Star.
London, England, 1802-01-29 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL, DR URIL /fn. E.

The tragedy of the Mow nie? Brie/ e was yeller-
day evening per formed for the tirit time this
This produCtion, altho' dittinguifhed for mar:.
poetical beautie•., affords fcw Ipecimens of genuine
Ninon. Its interell is chiefly derived from the er..
cellence of the Performers ; amt the tragedy re..
ceived every poflible fupport hit night from th.:.
talents of Mr. KEM L F and Mrs. SIDDON S.

Zara is unqueflinnably one of this great a&refVs
inoft fucecfsful parts. The dignity, tone, rage,
jealoury, indignation and contempt of the charac-
ter, were admirably depi4led.
The °Ayr! of Kam ai.E was delineated in a mailer-
ly ltylc. RAYMOND gave an importance to the
King which very much contributed to the general •
effed.

Many pailiiges of Almeria were delivered with
great feeling by Mrs. Powstt, but her conception
of the charatier does not in general feem corre4t.
She should pot forget. that even in the whirlwind
of paffion there is a temperance that gives it
fmoothnefs.

• MANSION-House BALL.—Wednefday night the
Lain MAYORESS gave a grand entertainment at
tie Manfion.jioufe to the Nobility and Gentry, her
friends. In the evening there was a ball, in the
long parlour, which has uiwlergone a thorough
repair, and is fitted up with great tale; variega-
ted lamps in feftoons were placed around the apart.
ment, and three glafs chandelidrs appeared at
equal diftances to great ad, aatage.
The firft dance was led down by Lady STAN-
HOPE and the LORD MAYOR. About thirty couple
followed. An elegant flipper fucceeded about
twelve o'clock. The ball recommenced at one,
and broke ufi at three, when the company de-
parted.
THEATRE R.OYAL DRITRY-LANE..—A very
merous and refpettuhle Meeting of. the new Ren-
ters, Subfcribers to the Building of the Theatre,
called by public Advertifetnent, at the defire of
the Proprietors and Truftees, took place yefterday
at the Crown and Anchor Tavern. WILLIAM
Moatatp, Efq. took the Chair, and in a fhort
fpeech opened to the meeting the purple for which
they were called. Mr. SHERIDAN followed, and
with great perfpicuity explained the principles of
the intended final fetticment propofed to be fub-
Mitted to the LORD CHANCELLO.., and the grounds
op which he had contended, althmigh conflant
affertor of the rights of the Renters, that the pay-
ment of the Company, and the =diary weekly
expences ought to have a preference even to their
claim, and that it was the intereft of no parties fo
much as the Renters that it thould be fo; a con-
ftritetion clearly to be dedn'ced from the original
truft, many claufes of which 'Mr. SHERIDAN read,
and in which Mr. Titomss Hs ta St ERSLEY, one of the
Truftees, had always concurred, and which had
now the high fanCtion of the opinion of the LORD
CHANCELLOR. MT.SHERIDAN farther ftated,theuni-
form care which had been taken both by the Pro-
prietors and Trultees of the intereft of the keiners;
the voluntary at of the Proprietors in increafing
the nightly fum to be fet apart from forty pounds
to forty-five pounds, which no legal claim could
have bound them to do, and his convitaion that
the alteration propofed in the praelice of the
truft, but not an alteration in the rule prefcrebed
by the tuft deed, of giving priority of payment to
the performers and tradefrnen, even to the renters,
would as readily meet their approbations as it had
the LORD CHANCELLOR'S.

Lord KINNAIRD then moved fame Refolutions.
His Lordfhip declined entering into particulars fo
clearly Rated by Mr. SHERIDAN, but he put in a
brief and perfpicunus point of view the folly of
any perfon whofe interea did not commence but
on the condition of a Play being perfoftnee. con-
ceiving that he could mend his title by 'preferring
his elaini to the payment of the performers.
The Refoltitions were then unanimoufly paired,
with the exception of two Gentlemen only, who
did not diffrr •in principle, but thought nothing
ought to be done while the general cafe was be-
fore the Court of Chancery, although it had beet)*
(Wed by Sir RICHARD FORD that the meeting hr 4
been eeprefsly called op the fuggeftion of the
LORD CHANCELLOR hiptfelf. • -•

The new Theatre at Beilin was opened for the
firft time on the (id init. but f'uch was the con.
courfe of people defirous to obtain admitlion, that
many perfons were dangeroully hurt. The en-
trances were furrounded by crowds at the early
h'oor of one, and it was found neceffary not only
to double the guard, but to call into their affiftance
a detachment of Hears. The celebrated Ator
Imam) came forward before the performance,
and delivered an oration fuited to the oceafion,
and compored by the Academician HERKLOK.
At Barnhall, with of Kirkcolm, John Gibfon,
and Andrew Taylor, labourers, digging up the
robbilh of an old caille, difcovered a number of
gold coins: They are broader than a guinea, but
to thin, that one of them is not worth more than
nine !billings. ' Some of them are almoft fmooth,
and feem to be of great' antiquity ; others are more
modern, bearing on the one fide the infcription,
Maria, D. G. Scotortim, and on the other Cruci Ar.
ma Squanarr.
The following matrimonial event happened on
Monday laft at Gofport :—A publican there was
informed anonymoufly, that his daughter, having
been regularly afked in church, had let off to he
married to one of the Black Cymbalias of the
Wildhire Band, and that only 3 fpeedy interference
could prevent their being married. The fathers
almoft frantic at the idea, purfued with every pol-
l:1)1c bah the couple, hut arrived too Lite to pre-
vent the union. Application being made to the
Officer, the Bridegroom was confined fume time
for being abfent without leave, and the Bride was
concluded home by the mother and Conaable.—
She attended, with due decorum, to her father's
door, where the mother led the van. The Con-
(table defired the Bride to follow ; but the fo well
timed her manners, by politely laying, .‘ After
you, Sir," that the perluaded the Conttahle to take
precedence, while the took to her heels, tind corn:
pletelT cifeded her efcape.