The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-16 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEITRE.

The comedy of A Cure for the Heart Ache was per-
formed at this Theatre on Tuesday evening, for the
first time these five years. Mr. Jones played Young
Vapid with uncommon spirit; he infused into it all the
animal vivacity which seems to be the essence of this
part. Old Rapid was .alltnirably represented by Mr.
Liston ; and Mr. Tukely displayed both pathos and
humour in the character of the young rustic. Miss
Blanchard was the representative of Jeurty 'the part
seems suited to her, used she performed it extremely
well. Her recitation is highly judicious, elegant, and
unaffected. Several pessages where tenderness or sen-
timent are to be expresst-t!, were given by her with
crest happiness. Mrs. ha performed Miss Vortex
with her accustomed force and liveliness, and Mrs.
Connor was extremely successful in her representation
of Ellen Vortex. Notwithstanding the meagre vulgarity
of the comic part of the dialogue in this play, the
performance went off with signal success. The whim-
sical drollery of soma of the situations, and the ludi-
crous, but natural conception of the two principal cha-
racters, executed with all the comic force of which they
are susceptible, by Mr. J roes and Mr. Liston, kept the
audience literally in a roar during several seenes.-e,
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke ant Duchess of
Cambridge were present with a party, consisting of
Ladies, and the two Princes, brothers of her Royal
Highness. They sat in the stage-box on the King's
side, and seemed greatly amused with the perfinlnanees,
particularly the Critic, which was the afterpiece. The
presence of their Royal Highnesses had not been noti-
fied in the bills ; but on entering the box they wore
instantly recognised, and greeted with the warmest
exprsions of public attachment and respect.

Mr. Kean, the actor, and his fellow-traveller, were
nearly das!ted to atoms on their way to Geneva, by the
breaking down of their carriage on the Jura mountains,
about two 'o'clock in the merning ; but they had the
good fortune to reach .a village about two miles from
where the accident took place, and where they obtained
a temporary shelter. Kean was not only magnificently
treated in France by Talmo., and other performers, but
received a superb snutf-box from the manager of the
Theatre Francais. He is now proceeding with his
friend through Italy.
Letters from Burgundy announce the forward and
promising state of the'vineyards. The grapes are most
abundant in number, and excellent in quality ; but
owing to the almost miraculous drought, somewhat
deficient in size. The dressers have already begun the
operation, which does not usually take place till long
alter—that of exposiug the bunches, by removing the
covering leaves. The drought has not only dried up
brooks and wells, tat has absolutely exhausted rivers;
and the po, ulation arc actually suffering from the want
of water to turn their corn mills. The pospect, how-
ever, of a good vintage keeps them in tolerable humour.
Abundance in this respect is the more necessary, as the
stock of wine upon ha id is known to be consumed.—
The crop of oats has been very scanty throughout
France

There is a report in town, that adviccs have been re-
ceived of an attempt to at;sassinate young Napoleon.—
Several mains, it is said, broke into the chamber,
where the youth was in bed, and aimed a thrust with a
poniard at his breast, but which only wounded him itt
the arm, and he succeeded in getting out of the bed ard
rising an alarm. Three of the villains were secured ;
and the rest made their escape. Such is the account
we have beard ; but, if true, we have no doubt that the
Enrieror of Austria will use even• mama to xarch to
eats buttum the atrueiuua attempt.

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