The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-14 00:00:00

1. 108 • calm THE NATIONAL REGISTIZ. vered with blue carpeting, the sides hung with blue dra pery, and elegant Ottomans are placed round the room. thi the left of this is the Saloon, fitted up as a Theatre, vue hundred feet in length, and supposed equal to an; thing of the kind in Lurope, from ►ts extent and the ele gant propriety of its ornaments. The walls are decorated w►th the most classical specimens of architecture, inter spersed with basso relievos taken from Telemachus ; the general effect is heightened by gilding and other ornaments'. of the chastest design. At the upper end are twenty boxes, lightly, and appropr►ately fitted up for the Patronesses and j their friends ; and at the lower end is a small Stage, R ilh brilliant scenery, whilst the tout e ensemble, affords ever; convenience for the numerous and fashionable assemblage. This Meeting was by invitation, and intended for Coloue; Greville's friends ; the party was large, and the entertain ments consisted of music, songs, &c. r)y Signor and Signora Miartani, and in our musical world, Bianchi, Sii►oui, Lanza, tic. PANTHEON MASQI/ ER A D E.---011 Thursday evening the masked and motley votaries of pleasure, had their carnival at this once elegant Abode 01 Fashion. The reduced prices of this species of entertainment produced such a melange of nobility and mobility, that we were almost tempted to believe, that the ballad-singers and watchmen, were really from the purlieus of Grub-street, and St. Gilts's, though they were not the best characters at the Masqueeade. Fun, mirth, and hilarity were the order of the evening ; here were High-German doctors, without degrees, Aid quack-doctors with them ; nuns without chas tity, and Methodist parsons really fond of the spirit, very few puuchinellos, tiesils, or flower-girls, and but one soli tary fiarleeuin. It was at first supposed the Court of Portugal intended to . . , ;tt up o races under a Mod ; however, by particu lar desire, they. were induced t;) , hange it for the llegent the Ivc next appeared - xi; n universal applause ; this was folio-1 ed by the ionnest, atiti it is expected the seison eose with lbroad and at ;low. They now i:t tend to per." .ein on a new theatre, as the old olie, they were only tenants a? will, has been taken over the heads, by a grasping manager, who has contrived to i tte pos.ession of most of the country theatres ; here, however, as all the scenery and decorations are removed, he finds nothing but empty benches. A young orator (o.' great abilities in his own opinion) having thought proper in the course of his oration, to re flect rather severely en Mr. Sheridan—he immediately re plied, '• that notwithstanding the sarcasms uttered against himself, he should be unwilling to deny the merit of the infant statesman :"in his attempts at fancy, (continued the vit) I recognize the solidity of his judgment, and in his ex position of facts, I an amazed at the flights of his imagi nation ! ! ! A Gentleman descanting on the troubles in Ireland some time ago, in presence of an Irishman, rather of the lower. class, attributed them chiefly to the number of pretended' Patriots which were tolerated in the country.—" Oh, don't believe a word of it, your honour," exclaimed the honer! " I know every Pat in the Island, and dame the Pat-riot there's in it." Madame Bonaparte has been compared to a Bill of Ex change, drawn by Barran, entiorwd by rn,nbcef•res, and accepted by Bonaparte. It appears now, she has long been noted, and is at length to be protested, as the acceptor has closed business, on the old account, and means to begin on a new score. The following curinns anagram on Napoleon Bonaparte, tot being generally known, is worthy notice : Bono ponc leno—which expresses, even to a let ter, " you r fiscal ! lry down the stolen goods." Mr. Grattan dined a few days hence with a large parts• of the oppositionists ; when called on for a song, it is said he gave " good night and joy be wi all." THE THF'ATHLS. FEB. H. DI! rill LINE. As a set raw the novelty at Covent-Garth -7 , , Old Drury ram., forward, on Thuridatv Lscnizig, with