Star.
London, England, 1802-01-30 00:00:00

THEATRES.

Covsar•Galos N.—The tragedy of Atfrofe at
traCted Lift night a very fafhionable audience.
Some material alterations were for the firft time
introduced, by which the incidents are more inti-
mately conneisled, and practical jufi ice asiminillered
with more confifiency.
The fecond and third ads are now fo lengthened
that the fourth clofes with the Chapel Scene.—
The fifth commences at the outride of the Mine,
and the explefloo is conducted with a crafh Inked
to the terror and awful folemnity of the occafion.
The King, alarmed by the feafonable interference
of Orfigo, fur rounds the confpirators with his
troops, and a conflict, which terminates in the de-
feat of Gafario, takes place among the ruins. Ansel-
rofiz innead of expiring on the Stage is fupported
in her laft moments, and an interefting picture,
compofed of the King, Antelrofa, the bodies of
Orfino, Crfario, and the principal attendants, is
formed, on which the curtain drops.
The long dialoguebetween*Cefario and Antelrofa
has been judicioufly omitted.

DRURY.LANE—The Tragedy of Cpnbefiat was
brought forward hal night at this Houfe, with the
chief firength of the Company.
We do not recoiled to have feen more energy
and animation difplayed by KEMBLE in any of his
former performances of Pettnnus, than in his de-
lineation of this charadcr yellerday evening.
In the lachiono of BABILYMORE there is not much
to commend.

PA L M ER'S Ciotti produced confiderable laughter;
but the humour was unquettionably given in too
coarfe a manner.

Of the Imogen of Mrs. SIDDONS, it slay not per-
haps be thought too prefumptuaus to fay, that it
is not one of thofe charalers which this unrivalled
Mtrefs can call peculiarly her own. The motives
of feeling and of adion are too weak to call forth
her powers. Amgen is all tendernell, meeknefs,
and refignation. She is not fufceptible of re-
fentment or indignation. She feels, indeed, her
diftreffes; but the "turns her eye, and weeps over
them." The great and a&ive palms are afleep,
and the potent workings of jealoufy are not inftru-
mental in exciting her talents to that probation of
which the is fo eminently capable.

A Meeting of the Old Renters of Dury-Lane
Theatre, fo numerous, as it turned out, as to re-
prefent within a few names the whole of the Old
Renters' interektook place yeflerday,at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern, according to public adver-
tifement. Tumuli BRAND, Efq. was called to
the Chair at half pat one o'clock. The occafion
of this meeting was Rated by Mr. SHFRIDAN in a
fpeech short, manly, and ingenuous. The delay
and irregularity in the payment of their rents fince
the ereaton of the new Theatre was confeffed and
accounted for. The fettlement made for their fu-
ture priority to all charges after the payment of
the Company, was read to them from the arrange•
ment to be fubmitted to the LORD CHANCELLOR,
as well as the provifion prepared for any outftand-
ing arrears. The plan met the univerfal approba-
tion of the Company; and one Gentleman propofed
that the meeting fhould come to a refi)lution to
forego the mode of redrefs which their title deeds
gave them by entry and diftrefs-on the property.
This, with great deference to the friendly inten-
tions of the mover, was oppofed by Mr. SHERIDAN,
who Paid it was not his intention, becaufe he had
afcertained what was but firid juftice to the old
renters in future, to propofe to curtail any part of
their fecurity for the palt.--He alfo obferved, that
although the meeting appeared very unanimous and
refpe&able, yet he did not apprehend that a ma-
jority of the old renters were prefent, and if they
were, Rill they could not bind the abfentees, ilill
lets minors, traces and others. On the whole, he
was convinced by ewerience, that the forbearance
and moderation of the renters in this refped might
fafely be relied on,, as far as related to the paft, as
in future no poflible unpunduality could occur.

Mr. TtowaßD begged permiflion to let Mr. SHE.
RIDAN right as to the idea of a majority of the old
renters not being prefent, and &fired the Treafurer
to call over the lilt, when it appeared that the
whole of the (hare holders, except a very few, were
either aaually prefent, or reprefented by perfons
who anfwered. Mr. SHERIDAN, however, Dill wifh-
ed the refolution not to be preffed, and it was ac-
cordingly withdrawn. The meeting then unai-
moufly voted an approbation of Mr. SHERIDAN'S
propofition refpeitiug their ,intereft, and thanks
to the Chairman.

Namur/ FASHION s.—Tuybaro are Rill in fa fhion,
for undrefs, made with dark coloured !bawls, which
gather up all the hair except a few curls on the
forehead.--White feathers continue to be worn on
thole of white fatin and black velvet. Some De-
plete: place on the front of their ficad-drelres a
plume of white waving feathers.—Rote colour is
Rill in fafhion, but not prevailing-=Buff colour
fatin hats, with amaranthus colour drapery, are
very fafhionable, as arc Apricot velvet hats, trim-
med with amaranthus colour ribbons, with gold
Rripes and feathers of the fame colour, others of
capucine colour velvet, with ribbons the fame co-
lour, and Come of pale blue velvet with blue fea-
tbers.—AThe head-dreffes in hair that were entirely
out of falltion are again in favour; Come orna-
mented with a polifhed Reel diadem.—The caps
worn under turbans are in general made of black
velvet, fpangled, inilead of poppy colour.—The
wailts and peeves are worn Very Ilion, and the bo-
Coms cut down very low, notwithßanding it is quite
unfathionable to wear either fpencers or peliffes, or
even (bawls at the theatres.

The body of the unfortunate Governor W •LL
was not expifed to public view, as ufual in fuch
cafes. Mr: Batc6ua, *the Secretary of the Sur-
geons' Company, applied, we underhand, to Loi d
ICE NYOII, to know whether fuch expofure was ne•
ceffaty, and finding that the forms of diffeBion
only were tequirecl, the body, after thofe forms had
wak configned to the relations of the un-
happy man;
A young woman in Switzerland was brought to
bed lately of four tons : one of them was born
dead, the other three alive.