Star.
London, England, 1815-12-13 00:00:00

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A new Comedy, entitled Smiles and Tear:; or, she
Widow's Stratagem, was performed last sight, and
was must favourably received. Indeed, it is one
the happiest efforts of_the Cook Muse that has been
produced fir years, and we rejoice to see so goo I an
addition to our stock of legitimate dramss. In no
previous instance has the crime of seduction bee"
pottrtrayed in more forcible or more affecting scenes.
Mr Fits-Arden, the lather ( Mr. Yiium;), falls into .i
state of frantic insanity, through the disgrace ot his
only chiles, t;iabi ( Mis, 1:00-re), who, h.;aselt, con
trite mai inis-.irable, flies, wstn her infant iu her arms,
from tier hione, and the maniac, purst,:4l by hi,
keeper his daughter in a wood. Ile kaow•
her not, and a scene of the most touching pathos
takes place, in which the ma,terly acting of Mr.
You:sc., and the sweetness of Miss Foori., excite the
sn,,sr sytopithy ot the stiectators. is the
melancholy part of the play, which gives it a title to
teats. Tie pay Part consists in the stratagem of two
sit, _lows, Lady Emily. Mrs. C. liesitsix, and :vies. Be!
tmar, Mt s. Fauci-r, who change names, by which an
ena is put to a law ?alit, by a marriage between the
latter and Sir Ileari Clantondely (Mr..C. KKMIILE),
and .1. Emily is married to her lover Colonel o',l;on-
nerell (Mi. JoNts). Mr. !Mewl (Mr. Assn), the
seducer of Cicely, also becomes penitent. By his tat-
tiler's death he comes to a title and is sieiirous
of
malting eva ry requital in his power to the penitent
CLeis. TI o father is restored to his senses by the
gentleness and care with which he is treated, and re-
cognizes his daughter, who, like liermione, in t;ie
Winter': Tale. is discovered to hi, in her w, arced .tress,
and ace• parried by her harp. Mr.
11.3‘ the ~art el an anliahle uncle to Lady Firstly, and
trnt-butes to the detiotieme.., though th.: actor has
little scope for his hue Jhilitivi. MIS. Glisai.lll
an
Abigail, was very spirited, And indeed all contributed
by their admirably actin?, to the success huh which
it was crowned. 'lt was the first appear.ince ot Mrs.
C. KinIBLE on the stage fir these three years. She
was received with the warmest welcome, cad with
reiterated hl it:434s. She truly ineri.e.i the acclama-
tions with whicti her I etUrn was Brett for she per-
form J the part of the gay and aiterestio,
Emily w.Ol great elegance n deportment. M. C.
Kestabt r- as spirited and easy in the enam...ured
Man of Fishion—and Mr. JOttiii gave a most ani-
mated portrait of a warm, enthusiastic Irish Officer.
It is no: easy to say which of the two parts ot the
Play gat,t.d the most on the affections of the au.
silence. Ihr third act, undoubtedly, by the power•
fel influence of the scene and the talents of Mr.
YOUNG, agitated every hosom--but on the other side,
the gaiety of the comic scenes suon obliterated the im-
pression that had been made ; and though in the
Widows and their &MIX, there appeared neither no-
why of character nor Llaste.s of wit, the spirit and
naivete of the fourth and beginning of the fifth acts
brou,;lit us again in perfect good hunt air to the
affecting conclosion. Nor did the interest cease %vial
the dropping cf the curtain. Mr. Jos es, by an in-
tentional bull, in giving out the Play for a second re-
presentati-n, renewed the mirth, which was kept up,
even to a convulsive roar of laughter, by the ininsi.
table acting of Mr. Livros., who was thrust on the ,
stage to speak the Epilogue. He tried in vain to
escape at every door, and put on such an air of ina-
nity as was quite irresistible. The following is a spe-
cimen of the versification :
" 111 buy Mrs. Goostquill a Frenchified bonnet,
And walk to Black!oatk—but I must not walk on it !"
The Play was given out for repetition on Thursday,
amidst very general aalause.—h is attributed to
-the pen of Mr. C. KEMBI.E.

The Town still continues very slain, notwithstand
ing the severity of the weather, but which is very
likely soon to drive some of our fashionables from
the Watering Places, and even from their country
seats. The Theatres are suffering from their absence ;
but we arc pleased to notice the attention paid to!
promote the cnenfurt of the audience at the Cult es,
which is rendered perfectly warm, and altogether
commodious for the Winter Season. This house en-
joys a fair proportion of the public Patronage, and
the Performances are highly creditable to the indus-
try of the Proprietors.
EXTENSIVE Ref:mem—Monday morning when the
Gentlemen engaged in the Newbury Bank entered it
to proceed to business, they discovered that the whole
of the property had been stolen, amounting, it is sup-
posed, in near ar20,600 ; at least, it is known that tt,
Saturday evening there were Bank of England notes,
their own notes, other country bank notes, bills, &c.
to the amount of between sixteen and seventeen thou-
sand pounds, and cash, in gold and silver, to the
amount of between three and tour hundred pounds ;
all the books and documents, were also carried away
at the same time. The robbery had been effected by
reeatts of false keys. Nothing hut dismay was in the
countenance of every one concerned in the Bank ; it
was ii. vain te keep it open,. as there were no notes or
cash to pay with, and the cruelty of taking the books
away rendered it impossible to tearteact any business
An express was sent oft to the Public Office, Bow.
street, where every assistance was rendered to the dis-
tresed parties. Tile officers have discovered that
Dank notes, part of the stolen property, to the amount
of upwards of £M)O, were paid to a respectable man
at Abingdon on Monday morning, fur the purchase of
some property.
A reward of Fifty Guineas i; offered b: Messrs.
Cooi'eu and Co. Surgeons, or Charlotte-House, Black.
friary-road, for the discovei y of tha Author of a Let.
ter seat to the Medical Board. We have seen it; the
language is that of a Quaker, and bears the Walworth
Post-mark, dated June '23—a more scurrilous and in-
vective instrument we have never witnessed, and hope,
for the honour of the profession, it will not prove the
effusion of a Medical man—if so, it must arise
from a grovelling jeaieusy at seeing a Society of
independent Gentlemen, of the first respectability,
appropriating a large portion of their time in alle-
viating the distresses of individuals, who may have
consulted men ignorant of the profession ;. we are at
a loss to conceive the cause for such a libel. Perhaps
some of the author's patients have experienced relief
from the Medical Board. We are authorised to state,
that Dr. COOP= and Co. arc consulted by all
ranks of people every morning until aisle o'clock. and
from twelve till eight precisely. •