an Opera, in four Acts. called, Kais, or Lore in a Descrf, in which. whether we regar , l the perforrneri, or the numerous chorumws, w e may say the whole ctreNgth of the House was engaced. DIt.II4IATIS PERSON E. Awl, an Emir, Father to Leila Mr. Raymond. Ahmed, an.d rahian Llder, Father to kais Mr. Powell. liaiv Mr. Braham. ,Thnan:nr, Page to liar Miss Lyon. ..41moran, a Circa.ision, belor , it lr,n 1107.e11a !I r. Bannister. RaBlted, an old Stare of thel2:l;r . ; Mr. Matthewi. Salem, au Veer of the Etnir, in Lol Mr. Kelly. with Leif.; Prince of Egypt `.l r. Putnam. ()solar, ) ( !qr. Smith. Ilai.san,i r .Irab Chicfi .{ Mr. Dignum. Bali, ) (Mr. Cooke. Leila Nirs. Mountain. Rozelln, a 6 reek , I; idnappcdt•nmeircassia . Signora Storace. An Old Slave Miss Tidswell. The story, for we cannot call it a plot, is evidently taken froth a modern popular work of Eastern Tales ; and has so ' little in It, really interesting, that it is ai only by the introduc tion of pageants, processions, camels, and cotli,e-d!:..-. :s, together with some long ballads, totally unconnected ••:' • piece, that it could possibly be wiredrawn throagil -. • ~ • Kais, the hero, is the son of .1 Mined, au A ra!) , :1- '!• '• Tribe is encamped near the city of Cairo, • • irz.e, Le comes enamoured of Leila, daughter of a or I,;r ,. ptian Emir, who, of roursr, intends his fair daughter fur Soler,, old fellow, with a long heard, &r. .Kais in the disgui,e of Dervise, as it is bat watch might have passed very well as a Domino, at the :Vnastpierilde, endeavours to obtain an interview with his belov;d, whet tiny re diser-vered by :I furl, ;mil in tae contest ,17nri itrikes ['his, the latter would nave avenged witn tats pribiar.:, till re quested by Leiia not to kill iter :rather ; he then t•ols tier he can no longer 0...5f winte with his military companl'ais, aim, • herefore, - visa her L•md morning, and retire to tilt Desert, to lament .:s dis;:onoar. All ti:is is &the with much warlike pomp, and •.he gentle Leila is seized by a haal of stri;ping with :ong pikes, as if, like the King of I.ltentf ,, cd, she had .t an u• my in her pocket. As an assignation is nothing without a contiJant, Kais assisted in his iutervii.w by nu:4.lla, a Circassian klave, stolen from her father's cottage, and followed into Eg:,pt by A Into ran, u n d e r Inc name ~f lure rellusu, who, it appeal.:. keeps a e !roe shed, where he retails out coffee and long stories, to a number of light, airy, skipping, good humoured young Turks ; all, of course, very natural anti very appropriate ! Rosella, to he oA a par w ith her mistress, tins not only a young Lover, bait also an old one, flasched, w ith whom she undergoes a very amorous tr . le, assisted by a spinning wheel, whose evolutions and accideuts are a kind of accompa niment to her song. Those who have visited the countries of the East, may perhaps enquire how long it is since the spinning is heel has superseded the use of the distaff; whilst those not conversant with Eastern customs, might naturally expect a se .cund edition of " Somehow, my spindle I mislaid."— Imoran, meeting with Jlnian:or, the Page of Kai', i, in formed of Rovella being a sh%e at Cairo, he therefore at tempts to gain an interview w ith her in the disguise of a peri patetic perfumer, and at last discovers her coming out of a Mosque : a place, by the bye, where the .11ai►umetaus :►re not very fund of admitting- the Ladies, as they imagine that those who have no souls, have nothing to do with relit ion. We are now presented w ith a iew of Leila and Rosetta en joying themselves by moon-light, when a distant voice, in a soft warbling tone, tells them that knit is gone to the desart, whither Miss Lull(' resolves to follow him, She sets oil on foot, in a dress which, she was obliging enough to int Orin us, is a pilgrim's habit, and on her way, meeting with Arlimct, the father of her lover, intreats his as4istanee in her search. The old man very kindly asks her into his hut, and walks in himself, when Miss, though in a violent hurry to talk of her loser, stops at the door to give us a song. illitturgu and fitqclla having escaped together, join the Ca- r, 1 . 4