The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-22 00:00:00

C'YVENT r. %IZI/Esi.

A new tr.rzedy was onWe Ineslay week prolieel at
this Theatre, tinder the title of Evadae, or, the Shaue.
The slut is as follows :
Lteiosieu Mr. Macready). Chief Minister and fa.
si.r;rite of a Ding of Napier (\lr. Abbott), conceives
design of destroying his master's life, and raising
himself to the throne. With this view he begins by
exciting in the King a guilty passim tOr Et.idae Miss
O'N Ail). sister of Colorna (Mr. Young), a Nobleman
to Naples ; and engages his promise that the brother
htitsell shall consent to the sister's shame. The trai-
tor himself has no intention of sacrificing Eardise,
vh,au he secretly loves, to the A ;.og ; but sets die
plot in movement to destroy the King, by Co/sisa's hand.
It is further netessary that, to obtain Eo,ulne, her
loser, Vineentio (Mr. C. Keitible), should be disposed
of, by marriage, to Lu cia (tlrs. Faiicit), La.lueica's
liuswolaata, wi,u hives Into. Vitteenti!) is recalled front
a foreign embas,ay ; sod, upon his return, .s told by
tivucu that Et bine was false, all' hal become the
renstress of the 147,v. Vineealio is Eu.44:2:uleA to be-
lieve his inistr.s, faithless, on the evidence of a letter
v:rizten by Eoti.-Ine, containing the mnst passioratte
avow.d of tenderness, really insets led for• Prifeeleia
bat, by the change of name, contrived by Luduciro
to appear addressed to the King. rince,ilso
ECad Ile ; r..p...iaelies her with her falsehood ; is ball
visa:sic:l by her protestations of her inaafetace ;
Lt "LA, as the last tutnuts of rem wing his suspi-
thins, titit • she should let hint see whether she still
wore mond her neck this picture, whi b he had given
her at Ins ilepaeture. Site is overjoyed ; pr‘aluceit the
is:titre, and gives it to btu : it proves, however, to be
the piefitre of the Kiag. Vineratio now becomes to-
triuus
1,1!•1 Colontaa euters, insults, and
challenges Yincentio, and they gots, tto tight. Olivia
"11.4 in, and coltiessa to Evolire; that she laid e,m
hived the false teeter, I
An, substituted the pi titre of dr:
!Ling for that of Vintsintio round' Ermine's n 2ek, at the
tostig 'Lion of Luilovico. who ettkii4e,l rew tit user by
to tking Vineentiu her husband. Cai.s.taa and Vi.seeutio
right ; the lattre is supposed dead, add the twitter con-
to a dungeon. I.mlovicii visits him, gives hint
hit treeditin -tells him that tire hang tie • andeil his
snifer's shame, and his own aciitieseence, a< :;.c pric.
of his 04:,loa-1-uted persuades him, by arttui:y ‘%inkilta
tat his Lai:l;it. to glee n semis h colt:eat ; to -write
the Kit to :1191 Piliat!...!, foul at the in Louie: wheat he
eipects the brotlic..'s krt..: sacrifice ofthe mister's ho

no,►r, intieter Ai.n. 'rite Ki*If is impaled and rwast

ej by itkust The• 11.,ur torrest Approlls:fics, anti
&u: Kit/ rairgs t.) iris v;latubcr. Coiugma eittves tut
a wimetairtir, pritgeg,ls t:, the do !i• of tA.it.
iA whi • hz ~rgs mtiting the coliain4 kita•lre.
utt4he4 413g4. , uutt itl diN/Ut (11 OVNI I lie ath.ll.
I fig licars voitse. kit .F.vagasg•-•.411:0 :new
14 if /4503; etti.i .1410 t ILJ iet iter

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NATIONAT.
King. Ha consents ; bat, suspecting her weakness,
aniceals himself so as to overhear what parse.!s. The
King enters, and finds Eradne—she evades his disho-
nourable propositions, by calling his attention, with
mysterious snit *demo pathos, to the statues of her fli-
ntily, which stood in the chamber. At 1. tigth she
conics to one statue. aii.l asks the King if he knew it.
it was her father's, who hail been the King's tutor.
unit flied by a stroke aimed .it the King in oattle, she
embraces the statue, and invokes the spirit of her father
fiteKing is move.), slrandons hi,. Isase wishes—Colon:4a
comes forth, ealibraees his sister, anal is reconcile) to the
King. Ludirvico is approaching—C.olmila places the
King belisibi the s:atues, aunt F.v:ulne retires. Laulovico
enters, and is told by Coionna that the King. is. dead.
ais joy and iirabition burst fiirtli tumultuously,
tells Gamma he shail die tile de,ti, ail murderer, and
orders his guards to ativ.oi,!.! seize him ; when au&
Benin the King appears before hi.n ; Ludovico is eon-
timealed—recovers hinnielf—and tries the success (Why-
pocrisy. Ile is spurned by the roused to the
vengeance of despair, tulles an attempt to kiil the King,
and is himself killed by Colonna, and the Play concludes.
The scene is at Naples ; and the t.me, without any es-
press historic fact in the test, appears to have been
shoot the 16th century, frum the tune of character and
sentiment of the Piece.

