The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-10 00:00:00

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tut: unkronr or M.411.4.11R ARCDENER,
A nizt.ififOull ENTIItsTAsT.
.Itraosa THE PIRSENT ILIONTH:11 OUNDIR or IBALOWIII.II •
LONDON At AC:ARIAL-1
Madame Kraidener, we learn, was born at Riga,
About the year 1766. Her father was liartm Victing-
la,: a WAD of family, wealth, and taste. Iler brio-
i tier. the reesent Baran, has distinguished himself by
has enterprising spirit as a traveller, and • Lae drawn
up interestieg narratives of his jeurnies in the Bast.
When she was about nine year. old, her father took
her to Paris, where his house became one of the
most favoured resselezeues tif the wits and scholars
et the time. Basin, Marmon•el, d'Alenihert, fre-
quented the Baron's evening partits, and the little
Julisisia nas in high favour with these celebrated per-
svitit, for she was alreauly distinguished by an extra-
ordinary degree of sagaci. us quickness, mingled with
her coastitutioual vivacity and sensibility. Plunged
to the vary tophet ct the encyclopedists, she remained,
-ays her biographer, wilstart by their sarcasms, and
unperverted by their at gitauents.
Angela, in the most lovely groups, played around
lair in her childhood; she delighted iu the dowers and
1.1...:50nis of religions sentiment, and !leaven was the
confident of her littk narrows and joys.
" A lovely shape, tendur expression of features, a
cheerful yet thinking trims--au understanding formed
manifold knowledge—a laroficikicv. in the accom-
plishments of her neatensi station...mails her, in her
:.,,tareent's y ear, a fascinatiag creature: the charm of
tier manner was the restos because her heart was con-
versant eialy with pure sensations. Her eye was a
injurer, its a hich her soul might be seen: anti its se-
renity produced a frankness of temper which gave to
her carriage a beautiful appearance of ease. She ap-
proached every one with eoutidence and pleusere: she
suapectelno one, hereto,' she knew nothing of evil.
It was about this time that the Baron lirudener soli-
her la mi, which, soon after, she bestowed."
The B.i;er , soon after his marriage, went as minim-
sadut from has Zetermereat (Ituatsia) to Venice, takingl
his wilt with hint. Her feelings on touching the land
where c as. is fa :He, and the romantic spirit of the middle
as,es, unite the interest !Toper to each with the slag-
restions excited by the throne of religion, and the
ryip.unts of art, are forcibly expressed in her hovel
4a:led Vat erie. which she wrote at Paris in 1;4)2, with
gash •111. to !AM by its lowans, " al complete change of
anorals in the French fashion., hue world.
.• I frequently saw 31adame hrudener,- says Madame
dr Chess.: "it was then her whole:l:ninth,' to 'take of
her 1.61.'et it, which she was jnst completing, a classical
and popular work. I found her a little too ansions
ataast its s.necess : too desireusof receiving stud making
li•itown the homage which., un account of this work,
was raid to her from all sides. Miss Dorothea Schlegel
arn i translated the "icsel into fierman for the author.
Cut I &tile whether this translation has ever been
plated."
this Novel it may 1:e as well to give sonic ac-
',Met al Imre, before returning to µweak the regular
our heroine's story. We are sorry to le
ohligiakt* Mato., that, when it was composed,
krushreer had bid too match nitwit to say, milk Pal-
! alf.---" no MD 1, if a man should speak truly, little
k.et t. r that, one of the wicl.cd.'• At Paris, at this
t.,11-, ohs, rves her h:ographer,•
." She frequented the most spieudid circles, received
the first-rate scholars and poets ut her house, and fol-
lati,ll.all the fashions anti amusements of the world.
'I I e singer, tiaras, a wild anti thoughtless young man,
ie said to have been her litruwi it, . The example of
ether women, and her ambition of notoriety and excel-
tenet., induced her to venture into the field of
she wrote falerie; a murk in which she
t,s a romantic picture of a passion and cun-
t!' son in which she had been really concerned. ra-
keit., in fact, is iiceseyL—and she is described as a
yenta-. tool susceptible creature, with whom a relation
and adopted son of her husband falls desperately in
tom the origin of this fatal attac:osent, the tarmac-
scuggle caused by the evitituents of duty and
tuts", the pining away of the youth, who is si-
-0.: •le consuming Initisell in this contest, and at lust
. • ,Jeafh, are delineated with great truth and Milder-
a.. ss of feeling. It is supposed that the well-known
' i! ,sopher, St. Martha, had sumac intlitence on this
wle : fo lee eustineted.)
1

Mary-lane Theatre closed on Saturday night, witb
!hr usuelly of the Proroked firshand, when the follow-
addresi nas spoken by the stage-manager, Mr.
It 1- .
•• L %oi tato. f ;EN TLEMSX —After the nsual season,
I .he success of which our sincerest thanks are due to

yot•r eene...ms and uniform kindness, it heroines our
...penal and pleasing duty to repress, in the warmest
t•-ttr.s, the deep and cordial scnse we entertain of your
libet al and unremitting patronage.
- s• 1:: the several provinces Of the drama, thirevertion
• has been employed u ithout which we could have had no
preteetsimis to the high favour we have enjoyed. To
Reserve that fasoit: nithnut injuring the interests of a
•tocratorcutts rival establishment, we rt:av with truth
I.llrairhas been our ardent and incessant effort.
.1 1 beg trite to add, that Mr. Kean's late accident
pi...et:telt rite completion of a wish that be should aP-
ki .n all his established characters before the close
pf the sedaoti. But it is his intention to return when his
prrt ionuprovire-ial engagements arc fultilled--and have
tl e botwor to rumple that intention by once performing
ras :I mf his principal parts, before his departure fur
America.
Jr is. with pleasore I have to state, that Mr. Kean's
tet”porary absence from this country is agreeable to a
n.sitnal and cordial• understanding and arrangement
t•etweili himself and the proprietor, anti that it is his
ti,:eution to return to this theatre, again to court your
iiodulgence.,
1 have now, Ladies anti Gentlemen, for the Pro-
prietor and the Company of this Theatre, unlv to repeat
t2te thanks my grateful feelings have airradi dictated ;
and to as.mre you, that, Ilia his part and theirs, no effort
ever he spared tu. merit the continuance of your
Vri.luess ; till next muntia, we most respectfully take
*ave." •
Total number of nights opened, inolitiling ors-
- wins. from 4111.0006er, islet, to tith July,
18-211, itirtiusivo . . . 206
• . Tragedy has been performed, nights - 85
• Cosseti • • 6.2
59 VIII
Kean hate appeared In 17 eliaracter, and performed ;02
11111:".: Itratiom hit aprirloi iit eiria characters, ant!
j.es:Orat.cd 16 nights, besides oratorios.