Star.
London, England, 1824-04-20 00:00:00

COVENT-CA R DEN.

The company at this Theme we:e somewhat more
select- in appealance, and less noisy, than might be usu-
ally exr'ected on the first night of- a holiday-season. The
Sc/roe! of Itetin in went through with. little. or .no route,
except of the pertot mance of Ae, by Mr. ItAyNen,
who acquitted himself respectably, though he could
never make us forget poor EMERY. • • • -
The holi.!ay entertainment was a melo-dramatic tale,
'l4^ Oil its thp Mook; or, The of
the. ile; consis•ing. ut the usual appeals to enchantment
'O; the plot, an.' to scenery for the gratificati.us of the
The former is tit conne, on these occiisions,,little
attended to, an.1..0n t,.e peseta it was utiu,,ually void
of interest.
It was f articled on the usurpation by an Uncle of the Tin one of
his Nephtsv ; the exettiols ot. a Githful friend of the later to re-
t•tore him to his ri. hr. ti r g!Vt.ll qnantity of &Inter, almost the
proper number. of. itair-hre..thit es:Ape-, and nyintLite success.-.
1.:;,1pt was the scene of Jci:da, ,tnl the Moon was the fund from
which al! the materi.ll; of enchantment week drawn; and these con-
bistetl. of course, of flying little Buys and Alissbs. -
The scenery appealed to us to be gotten up with par-
ticular taste. It was rich without being gaudy ; and
therefore id net fatigue the eye. It was well vatied,
without losing that connection which should be pre-.
served even in a piece of this description: 'The first.
scene opened with a reptewntntion of the reflux of the
Nile, when the moon is at full, and the watets'are re-
tiring from Egypt. It :td a good elrect; atid was fol 7.
lowed by ninny otherF, we'presurne, as
much lei>, esentation of :gyp{ as can be extracted from
the marvellous t+•/irk of the Jan:rent travellers in that
direction, ani which are remaikably favout'able for
stare effect. There was a " hall of Statues," which
b •
was particulirly imposing ; but there Was a -display. of
a Caravan of Merchants (called by a 1611/4 fOolish name)
which was particularly dull, and May well he dispensed
with, especially as a little cut taihnent may bidesirable:
With this exception, all the scenes are:deservilig of
praise; and the piece, in which a fair proportion of
fighting, singing, atyd dancing, was intetspersed, went
off with universal approbition.
EN er LISII OPERA-M./USE
• M A TIIEWi was never more happily At Hornethan.last
night ; when he seemed to revel in the uncommon de-
light which his Trip to America universally afforded to
a very numerous and most elegant audience.
ADELPHI THEATRE. _ _

eye.

We have visited this little Theatre, to witness Mr.
HENRYS performance in the black art—when, after a
variety or ingenious tricks, far exceeding anything we
had every previous:y wi:nessed, a small balloon was
filled w ith hydrogen gas, and, in mimic grandeur, al-
lowed to mount to the ceiling: its ascension was slow
and majestic, and had it flown far enough, would cer7
tainly have astonishe I the Lilliputians, as it again landed
on one of their heaven-kissing hills ; the gases were
finished by a display of the effects of the laughing gas,
which has so long brea known and talked of. The'
whole per formince concluded by a very well managed
Phantasmagoria, in which some admirable portraits of
Miss STEPHENS, MACREADY, YOUNG, KEAN, and others
were exhibited. Nor should me forget to notice the
beautiful manner in which Mr. HENRY executed several
airs on musical glasses. In short, the whole perform-
ance was highly interesting; and we should recommend
those who are fond of the wonders of nature and art to
pay their devoirs to Mr. HENRY, at the Adelphi.
DAVIS'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
This Theatre re-opened with a Grand Antazonianl
Entre, which was wail conceived and much admired.
A Military Spectacle, called the Battle of Waterloo,
WAS perfor med the first time, and had a most interest-
ing effect, as the infantry movements were performed
by picked NVaterloo men, and the cavalry evolutions by
the grand united troop of the first English and Foreign
Equestrians in the world. Great attention has been be-
stow ed on the scenery and machinety, which is on a
very extensive scale. The views of the scene of action
are painted with great fidelity, and the whole of the
performance, in which fifty fine well trained horses were
engaged, was received with unqualified approbation by
a crowded audienCe, and cannot fail' of being emi-
nently attractive.
SURREY THEATRE
Last night this Theatre re-opened. The decorations
which have been added to it during the recess, are of

the most splendid description. the first piece, vt!lieh
was taken from Mr. Mooße's beautiful Poem " Lalla
Rookh," was called The Fire Worshippers, and abounded
with magnificent Eastern scenery and procesiions ;
during one of the latter, a camel on which the Arab
Chief rode, having walked on a trap doer in the st.age,
which was not ptopeily seemed, tivfmtunxelyfail
through, and was killed: his rider, with great present.;
of mind, threw himself on the stage as the animal son
falling through, and escaped unhurt. The piece %en:
off with great applause, and was announced for repetit
Lion amidst loud plaudits. A new melo.dtame,
The Beacon Light, followed, and was very well receive!.