Star.
London, England, 1828-11-06 00:00:00

.14 guoN mow BRA Y,' Not 9.

From all quartets we Icon that the winter
sports will this season be kept up with more shag vs.
spirit $ and firm the increased demand for hunt"
prices hive risen considi rably. At Melton isto,te:i
more horses have alte.dy wised than during
former year at so early a period of the seas„
nearly. All the stables are already engaged. si4
Mr. Ross has returned from Scotland, and his paid
match with Colonel Anson foil 0001. which ercites,e4
interest in.ske sporting world, takes place neirt Barge
Mills. on Saturday neat. On Monday last he commt",
practising at pal tridges,- on Lord ilarhotough.l.:
serves, at Stapleford, but only bagged six brace. 0;"
to the shyness, of the birds. In Leice,tershire
betting has taken place either way ; but Colonel An,
from his superiority in game shooting, seems a deem
favourite.

THEATRES.
MUM-LANE.
Miss PntutPs, who had made bn favourable tot,
pression on the town by her debut in the riga Trill*
appeared loft night in the mote arduous chariot, la
Mrs. Haller, and with such deciJed success, that it NI
have advAnced her to a very high rank in the poNg
estimation.

The natural qualifications of this young Lady. hit
quiet and graceful deportment, the bland expresica
her features, and the pathos of? iter tones, all cooht
to give her immense advantages for the charactes_.
Adder to these, she displayed in all the pi incipskeeb,,,
that power of touching the heart without doing sio.
knee to the judgments which is perh.sps the sone,.
sentlal quality of a great actress. In the points e"
the temptations to extravagance are highly danger,"
to the young and the aspirirg of her professiou, ,Et
touched the verge with the force and the tiuth ut
cure, but also with the skill, or rather we should pet.
Lhaps say, with .the natural dramatic faculty, which es,t
restrains its• possessors from the one step dist consta
totes excess. Her description of the lile 01 teacefsi
innrcence was beautifully delivered. and the scene in

which she di closes herself to the Countess created;
deep sensation throughout the house, and formed, i,.
deed the finest part of a performance eininehtly smoked
by the grace and the power of genius.
Mr. YOUNG% 'granger was a masterly wo'k. De
speech in which he denounces the destroyer of his hap.
piness is sublime, if the expression can be applied
any effect which the drama is capable of producirl.
It brought down the acclamation of the audience, aid
three distinct rounds of applause. The Play was very
strongly cast. Mrs. FAVOIT played the Countess better
than it could be played by any other actress iiison the
stage. and COOPER was highly effective in Steinfixt
FAIRER was the representative of Solomon, a character
below his talent, and consequently not well me?.
HARLEY was extremely droll in Peter. When Mr.
YOUNG came forward to announce the repetition of the
Play. for Saturday, he was received with loud cheering,
and the universal plaudits of a crowded Muse.:
COVENT-GARDEN.
A new piece, called The soldiers' Stratums, was
produced here last niet. It is a translation from the
French.

The story of It is soon told. Colonel Laths (Mr. Emma),
having been wounded in an engagement, is carried to the Castle el
-Baron Moll ~(Mr. Emcees), a stupid old Gentleman, whose
household, as far as the audience is introduced to it, coedits si
a daughter, Matilda (Miss Poeta), her servant, Bertha (Nis,
Humus). and a footman, ICatzback (Knave). The Colonel fah*
in love with the Lady, and then discloses his passion to her fatter.
who gladly receives him; but, hearing that his, younger brother
Ernest (Mr. Gases!) is in the neighbowbood. and abert to 111
him, and fearing that if he sees the Lady be will became his rive.
he makes his messenger drunk, and tries to prevent Ms entrants
into the castle. Ernest sees in Matilda a Lady whom be has use
in Paris, and to whom be has sworn eternal love. The Glad
Ands his fears me mailed, end in his attempt to get rid of his
brother, and in his brother's attempt to gain the Lad/, emit
these Soldiers' Stratagems, which, it must be confessed, are
monstrous clumsy ones. The Colonel says his duties as Ge.
sterner of Tanks compel him to depart, and that his brother RIM
go with him. Ernest reminds him that be may delegate
his authority to any other dicer ; and the Colonel adopts the
suuestlonly making him his deputy. aid commanding him to set
Mr instantly. He then proposes himself to the Lady, who, believing
Ernest is false, accepts the Colonel. Ernest makes use of his new
authority to compel the Baran to turn his brother out of Mace,*
on pain of bring shot, and then contrives to IM-educe himself. #
short explanation serves to reconcile him with Matilda, aadhy this
time another stratagem is brought to bear,,by the Colonel's having
him arrested. The matter is then'fairly pet to the your; Lath's
decision, who gaps, that as the has promised to take the Colneelfor
bee husband, she will be as good as bet word. but confesses that she
loves the younger brother better ; upon which the Colonel, *borer
a strategist is an uncommonly good.natuted person, relinquishmlit
claim, and Matilda is married to Ernest.

Such materials for li Comedy have seldom been put
together. The plot is as bare as well can be, ve in-
cidents new few, contrived with little ingenuity, and ex-
citing less interest. 'these is hardly an -itiempt at ohs.
ratter; and the dialogue is excessively dull, except
where an old familiar joke is stuck in. I. was head
patiently, but not without di san probation, w'•ich, as the
announcement that the piece would be tepeated an Si..
tuPday, was expressed loudly and unequivocally.
ThelOpera of Rosins followed, in which Miss Bx:
emu) appeared in the character of liosina. As her
timidity wears off, her powers are developed with all
the advantages that belong to them. She played with
considerable gracefulness, and executed the delightful
songs in the part with great ,kill and effect. A little
pritice cannot fail is give her full command of the
talent; she evidently possesses, and will make her a
valuable acquisition to the operatic strength of the house.
Tne gas in this Theatre has, from the commence'
meat of the season, been offensive, and latterly it has
become so much so as to cause general complaint. Lae
night, during the first act of the Comedy, after various
flickering., and ebbs and flows, the lights round the
dress circle became extinct, and on the fall of the cer-
tain, Mr. Fawcerr addressed the audience upon the
subject. He stated that the evening before there had
been considerable difficultyrespeaing the supply of light
from the same chandeliers, and that the whole of )e-
-terday had been employed in investigating the cause.
The investigation was nut yet completed, but these was
no doubt that villany had been practised by woo
party or other; and be assured the audience that in-
quiry should not cease until all was cleared up, and that
the chandeliers shoirld never again be lit until it was
certain no such accident could occur. He suggested to
tire audience that their convenience would be best con-
sulted by not again lig:iting the chandeliers which were
extinguished. This p.: opootion was adopted, and as far
at the effect of the perfot mantes was concerned, it was
heightened by the change. After fialf-price the house
was numerously attended.

It is confidently rumoured that the wot k under the
tkii of " TAUS Or Inn °aria Sr. Bitax•aa," it written 1)1 ae
Author of the noble btory of &habil.

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