The National Register. — London, England, 1815-10-01 00:00:00

OCT. 1.. DRAMATIC REGISTER. COVENT GARDEN. The part of Gloster was, nn Monday evening, attempted by a Mr. Edwards. who, we believe. has frequently figured as the hero of a private theatre. This Gentleman at least possesses a cl a i m to on i. trinniiiy, for he contrived to excite the vivito/fay of his audience in proportion to the (rarity of his subject. lie was very properly greetPd on his entree by the most enthusiastic applause. mid we should feel much gratified, could we add, that his exit prodireed the same milk of public approbation and encouragement. He was at tiro eon.i•lerably agitated. and for some moments appeared unable to commynce. The opening speech of " Now is the winter of our discontent, Sze." - waq not proceeded in more than a few lineQ, when some wet IP heard, which we think were premature, as Mr. E. had scarcely had time to rce,iver from the alarm so natural to a first appearance. %Viten he cams• to the line of " But I that am not made for sportive tricks," he made so awkward and ludicrous an attempt to give effect to his 04. livery. and act ompanied it by such ridiculous grimace and action, that part of the audience could no longer refrain from burst!' of lanAter: his ii lends. however, who mustered very strong, were load in their cries of " Bram." " !warn," - and the hisses of the op positionists were int vet overpowered. To the Tower scene, when Gle:stee stabs King Henry, Mr. E completely failed ; his delivery of the lialogne was not so good as we should have expected from a school boy; an enaplinsia was constantly laid upon those words which trqiiired none, and as constantly omitted where it (ight to le.ve been applied : his action also was so unfortunately outrb that et ies of " off!" Off!" 09'!" now became lond and general, in the sveno with Lady Ann, when Gloster oresenta the sword for her to di-pateh him. several people in the pit called mit " Kill him," ' c Kill him by a I means:" this for a time produced considerable merriment ; • towards the dose of the scene. the most decided disapprobation was testified and it termi , ated in dumb spew; for, from the ill timed aPidanse of friends, and the hooting and his , ing of the opposite party, not a single word.could be beard : the Howie was now, in fart, a complete bear garden, and put us very much in mind of the 0. P. IVar Mr. Edwards now appeared, and requested to know whether it was the pleasure of the audience - that he should, or shoal lint finish his performance?" He was immediately answered by crit sof " certainly not," "by all means ; NO! No!" " Yeal. Yes!" and at length left the stage without a possibility of ascertain. ilia the determination of his judges. so contradictory and noisy was their verdict. Mr. Fawcett now came forward, and with sonic dif ficulty obtained a hearing, so clamorous were the greater part of the audience in bawling Silence." He stated, that if it was the fiat of the audience, Mr. E. should not proceed—that Mr. C. Kemple would finish the part for him ; this was .agreed to, and Mr. I? re tiled, but returned in a few moments, and pot it to the candour of the audience vi heftier Mr. E. hail been suffered to proceed far enough for a correct judgement to be formed of his meriti —itap reared to he the voice of the House that he had not, and the piece was tesumed. It wool(' he tedious. and unititereating to our readers, for ns to Far, ed further with a critical analysic et' the representation of the erook'd back'd tyrant. Mr. Edward's appearance was now a signal for the vociferation!: of both parties, and the curtain fell amidst as complete a rote, as the most enthusiastic admirers of tumult and dis order could possibly wish. The opposition was decided. and we regret to say that the failure of Mr. E. was complete. The prin cipal fault of this gentleman is an awkward redundancy of action, and a frequetit rotatory motion of the head strongly reminding us of cur old friend Harletp:in, which with a tame insipid delivery of the dialogue, and his constantly 'daring the emphasis on the wrong word were fully suflii emit to justify the decision of the audience. Mr. E. has a pleasing countenance, and appeared, as well as we could j iadge thronelt the disguise assumed for the representation of the 'lw—shaven Richard to possess a good figure. Tie Manavers yielded to public opinion, and the " .sClMilifOr &Wall, was announced for representation on the succeeding Wednesday. TUT NATIONAL REGISTER. DRURY L \NE. A Mn,. Mardyn niptle I.er first appearnnee nt thig Theatre on Tuesday evening in the chat acter of Ame/id In:der/hoist:. in Lorer's Vows. So ranch was she agitated at appearing before a London audience, that she had nearly fainted on the