The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-21
FOREIGN THEATRICAL NEWS.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean have been playing to
! crowded houses at Liverpool Previous to entering
on their engagement at the Haymarket theatre they
iulil an engagement at Birmingham. Costa has
been already engaged conductor of the great Biz
mingham festival in 1649-great things are expected
ofhim. Jenny Lind and Grsi are expected to win
ter in Engand-cause, continental troubles. :. Co
rioanus has run twelve consecutive nights at Sad
lers Wells to full houses. Mrs. M0watt and Mr..
Davenport have concluded their very successful en-
gagement at the Marylebone. :. AT the Princess,
Charles Braham has made his debut as a tenor. He
has pleasing second rate voice, with considerable
musical execution, but is no actor. g Leoline, .
an adaptation of Flotow's" L'Ameen Peine," has
been produced at the Princess with success. 1t is
a beautiful little opera, and is now very handsomely
putHpon the stage. :. The Haymarket has reopen
ed. IT. p. Cooke is at the Olympic.
Of 1t is stated that the arrangements made at
Windsor Castle for theatrical performances are to
be permanent; and that Prince Albert takes great
interest in them, particularly insisting on the subor
dinate parts being well filled. Among the perior-
mers engaged, the names of Wallack, Wigan,
Webster, Cooper, Kelley and Leigh Murray are
mentioned. The establishment of court theatre
in England is a novelty-but may, as an example,
prove beneficial.
MdIIe George-And who that is familiar with
the green-r0Om gossip of Paris for the last forty
years will read without strange retrospect, of the
appearance at the Theatre Historique of the ever
green Mdlle. George, in the Lucrezia Borgia Of NJ.
Hugo! Casali, the Papal singer, who is said to
have lived a century-almost from the times of
Corelli 10 those of Beethoven-hardly saw greater
or frequent change pass over his world Of art
than this lady must have experienced during her
shorter, yet still strangely protracted career.
Young John Reeve-A new piece is in active
preparation at the Lyceum, written by G. Herbert
Rodwel, for the purpose Of introducing young John
Reeve TO the London public. The name of the
piece we regard particularly happy, considering
the occasion: it is My Father did so before Me
The piece will be admirably cast, and strange to
say that every name connected with this piece is of
Adelphi celebrity. The four characters will be
sustained by Mrs. Yates, Miss FitZwilliam Mr.
Selby, and John Reeve. The elder Reeve COM
menced at a salary of IA per week, and ended at
f40. When John Reeve the elder was in these
parts, he was not Uery slight fgure.-BOStOR Post
iSinclair-The veteran Sinclair gave an extra
performance last week, at the Ranelagh Gardens,
St Peters, (Margate) when all the persons engaged
during the season gave their services, nor was any
thing charged for the use of the gardens; so that
he had clear benefit. Mr.. Sinclair made his debut
at the Convent Garden in 1911, as Don Carlos, in
The Duenna; in 1918 he went to Italy, where he
remained about four years. he re-appeared at Con-
vent Garden the latter end of 1928
Mrs. Mowatt and Mr. Davenport
The London Spectator says: "a wretched play
founded on the Bride Of Lammermoor,' and per-
formed at the Maryebone theatre, is we'll worth
lady, Mrs Mowatt. In her deneation Of the tragic
position in which the heroine is placed by the return
of her used lover, there are touches OF real his
triOnic genius"
The Atheneum remarks: +" Mrs. Mowatt and
Mr. Davenport have appeared this week, each in
two new characters-mOre within the compass OF
their capacity than their previous Shaksperan as
symptoms The three-act drama entitled The
Bride of Lammermoor,' founded on SCOTS ro-
nance, though with different catastrophe, has
been drawn from its obscurty for the purpose Of
exhibiting Mrs Mowatt in the part of Lucy Ashton,
and Mr.. Davenport in that of Edgar. We can
record their complete success. For the domestic
drama, Mrs howatt is eminenty qualified. Her
physique and style of both well suited to the
pleasing delivery of level passages-and the pas
sonate in such pieces are not likely to require
more power than she can easily command. The
play now performing abounds in situations which
Mrs Mowatt has well studied, and interpreted with
skill and effect. In Mr. Planche's Faint Heart
never won Fair Lady, which followed, she was
even more pleasing"
The News says; " Mr.. Davenport and Mrs. Now
att finished a very iudcious engagement here on
Saturday. The Bride of Lammermoor,' which
we saw at the beginning of the week, increased in
attraction our contemporaries one after another,
acknowledged the merits Of the acting of this lady
and gentleman, and they were each night loudly
called for and greeted with every mark of approba
ton and favor Il is to be regretted that their en-
gageuent terminated just as they were beginning
to be appreciated by the audiences Of that part Of
the town.
From these extracts, we think our readers may
gather clear and correct idea Of the theatrical
position, in London estimation, Of Mrs. Mowatt and
Mr.. Davenport.
CHARACTER OF MEAGHER.-Ihe following ex-
tract, giving sketch Of the character Of this elo-
quent youung Irish patriot, is from the speech of
his counsel, Mr.. Butt: