Star.
London, England, 1817-10-22 00:00:00

THEATRES.

pcuay-Lath.—ne Beggar's °Arra was last night
-erfmmed—and (great and various as are the abili.
q r:.l for an effective representation of it) per-,
r,,rn, d so well, as to leave the most fastidious taste
errs little to wish for. Miss BYRNE appeared, for
the first time, in the character pf Polly, and placed
her cl.ims to a lofty situation. " amidst the tuneful
e.oir," -el so firm a basis, that they cannot be assailed
tsv doubt, or shaken by envy Her execution of the'
delightful air— Can Inve be contrord by advice"—
epic pathetic appeal to her parents, not merely as
„trews. hut as human beings, who had themselves
felt the inflii..nce of passion—was exquisitely mel
II was encored.—,. Cease your funning"—
an air demanding a greater extension of note—was,
if risible, still better sung. The force and clearness
which marked her execration of the short but spirited
and difficult running passages—the taste and has
which were diffused over the whole song, and
uhicn were peculiarly observable in Miss BYRNIt's
cadences—place this amongst the most pleasing,
and. at the same time, thi• most extraordinary vocal
efforts, which we have recently heard. Here, also,
an waversal encore was elicited. The dint—"" Why
how no , Madame Flirt," was finely sung by Miss
KELLY and Miss Sven& In the pathetic pas.age—
Ah ! can you pee rue made
hr scoff of such a aim,"
1.-the soft murmur in which Mis BYRNE uttered her
complaint vt.as indescribably moving. The duet was
encored—and the whole Of Miss BYRN es performance
was received with enthusiastic greetings. Miss
KELLY'S lacy is, by far, the finest on the stage. She
divests the character of those fiend-like qualities
which s, me performers have considered its esse. ti alb;
sad slide she represents Lacy as a being subject to
the nu,st powerful passions, she never forgets t hat
she is a woman. In truth, Lucy': ardent affect on,
as delineated by Miss KELLY, would, in ordinary
life, secure a dozen Motheatht, where the wee-begone
tenderness of Polly would not enchain one. Mr. T.
COOKS was in g, r,si voice—he sung Mocheoth': airs
with much science and force. The two arch-rogees,
ProtAtm and Loth:, were represented to the life by
Messrs. MUNDIN and DOWTON. The quarrel-scene
was highly humorous. Mrs. SPARK It. as the prudent
Mrs. Pathan, delivered her anti-moral, but money-
making maxims with much comic force. Her fa-
veuti,e, Master Filch, whose cleverness almost per.
nudes her that he is her own, coast not have found
a more knowing representative than Mr. KNIGHT.
CoVEaT GARDEN.—Many persons attended this
Theatre last night with the expectation of greeting
an old favourite, Mr. Bawls am, who was to have
made his first appearance for the season in the cha-
ratter of the Steadier, in the Singe of Belgrade. Some-
thing, however, occurred to detain him in the country.
The alteration of performance was announced suffi-
ciently early, to prevent anv material disappointment
'to the Public. The Comedy of She Stoops to Compeer
was the Piece substituted, in which Miss BRUNToN,
who appeared for the third time as Mite Hardeastk,
was received with increasing marks of the public
favour. The Dramatic Romance of Cymen followed,
and was mos: etcellently performed. Miss STRPHENS
Ras in fine voice, and gave her songs as only herself
can give them. She was encored in the beautiful
Duet with Dimmer- With a diligence and atten-
tion on the part of the Managers which is truly com-
mendable, every part was well filled, and the Piece
gave vinivenal satisfattioß.