The National Register.
London, England, 1808-06-27 00:00:00

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THE COURT AND W 01114) OF FASHION.

Thursday, his Majesty arrived in town, from Windsor, and
held a private levee. The following had the honour of being
presented to his llajesty
The Rev. Dr. John 'Atmore, the Bishop of Bristol, on hi,.
trnnslation to the See of Hereford; Lieutenant-General Sir Lyre
Coyle, on his return from the Government of Jamaica ; Alajor-
General Gordon, on his promotion, and on his appointment to
the Stair; Major• Geneml Lord Clarina, on coming to his title.
llis Majesty held a Privy Council, and gave audiences to the
Duke of Portland, and the rest of the.Cnhiuet Ministers.

••••••••••=I.IIIIOIW
The Faux Pal which the fashionable world have been some
days discussing:, occurred at an inn at Winchester, betneen
sporting Lord pad a Lady of the Toll. Much anxiety Was ex-
pressed by the Lady 'respecting her character; she positively
declared tier innocence, and that she entered the apartment of
his Lordship by u i-take 1 On the other hand, it is affirmed,
that she was seen secretly to enter the room and shut the dam
after her. The circumstances, however, will be more fully dis-
cus,cJ next term by the wntlemen of toe long robe. The Yoble
Lord, it is said, of Mr. Taylor, the peepit7g landlord.
6000 f. for himself, and MO/. for each of his fine children,
icludition he should not divul„;e the secret; but limiest BottiPrer
indignantly refused the oiler, and drone Mr in a elini=e and four
.to Southampton, to inform the Intsbaod of his dishonnur.•
The expected trial of two paramours, in a recent Crim. Con.
case, has been considered as a novelly in that department; bir
surely since the Lady has tried them both, it is not unfair in the
husband to tru them also.
A club of authors, a few evening,s ago, complaii:inz of the
espy-right bill as oppresive, an lliberniAe brotlijr 1:f the quiii
observed, that the bill fr.,- privately stealing was certainly
their favour.

A!, Ilibernianagriculturist, w:to came over to the sheep-shear-
ing., anxiously enquiring for the best show of chrtive4, was di-
rected by a Cockney to 1Joe:-tfr,•et.

CIT V.

Tileslav, the kw.; 111a7. or o)rtlered the priee of Bread to be
redn:•o2l half on as‘ize or ie. in the peck loaf: the quartern loaf'
of wheaten Pld. and houshold
Friday a Common flail was held at Gnil•dhall, for the elec-
tion of various Officers annonlly chosen on that day, which was
uutnerously attended. Upon tins show of hands being taken, the
Sheriffs were of opinion the elee:ioo had fallen upon Joshua
Jonathan Smith, Esq. and Claudius Stephen Iluater, Esq. and
istade their report accordinp,ly ; upon which the. Recorder de-
clared them to be duly elected Sheriff of London and 111Lidlcsex,
Ond they were called forth to declare their consent to take upon
tise.tt the. °dice.
OnsaIin,MMIIMOIMMIMMAIIVAMII.II4I.I

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER. -- .

THE THEATRES.
11.111" MA UM.
On Monday evening the play of The Stranger
this theatre. The port of The Stranger was represew
Young. This is one of the characters in which hr

