Star.
London, England, 1807-03-12 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

Tuefday night a Comedy was produced at ti
Theatre for the fiat time, intitled Town and Couniri
sr Which is BO? written by Mr. Moarom, the tuc•
cefsful author of feveral dramatic pieces. The princi•
pal charaCters and main aory of this play are as follow:
Plank Mr. C KFMIII c.
Trot Mr. BLANCOA
Cofey Mr FAWCE r
The Rev. Owen Clecroy Mr. MYR aA f
Reuben Glenroy Mr. Kemal c
Captain (Amer)), Mr. Baur+ roN
Haw•buik Mr. Ea* ta r
Hon. Mrs. Glenroy Mrs. GLOVYR
Rofahe Somers Mils Bau N rote
• Mrs. Trott Mrs. MATTOCKS
Mrs. Moreen Mrs. DAVENPORT.

Plaftie, a diffipated young man of fafhiun, and Cofey, a Rock
broker, accidentally meet at the houfe of Mr. Trutt, a wealthy
cotton manutadturer, father in law to the former—during their
thy at his country houfe, Plaftic learns that Cofey is on his road to
Wales, to vifit his ward, Mifs Rofalie Somers, whom he has placed
at the houfe of the Rev. Owen Glenroy. The two families of
Somers and Plattic arc at enmity, on account of an eledion con-
tea. Plaftic, from motives of ri.vengc. forms a dawn to (educe
Milk Somers, (whom he had formerly ken), but not knowing her
place of refidcnce, tells Coley he is going the (ante road, and re.
quefts to join company—failing in this, he fellows him. Coley,
after muck perfonal danger, from which he is rckued by the in-
trepidity of a ftranger, reaches Wales and recognifes his pretence
in the perfon of Reuben Glenroy, whole attachment to his ward
he difcovers. Reuben, called upon by the voice of &Ards, dur-
ing a fevere !torn of (now, runics out, and returns fuppecting
Plaßie, apparently lifelefs—who, when recovered and lading him.
felt in the fame houfe with Mifs Somers, to further his de.
figns. alfumes the name of Maitland. Circumftances aid his winces,
and he not only contrives to carry Rofalie Somers from the protec-
tion of her friends, but alto to make it appear that the contented
to an elopement with him, and fucceeds ill bringing her to town.
Reuben, after having paffed the night on the mountains, rumour.
ing diftreffed travellers, returns, and hearing that Raabe has
eloped with the man be preferved, finks into apathy, from which
he is roofed by the intelligence that his brother Auguftus, by habits
of fafhiunable extravagance, is on the brink of ruin; hoping to lave
him from the vortex of diffipation, he contents to accompany Cofey
to London. Rofalie, notwithltanding all Plaltic's caution, eludes
his vigilance, and accidentally meeting with Trot, is, by that gen.
denim, placed under the protedion of the Hon. Mrs. Glenrey.-
Cofey and Reuben arrive in town, the former tornifhcs the lattei
with the means of relieving his brother's neecffities—Reuben meets
with Mrs. Glenroy, makes !Ambit' known, and acquaints her with
the purport of his vifit: and promifes to bring her hufband house.
Reuben then goes to a fubfcription-houfe, where he knows his
brother was to pafs the evening, and while waiting Auguftus memo
from the gaming•table, and, goaded by defpair, is on the point of
committing fuicide, when Reuben arrefts his arm, and prevails
upon him to go home, having fief learnt from him that be
has pledged his commiffiun for a gaming debt to Plaffic.—Reus
ben's next interview is with Plattic—Hc redeems his brother's
commiffion, and Plaftic withing to know to whom he is in.
defaced, fattens to Reuben's Rory, and finds he is known • but Reu-
ben Rill thinking that Rofalie has voluntarily left her friends, and
that her affedtions are fixed upon Plaftic, and having pronged that
his life &mild be devoted to her happinefs, prevails upon him to
fign a written promife of marriage with the Lady.-.Reubea, in
company with Cofey, meets Plaftic, according to appointment, at
the houfe: of Mrs. Glenroy—Rofalie being introduced, an eclair-
ciffement takes place, which expores the ingratitude of Malik, and
the young lady heftows her hand and fortune on Reuben Glenroy.
The comic parts of the Comedy arifc from the incidents whichare
attached to Cofey, a Rock broker and a Cockney—Trott, a
great cotton manufadturee, and his wife, a would-be woman of
ton—Hawbuck, a lad brought up in Yorkthire fchool—and Mrs.
Glaircy, , a fprightly elegance.
With thefe materials, Mr. Movrou has conftrueed
a Play of confiderable intereft and good moral ten-
dency :—there is not, however, much novelty in the
characters, and the (entiments are often common-
place, but the language is nervous and elegant ; and
the wit, which is fcattered here and there, is, if not
Rating, of good polifh ;—the auditor however, too
frequently anticipates the joke by its antecedent.—
Reuben Glenroy, as a ferious, and Cofey as a comic,
engine of the Piece, are the principal (Ned, :—The
former by KE Mims, and the latter by FAWCeTT, were
well fupported; but they owed their chief attraCtion
more to the peculiar Rile of the two Actors than to
any intrinfic merit they pollefs as dramatic delinea-
tions.—The charaaer of Plaftie, which was very well
fullained by CHARLES KemBLE, is but a faint (ketch,
of a Libertine of the Lovelace School.-13sau cm AP.D'S
Trot, originally written for MUNDRN, is an old ac-
quaintance with a new face ; Hawbuck, by EMERY, is
a whimfical Yorkfhire caricature of a Latin-taught
clown, who cannot (peak Englifh but barely neceffary
to fuftain the bufinefs of the Play.—The reft of the
perfonae are hprdly deferving of notice :--our old ac-
quaintance and favourite, Mrs. MmocKs, has little
or nothing done tor her.
The performance was much applauded upon the
whole, but the voice of difapprobation was frequently
heard, and we think fufficiently loud to convince
the author that much pruning will be nectffary to
render hiiPiece altogether acceptable.—When given
out for r epetition, by Mr. KEM3LS; the Houle divided,
•
but the Ayes evidently had it.
A Prologue, written by Mr. TAYLOR, was rather
coldly delivered by Mr. BRUNVIN ; and a dialogue
Epilogue, or rather Eclogue, turning on the refpelliie
claims of Town and Country, by BLANCHARD and
Etwcurr, as Trot and Cofey, written by Mr. COI:MAN,
followed the play, had a ludicrous effed, and was,
much applauded.

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MARRIED.

Friday, at Edinburgh, Mr._ John Murray, Bookfeller, London.
to Mifs Elliot, daughter of the late Charles Elliot, Efq. Edinburgh.
On the 9th inf. at the Collegiate Church, Manchefter, James
Parker, Efq. of Illieen-ftrect, Cheapfide, to Mifs Eliza Raliton, of
Manchcfter.
0,1 the aBth ult. at Forma, by fpecial licence, Brigade Major
Lindefay, fon of lisnry Bethune, Efq. of Kilconquhar, Fitt:Aires
to Mifs Forftcr, only daughter of Forger Hill Forfter, Efq. of
Forraft, in the County of Dublin.