The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

7 • e l !), t 044440: - . ,„, . cOVF.NT GARDEN. A .nor comedy, ealloa 44 A ;Fore) for Me Ladcc," was . traiticed on Thursday night at this theatre. The Idea is attributed to the pen of the ingenions Mr. eniy, who has already written several drama; which ore established in the favour of the public. We sub join a list of the dramatis. persona, and a sketch of the plot — L.). old ilowerscoun .. Mr. W. Farrea. ,z Young liowerscourt Mt. Abbott. . 0 . 'Witi!etland .„ ... Mr. Ma -ready i)orrington ... Mr. ('. Kymble. ••4 Ur. Young. Adnosant ... •«4 w . Mr. Connor. Faiseronigue Mr. ikon. Corvette ••• Mr./Jones. Send AI r. y. Cray ••• ••• Chapman. Miss Adamant ... .„ Mat Brunton. Clout %Vmtrrlend ... Mrs. Fatten. Airs. Singleton -... ... Mrs. Yates. The chief iota/test of the piece tome span ahe distress or Toting Winter/ma, who. luvrin • incurred the displeasure of an uncle on whsnt his fortunes olepended. is tlisitilteKted, and likles from his crolitors in a tishennan's ecetage. His sister, who shares his mis tin tunes. is attached to Young Darrivtaa, his sworn friend. to w h om he has formerly made great ',artifice . and who ha; been to -Cie West hulks to take possession. WI he isefieves. of a rich inhe ritance. On his return. the lrisisebrads depend on his fulfilling their hopes, both of marrying Clara, and relieving het but. ther. His conduct, however. hetinnes mysterious and equivocal; and the most arecting of the situations arise from IViaterlande re sentment of iiiireomluet. the disappointed passion of rare, and the attrern ccpwach of her fosliogs, which she incurs from the high spirit anti wounded pride of her brother. Circumstances render borrow. 'bin the hearer of an off •r of marriage to Clara from Young twirl; who had suffered overtures to be made in Clara's prosperity. and which his father holds him more than evn. . bound to follow up.; sn esp:anrition ensues between f)..reinclon and rtore, when he &- elates hinverlingsprinted also at his inheritance. and urges the snit of ilsieg.lherscr.sroarf, in leder to save frintrolan.f from despair and • /lynx-sevuefa heart has. however. in spite of his better reason, been ensnared by .11iss AlsoiarO, a gay woman of fashion, of a gowsrints di eon; but flighty manners. which revolt him. The slifihaduca of these ; orties are finally removed by a seasonable diseove )7.—.lfr. ihrs/iogs, the mica: of Winfraand,hutlleft theproperty to .an unknown str. , •.ger, who bad saved his life from robbers en the coast of Cornwall. on hi identifying himself; if nos. it passes toe Air. Sihertaigur a mewe distant relation . .ciferrtortrae, by a cowardly eau Lion to avert thesuppo efl indignation of' borrington. calls on him to explain his conduct, and unfolds pi-rtkulars which prove Daub:ream bintself to be the foAisive ineogntto, in the last hour allowed hint to • og.his title. lie arrives, however, at Old Dmiserecourt's, the trustee. joie in time. and the posssion of the property enables hint in do justice to trintrriand, and to confirm hie engagements with Clara. l'anng llowerseastrt is thus releasad of his'obligation—both he and his father become reconciled to 117i.is Adamant, who remains the mistress of his Itelirt. if,. Luton is a natural agent in the ✓ot, rind sone -amusing situations arise out of he having abandoned hit wife, from a hasty and errononts conviction of her infidelity ; „old being afterwaids employed by Old flawrrasourt to I.ronfore inatch with her for the old gentleman, she being then unknown to him tinder the name of Siagfetna. This leads to a satisfactory cx. ydansoon. be arhieli they are also reconciled. The impertinent gal lantries of a M. Carmale, which have a great tendency to create the jealous fancies of hang Bowersenart. form also a considerable oharatif ON earlier acts of the monody. The chief faults of this drama are the complexity of the plot, and an 4,/var-ahmulanee in the characters, Who 41TX too numerms and diversified in •tbair objects and 'designs, to excite a separate sad independent interest. Too great an interval •is allowed to elapse between each appearance of the leading persons of the drama, so that we arc perpetually forgetting the sphere of ,action aisigned to them. In this respect some ad.antage might probably be obtained from