The National Register. — London, England, 1809-11-26 00:00:00

754 `~ TILEfiTRICALS. I.TCEUM THEATRE. " There is nothing new." as Solomon says, " under the Sun," we were not therefore surprised on Monday night to. find the plot of the new farce actually taken from a novel, which is not considered as the best production of a pen which has many admirers. Those, who have read 6 4 Aubrey," will, in the very first scene, recognize the ro mantic story by which that Reverend Gentleman.oOtains a .wife, and we were led from it, to attribute this dramatic - , trifle to its author, a conjecture which we have since had. strengthened by report. Highly as we thiak of that writer as a novelist, yet, in dramatic dialogue,we must con fess, that like his Farce, he is " Xot at Home," nor has he displayed any great ingenuity in the connection of his twice tali tale, with an outre representation of a jealous. husband, living in public, yet wishing to seclude his wife from society. The endeavour of Lovewell, indeed, to en gage his wife's attention to the study of Chemistry, is neatly ridiculed, and the Chemical Calkeehism, like "daugh ter Cherry's" Catechism of. Love is a good burlesque of that female science to be acquired at the Albemarle Lec tures. Mrs. Lovetzell, however, is rather giddy, and as she expresses a pretereuce for Botany, and the Sexual 4s- ' tem, her husband fetus, that like the spirit in his retorts, she may evaporate. en descensu, he therefore will only ad- niq to her confidence and his own, his friend Tom Spectre who, spite of nature's neglect, fancies himself as Adonis. In this character, as. played by Matthews, there is much to laugh at, indeed without it, the piece would have been damned, as there was a decided opposition to it from the first, and most of the scenes went on as limpingly as Mr. Lorewell in his half drawn boot. In giving praise to Matthews, there would be no novelty, but here the merit is all his own,and is indeed indescribable ; notwithstanding the opposition at the close, the pieces was given out, or rather imieted out by Mr. Do Camp, for further representa- Con, and with sonic judicious curtailments has been per formed during the week. The character of Miss Worthington, in the Poor Gentle- ' man, is so sinlltic when read, that it might well be sup- posed, yow h :Ind innocence were the sole requisites neces sary to delineate it on the stage ; if these were, indeed, suf licient, the 3 oung lady, who in.,le her first appearance on ' h it .. • oily :,cage, at this Theatre on Friday night, would have been a correct portraiture of the gentle Emily; but it is a misfortune attending these simple characters, that although they have little to say with respect to dialogue, yet they still have much to do in the action of the piece. In this respect then, we would hint to her as a young. actress, that much more is necessary, than a mere School Girl's repeti tion of the part, and he ought to recollect that every . look, every motion should be connected with the passing business of the scene. Her figure is easy and graceful, rather below the middle size, and not deficient in the " rotundity of beauty," though far from approaching to embonpoint; for a first* ;v;n:e.! re ;;ee, her entr6e might be esteemed unembarrassed, l i:si &I; ~I,- lose her presence of mind, either from the no- Nei! ) of iwr situation, or the plaudits which she justly q ceiyed ; her entmcion is clear and distinct, yet is ac- ' complmie:l by a lisp, or rather a kind of sibilation, which a very little care wi:l remedy. Upon the whole, as " Cor poral Foi.'s" would say, though she has not . taken our hearts by storm, yet she wilt undoubtedly make a lodge raent4 sap, before the Winter Campaign is ended. COVENT GARDEN. The public attention to the discontent expressed at this Theatie is still sufficient to make them forgetful both of our foreign and domestic difficulties, and- though some of. the daily prints, with a total disregard to truth, venture olblushingly .to assert tbat Jae rioters, as the, term them THE NATIONAL REGIST E R. Princess of WA LES, Duke of DI: VON St!l4E, fiatiV HO Earl SEFTON, Mr. VAUGLIAN (City), Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND ) Mr. hiEY RICK, Marquis Of ABERCORN, Lady SPENCER WS. J . °RBI( HUNTER, Marqnis of STA FVO RD, - Mr. ANGERSTEIN (City), Mr. lior E. Airs. Bou sm. NOV. 94. are nearly quelled, 'we feet it necessary to remark that dissapprobation is as strongly marked as ever; there are, indeed, fewer 0. P.'s and pfacards, but when the play is over, and the mal contents, or inorejustly the non-conicnis, sit down with their hats of, the difference both in numbers and in respectability between them and the orderlies is evi deitt. 'We arc sorry to see the Managers, for a mere punc tilio, iccur such consequences, for we are conviuced, that with respect io the rise in prices, the Public would acqui esce if they were once convinced of its necessity, nor would the dragooning system be any long - e; necessary within doors. Without, the same system of bail is pursued, though not so extravagant as at first ; but one man has been committed for coughing and sneezing, with the inten tion, as Mr. Brandon swears, of disturbing the peiform ance ! and another for calling out Silence ! with the inten tion of making a noise, thong!' the person himself, who surely ought' to know his own intentions best, declared his wish was totally dfferent ; nothing, indeed, is now want ing, but a criminal information for crying " Encore !" The state of the question in the Courts of Law, presents a very curious appearance; Mr. Clifford having been taken up and released, notwithstanding Mr. Brandon's story, brings an action for false imprisonment, when Mr. Bran don puts in eight pleas, any one of which, if true, make Mr. Clifford's offence greater than most of those for which so many have been committed! We ask, then, why was he discharged ? Why was the charge dropped at the Bow street Office? As a sot off; a criminal information is moved against Mr. Clifford, and according to the newspaper tic count of a long speech, we are told that Mr. Kemble found it necessary/ to raise the Prices ! but nothing is there said of the private boxes which deprive the Public of the best. part of the House, although that Public is called on to pav the extra expence ; and for whom is this invidious distinction made ? Not fur the nobility—not for the high er classes of society—but, if we are to trust the lists which are handed about:for City noblesse, folks who wish to se parate from their equals, and to rival the highest rank, bo cause, forsooth, they can afford 500!. a year t Nay, we are even told that. one of the " impartial arbitrators," is au impartial proprietor of a private box ! This, for the sake of public decency, we hope is unfounded ; but, 64 if the galled jade winces," there is an easy reference to the following statement, for the correctness of which we, of course, cannot vouch. We give it as it came to our hands; BLOOD ROYAL. FOUR A NNUAL BOXES RENTED BY Prince of WALES, I Duke of Cu M ncnLA Nn, Duke of Yoftg . Duke of GLOUCESTER. FOUR. AN NUAL BOXES PURCHASED BY Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, I Mr. Kriox, Earl of EC;REMONT, I '%irS. ANTROBUS. TWENTY-FOVR 4NNt',4l, BOX ES AT PRESENT RENT11;11 OR OCCUPIED BY Mr. .WnirE (Office in the House of Commons), Marquis of Saustwar, Mr. BOONE, Duke of BEDFORD, Count STA II R EMI:ER(4 Lord MOVN TJ Y Mr. COUTTS, Lord CHoL:noNnELEY k Earl Gaosvr.Non, Sunday last, about ,twelve o'clock, a hare was seen cros sing the Green Park from Constitution-row to the bason near Piccadilly, when it was pursued by a number of peo ple, from whence it made its way into Piccadilly, returned back, and bein4 pursued by a dug, ran into the bison ; a young man immediately plunged in up tolls middle and took her alive, amidst a vast coucourxe of peupla.