The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-01 00:00:00

DRAMATIC INTELLIGENCE.

'Extracted front" TuE LADy'S MAGAZINE ;" or, Mirror
of Belles-Lettres, Fashions, Fine Arts, Music, Drama,
4.c. for October.]
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The staunch lovers of the drama have now a bright prospect
before them. The Theatre, which is endeared to them by un-
dying recollections of the richest enjoyment,. and which is en-
nobled by the greatest names in the dramatic art, is about to
open with .the happiest auspices. We rejoice that we are able,
from exclusive sources ofinformation, to gratify their curiosity
respecting the chief improvements in the house, and the most
important arrangements for the ensuing season ; and we pro-
ceed to lay before them a detail which will justify the warmest
anticipations they can cherish.
And first, let us give them a view of the altered interior of
the building. On the first of August, the whole was pulled down
to the naked walls, to give the fullest scope to the entire con-
ception of the artist; and now, while we write, a new interior
is springing up as if by magical aid ! Those who have so long
complained of the vast area of our Theatres will now begratified
by a judicious contraction ; it will be sufficiently great to increase
he facilities of seeing and hearing in every part of the house, yet
not 'enough to destroy the gorgeousness and splendour of the
scene. Wewould not have tragedy' with sceptered pall' re-
duced to seek a throne in a hovel, where cribbed and cabined
in,' she could hold only a diminished empire over the
hearts and imaginations of the people. The front boxes, which
before were proportionally much nearer to the curtain than in
any other theatre, are now advanced five feet nearer, and the
width from box to box is ten feet less than before, so that the
pit is rendered narrower by that space. The ceiling has also
been lowered five feet, and the opening of the stage has been
heightened ; and thus every part is made to correspond in the
nicest symmetry, and the best scope is given for the scenic pic-
ture. That intermixture of the audience with' the actors which
destroyed the illusion and produced great inconveniences, will
now be obviated by an entire change in the prosPenium. ' Two
Corinthian pillars of burnished gold will terminate the public
boxes, and give to the stage a definite boundary. Behind
these a curtain of superfine green cloth will be extended previ-
ous to the commencement and after the close of each perform-
ance, fonning a most refreshing contrast to the'gaudy curtains
lately copied from the French, and giving the welcome repose
to the eye after the splendours of the scene. A splendid drop
scene will also be exhibited at the proper-intervals. The pre-
vailing colour Of the house will be French white, profusely
embellished with burnished gold ornaments, while the interior
of the boxes will be of the richest scarlet. t may well be con:-
ceiyed that this interior will combine airiness and magnificence
in a felicitous union never before realised in any theatre in
London. _

