The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

VICTORIA.

A production from the pen of Mr. Haines was brought
out at this theatre last night. It is called Richard Plan-
tagenet, or a Legend of Walivorth. The plot is founded
on the story of \Vat Tyler, and on the resignation of the
crown by Richard into the hands of his successor, Henry
IV. There are several interpolations of love stories and
so forth, which are not to be found in the history of Eng-
land. Mr. C. Hill is the director of the whole affair, in
which banquets, tournaments, dancing, fighting, &e., are
introduced with considerable skill, and a great deal of taste.
\Vat Tyler, who may be called the hero of the tale, was
played by Mr. Haines himself. Richard was enacted by
Mr. Palmer. Henry, called somewhat absurdly in the
play-bills, Earl of Derby, was personated by Mr. C. Hill.
This melo-drama is got up in a style of splendour which is
seldom witnessed on the Surrey side of the water. There
is a grand cavalcade of horses. With the help of a com-
bat on horseback, a novel and excellent dance round the
Maypole, and a morris dance, the piece was completely
successful, and was given for repetition to-morrow (this
evening) amidst a perfect hurricane of approbation. A
curtailment of some parts would, however, be judicious.
There is rather too much fighting, and the dancing is
somewhat too long. There is, moreover, a song or two
which it would be better to omit altogether. The house
was crowded.

SURREY.
Yesterday evening the opera of Malvina was performed at
this theatre, for the first time since its production, about eight
years ago, at Drury-lane. There was nothing particularly
to recommend an opera never popular, except the singing of
Mr. Sinclair, which is always scientific ; Mr. Leffler's rude
but harmonious style ; and the efforts of Miss Atkinson, who
is a singer of an order superior to many possessing a rank
nominally above her. Beyond these recommendations there
were none of an operatic character ; but the scenery and
general stage management were throughout excellent. In
the farce of No, which followed, Mr. Sinclair sang " The
Lass with the Bonny Blue E'en," and " The Misseltoe
Bough." The house was crowded in all parts.

Q UEEN'S.
Last night this theatre was re-opened, under the ma-
nagement of Mr. Green. The entertainments of the even-
ing commenced with a domestic drama in three acts, called
The Lear of Private Life. The whole interest of the story
is based upon the misfortunes of two individuals, Fitzharden,
the Lear of Private Life (Mr. Elton), and his daughter
Agnes (Miss Clifford). The father is fond of his child,
even to dotage, and a man of almost lavish benevolence.
The daughter is amiable, accomplished, submissive to pa-
rental authority, but, unfortunately, in love with a heart-
less seducer, with whom, in a moment of weakness, she
consents to elope. The consequence is that the father be-
comes mad and the daughter, in addition to the punishment
of infamy, is reduced to the utmost misery—to all the an-
guish of poverty, contrition, and guilt. The story, however,
ends happily, for the daughter is married to her seducer,
and the father is restored to reason. Lear was effectively
played by Mr. Elton, but the scenes of madness are too
frequent and too long-continued. This gentleman is a fa-
vourite where he is known, and it is but just that he should
be so. We have seen but few who can represent more
powerfully that most melancholy and dreary of all calami-
ties, the loss of reason. Miss Clifford is a promising actress.
She was highly applauded by a full house.

R A ILWAYs.—Another extra Number of the Lon-
don Gazette was published last night, containing, 48 pages.
It is almost wholly taken up with notices of intended appli-
cations to Parliament, in the coming Session, for Bills for
new railways.
We hear that the Duke of Devonshire does not in-
tend visiting Paris this season.
The Duke of Norfolk returns to town to-day from
Suffolk.
Bath has not been so crowded by such brilliant
company for many years past, and the arrivals and announce-
omits which daily take place might rival tha days of the
" immortal Nash,"