The National Register. — London, England, 1816-05-26 00:00:00

MAT 26. DILIMATIC REGISTER. DRURY LANE. A Piece called a Fairy Tale, in two Acts, entitled, Olwrun's Oalh, ur 7'he Paladin and the Prineevs, was pro. duced at this Theatre on Tuesday for the first time. The scene is laid near B iglu], where the hero of the niece,,ropre tented by Mr. T. Cooar,.wins the affections of tho. liph's daughter, Miss NAsn. By the super natural agency of a female deity they escape from the fury of the Caliph ; but the hero i. shipwrecked in the territory of the Urand %than, where he is, with his ser vant, consigned to slavery: here Zoradina, the favourite Sultana (Mrs. Onns:a), meets hint in the garden of the palace, and makes love to hint ; but her passion being slighted, she attempts to stab him in revenge, wheat-the Sultan and his guards break in and arrest her aria.. ilk is then ordered with his mistress, the Caliph's daughter, fir execution; when the lovers arc wain extricated by the. same supernatural agency, and the piece concludes. The music, whit:ll.i' isy Mr. PARRY, is very pretty.— Miss NASH had several airs, which she executed with great taste and delicacy. lET last snug possessed peculiar aweetness. The dresses and decorations are splendid, and the scenery rich, lamittiful, and• diVersitied. With all these advantages however the piece, from its great length, went.nif heavily. On the fall of the curtain an opposition was made to its announcement for repetition, and Mr. RAE was loudly called tier. On presenting himself, he expressed a wish to know the pleasure of the audience. Some voices exclaimed—" Repeat !" others • No !" Mr. RAE then e.6cl:..us;there was a difference of opinion, he hoped the audience would give the piece another trial. Loud approbation, mixed with partial discontent, sue. aceded.—The House was crowded to excess. The next night OGeroN's IMM was received thmughout with unmixed applause. It was greatly improved by judicious curtailments ; and the hesenty of the dresses and decorations, with the general gaiety of the piece, are iikely to male it a popular entertainment. SONG. k Mr. Mt NUFM). lonki seas and rivers tuna to nine, 'fti gratify a toper's i% isli, sititor's her %affiliate ilit Anil all the folk* would drink Llitsieles. litany an eelsk in faille( drink Wonlil twist among the joyous shoal; Tipsy muidw re harm coli'd think To frisk it witiva jovial noel. Here a Bacchanalian brood Qf pra‘i la. and klieters it rangelrtickled, . Cacti In claret nicely ittevi'd, And all our herrings ready pirkl'it.- Tul de rol, de rid, COVENT-GARDF.S. Atragedy, new to the London boards, was on Thnrs dav night performed at this theatre. It is entitled .Idc. Male ; or, The Eol;grants ;—and }As :iireadv been stamped, as a work of great poi ical merit, by the concur rent praises of the theatneal e•-ities of the Irish metropolis, where it was played with uncoliirami success. Mf. SilE 11, u young Barrister of rising reputation, wrote it expressly For Miss (rlati.L. The story of Adelaide is, in brief, as follows : 1 French Emigrant (Yenosinl, driven from his native land by the troubles of the revidittion,.t.tkes refuge with his wife< Mrs. n.rirrox), a daughter (Misti-OrNmi.r.), and a prOtegte.( MiOt i() rt t, in the vicinity of theCaVe of Grind Lantenburg (Otis. r.st HEE). let the midst :WA wintry storm, OA retreat n 1 the Emitryints is contemed b r lire ; and, slielterlers and in penury. the‘ %sander forth into the forest. Chance conducts them to which the Emigrants refine:lnm asylum front the tempest. 'rite Could receives and proteetailieni, gives ikon a cottage near the castle, and becomes the dingloterti lover:tad the fathei's friend. The (.1 t hesitates, however, between love and ambition, till he decides tetmatify the one, while lie surrenders hinsell to the other, by Laming villain. He be troths himself it, a Princess, and, at the same time, by means of a falqr Priest anti in . imanions of seeresy, tic deltules Adelaide i n t o a ~a p po s ition... private mirsiage. 