11 DECEMBER 1830, Page 12

THEATRICAL REGISTER.

. • COVENT GARDEN. • . l'aturday—Clari—Monsieur Tonson—Teddy the Tiler—Robert the Devil. Nonday—lenbella—THE OmNiBiTs, OR A CONVENIENT DISTANCE—The Pilot, Tuesday-L-1%e Carnival at Naples—The Omnibus—Presumption. Wetinesday,Thc:Fair Penitent—The Omnibus—clad: . Thuradly—The Recruiting Officer-:-The Omnibus—The Pilot.

Friday—Thel Fair Penitent—The Omnibus—The Invincibles. . • •

Mr. PEAKE's Chancery Suit was undoubtedlY commenced under an evil Star. On the first night, his hero (Mr. ABBOTT), sprained his ankle, and his part was read by BKNNETT ; and since the second per- formance, 'Mr. WARDE. Who .acted the lawyer Jeremiah Thistlebloom, has hadto lament the sudden death of his wife, which has prevented his acting all the week. The new farce is a-small affair. It seems to be founded on a paper. Which appeared in the New Monthly Magazine; and turns upon the simple fact of a Mr. 'Ledger (BLA.N•cnunp) having taken a little villa at so convenient a distance from town, thatall his relations and all their friends come dropping in upon him in bevies every half hour, by the Omnibus, which passes at the :bottom of his garden, to the great -delight and edification of the audience. Harassed out of his Wits by these intrusions, and the ridiculous blunders of his Irish servant (Pownn), he determines upon quitting his "quiet retreat ;" and is walking, off the stage, when POWER BUTS him, to make a bow to the audience Wore his departure—and the curtain falls, leaving us all in "amazement lost." The occasional infliction of such protracted grievances, as the Fair Penitent, ought to be a lesson to all patient audiences . We are sorry, indeed; that Mr. 1WincE Amid find it necessary to theliatgeats of- his theatre, go Ad 'to, the kit of his daughter's characters;* -resusci- tating the wiy bones of Calista, in order that she might invest the6i: with the pall of mo.uotonenteduclarriation. This . disagreeable tragedy is exactly five acts feu long. The -alternate sermonizing and vituperation of the dialogue, tagged with rhymes to add to its weight, is relieved by no single sentiment orpassion ; and thepersons have no pretensions to character, if we except the heroine—who seems to have lost her's merely because it was not worth the keeping' Miss ICEMBLE was clever and energetic in her repulsive part, and her costume was in splendid,taste ; but she persisted in meashring out ells of fustian, with that conventional . tone and enunciation which are more akin to the artifice and verbose- dialogue of the play than to either the dignity of passion or the simpli-city of nature. Mr. AnnoTr.dressed "the gallant gay Lothario" after a rather dowdy fashion ; and Mr. PARRY walked through the part of Altamont much in the style of a "first lover" at a private theatre. We did not like the fashion of Mr. RESIBLE'S bonnet, any more than that very superfluous one of his using an eye-glass. The audience were voci- ferous in their applauses ; and some half-dozen in the pit waved their hats (we suppose they knew why), but their enthusiasm touching the felt was not contagious.. The last scene of this prosy performance is a Union of the 'powers of the undertaker and sexton, which is hardly fair towards those grave functionaries. The pathos of their pomp will be of no avail, if Melpomene is to walk about in a pall, brandishing a skull and cross-bones for herglobe and sceptre. The coquetting' of father and daughter with death and daggers in this scene, was a running commen- tary on the absurdity of the text.; it was a bandying of deadly compli- ments fitting the absurdity of the play. We hope never to haveoccasion to see this tragedy again, for we could not get a Wink of sleep, for very sickness: the potion is too nauseous for a composing 'draught. A delightful contrast to the drowsy solemnities of. Wednesday night was afforded on Thursday, in the Recruiting (Veer. FARQUAHAR'S sparkling. wit and vinous humour -flowed with "bubbled bead" and a double relish after the niawkiah dose of Rowe: But the audience seemed notto understand or enter into the spirit of the piece : the boxes were half' empty—while the pit' was only half full. This is poor encourage- ment to actors and managers, and we may add dramatists.' POOLE,. PEAKE, and PIANORE, with plias and practical jokes, carry the daybe-• fore CONGREVE and FARQUAHAR. The smart dialogue and tripping,eqUi- vogue, which adorn the light and airy structure of tlie, old comedy, are eaviaie to the 'multitude; -and claptrap sentimentalities and- jests are alike the food'of "gods and men." The town is so litle used 'to good wit, that. When it' is offered, they know not What to make of it. fiesiBLE's Captain Plume and WRENCH'S Sergeant Kite were excellent ;- a little less nonchalance On the part of -.the latter would have given 'the character a fillip—it wanted smartness. Alsace-es Captain azen was not isgood version of that difficult part;' lint his "My dears" were quaint, and .told, by seeming odd-.people did notAmow why. *Mei. Crime-num performed very agreeably,' as she alWays-dcei ;. and why, should we bruit Miss Netsois' or 'Bsatimer, KEELEY, and Marlowe P.: The cast of the characters,- effective even to the subordinates : gave.thae ceniplititiess t-.) the performance' wIlich is of Such rare occurience'noW-4 ,a-clays in the Great Theatres, though we have had frequent occasion to commend this excellence in the. Minors.- • Miss IsrvEnansTr comes out next Tuesday, in Miss PATON'S part of Cinderella. •

DRDRY LANE.

