The National Register.
London, England, 1811-07-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

and WINSTON, appeared in all the Papers, stating the piece to II
have tieen withdrawn, through the opposition of Mr. Molt RIS
to the engagements of Messrs. ELLISTON, MUNDEN, and
Jorirs, who had, in consequence, seceded from the 'I heatre.
Mr. Moan ts,in the course of the day, published a vindication
•ot his concLict. This, in all probability, had the cff,ct of pre-
vcntinga disturbance that night. I never retnemb -r svting an
audience In ;re peaceably disposed. It was not, however, very
numerous, as I do not think there were more than a hundred
persons in the house at the rising of the curtain. Mr. Hi e-
LINGTON was the hero of the night, a Gentleman.who unites
the grace of WHERRY, with the genius of MENAGE. This
might account for the very peaceable conduct of the audience,•
as after the first act, the greater part of those who remained
awake, quitted the Theatre.
Things remained in this situation till Wednesday, when, just
as it was expected the Theatre must of necessity be shut up, a
large placard, posted all about town, announced the return of
Messrs. ELLISTON, MUNDEN, and JONES; the great obstacles
opposed by Mr. Molten having been got over by Messrs. C 01:
MAN and WINSI ON. Mr. Mortars, in reply to this Address,.
admitted the triumph of his opponents, but seemed rather to
eomplain of their want of morality in expressing satisfaction at
having forced him to subscribe to a ruinous co:.tract, or lose'
every thing. The advertisement which announced• the return
of the Performers, also announced The Quadrupeds of Quedlni-
' burgh, for Friday. On the day after that on which this arrange-
',lent was made public, Eems•roti, MUNDEN, And JONES,
played appositely enough (by particular desire of Mr. MORRIS,
perhaps) in The Road to Raba.
On the Friday the long talked of Quadrupeds of Quedlin-
burgh were brought forward. This entertainment is founded on
the burlesque 'on- the. Getman School (asciibed to Mr. CAN-
NING) in. The Anti-Jaco6iii. The plan is originally the same
as that started by the Duke *of Buckinghant in The Rehearsal,
and successfully followed in The Critic,•by Mr. SHERIDAN. It
is, however, by no means so successfully acted upon here as in
either of the former instances. The romance itself boasts great
• merit, and it is impossible not to be highiy entertained with
some of the scenes. The introductory part is very poor, and I
Diver remember seeing EI.T.ISTON more unfortunate than he
was in Mr. Bathos. He assumed a great deal of gravity, which
he expected would -excite laughter; but; alas ! .the audience
were as gravkas he pretended to be. Throughout the perform-
. ance be appeared to treat disadvantage ;.•and EYRE, as the Ma-
nager seemed only in the way. I must not, however, • say much
on this subject, as it may be successfully contended that it was
admirably characteristic for a Manager to stand in the way, and
appear ridiculous.
If this piece had appeared before " The Quadrupeds" at the
Lyceum, I think it would, probably, have been Letter received.
The burlesque on the last scenes of •' Tirnour" and " The Exile"
would have been better relished. As it is, there seems little pro-
bability of its being a favourite. Second hand ridicule is not
worth much, and the laugh it excites is here strongly against
those 'who labour to raise it against others. It experienced
much opposition towards the close, which continued to the fall
of the curtain. This afterpiece is, upon the whole, worthy of
some countenance ; but at present it is intolerably long. If the
romance were performed by itself, the characters of Bathos and
The Manager being expunged altogether, I think it would have
a better chalice of success. The dialogue in the scenes in which
they are concerned is miserably fiat, and if the whole be omit-
ted, I am certain nothing can be taken away with which the
public will " more willingly part withal." • G.

477 •

Celt acknowledgments for the very liberal patronage and sup.
port you have afforded them this season. Your kindness has
been the more sensibly felt, as it has relieved them from con.
siderable embarrassment, by enabling them to pay off a por-
tion of their heavy incumbrances; and though much still
remains to be liquidate.:, yet they now can look forward with
a confident hope, that in a few yeari they will be rvricatFd
front the difficulties which nad su neatly overwhelmed than.-.•
Applauses.) •
They hope they may be allowed to say, that their exertion
for your Theatrical amusement have been, this season, stre:.uous
and tinremitted.

" The works of SHAKSPEAR El and of our admired Classic
Authors, have been revived with the strictest care and atten-
tion—and both Tragedy and Comedy have receivrd he most
powerful support from the tale is of their respective favoured
votaries.—Our modern Dramatists have met with every en-
couragement, and their pieces have been honoured with your
approbation—the sure incitement to future exertion.
Pantomime and Spectacle have been employed as auxilia-
ries, and the highest • ambition bf the Proprietors h..s been (re-
gardless of expense) to gratify the different totes of the vat ious
classes composing -a British audience. Success li.ts crowned
their efforts, and their hearts are replete with gratitude for such
Ognal marks of public favour.
" The Performers. Ladies and Gentlemen, beg leave to unite
in their tribute of thanks, for your uniform indulgence, and we
most respectfully take our leave till the 9th of September, the
time fixed for the re-opening of this Theatre, when we hog,e
successfully to renew our professional exertions for your enter
taimuent."