The National Register. — London, England, 1814-10-16 00:00:00

66R DltA al ATIC R EGISTER. DRURY-L4NE. A new Comedy, tailed Policy. or thus rums the World away, was re presented I s night ai this Theatre. The follies of a wife. who still phs‘esses! feeling heart, the too great confidence of her bus. band, the impudent villainy of a seducer, the disappointed intrigues of a political adventurer who wishes to marry a lady of qun.ity in order to rub Isor ni-ce of her estate, and who finds that she only wants him in order to pay her &Ins : the loves of a young and uprieht Lawyer with a rustic artless gill, au,; the biota hones'' of a kind or inisanthrcpe alio turns out the most belie• 01e..t of m n , ham the materials of which the story of this piece 1. compos-d. The style is ge)ofi ; and, in the first ac' especially, the language and sentiments are spirited and just. Too much of the plot is mm' avelled in the fourth act, which considerably impiirs the interest of the last. Upon time whole, if nut of a superior nature, it displays some Went) and supported by the abilities of Mrs. Gower, M iss.Kelly, Mrs. liar lowa. Ehistou, Dowton, Loveg , ove, and Pope, it met with the most. brilliant success. The Epilogue, ably spoken by Mrs. Glover, is not without point. This Comedy is said to be the production of Mr. H. Siddons. COVENT GARDEN. After repeated successes in flit. part of Juliet, Miss O'Neill appeared int Thursday last in the mow (1-4) , character of lievideea, the touchstone of real grt awes, He• i•-;a11: iir eras liready esilfdished, and one ot the most crowded audiences we have ever seen welcomed her a ith enthusiastic applonse. In this character an actress is placed between Charybdis and Syn... If alreyivid to the witrows of love, she mos the , isk of falling into whining. If . she exert her•df to give the - aviug scenes with p.llll is eqwelly exposed to the danger ot raitiog. These two faults, Mks O'Neill entirely avoids. le the wind:, course of he play, not d hitt ing knie escaped her, and even in the tempest of her madness, her voice, tree to melon., gave with prodigious effect, the wild ravings of her soul, without breahing into those violent hcien ms which represent the fury pf a savage rithrr than the pi.renzy of a being whose reason sinks under the excessive keenness of her teelings. In the scene when vie:ds her the inediie of his fidelity to the conspirators, she gave a inns; affecting picture sit love, made hall wild by sorrow, at the supposed unkindnes, or her bushind, and the horror of 'heir parting. The sua.:ner in which she _lung to his breast, and after oaving been torn iri.o) his eons rushed agani into them, spoke volumes to every heart, and gsined unbounded app!ause. Wile', she subsequently re proaches hub for not revealing to her the secret of the con.pi;acy, and asserts the capacity of her soul to bi- entrutnd ith a great eitterpriec, her delivery and gestures Were most dignified and inTiessive. The stunner in %%hick she replied to t .e charge— " NVoitild !1-ir have e'er hetruy'd her Brutus ?--Ni, -Vor Briitas to usted her." waii most just and 1-reible. wililiii•ss !if her ;It; f at hearing that; Tarr buahand bees nottlid to kill her tattier, Itie sirtlo bit we a suoile:ty and re.sentintnt when she u: ',lds to his ear gesta:dt s and the eagerness with which she explaius how quickly she iepelled bis attempt : i g flat with ray cries I cow'd his cowr: , rd heart, iii he wit h drew arid niuler'd vows to hell ;" were se srriking us to elicit five spontaneous peals of applause from the audience. At tha mantet.l of pains% et the close of that scene she was most affecting. Instead of whining out— " Farewell ; remember twelve," she quitted JaFer in silence, cast doe n with Brief, then d...opped a feeble fare%sell, barely audible, but mute expressive than if it had been thmidered forth, moved to the dour. and whilst opet•mit it, tutn• ed getatly rottn , l, and with stn tne br ntiog wild •upphcation, and a hall- mothered voice, tittered, 44 recut 'brr twelve " Tito sensation which this produced was electric. It reminded us of Mrs. Si ld.ms'a best moments; for though no irui it spoke the most genuine and pd.