Star.
London, England, 1804-01-04 00:00:00

DRURI-LiNE.-CIiIDARELLS

More impatience was manifefted by the public for
the reprefentation of this Ballet, than we remember
fence the days of GARISIC K. Before the doors opened,
all the avenues, and even the ftreets adjoining, were
filled. The houfe was literally overflowing in every
part. In this inllance the public expeltation was not
difappointed. The Entertainment poll-elks infinite
charms for grown stp children as well as the little mat-
ters and miffes who have come home to enjoy the
holidays in idlenefs. More beautiful fcenery and ma-
chinery have at no time been exhibited in our Thea-
tres. It is the eye chiefly that is delighted; but all
the pleat-are is enjoyed which can ante from a re-
prelentation of the grandeft objefts that have a
real exittence, and the mart elegant and fantaftic
fcenes conceived by the fancy. The foundation
of the piece is familiar to every one from infancy.
It has been dignified by the ildroduCtion of the
Heathen Mythology, and forms a [cries of alle-
gorical reprefentation, equal, if not fuperior in mag-
nificence and beauty to every former tpeaacle.—
The deviations from the original are natural, and
eafily incorporated with it by the imaAination. The
fcenery is wonderfully (biking, and the machinery,
though not without tome incorreElnefs, was better
worked than is ufual on a firs exhibition. Several
of the transformations were peculiarly (hiking.—
Among them, the changes of Cinderella's kitchen-table
into-a toilet, of a purnpion int,. a pasilioned chariot,
of the mice into horfes, and the lizards into footmen,
are the molt attractive, and were mull applauded.—
The teprefentation of the planet of Venus; (hooting
from cloud to cloud, and enlarging as it feU. till it
was formed into the wheels of a chariot for the afcent
of Crpid, produced a grand effed.
The entitle is creditable to the toile of Mr. KELLY,
and has originality. The Lea movement of the over-
ture is diflinguillied for its ipirit and martial combi-
nation of founds; and the little trio between Ciaderellos
and her lifters, is a fine fpecimen of affeaing melody.
The Poetry is from the hand of a young Oxonian,
who has before given fpecimens of poetical genius.
The following is a pleating Ipeeimen, lung by Mifs
Tvoes.:
• Comfort, 4amk.l, Irby that tlyls
Heave In theirs& feeds us forrow..-:
Patiesmi, dusk!, Hessen is Digit,
Brighter papas greet to-morrow.
Welgia down by earl piing ihow'r„
Lowly dompo the head—
Chared with rale the tender doter
Nam lab, It, booty led.
Adis the dark Ram far away,
Bee, a livelier hue ls givir :
Ilse may Omen double gay—,
Tile drop that prcfs:d it came from Hewitt.

Mifs Ds Came was the heroine, and (cutely ever
appeared to greater advantage. This excellent young
woman indeed deferves no vulgar praife. She is at-
ways lull, fpirited and ardent. Every word, every
look, every gellure is full of fenfe and foal. She is,
to ule the exprefllon of COWPER, elegant as fins-
plicity, and warns as cctlacy."
Mrs. Mot:al-ma's beauty and rwettntrs of exprct
fion peculiarly fit her for the reptefentation of Yenta;
but the has charms mote acing than even the
Gocldefs could boaft.
Little BYRN% is an aflonifhing child. He teems to
poffefs the fimplicity and arclinefs of infancy, with
the reale of manhood.
The other charaders were excellent. The Love.'
Bruck Prince, the pert, overbearing filters, and the
tender-hearted fervent, were greatly applauded.
We muff pay the tribute of-a few words to the de-
gance of Mils B. MENAGI, more particularly as we
thought we difeovered in her the languor of indif
pofition. " Let not the lilly droop." The snodeft
grace of her two companions was very pleating to an
Englifh audience, who are ditgulled with every look,
gekure, or dregs, inconfittent with their charatteralic
chunky.
We (hall, in conclufion, hint a circumftance or
two, which will be eafily corrated. The excellent
Manager fometimes gives too much way to the gen-
tlenefs of his difpofitiun, to affume fufficient actho•
rity in fo numerous a corps, who ought to be drilled
into a little more attention. We heard. frequently be-
hind the fcenes too much talking, as we have often
witneffed in the ranks of other Corps.
One of the moll beautiful allegories was not well
executed. In the ball-room glands a cluck, which,
on the approach of twelve, Love charafteriftically puts
back to 'levee, to the great delight of Chu/v.(lla. But
Time, " who of Love's vows takes (mall account,"
riles indignantly, and. inflead of Ileum makes the
clock Linke twelve. This elegant device del-wets to
be made more corral, and confegnently more
Mr. GaistaLot gave a tong, written I, a friend of
hit, with peculiar fell complacency. His friends en.
cored him, but the audience in general ditplayed the
only mark of difapprobation, which appealed in the
whole murk of the teprefentation. The wit of the
long is low and made, and we would advile the total
abolition of it, as unworthy of the tell. It is a wan
on the face of Venus.

Thefe oblervations are impofed upon us by our
inflexible impartiality. Mkt we have no doubt, that
this Pantomimical Ballet, which we think equal to
thole produced at the Opera Houle, will continue to
attral full houfes for a long time. It will pleafe, we
are perfuaded, on repeated reviews.

The Kum has been pleated to grant to the Hon.
Cecinas, As , the Office of Clerk of the Delive-
ries of the Ordnance of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, in the room of jostvir HUNT,
Efq.

CORM •M MARR•LAIII. JAM. 4.—There is
to-clay another very large fupply of Wheat, and far
more than adequate to the demand, which CAUIRS a
further reduflion—Fine at sis. per quarter—Sar..
pks of inferior quality are nearly unfakable, but
fame few of fine Dantzic loch rather more than the
above price—We have a very large and further fup-
ply of Barley, which is is. lower, with Malt—Peas
and Beans of both kind in great quantities, and as.
cheaper—Oats alto down is. per quarter—Flour el-
peaed at lefs.
Assize or BILIAD,-..-YentfdaF, the Loa MAYOR
ordered the palm of Bread to be cuminued the fame
as Lid week.