The National Register.
London, England, 1815-11-12 00:00:00

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was livered, was admirably expressive of the most deter-
mill (I bnd irreconcileable hatred.

TILE NATION)

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In the sce•,e with ,4.r.711a, where Bgjazet consents to give
tins his damthter in marriage upon one condition, which he
is desired to name, Mr. Kean was particularly happy ; espy-
daily in hip reply of

g I take thee at thy word.
!trice hie the Tartar's head."

After having uttered these words, the anxious gaze with which
he apneas to be attempting to dive into the thoughts of
Area, whose consent would at once glut his desire for re•
♦•enee. was every th:ng that could be wished The manner
in which he repeatedly strikes the arm of Axalln, at the mo-
ment he makes the proposal. is unnecessary, and rather takes
from than increases the force of the passage we have just no-
ticed. The scene in which 13a jer:et assumes that Tamerlane
has se.lticed his wife, was Mr. Kean's happiest effort; the
daring boldness with which he accuses him of a crime, the
very name of which annals the virtuous mitul of Tamerlane
with horror, and the ferocious exultation that plays upon his
countenance when repeating, in the most skilful manner,

lia! does it gall thee Tartar? fly revenue
Tt joya me much, to find thou feel'st my fury."
was a fine specimen of his abilities, and procured him consi-
derable applause.

Many other parts of his performance afforded us the
highest satisfaction; as a repetition of praises however never
fails to he tedious, we shall dismiss the subject by observing,
that Mr. Kean's Bajazet, is a (kr icrurre of acting.
The other parts were sustained highly to the credit of the
performers, to whom they were entrusted. Pope and Rae
deservedly gained erect applause, we never saw either of these
gentlemen to more advantage. Mrs. Bartley, as Arpasia. if
not every thing that could he wished during her life, managed
her death most admirably ; the manner in which she fell ex-
cited our astonishment and alarm., we feared she must have
sustained some injury.

There are two faults which many performers are in the
habit of making that we cannot pass over in silence; we
mean the improper pronunciation of the words di!it•rence
and villain; the former is almost constantly pronounced as if
it we►e spelt digrins, the latter such negligence,
for it surely cannot be ignorance, ouOt to be carefully
zvoided ; we have a right to look for the strictest propriety
of speaking on the stage.
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After Tamerlane, Tz.vill4 r was again offered, hat,
strange to say, was refused by the Public. In other word,
the new farce of that name, after having lingered out a mi-
serable existence of a few nights. was hissed off the stage,
almost nem. con. in the middle Of the second act.
Miss Nash was brought forward in a new character on
Wednesday last. In the Maid glib(' Mill she formed a most
interesting Patty. Iler talents develope themselves as she
proceeds, and emit forth claims to increasing praise, founded
trot only on popular favour, but on justice. As a singer she
possesses a Most pleasing voice, and a correct taste. With-
out very great power, her execution is easy and elegant. In
this part she wisely restrained its pruriency, and by it in-
creased in expression. In her acting she is excellent. Full
of feeling and discrimination, she imparts strength and ex-
pression to every passage, and promises to attain high emi-
nence as an. actress, even should she cease to distinguish her-
self as a singer. Every other character was suitably sup-
ported, and we have seldom witnessed a performance which
justly save more general satisfaction.

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AE6ISTER.

COVENT•GARDEN.

NOV. 12.

Miss O'Neil appeared last niAht for the first time in the
part of Elwinal in Miss Hannah Afore's tragedy of PciTy.
We have only room to say, that
.she fully supported her
claims to the elevated rank she fills in the drama, and re-
ceived just, though unbounded, applause. M. Young► was
very great in Douglas, and Mr. C. Kemble gave due anima-
tion and effect to the character of Percy. This tragedy was
announced for next Tuesday with general approbation.

On Monday last Miss Stephens made her first appearance
this season as Polly in the Be _gar's Opera, and dispelled the
fears which her protracted absence atT►d the momentary in-
troduction of another candidate for vocal fame had crcatt4
in the public mind, lest she should have been sacrificed to
the attraction of novelty. Illness, which bad delayed her
return, has however left no mark of its withering influence
either on her countenance or form. Both have resumed the
roundness of health. Iler voice is not only unimpaired, but
increased in power and 'viewed in all its freshness. Her
taste is perfected by study, and her manners arc full of ele-
gance and case. Simplicity and nature still form the cha-
racteristics of her style of acting and singing. She expresses
the various changes of the softer passions with the most af-
fecting fidelity, and in her songs, instead of losing herself in
eccentric flights, breathes a soul into every note, whose rich
swell not only thrills the ear with delight, but wakens all the
sympathies of the heart. ller reception was most flittering,
and seemed to affect her sensibly, for every peal of applause
loudly proclaimed the grateful and unabated sense which time
public entertained of her merits. Inspired by the enthu-
siasm of the moment, she even surpassed herself. The
chasteness of her execution, the expressive melody of her
tones, and the spirit with which she gave every song, pro-
duced repeated encores, aed her performance closed in the
midst of the most unanimous approbation.
Sinclair appeared for the first time the same evening in
the part of Afacheath, which he filled with more ease than
spirit. Ills songs, in his usual style, were executed with
more taste and elegance than power.

• (Mrs. Alsop's and Mrs Mardyn's Country Girls in Our
next.)

ALARMING ACCIDENT.--Towards the conclusion of
the Play, on Friday night, while most of the performers
were on the stage, the house was thrown into great confu-
sion and uproar in consequence of a mail having fallen
from the upper into the two shilling gallery. The per-
formance was for several minutes suspended; Me. Young
came forward, and when he was able to obtain a hearing,
said—" Ladies and Gentlemen, we are here ready to obey
your commands, but a serious accident has just taken
place; a person has fallen from the first into the second
gallery, and before we proceed with the performance, we
wish, with& your permission, to wait until it is ascertained
whether any persons have been injured. The Managers
have sent an officer into the gallery for that purpose."
After a lapse of five or six minutes, Mr. Young again ad-
vanced in front of the stage, and said he was happy to in-
form the audience, that the managers Imd just received in-
formation, that no person had sustained any bodily injury,
and that the man who caused the disturbance had been re-
moved from the house, the performers were therefore ready
to proceed. This Address was received with applause, and
the Play went on without any farther interruption.
We understand that the man who behaved in this dis-
oidcrly manner is a servant at wine entittbhtuie.- It 1111-

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