Star.
London, England, 1830-07-30 00:00:00

THEATRFS.

II AY3IARKEI"I'IIEATRL.
A new musical farce. in two acts, was produced at this theatre
last night, under the title of Honest Frauds. It is from the pen
of Mr. Luxe, and founded upon Scarves celebrated piece Let
Charlatanism., to which have been added other materials of Eng-
lish origin.
Emma (Mrs. ASHTON) the daughter of Sir Gregory Gudgeon
(WILLIAMS), a Hampshire Knight, and Harry Onslow (Hone),
a young professor of music. having formed an attachment in the
country which is disapproved of by the Lady's father, in conse.
quence of the lover possessing neither wealth nor celebrity. Hay-
ing, however, no other objection to its addresses, he merely pro.
hibits them for two years, which he assigns as a period of pro.
bation for the exercise of his art in London, promising his con-
sent if within that time lie shall strive at eminence. The
two years having elapsed without the fulfilment of the condi.
Lion, the Knight has promised to grant Ibis daughter's hand
to the relative of a friend, and brings him to town for that
purpose. Onslow, however, being apprized of l,isintention, has
taken lodgings in the hotel in which Sir Gregory's niece, Mrs
Alderman Modely ( Mrs. T. HILL), has taken apartments
for them. Here he accidentally encounters a friend and
schoolfellow, Jack Flammerton (VININo), who being made
acquainted with,' his position, conspires with Mrs. Modely
and his friend Charles Asset (Battrum.) to impose upon the
Knight, by fabricating for Onslow a fictitious celebrity. Mean.
time the residence of Onslow is rendered intolerable by the in-
cessant singing of a musical cobler, Madrigal Blerrypatelt (REEve)
whose stall is immediately under his window, and who is about
to be married to Kitty (Mrs. Huststr,) the daughter of Barney
O'Cag
.‘l'Eris'rEit,) an Irish cooper. Flannuerton resolves to
rid hisfriend of the nuisance, and, finding that the joyousness of
3lerrypatch is just in proportion to his poverty, presents him with
twenty sovereigns. This bad the desired effect. Elated at becom-
ing " a man of property," he abdicates his stall, determines to
abandon Kitty, and throwing down a shoe, declares it shall be the
last he will ever last, though he should last for everlasting. He
soon finds, however, that with the acquisition of his money lie has
lost his mirth, and returns to his last and his sweetheart as
the only sources front which he can expect happiness. The
" honest fraud" upon Sir Gregory is successful, and the lovers
ate united.
ENGLISH OPERA.

The performances commenced with the Burletta of Midas, which►
has been got up for the purpose of introducing Miss COYENEY,
already a public favourite, to this theatre. She has mote talent than
is usual at her age. Her voice is not, perhaps, of very good quality;
but her taste and talent are sufficient to gain her celebrity and ad-
vancement. She acquitted herself most creditably as Apollo last
night, and was encored in her two principal songs. The But-
letta was on the whole much better performed than on any represen-
tations of it we remember, even at the great theatres, for many years.
J. RUSSELL, SALTER, and THORNE, MM. C. JONES, Miss FE R.
Gusow, and Al i‘s H. CAWSE. exerted their talents to the best possible
effect. The Skeleton Lover, which has undergone considerable
ptuning in its last act, followed, and was heard somewhat more
favourably than on its first representation. It was followed by the
revival of an interlude canal Wanted a &merlins. It is but an
indifferent affair, and numberless are the pieces of this class which
might have been more wisely fixed on fen the purpose of displaying
the talents of Miss KELLY, to whom alone the reproduction of
last night is entitled for the consideration it received. The per-
formances concluded with a repetition of the new " dramatic
foolery" of Sparrow Shooetty. This farcetta may be perused
verbatim, front its first syllable to its last, under the title of "Spar-
row Shooting, a dramatic foolery for the Ist of April," in the
New Month!, Magazine for April the Ist, 1830. This authority
is not alluded to in the bills. We question the sufficient import.
ance for adramatie representation of what the writer intended simply
as a ptusagere whim for one day. Several of the broad " fooleries"
were laughed at, but there was considerable opposition towards the
conclusion.