To ensure the Comfort of every class of the audience, great
attention has been devoted. At the back of the dress circle are
twelve family boxes, each of which will commodiously hold
eight persons, and will allow to all a complete view of the stage.
These may be taken by the night • but, if not engaged, will
be opened for the accommodation of any respectable visitors of
the theatre who may choose to occupy them. Each of the dress
boxes will be adapted for the reception of nine persons only, for
all of whom chairs will be. provided. • All .the arrangements
tend to the exclusion of improper compan'y from the neighbour-
hood of the dress circle, and to the entire prevention of circum-
stances which.have,made many an honourable man' feel that
he had done an imprudent, if not a criminal act, in conduct-
ing the most beautifill and innocent of his countrywomen
to the national theatre. In the pit, that elevation which
has been found so advantageous already, has been pre.
served ; and we have heard that Some improvements have
been projected, though we cannot speak with certainty respect-
ing them : perhaps
,some of these changes, which require
consideration, have 'not been finally decided. Nor have the
hearty frequenters of the gallery been forgotten; their domain
has been rendered much more commodious, and brought five
feet nearer to the stage, though before Considerably nearer than
in Covent-Garden. This advantage will, we trust, increase the
enjoyments of Olympus, and render it less boisterous.
If we take a glimpse of the arrangements behind the curtain,
we shall find new opportunity 'atibrded for the completeness of
the scenic picture.— A large recess has le3en formed on each side
of the stage for the purpose of working scenery for which bpt
slender accommodation was before provided. We now expect
to see none of those strange accidents which' might disturb
even an infant's faith in the reality of the spectacle ; no in-
coherent joinings of palaces and cottages ; no groves nodding
in the drawing-room ; no fairy vision exposed, shorn of its
lustre, amidst the busy haunts of ordinary mortals. The ap„
proaches to every part of the theatre have been improved, espe-.
cially that to the priVate boxes, and the passages leading to the
box of his majesty. He will now enter by a handsome stone
staircase leading through a vestibule to his • apartment, which
has excited such , warm admiration, but which, for want of
proper access, was Seen only by few. ' Hence his Majesty will
immediately enter. his box by-, folding-doors when he shall ho-'
nour the theatre with his presence: '
But the genuine,pla,y7goer willinqnire.v;ith impatience, what
performers are likely to • gladde4; the,Splendid circle thus pre-
pared for their reception ! He will be delighted to hear that
nearly all the principal favourites of last season retain their
places, and that they will be more st,rongly supported than ever.
Mr. Kean, whom': the SCOttish news-rnongers lately conspired
to kill, will, of course, take the lead .in tragedy, and will no
doubt be inspired to put forth all his wonderful energies by the
crowded audiences which the more improvethents in the house
will necessarily gather. It will be a treat indeed to see him'
play Othello under the infltiences of an excitement sufficient
to carry him to that height of passion which he reached on the
unforgotten night when Booth appeared under his auspices.—
He will be supported by Mr. Cooper, almost if not altogether
worthy to be regarded as a first-rate tragedian,- and 'by Mr.
Young and Mr. 3Lreor froni Liverpool, of whose talents re-
port is high. Mrs. West,' incomparably the beSt tragic actress
yet in London, trill resume her statton-randthus we shall hope
to see tragedies acted, not only with corianninate,power in one
leading character, • tut • with •a' full and' 1116.1TM:dons excel-
lence, which will leave little for the most fastidious to desire.
In comic actors.thecompany is rich,indeed.• ~liere is the ,enter-
prising proprietor himself in the entire possession of his ever
mantling spirits, still the liveliest .of wits, the• soul of-whim.
Here is Miinden, the stout-hearted, the myriad-faced, the truly.
pathetic, now only at his very ripest. Here is the ever vivaci-
ous and • versatile. Harley ; that freshest
.of • rustics Knight ;
the dry; caustic, and potent Terry, who has, been too long ab-
sent from the winter boards; and•Dowton„the.truest of Hy-
• pocrites.' Mrs. Glover alsq, and. perhaps another or two well-,
known comic actresses. of
,whose engagement we are not so
assured, will appear, with some new arid beautiful, faces
from country theatres. But what shall we, say to tile strength
of the operatic department? We can scarcely believe• our
pen when we write, among the Drury Lane performers, the
name which seeined for ever associated witu Covent-Gar-
den—Miss Stephens—yet it is true. that she is hereafter to
throw her delicious enchantments around the silent and
ravished circles, of Old Drury ! Only conceive of Miss
Stephens and Braliam together—as they will be—supported by
Madame Vestris, Miss Povey, Miss Forde, and Mrs. Austin a
singer of high repute from Dublin. , Our eers.absolutely tingle
with expectation while, we think of it! We scarcely know in
what department .to place . that enchanting little pheneMenon,
Clara Fisher, 'who is engaged for three years, and who is to be
produced in little pieceS . written expressly for her age and
powers, in which she will not merely awaken wonder, but give
real pleasure to her admirers. All the best English dancers too
are engaged for the ballet—a luxury banished of. late from the
English stage--,-and Mr. and Mrs. Noble, and Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Byrne, with the fascinating Miss. 'Tree, are to lead off
the dance in a ballet •by M. D'Egville: This ever sprightly
addition to the amusements of the drama is worthy of peculiar
remark, not only, as evincing the liberal spirit which pervades
all the arrangements, but as affording encouragement to native
artists, whose emulation it has been the fashion to repress, by
exclusive partiality to fercigners. We do not see why true
grace may not be cultivated at our national Theatre, and, in
spite of the miraculous twirls of the Parisians, Britannia
rival France.'
After the statement we have made, and for ,the essential cor-
rectness of which we regard ourselves pledged, it would be ab-
surd to offer any eulogy ,on Mr. Elliston. He has long been
assailed with gross and un meritied abuse ; every low and vile
source of calumny haerbeen eagerly sought by his foes; every in-
credible and inconsistent talc of his parsimony has met with
eager believers. He has now replied to his slanderers by deeds,
which it is impossible to mistake, . and which must utterly
shame them into silence. The expence of the improvements,
which reflect the highest credit on Mr. Bea4leyeth.e architect„is
estimated at not less than 1:15,000, and they have afforded,
since the close of the season, constant employment for more
than five hundred workmen. Such is the dispatch which has
been used, that the theatre is expected. to open on the 12th of
October—a day which will be anticipated with reStlesS pleasure
by all lovers of plays. Who is there that does not wish to the
course:through evil ;report
an man h
and through
t hwioou
ghha s solong
good
report;h da even
io now:is
making:an effort he,
yonti all precedent fox the revival of the oldest-heloved among
our theatres, a rich over-payment of aticcess? :

