The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-30 00:00:00

THEATRICAL CHIT'-CHAT.

Messrs. SAPIO and HORN are performing with
great success at Dublin. Miss FoRDE, who had not due scope
for talents in London, is a great favourite in Dublin, but has
been indisposed.
Miss S. i.3oorit is making a very profitable
tour through Scotland, and is engaged to perform a few nights
at Aberdeen. Her benefit at Paisley was an overflowing
bumper.
Miss CHESTER has been too much indisposed
since the opening of the Haymarket Theatre to fulfil her en-
gagement at that place.
Mrs. GLOVER, it is said, is engaged at Covent-
garden Theatre for next season, for the new line of aged Ma-
trons, which she has so successfully adopted at the Haymarket.
Sir GEORGE SMART and CHARLES KEMBLE are
in Germany. They appointed to meet at Vienna. Mr. KEmnLa
is expected in England before the opening of Covent-Garden
Theatre.
Rarnsgate and the warm baths are said to have'
improved ,the health of Mr. ELLISTON; so that we are not
without hope that, by the period when Drury.lane Theatre is
announced to be opened, this favourite of the public will have
sufficient strength to resume the management.
A: new farce is in rehearsal at the English
Opera House, founded upon one of WAstilNGToar
popular tales. MATHEWS is to be hero of it.
CHARLES MATUEWS never was so successful in
the country as during his late trip. At Plymouth, at Exeter,
at Gloucester, and at Cheltenham, the houses overflowed each
night of his performance ; and at Birmingham, his benefit
night, acting in the regular drama, was, more productive than
any other since the time of Miss O'NEIL.
TERRY and YATES are Making great exertions
to open the Adelphi Theatre with eclat. Much is expected
from these. enterprising Managers and proprietors, especially
as they intend to act themselves. This little Theatre will, we
learn, this season include more legitimate talent in its mem-
bers than it has been accustomed to. WREN= is engaged,
and it is probable that interesting actress, Mrs. YATES, will
perform there likewise. '

NUPTIALS OF A HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN.—Whether of a
Highland Chieftain, the birth, the death, or the marriage, is
attended with most expences, it ig perhaps not easy to determine.
At the burial of a late laird of Coll, " 30 cows and about 56
sheep" were, as Dr. Johnson records, killed. At the birth of an
heir whole hecatombs are sacrificed, nor unaccompanied by libe-
ral libations. And to show that the nuptials of a Chief are not
uncelebrated, the subsequent extract may suffice :—" Coll, 13th
August; 1825--Yesterday the nuptials of young Coll were ce-
lebrated here in grand style. A vast bonfire invited the inha-
bitants, at an early hour, to the summit of a- high hill. The
.whole island was in agitation. In a short time the hill was
all alive, and except itself, a ticket might be put up for
island to let.' The company were'seated in the open air. The
groaning tables began to be gradually relieved—mountain-dew
was dealt most unparsimoniously—the warlike tone of many
' bagpipes added to the enthusiasm ; and the great cannon re-
ported the whole to the neighbouring islands! The bonfire
was supported till a late hour, at the ex pence of an adjacent
forest. It had a sublime effect at night ! The occasion gave
birth to dances--to me most antic. If the meeting was pea-
, sant, the breaking up was merry.