The National Register.
London, England, 1811-09-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

DRAMATIC REGISTER.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE

Mr. kEmstt and Mrs. SIDDONi appeared in some of their
first characters in the course of the last week, and the perform-
ances were, generally speaking, very satisfactory. There is,
however, a something to complain of in the management of
things here, which makes us more than ever inclined to credit
the assertion made by Mr. KEMBLE at the close of the last
season but one,' fiat there will never bo a good theatre in the
metropolis, unless there is another to keep it in good order."
'[he absende of established favourites, and the circumstance of
their being succeeded in their parts by insignificant actors, do
not afford very striking proofs either of the liberality of the
Managers, or of their deference to the Public. The rumoured
secession Of NIUNLIEN, of INCLEDUN, of BELLAMY, and of
Mrs. DicxoNs, is not very grateful to the town, as the lovers
of the drama would think the Managers better entitled to pa-
tronage if they produced good actors, than for all the osten-
tatious pageantry of Blue Beard, or of TinLiur the Tartar.
The Duemna ou Friday introduced to public notice a young
Gentleman, whose name I understand is SINCLAIR, in the
character of Don Carlos. As a singer he give: great promise of
future excellence, and since he conies forward hut as a singer,
his awkward depot tment and weak enunciation are not of much
importance. In these respects however I think it probable that
he will so far improve as to become toleralsle. Ile evidently
laboured under much embarrassment. When he is more accus-
tomed to the stage he will recover the use of his limbs, and
appear less like a linger post. His songs were rapturously aii-
platt.letel and lolidly encored.
Mrs. Bailor succeeded Mrs. Drcitorss in Clara. Her re-
c ption was very lettering, and she acquitted tiers if tolerably
well. In some parts she gave a most barefaced imitation of
Mrs. MOUNTAIN, but was respectable, though by no means
equal to her predccessc.x.

HAY MARKET THEATRE.

This 'Theatre continues open. The term for performances
here is extended fron► Jour to five month:. In co►:sequence of
tt.i4 the price of admission to the boxes has been raised to six
shillings, and the Pubbc are now admitted at half price. These
arrangements appear to have met with general approbation.
The performances of the week have nothing of novelty iu them
to call for our particular observation.

LONDON SESSIONS.
Monday these Sessions were opened at Guildhall, by the
Lord Mayor, &c. &c. when George Nightingale was tried for
violently assaulting John Hudson, a city patrole, upon his dutl.
The prisoner did not deny the charge, hut pleaded intoxication,
and said the officer had h=en drinking with them that afternoon.
This the officer confessed to be true, as he found it necessary
not to deny drinking with them sometimes, that he might know
them the better. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to
two years imprisonment in Newgate.
Tuesday, Mary liennison and Catherine French, who had
been committed by Mr. Alderman Atkins to Brkieweil, until
the present Sessions, for being concerned in carrying on Little
Goes, were further ordered to be continued In Bridewell, until
six months longer.
Anne Waters Stood indicted for keeping a disorderly house,
in a court near St. hilartites-le-Grand. The charge being fully
proved by 43wriber of reputable inhabitants of the vicinage,
she was founcl guilty, and sentenced to three months imprison-
ment in the House of Correction, and to star:d one hour in the
pillory in St. Martin's-le-Grand, in the last of those muntks.