Star.
London, England, 1802-05-28 00:00:00

FOLET HOUSE.

The )4afquerade given by Mr. TH a tam nos,
on Wednefday night, may rank among the firft
entertainments of the kind, or indeed of air
kind, which have ever been offered to the beau
monde of this metropolis. It had, betides, the
vantage of one of the firft houfes in London for
a Fete of this nature, and that advantage was not
loft in any point where It could be difplayed.
A temporary pafrage was ereded in the Court
Yard, and beautifully illuminated, to condusf the
company to the front door, in cafe of rain, as no
carriages were permitted to pars the front gates.
In the South Garden was a large arbour, covered
with foliage, containing refrethments of every
kind that the feafon or the forcing-houfe could af-
ford. Other places, containing the fame accom-
modations, were conveniently Rationed, for,
among other charaderillics of the fellive fcene.
Plenty appeared to be pouring forth its horn in
every corner of it.
The rooms fet apart for the promenade difplay.
ed all the elegant gaiety that brilliant illtunination
and artificial flowers, arranged with fuperior tafte,
may be fuppofed to have produced. The Crayon
floors alto, while they lafted, gave a brilliance to
the fcene.

Such decorations as there, however taftefully
arranged or expenfively furnifhed, may, in a
great meafure, be obtained by all who have the
means of paying for them. But in the ufe made
of the great Hall at Foley-Houfe, a confiderable
portion of that intellea and fancy was requifite,
which is necefary to produce Rage effe&, and the
arrangement of living charaaers.—This fpacious
room was converted into the appearance of a. Vil-
lage. In the centre was an Inn, the fign of The
Feathers, in which a Country Club was held.,
The Landlady, an Old Woman, whore money
might be fuppofed to hive induced a young,man
to become the Landlord. Mr. P. To attussioil
reprefented the former, and Sir W. W. WYNNE
the latter. Here was alfo the Po qp, with a
number of letters flack up for delivery and ad-
dreffed to the different charaaers. Much laugh
and good humour was occafioned by this well-
imagined device. Adjoining to the Inn was the
ale' Tap lb and Lord LosoICIRD was an excellent
taplier. The rett of the raw was compofed of
the under mentioned fhops, which were all occu-
pied, and the charaaers of them refpeaively fup-
Evein the following manner
Galan Arkalar's Stop, - Mr. CRAMPOITIL
Levi's Old Maths (bop, - Lord Owner.
Dicky (Soap's app. - Mr. Guts.
Johfon, the Cobla's bap, - Mr.J.Mannocis.
Snip, the Taylor's asp, t. FITZ LOT.
Maly Doll's Obipsdireall bap, .
Caleb Quotas% Analog's. ' - MINWILOTTNIIM
jemmy jump. ao Stapalter's mop, - CoL AIM ST DON O.
An Isla - Major Doric.
In tbs Milk of the a_Methodlit
Pemba in a tab. ininin OD the Mr.
amorality of saabpserades,

This novel and unexpeaed fcene was difplayed
at about two o'clock, and renewed the exhilaration
of the company, by an exhibition which produced
all the comic effea that may be imagined to wife
from the charallers that compofed it.
At three o'clock eight fupper-rooms were
thrown open, and difplayed as many luxurious
and elegant banquets.
The Royal Vifitors, confining of the Parses of
Watts, the Dues of CUMBERLAND, and PaiNci
WILLI•M of Gloncefter, were conduaed up aairs
to an apartment fitted up with appropriate fplen.
dour for their reception; and none were permitted
to compote the company of the Royal Family
but thole who had obtained tickets of admifflon
from the Feathers Inn. The telethon, therefore,
was, as it ought to be, previoufly arranged and
properly adapted. They confined of about four.
fcore perfons.
After fupper, the found of trumpets announced
tome additional amufement—it was the arrival of
the Phantafmagoria, with (real fpirits, to renew
the general animation. It confuted of the whole
exhibition, as reprefented at Sadler's Wens, and
had a very excellent effea.
We conclude as we began the defcription of this
fete of Mr.Ta cursing—that in point of fcenery,
accommodation, arrangement, and originality, as
well as variety of ansufetnenti it has exceeded,
and will probably remain unrivalled by, any fog-
lar. (cane of fatuity.

