Star.
London, England, 1827-10-25 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

DRURY-LANE.

The Comedy of She Stoops to. Conquer was repeateil
last night at this Theatre, but without any chaagefioni
its former representations. After the BAfki
Camp, PEAkell Farce of Comfortable lodgings was per.
, formed, in sshich LISTON played off the ludicrous alarms
of Sir Hippiftgion Miff with considerable effect.

COVENT GARDEN.

Mooßs s dostlestic Tragedy of ihe Gamester, and the
melodrama of The Sedeeet's Wife, were the perform.
since, at this Theatre List night, and di splayed some of
the ablest acting which the stage can 4 pre-ent butt of.
ENGLISH THEATRICALS IN FRANCE. •
It would appear, from the following acemerv'eireebr
the Qatolidieithe of the representation of Jane Siere,m
Prris, that the English style is so much liked as to
render a change in the whole system of acting in France
probable.

" The manner in which Rowel tragedy has been performed, bar
given a great lemon to oar tragic actors. It would have afforded a
gratifying triumph of Tessa, the ooly actor of OW times capable ey
understanding sod appreciating the dramatk bystem of the Food
performers. The Parisian public may new judge whether peepsss
emphasis, psalmody, affected pauses, declamatory Ong-solg, and
studied gestures, are tragic elements, or whether the expreobt cif
the soul, nature, and grace, ate not Wirer means for affecting the
hearts of an audience ? That exprestico, that nature, and that gran,
masticated Tet.Ka's qualities, and were because ot his prodignes
memos, and that precious ma atit/esie owed to the English, a far.
which be avowed himself with pleasure."—The Quoadwisactko be-
stows considerable praise on Mrs. Waaaaaa, AMOR, M AIM eni
CliefleAbr, who perfolffned. Alicia, Hastings, Shore, at 4 the Pelt
Weise. With respect to Miss &WHIM, It speaks (and the Char
Maisel and the Anneal des Deets are still more enthusiastic) la de
follow* eeillee--.. Miss 8111111•011 is admirable leeks., pan sties
character. We who have sem Miss O'NEILL in Jong Slave, new ow
feta that she ftemiently reminded as of her. She threw into the Oak
perfornsaace a shale of geode melancholy, and an affecting united
love and repentance, which proves a deep knowledge .(sloe
sources of ber art, or rather a remarkabk degree of unit heat,
for it is by her fidelity to nature, still more than by artist casaba
doss, that Miss Smithson has enchanted all Park. houseman
that sbe should come over to France. to make oar tragic somas
comprehend that it was partible to depict during a whole sat the
torments of hunger—to pass through every stage of a tong lam&
log agony, and to drag an exhausted flame on the scene, whim
ceasing for one single moment to be touching and pathetic—Mint
, assenting one &Wende which was not noble and graceful—or sea.
out producing ass ingeesion .f voice which did not touch the seat,
That scene has produced so great an impression, and deacons a
pealed so fabliau, that we predict that ere long our stem 44t,
damnation will be altered, or that French tragedy will walagelm
1 bane in Pude

A &bet violent shock of an earthquake irn felt as
the 10th of October. at 12 minutes to three, rxio dives
places on the borders of the lake of Zulich.

The late Mr. Girroato was certainly unrivalled as a
Editor and Commentator of the elder Dram itISIL 111
MASSINGEIR, the Bra Jossou, and the FORD, are MORI
menus of his tasteful labour and critical skill. The kr
and poems of &MUST. which never had been pie
vioasly collected and uniformly printed, Gimes lid
to finish ; and we understand the Life qf Shirley, slid
alone was incomplete at Mr. GIFFORD'S death, watts
a considerable state of advancement.

• -
An anecdote is current in Germany, which shows&
disposition of Marshal Blucher to reader praise to eke
praise, and honer to whom honour, was due. On to
return to Berlin, the Marshal was present at a grind
fete given by his Prussian Majesty, in commernoratios
of hicseevices ; and he was congratulated on his grit
achiNements. in ackpewledging the compliant,*
brave veteran said, vl To my gratitude for the deliver-
ance with which DLVINE PROVIDE/ICI has blessedar
country, are My feelings of thankfulness to the sum
gracious Power for having endowed my hand with fbe
ability to perform what my bead planned. Therm
my head," added Blucher, pointing us Geiser" irhs
had acted as his Quarter-master General, "be
e
who concerted our movements, and I executed then.
The Commissioners of Woods and Forests, aided by
their Architect, Mr. NASII, have, i t is said, spin changed
their plans with regard to the new building intended's
be erected on the ale of Carlton Palace, and ieeGid
dens. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM was to hare cord
from his house an uninterrupted view of the Pik: or,
it seems, houses are to be built at the bottom sf
Grace's garden, to his utter annoyance. A wide OAF
was to have been opened from Pall.mall, at the rid d
the house of-Mr. Evans, the bookseller, to Cat-tuts-suer ;
and the Terrace, which is likewise suspended, red tbt,.
houses on the east side of Mr. EVANS, ale hot 10 °'
taken down. p,ince LIOPOLD objects to gme op 10
residence ; so that there will be no outlet for came
at the west end of Carlton-street, unless the presal,ee'
termination of the Commissioners be again wined.
Sunday se'noight. as Mr. HARRIS,
traveller for the firm of. Carr, Woodhouse, and CO!,
Sheffield, was. passing in his gig between WWI
Green and Ntanellester, hii Lorre, a young one, '
fright at. some object, and leaped over a hedge.
horse, with the shafts, passed over the cbstritc:
leaving Mr. HAnnts. with the, body of the gig In
road. - The uritdrtunate Gentleman, who was 70 Y
of age, and very corpulent, was taken up by four stets
and remosed to a cottage near the scent of glded:,
-.when it' was found that his spine and head were seeeT. J.LF
many years
injured. Mr. HARRIS survived until Thursday !IT^
when expired.—An Inquest was held on Ftnifl
the deceased, when the Jury returned a verdict
"e Accidental death."
Saturday, as Hook's Deal coach was coming de.
St. Martin's-hill, near Canterbury, the reins UfitOrt.
stately broke, on which the coachman jumped og
• box and ran to the horses' heads, when they, tn_c°
on one side, drew the coach upon the 'tone slept of
houses adjoining the road, and it fell over. Ses'aes
.
coachman, there were three passengers on the vs',
of whom were very severely bruised, one of chea;
man of the name of Stu let, so much se deed he
taken to the Kent lind Canterbury Hospital, while
now lies in a very precarious state; the other, de
happy to say, is doing well.