a few superfluous perssns ; .the wife of Lars/in, 'the benevolent cynic, is of this description ; the fact 'of his being married at all spoils the consistency of the portrait. In character, Kenny has been much more successful; that of Bore-1 .erseourt, elder,, a mild, warm hearted gentleman of the old • school, is vory chaste, simple,. and effective, 'and well. adapted to the talents of the actor (W. Far reu).to whoth it was assigned. Those of Silreriongse, who is alwass talking to his own disadvantage, and: of the dancing master Cu' retie, who is perpetually 'intruding where he is most unwelcome, arc perhaps in the extreme of comic drawing, but arc always etc •tertainig and well preserved. We find much to: be pleased with sin the misanthrope Lamm, who ever annoying and tormenting those shout him, yet! seems not to lose his real character, when he Pawl pcntla it for the sakean'"'d action. • extremely good, and is perhaps the strong-hold of the play ; it discovers a richly stored mind, and is so full of happy allusions and well-turned points, as to form a, perpetual exercise to the undersutudiug ; this is its general character, rather than . abOntlant sallies of what I is called wit, though these are by no leans thinly, :siattered throughout the piece. The acting was uni-; +wady good.; the most conspicuous perhaps were Al.; Farrell, to whom the play •itself is very materially in- , Ilebted, and Muerendy in the jealous and irritable young' Young supported his character with great . effect ; and Miss Brunton, of whom we regretted to ace so little, was quite herself; and theretiae perfectly' succtaisfuls. Mrs. Faucit mingled a little too much of Ahelacrymosein her Miss interland ; the sentimental . part of comedy Should on no account be over-acted. — Alston was excellent ; and Imes and Emery supported shc rank they maintain in our school of comic action. .The receptiou of the :pieee, when Cemble app..ared sin :mount= it for repetition, was not one of u n mixed ~,favour, but the Imam - olapplauding apectators greatly p eo d ulu i e ated, .This wias.still more evidettt lit the dose ,a the epapg which 'was excellently delivered by NV. i CAW}, wecp. cltere sciticely ift , peaia'rsi be . a dissen -1 &teat voice Amens ilia audtencl. 1I • 'Theft) •leple 'of. Miss ge etitkPitoiwrio-; sores, make situ it,votty CONK, s4;44ikitiNjil be' somewhat difficult for S. E.Ftohlp . lo .1/0 11 7Cp1".• !..}lenrietts street, I')ec. 1018. Sta•x-Shilacil it I ant''to obtrude . ,. myself on public attention, mid inrentitettmt as 1 know myself to be to engage in any thing like coot-' troversy with Mr. S KetuWe,. J. consider myself to be imperiously called upon to notice his letter, which ap peared in your last, in which I .'m "very null:rem°. niously accused of having uttered a deribetate falsehood I shall not so far forget myself - am to 'retort the SteCala tion upon Mr. S. Kemble ; I will rather, in charity,. believe that he must Lave tbrgotten the circumstance of my short eorrespouderxe with hint, when he ventures to impute to me the utteranee of an untruth. I will also believe that Mr. S. keinblc was ignorant of the nature of my former eng agemen t at Drury Lams The atre. when the subjoined lestors'ipastied between us, or he would have known that the salary I received was fully adequate to my utmost wishes ; but that salary was by nu nicaus the most essential consideration with me. In my former engagement I had expressl- stipu lated finr an absence ut six weeks to fulfil an engage meat in Ireland ; and the Sub-Committee were fully apprized of my existing ,etkvigement ut the English Opera House, which precluded the possibility of my acct....toting one which required, as a preliminary - condi tion, that my services should be 'confined to •Drittt Lane Theatre during the *Pilule of the season. • The °dim, therefore, was no offer at all; it•was an • unworthy .urtifice to arm the Suli.Committee with a defensive answer, in ease any inquiry should be made by those who condescesato consider. my.3l,tnble4alents as of some consequence •I,t) a theatre. .lilesides Axis, it will be observed that Mr. S. Xeutble's letter to me is dated August 3. about one mantis only before the panel period of openino. the Tluarorel TheSub-Committee (fruot whom I had received, during the whole last season, the must