Saturday—The Duenna—Turning the TablesComfortable Lodgings. Monday—Jane Shore—Turning the Tames—John of Paris. Tuesdtzy--:The School for Scandal—Turning the Tables—The Illustrious Stranger. Wedn erday—The.Clandestine Marriage—A Divertisement—The National Guard. TAu rsday—The Beaux Stratagem—A Divertisement—Tua JENKINS'S. Friday—Jane Shore—Perfection—The Jenkins's.

• Miss Pflmars's Jane Shore is a graceful and rather touching piece of acting; and the part of Gloucester gives MACREADT many opportunities for effect in his own peculiar style. Miss HUDDART'S Alicia was more to the purpose than her Belvidere, which we have already noticed, or her Lady Constance, which she attempted afterwards. In comedy, we have had some agreeable performances', particularly the Clandestine Marriage, which was played on Friday' weekand repeated on Wednesday. FARREN'S LordOgleby is pretty well known by all our readers, and DOWTON was a considerable acquisition in the old city spe- culator Sterling. The female parts are well performed by Miss Phi-- airs, Miss MORDAUNT, and Mrs. Ginven. Iii the Beaux Stratagem, LISTON'S Scrub is an unique piece of shretvd: lumpishness, end Miss CHES- TER looks to better advantage than 'usual as Mrs. Sullen ; but the two gay gallants were wofully miseepreSented -by- Baths and COOPER. The former looked a very gentlemanly footman; and quite at his ease when in livery ; but vice versa, a very footmanly gentleman when in plain clothes. If WALLACK could not take the part, VINING would have done it better. Miss MORDAUNT makes' a very pretty and sweet-Cherry ; so it is not worth while asking why did she not act Dorinda instead of Miss FanCIT ?

The new farce of Thursday, for which we are obliged to the industry of Mr. PLAN CUE, resembles the Omnibus of Covent Garden in the single point of tormenting an old gentleman out of all his peace and quiet, and finally out of his home : but the Jenkins's have a little more Plot and amusement in them than the Dobbs's, and are more on a par with the ordinary run of farce gentry. EMMEN is the- old gentleman, and a very neat and amiable old gentleman he is ; COOPER and Mrs. On.c-En are a quarrel- ling, improvident, and jealous couple, over he-ad-and-ears in debt ; Miss Moanauxr, their whining, love-sick daughter ; Master FENTON, her mischievous brother Johnny, who' tears up the said old gentleman's newspaper to make cocked hats of, and runs away -with his hat great- coat, and umbrella' and VINING, as a puppy with enormous whiskers and chequered pantaloons, who forces- himself upon Mr. Carraway's ac- quaintance, and begs his "influence" with the father of" his adorable," complete the catalogue of the old gentleman's tamentors. The piece is fill of bustle, and was Well received ; but we doubt if it will "draw" long. The language of the dialogue is by no means remarkable for wit or elegance. The only specimen of the former; which is worth record- . ing as a sample of the brilliancy of our modern dramatists, is put into Fanaix's mouth; talking of the annoyances in his new lodgings with the Jenkins's, be says, "he -does'nt Care how soon he is done for by Death, and boarded by the undertaker."z , . Another new comic piece, an adaptation Of Henri Quatre Favulle, 'by Me.,Montort, is in rehearsal,,Wrid)11:,prehably be prodnced next ireek. Lord BYRONtSWerner; :.tik14,IPid ,GLENGALL'S Follies of Fashion, will also appear before out next-notice. ".

Mu:0ns.

ADELPIII.—Our admirable friend MATTHEWS' resumed his station at this house on Thursday, when he played Caleb Pipkin in the May Queen with all his accustomed PERFECTION in this part. We were gratified to see him apparently quite well,"after an alarming rumour of

serious indisposition at Brighton." Really, Mr. H. should disci- pline these rumours better. Sonunr.—Another of our veteran favourites, the once gay, spark.

ling ELLISTON, who, we had almost feared, ha already performed his last scene on the stage of mimic life, has reappeared, in the character of Sheva. We hope the warm greeting of his audience will recal the

spirit as well as the remembrance of his brighter days.

Conurtn.—A new nautical drama, by Mr. JERROLD, of Black Eyed Susan notoriety, was produced here on Monday, under the title of the Foul Anchor. It was received with applause; but will neither hold fast, nor run long. 'We are really sea-sick of sailors, and everything, that concerns them, at least on the stage; 'and we think the public also

must soon cry " Hold ! enough."

TOTTENHAM STREET.—We are sorry to announce the somewhat sudden departure of the very respectable and industrious company of performers who have occupied this theatre for the last twelvemonth. An "explanation of the causes Which have led to this sudden result ". has been' promised us by the managers ; who seem to be great adepts at address-writing. The greater part of the artistes concerned will remove to the Olympic, which will be opened by Madame VESTRIS after Christmas.