The Sun.
London, England, 1813-12-10 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The rage for ii!clf-al !CMS to have extended
its influence to the 'Stage ; tor, in addition to the
omissions and transformations which have taken
place in several of our established dramatic pieces,
The Beggges
_Opera was- last night brought for-
ward at this Theatre, reduced into
,rwo
That there were many passages in this popular
drama which' might °fiend the improved taste of
present times, we middy admit, and we conceive
that the spirit of the piece would not have been
:impaired by the omission ; 1)14 the Stage Reformer
of last night has rendered it into little better than
a mere caput mortuual7 The part of illacheath is in a
great measure divested of its spirit, Lucy and. Filch.
S kit4tir. i 44 4444iiii1i:44.440.101? 4.1,1 d) h gl e av-
prove of the removal of the scene of ViCiissetn.;
blage of Cypriairs, tiva think that, with certain car.-
..
rections,- the festive meeting of A.lcicheirthts gong,
and their ceremonioll3 obeisance to their .Leader,
would have given spirit and variety to the whole.
Yet this scene aiso was omitted, as well as seve-
ral or the songs belonging to Lolly, Lucy; and
. The Beggicr's Opera rendered kemicel, is in
truth an absurd.anonutly, mind it is hardly neces-
sary to add,
.that the Opera appeared quite vapid,
compared with its former influence,. and, indeed,
many of.the auditors testified their disapprobation
by hisses at the-conclusion. Alivs.ll.3,4Elis sang
4.Polly,.v.ith great skill, aiia acted with

interesting simplicity. Mrs. BISHOP sung and
acted so well in what was left of Lucy, that we
wonder the shu'uld so .seldom be called into ac-
thin. The Farce of Mrs,,Wiggins gave ample acope
to the htwanur of MATHEW'S.

Mr.VOUNG, onThursday night, at this Theatre,
ventured upon the ardnous part of Richal d the third,
though his`perfurnutuee was not equal to his
merit in other characters,it displayed considerable
Onlity, and was, upon the whole,.very creditable
to his talents. It seemed evident that, on his first
appearance, and during the ear!ier scenes, he was
restrained by a sense of the difficulty of the task
which, he had undertaken, but the applause which
he received, and the successful manner in which
he gave some of the more striking passages, in-
creased'his self-possession, and, towards the con-
clusion a the play, his usual fire and energy were
exerted with due effect. We have no doubt,,thar
with a further study of-thepart, and more prac.
tire in the represvntation of-it, will rank with
the best ofhis performances; but on this occasion
there was not that pervading vigour, subtility,
quickness, biting-_ irony, and sneering
which form the well-cons't'ructed compound of this
very difficult character.

. .
A few days. since the
..otini.; Marquis' of GRANBY
WaS renioved from Chevelv, the Duke of Rtrr-
LAND‘3 !icat, , near JAewmarket, to Belvoir Castic.l
As soon HS the epiipage opprmiehed, the nuin4otts?
workmea in a body drew it- tip hill to the •Custicy
where a great concourse of di:: tenantry were
sembled, who received the infant Ileir-pppareut
of• the House of. Rutland With tepeattd
liona of joy. •

URA E' Boo*RN !—litt.rally. means-7" Qrapee
uppermosil" The Zettbind fiag:cocsisted of three
stripes, white, blue, and orange. When the ilphe
of Orange possessed the reins of Got'ernment.hvet
the United States, the orange stt was piped
npperntost on the nag. When the Pensioattry Dr:
WurT was lit the helm, the ormigc,stripe wes
b:!1()W t e other hence,- WO lie novo
Itevituie the rallying cry of those who were at
tached to,the Honse of Orange.
Dordrecht, ne Dort, .'hit h, aftvr-tWerity. years
exl,:!rtioje, has now so fay prozi•;eil its hatred
ht the French, Was oneenototion,-; for its admira-
tin of the rrench itcyclatiou. The first Jacobin
Club in flollanif was established there.