The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-02 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

HAYMARKET.—The Africans, one of those
well-constructed dramas, in which the pathetic
is admirably blended with the humorous, and
which does honour to the Muse of the Younger
COLMAN, was revived last night at this Theatre,
and operated powerfully upon the sensibility and
the risible muscles of a numerous audience.—
LISTON, the original and the ludicrous LISTON,
gave all his former luxuriance to the part of
Henry Augustus Mug. The whimsical speech
which he addresses to the Mandingoes, and
the Song, in which he recites his own ad-
ventures, and which none but the fertile
imagination of COLMAN could produce, was
irresistibly diverting. Mr. JONES was the Ma-
diboo, and he gave full effect to the charac-
ter. Mr. JOHNSON, a new recruit of the
company, and who is well calculated to
improve its strength as an Actor as well as
a Singer, was the Seiko, and he did justice to the
part. Berissa was assigned to Mrs.CHATTEILLEY,
who acquitted herself very ably. The play al-
together went off most successfully, and was
followed by the new farce of Love Letters, which
also passed off with much applause.
ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—The season COM.
menced at this Theatre last night with The Mil-
ler's Maid, a very interesting piece, of two acts,
which was very popular last season. It is likely
to be not less so (luring' the present. It was well
supported by BARTLEY, EMERY, T. P. COOKE,
ROIVBOTHAM, WILKINSON, and Miss KELLY.
—They were all well received as they en-
tered. An amusing little musical farce fol-
lowed, entitled Love among the Roses, or the
Master Key. We have not room for the plot.
It is diverting in itself, and was rendered more
so by the exertions of BARTLEY, WRENCH,
KirrsoN, Mr. J. BLAND, a son, we hear, of Mrs.
BLAND, of Drury Lane Theatre, and Miss CAREW.
The last piece was The Vampire, a terrific drama
of last season. A numerous and applauding au-
dience seemed to portend favourably for the
season.

THEATRICAL FRACAS.—An incident of a melo-
dramatic comic description occurred lately dur-
ing'the representation of a vaudeville, entitled
Le Mariage de Scarron, at the theatre des
Celestins, in Lyons. Mademoiselle Marigny,
who appeared in the character of Ninon, was
received en her entrance with murmurs and pro-
longed shouts of laughter, the pit thought the
figure of the actress, which is rather clumsy, and
her indistinct declamation, too strongly contrasted
with the portrait which history has drawn of the
charming Ninon, who inspired passion at the age of
eighty. Mademoiselle Marigny, who doubtless
did not participate in the sentiments of the pit on
the point in question, came forward and said in an
emphatic tone, which was rather ludicrous,—
" Gentlemen, I see I have not the good fortune
to please you ; I am not accustomed to this up-
roar; I shall retire." At these words the mo-
dern Ninon withdrew with gestures expressive of
anger and Indignation. One might have said it
was Corio/anus pronouncing the celebrated—
" Farewell, Rome, I depart." The audience
did not approve the little peevishness of
the great actress ;—hisses were heard from
all sides of the Theatre, and it was loudly de-
manded that Mademoiselle Marigny should
come forward and make her excuses on her
knees. Bernard Leon, the hero of the evening,
represented to the powers of the pit that Made-
moiselle Marigny deserved some indulgence as a
woman ; some replied, no regard was due except
to ,the fair sex. The tumult was increasing,
when Bernard Leon thought of commencing
his part; and as the audience were very well
pleased in listening to him, Le Mariage de Scar-
ron was quietly celebrated, and the clauses of the
contract were heard in silence. But when the piece
was concluded, Mademoiselle Marigny was again
called for amidst loud uproar. The Sub-Manager
stated that the actress had escaped, that the au-
thorities were in pursuit, and that she should be
punished. The public were not satisfied with
this explanation, some persons affirmed that Ma-
demoiselle Marigny had not left the Theatre,
and that the Manager had said what was
not the fact. During this conference between
the pit and the actors, the stage was taken
possession of by a great number of persons,
and the Theatre was not evacuated at one
o'clock in the morning. However, the must ar-
dent at length became tired of waiting for the
fugitive or concealed actress, and every body de-
parted. Mademoiselle Marigny was arrested the
next Iday at her own house by the authorities,
and conveyed to prison. 'We know not whether
she intends to make her appearance again at the
theatre des Celestins, and whether, in that case,
the public would consent to pardon her fault
without the most humble apology.—(French
Paper.)

One of the first manufacturing houses in Leeds
has completely succeeded in burning the smoke from its factory.
The first duty of course is to feed the hungry,
but as fever is making such rapid progress in
Ireland, we suggest the necessity of sending
medical men into those parts where disease
is most prevalent, together with such medicines
as may be necessary. Every method has been
adopted to find employment for the poor—roads
are to be cut—buildings erected---harbours
made or improved. The improvement of eighteen
harbours has been already commenced.

FOR THE SUN.

HOLYWELL-STREET.

Ma. EDITOR—As this seems to be the age of
Reform, I beg leave to propose the removal of
minor grievances before any change takes place
in the Constitution of Parliament. The chief
inhabitants of Holywell-street at present are the
Sons of Israel, and they seem to be as much
inclined to wage war against all Christian Pas-
sengers, as the Turks are against the unfortunate
Greeks.—lt is the custom of these Jew inha-
bitants to place their chairs upon the pavement
for the purpose of enjoying the refined amuse-
ment of smoking; but to do them justice they
do not seem inclined to confine the grati-
fication wholly to themselves, as they are sure
to greet all passengers with a passing whiff,
and which the latter can hardly avoid, even
by walking in the carriage way. Seriously, Mr.
Editor; these descendants of the TWELVE TRIBES
are a great annoyance to the whole neighbourhood,
by the clamours which they raise,by their intrusions
upon the pavement, by their frequentfeuds and con-
tests with each other, and by the insults which they
offer to all passengers. In fact, the " purlieus of
Drury Lane," which have long been stigmatized
as the haunts of profligacy, have now the ad-
ditional nuisance of the noisy and nasty followers
of Judaism.—What are the Parish Officers about
that they suffer this public grievance to exist ?
It has already reached to a most disgusting ex-
tent, and will become worse unless the Parochial
Guardians speedily do their duty.
June 30, 1822. AN INHABITANT.