Star.
London, England, 1818-02-23 00:00:00

THEATRES.

r,do'• TurAtax.—After the favourite Opera of
rortra' ?mi. on Saturday night, the Ballet of
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revived Printemp, composed by Mons.
L;.nr was for the first time by Monsienr
1",.,21, the second Ballet Master to this Theatre.
ll' „ff pretty little allegory, in which the amo-
lil a --;r, or the western wind, is personified. On
on of Spring, he enters, and seems to float in
and kiss the various Bowers that are opening
refreshing breath. The Nymphs represent t
t flowers--the rose, the lily, &c. and the incon-
zepkyr flies from Nymph to Nymph, till at
, Cspid touches his heart, and he settles on the
The lightness and brevity of the fable makes
~.era Divertissement than a Ballet ; but its suc-
;,,s unexampled, and the curtain fell amidst
vosest narks of approbation we ever witnessed.
goose exhibited a grand display of Fashionable&
coronsGaitoss.—A new Opera, from the pen
Mr .T. Dams, was performed on Saturday, for
first ore, under the title of Zama ; or, the Tree
Halth.
leads of the piece is founded on an interesting little story
odrie de GENtst's Tales. Tho scene lies in and near Lima,
es ,ear Km, at which time the Peruvians began to meet
j,fro plans against their oppressors, the victorious Spaniards.
carnal, and it was supposed the administration of slow
•.. br the Indians, had made great ravages among the in-
. rho were daily falling victims, while the Indians were
,0,0000 of a certain cure in the bark of the Quiagrissa, the
which they kept secret from the Spaniards, whose
angcier beheld with sincere but suppressed satisfaction.
Irden are resolved not to conununicate the knowledge
*hair; virtues of this bark to their Spanish conquerors,
is denounced against all the race of the traitor who
betray the important secret. Origne, the Vice-Queen, be-
dangerously ill. Her Indian attendant Zorn is supposed
Ore administered a slow poison to her mistress, and the sus-
is strengthened by what comes under the observation of
who take upon themselves to watch over her conduct. She
g leigth detected by the Viceroy, attempting secretly to intro.
a rowder into the draught prepared for °ream, and on this
roof of her guilt she is sentenced to the flames. Her husband,.
gems, demands to share her fate, and both resolve to die in
ante. They will not cadets guilt, and cannot prove their in-
Knee to the Spaniards, without betraying the secret of the
slims, in which case not only their own lives, but their only
Ed will be sacrificed. At the moment the execution is to take
ace, the ria-Qweess appears to intercede for the condemned,
it the necessity of making an example of such offenders is its.
ted upon. At this juncture news arrives that the Indians
se resolved to communicate to the Spaniards the secret con-
tend with the Tree of Health. Proofs of the real character of
it transactions for which Zama had been condemned to death
?now brought forward, and it is seen that, anxious for the ro.
MIT of her mistress, she had mixed some of the healing bark
seal of a slow consuming poison, as had been supposed. This
own, it follows of course, that gratitude and rewards art
mooed on those who had just been conducted to the fatal stake,
pad of execution sad a dreadful death.
Such is the outline of the principal business of this',
ken, which, while it affords more gratification as
ibrama than might have been expected from such
*als, is a " vehicle for music" rises infinitely
ve the ordinary average of merit. It would be
cult to produce a better Opera from such a story.
Ithrno inconsiderable share of interest, there is an

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Lacy of bustling . variety throughout ; and the 1
legs charmingly set to music by BRAIIAN and
Wior, were all rapturously applauded, and many
fthem universally and justly encored. The Over-
lie by Mr. BISHOP, in which the plaintive, the lively,
li solemn were united, served as a good prologue
1 the Opera, and called forth the strongest ex-,
ons of universal admiration. The march 'and
sof Indians, at the commencement of the first
by Bless op, are very masterly in their design,
Ml construction; an air, suns most sweetly by Miss
ens, " No voice endearing," by the same com-
E.H
, was rapturously encored-. and a glee also by
OP, in the first finale, performed without any
companiment, is a delightful specimen of this pe-
eliarly English kind d- composition. BRANUM%
qs were nearly all encored ; the firsts beginning
His dearest mother's joy," is beautiful, and will
ma find its way all over the kingdom; and the Echo
het, " Whither is he straying ?" is equally good :
norm and bona are bewildered in a forest, Zunis
;pars and summons her husband by a sweet and
gentle melody—it is answered from the depths of the
cod—she follows the sound, and disappears ; Mir.
la makes his way through the thicket, and calls on
wife—she answers him from the distance, returns,
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they conclude the duet in the joy of mutual dis-
ery ; the effect of this was beautiful—Miss Sea-
ais and BRAHAM, by alternating their voices in
distance, produced the variety of four—the me-
, y heard in its force in front of the stage, was re-
e2teti with deightful softness behind the scene, and
,e closing duet was a fine exertion of those powers
cmbined, which singly had given so much play to
he imagination—it is a fine composition.—But the
ost stnking piece in this Opera, if it must so be de-
:urinated, is the " Parody," by BILAHAM, and sung
,y him, which is an adaptation of the famous chan-
-sc, or Ilyinne de Marseillois, to words directly ap-
plicable to the present contest between'Spain and her
American Colonies. The enthusiasm with which this
vassreceived is a powerful demonstration of the strong
ling which the public entertain upon this subject ;
te song was twice encored, and the theatre resound-
ed with the thunder of the plaudits. It is as follows :
Peruvians, wake to glory !
Hark! what myriads bid ye rise!
Tour children, wives, and grandsires hoary,
Behold their tears, and hear their cries !
Shall fell invaders, mischief breeding,
With Spanish lions, a ruffian band,
Affright, and desolate the land, •
Peace and Liberty lie bleeding !
To arms ! to arms! ye brave !
Dc avenging sword unsheath,
March on! all hearts resolved
(h Liberty, or Death !

Or Liberty ! can man resign thee,
Otte having fait thy generous flame?
C2T. Spanish bolts and bars confine thee,
Or whips thy noble spirits tame?
To% long Peru has wept bewailing,
The savage power her conquerors wield,
B.it Freedom is our sword and shield!
all their arts are unavailing!
Ts arms, &c.
.T.7e general performance was extremely correct :
k! 1...),rtE, ABBOTT, FAWCETT, LISTON, and BLAN-
HARD, liot much occupied, yet made their parts
cis: 61 y effective.

I:.:!:cer.ery is very beautiful, and does infinite cre-
t: tc the artists, particularly the forest scene, in
,
h the Tree of Health stands in the centre, and
1 scent of the grand front of the Palace, which
the most elegant things of the kind we have
tier v.ithessed on any stage. The piece was given
(z. for. Tuesday next, but not without some slight
`.(741t.'-`a from a few fastidious half-price critics

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