The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

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STATESMAN

THEATRICALS.'

Kixo's TNZATIM—On Saturday night the long promised
ballet.pantwalma of Ajfted le Grand, composed for the
Academie Royale de Mlifigke, where It was originally
brought out last year, or late in ISM, was produced at this
theatre, under the direction of its author, M. Ataisit. The
story commences with AcralD'S temporary abandonment of
the real dignity, and his disguise as the assistant of his own
neat-herd; and ends 'with the battle of Ellington. But not
having been able to procure a programme of the ballet, we,
dare not risk any further interpretation of its mimic lan-
guage, lest we should betray our Ignorance of the noble art,
of gesticulation, and in our confusion, perhaps, damage the,
characters of various Saton Indies who perform conspicuous
parts in the drama. Alfred is a tree bullet d'actiou, don-
structed after the Italian models. and has very little of what,
in modern language, is termed dancing. It Is a serious pan-
tomime—a sort of performance known In all countries, and
liked in most when accompanied by good music, and splen-
did decorations, and cleaved, with very little change,'from
sources of considerable antiquity. This sort of ballet Is, we
west acknowledge, much to our taste ; and thougn the stage
of the King's Theatre is not favourable to the display of
combined scenery and extended processloes, yet it Is large
enough for something rather better, more worthy of rational
beings than eternal pirouettes and eistreekuts. Alfred is
personated by Mr. C. VICSTRIS, whose acting was highly
commendable; but he should, in such a character, abstain
from all dancing, unless of the g • t kind. This we have
onderstood to be the rule of all foreign theatres, and were
surprised to see it departed from in the present nuance.—
Madetnoiselle MCRCANDOTTI, as his Inge' looked very
charmingly, though she wanted that energy that this part re-
quires. Madame Rowzt VZSTRIS has but little to no t• but
she does that little well. The acting falls chiefly upon.Ma-
dessolsella AuRSII.II, who does herself great credit by her
perfouneace. A pass's sissy iu the first act is exceedingly
graceful and beautiful, and was much applauded, and a cho-
rus-dance, while Alfred and his Pape are sleeping. has,
great taste and merit; both of which will be more apparent
when the performers are a little more perfect. The music,
by the Count Dr. OILLEMIZRO, a natneunkflown to us, is a
compilation from Pucitta, Rossini. tkc. mixed up with Scot-
tish and other national airs, and is not remarkable for any
thing but what is already well known. The scenery is ex-
cellent., and the decorations are liberally and tastefully sup-
plied ; though the costume has not been much regarded.—
The whole piece has been got up at a considerable ex-
pence, and was received with great applause by a furl house.

Thratni. -He *at iltirelveMatttli at Patis ihd MasterC
where be.. was lionoored-withthat marled consideration
which his eminent talents • merited. On bis return he
purchesed a sixth part 'oEske.properry of Covent Barden
patent, and became Manager of that Theatre; which li-
neation he tilled till a season or two before his retire
went. •
During his management in London Mr. Kemblerevived
several pieces of merit, and adapted many of our humor-
Cal Bares productions to the taste of modern times.- Re
was also the author of Belisarius, a Tragedy, which was
sated at Hull in 1778, but never priuted ; the Female
Officer, a farce, acted at York in 1779, not printed ; 0 !
it's impossible! (altere 1 from the Comedy of Error.) a
Comedy performed at York 1780 ; this also was never
printeti; the Panel, a farce, taken from Dicke/staffs
fis Well it's no Worse% the Farm House, a Comedy ;
Love in many Masks, a Comedy; Lndoisk,t, a Musical
Romance; Celadon and Florimel, a Comedy, which has
not been printed. Mr. Kemble also published about the
year 1760 a small colketion of verses, under the tile of
" Fugitive Pieces." They were juvenile productions,
and it is said that the very day after their publicatiun be
was so discontented with them when in print, that he
destroyed every copy he could procure; some few, how-
ever, escaped the general immolation, and one of them,
at a lisle a few years since, fetched 31.55. Of Mr. Kern-
hie, as an actor, most of our readers here been able to
form their own estimates. In private life, we can affirm
I he was a scholar and a gentleman—not like Congreve,
however, wheeled of his profession. He wu polite and
unessuming in his manners; equally willing to attend to
ally suggestion for the improvement of the drains from
the hunibleet.as from the highest source 4 awl newer ea-
Mbiting, in his manner, that he was cons:Musa his own,
master judgment. One peculiarity of Mr. Kemble de-
serves to re particularly noticed—his r:verential and im-
pressive tone, when naming the SUPREM in private,
conversation, which he was accustomed to make mere
marked by uncovering his head, or some otber acknow-
ledgement of his own humility, and of leis resp-ct.

