Star.
London, England, 1802-02-10 00:00:00

TIMATRES.

Comr-GAantr.—Lall night i new Comic
Opera entitled The Called, the literary produtlion
of the younger Diatom, was performed at this
Theatre for the lira time, and experienced fuch a
reception as promifes well both for the reputation
of the Author and the profit of the Manager.
1 be following are its principal Dreenatie Perfons :
Cando - • - Mr. ENZILT•
Lorenzo - • INCL. EDON.
Otlando . . BRAMA44.
Whimficulo PAW CITT.

• • - BLANCHARD.
• • • SIMMONS.
Pew - • - MUNOZ IC
CAidad• - • - Mrs. H. Jolipirrom
Moretti STORACI.
Croatia - • - Mn DTBDI N.

CllllO6l • • • ••-•••----
LOIMOIS • • • ATKINS.
Deradea • - • PowsLL.
Blancla • - DAVIN POI T.
SKETCH OF THE FABLE.

Cunt*, a rich but antidotes Italian Coast, has prunited his
to Orlasdo, the independent Prince of the adjoining
te= but upon the unexpeded tweets at Orlando's ene-
mies, who thddady ddpoil hies of his lands, Carve& revokes
Ida carket, and accepts the car of an old French Marquis,
whore wdNOsd Collars are laden to redo him amiable
le the gym of the OW Cant, but not fo Y tisk of his daugh-
ter..who, after rerpedfolly ezpoftalating with her father on
hots!, ro_goqes to Orlando, Meeks the Marquis with au-
dio. Wminatalo, a coaildential fervent of Orlando's, is de-
tailed in an attempt to wavey a letter to Conftantia, and her
father, glad et a pretext to beak with Orlando eadrely, orders
all the mists and trinkets his tt .-,ghttehad received from the
young Prim to be innately returned. Among them is a thins-
cabinet, containing a beautiful anifical bird, which lisp
"pro the paean of a tetra fpring. la this cabinet Conitanda
conceals hcrfdf to avoid the pretence of the Marquis, when her
father, angry in est boding her, and that the prtfents lull re-
mained in her apartment, orders than all to be inilantly re-
moved, and ressanded by the Wreaks at the Marquis, he thus
fends sway his daughter to the very man be w tilted
her to The palace of Canate is dercribed to be at a
wry Sort &fiance from that of Orlando, to which, accompa-
eledby her faithful attendant, Florets, Calthatia is conveyed.
Orasdols doubly impreffed with joy when be beholds the ob.
Jed of his afcltlao. Fie determines to (elicit Condo once
more, in hopes that the &ape of CIIIII2IWW will alter her
(ether's daerminadon, and to back Malik with the &atm in-
telligence that he has repaikd his enemies, and repined his
taritarks. la the mean time the remains kdaded In an apart-
mere of the palace, acceflible only to her attendsnt, norm,
who is to make the bird in the cabinet ling as a Aged of her ap-
preach, and Orlandois to anapaest his return by a token nearly 11

nit arnagentent is overheard by Carlota, the waiting-maid
d Crudeilaw enamoured of Orlando, and who. &Wag WWI
rejeded, difplays all the vindiEtive rancour of hallanjealotiy.
By the abovementioned infatuation of her fervent be is kd
to maim theca/net, fearebes far the keret fpring which is to
inimetethe bird. sad by giving the "paled Flarettes fuppofed
&wads ht getting Coultas& in ber power, whom
—it to the antody allow bravoes, who arc ostcred to
iinprilm her la an apartment in the palace (wideh overlooks a
lahe)dil he an be feat back with dl race to her father. or ef-
kdealy emended from the pinta of Orhmtio. Dandies,
the li!rporther of the Print!. alias the male of eroded:

Odin) fumed; with Curetinln procuring the
MINN the Margais. The old Count alb contents to
*meth= the alliance by giving his free Lorenzo to Leonora,
rhe fitter of Orlinfis, to whofe palate they joyfulij, me& ; and
Odeon), kading them to the apartment were be bad left Con-
tain* trimphently gives the Oral of his return, hat is di6
ended at kiln the apartment empty. Some one is then
beard to breathe in the cabinet, which revives Orlando, who,'
hippofing that Conftantia may have been induced tank further
ennerahreat in it, breaks it open, and is again dirappainted at
dikovering Planta, who, in whionfesal terror, intern's Min
the: be had taken refuge acre to avoidthe fury of the ladies,
who had envied oft ber mitre&
Daring this, Ceoftantia, in endeavouring to &ape from the
window of her prifen, fall, into the lake which lbws beneath,
but is toed, sod conveyed to a Merman', but on a (mall
Hand, k Peter, an old fervant of her father's, who had been
enjuilly difcharged by bins, and is thus avenged by preferring
the daughter of a man whole own life he bad formerly fated,
sod had followed him from Eng Lad, his native home.
Connantia fends Peter with a letter to the Abbe!s of a neigh-
bouring convent, to rrgqaaceit Dreher till the can make peace with
her father, jetty tonfdcring the misfortune, that have befall:lr
her elopement u d pundit:nem for breach of duty. Ile Ab-
kfs fends the letter to Crudelia, who, finding Oriandes patron
for Connantia unalterable, and partly repenting of her Ju-
le:ley, generoedly renounces kr own within, and informs Or.
lank where to find his Waren. Her father, lover, and rela-
tion, repair In their gondolas to the Oland on the tike. Con-
fiends, fearful of Cradelies emilbries, has taken the difguife.
of a reputed witch, who Is fuppried to be dumb, and before
be dikovers herr& to her friends, informs them (through
Dianna, the Oberman% widow, who espial= her Agri.) of
fevered inddents in their own lives, which make them give
credit to her fupernatural pretentioes, and -infift on her pro-
tiuicinkCenftantia upon pain of death. She then throws or her
explains her ohjeftions to Peter and bLeaela., and the
niece mocludes with general recoodUation.
The (tableland incidents of the Opera rink fmn the court-
flip of Whimfiesio and Flower, and the Juba,. of Curio*
who loves Whinifieulo, and apes her minters Crarklia, in her
perfecurion of her rival