% erful feelings ot nature. Equol bursts of applause folio ed her exit. The scene in Minch Jl/ re threw ens to stab her. displayed ex cellence of as elevated a nature. and the manner in which bhas threw bee arms et/and his neck s and exclaimed— OCT. 16 " Now, they, kla we, •a While thus I cling about thy eruel'neek," &c. was irresistible. ft - r last scene with her husband was one of the most effective, Indeed she rose throughout with the part. LLBr cry nig ic the roost na tural, and the tweet fraught with r eal feeling, we ever heard. Hat sudden start and excle , ;.ation of alarm at— " }low ! partieg ! parting!" The exquisite tenderness of her supplications— " By thews arms that vow cling rcund thy neck, " By these poor ptrearning eyes ," The despairing looks and tone with which she utters— " Oh my poor heart, when wilt thou, break ?" and the rapturous joy with which she turns on heating her husband re turn, end .ashes into his arras, were as marry passages of transcendant excellence, crowned will' enthusinstic applause. .111 e soliloquy at the g,l ;his icetke, displayed the wild sublimity of a toeerine reasen. In eloquence of since, of eyes, Anti gesture, it equalled the finest masts of Mrs. Sidi l uns. The expression of countenance, of tone, and of mg. tiOn• %sill) which she cried— " The air's too thin and pierces my weak brain," and her exclamation— TTell ! Ilell ! Burst Iron, the centre rage and ro:.r aloud, If thou art halt so hut, su toad as I am." . were dreadfully just and grand, and obtained no less than six complete roiduls of applause. In her n►ad reflle e it possible, stilt greater. The fixedness of tier luoki, the whisper with which she begins her iniagivacy address, Iwelling ►nto a fuller note, at -- " I say you shall not go, you shall ant tier dreadful sm►le at— " Oh. aro you returned ?" The eagerness with which she looks for her husband, when she thinks her hither aides hi u ; her shriek of agony, when she fancies she sees his spirit and that of Picrre s and follows them to the ground ; the des perate energy .with which she strikes and attempts to dig it, and thee clasps a vacant image to her breast, were tieval transct•nded. Instead of continuing on the ground, she rose in her father's arms, from which she sunk progressively, and with increased effect. At the mrsinent of her death the most astounding applause, accom• panic(' with Etvneral shouts of bravo, resounded through the house, whilst all the «Aupany in the pit stool] up and waved their hats Young, in the part of Pierre, was received with enthusiastic ap plau.e, which he fully deserved. In the scene in siv bids he vindicates the ~incerity o. his friend before the Conspirators, he displayed tran scetineto excellence. The pointed manr.er in which he spoke that li e " Had JdfTier's wife been kind, he'd :Ail been •true." hr a Itt iint+n four peals f "Klause. Mr. Coo.w:t h as grea tly impr.,ved in the performance of Jaffier. Tit v pamsag-s he was nos; happy ; and in his relation of Renault's Louditer to his wife, excellent. lie still h.ls bults, which it requires only an act of his wit to correct. The chief qf these is the habit of turning sip h t4:l, NI)•1) nt flrief, in • uch a manner ac to leave only the vini•e visible. 'I ois borders on deformiiv. He also bends too mco• probably for :he to:yose of concealing Isis height, which %Wild, on the Conte arv, add to his majesty. This s:amp is also ocesionally too heavy, for 'here is no dignity in ital. , wing the trt Ad of a horse. All • hese detects are such as to be remedied he idelse. , , in hi• very next pertoro,ane e. powers of the mind UI the o .tone double force sad he way attain that high rank which lies w4hile lug reach, pr, , v`lded he does not disre ,, ard advice. His Pertormam• - was ermined with very considerable applause:, amounting to three row This tragedy was repeated un Friday, with, if possible, still greater sUCCe3%• The folowinz was on Tuesday posted at Lloyd's:..--Ex tract of a ',Ater frAtit BNl , deaux. dated Sepflember Q 4, and la , elv received at f;tasgow--'• Tue American schooner which came in here last Sunday, I am confident is fitting out for a cruise; she at inf!sent has only 50 men, but reps►rt states, that 70 more are evot.:agd here, and it is very evident she is taking in snore glins." THE NATIONAL 14:GINTER. t.