The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-30 00:00:00

T 4 IIE . NATIONAL REGISTER. APRIL 30. DRAMATIC REGISTER. DRURY LANE THEATRE. Last Saturday was performed, for the first time, at this Theatre, i Tragedy, called Inn, the avowed production of a L a dy of the name of Wilmot. The following is a short sken the plot ..-- F it bi r r Mr. Kean), son to 'the Eing of Wessex, has se cred% uni•ed birnself to Put (Mrs. 111.!:ey), the daughter ..f a su biecs. when, iD order to ter mitt .te the war between the peop l e of Nleicia and th':sc of Wessey, the King of Meicia offers to wore his daughter kdeyleda (Mrs. Gloier) with , J' !art. This onion is equally desoed by the King of Wes *ex. To avert this bgbert ieveals his marriage, is put un• dr' .".rest by his father, and faa is seized. The Prince, liowelo., is released, in order to lend the troops against the • m e runs, wh:. invaded the country. He attempts to cu - hitt to he sec , etly conveyed to the Imp, but is thwart- •h e i nt ,,,. ;oes of Baldred (Mr Rae), a pries:. who had fi r e :y been d discaided 1. vet of I r a, and cn this account is t. w their bitterest foe. Firbrrt , ctions a conqueror, but is aqi typed to be assassinated by Baldred, who is killed by rn tteridant of the Priiice Meant i me 1,.a ha- been tried :a I .ond-mned to death, but through the compassion of her guird is conve,.ed at night - , with her child, to the presence of the King, whom she at length succeeds in softening; he forgves her, and receives her as hi 3 d..Ughter.' I)u' ing this time Egbert repairs to the dwelling of his wife, and finding her fled. and see*: on a table his own picture, which she constantly wore, some jewels he hsd given her, and a dagger, fancies she has destroaed herself, and, in despair, is on the point Of plunging the weapon into his breast, when Ina en ters and stops his arm. Ede:Ada stabs herself in a fit of rage, jealousy, and disappointment, and the play terminates happily. From Mr. kean's being announced as the hero of this Tragedy, we expected that part allotted to him would have called forth his great abilities, but were disappointed ; Prince Egbert would have been as well in the hamis of Mr. Rae or Mr. Wallack. Not that we mean to depreciate the talents of either of these gentlemen; on the contrary, we think them highly respectable and valuable to the stage, but certainly they have not the electrifying touches of Kean. The whole of this piece, like the part asskgned to the hero of Drury, is by no means of a strikit:g cast, It contains no thing very new nor very striking; and the impression it left on our minds is that of a performance rather beneath than above mediocrity. It will probably appear to more advan tage in the closet, as the language seems far superior to the manner in which the action is conducted. The performers exerted themselves to the utterm , .st, particularly:Messrs. Rae, Pope, and Wallack, Mrs. Bartley, and Mrs. Clover. Mr. Kean looked and played well, but certainly appeared to less advantage than he bas hitherto done on the London board s • not owing to any deficiency of his own, but to the poverty of the character. The oppo l / 4 ilon was so great towards the end, as to render the latter scenes almost inaudible, and the Epilogue, spoken by Mrs. Bartley, completely so. Mr. Kean came forward to announce the Tragcdy for a second representation, but the noise uas so great, that he retired for a moment, and after wards returned and said something which we could not hear, but we suppose it was that it would be withdlawu or post poned. It has not since been repeated. COVENT GARDEN TH EA RE. On Friday night the Mask of Comm was revived at this Theatre with great splendour of scenery, drestes, and decora tions. The music of Handel and Arne was done ample jus tice to by Sinclair, Duruset, and Miss Stephens ; and Mil ton's pretry by the other performers. The towering form of Conway, as Comus, gave him great superiority over bis at tendant crew, and Mrs. Faucit looked extremely interesting as the Lady. The brothers were well supported by Me. Abbot and Miss Foote. The Overture by Cherubini, se !ected by Bishop, was extremely beautiful, and the whale was well received by a brilliant and crowded audience. FINE ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY. The Exhibition will open next Monday. It contains many interesting and valuable paintings. Among the Cllofit distinguished is •a portrait of the Prince Regent, by Law rence, which occupies a distingiiished place in the great worn. lii the same apartment is also a portrait of the Duke of Wellington. by the same artist. He is represented as hold. ing the sword of state in St. Paul's cathedral. This too is a fine painting; but we shall, in the present article, content ourselves with enumerating a few of the most distinguished work - 4 a; d Analyse their merits and defectxin another paper. Sir T. Lawrence has also Portraits of Prince Blucher, Prince Plato Mr. H. Davis, M. P. Mrs. Woeff, and Prince.Aletter nich ; these are all considered good likenesses. Sir William Beechy has six portraits; consisting of the Duke of Kent, Sir P. Warburton, Sir T. Picton,.and Lora Mayncrd Mr. Northcote has eight portraits; that of Mrs. Hawker and Child is very fine. By Mr. Shee, R. A. Portrait of illajor-General Sir .Ir. Vivian, and three other military characters: very good. Mr. Owen has eight portraits ; the Primate of Ireland, Mr. Vanoittart, the Duke of Montrose, Sir I. Radcliff, and one of a Lady. Mr. Phillips has seven portraits, amongst which is one of Lord A. Percg. Mr. Henry Howard. the Secretary. Two portraits, finely finished; a landscape; and two small pictures, from Comus. A whole-length portrait of the Duke of Nolfn'k, by Mr. Lonsdale, is likely to he much admired; and one of . Miss 0' :Yr ill, as the Tragic Muse, by Mr. Joseph, will no doubt 1)e one of the most attractive in the Exhibition. There are very few Landscapes or Historical Paintings. There is, however, a fine picture, by Turner, representing, Dido hui!ding Carthage. (To be continued next Weck). By accounts laid before the House of Commons, it appears that the total net revenue for the year ending on the 3th of April current, amounts to 83,306,4701. being 2,964,5031. above the revenue for the year ending the 3th April, 1314. The unfumded debt in Exchequer Bills, outstanding on the sth of January last, was 57,941,7001. • It is surprising the number- of persons that apply daily from eleven till three, at No. 84, Wells street, Oxford-street, to consult Dr. Cameron, who discovers disorders by an inspection of the rioroing 1. - iue, and although his method is singular, it is a welt known fact, that he has restored many to perfect health, when the most eminent of the profession had failed, in paint - ill, lingering, and dangerous cases, suet) as dis eases of the liver, bilious obstructions, dropsy, nervous de cot;sumptic:ns. &c. Also those complaints peculiar ta females at the dit:ereut periods of WI. L