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Kemble appeared in the Mountaineers. Mr. K's. conception of the part was correct; but his performance languid: his person and voice are very much in his favour, but his acting is deficient in energy. Mrs K. was more successful in her delineation of Agnes; she kept up the interest she excited till the end of the play: her figure small, but very pleas ing. Mr. Russell bustled through the part of Sadi with his accustomed good humour and pleasantry. Miss Greville's Floranthe was very interesting, but she destroys the effect of her acting by the grotesque appearance of her dress, which was like nothing we had before seen. July 15 introduced Shakspeare's King Henry IV. in which Mr. Matthews personated Falstaff. Since the time of Henderson, we have seen nothing approximating to the character, with the Exception of Cooke, who, though he pourtrayed with great force the shrewd humour and sarcastic raillery, was still deficient in the rich mellow hilarity which distinguishes the redoubtable old knight. Nothing could exceed the felicity with which Matthews blended the querulousness of age and infirmity with the settled habits of riotous intemperance. The scene which displayed his repentance, dissipated by the idea of the robbery, the rapturous felicity of transition from praying to purse-taking was irresistible, as were his plaintive ejaculations on having been seduced to debauchery by the bad example of the prince. When detected after the robbery, he shewed none of those symptoms of sullenness which we have occasionally seen, but, covering his face with his shield, appeared convulsed with laughter, and fairly gave in with the appearance of one who knows that his wit and good humour have obtained prescription for his folly and weakness. Upon the whole the representation was the most perfect that can be imagined, July 13, a new farce, entitled Come and See, was performed for the first time. This piece is a translation, by a very young writer, whose first attempt, How to die for Love, was favourably received by the public. The plot is rather deficient in interest, but the eclaircisse ment is interesting. August 12, a new burlesque pantomime, entitled Hocus Pocus, was produced, in which Matthews performed 159 the part of a speaking Harlequin. Previous to the commencement of this piece Mr. Terry delivered a very humourous prologue written by Mr. Colinan. The beginning of the entertainment was excellent, and the metamorphosis of Matthews into Jacky Longshanks was admirable. The progress of the panto mime, however, was rather tedious. Since the first night it has received some judicious curtailments, and is now likely to continue a favourite. August 13, a new comedy, in three acts, entitled Love and Gout, or Arrivals and Marriages, was presented to the public. The whimsical combination of the first part of the title led to an expectation of whim and humour in the comedy, which was by no means disappointed. It is one of those pieces, which, if it will not altogether bear the test of rigid criticism, is well adapted to please the public. The characters are sketched with considerable humour, and the bustle of incident is kept up with scarcely any interval of languor. The chief interest of the piece arises from the mistakes occasioned by the arrival of two persons of the same name at an hotel, who, though at first unknown to each other, turn out to be uncle and nephew. The uncle, who is very gouty and infirm, has a matrimonial prospect, which he afterwards abandons on discovering his nephew. The gouty old gentleman was admirably supported by Matthews. The other characters were also very ably sustained. The introduc-, tion of an Irish attorney, with a good deal of brogue and a budget full of blunders, did not exactly please. The sentiments also of a person who had just arrived after being detained a prisoner several years in France, and who fancied every thing had gone wrong here during his absence, were not sufficiently under stood. With a little alteration in these points, we have no doubt the piece will become a great favourite. The author, we understand, is a Mr. Jameson. The repetition of the piece was announced amidst the general applause of a crowds ed house. LYCEUM THEATRE.--On the 16th of July this theatre opened. Since the last season it has undergone considerable al teration, and is very much beautified be fore the curtain by the addition of little medallion landscapes in the front of the pannels of the boxes, which have a pe culiarly neat effect. The company has received several additions. The Duenna was performed, in which 160 Dramatic Register-Haymarket Theatre. Mrs. Sparks and Mr. Fawcett in the Duenna and Little Isaac convulsed the house. Miss Poole, as Clara, sung very prettily, but prudently omitted the song Adieu ye Dreary Piles," which is certainly above her powers. Such modesty is highly becoming in so young an actress. 