THEATRE. COVENT-GARDEN. Nov. 7. On Saturday a new Comedy was prefented, under the title of NOTORIETY, the production of Mr. Reynolds. The Characters were Col. Hubbub, guardian to Honoria and Nominal, has brought up the latter fo as to make him a gay dahing fellow, with a view alfo of uniting him to Honoria upon his return from: his travels. Nominal is drawn as fo much bent upon being a public topic, that he is ready to undertake any thing for Notoriety; he depicts himfelf in the first fcene, by declaring he is refolved, before night, to establifh his fame, by fighting a duel, without knowing about what, to have an intrigue he cannot tell where, and to elope with fome fpirited girl, he don't care who. He is, nevertheless, determined to disappoint his guardian, by pretending he has taken a ferious turn, and refolved to follow the law-this he puts in practice upon the Colonel's paying him a vifit, and the old gentleman is fo much enraged, that he refolves to difown him for ever; he alfo confents that Honoria fhall be married to Lord Jargon, agreeably to the wishes of Sir Andrew and Lady Acid, with whom the refides; but Honoria is attached to Clairville, his Lordship's brother, who had been left dependent upon him. To get rid of this brother, Lord Jargon has him arrested, and afterwards concerts a plan with Lady Acid, that he shall be conveyed into her apartment, which is adjoining to Honoria's, in a chair, instead of a wax figure, which has been purchafed by Sophia; as he is about to put this in practice, he meets with Nominal, and by broad hints lets him into the defign; then leaving him, to give fome orders to his fervants, Nominal gets into the chair, and is conveyed in his Lordship's fread. Being arrived at Lady Acid's apartment, the is naturally alarmed; but before an explanation can take place, Sir Andrew's voice is heard, and Nominal is quite in raptures at the idea of being detected, which must certainly get into the news-papers, and make a noife. Lord Jargon afterwards challenges him, and they fight a duel, without, however, any intention on either fide to do harm; he next meets with Sophia, at the moment her uncle is preparing to take her into the country, and being ftruck with her perfon, elopes with her. To give Li Jargon an opportunity of having fome cas upon Honoria, Lady Acid forces her to cept a diamond necklace, which, as foot u the hears of Clairville's imprisonment, st difpofes of, to procure his liberty. Upon being charged with accepting the prefent, the acknowledges it, and avows the ufe which he has put it. The Colonel p proves her conduct, and Nominal returning with Sophia, and declaring he was detr mined to marry her, their consent is a given for the union of Honoria and Cla ville. Mr. Reynolds's motto, as a dramatic thor, feems to be-Floriferas ut ferunt ape. His object is not to invent, but to cull, and accordingly, having formed the general outline of his play, whatever of character, incident, fituation, or fentiment, fuits his purpose from the Monfieur Thomas of Beaumont and Fletcher, down to his ow Dramatist-he freely felects and appro priates. The character of Nominal is, however, happily introduced, and well fupported; many of the incidents and fituations are laughable; the fatyr is always well directed and the dialogue enlivened by many strokes of humour. Thofe who have been delighted with the whims of Vapid, will not relik lefs the extravagance of Nominal. Mr. Lewis, in Nominal, and Johnstone, in O'Whack, played with admirable effect. The Prologue, which turned on the difficulty of finding new Characters, and the Author's defire to be original if he could, contained nothing very