Star.
London, England, 1802-01-06 00:00:00

TO THE BLAGDEN C-ONTROVERTISTS.

MISS 141011Alil 1401114 MR. auvot,llTC•

A plague of your Sqiabbles ; your Scribbling give teat
Of Moak we've too !natl. and the Baaa's quite a Bon
Soatrixica read " and the Buta-q quite i Foat.

DR URY•LAII t.—The excellent Cemi.dy of Rae
a Wife and Nave a Wye was performed 14
iro,asLa's Leon is certainly a moft magerly per.
formance. His conception i. bold and original,
and he fucceeds unufually well in executing what
he has conceived. One would not imagine from
his general Rile of aging that he would be at all
able for Tome things in this part. But, though he
,his no great (hare, of general humour, he chines
no where more than in farearm, bluntnefs, and
confcious.extravagance. He aeled the clown t,p
admiration, and did not receive lefs applaufe here
than-when he came to difplay dignity and firm-
nefs in repreffing the infoknee of the Duke, and
humbling the arrogance cf his rebellious fpotke.
Eflifaitia found a very able reprefentative in Miff
Mst.Lon. It is by no means an eafy part. Eli.
fania is not.a mere intriguing Chambermaid. She
has uncommon genius, which enables her to carry
through with many things that would never have en-
tered the head of any Abigail eicept herfelf. Her
dupery of the Copper Cape= is one of the finelt
pictures ever drawn of the, viEtory of female art-
fulnefs over nice credulity. Mifs MSLLON is as
much at her cafe as if the were romping with a
companion as fprightly as herfelf, and plays her
tricks upon her lord and mailer with much arch-
nets; and a well diffembled air of affeEtion, duty,
and innocence. _ _

Mrs. Powsi.i. played Margaresta, and BANNS-
STIR, jun. the Copper Captain. They both kept the
audience in a pleafant reverie. Dowrow played
Cacejoso in a very fupeilor Ryle. The Farce of
Ify Grandmother followed, ill which Decant dif-
plaxed much animation. Between the Play and
Entertainment, the New Ballet of the Feival of
Bashes was reprefented. Mailer Brawl' as the
Infant Bacelnu, received, as he deferred, flattering
approbation.
Covsnr-Gmtnew.—Lag iiiht the Opera of
Latvia a Village was performed at, this Theatre, in
which Mrs. BiLeinorbit, of courte, sultained the
' part of Ream ; which is certainly the molt fur
eefsful part the has performed fince her return to
this country. Mandate had nothing to agnate the
heart, and proved more her triumph in furmount-
ing difficulties than in captivating the feelings of
ber audience. Clara, however exquifitely Ile exe-
cuted the airs, was alto deice:live in point of inte-
relt, and fupplied her with few opportunities of ex-
hibiting her talents as an aarefs. In Releita,
lag night, the bad an opportunity of uniting, in an
admirable manner, the merits of the molt finithed
finger with thofe f the judicious and fpirited co-
median.
It would be difficult to felea the airs in which
the difplayed the finea traits of the art; but among
thofe molt applauded were, " My Heart's my own,
my Will is free ;" 44 How blea the Maid and
" 'Tis not Wealth." In the fongs or “ Young I
am and fore Afraid," and " Go naughty Man,"
fie evinced no mean powers of comic humour,
and her dialogue was, in general, delivered with
feeling and fpirit.
As on every former occafion, a bravura Fong
enriched her labours of the night, and furnithed a
new opportunity for her to difplay her wonderful
powers of execution, as did alfo a new duet, in
which the had a part.—The following.lines in the
former, compofed by GANDINI
" Shun, ye Fair each gay Seducer;
J. Call Difoution to your aid :
" Onoe defrU'd of virgin' Honour,
" Pity fifes the ruin'd Maid,"
were rapturoutly encored.
Mutinies return to the bufinefs of the fcene,
after a molt fevere . fit of the gout, was greeted
with a hearty welcome.—He never played-fig/ice
Iroodeoei with more fpirit. IxciEDON, we have
lament, Was not in /sofa tone. Kew mr's No\
is an excellent performance • and JOHNSTON&
WANDTI Mrs. ATNINS, Mrs. illaarra, and Mrs.
Davey roar, contributed very much to the general
effea of the piece. •
The Sta:ste Dante, et the dole of the HI .
was unufually fuccefsful in railing merriment
among the Audience, chiefly owing to little Si--
mons, who drefed and atted the Cook-nsaid

verOtimfical manner.
The
Opera was highly applauded throughout
by a crowded and molt (Atonable audience—
Among whom we obferved the Dukes of Kay
and CVMSZILLAMD. The former fat in his pri,
Box, and the latter in the PRINCE'S Box.
Apex has lately introduced much mile,
velty, and Improvement in our fty,le of Danci
The proper places for both Ladies and Gen
men of refpettiibility who have never learnt
accomplilbment at all, or not in the prefent Mode,
to acquire it'moft privarely, expedittonfly, and!
iltionably, are undoubtedly at the two Frit
Dancing Academies, No. to, Sherrard-ftreet,
GoldetAuare, and No. to, Great Ayfreer
Goodman':-kids, as Mr. Ast.suitto the manay
meet of both.

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