Star.
London, England, 1802-03-26 00:00:00

THEATRES.

DRIIRY-LANE..--"Lail night SHAKESPEAR'S plad
of ne Winter': Tale was revived, in its original
form, at this Theatre ; the decorations of .which
were extremely fplendid, and the performances,
with a few exceptions, very animated. K£ MALE.
in Leoasrs, though lahotu ing under a cold, gave
great effect to the prineiparfeene, in the three aril
ads; and Mrs. Simms s' s Hermione was throughout
very dignified and impreflive : as A flatue, at the
conclufion of the play, the' was a perfed model of
Grecian fculpture. Mrs. Pown+.e, recovered from
a revere indilpofition, was warmly greeted in 1)411•.
BARRYMORE'S Polixines, POWELL'S Camillo,
and DowroN's Anfigerrur, were highly refpelable.
CH ARLES. KE mates Florizel was rather intipid. A
Mifs HICKS appeared, or the firtt time on any
nage, in Perdue, and was kindly received, but
her talents at prefent promife but little. She is,
however, very beautiful; is of the 6rfl order of fine
forms, and very young. The comic characters,
ofistolieus, ,h Old Man, and Ins Son, were well cur-
tained by BANNISTER, WALDRON, and SUSTT.••••••
A very
.pretty dance was introduced by Mill Me-
rtens, ,and the fcenery of the play is throughout
excellent, but the performance is an hour too
long; great applaufe, however, attended its being
given outfor neat week.—The houfe was filled to -
overflowing- .

Coves r-Gatiota..—An overflowing houfe was,
as ufual, the refult of the Royal prefence here lafk
night. The entertainment,honoured with the Royal
command, confifted of the comedy of The Birth-
Day, and the Pantomime Drama of Pereafi, both of
which went off with great eclat. A warm and am-
mated expreffion of loyalty and affection is a tribute •
Co uniformly paid upon there occafions, that it is Cu-
perßuous to mention the grateful manner in which
their Mar Isla ss, and four of the PRINCESSES,
were received upon their entrance. His Majtsve
was drelfed in regimentals; the Q. 12 ESN) and the
PRINCESSES, were drelfed in white and Calver, with
full Reeves. Her MAJESTY wore a dote bead
drers, with a white rofe in front, and a diamond
rote on the left fide. The head dreffes of the
PRINCESSES were all uniform in the dart, .bot
different in the embankments. The foundations
of them were black velvet bandeaus, richly adorn-
ed with diamonds. The Princefs Et z atolls bad
a flivet taffd at the left fide, and was further or•
namented with a bunch of black feathers, and a
bird of Paradife feathers (landing in front of them.
The Princefs AUGUSTA had a plume of purple
feathers, with a bunch of fultans riling from a
crefcent; the Princefs MARY wore a plume of white
oftriches ; and So r la, a plume of black and pink
feathers mixed. The Royal groupe looked ex-
tremely well, and feemed much pleated with the
entertainment of the night. The Duke of Keen-
fat in the box nearly oppofite to that occupied by
the Roy AI. Pe m tor, and among the company were
Tome of the moll diftinguiffied charaaers for rank
and fahion in the country.
MADAM II BANTI'S Bee MT.—Never /A'e believe
was the curiofity of the falhionable world fo ftrong-
IT excited, as it was by the appearance of Mrs.
BILLINOTON at the King's Theatre lah night.
The union of filch extraordinary powers as BANTI
and Btu-two-vox are allowed to poffefs, attrafted
fuch an audience, as we believe was unexampled at
the Opera-houfe. The doors leading to the gallery
and pit were befet by crowds of perfons, dreffed in
the height of the fallion,for a confiderable time be-
fore they were opened, and the preffure to gain ad-
mittance was fcarcely to be exceeded among the
bone ft folks who flock to the galleries ofthe Theatres
on the nights that their Map am Es vifit them ; con-
fiderable delay and confulion enfued from a very
neceffisry but unufual regulation which was aa-
blifhed on this evening—that of requiring the Hol-
den of Silver and other Property Tickets to pro-
duce the Deeds belonging to them. At length the
company broke into the Pit with fuch impetuofity,
as to make all other check as to money or tickets,
except the honour of the parties themfelves, Ira-
poffible. A contiderable part of the Pit was ap-
propriated for the accommodation of thofe Subfcri-
hers who gave up their Boxes, the remaining (pace
could by no means contain even one-fourth of
the perfons who endeavoured to obtain admiffian.
All the avenues were filled, and rows of benches
were placed on the Rage. There was no poffibility
of a change of decoration ; nor was there any at-
tempt made to vary the fcenes. Every ear was
fixed on the BART' and the Bit LANGTON, and cer-
tainly never was expeaation fo completely grati-
fied. Many Ladies and Gentlemen, after having
(with a patience deferring better fuccefs) endured
the inconveniences refulting from a great crowd
and extreme heat, were difappointed of places.—
The carriages of the People of Fathion completely
occupied the Hay-market and molt of the firms
leading to the Weft end of the town; and although
an additional door, that leading to the King's
Concert-room, was thrown open, yet it was not
fufficient to fatisfy the eagernefs of curiofity.

PRIVATE TistersicAr.s.—The Officers of his
Majefly's Brigade of Guards, at Chatham, on Sa-
turday evening performed Streitssrtsas's Play of
Xing John, :Ind the Farce of the .Minor to a fele&
Audience of their Friends. The cha;atters were
rhos ca ft :

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King John, Captain Braddyll ; Prince Henry, Captain Clif-
ton ; Prince Arthur, 'hitfa Wakot j Earl of Pembroke, Cap-
tain Bruhl ; Earl of &Mull, Captain Thomas; Earl of Ere:,
Cocain Barnard; Lord Bigot, Lieutanant-Colonel Dilkes ;
Hubert, Captain Coif:lulu ; Fattleonbridge, Captain Caulfield ;
Roisert Faulcombridge, Captain Murray; EDO& Herald, Cap-
tain Fend ; King of France, Lieutenant-Colonel Anion ; the
Dauphin, Hon Captain Macdonald; Auftria, Hon. Licute-
nant-Colonel Pcrmor; Fan dulph, Captain Doyle ; Chatillon,
Captain Maitland ; Citizen of Anglers, Captain Aubrey ;
French Herald, Cegtala Bryan ; Executioner, Lieutenant-
Colonel Druremonti.--Confience, Mrs. Litchfield; Elinor, Mrs.
Wakot ; Blanche, Mrs. Lee; Lady Fauleonbridge, Mrs. Aim,.