The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-17 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL THEATRE.

TgE Liverpool theatrical season closed on Friday
sem-light, with the Comedy of The Soldier's Daugh-
ter, which was perfotined to a very full house, for
Mr. tAtirKs's'benefit. The following is a correct
list nfithe:tecdipts at the benefit nights of all the
Performers,,wnich are
,nvich better, taken altogether,
than those of last season.

..• Mr. Emery .. . 323 •14 6
Master Betty - - 277 12 .6
Mr. Elliston - - 258 9 6
Mrs. Harlowe - . 25'2 '0
0
Mr. Banks - , 226 8 o
Miss Duncan - - 221 15 0
• Mr. Cooke - . - air ix o
Mr. Bannister .- • . zOB s-. 6
Mr. Blanchard ' - - 173 o o
Messrs. Paterson and Wilkinson 173 0 . o
Mr. Archer . 166 8 6
Mr. Roberts . - . 161 0 0
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Johnson 148 o o
Mr. Waring • - . 142 0 0
' Mr: Smith, ''''• - - 140 0 0
Messrs. Howell and Middletoe • 336 16 6
.Messrs. I)4oreton and Forrest 130 0 0
~;,-. ~ Mr. Harnerton . 123 u, 0
Mr. D'Arcy - .- 18r • .o
. : Miss Norton • . - 1.8 o 0
_ :, • Mx. 'Huddart 95 7 6
94
Mrs. W. Penson - . 6 6
Mrs. Young - - - 74 12 0
: • Mr. Penson 73 19 6
Mr. Brown and-Mrs. Skinner 70 7 0

Mrs. JORDAN was to have performed the principal
charader in Miss LEE'S, new Comedy ; but as. that
admirable Athess does• not Mean to appear this sea-
son, the part will most probably be assigned to Miss
DUNCAN. " • .

The School of Reform was to have been represent-
ed last night at Covent-Garden Theatre, but on ac-
count of EMERY'S indisposition, The Beggar's Opera
was the substitute.. Due notice, however, of the
change was circulated by pr.inted bills.' • •
F. THE OPERA.—The: second appearance of Madame
CATALArif'last night, in the. Opera of. Semiraniide,
again produced a crowded Audience at the King's
Theatre. 'The very favourable reception of the for-
;Mar night had'dissipated her fears, and her powers
-were drawn forth with, increased effect. She is, .as
,we have said, a very,surptising singer, and het per-
"formance excites great pleasure as well as astonish-
ment. The Audience in general were emulous in
bestowing applause on this great Performer, Orticu-
larly in her bravura passages at the close of the first
aft. The new dancer, Mad. PRESLE, was.so much
indisposed as to be unable to appear last night.
An ;attempt has been made, by the circulation of
a printed paper, .purporting to have been written by
a.Subscriber to the Opera House, to excite a °riot in
that place on account of the increase in the annual
rate of the Boxes. After the statement which we
'gave of the burthens under which the property la-
, hours,. and the vast deficit attending the last .four
._seasons,•• such an attempt is unjust and illiberal. It
Eatinott surely be supposed that the Conduetor of that
Theatreis-to present novelties to the world, at a very
• great expence, and that he, is to receive no requital,
but is absolutely to .sustain a severe loss. , The sub-
Scription. to the Opera House is' a matter of mere
choice, and it is the height of absurdity to suppose
that a certain enormous expence is to be incurred,
with only:a casual profit at best, and certainly at a'
very considerable risque.

Mr. ALLINGILAM'S new Farce is to be of the mu-
sical, kind, and the music is to come from Mr.
CONDELL, whose judgment and talents as a Coni-
poser are well known to the Public.

,The Mr. MEGGOTT whO has recently appeared
upon the Edinburgh Stage, and already raised him-
self into great celebrity in that enlightened capital,
is not an Aaor of the same name well known in
several Provincial Companies, nor any relative. The
latter is entirely a Comic Performer. The new Aaor
at, Edinburgh, according to report, is admirably qua-
lified fOr.the heroic and sentimental province of the
Drarria.

The Deputy High Bailiff of Westminster and Mr.
PAULL have recently had an epistolary intercourse,
which, it is said, is likely to terminate in a Court of
Justice. Mr. PAULL'S letters, it is said, discover
that negligence in grammatical forms which may be
expeaed in a great genius, and the Deputy High
Bailiff has thought proper to point them out with
the accuracy of a PRISCIAN. It is surprising that
Mr. PAULL, with all the pride of conscious genius,
does not imitate his great political model, Sir FRAN-.
CIS BURDETT, in keeping a Secretary at Wimbledon.
Boxrso.—After the sale of Mr. Mr.wsn's stud,
at TATTERSALa, a conversation took place amongst
the sportsmen, respecting a long-talked of contest
between Pittone and Gulley. It was proposed by a
party who were willing to back Pittone, that be
hould be matched against Gulley, and that the win 7
a'shottld afterwards fight the Game Chicken.