Such are the materials which constitute this bantling
of the Poet's fancy. The author is, we understand Mr.
Shed, a Gentleman of the sister kingdom, well known
in the theatrical worid as the author:4d the Apostate,
liell‘miris, and some other pieces. The production of
last night, like every t'ormer prot'...tiction•of this author.
atountis is situations of of horror : his style is lofty, and
abounds in itnawry, studied comparisons, and ebonies
His allusions to the person and charms of his heroine
are, in more than one instance. too glowing and warm
to be ecnsistent with that delicacy which salts the fe-
male part of the an:IL-nee. In this, :a-t1 in all the fur-
mer productions of Nlr. Shiers pen, the seencs of horror
are worked up to such a pitch as to become painful in
the extreme to the audience. The reiterated acts of
diabolical villainy on the part of ludovic ), and the ag-
gravatcd misery which they grew down on the heads
of leis devoted victims, Evatbse, her brother, and her
lover, thllow each other so rapidly that they leave no
point on which the attention of the audience can rest
a moment or to rata: *ad refresh tself.

The perthriners exerted themselves to the utmost for
their author. Of the acting of hlissO'Neill, Messrs,
Young, Nlacreavy and Keriable, too much cannot be
add. Mrs. Faticit. as Olivia and sir. Abbott :is tl-e
King, mule as much of the characters, as the characters
themselves admitted of. The Prologue and Epilogue
contain wine good paints ; and the hitter, in particu-
lar, was well delivered by Mrs. Faucit. The House
was extremely to l ; and the Piece was given out tor
repetition to night, amidst general approbation.
A new Faree, in one act, entitled Pbee-huniers,
was produced on Friday week, and rather favourably
received. The prineipal character, indeed the only
one of any importance, was given to Mr. Liston ; to
whose exertions. full as much as to any merit of its
own, the piece was indebted for its success. The scene
lies in one of the public offices, to which a Mr. Fortin-
liras I lopestock, a descendant or' some Norway King,
resorts, among other applieants, with his petition ; the
object of which is to get a place under Government.
His expedients to ulo*in an audienc.• create the chief
interest. Flaying succeeded in part by taking up the
breakfast of the •teerctary, he accomplishes the rest by
personating an old man, who hail previously talked
himself to sleep, and who was to bet admitted to an
atulknee Hopestock:mottos froo with his wig and
cloak, is introduced Lau the pre ace of tlic great men
to whom he presents what he supposes to be his own
petitioti. It turns out, ho vever, to be the reit-wit of
a vow), clerk in the office, a very trilling personage,
and goite unworthy of the powers of Mr. Abbot; to
whom it was asiigned. TIIJ petiti ua snorer is ; bat poor
Ilopestitek s.iiyt discovers his error, and is disapp
A Mrs. Oroimoko is also intrishiceil, but
pretensions to etti..ct, that N 1 Davenp irt could utal:c
nothing of the rintricter. The w.',.o!e thing w.is evident •
Iv intended fin: J, stop alone ; tact even all leis cs.:itious
were insuffekat to sic t' e piece. The t om•dt call
disloprobution grew so loud at its terutioat'ion. that
the imooon...eineot for rejovitian t tutit not L. h.otrd
'lle Far •e, however, in the bills of •ic.uriluy air
noilitecti As (*iv nitietetiy stir sessftil: sin( pet ar
attempt... 4 to be p.N•torm `,l, a 5e'4,11,1 1:411e. I•3l."ctinv
night. The bissiog cis ninzttecil ant;
the players natke.t through their t...spe..t'aot ar;s.: hot
~..vselvr ..vordor the iliolzgite reuniti.xl tlor- ors of the
sudi; are ; 'Olen the egrtnin MI, an ,usiile
ternimatioo ittiixtrcil to crisis
etc hoNs nf the at -thor.
kept their pia rs ; the tau
Mitaitger was tiled Gtr
home'. After it titie tYtinut

and ii.srittg n•i'it
la.tst re-sp,:ctfitil.. none:

first nigi)l had iN!'-`ll Coin
riertimt W;% eontro

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the call thr the Mara .•r became every moment Lager
and more itupettunis. Mr. Abbot then explained, that
the I.ll.ltiager, retying on the success of the- piene. hal
lett the house; but that he could venture to assure the
company, if their 06.15-edit'', were insurawunsable, that
the proprietors, whose most anzions wish. as well
interest, it was to bow to the opinion of As Public,
would withdraw it. This cleelaration satisfied the mal-
contents, anal all separated peaoctibly. It has eir.e
been modelled anew, and was on ttieslav brotnet°
forward as an interlude, under the (ilk of /fine to get ci
Place. The primilea alteration ainsists in taking oat
the character played by ?li:s Beaumont, in shnrtening
the second and last 5C,11,131, stud iu making Liston sit:.
cevaful in his &ire. In this form the piece panted eg
without opposition, bat daes-not appear tv tfreoate-
a lasting attraction.

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