Star.
London, England, 1818-01-12 00:00:00

....4 plaintiff ,
had bestowed in the concerns of Mr. Waters,
dal department of the Opera-house last maw"
and for other services, which, though nqt falli
der that class, had been rendered by the plaia '
dathe defendant. Mr. Waters, by suffering ju
by default, had admitted an engagement of a pied-
wary nature with the plaintiff, and that something
was due to him ; but as he had never offered to pay
any sum of money, or, till the present action was
brought, admitted that the plaintiff had any clair's
upon him, Mr. Ayrton was thrown under the die.
culty of having to make out the amount of his title
to remuneration. It was a difficulty he should over-
come, and be had no doubt of receiving a compen-
sation commensurate with the advantages Mr. Wa-
ters had derived from his assistance. It had been
understood, in point of honour, that whatever had'
been the sttjess of the-Opera. under the direction or
the plaintiff last season, his services were to have
been liberally rewarded. 'Had it failed he would
'still have been entitled to have been remunerated ;I
but it would be proved, that the Italian Opera had'
last season been attended with the greatest success ;,'
that it had been more prosperous than it had been for
• y years, and.that this was attributable to the a!-I
•- • nce of the plaintiff. If Mr. Waters, forgetting'
the debt of gratitude, had chosen to say to the plain-
tiff, ".you stated the prirsinnon which you would cask.
tto receive, and there it is for you," this actieno
world never have been brought; but Mr. Waterso
• d denied his liability, exceptloyallowingjudgrnene
by default, and now he hopedto reduce the :um nei
the lowest ccursibstation. •The contest between binsi
and his learned friend this day; would be what the
services of the plaintiff were words, what advantage
the defendant had derived, and what ha . t to
pay for these services. Me would hereotitserve
that the Italian Oren had for many years been an-'
roductive. • To those who frequented the Itahell
I.,)pera,
it was Well known that --en former occasions.
it was sufficient if the Manages exhibited one singer;si
male or female, in a season, whose attractions were
'sufficient to draw the attention of the audience ; but'
for '

adapt the music of such a man as Mozart, or, to use
the phrase of Milton.—" To marry music to irunor-
tal verse"-was not a director who was to be met
with every day. Here was a Signor who desired to
have such a song, and a Signora who preferred such
an air. It required a man of profound knowledge
of the world to soothe the irritations of the one or
flatter the other, in order to induce them to -make a
sacrifice of their vanity. It required such a man as
Mr. Ayrton, a man of suavity of manners, of_ great
address, of sound judgment, and refined tate. An
the parts were all cast, he had to attend rehearsals,
and see that the Opera vras performed in such a way
as would:best please the public. The plaintiff not
only did that, hut took the Ito-forte for die pur-
pose of playing every air. was another thing;
it often happened that something occurred at a Thea-
tre which oCcasioned an audience to be disappointed,
-ginger took Cold, or refused to act. Who was to
'n this ? Ii was necessary there should bo• a
"le to address the audience. That depart
the musical d'irector. He mentloned
PlicOlt it must be to meet an ;vs.
_-...., arias so many qualities. He did not sa7 that
Jamb a inasseistilr George Smart vcas not to be pro-
hcured, hat then te-must have 90001. 2-year. Talent
would always have its price. It was owing tp eie
plaintiff that the Opera of bon Giovanni had beta
brought out les-season. It was.a.bold design, for it
had been itisrestuted as Paris, and had failed. An..
Apion Was convincedit way the Er.est work of the
futestcomposer, and was.ihesefore re,......n1yPd.....tu-cie,t it
The hirtery.. o€ .Don Giovanni. had been ur.ftr%
tunate till he came to this countr7. It never before
had lts-fUll effect. It was f i 0 5 :rt friZ7Zitum
by a Spaoiort!.. .32%-tite•tilne 43453/4 ' !km
iartsoduced it into Pariwassdaticthe Aide's+ Le Festin
de Kerre ; btit k never suitectiFterterTiseatre..--
It-haid teen turned haw phut; ire there was some-
tlaag in its moral the Funnier:did net Erg. NVITI
it was afterwards transLitectinto Italian; and acted,
cts ;,access is prohiernatieal. The story had -befit
Itroduced to this under the patror ?ge
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ind brit- -*pima Aimist.--smvs v. WATERR, Ea of this cirestnestanee.k.the ittrfornsers of the era
ilts. Ai - -Mr. Wu.zr mated, that the plaintiff Was William wett g'enetallr ,gifted wieh gfeat talents, shad many
we doubt &Totem/ Esq.. and the defendant Edward Water of them lin& UT consettience a Considerable but
purposes 'Esq. The declaration was for 1,2001. for work and jiiet share of ',inky. Particular lingers conceived
eil- The labour. The defendant had suffered judgment by that they acted Pactlaglac parts Cr Ming Patti-
ispendcd default, and the Jury were implumelled to ascertain enter ties better then edisitil This piodeipd Jailicu-
esof de- the damages. . {dies among *tat *Wit tires theta* elf the rttusitel
a for the Mr. ScARLTIT iddrilfed.the Jury. He attended, ditactot to 4014011 axle kren friliAgs. Ile WAS
PARR— he said, on behalf of the defendant. who was a ten' himseit to (let/Janine Out for wisich therwere most
' vatietT denten extremely well Ictiown-..almost as well knerwit fit, wen knowing that tile' were themselves isqt al-
d Act of in Courts of Justice as in the King's Theatre itself, Ways the beat Judges - thevsbiect, ThiatiOßßies
e Depart in consequence of the contests in which he had been of vanity was not c singtrs; for it was well
Master, engaged with Mr. Taylor, the former proprietm known that the most splendid orators had tnade
'mesa, on The object of the present inquiry was to ascertain themselves, ridiculous, by pretending to be what na-
ionoured what sum of money was reasonably to be paid to tUrZ never intended them—poets. The musical di-
, appears the plaintiff for the labour, assiduity, and skill, he' rector had to appreciate and direct the genius .ffore this had bestowed in the concerns of Mr. Waters, in the each individual performer. A director, who tra.; ILV