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London, England, 1820-11-09 00:00:00

THEATRICALS. -

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—We have frequently no-
ticed, in our accounts of theatrical performances, the
powerful interest shewn by the audiences in the pro-
ceedings against her MAJESTY, and the quick sym-
pathy with which every passage that could be deemed
illustrative of her situation has beat seized on, and
marked with loud expressions of applause. This in-
terest has continued to deepen as the great national
drama has approached its catastrophe, and never
assumed so marked a character as it did last night,
during the representation of the Tragedy of Othello,
which, indeed, abounds with parallels that seem to
have been conceived in a spirit prophetic of the pre-
sent age. Nor were these alone selected by the au-
dience, for scarcely a passage that ingenuity could
.wrest into an applicationwas suffered to pass without
the popular comment. Applause followed logo's re-
mark to Othello, when commencing, his deep-laid

train of villainy :
" Where's that palace. whereunto foul things
Smetimes intrude not?"
And still greater the well-known passage that suc-

ceeds it:
" Good name in man onwoman, dear, my Lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls:
Who steals my purse, steals trash—'tis something, npthing ;
"fwas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed !"
Though the Tragedy was extremely well acted,
the performers, in the midst of an interest of a higher
nature, became a secondary object of attention. The
susceptibility increased as the Play proceeded, and
reached its height in the scene where Emilia, indig-
nant at the wrongs her mistress has received, brands
the unknown villain with reproaches To which lan-
guage can add no bitterness. They derived, too,
their utmost force from the emphatic delivery of
Mrs. GLOVER. The repetition of Othello's accusa-
tion of Deno:an/re, and the enumeration of the inju-
rious epithets bestowed on her by the jealous Moor,
seemed to animate the Pit with one spirit. Then
followed—
" Has she forsook so many noble matches,
Iler father, and her country, and her friends,
To be called a w--s?"
with applause so great, that it was some time before
the performance Gould proceed. The expression of
Emilia's suspicion,
" I will be hang'd, if some eternal Villain,
Some busy and insinuating rogue,
Some togging, cozening slave, to get some office,
Have not devis'd this slander,"
produced a more powerful and more durable effu-
sion of the popular sentiment, accompanied with the
waving of hats and handkerchiefs. Silence was again
restored, and continued till Mrs. GLOVER arrived at
the following lines:
" The Moor's abus'd by some most villainous knave
Some base notorious knave—some scurvy fellow
0 Ilsav't4 ! that such companion thou'dst unfold,
And put in every honest hand a whip,
To lash the rascal naked through the world!"
We can compare the effect of this only to an electric
shock, or a spark thrown on gunpowder. It seemed
to put nearly the whale house in motion. The man-
ner of testifying the feeling was the same as in the
preceding instances; but more sudden, more vehe-
ment, and more durable. The strength of the im-
pression was such as to create a scene which all who
witnessed will long find stamped upon their recollec-
'tion.—The arduous part of Othello was performed by
Mr. COOPER. He was received throughout very fa-
vourably by the audience, who seemed willing to give
his exertions the most ample encouragement. Mr.
BOOTH played Ingo with considerable judgment.—
Miss CHESTER (the Lady who appeared in Poltia,
last season) sustained the character of Desdemona,
end was honoured with frequent marks of approba-
tion. The House was well attended.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE—SHAKSPEARE'S CO-
medy of Twelfth Night, was brought out last night
in a new form—that is, studded over with poetical
fragments in every variety of measure, selected from
the works of the Bard himself, and united with the
music, partly if Mr. BISHOP, and partly of the fol-
lowing composers, ViY.—MORLEY, FORD, RAVENS-
CROFT, SAVILLE, Sir JOHN STEVENSON, WINTER, &c.
The Scenery is gorgeously beautiful, particularly in
the Mosque introduced in the fourth Act. The Solos
and Duetts were allotted to Miss GREENE and Miss
Tare, who represented Olivia and Viola. Two
stanzas of one of the sonnets were sung in a very
charrnins style by Miss TREE ; and a Glee, in which
Messrs. TAYLOR, TINNEY, &c. took part with her,
was warmly applauded. Two Duetts were admira-
bly given by her and Miss GREENE, in one of which
the latter distinguished herself by the justness and
brilliancy of her manner. The following 'verses from
SNAKsPEARE'S Poems were also given by her in de-
lightful style :
In bowers of laurel trimly flight,
We will outwear the silent night,
While Flora busy is to spread
ller richest treasure on our bed;
The glow-worms shall on you attend,
And all their sparkling lights shah spend;
All to adorn and beautify
Your lodging with most majesty;
And these shall serve but to entice
Your presence to Loves paradise!!
The acting was admirable. In Molsolio, Mr. FAR-
RFN obtained great success: his delineation appeared
a perfect study, the most minutely varied, faithful,
and humorous,, which we have seen given of this
amusing personage. The remaining characters were
well sustained ; and the announcement of the per-
.formance for repetition this evening, was received
with the most decisive and general expressions of ap-
plauie by a crowded audience.
This Theatre, as well as its rival neighbour, fur.
nished evidence, during the evening, of the state of
public feeling on the great investigation now carry-
ing on before the House of Lords. They did sot
arise, however, so much from the text of the Play as
from the presence of some individuals who have taken
a leading part in the process. Lord ERSKINE entered
the house a few minutes before the piece commenced,
and occupied a place in the box of Mr. Courre,
where he was immediately recognised by the audience.
The strongest marks of respect and affection imme-
tiiately proceeded from all quarters of the Theatre,
which were returned by his Lordship in a suitable
manner. Lord CASTLEREAGH, who was discovered
in the "loyal box at the end of the third Act, also
drew testimonials from the audience; but they were
unfortunately of a very different character, and riot
at all equivocal in their nature. Some persons in the

