Star.
London, England, 1805-04-19 00:00:00

HEATREi:.

Covater-Cattata.—Laft night, at this Theatre, a
Comedy, the avowed production of Mr. COLMAN,
wdd performed for the firit time, intitled, " who
Maw a Guinea ? or, 71,e lryb Torybireigan.

DRAMATIS ►PRgONX-
Sir Larry M'Murragh
Barford . Mr. Kimis.e.
'Torrent . Mr. MII/IDEN.
Hardy Mr. CISAPMAN.
Henry - Mr. C. K 'Emma.
"math= Oldtkirt Mr. SIMMONS.
Itiormore - •Mr. WADDT.

Carrydot - Mr DAVINFOIL,
Andrew Bang . Mr. EMERY.
Solomon Gundy . Mr. FAWCITT.
Fanny - • - Mrs GIS'S
Mrs. Glaltombury - Mrs. MATTOCKS.
Amy WADDY.

Captain Delamere, ruined in fortune, and rendered mifcrable
infidelity of his wile, and the treachery of a Mend, quits
..tiiment in the Weft Indies, leaving behind him the partner
„f his bed, who bad eloped with his only child, and arriving in
England, retires to a village, under the name of Buford. Some
years after, Henry, in the raercife of his prolellion of a phylician,
accidentally vifiting the bottle of Mrs. Delamere in the Weft In •
dies, who is reduced to poverty with her daughter, and comp 1.
lactating her &nation continues to OM them till the death of her
mother, and then brings the young Lady to England....-Upon their
arrival in London be is hurried sway by a pref.,-gang, and the
procures a lofting at the hook of 1. Oldikirt, who feels a paternal
affettior for the young Lady, and permits her to remain with
him till the can meet with a lituation. for which purrs* he adver-
tires, and Fanny is hired by the agent of Mr. Torrent (a rich and
benevolent merchant, who has retired to Yorklbire) as his hawk-
neeper,—Oldtkin conduits her to her littlation, but on their way
Fanny perfuades hint to wait at an Inn;promifing to return as loon
as the had fern her new matter ;--iu the theft dittance the has to
gn, the Ides her way, and arrives at the honk of Lord Alamode,
and is impaled wan by Bang, his Lordthip's game-keeper, and
Introduced to Sir Larry M.Murrzgh (a (lathing Iriftt buck, who
having loft his fortune at the Ranting-table Lord Abmode, the
fortunate Winner, has given him the ufe of his hook to lie con-
cealed front his credltnri) Txrfaades her he la the perfon to whom
!het. hired, and prevails upon har to remain in the book.
During theft tranfaetions, Barford difeovers that Fanny Is his
long loft &tighter, and that Torrent Is the brother of his wife's
feductr—Barford battens to the manor-bode to demand his child,
and there meets pkilkirt, who had !Thew& come to leek her—.
Fanny not being found, it is agreed to ketch every honk in the
neighbourhood, and Solomon Gundy, whom Torrent had recent-
ly taken into his ferriee, is difpatehed on that bufinefa;t-Solomon

Teen to the houfe of Hogmore, where be meets Henry, who had.
in vain, requefted a lodging ni the furly farmer, he having juft
landed in Yorkfitire, after ercaping from a French prifon—ioln-
mon 'icing hint ready to fink with fatigue, takes him to the nearelt
hook (Lord .Us -ode's) and there inquiring after Fanny, he dif
rovers, through the inebriety of Bang, that the Lady. is In the
Mac Torrent and Bailor.. arrive at lord Alamode's In their
Trawl, and meet with Henry. Torrent °braving his fituatinn,
readily offas bim hi• fcrece, and goes out in profecutlon of his
reareh, leav ng Barford and Henry—the latter erquiring of Bar-
ford the name of the Gentleman who had fo kindly offered to
rave him, upon difeoreting it to he Torrent, he immediately
makes known to Barford hi• whole history, by which that Gentle-
film lams that his wife had died penitent, and that Henry is the
who had preceded his daughter. They continue their
rat, and come to the apartment of Sir Larry, where they meet
him and Torrent, and at length prevail upon the Baronet to give up
Fanny, which he is about to do, when Oldikirt leads in the young
Lady.-..Barford embraces his daughter, and in etnifideration of
the pratcAion afforded to her by Henry, eonfents to their union.

