The National Register. — London, England, 1815-05-21 00:00:00

gAi r 21 .* new F Wednesday 1 ty stood to be Raising the had fully pm was by no m nt The intrig ri the blunders st w et. and mu Wiggins. I se that the ha 10 (Mt,. Daven )f The Caliper, to tite than for a romantic y advocate his acquits hims which the m as she belie This mistake 11 real suitor, storm of the is fusal to give rs ing in her in snakes an i charmer, ant altar the s; 1, country is t forces, and confined in with an old spy of the e r in making h t rod uced by has the goof upon a haza which his va • .Idela, who old officer, riage with Such is a Mari) , high) been omitte merit of the plot, as in t dicrous flat characters a •• sufficient to by the effecl Mathews at gave the full had not mut do • . q ui rt. 6( plain—the p of t alike to prc rgitilOn (AN A new Ba med he'll c "Plehday la s t PPsitiob of t 1 THE NATIONAL -REGISTER. DBAMATI REGISTER. COVENT GARDEN. 1 Farce, called The Fortune of War, was on • produced at this Theatre. As it was under from the pen of Mr. Kepity, the author of Wind, Love, Law and Physic, &c. the public Irepared itself for an amusing performance, and means disappointed in the expectation. igue of this little piece arises principally from rs of old Gruntrum (Mathews) a German far ,tich such another personage as the English Mr. He is in want of a helpmate, and is resolved iappy woman shall be one widow Dusseldorf (enport), the step-mother of ildela (Miss Foote). being more famous for the extent of his appe. the powers of rhetoric, engages his nephew, young poet (Jones), and the lover of didela l to is cause with the widow, an office of which he iself in a style of the most ludicrous bombast, )usty antiquated girt finds the more irresistible, (eves that it is on his own account he pleads. •,e, when discovered by the introduction of the draws down upon the young orator the full widow's indignation, accompanied by her re e him the hand of his mistrcsc. By now join ,vectivei against his nephew, Gruntrum easily mpression upon the susceptible heart of his . - id even gains her consent to lead her to the ,ame day. But just at this conjwicture, the thrown into alarm by the approach of hostile in the confusion which ensues Gruntrurn is a fortress as a state prisoner :—he here meets Id acquaintance Vanderscamp, who k become a 'nemy's, and whom he has the simplicity to aid is escape. In the mean time his nephew, in- )y accident to the Governor of the fortress— 'mei fortune to please—is allowed to volunteer Izardous and important service, to the success of -alour mainly contributes ;—finds the father of ► was supposed to be dead, in the person of an and obtains, of course, his consent to his mar his daughter. . very imperfect sketch of the plot of this farce. .ly entertaining and essential incidents have . ted ; but this is of the less consequence, as the 'le production does not so much consist in the the ease and spirit of the dialogue, and the lu `,tire of the situations into which the different are successively brought. These were alone inure success, but which was doubly received, •tive exertions of all the p rformcrs engaged. .nd Jones in particular had characters which II scope for their various excellencies. Listoe ich to do, but what he had, no on could have io well. Miss Foote alone has a right to com part which has been assigned her is quite nn this promising young nctress, and calculated •oduce negligence in her, and a mistaken esti- Ler talents on the part of the public. DRURY LANE. Ballet called " Tarn Love out of the Door, come in at the Window," was perform:•cl on Aat this Theatre. Its title was a faithful ex the plot, for Mr. goclifort, its composer : had n.* taken good care not to exceed th• capacity f ..•• t•xt. That the story Was barren and uninteresting, may there fore be easily anticipated. It will seem less crerlible, how ever, that in the chief characteristic of a Ballet, 'hi , piece should have decidedly failed. There was in fact ,carcelv any dancing. With such performers as Misc Smith, wh o unites agility with grace, and young Mr. D'E;.;rille who made his first appearance that evening, and promi.:es, with attention, to become one of Terpsichore's SUCCV‘Sf4II votaries. Surely Mr. Rochefort might have ven tured to introduce a better pas de demi than he has done. The music is pretty, but chiefly selected, and the scenery boasts no variety. On 'Wednesday Mr. Bartley confirmed his fame, and his suoeriority ever ail the modern representatives of Falstaff, by his performance of the rougish knight in the Merry Wives of Windsor, whea love, founded on interest has taken possession of his soul and blinded his usual quickness of perception. Unlike the rest of his competitors, lie never sinks into buffoonery or vulgarity. With his immortal guide, he imitates, without caricaturing nature. Rich and varied in bit humour, he is just in his action, spirited in his mariner. Never disgusting, he always pleases and amuse. If we. were to particularize any passage, we would mention, the recital which he makes of the manner in which he u - as conveyed out of Mrs. Fora's house, amidst foul linen, and thrown into the Thames; and as one of the most striking 'n any performance, that in which lie receivee Mrs. Ford's last letter. Disgusted with the unfortunate result of his intrigues, and perhaps suspecting that his mistress was in the plot against him, his pride and resent ment are in arms. He will not at first receive the letter, then beats it pettishly with his hand, whilst he half reluc ' tautly opens it, and pretends to read it with total indiffer. ence. By degrees the contents revive his pride and his confidence : a complacent smile harmonises his features, and be closes the perusal with all the bursting exultation of gratified vanity, which once more betrays hire into the snare. During all this, the actor was en tirely left to himself : all his beauties were his own, for the poet had not put a word on his lips. But the varied expression which he threw into his manner and countenance was far more powerful than language, His merits were rewarded with enthusiastic appinuse. The other characters were most ably supported by their representatives.. The Govenor-General of Berg, Count Gruner, has fo.r mally contradicted the Proclamation published as his in the Moniteur, declaring it to he "one of Buonapartes numerotA lies." It was originally published however in the Brussels p.t pers, ft om which it was copied iu our prints long before was given in the Paris Journal;. _ . _ .• Mr. C4nning is now rcturming in reedy from his Noll gnese Embassy, which he has resigned ; an arrangement formed for his admission into office. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT Or KING'S Ia:NCII.--Tifunsokv, MAY. 14. WARNE!? U. JtoNrs. wai an action of crint eon. The plaintifl was n Mayer in the army, and the defendant a Captalo. Ft ton the evii:ence it ap. potted that Nlajur Warher %%a% inallied to lii.. %ifeiu 1.304, atw44 alter which he Wit!. called abroad by liir proleNsion, 1 1 I re ti l l wed to l'Or, and had aincc h‘ed ou the moat affectionair. lttmi with hie/.