The National Register.
London, England, 1820-08-13 00:00:00

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ENGLISH' Oi9E El HOUSE.
An AVedtiesilav a new ittelmalratnatic piece, avowedly
taken from a esleoratett prodite';:m which has " for
Pune w.eks past attracted all Paris," call: d " 77n.
Vamp re," was prod itend at ilia boost., The superstition
on whteh this niece is found ad, is that " wicked souls
are caftan nermitted
" To enter the dead forms of other turn :
" Assume their speech, their habits. and t"'ir know'cige,
" And thus men tier the earth. But subject soil
" At stated periods, to a tlreatiful tribute:
" They most wed some eltir and virtuous maidifa, •
•• Whom they do after kill, and from her veirv.,
Drain eagerly the purple stretm oflife,
4. Which horrid draue,ht alone bath power to save than
4' From wift catermiaatian."
Such are the peculiarities and tenure of Vampire ex-
istence. In this new curio-dram:, " the Vovire" r.
P. Cooke) assumes the butts of Bulhven. Earl of
Marsden, and courts the hall I of Lady .11argoret (Mrs.
C;hatterly) the daughter of his old friend lionrel.i. Baron
of the Isira (Mr. Bartley). The Baron's hie having
been saved by him abroad, he complies; and Rutthven
is introduced to holy Magaret. She recognizes in him
the form of the Vampire, which had been with great
scenic and dramatis effect shown to her in a vision by
Undo and tie!, the spirits of the Flood anti Air ; but
" Though the cheek be pale, anti glued the eye,
.* So: is their wondrous art ; the hapless vietitn
4" Blindly adorns, and drops into their grasp,
Like birds when gaa'd on by the basilisk:"
I3v means of such art, he soon obtains the implicit
adoration of the lady ; and the p-rformance of the cere-
mony is berried, as before the setting of the moon he
trilmte, or Sink into" nothitignesi..
.raimiltilation. in the Interim, however, he is soot
in .t rencontre with Bober: (Mr. Pearman), in conse-
quenet of die Vampire's eflorts to chartit his betrothed
Age (Miss Careis ). The Baron sustains his wound(
dying friend, and, promises to perform the ceremony of
throwing a ring into Fingal's Cave, &e. ; and by this
proceeding Romero is th-a enabled to re-appear, to the
alarm and dismay pf the Baron. lie fears that R11111%1.1]
is not Marsden's Earl, hut some foul fiend ; and lie
therefore forbids the marriage ceremony to take place
till after the setting of the mom, Iv which dune the
Vampire's end won d come ti the tribute were not ob-
tained. In spite of the charge of insanity made against
the Baron, and his confinement, the ceremony is event-
ually interruptcd just as it was •ritioin to take place.—
The moon is seen to set,—the ‘Taiiiiiire having vainly
sought with frantic fury to ga:ti his victim, and he stag-
gen. falls, and sinks, literally intn " nothingness, total
annihilation," the person be; na .ttlro;t:y tut mil through
the stage the moment it fell. This as c a most effective
torniinatioa ti the piece, and took the good opinions of
the audience by corns
It is well got up, being interspersed with come good
airs set to Scotch music, selected from the Scottish me-
lodies. ; and there is some excellent scenery. The per-
formers played with great success. Mr. Cooke's Vain-
pire had somethitig of terrific truth in the personation ;
and the Old Baron was admirably sustained by Mr. Bart-
ley.—Mr. Harley, as 31•Sioill the Baron's Henchman,
was a 11103 t serviceable piece of humour and relief. ;The
composition of the Suites is roast creditable; they are
above the general character of productions brought for-
ward on like occasions. Mr. P:arman's song, of" the
hour when first we met, my dear," to the tune of " the
Lass olPatie's Mill," was well received ; the words are
much is the stvle of Burns, the Scottish Bard. The
Dort of " Tho' ranish'ul tie the vthous fair," to the tune
of •• Dawn the Burn, Davie," between Mr. Pearlman
.and Miss Carew, was also an exquisite production, and
delightfifily performed. It was watnuly encored.
•The meio-dratne was so enthusiastically applauded,
That it ta as some dine Were Mr. Bartley could announce
it for repetition.

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