stage, and we imagined it would have .Becti absolutely imposAible for her to rerover snin eiently to give its an opportunity of forming any opinion of . lire dhi• litictl. We were however agreeably deceived, she soon regained a - - - perfect command of herself; and delighted us by the ease. vivacity, and genuine comic ',tumour that characterised her performance. Her action was occasionally such as would have been better adapted to build ; but upon the:whole, we never witnessed, a more successful Performance in any debutante we remember. Mrs. M. is very youne, and extremely pretty ; she is rather short, but possesses good figure. Iler voice is excellent. She received during her per. tormance, repeated rounds of applause, which she highly deserved, and she will no doubt prove a lasting favourite with the public. Thg other characters were well supported. Minden was as usual irre. sistibly laughable ; his performance sometimes however bordered too much on buffoonery. BALLOON AND PARACHUTE. G 3 .5 On Wednesday last, says a Paris paper, Madame Gamed!' wended in a balloon from the gardens of Tivoli. At four o'clock. the wind blew with considerable violence from the N. E.; a small balloon of 'experiment was rapidly carried off. At half.past five Madame Garnerin went round the company with a noble assurance. This young , person is twenty years of age ; she excited the liveliest interest of the spectators; she was (loathed in a simple white robe. and wore a gal land of flowers on her head. At six o'clock all the preparations being terminated, the young aeronaut threw herself into the car, and rose amidst the acclamations of the public. Tint balloon was rapidly cat ried in the direction of the plain of Mont sra-tx. The signal to cut the colds of the parachute was given by M. Garnerin, her father, by means of a boite, which exploded two n hates after departure; but it would seem that she was too ele. k idea to hear the report, as she was not detached from the balloon till four minutes and a half after her departure. It is impossible to describe the effect produced the moment the parachute was sepa rated from the balloon ; a general cry was heard, and applause soon burst forth from all sides. when the parachute was seen rapidly en volving, and the descent electing majestically and without danger. The elevation %vas so considerable, that the descent occupied more than live minutes. She reached the ground without accident near Mention. WALKING MATCH. This extraordinary match was suddenly stopped on Tuesday last ' by a warrant from the necerend Magistrate of the County of Kent' alter the pedchtrian had completed 731 miles and a quarter; but. however, we shall proceed w ith the account as it occurred since our last. THIRTEENTH DAY. Saturday presented a sort of new era in the labours of Wilson. from the change which has taken place in the weather. By twelve o'clock he had finished ten miles, and proceeded to refresh. He washeil his feet, put on a pair of yarn socks, and clean shoes. During this operation, he declared that Providence had been f tremely indulgent to him, that instead of diminishing., his strength had increased, and that both in health and spirits he felt the fullest confidence in the performance of his task. At twenty minutes after three he had done his twenty miles, and by within twenty minutes to five had completed his twenty-fifth mile. lie then had his dinner, of which he cat most heartily. He did not stop more than fifteen minutes, and the next five miles he performed in as good time as any of his former heats. It appears that Wilson is a native of Newcastle, where in tte early part of his life, he was employed as a sort of messenger to the Attornies of that town and its %kinky, in serving subpoenas, copies of writs, &e. These labours he generally perfo►med at the rate of two pence a mile from each person, from %1 hom he received a com mission, and has often gone ten times in a day to a distance of six twles trom the town. It further appears, that throughout life he has been extremely imbistrions, butt unhappily was unfortunate in his connections. In one instance, a partner in trade expended upwards of 20001. for him. He was pawnbroker at Newcastle, in the first instance, and :afterwards a linen•draper. His hard fate, at Ir ngth. drove to London, and lie has for the last four years been well known in Kent. as a hawker of pamphlets; a species of employment, which, considering the h►rgeness of his family, but barely tiu•nished him an existence, indeed placed hint under the necessity of incur. ring many small debts, w Rich he intends to discharge the moment he has the means. His family consists of Live children, two sons and ti l l cc auagl►tcr , t all of wlitnu are celebrated wakts. Ilia daughter,