Star.
London, England, 1828-10-23 00:00:00

READ:NG, OCT. 22.

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Buts:mins MUSICAL AL.—Out• Grand Fes.
filial took place on Tuesday, and the success it met with
surpassed that of any meeting that has ever taken place
in this county.

The Oratorio at St. Lawrence's Church in the morning vie
numerously attended. There must have been upwards of eitvets
hundred present; and when we name the following eminent pee,
formers. we need not add that the performance was of the brit
description :—Miss Stephens, Madame Caradstri Allan;
Brabant, Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Hawes, Mr. F. Cramer, (tlarper)t
Lindley, Binaeld, and Miss 13Infield, the young Gentlemen of ha;
Majesty's Chapel 'loyal, Winfiscr, Oxford. assisted by the fetneji
choristers from ft.ancashire. The whole went off with Wham
eclat. In the evening a Grand Concert and Ball at the Town HA
closed the Festivities. Is duet by Brabant and Caradori,
Stephens's song 's (lb, no, we never mention her," and landlres
I Concerto, were aU truly delightful. Car.odori's Swiss song, w 4
variations. was very deservedly encored. Btllamy sung a ball./
with great feeling. The rest of thr performers exerted themselvei
with great effect. The band was t ontpkte, and ntost ably led by
Mr F. Cramer.

Dancing Commenced at eleven o'clock. The Bill
was attended by all 'lke Nobility and faesion from mile,
around. At tie Church Conceit, and 8.111, thete woe
upwards of eighteen hundred persons ptesent.

THEATRES.

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COVENT-GA II DEN.
A piece in one act, called the Step Mother, was
produced at this. Theatre for the first time I ,st evening.
The subject is one of the most slender that can be
imagined. Mr. itronswell (Mr. BA 'may), a nch bankern
who has a family of grown and growing children, has
determined to form a second marriage with a Miss •
Darlington (Miss Jaitrram). The intelligence of
this proceeding occasions considerable dssquitt to his
children, who, under the influence of Miss Acrid (Nlrs.
Wxteon), an old maiden aunt, detern.inr to make the
reception of this intruder upon thrir plans as Imams
'to:table as possible. They are, Loss ever, in ignorance
of the Lady's name, and when Mrs. Brumwea, whom
they know only in the spinster character of Mivs bar.
lington, arrives, they let her into their plans, susd sosicst
her assistance. The discovery that 'he is their step.
Mother follows upon the entrance of Mr. /lumina, and
the mortification of having deceived themselves is added
to their dislike of her. Ily the exercise of great goal
nature and good sense, she triumphs over their unseason-
able animosity. A Colonel Ideartly (Mr. Wit E sent,
who•has fallen in love with a fair incognita at C:,
ham, and who, upon her sudden disappearance, rids en.
deavoured to console himself by falling in love with Miss
Darlington (whom, while she was unmarried, he met at
Bath), arrives at the hou►e of Mr. Bramwell, and finds,
in the wife of his friend, the Lady upon whom, in sheer
despite, he had placed his affections. He renews his suit,
which she ingeniously evades, and engages his influence
to serve tie interests of her husband's sun, Chattes (MG
ltarsioria), one of the conspirators, who belongs to the
Colonel's regiment, and promises to meet him in the
evening, to learn the success of his exert►ons. (hones,
who overhears only a part of their conversation, fancies
he finds in it a proof of his stepmother's infidelity, which
he communicates to his father, and 'engages him
to be present at the interview. In the meantime
the stepmother discovers that the unknown Lady with
whom the Colonel had fallen in love at Cheltenham,
is her daughter-in•law (Min Hem), who, still mis-
taking her character, fancies she has an increased cause
of dislike to her. Mrs. Bramwell again meets the
Colonel, reproaches him for his design% against her,
discloses to him who his unknown fair is, and promises .
her interest in furthering his snit. At this moment the
father and his children enter, and find the Gamed at Mrs.
Br umeell's feet. The explanation is soon made, and the
parties all equally content. A character of a boy, who is
desirous to leave school and to assume the habits of a man,
is played by MiSSUOWA RD. She did this ingeniously, and
as well as a person of her sex could' du it ; but there can
hardly be a rester mistake—there can be none more
offensive to good taste—than such parts. They are, it not
unnatural, very unpleasant; and Miss GUWA&D, whose
great merit" is, that she is perfectly feminine in all she
does, throws away her talents on a most ungrateful ,
subjeet•when she assumes a character, the costume of
which distorts her personal appearance; and the phrase
and sentiment of which are wholly unsuitable to her.—
The other actors acquitted themselves very -creditably
in their several departments. The play was tolerably "
well received, and announced far repitition on Ssiturday.
The Opera of the Quaker was revived, and was very
agreeably played?