The tune is alternately on the neighbouring territorii s cf
Orlando and Cando, And the unity of time is ftridtly pre-
ferred.

It will be fees from the above outline, that Mr.!
Disuns has, in feveral instances, availed himfelf
of the labours of thol. who have gone before him; '
the principal incident of the difmilfal of Curvofer
daughter is evidently taken from the Deersna, as
are several other :ituations in the piece from dif-
ferent Operas, Pantomimes, &c.—The pererl
management of the bulinefs is, however, fuel* as
(peaks the author a niatter of fiage effect.—As a
vehicle for mulic we t!,ii:k it contideraLly better i
than many of thole pieces which have Lady ap-
peared.—ln the execution c.f the. airs, of which
there were very few that were not encored, Mr. 1
Imccsnox, Mr. BRIINAI4, and Signora STmeact, •
bore the principal part. Thofe by Mr. BP. MIAM
are his own compofition, and are admirably adapt-
ed to his powers and (Lyle of Singing. They were
given with exquilite talte, fweetnefs, and delicacy,
though fometimes with too much embelldhment.
His fira air, “ My Ivor the gayrfl," a molt exquifite
performance, was reiiiied for a while in the call !
for repetition, by a pasty in the gallery, not fond
of the tamable Ityle : and Mr. I NCLP Dom's, though
equally beautiful, and equally well tong, (bared
the fame fate from another. This opposition be-
tween the Jews and Gentiles continued until the
duet between theft two perforrneis, at the end of
the fecund aft, when both panics united in loud
applanfe of both, and In continued during the reit
of the night. The other niuftc of the Opera is
from RIXIIN, MOORHKAD, Davy, and CORM, and
may be pronounced, flea leak, Jim lona, first gsw-
aforres
The Overture, by Rr eve, is, thohgh pretty,
made up of what we have heard before.—Some
comic longs given to MUNDEII Fawcrrr, and
Sumacs lop nothing of their eked, and the ag-
ing of the piece was particularly corrcB for a firil

Kini

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night's performance ; the beft of which was with
hil:N01/1, FAWCETT, BL•1101•1130i M MONS, Mrs.
H. JOHNSTON, STOILACI, Mrs. MATTOCKS, and
Mrs. DA,IIIIPOKT.-MUNDIII'S is a confpicuous
part, and he makes the moo of it, but perhaps it
is not exaftly fuited to his peculiar ftyle ; BLAII
MUSD made much of the little part of the old
amorous Marquis, as did Mrs. Marrocss of an
officious fervant. The houfe was crowded in ail
its parts, and the Opera was received throughout
with loud and general applaufe. It is, however,'
particularly in the firft aft, confiderably too king,
and perhaps a fcene towards the clofe of the laA
might be omitted without any difadvantage. The
encores of laft night were unreafonable, and pro-
dative of confiderable clamour and delay. We
hope the audience will moderate its delires on fu-
ture occations.

Mr. HARRIS has evinced in the fcenery, drelres,
and decorations,his accuftomed tale and liberality.
DRUIty-Lmur.--The Opera of Love in a Pillage,
was performed at this Houfe to a crowded and
elegant audience. Mrs. Bittiworos was never
more fuccefsful in her execution of the airs of Re-
lent,. Mn. MOUNTAIN, as Latide, appeared to
great advantage ; Kettles rosy Meadows was a
highly refpedtalle performance • and Di urs and
SUET, as Hawthorn and joilliee performance;
acquitted
themfelves with much credit. A new duet, cons-
! pored by KELLY, was fling by him and Mrs. Bit.-
. LINGTOII with the molt charming effed. It is a
beautiful piece of mufic, and will, no doubt, be-
come highly popular.

intern
14nd,
libert:
fliare

Power

toeing Weir- country, rejoiced at the removal of
the late pernicious Ministry, a Mini'try whichcameo
into power in filch defiance, and ruled in filch op-
pofition to the principles of the contlitutiou can-
not be matter of wonder. I partake in Come de-
gree of this fatisfaelion. To thnfe who compote
the prefent Miniftry I have, perfonally, no great
diflike, though certainly no particular partiality ;
but companion with their prc.leceffors converts
even that fort of feeling into fomething like kind-
nefs for them.

