Star.
London, England, 1820-01-12 00:00:00

COVEN T 4 GARDEN THEATRE,

A young Lady, named WENSLEY, made a very suc-
cessful, and still more promising, debut, at this
Theatre, last night, in the part of Rosalind. It was
announced, and we believe truly, as her first appear.
ante on any Stage. There was observable, during
her whole performance, a conflict between timid in-
experience, and a very judicious preparation of the
character. She had the rare merit of shewing an
equal aptitude in the plaintive and lively situations.
Where she failed of touching the audience forcibly,
she evinced conception, of which the agitation and
unsteadiness of a first appearance prevented the per-
fect execution. Her voice seemed feeble; but we
.should ascribe this to her apprehensions. She spoke
chiefly in thejidsctto, which embarrassment and ems..
tion are apt to produce. When she becomes more
familiar with the audience, and has practically as-
certained the force of organ requisite for the great
concave which she has to fill, this deficiency will
no longer exist. In the cuckoo song she was pecu-
liarly successful—so far as to be encored twice. She
sang it with admirable taste. Her singing voice is
pleasigg and cultivated, and her style delightfully
expressive. Miss WiNSLEfiI person is ample and
well formed, and her deportment graceful, though
obviously somewhat constrained by her fears. The
audience applauded her even to prodigality. Mr.
MAcazany appeared, for the first time, in the Art
of Jaques. He performed it without adding to, or
detracting fromi his reputation. Mr. C. KEMILa
played Orlando with his usual talent, and Mr. FAIY.•
CM' and Mrs. Glass were excellent in Touchstone
and Audrey. Mr. TERRY displayed much feeling in
old Adam. The Play was given out for repetition
on Thursday, amidst lively and universal expressions
of applause. Mr. C. Kemal.; in announcing it,
used a new formula of expression —" In consequence
of the great applause with which you have honoured
Miss WENSLEY'S first effort," kc. and the innovation
seemed to be in unison with the feeling throughout
the House.

A number of young Gentlemen of Mid Calder,
near Edinburgh, actuated by the most humane and
benevolent motives, lately performed, for three nights,
the pastoral Comedy of The Gentle Shepherd, in Kip-
pen's Inn, for the benefit of the parochial poor. So
great was the interest excited by the performance of
this Comedy, that many were unable to gain adm:it-
tance the first night. Some of the plain and rustic
characters, peculiar to the Scottish peasantry, were
admirably sustained, and elicited the most thunderous
applause. A very liberal sum was collected, which
was afterwards distributed by a Committee of these
Gentlemen among several poor and indigent families.

.
Thursday night, as two young men, who resided
at Twyning, were returning ft om Tewkesbury, they
imprudently attempted to walk home upon the ice
on the river Avon ; but when they got within a short
distance of Twyning Fleet Inn, the ice broke, and
they both sunk. One of them, with great difficulty,
extricated himself, and lan with as much expedition
as his frozen condition would permit, to the nearest
house, to obtain assistance for his companion; and
though the poor fellow's head was above water when
his neighbours an ived, his chin resting upon the
ice, he sunk to rise no more before they could get
him out. The name of this unfortunate sufferer
was Weaver, and he had been married only a short
time previous.
Yesterday morning, Mr. PHILLIPS, jeweller, of
North-street, Oxford-street, was sitting in the parlour,
talking to his daughters, when he was alarmed by a
noise in the shop ; he instantly went out, and disco-
vered two men plundering it, and a third outside,'
With his arm protruding through a pane of glass,
taking thistrinkets ; on seeing hem, they rushed out,
and were pursued by Mr. Putu.sss and another,
who succeeded in taking two of the villains, but the
third escaped ith some articles of gold, and other
property, consisting of lace. They were taken before
!R. BAK Esc;: the Magistrate, where they gave
I their names as Thomas Casttile and John Attamay.
They were committed fur trial.