5114111 all erw•Aids, a no ble sinter otters ,filelank bin blind% and embarrassments arise which produce a ilevelopentent of Laricafatit'a imposture. Just at their, crisis, the mint of the•klntierant (A nnorr ), long sappo s ed ilemb, accidentally regaiir.b;s land y, am/ the phis. whirls op thins: Lunvnlntr;^iA• provoke.? in de.aw Irl.oll, OW brother Or Ade. /aide; tw oe v0n,,,, swot &he Mils— and dies and ldridide her self perishes by poison, leaving her lather and family in despair. We are 410 to iec the taste thr tragr# revive. II:id Mr. Sitensi piece been. less merituriouß dial' it is, we should hum applauded thegoodsanettofthome who brought it titrward; since every encottragement and eve:yiteility should 1N .given to th;:se who iseek to enrich the stage, — to arouse aril to iwtruct the pnblic,—by tho production °fie.Otintsto ararr as, Want of roomrenders it iutpossi- He for us .to eater into particulars,. The piece on. the whole was -received .with Wcat atiphtuse.. I;owards the eonchtsion ufa tho :hurth act it experienced wine opposi— tion : o:summer:is however, were only of :.hort 3lntatlemn ; and the play was nisnouneed ter.reputition with very ge neral ::.irprolratiott.. TEe :reting . of YCIINO I CIIARLF.9 Krstar.E; and above all, Mint O;NEI:.14 was occellent—The Epilo;me, by MATH kIAVS, in the elwiracter of Sic. Fretful Plagiary; con. twined allosione.an lltury-Lane, appar.trtly provoind the Hon. Mr. I.‘mat's Epilogue to and com pliments to Nliss (YINgiLL, which, as inicht well be ex pected, excited a powerful and poi.utoxilt,exprcsse4 scn valiaN. • THE NATTONAT. REGISTER". SAI) LEI2'6•W The fidlowing were sung in addition to the two first verses of (d save (1w Kisg at Sadler's-Wells, on Friday evening, when the Duke of Clarence honoured that 'The atre with his presence:— Fr thy protecting Grace To all oar gond King's race, Nlay liks,:ngs spring; Our good h.i. been 4u care, flrant hint then to our pray er, Him in our hearts we wear, find ease the King. Bless ull the limn-wick line, reople to Prince incline,. Freedom's hest spring; Bless the tww-weiltled pair, Make throe thy gracious carc,--- Mol hear, 4) hear our prayer, Gad save the King. VISIT of the R01'.41, I'.llll to (/ T11E:4772E5. The comic opera of I.a Cosa Ilara, revived fin- the oc casion of BRAHAA'S benefit, was repeated on Saturday the Itith inst. to the most crowded mil brilliant audience that has ever been assembled isithin the walls of this magni ficent theatre. The delightful duet with NALM, "Peer, ' Caro mio Sposo," the mimic of which is so familiar in this 'country to the swords of " Oh thou tvert born In please me," produced an effect which has never been surpassed upon the Italian stage. The opera went off extremely well; the perthrmers appearing to be not a little encouraged by •the interest taken in their exertions by the Royal. Bride, who, with the Printer lief-illustrious consort,. occupied the box prepared fOr -them on the left of the orchestra. As this was the first time that her Royal Highness had honoured any public spectacle with her presence since the auspicious event which placed her in a light so new and im portant to the nation, the anxiety to behold her was ge— neral throughout the metropolis. The price of boxes for the singii 'night, rose, in some instances, so MO as ten guineas. The pit at aseunsually early hour was crowded almost to sulfite:Aim. The royal pair, who had not re turned from their tote-a-tote drivain a curricle to dinner until near seven o'clock, entered the theatre about half past nine, and were • received with; hearty acclamations.. " - GOd'save the King wa.s called for ; sung by the princi pal performers, BRAIIVA especially, with powerful ex p.pession—and joined in enthusiastically by the audience. The Princess, gratified and evidently touched by the affectionate welcome of her fittore subjects, acknowledged it by smiles of pleasure, and by frequent bows, directed to all parts of the house'. Her Royal Highness, as also his Highness Prince I•eopcid, paid much attentionto the progress of the opera and ballet. At times she recogs • nised and saluted the ladies of the foreign Am baswulors, and many of our native Nobility, in their boxes. Her whole carriage was in the high'est sense gracious and dignified, as becomes her exalted station: - nor was there \ranting something peculiarly well advised and of brood canen in the simplatriecumstance of a Prinaees, on whom so many eyes are fixed, and of whom sumeny hopes are formed, entering into public accompanied only by her husband ; for they had neither visitors nor attendants. It is in good taste, and of good example—it is in the.old English,. but halfLexploded, fashion of• man and wife. May the practice continue—may the example prosper— the tit.shion revive. and extend, and'endure ! Monday afternoon the Prince of Saxe Cobourg, accom panied by his Royal Consort and the Duchess of York, went 4) the British Gallery, in fall-mall, previnimto the Exhibition opening to thu Public.