The National Register. — London, England, 1814-01-02 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL PFOISTFR. 14 ()it! not tar slistant by the time, . When woeful war shall cease ; Oli! may Close stars vf glory Abille, peJee : Then never more may restless hearts, Disturb the trampiil rei4ll. But (:ointneree, Sciences, and Atte Their richest stores proclaim. Anil as we celebrate the day, May the same gentle feelings play, The same unruffled calm diffuse the earth, That nslier'd in a gracious SAvioun's birth. Loudon, We. ;13, 18)3. LUCIU J. • See imp( ri,kl (!erree for rearinz a pillar, composed of the callow' of tilt I..celm, left io their fliAit. DRAMA I'IC REG ISTER. DRURY LANE. To gratify the play-going folks at Christmas, a new panto mime is usually • produced at each of the Winter Theatres. and that brought forward on Monday night at the above Theatre, was cal( ulated to answer the object. The title of the piece was " llar.'cquin Dnepr, (1 a Jump from Japan." The piece opens with a scene in Japan, which evinced much taste on the part of the painter. The best change was that of an enormous cat, by which the Clown was swallowed and soon after disgorged. • The Clown and a Mr. PACK, who appeared in the character ()fa Ida( k set rant, were competitors in ; but to the latter we must give the palm. Ile is scaly quite an extraordinary man. A Master Barnet, who riade his first a: pearar ce, sung " The Death of Abercrombie," in w Lich he was loudly and deservedly encored. His voice is sweet and strorg, and his execution peculiarly skilful. Ile does not appeal to be above 14 years old. The Over ture by Mr Whitaker, is an excellent piece of music in that department of the art.—:-.Amotig other novelties introduced was one in which a school-master, whose sign-boat d had been changed by the magic wand of •Harltrissiu from the inscription d'Acachnul" to that of " A .Sc/too/,for ginwa Pappic.F," direct a dog to perform a variety of evolutions, such discharging a pi•tol, laying himself in pal ticular position‘, and other acts of an extraordirary description fur such a petf,rmer. Both the animal and his .master met with thunders of applause. in a field of battle, a band of French soloier•, &awn op in line, while an officer, intended as a iepre,entation of Buoria• parte, holding by the hand a little infant, not more than three years of age, dressed " a la King Joe," walked forward and backward in their presence, excited consideiali!e in;r which was liciAtened by the entrance of a Dutchman who cat rigid off the poor little King, leaving his poor papa disconsolate. This scene changed to a triumphal pillar, bearing banners, with the titles of the places where victories Lad been gained by British valour, and the arms of the Allies.—The piece closed with a scene of the must dazzling splendour. entitled " The Hall of that molly." It was an trounced for repetition amid the loudest plaudits. .T AN. 2. chatacter of pantomime than some recent ones : but it is yet a medley, though not a disagreeable one. Harlequin 1,130- LOGNA), who appeals first as a Hermit, receives his magical powers from IVini&ed, a fairy (Miss W 0 GM A Is), and is introduced to the Court ,of kis.g Ma.timo Rotund() (NOR- M AN. aftel wards Pantaloon), who is distinguished he his, obesity, and his coot tiers by their noses, as . the round bellies and long heads were in the two rival farces of last season. A second Harlequin appears CELLAR), who is commissioned by Glow Glimmer, a fire goblin. After a vast vaf iety of ad ventures at Bath, Bristol, C heltenham, Highgate, and Lon don, and many .immineut dangers, and ludicrous e scapes, in the manner of pantomimes, the 'firma Harlequin is finally , united to Zue, the Columbine, through the patticular inter position of the Fairn, at the Well of St. Winifrtd. The trio ks and tranaormations were pretty numerous, and some of them were very amusing. The transfotming huts, pots, and barrels in an alehouse garden, into so many marching soldiers, was a divPrting display of G RIM At. Dl's power s. The chopping up Harlequin in a cauldron, the nailing his separated limbs against the wall, and the restoration to lire of the - whole hardy, was very cleverly managed. The per for of the Iddinn .bureers were successfully carica tured by I; R St A Lin's appearing to swallow a sword of a most immense size ; and his doet with an enormous oyster, supposed to have been " classed in love," though so I oli eulous that it could find its place only in a pantomime, had a certain sort of pleasaut absurdity in it, that procured it a good reception. Some of the scenery is highly creditable to tbe ar tists. In the swan-pool, a tort ent of real water is introduced which gushes over a paiikted cascade. Among the most beauti ful and picturesquesceves were the following:—The Swans' Pool, with the Bath of Beauty —Bristol I Ice wells—Montpelier, Cheltenham--Strand Bridge, as now building, ard as it will be when built—Grand At chwav at Highgate—St. James's Park —The Horse Guaids &c. Mrs. Pat ker and Mr. Bologna, jun. as Columbine and Harlequin, kept up the spit it and vivacity of the scene throughout the evening. A Mr. ELLA R made his first appearance as Harlequin Bull: Ile is a very smart active yen og man; and, with due atten tion, most succeed in the profession which he has adopted. The pantomime was received with the utmost applause, and "gas announced for a second representation amidst the loudest acclamations. COVENT GARDEN. Mr. CONWAY performed Norral, in Doug-las, at this Then -I tre on Monday night. The vuigar noise of a holvday ni4ht prevented three-fourths of the audience from healing wha; be said ; and rendered it a matter of little consequence who was on the stage. To the Phy succeeded a new Pantomime, called nark quilt and the Swans ; or, the Balls Beauty. hew panto mimes, of late, have even deserved descriptions, except .tut/ter Gime, which was made up of a whimsical hut sto v. and diversified with numerous laughable in cidents. The Bath of Beauty has lather inure of the old - t. THE OLYMPIC THEATRE. This clec,rant little house, which, it will be remembered, was only allowed to remain open for a fortnight last suintner, under the title of The New Little Drury Lane, has resumed its original designation—The Olympic, and opened On Monday interior of the theatre, which has under gone various alterations, and has been decorated with con siderable taste, presents a coup varied, fanciful, and ele gant ; and the stage, the (kWh of which is increased many feet, is admirably calculated to tnake a full display of the scenery ; which, for the greater part, is appropriate, pic turesque, and magnificent. The performances for the first week have been " A Di vcrtissernent;" " Blood will have Blood ;" and " Schools up ;" all of which have been most favourably received and highly applauded. Messrs. Srsirrn, Frrzw 11,LIAM, and GRoSETTE, among the liken, arc great favomites ; and Miss T, Mess CA RR, and. Miss SYDNEY are truly valuable ac quisitions to the Corps Dramatique. Mr. RUSSELL iS Stage- Manager ; and Mr. MOUN T A IN, who formerly led the Co vevt-gw-den Orchestra with distinguished eclat, here fills the same situation,