Star.
London, England, 1803-04-18 00:00:00

7N22911, Imula

6n Saturday night a new Comedy, under the
title . f 7he Marriage Presuje. by Mr. ALLI/C GUAM.
the author of Fortune's Frolsc, was produced At the
Theatre. The Characters of the Piece were call

Charles Merton • • Mr. C. Klima.
Sidncy . • • Mr. Dyer s a.
'T'andem • • • Mr. BAWNISTIII, jun.
Cencolt - Mr. 11r Ix.

;enrols . . - ..ir. nowToi
George Howard - . Mr. Porr.
F3rnwr Woodlaud - ?Qr. Patlllta.
PoLer . . . Mr. HoLuNGswoa rim
Jedries . Mr. PowiLL.
Mrs. Howard - Mrs Powr r
Mrs. Harvey . - Mrs. SPASM.

Emma Harvey . . Mrs. Joan am.
Mary Woodland - mg. NtraLoN.

PAW T.—Cbarts: Meets*, arriving at his family ittanfion to
take pofretlion, on the death of his father, is involved in a de•
bench by Sidney, a modern man of faOsion, and Tainfon, a
whimtleal charader. who had aged as his father's Steward
During this period, he adults allays Iro.Z.:AI, but ivenveri,g
from his ebriety, be a fo ninth lhneked at the remembrance nt
his offence, that be refolves to offer her marriage: for this per.
pore be writes to Wesdlaed. and gives the late. far &livery to
7,,P.1rm. Who is enamoured of Marv, hut hArl taken meafures
to arreft her father, for refuting to eomitenanee his pretenfions.
Nanny, a reduced gentlewoman, reticles in a cottage
granted by Merroir father, but the !cafe espiring with hint, flie
is involvid in much erubarrantem.— With a view to remove
it, .Erwrier refolves to fee their young landlord, and toreprefan
her mother's fituation. In this interview. the imperil-es Mot..
with animated fentiments of lore ; be is diltraded in a-fleeting
on the promife he has made to Mary frowil.isel, and from this
incident the play derives its title.
Cotrar, an old Stock Broker, refnlves, by a benevolent ate
of his wealth, to emotive:toe the d.owhich attended its aeria-
-1 mutation. and arrives at the village, attended by his clerk Pr
bey. in (torch of objeets of difirefs. He enters the cottage of ;
Gar:, Harrel, who, conceiving him to In unfortunate, treats
him wish hofpital,ty arid kindriefs, and at length Cevfels rccog-
nines in Mrs. Hewer!, his long-lott daughter, who had
vately married the father of Morse, but being repudiated and
detested by him, on a more digible match yr, renting itfelf ire
the perfon of Charier Morse's mother, hat fought to bury ber
wrongs and Gime in ft-elution. Chet ks Afar.,, becomes ac •
gtiainted with his father's betimes, by means of a letter fup -
poled to have been written by the latter on his death-bed, re-
commending Mts. H. sod her fin to hie care, atthe time when
Hewsl4, indignant at Mermes con.MQ to Mary IV‘wilard
challenges him they meet, but are prevented from fighting by
"Irria. an old and confidential fervent, who declares them to
brothera--Mosen. in rise kquel, receives the band of Eaa
Harvey, and Mary Wvalland gives bees to Nosed.
As far as the unanimous voice of an andience
well packed with an author's friends can be fuo-
poled to (peak the fentinients of the public at large,
we mull confider the luccefs of Mr. Att.sretsan
XS compleat. The fentimental language of Lis
play is certainly elegant, and the wit is nut coarte.
The fituations are alfo interefling, and in the con-
duet of the Rory, the probabilities of nature are lint
greatly violated.
The Pet formers did every potrible lattice to their
charatters. BANNIST Alt in 'Tandem difplayed a ver-
latility of whim and humour that excited reiterated
applaufe s C. Kastaxs's Merton is one of his hap-
pia parts. Port conferred upon George Howard
all the interett which the author could wifh.--
Dwv Ea was fpirited and ~.4 in Sidney; and Pat-
in ea and Pmts.*. contributed much by their ef-
forts to the fuccefs of the Piece.

Emma Hart.y is peculiarly fuited to Mrs. JO.-
04111'6 talents and manner, and her exertions were
crowned with unbounded fucccfs. She triumphed
alike in the pathetic and the humorous. She in-
troduced two airs, which were not inapplicable to
the occalion, and were received with enthiifiaftic
plaudits. Thc fiat, which the gave in the fecond
AEI, is comprifed by KILL'', and was defervedly
encored. The woids are as follow :
'V MITI COLINITTI, a WWII maid,
Had Ow been wife, as &ewes fair,
Dy Loam had not been betray'd ;
Who praied her Dupe, and praied Ler air.
And !tole her heart away'
Ah !
Dy vows as falfe, as falfe mild be,
He rniu'd lovely COLASIZTTC;
And melds then away went he,
And left the maid to pine and fret,
Aod Ash her life sway:
Ah ! well-a•diT•

We do not recollea for the lan ten yens, any
produaion at this Theatre which has been more
favottralily received than the .114,rinze Pronufe, and
theic is tin doubt that it will potreli irrelitiliale at-
traantits for the remainder of the feafon.

The Prinitir, which had chießy for its theme
the title of the Piece, WAS Admirably delivered by
Dwv IR. The i, but a thing of., Ibreds
and pAtches," icarcely worthy of notice ; and it
did not derive much interea from the mintier in
which it was fpoken by ?slits tslsLioN.

The audience was numerous and fafhionable ;
the boxes And pit overflowed at an eaily lour.

Yefierday morning their Malts-ruts and the
PRINCESSES, attended by Lord and Lady flu-
' cnorr. the Nfarchionefs of BATH and daughter.
!Gener..l tiWYNtii. General de Bons, and the 1-I,b-
-!no.tra;Jle ILL i MPR IC/, went to St. Geo, ge's
Chape, heard divine fere;ce, and an excelhitt
Icrnio:. by Dr. from the Gofpel scent ding
to S. 5,lL', chap. xi. veriv 25 and 26
Jetus 4nto her, I am the refurreetion and the ti r; he
th.:t beheveth in Me, t:wugh he were dead, yet (hall Le tom:
and whqr, ever hectb and balietteth an Me. (hall ne, die. Be-
4eveft anu this?

The B.thop of NORWICH. Dr. HALM, Dr. }IF Al M.
the Rev. Mr. Lice, and many perfons of Lin-
tialion were prefent. An excellent Anthem Mac
rung by the Choir, in which Mr. CHAMPPi Ls had
a principal part.
On Saturday morning, his Nfajtsrv, attended
by Central Gwymr4F, rode to the right of Arcot
Heath race-ground, where they met the Lail of
Sason ICN and a n :mhcrnf Gentkmen (pot timen.
At half pail ten o'clozir a deer was turned out for
the d.ty', diverfion. At firft feint g off, he 1%11
with great (peed acrofs the camp ground, a.td by
Mr. WF.L‘M'b park. leaving Breeknell to the left,
through the inclofures by Benfield to Waltham
Com m 1, being there in full view of :he fpor timer' ;
from thence he took Ili, courie towards Chatfbrook,
(where he tan th:oogh Mr. VANS:TrARI'I park,
:and n:.4...•r.g a d :curved by IVahharn Corn
moo, atiJ was taken at Bri:k-bridge, alter a good
in of hear two hours.