NORTHERN EXPEDITION.—A letter has been
received by a Clergyman from his son, on board
one of the ships of the Northern Expedition,
stating they were all in good health and spirits ;
had plenty of rain ;—it also says they had
caught a great number of rein-deer, which they
had made pies of, which would serve them for a
long time ; and it ends by stating, that an opening
presented itself, and they had every hope of get-
ting through.

Letters from Barbadoes, to the end of July,
mention that there were then three American
vessels, with permission, laying off that port,
waiting for the American Intercourse Act to let
them enter.

The Foreign Journals have brought us no in-
telligence of any consequence, except two articles
from Vienna, dated the 14th and 17th Septem-
ber,—and even these are not put forth on any
authority that entitles them to credit. Accord-
ing, to the latter, the affairs of Greece are to be
taken into consideration, by the Allied Monarchs
and their Ministers, as soon as they have all
assembled at Vienna, without waiting for the
opening of the Congress at Verona. The motive
assigned for the determination to bold these ex-
traordinary and unexpected conferences, is the
Urgency of the affairs of Greece.—The article of
the 14th states, that the opening of the Congress
has been delayed by the death of the Marquis of
LONDONDERRY, and alleges, that the appoint-
ment of the Duke of WELLINGTON, as his Lord-
ship's Successor at the Congress, was requested_
by the Court of Penna.—A third article pretends,
that his Grace is not to proceed to Verona, but
to return to England immediately after the con-
clusion of the preliminary Conferences.

FRENCH FUNDi.--SEPT. 23.
Five per Cents. Opened at
Closed at ..... 93 f. c.

Bank Stock

-1647 f. 50 c.

Neapolitan Five •per. Cents 77L f.
Exchange on London—One Month.— 25 f. 50 c.
Three Months 25 1. 35 c.

Letters have been received from Constanti-
nople,. dated the 26th ult. The following is an
extract from one of them:—
. ,

" CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG.- 26.—Late intelligence has
been received here, of Corinth (the seat of the Provisional Greek
Government) being in the hands of the Turks, as also Napoli
di Romania, being provisioned by the Greeks. It seems that
a part of the principal Greeks, forming that August Assembly,
could not resist the tempting offer of sonie.thousands of pias-
tres, to betray their friends, and' deliver these places to the
Turks, which, . when entered by the latter, a general sauce
q.ul-peur took place. The Senate disappeared, as also the
'National Chest,' containing an immense sum, and other pro-
perty—every one securing what he could lay his hands upon.
(no delicacy, you know, amongst Greeks). Several hundred
'families fled to Zea, and others to the lonian Islands; hitt Sir
THOMAS MAll' LAxn instantly ordered them off', agreeably to
his declaration in u Proclamation issued some months since, that
these islands should not be the refuge for Greeks who continued
in revolt. The Turks are in great force at Argos, and overrun-
ning the Morea like swarms of bees. This is a sad blow for
.the Greek cause, not only as Corinth was the most strongly
:fortified place, but the key to the Morea."

