Star.
London, England, 1820-06-13 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. KEAN Mal his last Benefit at this House last
night; and a more crowded audience was never per-
haps witnessed on any former occasion. Not only were
the boxes filled to the very top, but• numbers of per-
sons stood in the lobbies, struggling in vain to get a
peep at the Stage. The Play was Venice Preserved ;
the character of Jaffer was performed by Mr. KEAN;
and it is hardly necessary to say, that he went
through every part of it in his wonted style of excel-
lence. In the last• scene he was-particularly effec•
tive. Mrs. I`.l.Gimsosr was a most interesting repre-
sentative of Belvidera. She was at once tender and
impassioned, affecting and dignified ; and we were
happy to find that her efforts were crowned with
loud and long csaitinued applause.
After the conclusion of the Play, a new Farce, en-
titled The Admirable Crichton, was brought out for
the first time, having been .expressly written for this
occasion. The history hf. this extraordinary person
must be familiar to most of our Readers : he was
the wonder of the age in which helived ; he is de-1
scribed as passessing all the physical and mental
powers that are calculated to excite the admiration and
esteem of mankind, together with every accomplish-
ment which Nature could bestow, or which could be
acquired by art and education. such was the ar-
duous character which Mr. KEAN• was destined to
fill last night. The Piece was performed as a me-
dium, through which lie was to display the versati-
lity of his talents; and so far it succeeded. He played
on the piano fotte and sang at the same time a very
sweet song, with excellent-effect, and was loudly air-
platided and encored. 1:3 nest e kibited his powers
in fencing, with a degree of skill and prowess that
would have done honour to the ti. st-rate swordsman.
After thaE, he danced in a very superior style.
b(r. KEAN was rei forming this part of the entertain-
ment, he met with a hurt, which was perceived by
the whole audience, and which obliged him to re-
tire. At the end of the :first Act, Mr. Russet-I, came
forward, and told • the audience, that the niedical
-thastleman whom Mr. EEAN hid just • sent for, de•
dared hat the spraia was so serious that it would be
impossible for him to perform the part of Harlequin,
as he intended ; but that he would 'endeavour to go'
through the less laburious pan of the entertain-
me:it. Mr. KEAN afterwards came forward in the,
second Act, with a bandage about his leg, evidently'
in much pain : lie, however, went through his Imita-
tions in a manner which delightd the audience. His
first was a perfect resemblance of Mr. EMILE'S.
speech in Hamlet—Alas! pew Yorick ! &c. The next
was that of INCLEIiON, is the Quaker, together with
the song— While the Lads of the Village. This was
an exquisite caricature, and drew for th the loudest
bursts of laughter and applause. He next carica-
tured BRAHMA, and rang the Maid of Lodi exactly
after the manner of ahat Celebrated Performer—but
what voice can imitate litastases?' He then imi-
tated BAANIdTE/4 MUNDEN. fiAsnzi, Dow TON, &c.
In all these he was micommonly.happy. The cur-
tail soon after fell amidst the loudest plaudits.

The Earl of 3laNsriELDirrived at Path on Thin-
dAy la,t

• Probate of the Will of the late Right Hon. Mini
Earl of 11 A REWOUD. Viscount LA SORIA Es, and 13aroh
PI Alt LIVOO% passed under the seal of the Premgazive
Crum in Doctors' Commons, on.the 18th ult. The
personal estate, ss i!liin the Province of the Archbishop
of CAx•rzastisty, is • sworn under I.:250,000. The
giant was made to the present Earl (late HENRY Vis-
count LiscuLLes); the son and sole executor. Con-
siderable testamentary provisions aye made, in pur-
suance of powers created for that and other purposes,
by a trust deed, bearing date.the 21 of May, 1500;
among which are, £lO,OOO to Lord I.IhCIELLIM;
£40,000 to the children of Lady FaAxcs DUVOL AS
(except an eldest son.or daughter, who may succeed
to certain entailed estates, and except also the Coup-
Less of ABERDEEN, whom the testator considers well
'provided for by marriage). To his daughter,_ Lady
Mans' ANN YORKE, £.lOOO per annum fay life, one-
half of which to be.devoted to the support and main-
tenance f her children ;to whom also is given the
sum of f:20,000 in equal charts, on their arrival
itt twenty-one, or marriage. Certain freehold estates
in the county of York are devised to Lord La sc.ra.t.es,
as are also others in the islands of Jamaica, Barba-.
does, Grina.a, &c. but upon the same trusts and-
limitations as they were
.devised to the testator by.
the late EDWIN, Lord HA REWOOD, the provisions of.
whose Will are directed to be fulfilled. The frce-.
hold mansion in lirilover-squire, putcha• ed by the
testator from the Duke oflloxiiunbai ; and that al o in
11 allover-square, purchased of Mr. WELL ES LEY Nix,
and in the eceupatiOn of. Lord Lsscct.Les, arc giien
to his Lordship PT life; and ultimately according to
the truss provided in the Deed of May, 1800. I'he
furniture, books, plate, pictures, jewels, &c. in these
houses, are to r-nriain as heir-looms. The freehold
house in Harrever-square, purchased of the executors
of Sir .1. Eint,a, and that at Bootham, in the suburbs
of the City of York, are devised to Lord I.ssceUrs
absolutely, who is also to have all household furni-
ture (not left as.heir7looms), carriages, wines, &c. and
liye and.deid suck. Miss EMILY HALL, the niece
Of the late Countess, has legacies to the amount of
£6OOO and, ups' ards, besides an annuity ; and her
constant "attentions to her Ladyship in her last illness
are alluded to with grateful acknowledgments. Le-
gacies to servants are large and numerous, all of the
•
upper class having about £5O per annum, besides
inimediate bequest!. The residue is directed to be
applied to the provisions of the above-mentioned
Leeds. LOtcl LA SORLLES first taking to his own use
the sum of 1490.000i'and his children £5OO each, the
testator not Making theM a larger provision, as their_
father will have"fill powers, for that poryose by the
trust deed of May, 1800--This Will is dated Ay'
Of July, 1819.