66 August 4, was produced Frederick the Great, or the Heart of a Soldier. The scene is laid in Prussia; the story is very interesting, but rather intricate. Charles, baron of Felsheim, aid-ducamp to Frederick, incurs his displeasure by a propensity to gambling. Matilda Dortmann, in love with Charles,. assumes the name of her brother Theodore, who is a Prussian officer: in the disguise of an officer she tries to rescue him from the ruin which threatens him, accompanies him to a gambling house at Berlin, where an affray takes place: the king, under an impression that it was her brother Theodore, who was there, sentences the real Theodore and Charles to be confined in a distant fortress. The two young officers, hearing that the enemy are at hand, try several stratagems to effect their escape, that they may be present at the battle, which at length they effect, and join the army at the critical moment when the king is surrounded; they rescue him, and he presents them his scarf, with a promise to grant whatever may be demanded by [Sept. 1, the person who produces it after the bat- The music is generally pretty, and possesses some originality. It is the production of Mr. Cooke. Aug. 16, a whimsical little piece was produced, called Harlequin Hoar. The piece proceeds in the manner of the Critic, and a great deal of the fun is occasioned by Raymond, Liston, Miss Kelly, and some of the other performers appearing in their own characters. The scenery is very good, particularly the representa tion of the procession to St. Paul's, the Chinese bridge and Pagoda brilliantly illuminated, the Temple of Concord, as it appeared at the time of the rejoicings, the actions on the Serpentine, &c. &c. A balloon from the stage floats through the house, and is at length lost through an aperture in the ceiling of the theatre. The piece terminates with a most brilliant discharge of fire-works, fully equal to those exhibited at Vauxhall, `It bas been played every evening since its appearance to crowded houses, and still continues to be a great favourite. NEW ACTS, PASSED IN THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.-58 GEO. III. (1814.) [The figure which follows the date of each Act, denotes the number of sheets of which it consists: each sheet is sold for THREE-PENCE.] CAP. XXXVII. An act for repealing an act made in the fifty-first year of his present majesty for more effectually administering the office of a justice of the peace in such parts of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey as lie in and near the metropolis, and to make other provision in lieu thereof, to continue in force until the first day of June, 1820, and from thence until the expiration of six weeks from the commencement of the then next sessions of parliament.-2. The seven public offices now established, and the justices acting therein, to be continued. His majesty may appoint justices to fill up vacancies-No justice shall take fees but at the public offices.-Not to extend the fees for licensing ale-houses, or to fees taken at the office in Bow-street.-Account of fees taken at the seven public offices shall be delivered monthly to the receiver, and the amount of fees and penalties paid to him.The yearly salary paid to each of the justices shall be 600l. clear of all deductions, and the whole charges attending the seven offices shall not exceed 24,000l. over and above the charges for the hire and repair of houses in which the offices shall be held.Acts directed to be done by a justice near the be done by a justice acting in the next pub place where an offence is committed, may lic office.-Justices appointed incapable of sitting in parliament or voting at any election. XXXVIII. An act for allowing a certain proportion of the London militia to enlist into the regular forces for the vigorous prosecution of the war; also, a certain proportion to enlist annually into the regular forces, and for completing the said militia. 17 Dec. 1813.-4. XXXIX. An act for raising the sum of five millions by exchequer bills, for the service of Great Britain, for the year one thousand eight hundred and four teen. 20th Dec. 1813.-1. XL. An act to remove doubts respecting the payment of drawback on the exportation of French wine in cerDec. 20, 1813.-1. tain cases. Drawback not to exceed the additional duty. XLI. An act to continue until the first day of July, 1814, an act made in the 49th year of his present majesty's reign, to suspend the importation of British or Irish-made spirits into Great Britain and Ireland respectively. Dec. 20, 1814.-1. XLII. An act to repeal an act of the 52d year of his present majesty, for punishment of persons destroying stocking or lace frames, and to make other provisions instead thereof. Dec. 20, 1813.-1. Persons convicted of cutting or destroying frame work, knitted pieces, or machines used in such manufacture, to be transported. XLIII. An act to vest in trustees certain messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, for extending the present lines and works, and for erecting other works and buildings at and near Portsmouth and Hilsea, in the county of Southampton. Dec. 20, 1813.