Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-29

4 marrying Miss Kemble. they charged him to tel
her that, IL he dill, they never would sssnowie's
| OF speak 70 her. tie hthiully delivered the res
sage, aud Adelaide kemble replied. '.When MARI
yoo have no desire to marry your family, so an
Obliged TO your sisters for relieving Of the trou
4 BILE Of knowing them"
Miss kenihe, by the way. was married. before, q
| an Italian nobeman, who died about two years ago
| BY him she had two children, who are now at NJ.
| Ian, with their fathers family.
Sheridan Knowles, (whose wile died some ian
sinee,) has married. Miss Elpbins,one.
Charles kemblc, you m nt be aware, mas ass'
| become the lessee OF Coyent Garden Theatre. M
one knows, rs yet. what he will do there. IL az
pears pretty certain, however, that tn. season Wi
| commence on September =, and that Adelaide nem
bic will be the great card, and that. Vi course, at
Operate Company will be engased. bat SINGER
expect hish salaries IL is said that the performance
will he only every second night. Another on dat
that Adelaide kemble and Mrs Butler Will appeal
alternately, in Opera and Tragedy. Fanny IN;
been doing something, in private hea,reas at Lord
Francis Egerton'e, and 'us thought this was sot'
of rehearsal. But, doubt whether Mrs H. viii
return to the stage, and question, also IL Mr. Sar-
totis will allow his wife 20 do more, IN profession
al line. than fulfil her existing engagements, IN the
provinces, for Beale s Co. IL he should, an Eng
iish version of Nedea and another OF Donizettrs
Anna Bolcna will be brought out, by G. kemble,
for her.
Macready giving Ch,rles Matthews and Vestris
Geo week, and Mrs Nesbeu IiOl expects 10 re-
can't see how ii is TO be DONE hear that he and
Knowles have again become friends.
Some talk, now tha, Yates is oil, OF Matthews
taking to the Adelphi. This he cannot do, unless
Maeready cancel their engagement, ~h'eh IS not at
all likely. James Wallack has been in treaty about
it, bu, nothing is arranged. The Observer hints al
Buckstone's being the f,test TO become Adelphi
Lessee: but the little man is 10 America, and the
theatre must open next month. As author ana
actor, he certainly would be a capital fellow TO ma
Mr. (,ladssOna whose CauEhtor. nm Cow
Rice married, owns half the Adelphi OF Mrs
Yates continuing JOINT lessee, see no chance
The truth Is that lady has taken such vasares into
her head of late, that should not 6e surprised II
she were TO 90 about the country preaching. About
eighteen months ago, she had what the ultra pious
term "a CALI" She thinks that acting is oae Of the
seven deadly SINS and, before her husband died,
used 10 write 20 managers, complaining oil their
that the terms they offered liberal that she
could not refuse them. Her husbands death she
considers as a judgment from the Almighty. In
short. her mind is out OF health, on this point.
l should have mentioned, when speaking of Chas
Matthews, that, a short time before the smash, a
friend OF mine was bringing out new piece al
Convent Garden. Matthews asked him home 10
take pot-luek." He went, and found the table
laid Tor two, so that It was clear he had not been
expected, nor preparations made fot him. Madame
came in in moTning dress, and pleasantly seoided
Charles for no, sending her word that he was bring
ing friend. She added, turning to the stranger,
"you must put up with bartaek fare" The dinner,
(whi;h had been prepared for only Madame and
Charles Matihewsl consisted of turbot and soup,
roast saddle of mutton, spring chickens, SC, with
champagne, madeira, port and clareL Do you
wonder that Matthews had to get whi,evashed, by
passing through the lnsolvent Debtors Court!
The reason why Charles kean cut short the PEI
Torrance OF the Rose OF ArragOn, was because
Phelps, in an inferior part, acted better than him
self
BY the way, see that the Morning Post contra
diets the report that Adelaide kemble is a widow.
Ii says that Caresenovl, her instructor, was 10 have
married her, but-died one day.
Semiramide is spoken OF IS the opening Opera
at Covent Garden. The English hbrtiio, by MIR
II + Chorley, Adelaide Kemble, ami Mrs Alfred
Shaw to appear in il. Benedict 10 be the musical
director, and Hughes, leader of the band.