ADELPHI THEATRE.
A new musical burlettA, in two act% was brouribt

out last night at this theatre, under the name of The
Mason of Buda. It is a lively little piece, full of bustle •
and activity, and no inconsiderable portion of arilusing
and interesting incident. The plot chiefly turns on tl.e
bravery and fidelity of Peter Stein, a mason, (Mr.T. P.
Come), in rescuing his benefactor, Count Emrich (Mr.
SINCLAIR), from a dreadful death, to which he 11.4
been doomed by Aldallah, a wealthy Turk, ssith whose
slave Tatra, a Turkish gill (Miss GRADDON), he is in
love, and attempts to carry off. •
:the lovers ing detected in the act of -escape, are
seized, fastened with heavy chains to the sides of a
rocky grotto, the front of a hick is walled up, and they
arc lett to perish of Munger. stein, who has just been
married, and is on th. way to the house of his bride, is
seized in the streets. blii;dtwided. and carried off to wall •
up the 'front of the wet. o. Johan Apen, a locksmith
(Mr. WlLersso:). brotheti-;niilaw, is taken in a
sun lar manner. to fasten the chains to the lock. By
these means the situaticti of ,lie Count and his misto,ss
becomes known, and they are eventually released.--
The incidents are so arranged as to keep up the interest
of the piece to the tact. It is, however. indebted for
much slit.; merit to the compose; Mr.G. H. Itouwattl.
Some Gf the songs and airs were extremely sweet and
pleating, particularly those which fell to Mr.StNCLAIK.
who slid them ample justice. The acting of T. P.
CO'KR, as the honest, blunt, open-heatted artisan, War
as it always is, extremely effective; and WitxtivaoN
seemed quite 's at home" in the part of the timid Jai
querulous Johan Aspen. Mrs. H. Husain was a lively
and agreeable representative cf Delta. the pretty bride
of Stein. One of the scenes between her and .Nae...l
Aspen (Mrs. tinctor), and Widow Telky (Mrs. Dll.‘i.
way exceedingly well managed, and kept the Lowe la
a roar for some time. Un the whole, it sail a must
successful production, mud is likely, we think, :o be a
favourite performance for a considerable !inie. It was
given out for repetition amidst loud cheers, ii, a very
crowded house.

ALewice.—The Sess;ons 13%11 at Alneick, ie the
Nrw Asstaibly Rooms Lt reiday Let-luny, was very nonierdodi
and brdliaittly gay throng w err— 'mit
Graces the Duke and buchrss nt Ncrthuniberland • Lord and Lady
iLivrnsworth and larnoy, Ste Chalk. Mandl, 1131/. rlf.r Ihr:4
William, and Lady Munn lire High Sherd' \yr:hunker
lluaidiquet, Rag. ,Aild liiv I—dy, lion. Iledry •: normal Lid-
-411, 1.P.1 and his Lady, kiarisew Dell, 1?•q. al. P. ai.4 kis Lady,
de. lii :11 .boiat iLree ktosidrrd Ladtru aaJ t;r.itly wry.. •