The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

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rn •`IAYMARKET.-ToThie credit of the rrianage-
ent of this Theatre, it does not confine itself to
the fleeting productions of the day, but occasion.
allY revives those pieces which were the favourites
oa
f a former period. The Way to Keep Ilim,
Com-i_
y well calculated to correct the errors
Of fashionable lifer was brought forward last
fight with such a judicious assignment of the
respective characters, as enabled it to afford much
Pleasure to a crowded audience.—This play was
written at a period when there still lurked among
the genteel circles of life some remains of that
sP,irit of gallantry which marked the manners,
7,nen CoxortevE produced his witty hut licentious
medics. But the gallantries of Lovemore and
Nir Brilliant would not now be endured in gen-
teel circles, though they are probable enough for
othe stage.—lt is erroneously stated in a Morning
a f Per this day, that Mr. MuoPHY, the Author
the • Comedy before us, 44 affected an inter.
course 'with Coffee-house Wits." The Critic, how-
P7erl does not appear to know that the Bedford
(
I;`)i'iree'llOUSe was at that period every night the
i change of the most distinguished wits scho-
ars, and ,
literary characters of the time, and
inPPY Was the man who could procure a seat
t 0 catch the current criticisms, humour, and
kind of classical contagion. We have heard
sii:or.rtNivieul"" s"
how
eagerly he listened to the
sallies of FOOTE and GARRICK, and the
earned wisdom of A K ENstnr, who have all left
~C4l(3which strew that they were not mere
t. 'Wee-house wits." But Mr. Murtml" was in-
Iltiatei With Lord MANSFIELD, Lord Ifor.r.aND,
;• JOHNSON, Winneantrasy., and DUNNING,
/ipn° sure
ly were not mere ere''coffee-house wits."
.4:11" was also patroniied by the Earl of BuTE, to
icloontrolyiehdiedicated his "Orphan of China." ilk
Gray's 11111 Journal," which he wrote when he
his st year, manifests spirit, humour,
trildjudgment, which we should be glad to find in
This Coffee House Wits" of the present
rouls tribute is due to the memory of a Gentle-
,vap who possessed great merit as a dramatic
taste as
and who has proved his learning arid
4r-," as a scholar by his translations of TACITUS
lire SALLUST, and his Latin versions of cele-
o-fltted English Poems.—To advert to the play
reef last night. Mr. C. I(EMBr.c gave a cor-
-.Nrcrt ra4d spirited representation of Lovemore,
1-,,:i'ri o!vts was very sprightly in Sir Brilliant
and LISTON irresistibly ludicrous in Sir
,tia'qful Constant. Mrs.CHATTERLEY is SO lively
it. actress that we should have assigned the
to 11.;:)to Belmour to her, but she carve an interest
viv 'Ts% Luvemore altogether, and in the assumed
11413, tcyt:
appeared
with connubial regret, in the
to much advantage. The
rs't.(4, Be/nrour was supported with characte-
/jot: gaiety by Mrs. W. CLIFFORD, and Miss
Mr was highly respectable in Lady Constant.
thes''r .tYLEuttE gave the part of Muslin with all
corr,el!sy flippancy of a pert Abigail. The
d,
'n‘ Y was altogether brought forward with
cct When LtsroN came, with all re-
quisit
aigtite gravity, to announce the dramas for to-
-14 such was the impression which his preced-
_tir%Pherfortnance had excited, that it was some
Perch7,f_°re the laughter of the audience would
hear` "im to speak, and at last he was hardly
are amidst the general merriment. There
former Words in the play which savour of
--S,Matthers, such as cuckold, damnably, &c.
ar? whack
and are now not usual in genteel society,
triad 4.llich should be changed in conformity to
geld, irefiuimproper ement. It may not be to
stont that the characters of Sir Baslyid Con-
i•nd his Lady were actually taken from
MEI 4 Ife Mr. Facrsrcir, a cousin of Mr.
4hledDliuv,, a gentleman of fortune, who re-
‘varibr'll Ilanover-square, in the house after-
tach,d °rcopied by Mrs. Prozzr, was much at-
Nljti, it° his wife, but reluctant to display his
alettort affection. He amply supplied her with
alfect f°c receiving- the best company, but
secrete4tfl object to her numerous visitors, while
,iversoosY exulted on her receiving so many
"vellioc, of rank, though he never joined her
koki gaieties, and was proud of seeing her
riz
rorz, h(asses adorned with cards of invitation
Nvel
This whimsical fact we re-
'ram Mr. MURPHY himself.

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111, tatr ' . "°•--The Frequenters of
and request
t'utt he- Precent their compliments to Mr. - %
N ,fillaymarket
L t),tll 4NIII favour them with a clear foot path from thasttoTnielseatorer
641/4nt kbliknk3eatilleetpaisnt,rnfordat present they must toil over .
411illg, and the ttira,mlipelsi
trampling
so
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hackney-coache being; expose lto
horses. the
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The performance
tit thi ":r 14°NDON THEATRE.--• .
44,141,4 I::4l'::tstrizi Theatrece not having . changed
we now advert to it.lforsutlrtee
Iviii„P,nrPose of expressing the increased p ea.
me
tliu' we der;ve from the singing ,of Macia a
cl,ii".4. This Lady, has lately recovered from
114., full state of health, but has not yet regained
tho 4 stren-
, 6th of her voice, naturally powerful,the
"4 hat Present somewhat enfeebled by_
w. Ntt,et3 (q. her indisposition. It is already,
14,,,','°r sufnei,it compass for the extent ofhl‘olr.
ii‘, , -ToN's Theatre, and being of peculiar.ts
I"ir"ness, atid under the management of l
tllat ,i4wtter's fine taste, justifies us in saying
lirt ' tttlarne BAUR is one of our most pleasing
RPri.
kr - .........incomeme
• 1
rdeil nevc Is in Paris, but joins the Crovaerint!
kti stalidard on the opening of the "" •
gil. / .
ll'ettt tls hoped that the Managers are in
C.• le itli Miss KELLY. But why does Mrs.
Pt'liretrMlitt, who is so accomplished an actress,
''ell o-ron" a service which her various talents so
, Aliel,atlifY her to support and adorn ?
14(16-4 l''°()TE) we are sorry to learn, is so much
thetl:,6Bed that she is not likely to resume her
ALtat duties for some time.
tri,' 4
titetsitoS4 tPt hria7tsh---i s NfVaevocuanri positivelyteof the
pcontradict
leads Y Married.
Site still, we are assured,
l'easo,i4 icift-of " single blessedness." The true
stitt,d :31 tier quitting Covent Garden, we under-
14lary),15' that she had been refused an increase of
der t for which she had- applied, because, in
,„°llld i: attend to her eutv in that Theatre, she
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• ave
been Obliged to decline many other
tkitv der engagements, front which she could -411141. 'vett Pecuniary advantages much more
c(ltla.te to the required augmentation.