The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN.

Mr. W. Farren, the actor who has made so success-
ful n debut in Sir Peter Teazle, appeared on Friday night
as Lord Ogleby in the Clandectine Marriage. This is
one of the most difficult characters in our drama ; the
qualities of which it is composed are so extremely sub-
tile and confined, and the whole portrait is made up of
touches so delicate, that the performer is in cm:stunt
danger of distortion on one hand, and of tateensele
and insipidity on the other. With all the feciblt.eces
of age, and more. than the vanity of youth, he ftes to
practice an entailing politeeess and urbanity ; and is
compelled, in the end, to sacrifice his vanity to his.ge-
nerosity. 'With all his follies and all his infirmities, he
must constantly excite respect, and occasionally esteem,
in the breast of the spectator. Mr. Farren has suc-
ceeded in by far the greater part, and his Lord Ogleby
deserves on the whole the praise of Is masterly per-
formance. He was most fortunate in expressing the
rising impulses of vanity caused by the passiors believed
to be excited in bis favourite Miss Fanny, and in the
last scene where he is called upon for so noble an efflux
of generosity. His attempts to conceal the reluctance
he felt at the painful civilities of the old citizen vrcro
ludicrous and natural : the scene where he proposed to
Old Sterling to marry his daughter liNey, was given
in the best style ; and his burst of surprise when the
citizen affeeta.to believe that the object offels effectione
was his sister lieidelberg,was quite irresistible. Many
other passages might be quoted equally worthy of praise.
The only deduction that occurs to us is, that Mr.
Farren might have drawn Lord Oglebq something mote
tsf thegentleman and less of the bullion ; we were nut
fairly entitled to ere much laughing at his Lordship's ex-
pense as he afforded us :.with all ite defeetseltowever
gully scanned, it is a performance of no common order,
and cattiest fail to increase his reputation. He received
the most flattering applause in nearly every scene, fronts
a very .ottmerous audience, and is to repeat the character
hes/narrow evening.
P.Ni3IOISI-3 OPERA !MINE.
The entertainments at this theatre have, throughout
the week, beet' honoured by the unquali:led approba-
tion of full audiences. Mr. Arnold's Inclo theuratie
opera of the Wizard has been revived, with a con-
shire-able degree of success, stud with an evident ime
provement in the cast. Miss Carew !serf ems ten part
of Grace Arinstrung.wall a chaste simplicity. The surges
allotted to her were also given with an sepal gerel taste.
Amateurs and Actors still retains its u.:vitction, and
will no doeht keep its ground toed the theatre ehLil.
Midas* has also been repeated with los:reused effect.

FARMWEIt. DrNNER.—On S.anclay week the rattle
performers of the English )pera House gave a farewell
dinner to Mr. Bartley, on his taking icave of the corn.
pany, preparatory to his intended departure far America_
Mr. Arnold took the Choir —Messrs. Horlay and Yea! a,
jun. were the Stewards. The scene, by all accoanes,
.was highly interesting, and was marked by good humour
without my convivial. excess. Mr. Arnold took the
opportunity of testifying, in the n,anie of the company
and. bimaalf, the regret which they. all felt in patting •
with age:adman who, in hie public and private cha.
racter, und in his capacity of Manager, had conducted
hiayslf in. such a manner as to deserve their respect
and esteem. This speech, Which we understand was
well conceived, and delivered with affecting energy,
eseiied the warm acclamations of tne comp-any, and
anode such au impression on Mr.. Bartley himself, as
for some minutes to prevent him frian.giving any an.
swe:. At length he subdued his feelings, and expressed.
his acknox:edgments with interesting fervour. • This
amicable festival must be deemed highly honourable to
those who promoted it, as well as to Mr. Bartley, who,
from all that we have heard of his character and eon•
duct, appears to be fully entitled to such a testimony of
brotherly respect and attachment We heartily wish
him and his wife a prosperous voyage, .and we doubt
not that their united _talents will insure them a, liberal
patronaLte in the scene of their firtare destination.
The karvest in the East Highlands of Perthshire is
one of Or most abundant e%er remembered in that
district.. 'fire alternations of wet and dry weather have
,Loren sneli as to bring both the grain and fodder to the
fullest perfection. In this particular season.the moult.
grins k ,re given the fiumer an w.lvantage which has
been dallied to the inhabitants of the southern plains:
wLere, although the quality of the grain is gond,etlte
prevaienee of drimeht ixsaid to have rendered the grain,
anl es;iocially the fodder, rather scanty. Wool „has
this season dandled its fikrmer highest price :,.thisibss
bean, in this nuarter, ascribed to a sodden and
sive demand- for articles of woollen nsionifactitre from
Russia aral.tise East Indies ; although it is,. no. doubt,
partly awing to tire meat mortality among theAcep
front the.scverity of the preceding winter. If theriitat
any f•tindation ft:Aim:rumour that it arises from a Fret
demand for such articles in the East Indira, it furnlshts
a notable crnnment on the argum‘nts that were used iu
favour of the mon9poly.