The National Register. — London, England, 1819-02-22 00:00:00

. I '! c T ~~ ••• • . tt ether respects inpultrunoily east : RAC, who is rertainly a respectable performer - in his line, and a favourite with the Publie, unls the task aligned to him of speak nn;; the prologite ; while air 11. Kemble was thrust into a cantracter he viola very ill sustain. Mrs. West exerted herself to the utmost, bid received a foil por tims of the disapprobation of the audience, wile, how ever, by the applause they bestowed up,in her when ehe entered to apt-nk the Epilogue, *hewed that the disapprobation was not intended for her, but for the character she hal to stipport.The curtian fell at length, amidst the moat marked disantrobation. There w a g a goneral cry for the Manager ; %I r. li..lohnston, how ever, came forward to annoutlfe the piece far rcpetiti bat watt obliged to retire ; and the try for the Manager was repeated,but no Manager appeared-The overture of etc farce was played, the curtain ruse, and the farce of Vot;on.r commenced. MN. Bland and Knight aapeared ; bat the cry fiw the Ni bi•Cifile still and they retired. The stag.: ruinant.al iioccu rim for in minutes, when Mrs. Bland and Knight %Ito sitpearecl, and another attemp war made tit pro tee] with the farce ; this excited the indignation of the audience; the perform-es were assailed with a shower of oranges and apples, and obliged to retire a second tem,. The tumult and cry of " Shame, Manager Sr. arise still higher, and Mr. S. Keinble at length ap pcsre 1. tic ;vas saluted with • shower of oranges, end apples, and other missiles, and we were sorry to easerve a piece of orange strike him on the face with considerable force, As soon as he could obtain a hear ing he addressed the audience follows--'• Ladies sad ffen , leimen, It is your province to rive the late, and ours to submit "--[..rios of ‘• Why did you oat come forward when you were railed fur r] —"Though I cannot but r'gret the failure of the Piece to.itight, I may perhaps he allowed to make one obs , rvation; We have pro.loccil several new I'Lices this season, all of vr!lich have fortunately met with your approbation.— (ArplAuQ•l—l.a.li , ..is and Gentlemen—l have only to a hi, that, in compliance with your tornsitrin,l, this Piet' his bloa withirt.v.t." vtr. Kemble bowed and retired, *midst 40 applause ; quiet was restored, and the Pare,: of nigh Mitions poceeded and reswred good humour. C'YVENT r. %IZI/Esi. A new tr.rzedy was onWe Ineslay week prolieel at this Theatre, tinder the title of Evadae, or, the Shaue. The slut is as follows : Lteiosieu Mr. Macready). Chief Minister and fa. si.r;rite of a Ding of Napier (\lr. Abbott), conceives design of destroying his master's life, and raising himself to the throne. With this view he begins by exciting in the King a guilty passim tOr Et.idae Miss O'N Ail). sister of Colorna (Mr. Young), a Nobleman to Naples ; and engages his promise that the brother htitsell shall consent to the sister's shame. The trai tor himself has no intention of sacrificing Eardise, vh , au he secretly loves, to the A ;.og ; but sets die plot in movement to destroy the King, by Co/sisa's hand. It is further netessary that, to obtain Eo,ulne, her loser, Vineentio (Mr. C. Keitible), should be disposed of, by marriage, to Lu cia (tlrs. Faiicit), L a .l ue ica's liuswolaata, wi,u hives Into. Vitteenti!) is recalled front a foreign embas , ay ; sod, upon his return, .s told by tivucu that Et bine was false, all' hal become the renstress of the 147,v. Vineealio is E u.44:2:uleA to be lieve his inistr.s, faithless, on the evidence of a letter v:rizten by Eoti.-Ine, containing the mnst passioratte avow.d of tenderness, really insets led for• Prifeeleia bat, by the change of name, contrived by Luduciro to appear addressed to the King. rince , ilso ECad Ile ; r..p...iaelies her with her falsehood ; is ball visa:sic:l by her protestations of her inaafetace ; Lt "LA, as the last tutnuts of rem wing his suspi thins, ti t it • she should let hint see whether she still wore mond her neck this picture, whi b he had given her at Ins ilepaeture. Site is overjoyed ; pr‘aluceit the is:titre, and gives it to btu : it proves, however, to be the piefitre of the Kiag. Vineratio now becomes to triuus 1,1!