—lnithe evening the Royal Pair went to Drury-lane Theatre, where they ar rived about 10 minutes before nine ; when Messrs. Dib din, Rac, Ward, Spring, &c. received them according to royal etiquette, being in full court nuairtriag, and con ducted them to the Wino" Regent's priwate bitx. Ai the time they intered the box the lust Act of Bertram was on, and Mr. Kean in his most trying scene. The play 'ceased in consequence. Her Royal Highness was dress ed in nummin"-with avhaptet of: white rotes and lilies round her head; and she in the:most eondescendim-• man- nert leant as fi;rwnrd as possible in .the front of the box. ---1-krillnstr;ons consort stood inuhe front, on her kit hand..—The :on - Fa:nee-wore eutlitisinstic in this applause. The whoih•of ti4tpurfonners'then appeared on the stage, decorated with whlt e frivonrs, and sang God kiwi the King in a very•superiCt style, with additional stint:ix At the conclusion of tit , .t , nataital anthem her . ROval'llighness s howed very reAr. , ctftilly, and apprarecr:inntiitk of the re- spect and lat tent ion shewniliar.. Friday Prince I,eopthrnal Ftiiteess Charlotte • callid at York-house:;suid toek.leave of the llnvitess, previous .to her going to Clittlituds.. The • litistrims•(staple in> the evening went to Covent Garvin Theetre.7. At twenty 'minute* before seven o'clock ; ,attentled hy• Itaiert Gardiner, and Benin' Hardenhrooke; they enured' the Prince Regent's boy,. by 'van of'Princeli-place, Hirt street, ishere they Iwo. received by MP.liarris, juns Mr. Fawcett, and Mr Ertimhai, inltilldress-mourning, with two lame. wax-iights each,. and conductcdjto theivseats. • Her Royal Higlines.s spoke t(x the managent :u the most condo .ending manner, hoped she was it tmte, and'bed tit t'rog,itt the endienle wititingtk:A- After they had and'_ en-- tered the box, the Nlanagrrmwcserted them copie.::of the play of The..itaiduetiVy4' hound: La TA, and play-bills printed on superior paper. On appearing in front of the royal box i they were received IT the ;ludic= with . .. • .... .''' l~:s turous applause,. which they acknowledged in the most condescending manner. On drawing up the curtain, the whole company appeared on the stage, the females in elegant white dresses, in compliment to the royal nup tials, and sang Goi save 11w King ! The additional verses by Sinclair and Minuet ; and the whole was highly ap 'plawkd. Tuesday the Prince Regent held a Court at Carlton }louse, which was attended by the Cabinet Ministers and Great Officers of State. The object of the Court was, to receive an Address from the University of Cambridge; upon the late Royal Marriage. The uncommon length lof the procession attracted a great concourse of people in I'all-mall. The number amounted to near 400, an& they walked two and two ; amongst wh mm were the Duke of Gloucester, as Chancellor of the University, in his splendid robes ; Dr. Kaye, the 'ice-Chancellor; the Heads of Colleges ; also the Archbishop (if Cashel ; the Bishops of Exeter, Bangor, St. Asaph, and Clogher ; the Marquis of Lansdowne ; Earls Somas, Compton and !Percy ; Lord Calthorp, Bernard, Sidney, &c. They were ' 'conducted into the presence •of the Ret;ent, who w a s seated on his Throne; when the Dicke of Gloucester read the Address ; to which the Regent returned a most gra. sinus answer, and the assembly had • the honour to kiss his hand ; after which his Royal Highness came down from the throne, and walked among the Members of the .University, showing them the most graciOus attentions. On Thursday Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold had their first dinner party at Cameltind-house, which was honoured with the presence of the Ret.,qmt. The dinner was most sumptuous, and consisted of ev e r., rarity and delicacy of the season. Among the company were the Mhrquisses of Hertfort, Anglesett, Chol. mondeley, and