The new Member for the Borough of Coleraine, in the
room of Admiral Sir John lkresford, who has been
elected for Berwick npon Tweed, is Major Brydges, ble-
ther-in-law to the Morgues of Waterford.
COURT Gossip.—A Brighton correspondent says, that,
with respect to politics, whatever may have been. the case
suite time ago, at present not only Gentlemen in the
higher department of the Court at the Pavilion, but even
the domestics to a man, who venture to express any poll
deal sentiments at all, reprobate the unnatural crusade
attempted by the French against the liberties of Spain.
On Saturday, the Dtike of York dined with the Earl of
Westmoreland, at his house in Grosvenor-square, being
the first visit of his Royal Highness since his long and
severe indisposition.
Tea Alm r.—The 65th Regiment of Foot. which COM*
lammed its march on the 3d iustant from Chatham, will
arrive at Weedon to-morrow.
The detachment of the 66gh Regiment of Infantry,
which marched from Hall, on the 6th inst. will arrive at
Liverpool on Monday next.
The depots of the 30th and 41st Regiments of Foot,
have been ordered from Albany Barracks to Portsmouth,
for tbe purpose of reinforcing the Provisional Battalion
at the latter station.
The 7th, 21st, 77th, and 83rd regiments of foot, will
be sent, in the present season, to the %Vest India Islands,
to relieve 4 regiments which have been the longest period
on that station.
Lieut.-Colonel Russell, (son of Lord Wm. Russell) is
appointed Brigade-Major, in the South-West District, vice
Major Noel Harris, promo.ed.
ARMY Essomares.--Frona the official statement made
on Friday night of the ordinary services of the army
for the years 1822 and 1823, it appears that the total
somber, isedastiene officers, non-commissioned dryers;
and privates, for 1822, was 68.802, white that for 1823 is
69,114. Rut in the estimate of expense there is a re-
duction in favour of 1823 of 18,7201. 9s. 4d.; the total
amoent for 1h22 being 6,106,1181. 12e 2d. ; and that for
1823.6,U87.3981.2r. led.
Walter Fawkes, of Fernley Hall, EN., the present
High Sheriff of the county of York, served that office in
1769, the year that the Prince of Wales, now George IV.
visited York. Mr. Fawkes, we believe, is the only gen.
Bemis on record who has twice tilled the office of High
Sheriff of Yorkshire.— (Leeds Mercury.)
We miderstand that Edwards, the spy, of Cato.street
celebrity, is now residing at this place (Truro;)—he has
so ostensible employment, and his tinanc.s.appear to be
in a very flourishing condition.—(West Briton)
PORMIOUTU. Masai B.—The Active, 46, Capt. An-
drew King, came into Harbour, this afternoon, to be re-
fitted for the Channel service ; the Sering spawn, Pando-
ra, and Calliope remain at Spithead ; the Redwing came
into Harbour on Sunday ; the Sparrowhawk arrived at
Bermuda, Jan. 22; the Grecian, at Jamaica, Jan. 12;
the Dauntless, at Madras, October 2.
Captain Sabine, who accompanied Captain Parry u
astronomer in his voyage to Melville Island, proceed; di-
rectly to Spitsbergen, for the purpose of making obser-
vations for determining the rue figure of the earth, similar
to those he has already made on the coast of Africa,
the West Indies, and America. The Griper gun-br:g
is fitting out at Deptford tor the conveyance of Captain
Sabine.
Extract from the agent at Smyrna, fitted January 15:—
" The Flora and Lovely Ann have returned front Napoli
di Romania, the Greeks not having permit•ed them to
enter. The Flora, in attempting, was fired upon from a
Greek battery, and the mate killed. The i.arrison of
Napoli di Romania has since surrendered to tbe Greeks
by capitulation. His Slajesty's frigate was there at the
time, and Captain Hamilton was applied to by the Greek
chief to prevent the capitulation being broken by his
troops, whom he was fearful, from their being exasper-
, ated, would massacre all the Turks, in unmuber about
Ciat. Hamilton succeeded in saving the n hole,
51/0 of-. whom he brought here io the Cambrian, and the
remainder hi cansed to 'es embarked in litcek vessels, to
be landed at Scalanova, and its neighbourhood. The
Turks were obliged to capitulate from want of provision;
about 2,000 had died in the garrison from famine."
M•ren 9011. 200 tiOVICREIRNII. TO KJ DE QNIC
..1211 Mitots IN 25 Suctseivit Hocas.—Captain Pieou,
of the Second Dragoon Guards, now in York Barracks,
having two months ago made the above engagement with
a gentleman of that city, p. p. to ride his own horse the
above distance in the time stateckcornmenced the under,
taking on Tuesday-last, at eleven o'clock at night, two
miles in and out, from Kiddal lane to the two-Mile
summon Bramham Moor. The Captain completed the
. t.utt, hating 2.ltours and 30 minutes so spare, wirhoot
.eitherslistreMing himself or his horse.
Tine °Sias PEDESTRIAN MATCH noun:Atm—Russel.
the Reeerih.dshiee pedestrian, started at 12 o'clock on Wed-
nesday night to go to Dorchester and back. 240 tunes, in
74hours, for a bet of 101 sovereigns. It it nearly Vireo
miles and a quarter an hour, including stoppages. 'Poe pr
destrian did the first forty eight miles in 13 hour,. He
went through Andover es miles, about dusk t and after halt-
ing an. hour in .the neighbourhood of Salisbury at *rad,
o'clock on Friday morning. herettened Btandford to tweet-
fast, whera be wait detained longer than intended by bois-
terous weather. He reached Dorchester Budge at one oa
Friday. not being able tQ get on over the bleak country
high Mods more than three miles an hour. He returned Mf'
miles-back, and west to bed, leaving himse:f t. 4 rules to-',
perforni le 0 hours. Ile. Was then fresh and welt. Ph
travelledsso it the tate ()timber more.tnan foilr miles as
hour, and had 13 hours.Ul do..gernfles in, atter resting at-
BasiptoPe. He travelled 1w billets pain from Eighant,*buc
he arrived safe is the Hiyhaarkm at half oltst,two yes
day motaingi having wow by Imam than ta_tf akbour,