The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

THEATRES.

COVZIT G .—A enel.i-drams, called gardish Po. •
friotisin, was produced on Wedoesdas. The priertipal clue-
racier of the story it a Catinel Albert, a Swede, the head '
the Goihland insurrection, for the exiled King Ciattavus.—
Ile la limited through the country afire the defeat of his •
party, sod through a variety of adventures, till be is saved
bt the troops of the vie toi ioas Gustavus,. Terry sits the
Colonel, A Limit his friend, and Mks Foote the. lady fair of
the friend. The scenery se as characteristic of the country,
and•eery clever; and the Goal explosion was so brilliant as
to .cent to our terrors an extension of the tire (von the stage
to the theatre.. It was extremely well received. Bishop's
music had • large share in its popularity ; Lut Terry's
acting was the move Pie of the melo-dranie.

Saturday, after the Heart of Mid Lot/dem, a (hematitc
Sketch was performed for the first time, entitled Cozen-
; or, fluff an ltuu♦ on gance. The plot, if any plot
belong to it is simply Ma' Dick Mutable (Yates,) a young
man attached to Julia, (Mrs. T. HMO is visited by his fa.
that in France, accompanied by Julia and her aunt—he
cot.trives to make his father think he is in an hotel, and
by these means lie is enabled to per,onate a Swiss porter,
and to give imitatlons of Yowl, Kenible, Kean, Mat-
thew s, Terry, and Talma. His imitations were very good,
partirirlarly those of Telma, in which he proved himself 4
good French scholar. Mr. Blanchard came forward to
announce the repetition of the Interlude for Monday.
but the andience imitating the rpt Ickery of the rival
Theatre called fur " Ya•es," by whom it was given oat
for Monday w ith, we believe, an unanimous feeling of
approbation.
We admire the versatility of talent that can so far vac-
ceed in imitation, and Mr. Yates imitated each person
illimitably, butt we would remind that gentleman that imi-
tation is closely ullied to mimickry, and that mimiekry
at best is a contemptible faculty. We think Mr. Yates
has that in him " which passeth ►kew" of such sort, and
in the present dearth of real ability on the stage, we
mild eunjtireibini not to allow the powers nature. study,
and edneation, appear to have nnit*illy conferred eisan
him to dwindle into imitation. If he chose, we 11. ink
lie may take higher, more noble around.

POLICE.

sv.sl RELT.

Oa Saturday Robvs Is, liatintiersly, Oliver, lateg, and
Stauoeford,paisates belonging to the Ist tegunent of Pout
Guard., were again brought sod tinder...lll 4 1411 g
eXii4o44lioll before Mr. flicks, charged wilt the robbery
at the fire in Dover...tree?, Piccadilly. on the mut gof
Thursday the 13th instant, and wets -again rtiaautird lug
a final hearing on IVedne.itsy.
• NIAMION-HOUSE.

On Saturday Thomas Putter was finally examined before
Mr. Alderown J. J. Smith, on a charge ut hating forged
Binds of England notes in his possez.sion, and was gully
committed, fur trill/.
MARLBOROUGH STB rE

On Saturday a young u hose appearances bore •
!narks of past respectability, was latunglit up town the
natelo-hour, charged tinder the tollosshooe eircionmotooree
—The watchman stated, that in the moaning he ulosersed
the prisoner 1.41.0,5ing a gentleman, a.que.tmg loom in gas e
her in charge, tliAt she might lodge in the watch•huw•e
daring the night: he atterwards sass her linking stoma
with a bundle under her anal, and he took her to the
%smell-house.

'lie WI/111411, in her defence, bronvlit to the reeolleetiow
of 31r. Conant iliat she hid tbtril neloie him before, but in
v different torn; she stated, that her hationd was some
time ago one of the pi ineival carpi liters at One ut the,
Winter Thraties, and that in thr pi esent instance sbe was
driven to distrts., and had adapted this plan to go to the
attic rhouse.—She was disci's. at .1.