Star.
London, England, 1819-01-07 00:00:00

THEATRES.

rottutes--LaxE.--The announcement of anew Pan•
tomirne, with HARTLAND for Clove, instead of
BRADBURY, had the effect of Alin; this 'theatre last
night to an overflow. The tide of this new hant7ing,
which is ushered into the world under the auspices
and superintendence of Mr. W. BA BRYSIORE, is, The
Silver A rroze ; or, I larliyu:n met Me Fairy Pari
Baton. It is founded en one of the tnles in Me As-
hien Nights. The tricks are, several of then; new,
many good, and the Hail..gain (Mr. E. lira ItNot.n),
the Pantaloon (SixtrioN), and the Caarr.'i.,e Miss
TREE), exerted themselves ty_i give effect to the Piece.
Ii RTL AND, as Clown, deserves praise, for the man.
ncr in which he undertook, and pelforrned,, the task
assigned to him, under circumstances of extreme
disadvantage and difficulty., There ate several new
scenes which call for honourable mention; particu-
larly the splandid Garden pf a Palace; an kpait.
meta in the Palace of the Fire King, in which the
Fairy descends from a pedestal, the columns of which
are in Liotion; a View of :he Bay of Naples at sun-
set, wi.h Mount Vesuvius in the distance; and the
concluding scene, a superb Celestial .Palace.—The
Manager has certainly, exerted himself to produce a
Piece far beyond what the short period he has had
to do it in could have authorises' us to expect. Note
withstanding all this, hoWevet, it was plain at an
early hour, that the au: Fence contained in it combus.

tible materials, which were ready to burst out on the
slightest occasion ; and the curtain not rising qnite
su soon as was expected, the uproar began. Chaos
appeared to have come again—the 0. P. contest
never, .at any pet iod, exceeded in variety of noises
that which prevailed during the performance of the
Pantomime last night. The contest commenced by
the display of a placard in the Pit, with the words
Bradbury, 1. loan—no Hartland." A similar cue
was displayed in the upper boxes. These were
• swered by other placards, containing the words, " No
Bradbury !"—" No Preachers !"—•' No impertinent
Buffoons !" Innumerable pugilistic contests took
place between the opposers and supporters of these
• banners : hut the most set ious one occurred in the
upper boxes, where a young man, who bore a stand.
and fr•r BRADBURY, was seized by the police officers.
He defended his colours manfully, but at last was
overpowered, and they were taken from him. The
officers then proceeded to seize his person; but his
friends rallying round him, the officers were forced
to retreat, and he preserved his liberty, though at
the expense of a great portion of his coat. The con-
fusion prevailed, without ceasing, through the whole
of the Pantomime; hut it was appatent the friends of
the Piece, and of HARTLAND, were the most nume-
rous, in the proportion of '2O to one. At the falling
of the curtain, Mr. LEE came forward and announced .
the Piece for representation this evening. The can.
fusion became tremendous, and the battles more nu-
merous than ever : the Manager was called for ; L..t .
it being► evident that he had a great and decided ma-
jority, he prudently declined answering the call ; and
after these ingenious gentlemen, who last night. called
so loudly for that person, that a few evenings since,
they vowed should never again be suffered to appear
before then:, had amused themselves by acts of Out-
rage and riot (for which they could now advance not
even the shadow of an excuse), for upwards of an
hour, they gradually departed, and soon after twelve
.o'clock the Theatre-was cleared.

COVENT-GAIMEN.—Last night Mr. W. FA 11115:4
appeared for the first time in the character of Sir
Andrea) Agitecheek, in the Play of TtrePi Nit:/,:t :
as on all termer occasions, this Gentleman displayed
a more than common acquaintance with his Author,
and a judicious conception of the character lie Ind
to sustain. Ills performance was on the whole highly
creditable to him. Miss BRUNTON performed Viols
with simplicity, innocence, and effect. la. r recita-
tion of those singulatly beautiful lines—
" She never told her love," &c.
was received with plandits. The Play was exceed-
ingly well actcd throughout.— Ha I Itquin illuidc;:cu-
sen followed, and kept the audience in goad humour
till the curtain fell. The House was full.

Miss STEPHENS'S late Concerts, in Dublin, tetted •
£420. Of this sum the young Lady handed C(230
to the Mendieity Association, being the one-fo:,,ith
portion of the whole.
SIT FRANCIS BLIftDETT, it seems, has cicsii-e.l il.e
performance of the Peoruked Husband, at tl.c. ilath
Theatre, to-morrow.
A violent tumult took place, a few days ago, in
the Theatre of St. Germain-en-Laye, at the represen-
tation of the Play of the Gris !femme from which the
Comedy of the Greys Max is adapted to the English.
Stage. The tumult commenced at the passage %ler*
that character* says—" A rogue of a Lord values but
little his word to cheat an honest citizen :" and at
another passage—" The honour of war is for- the
Chief, but the bullets for the soldiers." In col.se-
quence of the continued uproar, the Mayor of the
town closed the Theatre.
The celebrity given to Roe Roy, by the Novel and
the Drama, has dray n great numbers of visitors to
thy scene of his life and adventures ; and throughout
the whole of the last summer and autumu, the Glen
of Aberfoyle was the daily resort of numerout parties
of pleasure.
Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, a person
named Long, in the employ of Mr. Buckland, brer. err
at Hampstead, and lodging at a Mrs. Hartland's, in
Church-lane, having occasion to leave his room lot
a short time, left his two children, a girl and a boy,
in bed ; a fire being in the room, unfortunately com-
municated to the bed, when the whole became en-
veloped in flames. The screams of the chil.hen
brought up Hunt, the constable, who happened to
be passing at the time; he immediately burst open
the door, and discovered the girl, about eight years
of age, to be burnt in a shocking manner. Two
eminent surgeons, residing on the spot, immediately
attended, and applied every means that skill could
suggest, but without hones, of saving the life of the
little sufferer. A plentiful supply of water being at
hand, the fire %Val extinguished in the room where it
, had commenced.
• Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Board-room
of•the Lott on Holipital, on the body
.of Siynuel
&Atte, aged five Years, who, it appeared; was
burn: in a dreadful manner during the temporary ab-
sence iir hii pareurs ;of which Injury-he died in the
briVatest agoky. " Verditi-:-AceidentaiDeatli.