The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-12 00:00:00

THEATRES.

OLYMPIC.
An agreeable trifle, called One Hour; a Carnival Ball,
was produced at this house last night. Tire scene was laid
at Naples, whither Mr. Charles Swiftly has pursued Mrs.
Bevil, and her two nieces, who left Florence for !lio purpose
of avoiding. him., The aunt has no objection to re,leive Mr.
Swiftly as the lover of 'one of her nieces, but Mr. Swiftly,
with provoking pertinacity,' takes every opportunity of oaking
love to the other, who, like a prudent young lady, has already
clandestinely provided herself with a husband, and cann
therefore, even in the absence of the first, think of taking a se-
cond—partly we presume out of a duo respect to that law
against bigamy which, with the brutality characteristic of the
laws made by our fusty old ancestors, declares such a proceed-
ing to be an " instigation of the devil," and " against the form of
the statute in such case made and provided." Her great diffi-
culty, however, is how to repulse such a persevering rattle-pated
madcap. Her husband has gone to England to seek the forgive-
ness of her parents, and in his absence it is deemed pru-
dent to conceal their marriage. " What a pity," exclaims
Mrs. Bevil to her married niece, Mrs Smith, whilst talking
over their dilemma, " that we could not persuade Swiftly to
transfer his attention from you to your pretty cousin, Miss
Dalton. In this aunt=like suggestion the obedient married
niece concurs, nor does the single one seem by any means in-
clined to imitate the bad example of our first female pi‘ogcni-
tor. In short she enters heartily into the project, and Mr.
Swiftly having solicited of the aunt one hour's interview w.'th
her niece, without naming which niece, it is decided that Miss
Dalton should receive him instead of her cousin. Swiftly is
accordingly introduced, and his first disappointment, his em-
barrassment and impatience, and the display of Miss Dalton's
attractions, by which he is subsequently gradually conquered,
may be easily imagined when we state that Charles Matthews
enacted Swiftly, and Madame Vestris Miss Dalton. We need
scarcely say that the scene was admirably performed. Some
interest was occasioned by Matthews, who offered to give Ma-
dame Vestris a lesson in singing, with a guitar accompaniment,
breaking down in the middle of the air, and which, notwith-
standing the encouragement of the audience, he was unable to
get through.. The ball scene is a beautiful one. The dresses
of the characters splendid, and the dancing elegant, Mathews,
air with great spirit, and danced the tarantella with Miss Fitz-
to make amends for his first failure, sang a buffo Neapolitan
waiter admirably. Madame Vestris sang and acted with her
usual vivacity and archness.

.ROYAL S TAND A RD.
This theatre, under the sole management of Miss Byron,
re-opened last night, having been completely refitted and de-
corated during its short close. The company is efficient, and
Miss Byron herself appeared with great eclat.
The house was well attended, and the entertainments were
the comedy of Charles 11., the extravaganza of Don Giovanni,
a ballet, arranged by Mrs. Worrell, called the House Warm.
ing, or the Village Pic .Nic, and a new original Irish farce, by
tHhe.
HP.idGea, and they.rattan,Es ofq., called Darby O'Donnell, or the Man
were performed with great applause.

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laden The Unit
with-iron from Montrose to Newcastle,
schooner,
on Christmas-day, ,driven upox
thelkingrikek,.
neAg„Nort,ll Blyth, and has become a total
wreck. Crew saved,--Berwick Advertiser.