•1 Colontaa euters, insults, and challenges Yincentio, and they gots, tto tight. Olivia " 11. 4 in, and coltiessa to Evolire; that she laid e,m hived the false teeter, I A n, substituted the pi titre of dr: !Ling for that of Vintsintio round' Ermine's n 2ek, at the tostig 'Lion of Luilovico. who ett k ii4e,l rew tit user by to tking Vineentiu her husband. Cai.s.taa and Vi.seeutio right ; the lattre is supposed dead, add the twitter con to a dungeon. I.mlovicii visits him, gives hint hit treeditin -tells him that tire hang tie • andeil his snifer's shame, and his own aciitieseence, a< :; .c pric. of his 04: , loa-1-uted persuades him, by arttui:y ‘%inkilta tat his Lai:l;it. to glee n semis h colt:eat ; to -write the Kit to :1191 Piliat!...!, foul at the in Louie: wheat he eipects the brotlic..'s krt..: sacrifice ofthe mister's ho no,►r, intieter Ai.n. 'rite Ki *If is impaled and rwast ej by itkust The• 11.,ur torrest Approlls:fics, anti &u: Kit/ rairgs t.) iris v;latubcr. Coiugma eittves tut a wim e tairti r, pritgeg,ls t:, the do !i• of tA.it. iA whi • hz ~rgs mtiting the coliain4 kita•lre. utt4he4 413g4. , uutt itl diN/Ut (11 OVNI I lie ath.ll . I fig licars voitse. kit .F.vagasg•-•.411:0 :new 1 4 if /450 3 ; etti.i .1410 t ILJ iet iter 11 NATIONAT. King. Ha consents ; bat, suspecting her weakness, aniceals himself so as to overhear what parse.!s. The King enters, and finds Eradne—she evades his disho nourable propositions, by calling his attention, with mysterious snit *demo pathos, to the statues of her fli ntily, which stood in the chamber. At 1. tigth she conics to one statue. aii.l asks the King if he knew it. it was her father's, who hail been the King's tutor. unit flied by a stroke aimed .it the King in o a ttl e , she embraces the statue, and invokes the spirit of her father fiteKing is move.), slrandons hi,. Isase wishes—Colon:4a comes forth, ealibraees his sister, anal is reconcile) to the King. Ludirvico is approaching—C.olmila places the King belisibi the s:atues, aunt F.v:ulne retires. Laulovico enters, and is told by Coionna that the King. is. dead. ais joy and iirabition burst fiirtli tumultuously, tells Gamma he shail die tile de,ti, ail murderer, and orders his guar d s to ativ.oi,!.! seize him ; when au& Benin the King appears before hi.n ; Ludovico is eon timealed—recovers hinnielf—and tries the success (Why pocrisy. Ile is spurned by the roused to the vengeance of despair, tulles an attempt to kiil the King, and is himself killed by Colonna, and the Play concludes. The scene is at Naples ; and the t.me, without any es press historic fact in the test, appears to have been shoot the 16th century, frum the tune of character and sentiment of the Piece. Such are the materials which constitute this bantling of the Poet's fancy. The author is, we understand Mr. Shed, a Gentleman of the sister kingdom, well known in the theatrical worid as the author:4d the Apostate, liell‘miris, and some other pieces. The production of last night, like every t'ormer prot'...tiction•of this author. atountis is situations of of horror : his style is lofty, and abounds in itnawry, studied comparisons, and ebonies His allusions to the person and charms of his heroine are, in more than one instance. too glowing and warm to be ecnsistent with that delicacy which salts the fe male part of the an:IL-nee. In this, :a-t1 in all the fur mer productions of Nlr. Shiers pen, the seencs of horror are worked up to such a pitch as to become painful in the extreme to the audience. The reiterated acts of diabolical villainy on the part of ludovic ), and the ag gravatcd misery which they grew down on the heads of leis devoted v i c tims, Evatbse, her brother, and her lover, thllow each other so rapidly that they leave