The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-24 00:00:00

i'HEATRES.

co YE ATT-GARDEN. .
After the performance of Meeheth last night at this theatre%
a,„fittY piece. called The Steel Pavilion; or The Charcoal!
Lffirfierg of the Hartz, was producedf for the gratification. of
fl-re &Oat trovHed and noisiest of galleries. This Nirbitsuntid
novelty was seasoned with all due seasonable absurdity, and'
was relished accurchogly. It was founded on a German story,
in which the ixr:onea of three brother charcoal bnrners of the
the diatmiltief mixed up
Hartz mountains is recounted. There is abundance of the
Ilkliccous, the scenic, the melodramatic, the panton,imic, and
What-
which render it welch), of the tribunal of the gods.
too
with the simpler matter a this piece,.
ever at the same iffAto may be its merits, it was decidedly
long--'e'ven for so good Le. thing, half-past twelve was an over
late hour for ltv, being drawn Out,

; I u _Ashore,
Last night a new comic operetta, calleri The PI-La- of a
was produced at this theatre. Harry
ENGLIShI OPIFIFA.IIO USE.
deceased Admiral, on getting into harbour after a efill'clirng,
ceeds on a visit to the residence of his aunt, Lady ..star fie is
ton, and is firmly resolved to do just as he pleases. Billy
attended by Tom Cringle (late boatswain on boad the
Der
Ruffin), The lady is quite shocked at the uncouth ma finer
and naatical phraseology of her nephew, and sets aboutn;
testing both by calling into request the services a Mr. ,
Jaw.
Halyeml, the .sou
_To.
nish, who acts in the compound character of dandy and ma _
him howu t;
elegantiarunt to the " Middy," while teaching
strut, scrape, and bow in the most approved style. The Yn't rjof
son of Neptune, however, Very soon becomes
such tutelaget and, after fluttering away for a few mom ,r.
as a creature of fashion and frivolity, doffs in dusgusst tu
dress that was provided for him as a substitute for 1 . pro'most
who is ..,
fes anal costume. In the meantime his aunts,
of her fanil:
sensitively alive to the honour and dignity
is scandalized at the idea that his sister, Emily HalYc° $
has formed an attachment for so humble a peison
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subordinate officer of the navy, Lieutenant Moreton, ea in,
order to prevent the proposed union, contrives in the first
xt
stance to get the Lieutenant arrested for debt, and in the ll'
to have both her nephew and niece subdued under the solemn
control of a letter purporting to have been written
impatie
en_
moments of their deceased father, enclosing a lock of his half,
and enjoining them to pay in all things the most implicit °er:
dicnce to their aunt. This letter is a fabrication by Lta3b;eo
back, a ready agent of any scheme or device, and who is &I'D;
nated in the bills as the Family Adviser. The lock of °"1,
proves to be not that of the lamented Admiral, "now no frPrei.,
while P-
hut of Tom Cringle, from whose cranium it was cut,
was in a drunken dose. In all these pranks and tricks be
Middy, of course, takes the most prominent part. lgrs;
It
eelcy looked and acted the yoimg Midshipman to the OP
He, and realised for the character all that the author 111:
tended. Mr. Salter, as Tom Cringle, played with a gore
in the 18. s
deal of original humour. The other performers had butlitt_li
to do, but that little was done well. Mrs. Keeley announer
the piece for repetition amidst the unanimous plaudits of tPe
house.

ASTLEY'S.
The enterprising proprietor of this theatre has p'revi Ade
variety of entertainments for The amusement of Whitsu.--0,
audiences. Amongst the most prominent of these is gyve
piece, 'introduced last night, under the title of Le v.Vos
Gorge; or, the Black Inn of the Heath. The chief inel"t ig
of the melodrama has frequently been dramatised • bet
only justice to the author of this new version to say that be 'ts.
displayed, at least, equal ability with any of his predecessere
The piece was successful. The feats of horsemanship d
last night even more numerous and surprising than usual
two new performers, whom the bills announce to be reign„.o
a Frenchman and a Dutchman, were added to the cllls:tik•
corps. The whole of the entertainments gave u ixg°
faction to an audience crowded to the ceiling.

•
SURREY THEATRE. of
A piece called The Illustrious Thief; or, the Dagetet,re-
Robert illacaire, and arranged from the French, wai! bort
duced at this theatre last evening. The notoriouso°,ll.
Macaire, in the piece of that name; after-having been,:ces
signed to the gallies for his .great and numerous otte-sie
against the law, is supposed in the newi)iece to hale ow
his escape, and, accompanied by his daughter, makei hisir
pearance as a French Count at an inp, kept by an Old 111
gadier of gensdarmes. He there forms an acquaintance Aid
a Commisiary. of Police ; discovers that he carries abcattbiag
person 50,000 francs, and, true to his calling, after rn,,,Thig
him of his valuable snuff.box, and other property, uw-tbs
dinner, lays a plan with his daughter for securing to,
money during the night. This Commissary being 11:10.
rally more under the influence of the fair than the spi
tates of prudence, is easily entrapped by the daughter; bort
while he
.'quits his room to keep an assignation with do,
the servant of the illustrious thief enters it and secures
prize, and the master then pounces upon the unhappy `1 el, at,
missary while paying his addresses to his daughter. Ile
length discovered, but the officer sent to arrest him turns
to be his own son, and he consequently makes his escape ab,
cond time from the hand of justice. The piece ends verYif
ruptly, and the audience, partly on that account, and paV,
also from their utter ignorance of what was said or.donet
bo
pressed their dissatisfaction in a style corresponding with ttbe
boisterous humour which prevailed during thew hble of
cp
performance. The house was crowded to excess
.Eyed. Susan follow-vd, in wilich Mr. T. P. Cooke represen''
the sailor in his usual admirable manner.

