Star.
London, England, 1802-10-08 00:00:00

THEATRE, DRURTZAN:E.

Suaxisma'shiftorical play bf Navy the Forth,
left night, introduced to the boards of this theatre
Mr. Sverusu lEsstaLs, the Manager of the New-
castle Company, in the part of Sir .joba Faye
—His appearance on thofe boards, which have fo
long been graced by the admirable performances
of his brother and finer, was prefaced by the fol-
lowing Addrefs, written by himfelf, and delivered
by Mr. BANNISTER, jun. who, though evidently
ftruggling with a memento of the gout, was by no
means lame in his delivery :
A Sallaffhere to-night, by Nature made,
Lends to your favourite Bard, fatal/mu aid.
No man of buckram he! no flans gear!
No feather bed—nor, e'en a pillow-bier!
But all good lion& Seib, and blood, and bone;
And weighing, more or lets, Tome thirty ikas.
Upon the Northern eoaft, by chance we caught him,
And hither, in a irony/ vvbertisvaggra; brought him.
For in a chalk the variant* could enter,
And no mail coach on fuch a would venture.
Bleft with unwiddinefs-pat 'eat hlkfiae!

Will favour find in every critic's eyes.
And, &add his humour, and Ids mimic art,
Bear due proportion to his adward tart—
As once 'twat Paid of Macias In the yew,
gu is the 944 y Papal' Shakiest's., drew.
To you, with diffidence, he bids me fay,
Should you approve, you may ebnamand his stay,
To lie, and fwagger here another day.
If not—to better mm he'll leave his Jack,
And go a# ballalt in a collier back.
This defeription produced at good deal of mirth,
and the play commenced under very favourable
aufpices. Mr. KEMBLIE certainly, without any
auffing," according to the theatrical phrafe, loab
the charaaer he affumes exaaly, but we have•not
much more to add in commendation of his per-
formance. Neither his mode of utterance nor his
goner

..oral management of his perfon gives the idea
either of age or anwieldinefs; he wears no beard on
his face, and he now and then kicks out his leg, by
way ofpraa icalj oke, wi th the agilit yof a colt. More-
over, he appears to poffefs little of that mellowarch-
Refs which we have been taught to expea in the
part. The agar teems to truft altogether to animal
siatire to play it for him, and in regard to merft Rage
bugle, he indeed makes it prominent, but the de-
lineation is coarfe ; as, however, it poffeffes, like all
the portraits of the Kemble &hoot, fome novelty
of manner, the audience of lsift night feimed
dif-
pofed to give the arti* cordial welcome. He re.
ceived much applaufe throughout the play.
The Hothur of Mr. Port, if we except the de-
livery of thC firft fpeech, defcriptive of the foppifh
Lord, was throughout a very fpirited and manly
performance.
in Fortune': Frolics, Mr. Cociass, who feems to
have taken complete meafure of the towa, went
fmoothfr and merrily on as Robin Rougbbead ; and
if fuch be already his fafcinations, we fancy the
Proprietors will have no caufe with Robin
.to
" damn dumplings !"—The Houfe was extremely
crowded.

Yellerday forenoon his MAJESTY, on his way
from .Kew to. St. James's, flopped at the Riding-
houfe at Pimlico, where he remained about an hour,
infpefiing fome fine cream•coloured and black car-
riage horfes lately imported from Hanover.

iiellerday the friends of Sir Fixects Buabarr
met at the Mermaid, at Hackney, to-celebrate his
Elettion for Middlefex.

Lo'd SUDLILY had a feleit Card Party bit night
at his houfe in Dover•Rreet.

Lord BORINGDON arrived on Wetinefday at his
houfe in Hill-ftreet.

Lord and Lady CARDIGAN arrive d in town yd
terday morning from Northamptonihire.
Dowager Lady Da CLIFFORD gave a grand
dinner yefterday to a Wed party of friends.

The late Birmingham Mufical Feftival, for the
benefit of the General Hofpital, was more name-
foully attended than any fimilar provincial • meet-
ing in the kingdom. So large, we are happy to
Elate, have been the receipts. that it is expated
not left than asool. will remain for the inilitution,
slier all the expences are paid.
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On Monday a Grand Requiem was performed at.
the Chapel, Manchefteaquare, previous to the in-
terment of the late Mrs. }'troy x Er, of Rofcom Mon,
in Ireland. The body was brought from the lady's
houfe in Baier-fireet to the chapel. The whole of
the ceremony was very grand and impoiing. The
mufic, which was by Mr.WE ea, was very. fublime.
DIGNVM led the vocal band, which confined of
above twenty of the principal profefGonal fingers
in town. After the fervice tbt 'body was buried
with great pomp at St. Pancras.
Tuefday a wardmote wand in the Blue Coat
Hall, Chriit's Hofpital, briar; Alderman Sstyru,
for the choice ofCommonCouncilman for the:ward
of Farringdon Withinv in the room of Mr. SMITH,
eleetedAlderdsan of faid Ward., The candidates
were, Mr. ROSIRTS, of Gutter-lane, and Mr.
METCALF. of Newgate•ltreet ; the Phew of hands
appeared decidedly in favour of Mr. ROSKRTS,
who was declared Sy the Alderman duly elated,
and fworn in accordingly.

We underhand that Mr. Alderman Pince has
given offence to feveral of his Common Council by
the manner of forming his Committee fot conduc-
ing the Ballads of Lord Mayor's Day. The eir-
etunftances are there :—:.-It has ever been ufual for
the Common Council of the Ward to aft as a
Committee upon oc
teen cac
ofions. But inleat of
on
j2O 14olmaxd. for the Committee,.herahmas appointedoun"
hiso his
two
Deputies, and re netted them to choofe eight out
of the remaining fourteen 9 whtch they did by ballot.
were fo offended by this indignity as to re-
to ballot ; and among the fix that are excluded
are come who were his molt waive canvaffers on
the late elettion for the City. - The Alderman
fates by this the exermar expellee of eighteen din-
sec tickets, it being the eftablithed euffom for the
Committee toharetbase ticttets each for Guildhall

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