unprovoked insults, with a detail of which it is unnecessary to trouble time Public) were perfectly conscious that I Imd icceised lay regular dh charge at the end of the seasons, together with all others. not under articles: and they lutist Lave huelip.seell aware, that I had uot suffered wore than half the ann um to elapse, withuvt tuakin. , such arrangements tbr couutry engagements us in - 4A occupy a parliall W,any future time, and which 4 was compelled to form by the natural conclusion that they had no intention to retain my services. Ihe tidlowing on% through Mr. Stephen Kemble, therefore, coupled with restrictions which they knew it to be impassible fOr me to comply with, was a mere mockery, and as Such 1 considered it. NATI9ZiAt , •• "r^lAUkq a•.... 4 • ,' r 11 ,(Copy No 14 • Thoutre Royal, Lkury Lane. Aug.S. NIADAIII—I hare it iu oat:mutant' fisma the Geode men ofthe Sub-Committee of Drury Lane 'Theatre to offer you, for the next season. the *emu you bud last season ; only I um dewed to observe, that they re quire your talents to be confined to .this concern only, during the whole .of the reason. Thu privilege of writing orders, I am desired toinform you, is discon tinued.—l.am, Atatlani, your obedient servant, • S. KLMBLE.' (Copy No. IL) ,s;lR—Pressure of business tied some illness have prevented my earlier reply to your letter. From what 4 now hear of the state of Drury Lane Theutre, I pre sume it will not be requisite to trouble either you or myself with an answer, which would necessarily be at considerable length. It will be sufficient to say•akt present, that the total neglect of' the Sub-Committee has driven me to form engsgements elsewhere, inde pendent of prior ones which they are fully aware of, and which would render it impossible fur me to have accepted the terms of your proposabt.—l have the bo-, 'four to be, Sir, your obedient servant, • F. M. KELLY.' 4 ' It must also be noticed, that at the dine" received this offer, such as it was, - an injunction from the Court of Chancery had restrained the Sub-Committee, as I understood, from entering iutu any engagements what ever; and it will be seen , by my answer to Mr. Km lge, that I declinedgoing into particulars on that ac count for the present ;' lint when the injunctiOn was removed, Acre was not the slightest inclination multi fi:sted by him to renew the ticgociation. h, fire I'o6e have now my case before them ; they will best decide, whether I am not . justified in asserting . that the Sub-Committee have not chosen to retain my scrviecs' which they might has-c retained, had they lliought proper, as in the former season, for such pe- Tiede as their own_coutemptuous neglect had left at my disposal; amt also how fir Mr. S. limbic is justified . in the charge of falsehoAl which he has not scrupled to bring against Inc. 1 cannot conclude without observ ing that Mr. 11. Remble, in his anxiety to prove me guilty of an untruth in one respect, has .totally over looked the main grievance of which I have to complain.. The fact nf my builtg deprived of aliheritlimi,ntgetitant, at Covuut Garden rrieutt,, by the' pCreefied orratipn of aft injurious Compact, remains uneentr:itliet;:d ; what ever mac he Mr. S. Kemble's hope:: and wishes the subject, the stubburu truth usists in all its force, that . .• •: ""ii;M:77072 o 7citicraiirraTizr-Trtlinirfli;7sl .; . interference of the t aln ariarivtd of the fruits of Inv professienallllsThirs--and that I aic coin-- 1,441 te ; ,448 . ‘,..pp0v P u nited 91) 5 1. savings foss! thaw rarJtha o present stiliainsace. r lays. ihoionailettokti.....str; vour must obedient servant, • c•ipo • • .4 It FKLI.Y." •••••• • • 4 •1;.. • ' •• A 'Cormwondent •expresses outtalk displeavere ut ;qr. Kwtn's re-appearing 'on •t!* stage te.'ientioti nee the repe tition of the new tragedy of . iminediately lifter the pathetic scene which closes the piece, and ha whit.h the audience wonlal naturally atipp..se Mr.