Anteing the eight hundred perrong who formed
the company we dillinguithed

The PRINCE Of WALts, who appeared in eoftume of the
Court of Charlei L and was dreffed ILE a Baron of ancient time..
in fcarlet, richly ornamented with gu!d. He wore an
Aligned doublet of fcarlet cloth. with Bathed Breves; a thou
cloak of fearlct cloth; the gold lace ..nd fringe vcry deep anJ
rich on both. Arou;;cl the keecs, the gold (tinge was a qu..r •
to of a yard de: p. A bl.ck Let with white feathers laid fi
and hanging. out on each fide; whilkera, and the face palrtcd
to difguife, formed the reft of the deers. which wa• prepared
and put on under the diroftion of Mr. Kemble, of Drury-1
Theatre, and did great honour to his taitc. drefs was grand,
and his Royal Highnefs made a noble appearance.

The Duct of Cux HD and Prince WILLIAM Of C LIMI.
curet, in dominos.

The Mar of Ctaar Ncc was prefent, but did not unmaLit,
and retired before (upper.

As at thefe entertainments Religious charaaers
appear as certainly as at church, In here we found
the Marquis of Townie:id A Friar, and the Mar.
chionefs a Nun, the former preaching up abflinence
and mortification; Mifs Payne was alfo a Nun, and
Mrs. T. Crefpigny a Priffiefe of the Sun, mixing
Paganifm with Chriflianity. Among the devo-
tees were Colonel Whitworth, Lady Fane, Sir J.
St. Clair Erfkine, and Serjcant Heywood, as Pd-
grinu, bound for the Holy Land, ana interrupted in
their march by Mr. Jerningliam, Mr. J. Manner,
and Lord Henry Fitzgerald, as Turks, while the
Turkilh Ambaffador, in his own proper drefs, was
highly entertained at Peeing his countrymen,
though he could not underhand them. The Earl
of Moyne' as a Ruffian; Colonel Thornton, as a
French Barber. ; Loyd Charles Bentinck, a Safi
Peafasit; Captain Munday, a Polander. The Spa-
aimed: were particularly numerous: among them'
were the Dukes of Orleans and Montpenfier' Mar-
quis cf Wincheller, Lords Templetown, Offul.
(tone, Weftmoreland, Colonel Churchill; Metres.
Lafcelles, Townfend, and Maitland. The na-
tive charaaers were not lefs numerous than
thefe from foreign ; And fence the Prince
appeared as a Highlander, that deers is coming
into vogue. In it appeared Major Euftace, .a
Scotch Chieftain; Earl Templef the Earl of Mor-
ton, Lord Cowper, Lord Douglas, Lord John.
Campbell, Lord Duplin ; and Colonel CAmp.
bell, a Scotch Mendicant. The Engiifh avow
were as numerous as ufttal, and confifted among
others, of Mr. T. Skiffner, Mr. E. Boldero,
Lord '
C. Somerfet, Mr. S. Thornton, Mr. H. An.
fon. The females of the fame clafs were, the two
Mifs Manners as Flower .Girls ; Mifs Ethane a
Counky, Girl.; Mrs. Erfkine a Cottager's ;
Lady M. Montague, a &fiery Girl; and the
moil humorous of all, Mr. Champneys, an Old
Wellh Woman ridging o,r horfikui with butter and
ems to market, admirably fupported. Of . the
Clown, fttperiors there were, befides the Prince,
as an Antimt Baron, Colonel Monego:nery„ and
Lord Edward Somerfet in the fame drefs. To
match the Anoint Barons there were Mifs Strahan,
Mifs Boldero, and Mrs. J. Orde, as Old Maids.—
Lord and Lady John Thynne were in dreffes of
the tall Century, an excellent couple who ridi.
culed, by the covering our parents wore, the na- •
