The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

After the play of The Africans,- a new farce
was brought forward last night it the Haymarket
Theatre. As we must be briefewith our com-
ments on this piece we shall at Feist gratify our
country Readers with the names of the Characters
and the fable.

CHARACTEit.

Mr. Peter Porcelain . Mr. TERRY. •
Benedibt Porcelain - Mr. LEo.x.x LEE.
Delph - - - Mr. LisToic.
DiggoryDelph - - Mr: OXBERRY.
Emily ,- . - -Mrs. GARRICK.
Liddy - - - .Mrs, PEARCE. .

FABLE.

Mr. Porcelain, a respectable china-man, being about to re-
tire from business, forms the project of marrying his son ( Be-
nedict ) to the daughter of his partner, and ( 'Mph ) his fore-
man has also an intention of marrying his son ( Diggory ) to a
relation. Both the sons, however; being clandestinely married,
find it requisite to make their fathers acquainted with the cir-
cumstance, for which purpose Benedict secures the intercession
of Delph. with Porcelain, and Diggory solicits Porcelais to ad-
vocate his cause with Delph, which gives rise to a double dqui-
vogue ; for Liddy (the wife of Diggory) being concealed in an
upper apartment of the warehouse encounters Porcelain, whom
she mistakes for the father of her husband, and who is exceed-
ingly disgusted with his son's supposed choice; and Emily, the
wife of Benedict, coming to the house to entreat forgiveness for
her husband, meets with Deiph, whom she mistakes for Porce-
lain ; while he, conceiving her to be the wife of Diggory, is de-
lighted with his imagined datighter-in-law. Meanwhile, the
disappointe partner insisting on a partition of stock, the par-
ties are brought together in the warehouse, where an eclaircisse-
ment takes place, and the respective' fathers become satisfied
with the election of their sons.

As this is one of those light fugitive pieces
which are wholly intended for the amusement of
those-visitors of a summer theatre whose sympathy
would be little attracted by .the more weighty
productions of the dramatic muse. during the
dog-days, the purpose of the-Author and of the.
Manager are fully accompliShed if , the audience
are so far diverted as to permit them to pass with-
out opposition. Such, however; was not the case last
night, as the audience were not content witltmere
negative assent, but seemed to be gratified with
the piece altogether, and confirmed its success by
hearty applause on the conclusion. The truth
is,' that the Author, whoever he may be, has
fitted the characters to the talents of the
respective Performers, and, knowing that Lis-
TON and TERRY are . sure cards, has assigned
the odd tricks to them. LisTo,ses grotesque
humour, obvious under assumed gravity, was
highly diverting, and' TERRY, with real gravity,
blended with 'something of an impetuous nature,
played ihto each other's hands with great success.
The incidents. are ludicrous, and are rendered
more so by ingenious equivoques.- OXBERRY.aIso
figures' in the piece with broad rusticity, and
Mrs. PEARCE, who is a general and a good comic
a ctress,maintained her Irish part with good humour.
LEONI LEE gave a respectable support to the
piece by the modest style in which l►e supported
his little part, and a duet between him and Mrs.
GARRICK was encored. The music is at least
pretty, and the Manager has-donp his part in
supplying good scenery. The piece is likely to
be attractive.

Miss BLAKE, the pupil of Mr. NATHAN,-Who
was so successful in her performance of Captain
Macheath last season at the Haymarket Theatre,
has been exerting her talents with such effect
during the present season at the Royal Cobourg
Theatre, that the liberal Proprietor has prolonged
her engagement upon very advantageous terms.
Her voice is certainly the best that has been
heard since the days of Mrs. KENNEDY, and her
singing strongly resembles the style or that
popular singer.
Mr. BRAIIAM, the celebrated vocalist, is also
said to have decided. on crossing the .Atlantic.—
The lovers of exquisite singing will not fail to
hail his arrival as a fortunate occurrence.—(New
York Paper.)
Mr. KEAN commenced an--:.engagement for
twelve nights at Edinburgh, on Monday night,
in the character of Richard 111. He was well
received, and the house has been crowded every
night.

Mn. KEA N.--T his gentleman, it appears from
the Richmond Papers, is soon expected in the
United States. If we recollect right, he pro-
mised us another visit in his farewell letter to
fulfil his southern engagement. Ile is looked
for in the fall,---(New York Paper.)

FREEMASONS' HALL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TINE,

AUGUST 17.

On or about the 28th instant, a Grand Masonic Festival will
be held for the reception of our Royal Grand Master, the
DUXE of SUSSEX, and for the purpose of accompanying his
Royal Highness to •lay. the Foundation-stone of the new
Literary Institution, with Masonic Honours.—Order, regu-
larity, and•uniformity of appearance being essentially necessary
in all Masonic Processions, attention is invited to the following
extract from the Grand Lodge Resolutions :—" And it is fur-
ther ordered, that each Member shall be dray clothed in black,
regimentals excepted, with, regulation aprons and white gloves.'
—As the Provincial Grand lodge will on that day take the
high character of the " Supreme Giand Lodge of England;"
none will be admitted except by Tickets. The Order of the
Procession-Will be detailed in the course of next week.

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL.

BY R. RAiteKS,

PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRU-MENT MAKER

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There is now living in Balderston, near Pres-
ton, a man of the name of THOS. KITCHEN, who, when. 73,
felt such a deficiency in his eyesight, as obliged him to use
spectacles both in reading and weaving. When 78, his eye-sight
was renovated, and he now weaves without the aid of glasses 30
yards per week, of the description of goods called 748, winds
his own bobbins and cooks his own meat. lie is now 86, and
is the father, grandfather, and great grandfather of 130 de-
scendants.—(Liverpooi Mercury) • •

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