• Kean to be as meult alfeetel us themselves. lie says, very 1101:i• hl', 'that, Mr. Kean does injury to himself by breaking tae illusion so soon ; it is betntylog his art, and show ing-bow little alliance it has with nature It admen jasiftel Jcilmson's sarcasm, that " Pagel* has no feel- A specimen of a•- new•forin intended to be given to: Bank-notes has been shown at come of the public utfices. The paper is of the same size as at present, but the written anal engraved parts are all contained in a'srnall oval in the Centre : at each corner is a sort of stamp, of curious and singular appearance, which, it is hoped, cannot be imitated. A severe epigram upon Berke is attributed to the pen of the late Lord Ellenbornugh. It was enclosed ,n• a cover, and presented to Burke, as he was shoot to Open one of the principal changes against Mr. flutings in the High Court of Parliament. Oft hate we wontler'il thatea /risk ;mend No poisonous reptile has e'er yet bet.= found; • !Revealed the sweet stands at biattoe's work— She saved her mom to create a 81.101IC This bitter effusion, on his perusing it, wns observed' to have a momentary efiLet on the nerves and counte nance of the illustrious manager. With an air of blende d. indignation and contempt, he tore it in pieties, and scattered the fragments about the hall. The 5411111 t, however, was impressed on his memory, and mese quently repeated by hint. to some friends witkan air of joculatitv.. • The Marchioness of Hastings has signillei to the- Chairman of the Court of Directors, her intentina of returning to Bengal, and that she has selected their • ship, The Waterloo, to take the voyage in. Her La. alyship and family visited that ship in the East India docks. The isuke.ef Wellington and Lord Castlereagh, im mediately on their arrival, will proceed to Brighton.—• The Duke's baggage,. containing his magnificent ser vices of plate, with various other valuable articles of - furniture, arrived oil Billingagate on. Wednesday, from. Antwerp, The Duke of Northumberland, Nem inspecting the - Architect's and Surveyor's estimate of the expenses of. the repairs of Northumberland-home, found, to• his surprise, their estimate amounted to the sum of 80,0001. His (?race, in consequence, declined having.tbein done,. and signified his mention of pulling down the whale of the house and rebuilding 'it. Their estimate of the repairs necessary to be dome to Sion-house, they calem. lated at 20,0001., which his Grace has assented to. The Earl of Bridgewater, on hearing of the melan choly situation of the ingenious young artist Clenne!,. and his infitat family, immediately determined. to have the picture upon which the artist litel'been einployeil, in its unfinished state.. His Lordship was to here given 1,5001. for it,. when completed. At contaius marry 400 portraits of the Royal personsges, their suites, and., other distinguished characters, who were present nt.the grand civic d,inucr in *Guildhall From this, *tore • another, upon a very large scale, wits to hire - bees,. painted by the same - Artist for the Cortosiktittetf Lott. dun, to be placed up -in Guildhall. Lord Cochrane 's steam veined; which war to have followed him to Valparaiso, but. which disl, net answer the purpose, has been again,taken out of dock, but her new construction does not yet ullew. her it 'proceed: with sufficient rapidity.: the engini has coliettptently been taken out of her, and the ressernow lays AI the: Red House, at Deptford.. A letter has-been insertedltis week in, the daily pa. pets, written by a man named T. Ford, and date& front Norfulk,, in Virginia, deserilfing the great sitcom he had mex•with since his emigration to America. At the bottom of the letter it is .tired, that the writer is a poor briek/uyer, from Sussex, with a wife. an 4 childreu. lie was sent sorer to America by despariet:,, together with another nem, his wife, and stolen chil dren, in order to relieve the parish of the.burden! ! ! Two single working men went with. them ; one or. - them, an idle one, came - beck again. It took some titne to ship them all off, which cost the pariah uptionds. .of 2001. The remains of Lord Ellettlamangli ere to be removed en Tuesday morning next from his Rate residence in Si.. James's square, for interment in the Charter.brame ; they are to be. depositediby the side of the remains of Air. Sutton, founder, who was interred in this rei g n, of Queot ilsabeth. A uteutuucnt to tile toentury of the late Ale der Thomsen, Chief-Baron of the Court of s:zoilequvr,. was 'paced up last week, .in the chrir of the Abhor'. Church at Bath. On the top of it are th e coduce ts (; E k . I justias, and volumes of law lxioks tuatiy ezecutod.. • • . ais t N ,«