Star.
London, England, 1801-02-12 00:00:00

, COPENT-CARDEN THEATRE.

Laft night a Comedy, intitled The Poor Gnat-
man, written by Mr. COLMAN, was performed at
this Theatre, for the first time.—The following
arc its Dramatis Perfone

Litutenaat War:billow, the Poor Gen-1 Mr. Mc a *AT.
dem.,
Sir Raters Bramble, a teftv old Baronet,
fond of argument, and fullof bwriani- Allr:or N.
ty,
.reerener Harrewhi, an honed hearted/ Tow:4slnm
Englifh Ycoman,
Mr. Stephen, the Farmer's Son, fume-7 EMERY.
what military mad, i
Air.Lollitop,an Apothccary, and a Cot,/ FAwc .1. T.
net in the Volunteer Cavalry.
Sir ;Una Cr prly,aellffipatol young man i F.
of faihion,
.Mr. Freeieriel Bramble, nephew to Sir
Robert, a wild warm-hearted young Lawns.
man, jaft arrived from Ruda,
- .

Csrp,r;/, The Lieutenant's Seivant,/
KNIOUT.
the Trim of Triftram Shandy,
lisompbrey, Sir Robert Brambles Ser-
vant, who loves and eontradies hisi WADDT.
MAW,
. .

Tile Hon. Mifi Lin-retia Mac Tab, ridil
colons for family pride rrealulds of Mr& MATTOCIM
underftanding, & !Viands of he.irt

MO Ems!, Wertkultex, - Mrs. Meas.
The Sea N E—A farm hn•fe, Gentleman's manfion and grounds,
in the neig".bourbood of Tunbridge.

The 1)61 mode perhaps of giving an outline of
the Fable will be a fhort. !ketch of the principal
changers. nail Bramble, the nephew of Sir Ro-1
Bert, jua arrived from Ruffia, is drawn with the'.
livelinefs and feelings of a Releaser, and his propen-
fity to the adoption of extravagant and diffipated
manners is continually checked by his r.ice fend•
ments of honour, and the admonitions of a heart
tremblingly alive to the dillreffes of his fellow-crea-
tures. It was admirably perfonified by Mr.
Lswts, and is in every refpeit one of his happiell
performances. The invocation to his Uncle's ge-
nerolky in making a provifion adequate to the
wants of his negleaed father, when he is on the
point of rifking his life in a duel with Sir Charles
Cropley, was truly affeaing. It was given with
that delicacy of expreflion which is the peculiar
charaderillic of natural feeling, and it was reward-
ed with reiterated barb of applaufe.
. „Sir Robert is fond of argument, and confequent-
ly fond of contradiaion, the fruitful fource of dif-
putation, but he is alfo fond of performing the
nohlea duties of philanthropy.
Lalipott is at once an Apothecary and Cornet of a
corps of volunteer cavalry, and the ludicrous mi-
lange which his convcrfation forms, is criu ally bor-
rowed from the Materia Afeekca and the "tented
Field."

The Corporal is but a faint imitation rf STERN'S
Trim, and Old and Young liarrerrvAy, and Sir MM.:
Crept(' have no diftinet and marling features.—
, Humphry Drains po Ire Iles prong claims to originality.
Inc confidential fervant of Sir Robert, he loves his
ma fter without any interefted views, and is beloved
by him chiefly in confequence of his invariable op-
pofition to the Baronet's arguments. But Hiattphry's
contradietion arifes from principle, and he pleafes
molt when, without knowing its differs molt
in opinion from his Matter. The charadcr is
compofed but of very Bender materials ; but it
produced fo ftrong an effeEt, that we have to re•
gret it is not longer. WADDY 'gave it a dry but
homourous colouring, which teemed perfedly
congenial to the Author's meaning; and we bear
our teftimony, with the greater pleafure, becaufe,
though always refpeiftable, Mr. WADDY never dit-
played any thing fo near true Comedy before.
The Poor Gentleman, Liesiienant Wombat:tom, has
nothing to dillinguith him from the many cha-
raders which our Drama affords, where poverty
and negleted merit are unable to deprefs the fpirit
of the honourable and independent mind. From
his difireffes, the dangers to which his daughter's
innocence is eipoted, the generous intrepidity of
young Bramble in extricating her, and the liberality
of Sir Robert in contenting to her union with his
nephew, the principal intereft of the piece is de-
rived. _ _ _

FAWCETT'S Lolhpot excited uninterrupted merri-
ment, and MUNDSN, in Sir Robert, exemplified in a
ludicrous manner the coolant of argament. MUR-
RAY, KNIGHT, DAIRY, TOWING, and FARLEY,
gave to their refpelivc parts every poffilile effc.ft.
Mrs. Glass performed Mfr Worthissone with
great feeling, and the MO Mae Tab of Mrs. Mar-
TOCKS was remakable for much genuine hnmou-.
From the univerfal plaudits with which the Co-
medy was recc ived, .and the judicious way in
which the whole Comic ilrength of the Compa-
ny is brought forward, The Poor Gaylen:an promifes
to become as great a favourite as any of the po-
pular pieces which have been produced for many
years.
A colloquial epilogue, in the manner of that
after the Heir at Law, fucceeded the piece ; it was
not quite to welt feafoned, but Rill well rallied :
in this Dr. Fawcyrr felt the pulfe of the houfe,
and found it beat in unifon with the hopes of
the Author.

Lail night, a new Scots Ballet, called Our Dan-
dy: Dayr, by Mr. Brawn, was prefented at Drury-
lane, and was received with applaufe.
Theatricals, upon an ertenfive kale, are about
to be efkablifhed at the Cape of Good Hope.
Letters have been received from Turkey which
(late, that Colonel MURRAY and Colonel Aarreu-
rate, fent by General Aseeceomay, have ar-
rived in the camp of the Grand Vizir, where they
have been well received, and are concerting mea-
lures with the Vizir for the attack on Egypt.
The praCtice of Tradefinen on retiring from
tontines, has been deemed a proper example in a
recent cafe. The fucceffors take the flock in hand
at a fair appraifement; and, from want of capital,
grant annuities for the good-will. In confequence
of which, the Public are requelled " to continue
their ctiftom to the old eflablilhed (hop."
Mr. Ease:sr, of Mar, has prefcmted the Magi-I
firms of Dundee with twenty-five waggon loads'
of great coal, to be diaributed among the poor of
that town.
Lafi week a (beep farm in the Mead of Jura,
rented at 851. per ann. fold for 35001. which is
above 41 years purchafe.

IV,IUTIC.IL INTELLIGENCE.

TORBAY, FEBRUARY to.

Sailed the VILL! De PARIS of 113 guns, for Ply-
mouth. Arrived the RESOLUTION, of 74 guns,
and BRILLIANT of 32 guns, from Portfmouth, and
failed again to join the Channel fleet. Arrived the
Sr. GEORC a of 98 guns, from Portfmouth, and re.
mains with the SAN Jos IPM, of tlB guns. Wind
N. E.