The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-27 00:00:00

HE I'LTEA "RE.

King 's.
The public,, we are persuade:l, will syr ' -r hize;
With us in the • pleasure which . we, feel in stating,
.that thb opening of the-Opera House last night, un-
der the dire& ion of the Proprietors of the late Theatre
in:,Covent Garden, was attended by a v.cry
TOWS audience. Before the curtain drew up, " God
,Save the King" was performed in the Orchestra, the
...audience standing,-in testimony of their revea and
affetlion for their venerable Sovereign, and express-
ing their pleasure by loud and universal plaudits.
As soon as'the curtain arose, Mr. KEMB LE came'
forward in full-dress. He was received with ttl'e
warmest marks of approbation, which for Some thud
prevented 110 speaking; ant operated pa strongly upon
his feelings as almost to preve4t him from speaking
at all. At length
,when the general zeal of the au-
dience abated, and he.was able to subdue his agita-
tion, be addressed them nearly in the following man-
iner

• ‘! •LADIES AND OtNTLEZ.IEg,
not in lily power to express the very high sense of
gratittniewhicb the kind reception I have just ekperience.t
has excitedin my heart, but be assured, that however wurfs
'AnitylA me, can never be wanting in the gratitud.: which
is clue for your patronage on .many former occasions, and still/
more particularly for.your favour on the•ocurrence of that
calamitous event which is the cause (dour opening the King's
• Theatre this evening. My objett, Ladies and Gentlemen, in,
presenting myself before•you now, is to address to you a few
words on the subject of our appearance here. The Theatre
.01 the 1 titian Opera, we are well aware, is not provided witb
all those conveyences with which it has bees the custom to
assist the works of our owin Poets, and we therefore have £0
intreat your tnvour tor those ina.curacies and ditlicultie
which must necessarily occur as to 4enery, dresses, and de-
corations in some of the plays. At the same tune -we be to
assure you; that this indulgence. shall be claimed as seldom,
and for as short a time as 'possible: for the perpetual appeal
to indulgence is indeed the abuse of it. You perceive that 110
time has been lost in adapting this house, though in a neces-
sarily.imperfe6t manner, for the continuance of your amuse-
ments: and the Proprietors are already occupied in pre pa ra-
tions for constructing a new Theatre, which they trust will,
by next September, be worthy of your attendance and pa-
tronage, and rise an appropriate ornament to the Metropolis
Of the British Empire."
This Address was received with the most flattering
tokens of approbation in all parts of the Theatre, and
continUed for some time after Mr. • KEMBLE had
'quitted the stage. The Tragedy of Douglas fol..
lowod, and was supported by the usual performers,
with the exception•of BAERYMORE, , who took the
part of Glenalvon, in consequence of the absence of
COOKE. He was received very well on his entrance,
and during the performance. Mrs. -SIDDONS dis-
played her'accustonied excellence in Lady Randolph,
Na Mr. C. KEMELE was highly animated in Young
orval. POPE acquitted himself ably in the Stranger"
and the Play altogether went off very successfully.
The Afterpiece was Rosina.

The Dukes of YORK and CAMBRIDGE, and mnnY
of the higher Circle were present. The Theatre
presented a beautiful coup d'ceil ; and the removail of
the partitions in the lower boxes, rendered it ,fiery
commodious. The Pitt and Gallery were crOuded•
There were but few of the private boxes unoccu-
pied:
-It 'had been invidiously reported that the. prices of
adrnissron were to be raised, but notwithstanding the
vast augmentation of expence which attends the per-
t-cm-Mai-ices at, this Theatre, and the greater propor-
tion .of free visitors, no such advance was in con'
templation.

The Windsor Tile2tre closed tor 'the seaso"ugt
--tv
night. Mrs.- Munin, who been a great favporl
at hat place, spoke a farewell address on the occ4l.
slot], and excited' much sympaihy a..d applato4'
This Lady is soon •to make lier appeal-duct. at plur)A
lane Theatre. . .

The younger BOLOGNA is one of the suff-acts by
the late dreadful fire. His talents as an artist are
well-known; and he had'prepared a vast number (A,
drawings and models for scenery and pantotnimiC
mactiinery, all of which fell in the general wreck.
Among the articles saved from the elf:as Of the
fire ;which destroyed Covent Garden Theatre, not.
the-least remarkable is the Cap of Liberty, which
used to be suspended over Inc bead of the Chair-
man of the Beef-steak Club. This curious
which was presented to the Club by the celebrated
JOHN WILIUS, wasdug out of the ruins onSatur-
day,
.‘,viLhout having received the slightest injury.—
A very large gridirdm, • belonging to the Club, and
which is nearly a century old, has .also been re'
covered.

. . .
Mr. T. Dulnltg presented, a Play last Soso" to
t
Covent Garden Theatre, on the same story a; , e
gn which Mr. SKE'eFINGTO'S built his play Pi ,1-
Mote,riousillother. The original was' in Fren"'
Mr..DIOIN'S drama was to have been brought, for-
ward last season, but was deferred in order to bo
one of the early novelties of the present season at
the Opera House.

Viscount CHETWYND was introduced to his MA'
JESTY•9II Wednesday by Earl
miIEN, and Sir S'
Coi-rqgt.L, on his being appointed one the Clerks ef,
the Council in-Ordinary. Fl:s Lordship has been
many years an extra Clerk of the Council.
. Government is under contrast with Mr.
of Fenchurcli.strect, to provide 524,000 soils 0'
clothes (green) for the Spanish Patriots. Nyo.,
deritand these articles are to be delivered nog week"
The fortress of •Komorn, in Hungary, • which 14..
now constructing under the direaion• of Field-Mari
shal CIIASTELLER, will, Wile', convicted, be one
f.
the strongest in Europe.
o
Captain C----,, who lately died in the Rules
the King's-Bench, is the only illstanCe of any GO.'
t 4!Ltpi.lo, having been, detained there so long for a bl3ll'
lar ,v4r4itt

opi•SSoll POE;ON.----TiliS Gentleman, who ,:-
one,of.the greatest scholars in Europe, and partior
lasly in knowledge of the Greek .a lip age, died on
.Sunday last, at the Loudon institution, of which it':
was Librarian. Unhappily his prudence was
correspondent with his talents, and a devotion Wt...
.the bottle had gradually been preparing that state °.
health which was expected to puta period to
long ago. He was social and entertaining in Ylic:/t(1"
life ; nor was there the pride of the schoia'r °bier-v:5
ble,in his general intercourse' with society.
much to be regretted that his greatialents and loc.:-
found attainmenis should th.us have deAroved,,iii
the meridian of life, 'a man Who might oChorw'se
have been the luminary of literattire and Science.
Diedyesterc.oy, at his bouse, No.. 3 (-,Upper flarleYd
street, in the 74th year of ~is age, greatly regrel'e
by allahri had,the pleasdre of knowing him, AAP'
INGE STACEY, Esq. He was at elegant scholar,
aO 3
ati urate historian, an agreeable con/
incerc friend,, and an excellent titan. panioo,