no point on which the attention of the audience can rest a moment or to rata: *ad refresh tself. The perthriners exerted themselves to the utmost for their author. Of the acting of hlissO'Neill, Messrs, Young, Nlacreavy and Keriable, too much cannot be add. Mrs. Faticit. as Olivia and sir. Abbott :is tl-e King, mule as much of the characters, as the characters themselves admitted of. The Prologue and Epilogue contain wine good paints ; and the hitter, in particu lar, was well delivered by Mrs. Faucit. The House was extremely to l ; and the Piece was given out tor repetition to night, amidst general approbation. A new Faree, in one act, entitled Pbee-huniers, was produced on Friday week, and rather favourably received. The prineipal character, indeed the only one of any importance, was given to Mr. Liston ; to whose exertions. full as much as to any merit of its own, the piece was indebted for its success. The scene lies in one of the public offices, to which a Mr. Fortin liras I lopestock, a descendant or' some Norway King, resorts, among other applieants, with his petition ; the object of which is to get a place under Government. His expedients to ulo*in an audienc.• create the chief interest. Flaying succeeded in part by taking up the breakfast of the •teerctary, he accomplishes the rest by personating an old man, who hail previously talked himself to sleep, and who was to bet admitted to an atulknee Hopestock:mottos froo with his wig and cloak, is introduced Lau the pre ace of tlic great men to whom he presents what he supposes to be his own petitioti. It turns out, ho vever, to be the reit-wit of a vow) , clerk in the office, a very trilling personage, and goite unworthy of the powers of Mr. Abbot ; to whom it was asiigned. TIIJ petiti ua snorer is ; bat poor Ilopestitek s.iiyt discovers his error, and is disapp A Mrs. Oroimoko is also intrishiceil, but pretensions to etti..ct, that N 1 Davenp irt could utal:c nothing of the rintricter. The w . ',.o!e thing w.is evident • Iv intended fin: J, stop alone ; tact even all leis cs.:itious were insuffekat to sic t' e piece. The t om•dt call disloprobution grew so loud at its terutioat'ion. that the imooon...eineot for rejovitian t tutit not L. h.otrd 'lle Far •e, however, in the bills of •ic.uriluy air noilitecti As (*iv nitietetiy stir sessftil: sin( pet ar attempt... 4 to be p.N•torm ` , l, a 5e' 4, 11 , 1 1:411e. I•3l."ctinv night. The bissiog cis ninzttecil ant; the players natke.t through their t...spe..t'aot ar;s.: hot ~..v s e l v r ..vordor the iliolzgite reuniti.xl tlor- ors of the sudi; are ; 'Olen the egrtnin MI, an ,usiile ternimatioo ittiixtrcil to crisis etc hoNs nf the at -thor. kept their pia rs ; the tau Mitaitger was tiled Gtr home'. After it titie tYtinut and ii.srittg n•i'it la.tst re-sp,:ctfitil.. none: first nigi)l had iN!'-`ll Coin riertimt W;% eontro 1, slrecisc‘t tti a tt it • .41 the call thr the Mara .•r became every moment Lager and more itupettunis. Mr. Abbot then explained, that the I .ll.ltiager, retying on the success of the- piene. hal lett the house; but that he could venture to assure the company, if their 06.15-edit'', were insurawunsable, that the proprietors, whose most anzions wish. as well interest, it was to bow to the opinion of As Public, would withdraw it. This cleelaration satisfied the mal contents, anal all separated peaoctibly. It has eir.e been modelled anew, and was on ttieslav brotnet° forward as an interlude, under the (ilk of /fine to get ci Place. The primi l ea alteration ainsists in taking oat the character played by ?li:s Beaumont, in shnrtening the second and last 5C , 11,131, stud iu making Liston sit:. cevaful in his &ire. In this form the piece panted eg without opposition, bat daes-not appear tv tfreoate a lasting attraction. STATE OF THE POLL. 1 a it .- k° et 11 it • It • • a • • :1 a • a is 0* 110 • AT Ili/ elitE TillS OAT• ...... .......... t nas , 1 lobhouse . . ... 