-7. The premises which are specified in the act to be vested in trustees till possession taken by the ordnance.-Commissioners to be appointed to ascertain and determine the claims of owners.-In case of refusal to treat, the matter in question to be settled by a jury. After payment of the purchase money, the premises shall vest in the trustees for the use of his majesty, and continue charged with tithes, land-tax, poor, and other rates. XLIV. An act to continue until the twentieth day of May, 1814, an act passed in this sessions of parliament, intituled an act to stay until the 20th day of April, 1814, proceedings in actions under an act passed in the 43d year of his present majesty, to amend the laws relating to spiritual persons 1. April 9, 1814.-1. XLV. An act to continue the period for purchasing the legal quays in the port of London. April 19, 1814.-1. 161 XLVI. An act for altering the period during which writs of assistance shall remain in force. April 19, 1814.-1. XVII. An act to continue until the 25th day of March, 1817, an act of the 52d year of his present majesty, to regulate the separation of damaged from sound coffee, and to permit dealers to send out any quantity of coffee not exceeding eight pounds weight, without permit. April 19, 1814.-1. XLVIII. An act to revive and make perpetual certain acts for consolidating and extending the several laws in force for allowing the importation and expor tation of certain articles into and from certain ports in the West Indies. April 19, 1814.-1. XLIX. An act to revive and continue until the expiration of nine months after the conclusion of the war with the United States of America, an act made in the last sessions of parliament, to authorize the importation and exportation of certain articles into and from the West Indies, South America, and Newfoundland. April 19, 1814.-1. L. An act to amend so much of an the several duties of customs, and grantact of his present majesty, for repealing ing other duties in lieu thereof, as relates to the duties payable on salt exported. May 4, 1814.—1. LI. continue until nine months after the An act to revive and further conclusion of the present war, an act of the seventh year of King George the 2d, for the free importation of cochineal and indigo. May 4, 1814.-1. LII. An act to revive and continue during the continuance of any act imposing any restrictions on the governor and company of the Bank of England with respect to payments in cash, an act of the 52d year of his present majesty, for making more effectual provision for preventing the current gold coin of the realm from being paid or accepted for a greater value than the current value of such coin, and for other purposes therein mentioned. May 4, 1814. -1. ORIGINAL POETRY. ADVICE AGAINST FLATTERY. Addressed to Miss E. Lo! Flattery appears in dark disguise, Offers her nauseous draught to all mankind, And strives to reign triumphant o'er the mind. Plays on the weak, and hovers round the Oft to the Fair she gaily hands the cup; wise; Some only taste, while others drink it up : But few have courage to escape her snare, And nien of sense will court her for awhile, The empty fop to blooming Laura flies, Then makes his bow, and quits his partner soon, And to a second plays the like buffoon. Eliza, will you take a friend's advice, E'er to avoid the puppy's vain caprice; Hear with contempt the puerile rattler's prate, And let your looks speak dignity complete. Why should you court a fop's licentious smile, Or stoop to please what men of sense call vile? Worth with our manners must together blend; Words are but air, if deeds mark not the end: Yet, if with care you dive into the heart, By flatt'ry's charms, Eliza, ne'er be caught: You should be won, and not profanely bought: For he who flatters hath some end in viewSomething for self he's anxious to pursue; Nor quits his hold while tongue performs his task, But struts beneath fair honour's specious mask. Some flatter to receive applause; the same To win a wife, a fortune, or a name; Others from insult to your worth and mind, And think they see, but you conceive are blind. But truth, my love, learn ever to approve; Distinguish feign'd from pure and real love; Choose out your road between the mean and [Sept. 1, Nor step aside from what you term your plan : Nor cast a thought on ought than this beside! This is our lot-the rich as well as great- Specimen of OSSIAN'S FINGAL in Eng. lish Verse, preparing for publication by Mr. G. HARVEY. Fingal's Lamentation when informed of the death of his Son Ryno. "Fell," said the king, the swiftest in the The minstrels then will speak of Fingal's The HAPPY CONTRAST, between No VEMBER 30, 1792, and APRIL 30, 1814. The following was sung at the St. Andrew's Dinner, 1792, a few weeks before the cruel Murder of Louis XVI. WHO would not be in love with Britain and good order? And join with glee to drive the fiend of dis cord from our border? For who can tell, if we sit still, what evils may engender; The foe's at work: prepare with skill in sex son to defend her. |