Star.
London, England, 1830-10-02 00:00:00

DRURY-LAVE THEATRE

This theatre opened last night for the lesson, with "a goodly augury"
of success, for the audience was one of the most numerous we remem-
ber to have seen, and the aowds even at the box doors wee °prewar,:
of course the pit and galleries were filled by the first such. AU the seats
occupied, the house presented a very brilliant :prima, far superior to
that which was presented on Wednesday night, when it was lighted for
theourpose of an anterior view, and when, of course, the life of the
scene, the eager multitude, " the galaxy of eyes" (ea the imitator of a
little-great pet expresses lt,) end the splendour of gay dresses were
wanting. The EfOrreselingpithet for the whole effect of the alters-
tins is the word for they ere all In exceedingly good taste
without anything leo of pmly. We doubt the advantage of
the change in the dm di& or as far as vocal music is con-
caned ; for all the insimmente being congregated la the centre of
the stage, the raga bee to emend with, sod to penetrate a
volume of mod whke must be Am overwhelming. The en-
semble:of tbsberreessMe kegollibily improved. se was testified
by the excellent pediment if the emetteres se /swum and Guillaume
Tell, under the superlmodace of %mow. Thepethemenes ammenced
with " God save the Jae by the whole magesy IN the stage
and of the stem begedan with a verse Is ampliment se the Queen—
the weeds of wield we did not catch. Three pious woe appointed for
the evening—um of which presented any very psalm strosity—The
Hypocrite. DAP se a Peel, and .Ifatsaitleils In theist, Dowrox.
who has not played at tithe: of the winter theatres for two years, took
his old pert of Dv. Catanoil, end went through it with his former
smoothness and Wilson t the first four sets:were unctuous and the hart
insolent. A Mr. Animates, from the liarnarket, was a new Sty
Jabs Lambed, siee old Powxt.i., who for about twenty years was
allowed a sort of prescriptive right to :the part. Ile acquitted
himself reasonably well, and therefore gaits as well as his pre-
decessor. LISTON'S itase.oporm was Arson as laughable as it used to
be, and we are happy to say, that be hes not materially increased In
else. The female characters were even to Mrs. C. Joins, Mrs.Osoxa,
and Min MOIDAUOT, all of whom have been before seen in the parts
they filled. Miss Normal:roes style is not sailkinidy fax and flowing
foe Charlotte; it has too much of pins and needles about it
pointed, but without continuity. We have nothing sew to say
about the performance of Deaf as a Post, as there was no she.
ration in the cast sloes last season. In Massasielio, the chief, if
net the only, change was in the representation of the heroine. MSS
BYIrIILD, from Covent garden, appeared For the first time on these
boards, and sang the music belonging to Mein: with good taste and
good voice. Of course every thing went of with applause, and we
ought to mention that the overture to Guillaume Tell was repeated at
the general call of the audience. The decorations seemed to give uni-
versal satisfaction, but the new drop-curtain was not exhibited, and we
presume that the change in the design and colour has not yet been
completed.