striking. The Epilogue very happily exemplified the general aim at notoriety, by fpecimens of the attempts of crops and city bucks to make themfelves notorious; and was fo characteristically delivered by Mr. Lewis, that nothing but the confideration of the audience for the fatigue he had gone through prevented it from being encored. The house was full to overflowing. The comedy was received throughout, and given out for this evening, with great applaufe. In the 3d Act, the following new fong was fung by Mr. Johnstone. You may talk of a brogue, and of Ireland (fweet nation) Of bulls and of howls, and palaver, com me ca; But, mon Dieu ! it's no more to the French boderation, Than vin de Bourdeaux like to sweet uf quebaugh. If I go back again, blood and ouns how I' wriggle, And conge and caper, and make the folks stare, And When I cries, "Mam, hand me that With their petit Chanfon, Ca ira, Ca ira, By the pow's they're all nonfenfe and bod- Oh, mon jolly tight Shelagh! ah, how could When I loved her fo dearly, ma foi, hub- And go round the globe, aye from corner to corner, For foup maigre, la dance, and for frogs and virtu. And then to forfake magnifique Tipperara For pauvre Verfailles, and it's capering throng; And eat fricatlees only fit for a fairy, Inflead of fubftantial beef, rote de muton. Oh! I kiffed a Grifette, who hallooed out And yet I confol'd her all night and all To be fure and I was not her fweet Irish Her petit Mignon, and mi Lor Anglois : But when the found out fans fix fous was poor Pat, Sir, It was allez, miferable diable John Bull; So I e'en gave this blarneying trenchified cat, Sir, Of good whole fome fillilagh, a complete With their petit Chanfon, &c. At Bath, the Hon. William Leslie, the fourth fon of the late Lord Newark, to Mifs Senior, niece of Sir Robert Keith, Late a General in his Danish Majesty's fervice, and who, at the time of his death, was Governor of Rendsburg. The Rev. Mr. James Wiggett, to Mifs Lyde, daughter of Samuel Lyde, Efq. of Ayot, St. Lawrence, Herts, and niece to the late Sir Lyonel Lyde, Bart. John Williams, of Bodlewyddan, Efq. to Mifs Williams, of Tufry, Anglefea Mr. Benjamin Taylor, of Serjeant's-Inn, to Mifs Catharine Rideout, of Kennington. At Rottingdean, near Brighton, Mr. Sills, wholefale ironmonger, of Dowgate-hill, to Mifs Beard, daughter of the late Mr. Nathaniel Beard, of Rottingdean, The Rev. W. H. Langton, A. B. Rector of Warham, in Norfolk, to Mifs Arnold, eldest daughter of Dr. Arnold, of Leicester, At Prestbury, near Cheltenham, the Rev. 535 Jofeph White, D. D. Rector of Melton, in Richard Walker, Efq. of Eccleshall, Robert Bufick, Efq. of Epfom, to Mifs Parker, ot Mitcham. At Worcester, Mr. Carlefs, druggift, of that city, to Mits Turner, of Kerry, in Montgomeryshire. At Leidon, in Suffolk, Aldons Charles Arnold, Efq. of Lowestoffe, to Mifs Doughty, daughter of G. Doughty, Efq. of Leifton. At Odiham, Hants, William Powell, Efq. Captain in the royal navy, to Mifs Brett, of that place. Mr. Geo. Newport, of Gray's-Inn-lane, coachmaker, to Mifs Mary-Ann Anderson, of the fame place. Chriftopher Hill Harris, Efq. of Wool wich, in Kent, to Mifs Boyfield, of Lee, in the fame county. At Radwell, Herts, Mr. J. L. Siordet, jun. merchant, of Great Winchester-street, to Mifs Maria Sampfon, youngest daughter of Mr. J. M. Samplon, of Radwell. Francis Douce, Efq. of Gray's-Inn, to Mrs. Price, widow of the Rev. Henry Price,late of Bellevue, in the kingdom of Ireland. At Shoreham, in Suffex, William James Stephens, Efq, Lieutenant in the royal navy, to Mifs Mary Peck Roberts, youngest daugh ter of the late Captain Henry Roberts, of the above place. By fpecial licence, Peter