Star.
London, England, 1805-02-01 00:00:00

TEE.ATRES.

,PILV ItY-LAMP.—Laft n;ght a New Comedy, in five
Ads, (tared to be a Pollhumous Produdion, and in•
titled 7be Hong Moon," was performed at this The•
titre.

The ptincipal Charaaers were—
Duke d'Arrida - - Mr. ELLgsroN
Count Mdutalrats - Mr. BAR I'I.CT
•
Maur* . . Mr. Waountrrost
Rolando - - Mr. DA NNisrtiL
. Jaques :. . lvlr. COLLIN*
Lopez - - Mr. l'usseu

- ...... - ---
Surgeon - Air. NiATIII/41118.
Juliana . - - Alifs Du NCAN
Hoftefs . . Mr:,. SPARKS
. _ _ _

Eugtnio, Pave to Ro!ando, at.) ''''
•-•----
terwarda rrcognized for thZ BIM Dx. CAMP.
daughter of Balthazar -3

PLOT.

The Duke d'Aranda, a Spanith Grandee of family and fortune,
having fixed his affeetions on Juliana, the daughter of Balthazar,
a wealthy Painter, marries bar. The exceffive pride and hzughti-
nefs of Juliana, however, which he has experienced during a long
courtfhip, fuggefted to hint a (theme for the reformation of her
wayward difpofition. This he puts in praCtice immediately on his
marriage. He conveys his wife to a fequeftered and ruinous habi-
tation on his Country cßatc, and awning the name and habit of
a peafant, declares his former condudl only a fuccefsful impoflure
to olatain poffeffion of her ; declaiming the title of Duke d'Aranda,
whom, the better to colour his contrivance, he once, to be per-
fonated by a do:nettle, named Jaques. TLe lady, indignant at hav-
ing been fo impofed upon, makes an attempt to efeape, and lays her
complaint before the pretended Duke, w ho, after hearing her Rory,
adjudges her to her huthand till the expiation of a month, when,
Otuuld the retain her defire. the (hall be at free liberty to quit him
When, however, the time has elapfed, the endeanutnts of her huf-
band, intermixed with a little wholerome arperity, effeCt fuck a
change in her eontluet, that the abfolutely refufes, cvsn when her
father arrives to tarry her home with him, to trait her fituat
This produces a new appeal to the Duke on the part of Balthazar,
when d'Aranda, appearing in his proper eharlaer, clears up all
mittakes, and, Juliana's reformation being complete, reltorcs her
to the rank he had fo long withheld from her.
The LINDER PLOT turns chid!), upon the paflhn entertained by
a kennel daughter of Balthazar for Rolando, an (h in the Army,
and a profelfed woman hater. To gain his aßeclion,thc lady dif-
guiles herftlf in male attire, and follows him as his Page, under
the name of Eugenio. After Bane time the dee:leery of her fez
induces Rolando to recant his errors, and ;mud her with his
Istnd for the eonitancy of her affection.

• Of there flight materials the Author, who, we 11,1-
derltand, is deceafed, has contlruded a pleafant Co-
medy. It is, however, altogether made up of imita-
tions of charafters which we have Peen before, par-
ticularly in the plays of Shakelpear. the Duke and
juttanl are evidently Petruchio and Katharine in a new•
situation. The others are more faintly deiineated,
but are drawn from the fame inexhaullible fource,
and even the Ityle and manner of uur great Bard are
imitated with confiderable fuccefs. The language is
in many inftances extremely beautiful, but fometimes
overloaded with ornament. The humour is chalk,
and the wit fprightly : upon the whole, we were very
agreeably furprifeci with the performance throughout,
having been given to understand that the piece had
been thrown by on the Prompter's Ihcll for neatly two
years, during which period it is well known what in-
ferior fluff has been impofed on the town !
A well written Prologue, but rather too long, was
delivered with " good emphafis and difcretion," by
Bartveav, and an Epilogue, which turned on the
title of the new Comedy at Covent Garden to Rule
a Hufband, and hoping the ladies would make The
Honey Moon as fucceldul, was admirably fpoken by
Miff DECAMP. The applaufe bellowed upon the per-
formancethroughout was very liberal, by a crowded,
and rather elegant audience. Much praife is due to
the Adors for their exertions.
COVENT GARDEN.—MaIIer BETTY, at this Theatre,
performed Frederick kW night, to an audience crowded
in every part, and one of the molt fathionahle which
h.: has yet attraled. In the Prince's box were his
Royal Highnefs the Prince of Weeks, the Duchefs
of DAVONS HIRE, and one of her daughters, and Lord
' and Lady CARLISLE. In other parts of the Houfe
were—

The Marqui4 and Marchionefs of Abercorn, and family, Dukes
of Cambridge And d'Orleans, Lords Duncannon, Spencer, Gren•
c•:1' Romney, and Langford; Ladies Romney, Langford, Villiers,
3cvcrl, r, Tr.rpeth, and Harriet Cavendifh; Mr. and Mrs. Fox,
and a very hc.

Mils Davas, of Covent Garden Theatre, had a
very fevere fail, during the late frog, the efficAs (.1
which have confined her to her b. ;it is tirrpofed
that fome cf her ribs were fraelured.
The lots of the officers and crew of the ARI LI A
frigate, by the ravages of the yellow fever, amounted
to 15 officers, including the Contain, and So men.
Few of them lived more than thirty-fix hours after
the attack.

Lai week a difference arifing between one Han.
cock, a lawyer, at Barnilaple, and one of his neigh-
bours, a battle enfued, when tlte former received a
blow from his antagoniit, which killed hint on the
ipot. The Corontt% InTiclt fat on the hady the
next day, and hi-might in a verdict of Wilful Murder,
in confequence of which the unfortunate man wa,
committed to Exeter Gaol.

A melancholy instance of the effeets of giving way
to palFiun, occurred at the ise,giniting of this week—
A perfcti, who has for many )elr, ltood high at the
Corn and Fiour Nt.ok.!t, being at his wharf at the 1,
Surrey licit of the 'I itarnc-, and thinking he hat
caufe to he angry with a rcTion in iris erno,,y,
him fe‘et ely, and was aill,:eted tauntingly by tie
man, who, it appeared, did fo from cctif‘ious inno-
cence—this I. i irritated the mallet., that he ran into
his counting-houfe, and took a bayonet, which he
plunged into the body of the man with fo fatal an
effect, as to caufe his instant death. The perpetrator
is in cultody to await the Coroner's Inqueft.
During a late tornado at Jamaica, there was the
appearance of a large globe riling and defcending
in the atmorphere, occationing very violent con-
volt-ions in the earth, and accompanied by a loud
noife :—it prefently refembled a water- fpout, but no
water fell ; and in its progrefs, which was from the
North-eatt to the Southward, it emitted frequent
flathes, with a thick black linnke, and a noife like the
report of a cannon. It was viiihle about an hour,
duting which time, although its force was loch as to
tear up the largell trees, it did not extend beyond a
mile in the pArtfh of St. Elizabeth, Black River, when
difappeared.