The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-23 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

A new Opp usid,r ti.r title iit Henri Quater.
as last night ',induced this future n ith decided
success.

lite story is founded on an incideat which oci.urted in the
memotiable siege of Paris toy lien, yI V. Two officers in
Ileiirs's ins., Eugene de Brion, (Mr. U. Keinhie) and
Frederick St Leote,( Mi. Abbott) are in the Habits of the
strictest illendship, and reciprocally betrothed to the sisters
of such other, but unfortunately some sc.indalous rumours,
to t'ie prejud ce of St. Leon,hasing reach, 1 the ears olldrgcnr,
qua eel ensues hetween the too friends, and Eagcnc
chal-
leng, s Si. [.con, when the former receive, a ss owid, which
reseals him from performing a t important military
servo %%Welt the King hail confided in him. St. Leon sup.
plies tile place of his friend, and achieves the enterprizr
wit great eclat, but generously contrives to make the King
believe shat it had been performed by Eugene: the latter,
however, acorns to accept ass liononr which he had not
merited, and candidly colife,se. to his MAjesty the circum-
stances of the duel. As a recent edict had proni4itt.d duel.
brig under pain of dealt,. the strict rules of military discipline
render it indisprii olds necessary to comical!' Eugenie to
capital punishes •td, and he is accwdin ly co.ninitted to the
eustody of A/01144. he, ( dr twit) an old soldier, who has
been appointed t; iveriiiir iif th military prison 1
hr prey-rls no Moustache to permit him to leave
the pi 1.,.4 1.01 4 (es% knits on the night previous to
hit intended excess iuti,for the psi pose ill being present at
the tin ptials of his sister with St. Leon, under a solemn
pro:iiise to return hcfore murning—the nuptials are cele.
hrittuil, but im Eugene's tr turn to the prison, lie has asop-
pot until, or red idea the king ( \lr. Alacrearly) sod his
Miiii•ter Sally (Mir Egerton) who had been attacked by
rubbers in sew forest of St. Get main. Iti the rencontre
1•• vene is wiiimiled; site king lends him a scarf to hind up
ilte it d; it petite. night no recognition takes place,
and Eugene return. to his prison, where he finds that in
consegetenee of his delay, (act aid JJJJ eil 10 what occurred
in the fuses') his Ail fi tend the thlyel nor's lite is in danger
on account of his escape., but the smart provt x the means
of •liew inn the sets ice which he had reedried to the King,
..nil he consequeuily obtain* his perdu'', and is united to
tile sister of St. Le.n. There it a very ,iletty lerplot
ion .doss on lite eily stance of //airy .' two ni disguise
being decitlenta!ly cause'' to preside flirt ;icier of
King at a village festival, prepared in humus of his own
natal day. The a hole sit etigth of the cowimany was ex-
erted ill 511ppill of the piece, and the iiiireep4 was must
decisive. The iliJlogiie was pleasing, and ,rvri-41 of the
incidents extremely affecting; the characw. ut the gc!.
laut aml es Inert/ills Henry was deelleialet) puutuay ed ; the
scei.ery was extremely hmidultil, and the dresses inagnifi-
cent:y approprLte: the music was agrecah!e, hitt did nut
ti pear to possess novelty or variety—tiwre sr.,. a
dent ,iii by Miss site;shens. and Nlast r Lon huts., ahi.h
ripturowly encored.
. _ . .

Our old fa% on hie, Irish Johnstone, appeare,l i'/W • the ge
hoard, for tile first time for lirs 'character
was a sort of Sir Lucius 0 igger, *hull rfornied
%%nit ondimniedied vigour. On his entrisiolte he was
1011(11) greeted by the iambi-ore.
All the pei formers tudy ,11,iditiet1 their reputations,
and the Piece Was auaunu (.11 fur repetition ov Alonddy
will! the !andel' approbation. 'Vile Nnruy i.Ncrrior to
tt that of Opttas in getter..' the Itillitwitig is a cinitn
of it B.

SONG.—Mitle
Tell me, my heart, why morning's prime,
I moks like a failing eve?
Why the gay lark's celestial ehitne,
But tells my soul to grh:ve?
The heaving b.rnai seems to say,
0 hapless Maid! your Love's away.
Tell me, my heart, why summer's glow,
A winery day beguiles?
Wily Flora's beauties seem to blow,
And Ealing Nature smiles?
Some Zephyr whispers in my ear,
Alt happy Mail! your twee is near.

Tbi•olv.vcod, on being re-conducted to his cell,
on Wednesday, did nut minve much change in his
feelings. His mind seemed to have been made up.
He continued the whole of the evening absorbed in
gloomy contemplation of his tali. fur announce.
ment of the verdict to the other prt,inicrs produca
among some of them a great shoe.; is hens, how-
ever, appeared, like their leader, to have ahundonea
all hope, and to have formed a determination to
meet the consequences of their edam, with firma
net.

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