37 POETRY. SPIGSAMI. (rinse Tart ratword Tou say. whene'er abroad you rdam. You meet with NOW but fools and roes Would . you arced them. keep at hem: but, hark ye—break your looking gtasses. THE BOOK. A poring. wield. Wa. ban. wed, Was always reading M his bed. His wife addres.'d with geed* look. And said. " 1 wau&l I were • book I" s. Why so, gond dame?" the sage replied. " Bemuse yuu'J lows ae then." sheaied. • Why, that might be." he qraigliarri,sid, " Pitt %would depend upon the •• An Alaiao.ick, for' inbtan...e, dear. • To have a taw one evert year.? Charlo•te Hill was, on Tuesday, convicted at th• Middlesex S:.ssions, of having dreadfully abused her nicer, l'runclla, a child not five yearrOf at m. The evidence detailed a series of shocking c.rualtiett. °po uf the Jury was su much affected at the repcaition ofit the Chairman, as to be obliged to leave the Onuet fl.r smite minutes, The child died soon after the sumo • described took place ; aid a bill forinurfle: stem seated, but thro..yn out by the Grand Jury. The cruelty eiercised towards the child was, drenching it with water, making it stand in the yard naked, ma beating it severely. 'The Chairinisc sentenced her to six months itnpri.onrnent. 1)ARI NG R4)BDEIItY.-Mr. Cornby, of Reddington, Sorry was attacked by a gang of seven or eight per sons, curly on Thursday evening, on the Eastern side. of Blackfriars rJatl, between Rowland Htll4 Cbpel and I)over street, and robbed of 171. Lis watch, and his hat. He was attacked by a violent blow upon the neck, which levelled hint, and his property was gons• in a few seconds These ruffians are part of a desperate gang, who turn out from their vile-haunts in St.. Gearge's-fields, nightly, and parade the upper past or Blackfriars road, in defiance of the watchmen. G. Smith, a teacher of fencng in Carrubber's Close, Edinburgh, was lately charged as being the miscreant, whose conduct has fur some time bark been so grossly shockiag and annoying to numerous femal s in various planes in the vicinity of that city. Ile was clearly idea. titled by a number tifyoung Lactic'', as the person who. bad behaved towards them in a manner too indecent to describe ; and the Sitting Magistrate, consider jog cane deserving of inure severe panishment did:" wernuited to inflict, rciaittetl it >at" Wegill'iday a Count offi • lodic hon:•.e. when the t ..sartv.Ya, .43 tiuneil and 1 C' S . HAellA sis,l Etv, ;old 6 Itilgt" act, tur itina Apt 4,, 01 1 01 t r ti o;.x , t „ Miatldo, .sail to ('rayeset I stay there- St) daps; ..utti be 13‘1%. .Art 0.1.1 .lie Wth in.v - ing Of 'ilaer(bants,nia:otAirt: 'tt'iti.i'o.h4 .1, hat OA Tburs.liy ut the • ity e.Pn . ^he piii r : lt sc of taking into congiier s , 'ion ttb.l.iieteNtity P.,riiuni :tot. in order a. obtain lin eltitili4ltion of thy Duty no Coals ; Mr. A lerou.in AViiia in the Chair : when, after Y very sit sever.il Itneiltitions were pen.. d imam •Oteily ; :tad Petitions t;nuiden upon the is, to both !louses, vigrmil to. AJ.ltrnisu Wuuil was deputed to present that to the Coni,totir. .... er.lslt thnltierr„ strd tritinguish A pr i vate lett, r from Paris mentierl i, ,,tat,the si . -,.. • At le 'l t -. 3) h thj ( """li'mY nistry have relolv.l to k.,:ep It:, firt:o.r,i‘tetastiret pit' • . ~.„.4 . .iir itinit• 2r , "/•"niv'''N't ; un' l li re the Ultra-ltovulists ; tool that the en,Wety, smun •. • _,. s - .; lc to roc•,.;ye the se:itelee or , the Wit% W;111:11 ellilhiCti GJVC4II!:IOtIt to 03.%1 the law on. th.'w :"." - 4,t s acts, Mr. AtiNit emu,: go-nard, fin wei.,l year. %yob the corvoyt...mee of a der.loratiwo „7. - 4 iC;;;.._:ii,,i, ty o:•oLureci ott.mtion, tr:g,,,erl the above offeet, nrintranret! b . :- the Keep •r of tie ~ •,. ..... 4 7 '., .. frinoe, th at the Faroe, on the i n hi s speech ; the loft !tide, or party of the Libe.m . ; ''' .- .-- I :4 1 1 .... - inviieliately ttnitia4 them-solves to Xlinis'ers. ..., I ''''' • : : , • .k ' I l'il.liofel (wv emulot. ;talked, I. 3 i! i e wits reekont.4 a um... t 1..: .....010..it. on tt - ,.-" , .. 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