The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-13 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

A new Farce was produced at this Theatre, entitled the
Phrenologists. The fable of the Phrenologists is as
simple as possible, as extravagant as we remember to have
seen, and not by any means of new fashion. Mr. Cra-
nium (Mr. BLANctotn) is the brother of Mr. Pinchley
(Mr. BARTLEY), a Calcutta merchant, with whom he is
at ♦ariance. Young Pinchley (Mr. BALLS), having de-
serted his fatht r's counting-house, crosses the Atlantic, and
appears in the neighbourhood of Cranium's house. He
sees his cousin Clarinda, falls in love with her, and
knowing his uncle's hatred both to himself and to his
father, and his enthusiastic admiration of phrenology, he
introduces himself to Cranium as a devoted amateur of
that science. Having gained admission he soon finds the
high road to his cousin's heart, and wins the favour of
Cranium by his adhesiveness to the favoured system.
No sooner, however, has he become at all settled in his
new habitation, than his father, with his servant Block,
arrives and demands admittance, having taken the mode-
rate journey of some 15 or 20,000 miles in search of him.
Young Pinchley is in despair, but his servant Quickset
(Mr. WRENCH) relieves him from his difficulty. Cranium
expects a madman to be seat by a mad doctor to be phreno-
logised, and on the proposal of Quickset, Old Pinchley,
is converted into the madman and Block into his keeper.
Pinchley, senior, is locked up, and the drunken Black
appearing to be mad too, he is also put in confinement.
They resist with all their might, but Cranium, his visitors,
and his whole household attend to examine their skulls, and
are for some time too much for them. At length, how-
ever, Old Pinchty makes a desperate struggle and
regains his liberty, followed by Block. He immediately
seeks a constable, re-enters the house, and is on the point
of taking Cranium into custody, when the real keeper ap-
pears to announce the arrival of the true Simon Pure,
and an explanation takes place. But while these things are
transpiring Young Pinchley has become the spouse of
Clarinda, and Quickset has taken to wife Laura (Mrs.
KEELEY), the clever confidant of the heroine. Of course
general forgiveness and congratulation end the piece. '1 be
Farce was favourably received, and in some respects de- ,
servedly so.

THE SIAMESE YOUTHS at DRURY•LANE.

Last night the Siamese youths appeared at Drury-lane,
but not in the common acceptation of a first appearance—
they took their seats with all the easy dignity of gentle-
men in their private boxes. For some days past it bad
been announced that these singular but unique strangers
were to pay a visit at Drury-lane, and that Mr. Charles
Wright, with his wonted spirit and politeness, had pro.
cured for them the use of Lord Chesterfield's box. The
curiosity of the public was of course excited by this an-
nouncement, and numbers flocked to behold the double
wonder of the day, and the glory of the Pantomime at
the same time, many taking credit to themselves fur their
sagacity in hitting two birds with one stone.
Before the rising of the curtain the pit, dress, and first
circle of boxes, were well filled, while the galleries teemed
with lots of gods and goddesses, in pretty equal propor-
tions, which rather excited the amiable admiration of the
gentlemen of the pit. All eyes were turned with wistful
gaze, not to Jack in the Box, but to the box of expec-
tancy, and the united company soon made their appear-
ance. A round of applause and generous welcome saluted
the strangers, who seemed rather abashed, but came for-
ward to the front of the box (next the stage, and in a line
with the dress boxes), and bowed modest thanks. Their
appearance excited a momentary swim ise, with an appa-
rent disbelief that they were united, till theinvoluntary
impulses of the one seemed to constrain the involun-
tary motions of the other. They looked like two boys,
and were dressed in black jackets and trowsers.
Their union could not be ascertained from the boxes ;
but might be inferred from the constant similarity
and obsequiousness of their motions. The opera of Ar-
taxerxes proceeded, and the audience were occasionally
diverted from the actors on the stage to the mute but more
attractive actors in the stage-box, who seemed to regard
the passing scene with a mixture of curiosity and interest
which betrayed great intelligence. At one time the au-
dience seemed to doubt that the Siamese boys were really
united ; and at another that doubt was dissipated by the
abrupt motions of the one boy suddenly exciting corres-
ponding actions in the other. They gazed alternately at
the actors, the audience, and occasionally when something
odd or particular touched their fancy, communicated their
delight or surprise to their friends near them in the boxes.
When the first act of the Opera was over, a loud huzza
and calls of " the Siamese Boys !" attracted their attention,
and they came forward at the instance of their friends,
and bowed to the audience. It was remarked as singular
how well-timed and harmonious their motions were, as if
springing from one common impulse. They had scarcely
sat down when they observed some ladies over-head stretch-
ing out their fair necks from the boxes above to get a
better view of the " strangers," when the twin on the
right, who seemed the moving hero, and more active of
the two, stretched forward his head, and looking up to the
boxes, laughed and nodded to the fair faces above, who
half recoiled with shame and joy from such especial notice.
The farce of the Citizen succeeded the Opera, and the
youths were equally charmed with the broad grins of the
farce, as with the melting strains of the opera. It is not
our business to criticise the merits of the opera or farce
performers here, which, thought deserving of all praise,
yet yielded in interest to the curiosity manifested to watch
the proceedings of the Siamese youths.
After the termination of the farce, the youths with their
friends withdrew for a short time, and returned some time
after the Pantomime commenced.

Their attention was much roused by the many working
wonders of the Pantomime, and they appeared to be mute
with surprise, or bending forward with eager interest to
comprehend the bursting glories of a scene teeming in a
magic state of mutation. They were almost too busy in
the enjoyment of the tricks and splendid pageant to be able
to communicate their sensations to each other.

In this manner they continued till the end of the Pan-
tomime, when they rose, and bowing modestly to the ap-
plauses of the audience, they withdrew, highly delighted
with the treat.

The forthcoming novel entitled " The Man-
ners of the Day" is the production of a Lady celebrated in
the beau monde for her wit and beauty. The story, is
said to be, in part, a narration of what she herself has
observed in the world of fashion, particularly as regards
t' e female portion of the aristocracy.

Mr. GLEIG'S COUNTRY CURATE.—Few
persons can have forgotten the sensation which was pro-
duced by the appearance of CRABBE'S Village Tales.
What Mr. CRABBE did in poetry, the author of the
Country Curate has, we understand, effected in prose;
his materials, like those of Mr. CRABBE, being collected
from rel life in some of its most remarkable forma. The
story of the Poacher, for example, contains, it is said,
the history of a singular character who lived not long ago
in a village near Ashford. The Miser, again, died about
ten years ago, after having served a cure in Romney Marsh,
upwards of a quarter of a ci.ntury ; and the Parish Ap-
prentice ran his course within the memory of the last ge-
neration ; his career is a very extraordinary, though a very
honourable one. The same may be said of each of the
remaining sketches, which describe a great variety of cha-
racter.