The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-22 00:00:00

TIIE THEATRE.

COVENT GARDENT.-This 'l'heatro last night
produced a new musical drama, in two acts, en-
titled Lillu. To satisfy our country readers we
shall subjoin the characters and plot.

DRAMATIS PERioNx.
Brenhold Silecian Farmer) - Mr. Fawcett.
Ehrenberg (the Pastor of Petersdorl) Mr. Cooper.
Martin Brand - - - - Mr. Connor.
Victor St. Phar (a French Officer) - Mr. Power.
Jacob Grotzen Mr..J. Isaacs.
Fritz Flack= - - - - Mr. Keeley.
Joseph - - - - - - Mr. Chapman.
Peter - - - - - Mr. Meadows

Lilla (Brenhoht's Daughter) -
Maris - - - -
Grette - - -
Antonette - - - -

- Miss Paton.
- Miss J. Scott.
- 111ri. Hudson.
- bliss Love.

FABLE.

" Brenhold promises the hand of his daughterr Lille to his
friend, Martin Brand. She, however, is already privately mar-

tied to Victor St. Phar, a French officer, against whom Brenhold
is brooding a dreadful revenge some Frenchmen having
slain his two sons in battle. To make this revenge the more com-
plete, he has admitted the Frenchman under his roof, and delayed
his purpose for 3 months. Lila confesses the attachment. to her
father, and he threatens her with maledictions unless she foregoes
her love and marries Brand. She then informs the latter, under
an injunction of eecresy, of her marriage, and he betrays it to
Brenhold, who thereupon goes mad, flies from his house, and
precipitates himself into a torrent, from which he is saved by a
peasant, named Flackzen. He is supposed by his dependents
to have been really drowned, and they, E apposing Lila to be
the cause of his misfortunes, set fire to his house, with the in-
tention of consuming her in the flames. She is, however, saved
by the interference of a benevolent Pastor (COOPER), and con-
veyed to the same cottage where hei father remains. Thither
she is followed by the wily Brand, who is about to carry her off'
by violence, when he is Met by St. Phar. They have a despe-
, rate conflict upon a bridge, Brand is slain and thrown over into
the river. The remaining parties are then reconciled, and the
piece ends with the usual quantum of happiness."
This Piece seems rather of German than of
French origin, as it has a mixture of the comic
and the horrific, though not much of the former.
It is not important enough for a first Piece, and
it is too melancholy for a last. It has, many im-
probabilities, and ♦ery little novelty. That a fa-
ther should be admired for his general benevo-
lence, and yet be tyrannous to his daughter,
is somewhat inconsistent : that he should harbour

a man for the purpose of finally wreaking his
vengeance on him because he is. a French-

' man, is another violation of consistency. That
he should become mad because his daughter
marries the amiable object of her choice, and
refuses a villian, is another extraordinary cir-
cumstance. Finally, that he should not re-
cover his reason by plunging into the sea, and
recover it by an act of insanity in shooting
at his daughter, completes the absurdity of the
character. The music of the piece is appro-
priate to the incidents, but not very pleasing
in itself. One of the songs sung by i‘liss LOVE,
is taken from The Troubadour by Miss LANDON,
a young Lady who has a high poetical reputa•
Lion.

The piece derived all necessary suppo

from the acting. F iWCCTT displayed great mer,
in peurtraying parental agony and consequeni
madness. Coorra, who is always a steady and
judicious actor, gave moral force to the character
of the Pastor. CONNOR was a very good villain,
and lila:Lel- a diverting rustic. Miss PATON,
as heroine of the piece, proved that if she did
not possess her pre-eminent musical powers rhe
would be a valuable actress in pathetic parts.
She has already established her reputation for
comic talents. Upon the whole, though there is
no striking novelty in the piece, it is not incon-
sistent with the usual probability of the stage,
and is interesting in its progress. It was an-
nounced for repetition by COOPIR, with general
assent and no opposition.