The National Register. — London, England, 1815-11-12 00:00:00

751 was livered, was admirably expressive of the most deter mill (I bnd irreconcileable hatred. TILE NATION) --- In the sce• , e with ,4.r.711a, where Bgjazet consents to give tins his damthter in marriage upon one condition, which he is desired to name, Mr. Kean was particularly happy ; espy daily in hip reply of g I take thee at thy word. !trice hie the Tartar's head." After having uttered these words, the anxious gaze with which he a pneas to be attempting to dive into the thoughts of Area, whose consent would at once glut his desire for re• ♦•enee. was every th:ng that could be wished The manner in which he repeatedly strikes the arm of Axalln, at the mo ment he makes the proposal. is unnecessary, and rather takes from than increases the force of the passage we have just no ticed. The scene in which 13a jer:et assumes that Tamerlane has se.lticed his wife, was Mr. Kean's happiest effort; the daring boldness with which he accuses him of a crime, the very name of which annals the virtuous mitul of Tamerlane with horror, and the ferocious exultation that plays upon his countenance when repeating, in the most skilful manner, li a ! does it gall thee Tartar? fly revenue Tt joya me much, to find thou feel'st my fury." was a fine specimen of his abilities, and procured him consi derable applause. Many other parts of his performance afforded us the highest satisfaction; as a repetition of praises however never fails to he tedious, we shall dismiss the subject by observing, that Mr. Kean's Bajazet, is a (kr icrurre of acting. The other parts were sustained highly to the credit of the performers, to whom they were entrusted. Pope and Rae deservedly gained erect applause, we never saw either of these gentlemen to more advantage. Mrs. Bartley, as Arpasia. if not every thing that could he wished during her life, managed her death most admirably ; the manner in which she fell ex cited our astonishment and alarm., we feared she must have sustained some injury. There are two faults which many performers are in the habit of making that we cannot pass over in silence; we mean the improper pronunciation of the words di!it•rence and villain; the former is almost constantly pronounced as if it we►e spelt digrins, the latter such negligence, for it surely cannot be ignorance, ouOt to be carefully zvoided ; we have a right to look for the strictest propriety of speaking on the stage. - - After Tamerlane, Tz.vill4 r was again offered, hat, strange to say, was refused by the Public. In other word, the new farce of that name, after having lingered out a mi serable existence of a few nights. was hissed off the stage, almost nem. con. in the middle Of the second act. Miss Nash was brought forward in a new character on Wednesday last. In the Maid glib(' Mill she formed a most interesting Patty. Iler talents develope themselves as she proceeds, and emit forth claims to increasing praise, founded trot only on popular favour, but on justice. As a singer she possesses a Most pleasing voice, and a correct taste. With out very great power, her execution is easy and elegant. In this part she wisely restrained its pruriency, and by it in creased in expression. In her acting she is excellent. Full of feeling and discrimination, she imparts strength and ex pression to every passage, and promises to attain high emi nence as an. actress, even should she cease to distinguish her self as a singer. Every other character was suitably sup ported, and we have seldom witnessed a performance which justly save more general satisfaction. ril4Pl=Otaimei ^mANlN2iirt z AE6ISTER. COVENT•GARDEN. NOV. 12. Miss O'Neil appeared last niAht for the first time in the part of Elwina l in Miss Hannah Afore's tragedy of PciTy. We have only room to say, that . she fully supported her claims to the elevated rank she fills in the drama, and re ceived just, though unbounded, applause. M. Young► was very great in Douglas, and Mr. C. Kemble gave due anima tion and effect to the character of Percy. This tragedy was announced for next Tuesday with general approbation. On Monday last Miss Stephens made her first appearance this season as Polly in the Be _gar's Opera, and dispelled the fears which her protracted absence atT►d the momentary in troduction of another candidate for vocal fame had crcatt4 in the public mind, lest she should have been sacrificed to the attraction of novelty. Illness, which bad delayed her return, has however left no mark of its withering influence either on her countenance or form. Both have resumed the roundness of health. Iler voice is not only unimpaired, but increased in power and 'viewed in all its freshness. Her taste is perfected by study, and her manners arc full of ele gance and case. Simplicity and nature still form the cha racteristics of her style of acting and singing. She expresses the various changes of the softer passions with the most af fecting fidelity, and in her songs, instead of losing herself in eccentric flights, breathes a soul into every note, whose rich swell not only thrills the ear with delight, but wakens all the sympathies of the heart. ller reception was most flittering, and seemed to affect her sensibly, for every peal of applause loudly proclaimed the grateful and unabated sense which time public entertained of her merits. Inspired by the enthu siasm of the moment, she even surpassed herself. The chasteness of her execution, the expressive melody of her tones, and the spirit with which she gave every song, pro duced repeated encores, aed her performance closed in the midst of the most unanimous approbation. Sinclair appeared for the first time the same evening in the part of Afacheath, which he filled with more ease than spirit. Ills songs, in his usual style, were executed with more taste and elegance than power. • (Mrs. Alsop's and Mrs Mardyn's Country Girls in Our next.) ALARMING A CCIDENT.--Towards the conclusion of the Play, on Friday night, while most of the performers were on the stage, the house was thrown into great confu sion and uproar in consequence of a mail having fallen from the upper into the two shilling gallery. The per formance was for several minutes suspended; Me. Young came forward, and when he was able to obtain a hearing, said—" Ladies and Gentlemen, we are here ready to obey your commands, but a serious accident has just taken place; a person has fallen from the first into the second gallery, and before we proceed with the performance, we wish, with & your permission, to wait until it is ascertained whether any persons have been injured. The Managers have sent an officer into the gallery for that purpose." After a lapse of five or six minutes, Mr. Young again ad vanced in front of the sta g e, and said he was happy to in form the audience, that the managers Imd just received in formation, that no person had sustained any bodily injury, and that the man who caused the disturbance had been re moved from the house, the performers were therefore ready to proceed. This Address was received with applause, and the Play went on without any farther interruption. 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