The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-25 00:00:00

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DknaY-LANE.--The Tragedy of Venice Pre-
set-red was last night represented at this Theatre,
with novelty in the performance of the three
principal characters. Mr. KEAN, who, we be-
lieve, appeared before in the part of Jaftier for
his own benefit, resumed the part last night. If
his person displayed a " swashing and a martial
outside," as Rosalind says, we should have
thought him much better fitted for the part of
Pierre. There is, too much of mournful tender-
ness in Jailer for the " fiery qualities" of this'
actor. However, in those passages which 'ad-
mitted of energy and spirit, he acquitted hirrt
self with his usual success, and altogether ren-
dered the character striking and impressive.—
COOPER, as might be expected, was " a.fine,
gay, bold-faced villain" in Pierre, of which he
displayed a resolute and animated representation,
throughout. Miss EnmisToNE, encouraged by
her success in other parts, ventured upon Belvi-1
dera, perhaps one 'of the most difficult charac-
ters in the round of the tragic drama. She gave
at least a good outline of the part, and in some of,
the more pathetic passages was very affecting.
They were all very well received, and consider-
ing the. novelty of the performances, and the high
dramatic merits of the piece, we expected a more
numerous audience.

COVENT Gm-tin:N.—Miss F. BRUNTON, who
belongs to a family of considerable theatrical
repute, came forward last night at .this Theatre
in the part of Julia. She possesses the advan-
tage of a good person in stature, face, and form
altogether. According to report she is about
eighteen years of age. It cannot, therefore, be
expected that iu one of the delicate and difficult
parts of SIiAIiSPEARC she should be able to bid
defiance to criticism. She must necessarily have
been embarrassed in appearing before a London
audience for the first time, and due allowance
ought to be made for her consequent timidity.—
It was very evident that from the effects of
instruction,and the lights of good sense, she fully
comprehended the character. In the more ener-
getic passages her powers were hardly ade-
quate, but her general performance was marked
by feeling. In her intercourse with the Nurse
there were some touches of humour which lead
as to suppose that she would appear to advan-
tage as a comic Actress. She was, of course,
well received. Mr. MACREADY, for the first
time, appeared in the part of Romeo, and it is
very creditable to his zeal for the Theatre, which
induced him to undertake a part that is certainly
not the best adapted to the nature of his talents.
The "fiery T,ybalt," if it were a character of
sufficient importance, would be better fitted to
him than the whining lover. In all the passages,
however, which demanded a high and impetuous
spirit, he was at home, as the phrase is ; and if
his theatrical character is not exalted by his per-
formance last night, it certainly is by no means
deteriorated. On account of the indisposition of
Mr. JONES, for whose absence an apology was
offered, the part of Mercutio was assigned to Mr.
ABBOTT, a ready, bustling, and' spirited per-
former.

The Drury-LatteManager seems to he reviving
the good old practice which prevailed in the
time of GAniticx, the very best days of our
Theatrical History, viz. by presenting an inter-
change of parts among the higher performers.—
Sometimes GARRICK would perform Richard,
Macbeth, Hamlet, Lear, and other first-rate cha-
racters, and then assign them in turn to BA any,
Mossor, HOLLAND, PoweLL, and other distin-
guished actors of the time. Such is the tradition,
and such the record of the play-bills at that
period. The practice was calculated to ex-
cite emulation among the actors, and pro-
portionably to increase their respective merits,
as well as to afford more gratification to the
audience. Now we find that KEAN is to appear
again in the part of lago, in which he was before
successful, and that COOPER is to resume that of
Othello. It is said, indeed, that Mr. KEAN is
only to play Ingo once ; hut we trust that his
zeal for the Theatre will induce him to contribute
his powers towards the revival of the good old
practice to which we have alluded, and which
will certainly tend, by exciting ambition, to the
general improvement of an art so gratifying to
the People, and so capable of being rendered
one of the most attractive Schools of Morality.
A Doer, took place, on the 12th inst., in the
Bois de Boulogne, near Paris, between Lieut.
C k, of the British Navy, and a young French
officer. The quarrel originated about a fair
damsel, who was for some time the file ent re-
ileum of a leading Member of the Chamber of
Deputies. About two years ago the wife of the
Deputy, hearing of the connection, dispatched
her son to Brussels, which her husband was
leaving to attend the Session at Paris, for
the purpose of preventing the lady's following
him to the capital. The young man arrived too
late to do any good ; the father was gone, and
the lady a stage on her journey. The son
rode post after the diligence, and overtook
it. His first business was to abuse the lady
most soundly ; but, such is human nature, they
had scarcely travelled twenty miles before the
frail one had entrapped the son as well as tho
father, and she entered. Paris as his chere antic.
It seems that Lieutenant C k, who was
a passenger in the coach at the time, lately saw
the lady in the gardens of the Turneries, with
a French Gentleman, who proved to be an
Officer. The Lieutenant, being taken by sur-
prise, uttered an exclamation, not very credit-
able to the lady, and the Officer instantly
challenged him to give satisfaction for having of-
fended a lady who was under his protection.
They met, and (what does not always happen)
they fought. The Frenchman received a shot in
the right arm, and there the matter terminated.

DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.— When PRINCE
EUGENE went to consult the Duke of MARL-
BOROUGH, in his tent, the night before the great
battle of Blenheim, the Duke with his charac-
teristic parsimony and attention to little, in the
midst of great things, snuffed out two of the four
candles that were burning on the table, and said,
" We can talk without so much light."