Star.
London, England, 1827-10-30 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

DRURY.LANE. •
A new Pak Comedy was last night produced at this
Theatre, under the title of The Wealthy Widow;
or-
They are Both to Blame. It is a translation from the
Fiend), and is the same story which has been already
so successfully dramatized, and so favourably received
at the Haymarket under the designation of Spring and
Antrum; or Ihe Bride of Fifty. The present Piece is,
we understand, adapted to the English Stage by Mr.
Pant. The characters were cast as follow :
Mr. Thingleton . • Mr. Jones.
Edward Hardaere . Dewed's.
Edward freely . . Ptir.-Hooret.
Mrs. Dangleton • . NM DevIJON.
Emily . . . . '.. S. Tatc.
Trinket . . . . . ass Love.
To those pf oar readers who haveateither !tell tor beard
of The tfrieWat Fifty. it is aufaciant to say, that the
leading incident of Mr. Poos.s's play, like that of hi,
predecessor, consists in the union of a widow po,iebsing
more wealth than wit, with a man as much her inferio
in years as in fortune. The vis amulet' arises from the
imperiousness of the capricious wife, who having re.
scued her youthful partner from pecuniary difficul tea
encompasses him with dram-stic embarrassments, and
teaches him, when too late, to profit by the know.
ledge of his error, that he who exchanges the barb
of a prison for the constraint of an unequal marriage,
only transfers his obligations from several creditors c,,
one. The denouement consists in the emancipation of
the husband from his, thraldom, and the marriage of a
brace of lovers, who have been alternately miserable and
happy throughout the fiece, like all stage lovers before
them. The diabogne, particularly in the two first acts,
is easy and agreeable; and one or two r f the situaeom
were rendered. by the assistance of admirable acting,
far from ineffective.

One of the best jokes was a suggestion to old Harclaire, on the
part of the waltins-maid, that if be could split his sixty years into
two thirties. the latter would give more satisfaction to Easily than
he was able to alflard her. Another was still broader, and perhaps,
owed its existence to the performerat the moment-4f so, it is par-
donable. Madam. in his first scene with her, calls Trinket a

housemaid; to which she-indignantly replies, that she is • Lady's
maid; and Herr observes, that for aught he knows she may be
no-maid at all. When Heroine", asks-Nrs. hangiden if she is happy
with her young husband, the answer is "as happy as the day I.
long," and Hard Ure follows it up by enquiring whether she means
a day in June or D:eember ? The third Act is procrastinated by
scene in a sponging-house, which had but one joke in it.—quite
etiobgts perhaps tor the situation. A debtor is complaining of the
cruelty of a creditor, and declares that he will punish the weal by
Withthawing bit custom. " You will punish him more eff,etually
(says pile/Woo) if you continue it"
ihq acting of JONES, as the hen-pecked husband. nnd
of Mrs. Davison, in the arbitrary wife, was ablvenll'
praise.• Dangleton's drunken sce se is the best thing of
the-kind on the stage. Other actors are brutal, or, at
least, -vulgar in their -clips. Mr. JoNes gets drunk like
.a Gentleman. • Misses Lova and E. 'fame, and •Mri
Dowrom, are enti:led to the highest cpminenclation fm.
the al)ility displayed by them in thess,resPective chit
ranters.—Alter the faU of the curtain •Mr. Jonas aw
nounced.Thelfeehh Widow :or repetition on-Wedrie,t
day next, and, though there was some'disPute, the ayes
appeared to have the majority. The House was toter
ably well attended. The evening's entertainments ci.n.
eluded with Uiovanni in London, elf which Miss Lova

was the hero:"'

. The Duchess.6l-ST.APIANS dais in the box on the
left of the pit and parallel with the orchestra. Sh:
entered it at the beginning of the second act, and when
the " wealthy widow" vas on the stage, ordering about
her young husband. The Duchess WAS superbly dressed
in flowing white satin, with turbaned h4t, surmounted
by a plume of ' white feathers, which were slightly
tinged With blushingred. Her Grace had an excellent
colour, lociked. rearm kably well. and seemed in admi-
rable spirits. She most courteously appeared in the
centre of the box, partially reclining over the front of
it, find Acimplacently looked round the house 'for wee
rat minutes. For the-time, attention was diverted from
the ,stage by her rather gorge.sus display, and deki.
dedly bland demeanour. She then took her seat behind
the lattice work, arid was no longer visible to the audi-
ence. 'No other part of the company in such box OW
risible w thukause.

The,Caglia Inn, at Richnionti, was robbed lif several
looking glaits: es on Monday 'tight ; and Mr. Cliatita's
sidrhoard at Barnes Common, was robbed the same
. morning rit a silver teapot and stand, a pint mug, and
seven spoon,.

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• -OLD COURT.
.111IfTENSIVIt 1111BEZMIAMTNT.
.rolcidtiililayinry was put to the bar, on an indict-
ultra charging runs with embezzling various sums pf
nioneyethe prosixt ty of ha master,. Mr., gobed WarrePs
blAcking wsosnufactures, of the Strand,. There were no
less than four di tiuct indictments against the prisoner,
to all of which the prisoner pleaded Godly, add persisted
in it, notwithstanding he was admonishes by the Coate
that hie plea would not avail him in any measure, when
)leinclur
Mr,

:e.came to be pasted on him. .
_,.*igeant, Masts immediately ordered the pri.
soner CO be
.traospor test for 14. years. •
BYTESSITE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. '•
• Williams. Wright was put to the bor on an indictment
charging him. with s,traling a quantity of tobacco, the
propertyel* him.
and Coslins, of St. John-street,
Smithfield: 'Tt a charge was clearly made out, and tbe
Jury found the poi,oner Guilt,.
It was intimated by the firm that the system of rob-
bery •d been carr:ed on for a long period, and their
I,.ss was immeme.
• Williams Ryland was then indived kgrreeeiring ti e
same knowing it to be stolen. Some idea may be formed
of tie time the robbery had been carried On from the
fact, teat neatly 40.bs. weight of tobacco was found in
a mom of the house in which Ryland resided. and
whibh was occupied by a female :tamed Scott, who did
not appear tn give eeidence against the prisoner this day,
andsberrecnoni•-- -ere ordered to be entreated.

.Ilher Ranoable diiected that in the event of any
motion 'being made to discharge the order, it should be
(wide before hi, Lordship.
The prisoner declined saying anythingl n his defence.
and t' e Recommit having a uspand op the evidence to
the Jury, they found the prisoner Guilty.
The•Rn:couDSß then ordered William Wright to be
placed at the bar with the last prisoner, and sentenced
c► em to be transported beyond the seas for tote term of
Inuit en years.
OLD COURT.—YESTERDAY.