceive a scar by which she musi know him, produced a very just and striking erect. From that period to the end of the piece, he rose to su perior excellence. The speech in which he enjoined his fricials to " remember mercy amidst the tumult's rage," his soliloquy at the end of the third act, his attempt at stabbing Barharossa, were some of his most successful passages ; and the spirit with which he discovers himself and afterwards awes the Usurper's soldiers into momentary forbearance, when he tells them " I am your king," Ste. was so enthusi. astic a to elicit not only thunders of applause, but repeated shouts of bravo from evecy part of the house. In the rack scene he was also really great, and in forgiving his dying enemy, feelingly impressive. tpon the whole, it appears to us that Mr. B ETTY, with tolling imperfections, is a performer of great promise, %horn exertion and experience cannot fail to ripen into a great actor. Mrs. EGERTON displayed •on Thursday considerable feel ing and ability in Irene, having wisely repressed the wild ranting of which she was guilty on Tuesday. Mrs. Pow ELL in Zaphira and Mr. EGERTON in Barbaroysa exerted them selves also more successfully, and the talents of the actors did ample justice to the merits of the poet. " The Cheats of Seapin" was on Friday revived. MA- T iEWS in Scopin provoked much lau;hter, but was upon the whole less effective than might have been ex p ected. 'lle extravagant nature of the business and the meanie plot of this farce, preclude the possibility of its being very much approved of, by an audience of the present day. It is hardly suppased to have begun when it ends, and the spectators are a() sooner prepared to laugh, than the green curtain descends to enjoy their good humour. We know not what caused it to be awakened just now from a slumber of " many years," and we care not how soon it is put to rest again. If the managers wished *to give MATHEWS some scope for his ex traordinary comic powers, we think among VOOTE'S Farces, they might find several in which he would have appe ared Inth much greater advantage to himself and to the theatre than he can ever d o in " The Cheats of Scariin." Ihe tragedy of 44 Zara" was last night performed. Mr. BETTY a s Osman was less successful in the early part of the THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 699 play than in .4ehmet. In the fourth and fifth acts he rose greatly, and towards the dose of the last his exertions were crowned with the most complete success. The agony of Osman at discovering Zara to be the sister of Nerestan he pourtrayed in a most masterly style, Ad the despair and generosity of the dying Sultan were marked with a felicity of expression which found its way to every limit. Mr. ABBOTT was the representative of Nerestan. We are happy to say that this actor improves much on acquaintance. Many of his speeches last night were admirably delivered, land called down thunders of applause. His constant atten tion to the business of the scene demands praise, and the feeling and dk.rimination which marked the whole of his perfoi mance, bid fair to give him a higher rank in his pro fession than we at first thought it possible for him ever to attain. LUDICROUS GAZ.ETTE ; OR, THINGS TO BFI lAUGHED AT I ! The Carmine article, which is given in The Satir;st of this month, as an origieel letter from Mr. Coates, the amateur, to a Lady who had • apol ed to him tin the loan of tau guineas, proves to &ministration the talsehood of Pope's illiberal assertion, that " One science only can one genius fit," as it is dear Mr. C. can write as welt os he can act. " Dear Madam-1 have several bundled pounds to pay in a few days, and I must b^ candid n ough to KU you, that iny own 'rollout must be consider'il almrc all others, and haply for me that 1 can liqui date my Bills zn the inst. " Was 1 to listen to the numerous applications for M. ney I sbou'd not be aorth a farthing. 1 have lent a great deal of Money to va rious Persons sicce I arriv'd in England ; l have given all up as a toss, inve some time left oil being a lender. " Should any evil dispos'd Persons impose on y ou. or Insinuate this, that, or the other, about my indulging Myself at the Theatre, or (If what Society I may he in, they ere welcome to indulge themselves 111 the favourite pc:stet of Scandal. " My name has been seen to Government Bills at the Treasury, Navy Office, Board if Admiralty, and Transport Board, Mr. Kernels in Baker Street, at 'Jay di Coffee House, at the Straws Bridge Office, Tamers and Co. West-India Merchants, Messrs. Bayleys, Stock-Bro kers, and Messrs. 'Daiwa, Cows and Co.'s Books will prove my re spectability much tre.re than I could by talking of tuy-elf for a month. " I understand that your Brother is a Man of F. vitae : and t us a Man, cannot but think that, did he know of yo ur situation, bu that lie nou'd act in that fraternal way us your an nation requires. " I nut, dear Madam, with respect, your obedient ..truant, , RoBFAtT cotyrni.“ Eng:ishmen are sa accustomed to look for nothing less than triumph* on the ocean that they cannot help freling sure at any thing like exulta tion on the part of an enemy for an advantage gained by sea. Some of the Daily papers in the coarse of the week have been led to make some angry rematks on the re;oieings of the Americans over the capture of the Guccriere. Far ourselves, we feel it no mo.e a disgrace to lose a vessel to one of superior force, and that under such diet' ust m i ce, th at the prize was worthless to the captors, than it is to lose one tiiion4ll being wrecked on an enemy's coast ; and we cannot but view Ow ex.r.iva,:ant transports of the enemy as ludicrous in the highest degree, and think most of our readers will see in the following extract from an Americas paper a thieg to be laughed at. " Agri entity to the aniaegements menti ared in our las', a sumptuous dinner was provid:el at Faneuil Hail, which was splendidly decorates for the occasion. At an early hour in the morning, State-street, Loud Wharf, Alerchant',4tow, &c. and the shipping at the wharfs, were. beautifully dressed with flags, At three o'clock the procession, con-• sisting of about five hundred of the - most respectable citizens of both parties, was formed at, and moved front the Exchange Coffee House. preceded by an excellent band of music, to the hall of entertaituuent.. The spectators were numerous, and cheered the •procession as it passed: doWn Stte-street. The billowing was the ORDER OF. PROCESSION. Chief Marshal, F. J. Oliver, Committee of Arrangettientas Music. Marshal, Z PresidMit of the 1).1 - , G. Sullivan. S and Capt. HULL. Aiti. Aid. G. !Bethune, • R.*G. Sim& - S Marshal, Jas. Magee.