The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-27 00:00:00

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homely, hut -impressiVe' and usefulmoralitjr
of Udrge Barnwell N•as ety liroperl 3.ifougl4
ward last night, as the prescht is a period of idle-
ness and festivity among The lower classes of the
people—Mr. H. SIDDONS appeared to•considcrjAc
advantage in the inifoitunate hero of the piece; he
obtained Much aplilause, and excited geoeral sym-
pathy.in 6n audience that coMpletely ceetipied the
Theatre.
,The Play was succeeded by a ncw Pan
tornime, that the holiday Visitorsinigla have mirth
as well as morality the same night. The tile of
this Pa.nrotninte is The Enchanters; or, Harleiplin
Sultatin, and we subjoin the Plot fot the entertain-,
mcnt of our country Readers, who canuot be wit-,
nesses of its wonders :

FABLE.
The Princess Hemjuna is beloved by Bennaskar
and • the Sultatin Misnar. She prefers the latter,
and Bennaskar, stung with jealous)?, has recourse
to the Enchanters to punish her, and assist him in
his revenge. Min encourages him, and by her.
magic she transforms one of her attendants into
Bennaskar's assistant agent, who accompanies him,
. and forwards his mischievous designs. He is pro-
mised success by Happuek, who is the Chief En-
chanter; and the offending, LOver . having retired
with the Clown, Happtick, by the aid of necro-
mancy, assumes the likeness of the Chief of the
Sultaun's l);van,
.and appears', seated on a superb
throne, surroonded.hy his State Officers. The dis-
guised Enchanter next, by a forged story, has infor-
mation conveyed to the Sultaun that the Princess has
fled to a distant country. The Sultaun, almost
frantic with jealousy, orders big 'fleet to be instantly
prepared, and he embarks, accompanied by a pro-
per. three, to recover the PrincesS, leaving Heram,,.
bis Grand Vizier, Regent in his absence, from whom •
he receives a, ring, by the power of which be con-
stantly'sees in a magic mirror What passes in his
absence. Just as the fleet is seen, and the parties
on board, Happuck appears •on the beach, raises a
tremendouS storm, and, the fleet is last. The Sul-
taun, and his Eunuch boubar, alone. escaped being
wrecked, and are Orton on shore. Happuck, the
Enchanter, is next seen in :he air with his agents,
conveying away the Princess Hemjuna, accompa-
nied by Bennaskar. The Sultaun and his attendant
now fall on the earth in despair—Ulin enters, and
by her art transforms them, into monsters—at that
;instant MacOma, the Good Genii, appears in the -
clouds with her attendant Genii. thin the En-
chantress shrieks at the approach .of Macoma
and disappears. Mamma cheers the Sultana and
his attendant, and though she cannot entirely
relieve hini, :from his present situation, to make
it more bearable she gives him and his attend-
ant more pleasing forms in those of Harlequin
and Scaramouch. Harlequin and Scaramouch as,
same the manners and action of their characters, 1
and the former reCeives a power• toaid him, with an
assurance of being made perfectly happy in the end,
.by a perseverance in virtue. Macoma departs, 'leav
ing one of her Genii to direr his pursuits—they
,ar,
rive in • Bagdad—the Genii advises bhp to ,phice
himself slay for sale tollenbaskar, who iscorn-
ing for the purpose of making purchases to enter-
. ain the. Princess—Bennaskar arrives, purchases
number of females ; also Harlequin, and with them
departs, Scaramouch following. Ben naskar arrives
at his house, and is met by Ourodi (Pantaloon) his
Father; they enter the house with their attendants
and slOes.

The Princess it discovered lamenting her situa-
tion the Genii appears, and after preening her
with a talisman to prole& her virtue against the force
of Bennaskar, disappears. Bennaskar entets, .at-
tended by servants and female slaves a banquet is
prepared, at which he and the Princess sit, and a
dance is perfotmed. Bennaskar assails the Princess,
who pruteas, herself by the talisman, and he is
borne off in a stupor. Harlequin makes himself
known to the Princesi, who now takes the form' of
Columba ire. A variety of pantomimic, incidents take
/Ake, with various success, by the opposing parties.
The EnChanters having deposed the Regent, take
upon thernielves the regal power, and appear in
their new dignity to Harlequin, who is inconsola-
ble for th6,loss, of Columbine, but they assure him
that his return to his own country. would restore
him to happiness. and his throne. He next sees,
Columbine in the power of Benna,kar and the En-
chanters, but by the aid of the talisman he rescues
her from their grasp. The evil enchanters are de-
stroyed,tbe Princess is restored, to the Sultaun, who
re-assumes.his original dignity, and the Piece con-
cludes with the celebration of their nuptials. ,

If this Pantomime is not the best that has been
seen for many years, it has at least a good mixture
of the terrific, the splendid, and the grotesque. As
the scene ill a great degree lies in the East, there is
considerable scope for picturesque beauty, in addition
to all :its magical magnificence and domestic ma-
chinery, *bud upon the': whole the composition is
very well calculated for those for whom it is intended,
and will no doubt fill the majority of the speCtators
with ,pleasureiand surprise.
The music is partly original and partly compiled,
and the invention and seleCtion are creditable to the
talents and judgment of Mr. SHAW, the Leader of
the Band. .

A new Harlequin made his appearance on this
occasion. His name is HARTLAND. He is very
active, and a good vaulter. Mr. MONTGOMERY, the
new Clown, however, seemed to be the chief fa-
vourite. He possesses a great share of that humour
which Pantomimes require, and is surprisingly alert.
He was often guilty of the fault of speaking and
bawling to his fellows in the scene, as is usual. at
the circus, and such places of entertainment, which
is very improper in a species of exhibition that
ought to be charaeterised merely by gesture, except
where singing is introduced. The Pantomime was
altogether well received, though there was some op-
position at the close, which prevented it from being
dittinaly announced for this evening.

DIMOND has been particularly fortunate with
his ildrzgn and Orfila ; fir besides its success on
the Stage, he has disposed of the copy-right for a
greater sum than has been given for any dramatic
work that has appeared since Pizarro.
His SICILIAN MAJESTY has, it is said, been pleas-
ed to confer upon Sir SIDNEY S>lkrit the dignity of
a Duke.