ph stood up, and even lottilly..threitined his Lord.t.
ship. The hooting and hissing were very general and
very vehementin that quarter. TheTperfortnatice-wai
interrupted for .a short wind, His Lordship -then,
withdrew frogs the popuLir.ssorm behind the net-
work and curtain on the right side of the Royal box.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET NOVEMBER MEETING.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. N.
Mr. Payne 's Pardus, 9st. beat Mr. Bouverie's Busby, 7st. 1 21b.
Ab. M. 100gs.-6 to 4 apt Paralus.
A Subscription Handicap plate of £5O, far 3-yr olds and up-
wards, Ab. M.
Mr. Crockford's ch. c. Brutus, 4 yrs old, Sst.
Sir C. Bunbury's br. c. by Sorcerer, 3 Ili old, 7st. 121 b.
Mr. Vansittart's br. h. Slim, 5 yrs old, 9st. 41b.
Mr. Windham's b. c. Robin Hood, 3 yrs old, 7st. 91b.
Nine started—The Judge placed but two.
4to 1 :.pt Slim-3 to 1 agst Robin Hood.
Mr. Bouverie's Busby, 7pt. 131 b. beat the Duke of Grafton's
Carbon, Ilst. 71b. Ab. M. 25g5.--Even on Busby.

Tuesday se'nuight, the H. H. Cup was run for
on Abbotsdon Down, near Alresford, for which eight
hcrses started, at half-past one o'clock, each carrying
12 stone, and rode by farmers in the district of the,
Hampshire Hunt. There were three heats for the
Cup ; the first was won by Mr. TRoDD's chesnut
horse, and the two last were decided in favour of
Mr. CURTIS'S bay mare; Mr. Btoos's chesnut mare
being second in all the three beats, was therefore en-
titled to a handsome jockey whip. Although four
horses were withdrawn after the first heat, these was
excellent sport, and the race was well contested.
The weather proving so favourable, the Down was
crowded witl► an unusual number of horsemen, car-
riages, and spectators.