Headthrt ; the Earl of Liverpool. Vi,- -count Petersham, Lord W. Gordon, Count Munster, &c. Mr. Serjeant Onslow and Lord Grantley on Saturday presented an address of congratulation from the town of Guildford to the Prince of Saxe-Cobourg and the Princess Charlotte, on their recent nuptials. CITY 11U5INFS9. Wednesdi►y an adjourned Meeting was held at tl e Mansion-house, the Lord Mayor in the Chair, for the purpose of considering the best means of completing a ma;,•niticent piece of platy to Iss.presented to the Duke of Wellington, descriptive or the battles in which be has been so gloriously engaged; but more particularly to hand dowirte posterity some appropriate memento of the important and dectiive Victory of Waterloo. The Reso lutions of the former Meetings were agreed to ; the sub 7vance of which is, that a piece of 'plate, firmed as a column of about six feet high, be prepared by .the best Artists, whose skill is also to be exerted in fanning upon it the most•appropriate deviees.--An elegant Shield, with allegorical representatiorrs, already executed as far as the battle of Toulouse, is to he placed against the ba of the Column. The whole to than an heir-loom, and to de scend with the title of 'Noble Duke. The magnificence of the whole will of course depend on the extent of the subscription ; and, as far as can be at present judged, it. will be the most superb, as well as must gratifying, present ever made to an individual: Tnesilay a t'ourt of Cointnon Council was held at Guildhall. —The Lord Nheyor stated the presentation of the Addresses of the Court to the l'i inre lirgent, the (Jaren, the Piincess Char lotte, Relit Prince Leopold., with their respuetii e answers; which were read and orticri-d to be entered on the journals. A motion was made aud.spiestion put, that the freedom of this ('its' h e pr e sented to Mince Leopold in a Box of }lran of Oal. • of 100 guineas valae; which was titianinion , :y resolved in the a ffirolative.—A 'motion was also made that the freedom of the City be pre , ented in a Box of 'Heart of Oak, of too vone.s salute, to his Royal Highness thin Duke of Gloucester, as a tee tininivy of the li'gh sense MR Comet entertain the distin pushed manner in which his Royal Highness Otis exerted to promote numerous objects of Lune% oltmee therm 4hoot thA , United Kingesito an 4 especially within this City ; thumb): ad liu to the lustre 0f 4 . , .'e high 141111, as a branch of the family of our beloved Sowers len, anit'nicritia2 in a kir!' degree the sincere regard 'and gratitudw of the Citizens of London; and that his Royal Highni s,s hN lunul,ly reittersteil to Iwtwur tiliF City by lit* areeptunee of the s'ail frociluin. The bowels A` lananitacitisly carried in the attirnestive. CLINGING TrI.PL If F.-- It was wittily obsdr‘ed by an hal:e lan, zentleman, that ecrtaitepartios would e 1 1 It-Witten. plas'e .o long il‘ till' onld riisea Rank token artilmii•tcr n torponti4 guard. In this tenacity of stiel,lnz to iducc,*eirportii s meant by this. zeath emu arc nut Man) Alb4l4' were mars. on Weiiewd.ty lit* by a person in (Are, to diskidre eertaii. parties. front bid all in lain : we u,c,ln the of the blae•enat 1;ov to drove Milo' the 'fat) !Prize." ot; A Vo.uuo from the wheel et • but there they still , it'ek. and nn ;.t till Tharstliy when, aiithr Luettli will linish on that ila. , further (1144 to resist his trot amil-LOp m4l be vain. Slioniil one ot . .llteht• be the tercet-drawn prize' above .t.'l,llod, it ‘via %livid* i!ssiounint; arid retitle the faitituate Iwldev tts no I t i v lug 4741...mmi Th.lte sd Puit Weilite3 day *as the Seernsl nay DlT.wiiiror A ir . Lotterr, 1:to Coutra:lor,l Isl , s, rtsporltiitiV aeln mitt s the Poetic that Boni !ke..4119.00it Prizes rentaim in the lk 1 1. p!. Thafollowitta.Prizes, *trawls on Wednesday, e: shortd uud sold .ar his Offices, 4, Col nhill, 11.4 9, C11:111.c Cross 15,0,1, .Ll,OOO, cntidis! to X4;000 mono, making .!_/I*.rvlo 37176 (4090 12,124 ...... 15,34 A eery I . ..ww'llelse:s and :shares teteft m elar ; but ,wife( any ate arnmisi tney may 11e had at above, Them v is the Lot Day of 11):•awithi g , au 114 iits••ll6.l, .0 must receive to addition .C.3o.lunt, it is thelefoic very 114,.1 . . prove a rai,a t SW, tchii h :nay !2 el: ity. ter ii, t.ot • ci