The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-30 00:00:00

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01. all
,:the sinks of vice..and cnertiptioa , with I
which this metropolis abounds, 'sonic- of ttie_plaeeLe
called Private Theatres are perhaps. the greatest.
A few' particulars of the- interurtl economy 'of rnie
of these schools of infamy wilt shear the degree of
abhorrence -in whi•ch. they ought to be held, and.
how tiecessary it is become fix the.-Poliee to abate.!
these nuisances, and disperse:thesevilt associations.
House-rent, lights, door-keepers, &c, being all
articles' of expence, it may be supposed that the
Manager mnst:be a man of property.---The reverse,
bowever,'iseenerally the faet. He is some illiterate.„
low paltry schemer, vithrut eitherrnoney or credit.
But it may be asked how is such a fellow to :defter.,
the expences of threatrital 'establishment'?
.thing is more easy. His btisiness.i." to learn the
names of all the stage-struck clerks, ae.s.appreutices,
to make up an acquaintance will' all the unfortu,
nate boys and girls who have a propensityi to the
stage, and .to seduce as many more as the can.
Posseseitig this valuable- fund of knowledge, the
Manager announces a play, for instance, !‘Romeo
and Juliet," and alt the' candidates for Theatrical
fame are immediately apprised of the intended
performance..., They alt flock to the Manager, each
anxious to enacr a favourite part; and here com-
mences the.Manages' harvest., A grocer's appren,
• tice in the Strand stilieitsthe honour of playing Ro-
meo, •but he is assured by the' Manager, that the
play
.has been cast SOeral days, and that Itonzeo.is
promised to a neighbouring under a penalty
of 31. The :young grocer is a-'hatidsome 'young
man, the ladies.,are all iri love ‘vith :him, and what
youth of this,description woeld hot give-any money
to !lay Itonied'.o He rettes solicitatikn. The
Manager at kind' yields .V its great Jelutatuke.
to his request, ',and receives 51. to : cover the
t rfeiture, and the affront ()tiered to 'the tailor,
in depriving him- of his part. In the same way all
the young ladies' would be :Julien.; but there is
only one Juliet ili'th6 piece, und she has been-un-
fortunately promised to :a young lady of distinc,-
tion, at the wet end of the town,- who had en
gaged four boxes -for her frietidi upon that express
condition; It is not, therel‘le, a trifle' that could
compensate
the loss whicia the Manager, Must
sustain, by offending a' Lady of, her rank and eon-
neaions, and tee fair candidote Must pay actord-
ingly. But it is not the. hero end the heroine
alone that must pay-for their parts. All the sub;
ordinate charaders must producee, .according to
their degree" of 'estimation, down -.to the caeille-
souffers ; andeliere,is one recent instance ofa very
pretty girl, a milliner's apprentice, who atinaily
robbed her mistress, and pawned her clothes, 'to
raise money to purchase leave, to May Jenny Dicer,'
in The Beggar's -Opera.. Here then the play is
strongly 'cast, admirably ,got up, without' any ex-
'pence to the'Manager. He has a fine Company,
and, instead Of paying 'his PerformerS; 'they pay
him, All the wages they. receive in 'the' week,
all "the pocket-money derived frtrm .Their pa.
rents, or their friends, are thuS diverted into
the coffers of the Manager. The Play being
now ready for
.representatione. it only remain's.
-to provide a full house;- but thisrbuSineeS is ma-
eaaged- with equal- success and ingenuity. The
Manager must have some friend, some colleague,
to assist him in the affairs of so weighty tied exten-
sive a concern. This worthy tv:idjuser is generally
a clerk in some extensive establishment, whOhas
timrsiy of re commendin .
g himself to 'the
custolners ley his civility . and .attention. : The Play,
• is,accordingly announced fore his.benefir. Be has
sustained some loss and the customers cannot re-
flee to tickets. Here, 'then, is a handsome
sprinkling at once,
,arid, with the addition of
chance visitors, the curtain frequently rises 'to a
bumper. In this way two teliows, of this descrip-
tion have been known to divide loot, on a night,
when the Theadres4loYal were nlayingeo half the
money. The artitiCes and intrigues •necessary to
create and uphold this, system arc as vile as they
are %/firms. SWindlers are introduced to girls as
young men of -fashion ; Cypriot's are introduced
to lads as young' ladies ,of charaaer and fortur—
The place swarms with Afilltvoeds and George barn-.
leellt.—MasterS dre--robbed by their servants, at
parents by their children ; the population of 80,
, tanY Bay is increased ; and the Calender overflows
at Hick's-Hall and the Old Bailey.. -

PEDESTRIANISSI..—.It has been stated, that an 01r-*
fordshire Yeornanof the name Of Dow nebliad under-
taken, for a Wager, of 100 guineas, to travel 40 miles
a-day for ten successive *days. The pedestrian started
at eight- o'clock of i Wednesday morning, near Dor,.
chester, and pursued a course towards Newbury, and
about six miles from that town, the 40 mites having
been.completed, he arrived at dusk in the evening,
.and after refreshing hiinself with stewed yeal :mit a'
pint of wine; retired. to rein. At sib, o'clock on. the
following morning, he proceeded,
.eu his second does
journey towards 6alisbttry : the day was unpropitious,
and Mr..Dol.vne was 14 hoUrsin performing hi 4 task.
lie slept., at the .house of Mr.-Winch; grazier; :;it
slough Varm, Wilts,. a distance of
,76:miles, from
London. The pedestrian purposed taking his course
eastward, and it is supposed that hi: will, touch at

the tnetropolis.thisniglii. lie. is accompanied only
.by two hcirsemen, and as his route. is uncertain tin-

til he rises in the morning, his way is not much
peeled,
UNLoN-HA.L.L.—Nesterday T. Groves was hrougist
up on a charge of having entheziled divers kilns uf
money, at `different. times, to a large
,arnouut, the
property 'Of his employer's, who 'are brewers, tesid,
lug at LaMar Tooting, with whom lie Ilia lived, ,ItS
collecting clerk, fur a long,titte's die wasovnrait-
ted 'Cot a fiNtnre examination.
Thomas Clark, living in Barron' s-buildings,:lll4ek-
friar's-road, was charged with having violently
treated and otherwise ill-used his wife and family';
when he, for thersaid, otrence.and want ,of, sureties
as tci his future good, coodua
.anti behaviour, was
cominitted to prison: • ••
MICHAEL Pauaz, in the Play, says, «Ah, you
may laugh, you have a House to laugh in," and am-
ple reason will they have to laugh, who obtain a
Fl onse in: Skinner-street; for it' peculiarly belo,igs
to the City. lottery to change an Air-built Cderte
into a solid one of brick and, mortar I.—Tickets and
shares are selling:by,PAßTEß .11(1SANIULL, st, Char-
ing'-cross, and 4, BkinnOr-street.

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