The National Register.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

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COVEN? GARDEN TIIEATRE. •
On Thursday last Mise Feisity Brunton, one of the
yminger daughters of the gentleman who for many veers
was held in high estimation by the frequenters of this
Theette, made her coat, d'essai on the Loudon canard.'
The character chosen for her metropolitan debut was
Juliet, and the selection appeare 1 to us to partake of te-
merity. With the inimitable and beautiful isitunations of
Mow O'\etll still vibrating 011 our ear, ;ger successor 114,1
to bat the effect of the most pleasing impressimue,
Our young debutante possesses a fine expressive connte-
nauce, is a gootl size, and beautifully formed. her
entre, although lung acensturned to the provinciel +twee,
she was excessively agitated; bust the intervening dia-
logne between Lady Capulet and the Nurse having alio aed
her time, she regained bur self-po-sersion. lu Ole M,s-
sinerade scene she so•gritted herself very well, and woof'
have Phone in the Garden scene, if she had left noire to
eatin•e t but it was At times evident that she haul bet n
taught to play the character. In assuming ass affectionate
tone she falls into a whine, and in her badinage site tread,
bard upon burlesque—this was her failing repeatedly,
particularly its the Garden scene, and in that with ttra
Nara). In her latter scenes she improved upon its much,
and the progressive creeping thirst of she Friar's opiate
was finely ponrtrayed. In her dying scene. her Sluice
assumed a shrillness approaching to a screams, probably
from too great an effort. As a tout ensemble, we consider
her first appearance As very ;sr( ttttt sisig—slie has the re-
(111i4111'11 for a fine Actress, but she has much to correct—
tier action is red lent, and her voice was frcgwt fitly
f nut being accustomed to so large a rile.
sole s but Wlllll4l, we are sure it will be hor own fault if a
foliate day do 11411 see her deservedly high in the plane.
stun she has adopted.
dl'Ct va ly 's fionsee is not, in our estimation, his happiest
effort—at !Le eat ly scenes lie was least .unecesstill —atel
we cannot approve the arraugement which frees.; uhf en-
(Seely the masqueraders, leaving Romeo and Jahr' the epte
occupiers of the scene ; their dialustue ought to be appa-
rently in the bustle of the busy group—swifter (when
Juliet is qtiestio tt itt the Nurse as to the statues of the guests
as they retire) can we tolerate Romeo', r, 'naming, after
his two timed+ and evely one else have left the stage, ;
the illusion of the accuse is destsuyesi by such glarutg un-

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prnprirties.
Mr. Jour* was 1'181.64,06rd. and Mr. Abbott 1.14)4,4
Marcia& for him, by *lnch exchange w. think 1101001 l MAS

sitstartiesl. -
Mts. Davenport played the Nurse with her usual excel-
lence; and we 110 11,11 censure her whets we Ltd. 11141,
in
the year 1,42. a nontbrr of her treelitric remarks
better base 11111 l tied.
The Hone we.: tilled to overflow, and the listitoatithe
appiateil to have lust 11111 l e of ils dill ill by no II eybritt
rel.. tab's'.

The Mendicity S.aiety, have been making some
of to employ able•bodied mendicants, who as-
sign as a reason for begging,, that they cannot
get work, and who either have no par►chial settle-
ments, or which arc at a considerable distance trout
London. 'they have during the last week sent 48
persons of this description to the canal at Padding-
ton, to break stones for the use of the roads near

London, and it is found that such of these men,
as will work, can earn from Is. to is. 6.1. each
per day. The committee have accordingly directed
engagements to be made, with a view to carry this
design completely into effect, which it is apprehend-
ed will ahcieve the objects of the society more
completely than any effort they have yet attempted,
more purtieti:arly as it has been found that 35 of
the above numher never wellt to the depot to be
employed as they were dire:ted; and out of the
remaining 13, several worked only a few days and
then left it. _ .

l'he rivalry of the English and French packets
was nearly becoming fatal on Sal urday, the 19 h
instant. The Desire French mail, and the Eclipse
packet, both sailed from Calais about 10 a.m. .1 he
Desire left the harbour first, and got the weather-
gage : the Eclipse, having boasted they would ortkr
dinner at Dover Ihr the Desire, tried several times
to get a=head of her, but. in vain : vexed at he d s-
appointment on her last tack, she seemed re-olved :o
run down the Desire, whose master wondered what
she could intend, and tried to avoid it, which he did
itteGetuulty, tin. the Eclipse ran her bowsprit throuAis
the tuainsail of the Desire, and the cordage proviog
strongest, it merely unshipped the lawn', but toe
bowsprit of the Eclipse bloke oft' short, and 01111 was
obliged to return to Calais to refit.—We sincerely
hope this account is not true: we publish it in order
to give the antqcr of the Eclipse an opportunity i.l
I clear himselt of so shocking a charge as that of 5t....
1 riously emlnngering the lives of the er-ws and p4s-
senct-s of two vessels.
l'.i Lay se'iiiiight a piny or Mdll4Vl,l gettile•osen
coursing oil Sherwood Forest, tsar Ina It*ce-gr,.1111.:,
sriilvd J li.ire, which liro%rd a '' teaser," leaVilig ;lei
rager pin-tiers no totter alternative than " to play all
thvy k:t. as'' and'' proVv ti, a ,t,etile." ;..rightly pints
I:u toe 'Nay 441 inil and dale. 1:i gal ant style, and coo.
fi,lent of her H •• hoses, Ird defiance to the speed of the
w,nils. 1-I,,wever, on cooling near to Ilse silent tontla of
the i, 1111 l tonal p tans rtintispstiat (whose teillilln ate hi-
terred oil toe open forest) :he d •stw.l foernislv asn'nftz
the tine, and itetkolia a sitl.lhl.. Mr. Metlor's dot:, p.m,
came in contact with the 'WNW sii i iii al, wife') hir a sotto,
time, all slant was lost both 4 the dot( and hire : !ha,
al length brave 4,11 was d I%Virrill lying p1.t,11'.114- tau Ili!
hack, 1111,1 its Irlilkse pos., sairtid,.4 ~ iiii „, 0rti,„,,,-,
nene•.lll Ins loins, was taken up 6 6.6.• IIV ,1 :,,f.ll, iffeseal.
riii, „.„,,,i, ,thl, riFeni.”4l:ince srlntli nri,t, cedenie., 11l •
Inc Jimile I/I ,I hivory.
The Cyrene sloop of war has been paid off at
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Plyntoul!.. and is refitting fonthe coast of A trit...
Captain Grace is appointed to the command.