Everard Buchworth, of Shackerly, in Cheshire, Efq. Cap tain in the 40th regiment, to Mifs Blackall, only daughter and fole heirefs of Sir Tho mas Blackall, of Dorfet-street, Dublin. At Reading, Richard Sheldon Callicott, Efq. of Wefton, Somerfet, to Mifs French, of Reading. Charles Wynch, Efq. of Henley-caftle, Worcestershire, fourth fon of the late Alexander Wynch, Efq. Governor of Madras, to Mifs Folliet Augufta Perfect, eldese daughter of Dr. Perfect, of Welt Malling, in Kent. Mr. Weftgarth Smith, of Mansion-houfe ftreet, banker, to the eldest daughter of his partner, Thomas Sikes, Efq. Mr. Thomas Shakespeare, leatherfeller, of Weft-Smithfield, to Mifs Ann Caldecot, daughter of Mr. Joshua Caldecot, of Bi fhopigate-ftreet. Mr. Oakley, attorney at law, of St. Martin's-lane, Cannon - ftreet, to Mifs Francis Swain, one of the daughters of the late Alderman Swain, deceased. At Cartmell church, Lancashire, Mr. James Stockdale, jun. of Cork, to Mifs Maugham, daughter of William Maugham, Efq. of Stockton, At At Dunfandle, in the county of Galway, reland, the Right Hon. Denis Daly, Member of Parliament for the county of Galway, Muiter-matter General of the King's forces Ireland, and one of his Majesty's Mot Hon. Privy Council in that kingdom. At his houfe at Painey, William Wall, Efy, in the 86th year of his age.. At Woodmanstone, Surrey, the Lady of William Lambert, Efq. At Winchester, at a very advanced age, M.. William Knapp, fen many years an Alderman of that Corporation. Lucius O'Brien, Elq. of Tixover, in RutTandhire. Mr. George Vincent, one of the Cahiers of the Bank of England. " At Ditton, of a violent fever, Mifs Goodenough, youngest daughter of Mr. Goodenough, of that place. At Kington Bagpure, Berks, in the 74th year of his age, John Blandy, Efq. He was formerly a Gentleman Commoner of Pembroke College, Oxford, and, foon after he Jeft, the University, ferved the office of High Sheriff for the county of Berks. At Martock, in Somerfetthire, John Batier, Efq, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for that county. The Rev. William Hole, B. D. aged 82, Vicar of Menhinniot, and for upwards of 46 years Archdeacon of Barnítaple. Mrs. Mary Kranen, widow, of Rich. mond, in Surrey, in the 92d year of her age, relict of the late Lambert Kranen, many years an eminent merchant in the city of London." At Exeter, Francis Waldrond, Efq. of that city. At Tenby, Pembrokeshire, of an infiam. mation in his bowels, Lawrence Cook, Efq. Mrs. Parry, wife of Edward Parry, Efq. of Dunham Lodge, in the county of Norfolk. At Jamaica, Dr. Archibald 'Sympson, Member of the Affembly. At his houfe, Kingfland-Road, after a Fong illness, the Rev. Jofeph Cookfon, aged So, who was for upwards of thirty years one of the Curates of St. Leonard, Shoredi and Chaplain to the Worshipful Compat of Ironmongers, and likewife to the H nourable Artillery Company. Mr. Hodfon, of Clapham. He had på been voting at the veftry-room, and at hi return was taken ill, and expired imme diately. Mr. James Patch, furgeon, of Norfoll street, Strand. At Ely-houfe, the Rev. Mr. Charl Ifaac Yorke, eldest fon of the Bishop of E. Mifs Louifa Watts, fecond daughter Mr. Watts, Secretary of the Sun Fire-of At Blackheath, Mifs Cummin, chat daughter of George Cummin, Efq. At Beverley, in Yorkshire, Mrs. Midgley, mother to Lady Grantley, At Coton, in Warwickshire, John Har pur, Efq. At the Plats, near Stourbridge, Jolio P... cock, Efq. one of the Magiftrates of the County of Worcester. Mr. Thomas Harrison, late printer of the London Gazette, many years one of the Common Councilmen and Deputy of Caffle. 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