Star.
London, England, 1821-10-02 00:00:00

THEATRICALS.

COVENT-GA !ME X THEATRE.—LaSt Mr.
Youro; repeated the character of Hamlet. file prin-
cipal scenes were given with great spirit and nature.
The first noble interview with the Ghost ; the play
scene; that magnificent and passionate scene with his
motlier, perhaps among the most poetic of its great
author, were all received with much applause. The
fencing was a gracqftil exhibition of the actor's dex-
terity, and the adviie to the players, of the decla-
matory skill, of which he is the first master on the
stage. The rest or the characters were supported
kith much ability. The House was crowded to excess.

ADELPHE THEATRE.—This Theatre opened last
night, with various novelties in the entertainments.
The House presents an example of the most tasteful
and finished decoration, and is certainly the most
beautifully decorated theatre in town : the interior of
the boxes is rich crimson. The first piece is a new
production from the busy and successful pen of Mr.
PLANCIIE, entitled Gapers at Canterbury. A piece
something similar made its appearance at one of the
winter houses, and the present piece is not without
some touches of light humour, which carry the mind
back to the modern French stage for the origin. Any
how it is a very successful and creditable piece of
authorship. The plot mainly lies in the project of
substituting one lover for another in the nuptials of
a young and marriageable lady, named Sophia Hien-
back, who was represented by Miss E. PITT, a can-
didate of great personal charms, from the Surrey
Theatre. The chief agent in operating the exchange
of her suitors is a Captain Somerville, whose address
and activity in bringing it about were laughably set
fOrth by Mr. Venswit, from the English Opera-
house. Jacob Grogram, the ill-starred wooer of the
before-named heroine, found a very sufficient repre:
sentative in Mr. WILKINSON. The servant, Jenny,
who is aiding and abetting in the scheme, was per-
formed by Mrs. BRYAN, known and admired in her
juvenile years under the title of Miss BRISTOIV. She
is to the full as handsome and comely as her former
appearance promised, and discovers much spirit in
her performance. There are engaged in the piece
besides, two servants, Dash (Mr. KEEL?, late of
Drury-Lane) and Brian O'Boggle (Mr. CALLAHAN),
who contribute, one by blundering, and the other by
his adroit expedients, to the fulfilment of the plo%
It need scarcely be, said that they both acquitted
themselves well. Lawyers Cloche:, by Mr. BUCKING-
HAM, and Clause by Mr. DALY, ought also to be
mentioned, for the full share of well-contrasted hu.
mour which they furnished towards the success of
the whole. It was accompanied with almost unceas-
ing laughter, and the certain fell amidst loud and
general applause. The lively Interlude of Half an
Hour's Courtship followed, which was again suc-
ceeded by the celebrated pantomime called The Fairy
91 the North Star. Mrs. WAYLETT appeared in the
former, and was hailed with much warmth of ap-
plause; she looks better than ever, and sang, Bid me
discourse, in a very pretty and expressive manner.
The House was crowded, and the admiration of the
audience for the embellishments, not • only of the
front of the house, but of the stage, in all the branches
of scene-painting, the selection-of performers, &c. was
expressed in a manner at once the most flattering to
the good sense and liberality of the management,
and the most certainly indicative of a prosperous sea-
son to reward them.

WEST LONDON THEATRE. This elegant little
Theatre opened last night for the season, under the
happiest auspices.. The interior is decorated with
taste and propriety. The performances were worthy
of the spirited and judicious management which is
to direct the future arrangements of this Theatre.
To justify the anticipation that the current season will
prove a prosperous one to its treasury, we need only
refer to the list of performers already engaged :
Messrs. INCLEDON, HUNTLEY, PMNE, MONTAGUE,
RAYMOND, FAUCIT, WERT, MISS COLLIER, &c.

Mr. and Mrs. CLAVERING gave a superb dinner and
ball last week, at their seat of Callaly Castle, in
Northumberland. The- hall was opened by Lord
RAVENSWORTH arid the amiable hostess to the lively
tune of Lord Macdonald's Reel, and dancing was kept
up with great spirit until five o'clock in the morning.
ACCIDENT IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL—Yesterday
an Inquest was held, in St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
before THOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, on the bodies
of Thomas Mulligan and James May, who unfortu-
nately met their death by falling, as detailed in our
Paper of Saturday, from one of ledgers, or hori-
zontal supports, which had been constructed for the
repair of the Cathedral.—James Delaney, one of the
labourers, deposed, that on Saturday morning, a little
before seven o'clock, he and several others were em-
ployed in hauling up a pole for the purpose of erect-.
ing a scaffold, when the centre ledger, v:hich sup-
ported the planks, broke; and, instantly, the whole
of the workmen, eight in number, fell with part of
the scaffolding to the ground, a distance of ;4 feet.
The others were jammed between the boards, and
were rescued with little or no injury. Witness fell
with them, but saved himself by laying hold of the
ladder. Mulligan dropped on his head, which was
dreadfully fractured, and when taken up was quite
insensible, and covered with blood ; he died on his
way to the Hospital. May received several severe
bruises on his body, but was sensible.—James De-
vaynes, another labourer, fully corroborated the evi-
dence of the last witness, and observed, that he also
fell, but his fall was broken by coming in contact
with the planking boards.—Mr. Linguard, surveyor,
stated, that he and several other surveyors had exa-
mined the scaffold, which was perfectly secure and
strong. The occurrence, in their opinion, was quite
accidental. They had examined the centre ledger,
which broke, and found it to be sound ; in his opinion
the weight of eight men caused it to break. "In an-
swer to the question of a Juror, the witness said, it
was not requisite to have eight men to haul up a pole;
they had done it without authority from their em-
ployers.—Mr. A. Maxfield, one of the House Surgeons
in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, described the situation
of the sufferers. In examining Mulligan, he found a
severe fracture of the skull, and a part of the brain
was beaten in; he was quite dead. May had his left
thigh and leg broken, his right arm and some part
of his back bone appeared to have been driven in by
the fall ; he survived only a few hours.—The Jury,
without any hesitation, returned a verdict of—Acci-
dental Death.