the greatest advantage; and although there are siaine acs
as a very of manner, and other defects to be uoticed in his performance of
it, Net it deserves to be considered, on the whole,
London iatt's.
ex-
cellent piece of acting : and,gnertlire..l4(r'dxscuelfi.ta
best effort that he has made u
Mrs. Bellamy, whose performance of .elneela, in The Castle
Spectre, we noticed in the last Number of The ,aational
ter, performed the part of airs. Huller. There are many actors
and actresses, who, iv alma much science in their professimehave
feeling enough to act tolerably well in sceno of very stroe.l
emotion. But hav leg no real knowledge of the art which the;
levee-else, they only please while the stimulm operates; and the
instant the feeling ceases, or becomes of ba delicate a kind as
only to touch, not to siese and fill the soul. they crow tiresome
alike to themselves and to their audiences. Little pasetete,
though they seem of small iinvortance individually, vet in coa.
junction may, perhaps, go further ia explaining: the train of
thought or feeling that belongs to each character, than many
scenes that appear to consaia visitt paezioa. /10:er, fur
instance, has two sceaes of very lively emotion ; one in which
she relates her story to the Ceunic..e and the Other in which she
meets l'.er husband, at the conclusion ef the play. Put besides
these, iltrx. natter ha many passaecs that teark her character,
or rather the character of her sorrow, in a ver., particular way, :
many oblique speeches made to Becon p ii.rt, and to ev.to,
!non, acid to the Lady's Magda thin,o which, though when ill
delivered, they are not observed by a cometoo audicace, vet, if
well expressed, have a great weight in effecting the eenerel im-
pression which the character ought to produce.
Mrs. 'Bellamy did not appear to (each the deli•eicies or the
part. She played the principal scene with a ereet deal of eel-
; nig : but these nicer passages seemed to have cseaped her. Au
actress ysho represents Mrs. 1/alter, should make tenderness,
4entleness, sweetness of manner, the principal ex twee-iota. Once
'U' twice these soft and a inning virtues are intercepted by a tran-
sitory veliemeace : hut it is the vehemence of a full heart, net of
a bad temper. Beneath that tenderness, gentlenese, and se vet-
ness, which we have •reeemalended, theme must be a coirrant
appearance of sorrow: The traaquillity of Airy. Miller's cha-
racter is but a thin surface : the depth beneath is sad and cell,-
forties:. But Mrs. Haller is ie.ver inarose : her tuelancliol
of a lovely nature : her own wreritedness has taught her to reel
the more deeply for those who surround her. Mrs. Bellamy, in
performing the earlier scenes of the part, scenes, in which this
,enitthle sorrow is ;tartlet:la:le seen, was not sufficiently antiahle
or sorrowful. She spoke sometimes w iUI a. degree of sternness
not accordant w it h a gentle temper, and soiectie,e • with a degree
of iad Blet elite out accordant with a billeting heart. The failure
in such poiet, a, these,`. hews a want of professional koowhalge,
which vie hope Mrs. Bellamy, with the advantages of seeing'
London actors in the winter, will tat-e pains to sap ply. Vi itu
we as that Mrs. Bellamy seems to watt knowledi;e of her pro-
fee.ion, we do not mean mere ktio iv ledge of the stage, hecate.e e,e
seems to possess that alt a very conspicuous degree ; het an actor
may know the stage perfectly, and yet know nothing of his pia.—
:ion. Knowledge of the stage refers almost entirely to the eye•
of the spectators; knowledge of the profession refers to their
hears; a skilful and al-arena method of making an ex it, of rnatel•
lug the action, and of walking the boards, w ill gain fur arm act.a
the reputation of knowing the stage. Perhaps Mr. DEe%ii!fa
the hallet-master, knows it as well as Mr. Kemble. But that
is nut a kna w ledge of the profession of acting. This kaowledge
relates to soul, not matter, grace of action, and the know ledee
of the stage, are tile mere executive branches of the art, as ver-
sification is of the art of poetry, or colouring of the art of paint-
ing. A trogir actor, who knows his profession, fall ,t know the
appearances of the hituran heart ; and that is the reaem wily we
have so few good tragedins; a comic actor otily needs kemr the
le
mauners of men, loch, l)ing oil the surface, are Wore c ale
learnt, and therefore we have many good comedians. Bet lova an
actor should remember that there is a shorter way of studying
the human heart, than studying it from nature alone. Ile may
study it from tense authors, and actors, those poets, and pain-
ters, who have been acknowledged to ropy her f.tithfully. `eat
that we recommend the study •of an original by its copy alpine
but any actor, by studying original natio-L., w ith a copy also he-
'fore him, a learn much suure quicklj the hest mode of iteitat-

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