We have received Gibraltar Papers to the 6th
September, from which we make the following
extracts, which detail some- successes gained by.
the Constitutionalists over the Insurgents in Ca-
talonia :---
(FROM THE CHRONICLE OF THE 4TH.)
The Bishop of MALAGA and suite arrived in the Bay this
morning in a boat from Marbella.
About 300 malcontents entered Granollers on the 13th ult.
and Vgried off two, municipal. officers and two women. CA-

REGOL, another leader, was at St. Felice de Cordell
i".
oi
fort°
lei:
field
tious ;
.. ntbe
15th, with between 600 and 700 men. at e1...,,a
A few days before the bands in Bruch had withdraw
detach'
approach of the flying column from Barcelona; and .ca
ment of the latter had put to flight a few rebels who ac .ca
Olissa. This town, on account of the bad spirit previnufthe
among the inhabitants, was fined by the Comtnandaat 0
Column in 200 dollars, besides which it had to find I°l)3'l.°
shoes for the Regiment of Soria.
thrOeenfitheledl-pfliteheeGs,emneamrelhTedoletuntioGfaLs,ewriidtha,giOno
pfouorst.,u3iot
tious leader ROAIANILLO, who with 2,500 men an`
tsrf named
pieces, had effected a junction with another lead'
MILLARS.
e
The result of this movement was perfectly satisfactory,
ere
Rebels having presumed to attack the General in flank' 111 woio
the
repulsed, dispersed, and pursued as far as Abejas ;
h w
object, of the movement being thus obtained, 'whic.asty of
save the gallant fellows who were shut up in the u,r
niyetsl
Cucncd, and reduced to the last, as they had neither Note 1
provision left, and the building undermined.
and
say, e accounts
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frome--+INIllw."--rxeteeniIsyiia.
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outrage
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those which disturbed that unhaPPY c°a,:tt
o,rr''
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during the last winter. Though the pen' 1
r
of the distressed districts have been Prese"
f WO
from the worst consequence of 'a
scarcity 0,
a the
by the humanity of the British na.tion, an ~
paternal ranafrligshotlfiuciltuadnieouonfttohre
rnGi:reirrlnoicecilats'i(:lleldrei
deoutpi
nfetoomeivnlfrce:gersriatoteyancsnedi
tffoadynftohdrtfietahsrrneptnedeolnisofsetciissanlbsetlsienoulnicbf:eov,lrGvo.dweloiehvirineieacctheiirioentlitlfvea:itinr:loltd:jaltiarsdcweitilaitli[t2t.i:;ls:p.otiriiraie!
hp pro'
authorities, It be re
sqtauTti
erhoeefdthteo intelligence s
peasantry ub d aein whichh nthdies
lerire:ec
sedti
eii,recnda
ptceavr.et.rsyaby
respectin.,.c ::
details of misery of the most afflicting nature ill:Cal:era; Pibrrip. ai:f,
poverty and disease. It is true that the peasantry t. the
Ol
tricts in the Western parts of Ireland were not allowe' - Poje of
through hunger, in all the agony of such a frightfuTy were
death, in the midst, too, of plenty of provisions which they
be-s Pre',
not able to purchase ; lint, though they have beer' `-cve of
served from an untimely grave by the benevolence f of pr
people ~ t e}e
their own countrymen—by the generosity of the
land.—and by the interposition of a parental GovernWeT'o:soo
calamity is not terminated, as hundreds of the irretellea P deti'
are still exposed to all the frightful consequences 0f utt orTidesh
tution, and of contagious disease (Dublin Orresi
Sept. 28.)
Prince. LEOPOLD has been somewhat ses.i.eerrievir:
aasittattackedthiobnsoedsnlear,enerwxgtgt
thhaoefeorrnadoftcntocnfoorainif
tnirbihhm,eveteioihires
income
--..„.--
he keeps up twowElnig.gi