The author has not difplayed his nfual judgment
in developing thofe incidents.- There is little to in-
terelt the feelings, or touch the heart, in any of the
eircumllances by which the relloration of the child
to her parent is brought about. There is nothing to
the curiofity of the ['senator, for the dowoondu
is anticipated before much progrefs has been made in
the plat. Mr. COL,!An has written, either carelefsly,
or with too much hurry; his comedy now and then
difcnvers fome of the marks of his genius. but its
efforts are not Ls condenfed and concentered as to
produce the final and great effen which, judging from
his former produaions, we confidently expened.—
Whatever Iterling ore there is in " Who Wants a
Guinea r it has bee • fo beaten out and expanded as
to Icifk all its fubflance, and the greatelt part of its
brilliancy ; and the proccfs leaves us nothing but "le
foible et le eliaquant."
The chorale's are not drawn with much force or
novelty; Jonathan °lipid is almoll the only one which
can be confidered as new to the Stage. Sdoesson Gumy
is borrowed from Caleb tuotem and ; and Bar•
ford reminds us Ilmngly of the Stranger. The [tory
of his injuries rambles elofely, in all its circundlances
Of aggravation ,the affecting narrative of the German
author. Thole palpable imitations created, at length,
fome flight dilfatisfaaion. The pu'.lie have long tince
given Mr. CULMA/4 credit for copious and ,
orieinal
dramatic talent., and they had a right to expel tome-
thing more from :riot than r tilfue of plagiarifms from
bis own works.

There was much to applaud in the performance. Mr.
Kannt both conceived and alled Burford with that
judgment and imprAve etre& that might have been
expelled from him. Mr. FAWC "TT 1100 d forth as the
great comic relief. He perfonated Grad,. a rat-
catcher, who had lived fix months with a fmuggler
at Dunkirk. His wit ennfalei in a mifapplication and
bad pronunciation both or Englifb and French words;
and Mono's did as mach for Tarred as the author
could have hoped. The churlifh Farmer was charac-
teriflically repiefcnted by W•DDY ; and although
much praife is due tti Mr. Lewis, for having lent the
aid of his pleafant and animated talents to the Co•
medy, we are compelled t • oblerve, that the part of
the lrifhman did not, in . is hands, afford us all the
entertainment we etspcaeLl. It will coil him Come
time and trouble before he can aquire that richnels
and luxuriance of accent which chiefly conflitute the
humour and eccentricity of Inch chara/lers. If Inc-
eels is to be nteasnred by applaufe, Salvatore, was the
moll favoured p.tdoi mer in the piece. The female
,l'araaers had nothing in them which was ROt within
i... reach of the we.ikelt per:Carnets in the Theatre.
tlyle of the Comedy is fur the moll part terfe
•iiid elegant; there are many fentiments jullly con-
..eived, and mull IrAppill exprefFed. In the etlential
qualities of wit and humour, it is not pofitively defi-
c'ent ; but they are fettered fn widely and fo (paring-
ly, that they are not to be inilautaneritifly perceived.
The Comedy was very favourably received, until
the latter end of the ft milt, and the middle of die
latl aft, when fume dilfitisfaelion was manitefted.—
flue contents, however, predvminated in the propor-
tion of ten to one, and it WA% announced for a fe-
cond rcprefentatioa by Mr. KEMal.r.
The Prologue w.,5 a Inter upon Prologues, and
concluded by a happy reference to fume of the au-
: ot% former pieces :
" What tho',. Plop Gentlem.,-,' his h,srt is full,

"He attics no untue favour trout • :ye liar
The lipil.:lo2 pitatantly def.:66o the 'yaws of the
A ,i6c rce, (tone of uhoni, ikitead of c• One Guinea,"
rntld Watt Ic,ocol.
The Houle was at crowded at the riling of the
-u:-tain as it could well be.