I do not pretend to be better informed than
others refpeaing thole rumours of changes which
have been current About town. This I will fay,
however, that I am not inclined to &trial men
whole pan coadua affords me no reafon for full
picion. In the prefent circumltances there may
be opportunities and openings for men to get into
place ' and I will not fuppore it impoiEble that
there thould be men even in the Whig Club,
whom filch openings might not fcduce into a re-
nunciation of their principles. Neverthelefs, I
think I may congratulate the company on this,
that all thofe eminent perfons who form a part
of it, and to _whom the Members of the Club I
and the country in general look up, will remain
firm in their integrity, true to their principles.
that they will merit undiminifhed confidence. 1
lhould as loon believe myfelf capable of being
faithlefs to chore principles, as the diffinguithCd
perfons to whom I have alluded. It may per.
haps be delicate to name, becanfe an imperfea
enumeration might be conarued into a fufpicion
of thofe who might be omitted. Thofe men,
however, in both Houfes of Parliament, who,
from rank of life and length of public ferfice, the
Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford in the Houle of
Lords, Mr. Grey and Mr. Sheridan in the Houle
of Commons, and all thole who have aged with
them on the principles of the Club, will continue
Beady in thofe views which they have profeffed.
In mentioning thefe names, I (peak of thofe who
prefent thernfelves to my mind in looking round
me. There may, perhaps, be a fin le exception
or fo to the obfervations, though I do not know.
There, indeed, may be an exception, but departure
from principles will hem mot} natural in thofe,
whole violent and over-zealous profeffions might
have excited fufpicion that a change was poffible!
It is with great fatisfaaion, therefore, that in the
low (late of liberty in this country, and amidtt the
indifference which exits towards the principles of
the Club, thole principles, though circumfcribed,
are not extinguilhed. Happy will it be for the
nation if this Club (hall contribute to preferve
thofe principles of conftitutional freedom and good
government, which, on fit oppottunity, may be
brought into aaion.

I have one word only to fay with refpeet to my.
felf. My with (and I fpeak of an individual on.
ly), my with and inclination, an nclinarion not of
choice but of jutlgment, is to continue in retire-
ment. This with, however, fprings from no want
of feeling for the mire, and when any favourable
opportunity arrives, the Club may rely on it that
no exertions of mine thall be wanting to promote
the intereas of the public. Gentlemen, I return
you my hearty thanks.
This fpeech was followed by the molt rapturous
applaufe.

Mr. Fox propnfed—" The health of Mr. Alder- I
man Comas, and the Independent Livery of Lon-
don."—Drank with three times three—Great ap.
plank. Mt. Ald. Comas returned his thanks.
The Chairman then gave—" The health of the
Duke of NOR VOL It, Lord HOLLAND, and the other''
Peers who make the Liberties of the People the
rule of their condult."—Drank with three times
three. The Duke of Nostor.x thanked the meet-
ing for the honour they did him. The Earl of
ALBEMARLE and Lord HOLLAND did the fame.

Mr. Fox then gave--,, The health of Mr. Sit E.
MOAN," which was drank with three times three,
and unbounded applaufe.

Mr. SHP RI DA N propofed—" The health of Mr.
GREY, and the Freeholders of Northumberland."
Drank with thzet times three and great applaufe.

" Mr. &trio, and the Freeholder; of Middlefet"
was drank. Mr. llirric laid that he felt the ho-
nour done him.

Mr. Fox laid, that when commemorating thole
who hid done liavice to liberty, the Club cuu!d
not forget " Mr. ERSKINE/ and the Trial by Jury,"
which was drank with great applaufe.
" The health of Mr. MADOCKS, with fuccers to
him at Bolton," being drank, Mr. MADOCIS re-
turned his thanks in a neat fpeech.
" Mr. HONE YWOOD, and the County of Kent,"
was drank.

Mr. Fox gavc—"" Mr.GRATTAKI and the Whigs
of Ireland."

Mr. T. x gave—" Lord LAUDERDALE, Mr. H.
ERSK Mk, Sir W. Fosses, and the Whigs of Scot-
land." Sir W. Fusses Laid, he was forry he was
unable to thank the Club in fo adequate a manner
as thofe with whom his name had been joined.—
The Whigs of Scotland were not fo numerous as
he could with: he hoped they were encreafing, and
he knew they were firm in their attachment to the
cattle of Freedom and of Fox.

The health of Lord THAN ET," was given by
Mr. Fox.

Mr. Fox gave—" The Duke of BEDFORD."

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MARL-LAM go lussr-10.

No alteration has taken place this day in Aricat
or any other fcrt of GI ain.—Prices remain an
Monday's currency.
BREAD.—Yefterclay the LORD MAYOR ordered
the Bread to be lowered a whole Affize, or ad. is.
the Peck Loaf, to take place on Thurfday next.
The (t.sartern Loaf w;11 then be fold for s lid.