kednefs of the prefent day. The Jews were not
numerous, and confifted only of Lord Limerick as
Shiba, and Sir. W. Sheridan, 1 Moiety Lender.—
We only, noticed one Harlequin, Mr. Herbert,
the weather being too warm, perhaps, for feats of
agility. The Sailors' were, Captain Upton, Mr.
Pierrepont, and. Count Beaujolois. Among the
more fingular charale rs were the Hon. Mrs. Wynne,
as Night, and Mr. Wynne in a drefs comprehending
the coftume of all nations (not very clearly). Gen.
Lenox gs a Coadman, and Captain H. Townfhend
as the Brazen Muff, were both very good chi.
rafters ; Mr. Erfkine, played the part of a Board-
ing School AfYi, paying morning vifits; very well;
Lord lvfilfingtown was a little noify as Punch;
Lady Smith Burgers was well dreffed as a Bal.
jadStager; the two Mifs Fordyces, as Fair Slaws,
were very beautiful; Mifs Eglintown accompanied
them as a Hermit; Duke and Duchefs of Athol
a Priejf aid Priejefs ; Duke of Devonfhire a War
serum; Duchefs of Leeds, a Horfanaid ; Marquis
of WorOefter, a Spaniard ; Lords Cholmondeley
and Chatham, Sailors ; Lady Suffolk, and Lady C.
Howard, Flower Girls ; Lord Paget was admirably
dreffed •as a Hour; Lady Paget looked beauti.
fully ; Lady DurgAnnon was alto one of the molt
beautiful women in the company, and the mote
elegantly dreffed in black lace, with filver and
diamond chains; Mrs. Fitzherbert, and Lady Hag-
gerlione, were in the Highland drefs of the 42d
Regiment. Among the others, with handfome
fancy drelfes, were—the Ducheires pf.Buccleugh
and Beaufort; Marehioneffes of Winchefter, Head-
fort, Bath, Donegal, and Salifbury ; Ladies Li-
verpool, C. jenkinfon, Campbell, M. Taylor,
three Thynnes, Harrington, A. M. Stanhope, L.
Manners, Mildmay ; Mrs. Malcolm, Mrs. and
Mifs Thompfons. Mr. Thomas Wynne was in
the charafler of Charles I. with .a beautiful woman
hanging in his arm. Speaking of beautiful women,
we fhould not omit to notice Ladies C. Campbell
and Coningham, Mrs. Champneys, and A. M.
Taylor. Mrs. Thellu iron herfelf was magnificently
dreffed in blue and filver, without a maik.
For the principal charafterillic exertions of the
night, the Company were indebted to Mr. P. Thel-
luifon, and Sir W. W. Wynne, as Landlord and
Landlady of the Feather: /an, and the Gentlemen .
who perfonated the refpedtive charadters of the VII.
lage • Mr. T. Sheridan, as the Methoffifi Preacher;
and lager
Dillon and Mr. Erfkine, for the admira-
ble Miami de la Corr and Reel danced by them, to
the infinite fatisfadtion, and loud laughing applaufe
of every beholder.
The Prince of WALES and his friends were to
charmed with the &env, that they did not leave it
till liven o'clock in the morning. It was eleven
o'clock before the whole of the company had fe-
pirated.
The Panic' nearly met with a fatal accident :
as his Royal Highnefs wgb getting out of his car-
riage, a pole of a coach behind (truck the Panties
in his right fide, and knocked him off the Rep,
providentially without material injury. The
crowd at the entrance was very rz, and the
line of carriages extended as far as Haas'sin Cavendifh-(quart. Her LadyGip taw Marques
the fame evening; fo did the Marchionefs of
Assitcoam, Mrs. VI SLIMS, and Mrs. METCALF'.