Star.
London, England, 1803-05-21 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN TREATRE.

Laft night the Hifforical Play of King jObff, is
altered by Dr. VALPY, was performed here for
the benefit of Mrs. LITCHFIELD. It went off with
aftonifhing cc/at. Cold indeed mull he the bofom
which, at a moment like the prefent, is not fired
by the noble and patriotic fentiments it contains.
We are happy to mention that Mr. Coors has
refurned his theatrical duties. When he entered
in the royal robes of King gain, there was fome
hifling. Upon this he came forward, and, teeming.
ly without premeditation, addreffed the audience
in a very neat fpeech. He faid he could not
affect to be ignorant of the caufe of this difap•
probation. He had lately failed to fuftain a part
in a new play (The Harper', Daughter). which it
was announced he had undertaken. He folemnly
declared that this was through no fault of his.—
For 2+ hours he was confined to bed by a vio.
lent diforder. There were many things in the part,
which he admired, and he never was more anxious
to come forward. Whatever ads of imprudence
he might have committed, in this inliAnce he felt
that his conduit was unimpeachable. The applaufe
he had received in that houfe Cad made the deepeft •
impreffion upon his miqd, and it Mould he his
Rudy to thew himfelf not undefervtng of the public
favour. 'fliis addref; was eatremely well received.
and we doubt not will be confidercd by every one
as a fatisiaftory explankinn. Mr. C. never afted
better. In the fecond aft, he eleftrified the au.
dience with the rapture of loyalty at the words :
" The Englilh love their King,
" And in his mute will Caul their &mit blood.

His ode is theirs: they hut (Wend themfdres,
When they defend the Swerrign that proteCts them !"
But in his interview with Hubert, in the third aft,
when he is fuggelling the murder of Arthur, we are
warranted by the univerfil opinion of the houfe in
fayittg, that he was great almofl beyond example.
If Mrs. Li rc }MILD had not before reached fo
Much excellence, we fbould ohferve that fhe at-
tained it in Cwiliance. The diffetent ',affirms which
diflinguifh that charafter werefexpreffed by her in
a manner which arreßed and commanded the
feelings of the audience. In a word, we never faw
a more dignified, a more affeding, a more admi-
rable piece of adling.
Mr. H. JOHNSTON, in Falcontridge, was (honey
and defervedly applauded throughout. In the
new parts of the fifth aft he was remarkably im-
preffive. Burffs of lidmitation followed his pate.
otic anfwer to the offers of .:..eevis:

" France Offer freedom! Was France ever free? &e.*

In his expreffion of the gratitude of the Englith for
the bleffings of the Ga s'sr C . and of their
determination to admire and to preferve the bier.
fangs of the Conflitut ion, he found himlelf fupport.
ed by the fame fentiments of generous loyalty in a
crowd:d audience.

In the part of Lrtoir, Mr. BRUNTON has ton-
fiderably increafed his reputation. His delineation,
of the fifth a& was highly fpirited and impaffioned.
In his burft of furrow, at the lots of his navy :
Vain is the cant& with in Elle& Beet!"
he fo: rib.) tICLICti the remembrance and thefiopes
of the Britilh nation.

The tears that were flied by tbe.audience at the
fcene between listiert and Artiner proved, that the.
powers of Mr. CARLIISS and of Mifs NORTON are
capable, by praftice, of being eminently ufeful.--.
The latter is a charming young adrefs.
The venerable Huss. did great juilice to the La.
gate. He never received greater applaufe than is
the concluding lines of his part :

• The Englifh power is founded on a rock,
.. That bids defiance to the arms of France r

The inferior charaElers were very refpeBably
filled. particularly Lady Blanch and Lords Safifistry.
and Pesarcb.

Thehoure was completely filled; and we heartily
join with Come of the ?doming Papers,in expreffing
our hopes that this Play may be often repeated dar-
ing the preterit dit.lute with France.

IiER MAJESTY'S BALL.—The Ball and Sipper
given by her MAJESTY on Thorfday evening were
the grandeil, and mod nomeroufly attended ever
given. The drcfres were entirely new for the oica-
fion, and the diamonds and jewels difpla% -d were
fuppofed to have cod upwards of a million of
m ney. The Princefs of \Names wore a crown of
diam nds. The rooms were decorated with rofe-
trees, the rofes in full bloom, and every other fra-
grant flower, fo that the rooms may be laid to have
been perfumed with pure nature ; there were the
fillet tulips we ever beheld: the rocts came from
Holland.

About nine o'clock the dancing commenced;
the firn dance was led off by the Princely A vc usra
and the Duke of SOS( num"-, to the tune of the illo
of Sky; they were followed by the Printers MART
and the Duke of Rutland, the Printers SOPHIA and
the Marquis of WORCESTER, the Princely Ataxia*
and the Marquis of LORNE ; this dance had pro-
ceeded but a (hurt time, when the Malqais of
Lochs was taken fo extremely ill that he w.r. oblig-
ed to retire, and was taken home to Argyle•houfe.
The fecund dance was Mafier Sitwell, the third Sir
David Hunter Blair, the fourth Mr:. Garden of
troet, the filth make you k fain to follow we, which
continued till one o'clock, when thedanting ceafed. 1
and the Supper was announced In every room
nn the ground floor tables were laid, even in his
MAJESTY'S Library ; upwards of 300 pedant fat
down to fiiptier. Peale and every other rarity
were provided; and after runner pine-apples, ra-
liout kinds of cherries and other fiuits, were ferved
up with the deffert. Adjoining the room in which
:he ROYAL FAMILY lopped, her MAJESTY'S Band,
;n full drefs, were ilationed. About half pail two
'he dancing was refurned, with Zoiac's Woks, and
finifhed fi,on after four, with pony: Bowies, or
'tidy put the Kdtk es.
The Princely ELIZABETH, Printers of Wm.'s.
and Duchefs of YoaK, did not dance. Their Ma-
lts-rots rcmained in the Saloon till the dancing
nnifhed.

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