whose memory fit Prince 1,
timely oeath A onose
Their. Royal Highnesses the- Duke ant' eh till'
tenlm_essrlbetveaioaeafbeatirlbrebrieliteitieehsereviaadliiemtttrt absentee,
krneioiteiegpisid:riurejeot.
elesattscetolcretlhoso:tveytieuicoolinronifinti:eryyosoh,
:3,
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to E arrivedngl a 1 at., . 'GhentTile onn
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si 11.1exduqw11 quietly her
Awni,thwhi l
ea moilaeb
DI e
tslikset:rtificiceogivraptileicie
by his brother-in-law,. has been exPleringc'ele',
fields of Waterloo, Fontenav, and of al
brated places in the Netherlands. lit'ej:t,ect t 7
Highnesses embark on the third, 00° Ae,,' ne'4l'
reach Bushy House on Saturday or S0911.101.ot"'
scoEcSTiTalE:
jell()
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fauovkreee
rboe
become
et Sioncfmgseas Emx
Vice-Presidentsoannudmtelinet t D
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of
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at Stratford onvon. ,pyten. lacy
I ord C.-
-, —EORGE CAVENDISH has ne--;,,silia.,
office of President of the East Sussex '-
Bible Society. tie' al' ,
PIRACY.—We regret to have to men- Otis'
ther daring act of Piracy, committe en I,at t°
1
from
lirilvessel.ouemtne l:noae Buenos-Ayres,
ecAa'
ciir,ydsmhr.eopoesapdß,,
peeesnlthrvistsine;pgsy Betsey,
tbinDitoddi
eon
anriaidkabfeiidecii ,ir: fe.orosiovi :retal
rtilill :I
Itlce;
eic,.:‘%(ue:),.:: i
11
otolaleritl,tinieti ;(1..,
in lat. 42. long. 11., by a boat's crew °I 'lr:-lett
the cargo, which consisted of flour' they
ti:eo
several Of the, casks, and took away 50111- tit in.,-
Betsey's. stores, which 01)1'12441 her Wl:ill:i.e., %rev'
Madeira for supplies. The ship an,tl la fr°l°
'well arrned,"reported to be Spanis°' al
verati°
'St. Andero.
NEW BREAD ACT.,—Yesterday tbe °lc Pc,r,e:
of the, new Bread Act of Parliament Noe vorie-e
and occasioned much bustle among t,h fivel,
bakers' shops in the metropolis. I"earonnre
price is from seven farthings to twopence if girl,
The loweist weight sold is a half-pound' it 1510
be any advantage by the new regulatie"q,orere,
favour of the public. For instance/ thewas ninre,
loaf in weight, four pound five ounces,Th.htpea'ce
pence; four' pound of bread is now eiTaliven
Thus in favour of the co;tsumer, three °
f Ca/4'
in the pound of sixteen ounces. dy 0 jell
It is said that Mr. CnoLY's lirrageient G.,ar, in
line is to be brought forward at t-in,.„.1, oror-gc•
'Theatre. It is a' work of a veil high clia-for
point of poetical merit, and the vartetYdapt it
ters which it comprises admirably a t e
• red tatsl
'dramatic purposes. It is. ivinsPe the 5 et'
Comedy also is to be expected frolic 05 totiLer
author; and if he should appear to. is by be
inspired by THALIA, as he obvionslYinded,
dramatic sister he will be prominent' have
the Literature sister,
the country- ~, 00°0W,
Mrs. CHATTERLEY, whose corn.-
~t. the veo
proved most flatteringly attractive "at C° 5,
rears A 01.0
. Gardemarket,
n Tishonetnrgea,gnesda for three
, Cornic 11 limp
the Usher of the White Rod approached the etS.Tgnbcrlant!ii tois
THE KING'S ENTRY PINriTilociEPaDITll;. it6altlel.aeallisrej:
admittance
m, aefst ethr
etrhee
?,Herald
A s 0 knocked,ns
y s.
there at the time, exclaimed, "Ay ! that's a g firmthe ratio
if he didna ken whae it was !" __For , 011.4
TOWN COUNCIL OF GLASGOW.'" ~„,. vo'renstlb
time these sixty years theie is a division in 'f',",. the
respecting the choice of a Chief Nagistr3t'
year.--( Glasgow Herald.) itilg Co:;:-.0urepsic::
jot 0