SADLER'S WELLS. I a
-A great attraction has been prepared at this tliratrewillor
new and interesting drama, in three acts, called Perkin "
beck, or the Battle of Garra-Kuir. It was acted for ,log
first time last night, when the parts of Perkin Warbeck, elf
Henry VII., King James of Scotland, &c., were respactA'T
and admirably sustained by Mr. Fredericks (his first aPrc,
ante), Mr. Webster (who is re-engaged) Mr. Hicks, Miss
Mrs. Wilkinson as the wife of Perkin Warbeck, and wibe
Eliza Lee as Jeannie, were also much applauded, andwere
drama was completely successful. The other pieces i... 00
Tom Cringle, or Mat of the Iron Hand, and the-mel°"r.
of The Miller and his Men, or the Robbers of Bob:Mill'
nip*
Scarbrovr, in the course of the evening,
,danced a i,Qll3r
which was encored. The house was well attended.

ROYAL PAVILION. .n tie
The holiday. exertions at this house have been upon the
commonly splendid and extensive scale, and the result ,i.sd for
production of a brace of new pieces, admirably adapt f the
the gratification of the holiday taste of the playgoers 41 the
East, The first is a new tale of enchantment, founded Ori;iM
stories of M. M. Grim, called The Black Dragon an
,d' of
Fairy of the Lahe, or the Golden Peacock and the 'Li"- 0.
Brilliants, rather a long title by-the-bye, and of this 7verf
Payne is the inventor and writer. The pfo r'
t is '''„ipsse
describable, and we shall not, therefore, endeavour to C° --with
the task of describing it. Suffice it to say, it is repletc„pcc
t
interesting incidents and striking situations, and with 1.;,-cond
to the catastrophe it is just what it ought to be. The 5;., the
nev piece is entitled, The British Legion in Spain ; °,OlO-
Victory of St. Sebastian. This is a much betteaided
ow
drama than its title would seem to imply, and being 010%
its attraction by the high interest of the events n P 8 ffie
where the scene is laid, it will doubtiess have>a hostre
.Turnpike Gate introduced Mr. Abbey] (from the -Id.
Royal, Edinburgh), as Crack. The house was crowde

GARRICK. , nyear-
The great attraction at this house last night was the appio
ante of Mr. Sheridan Knowles in the character of 11.:bieh
Tell, in his own popular play of that name, and from au borz'ss
reputation of the piece, as well as the talent of its nut The
an actor, it drew forth a house crowded to the ceiling'he cur'
other characters in the piece were well sustained, and as i°
tain fell amidst the greatest applause. Two other P'e"
f°l
which the wole strength of the company was called ~liisc•
lowed, and the whole appeared to give the greatest 0"
tion to the audience.

NEW STRAND THEATRE..
. • dtistrieill
Two novelties were produced last night by tue In ~ent•
caterers at this nsg.,_and, we trust, prospering establisnTivcl
The first of The novelties was a mythological burletta, en 01011
The Seasons (not Thompson's), in which much pretty 5°40
several pretty women, and some pretty music ureic Plea:assois
combined. Mrs. Nishett, Miss Daly, and Miss Feirotanor
severally enacted the parts of Spring, Summer, and ALI; front
and lent their combined assistance to drive off old Winir',latta,
the stage. The other novelty of the evening was a uti'^bells
entiticti Venus in Arms, in which Mrs. Nisbett as Ara.,4,
Beaumont, travelling with her cousin, Lady Melville (;01`,5
W. J. Hammond), in search of the latter's husband, as_sonc,•er
the garb of a military officer, in order to extend the sti pir:,ed
arm of pfdiet.tion to her fair protegee. The farce was _Othello
with abundance) of laughter throughout, as was
according to Act of Parliament. The house was quite it.'"
also the ..is,
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STAMPS ON NEWSPAPERS.— 1
importance took place at the meeting which was held Ye9r lot'
on this subject in White Conduit-fields, after our rePortesaitel
isTL ooutiits;o:Vroefadrtis;ltticy
Among the speeches was one made by Mr. Beaumt though
of the Radical, which was decidedly the best of the day'tovvar°
occasionally too intemperate in its tone. The ra eetingde' cb wore
dthaeyGsclhßoasEveiEnogNf
ItevhoelmcmpareonFcceAceddliings, was numcroualY atten i
so than could have been' anticipated. 'de 1101i'd
odiooafrfointcmtshosenonasrntadi
l,s,railway former
andtemptations,s occasions,steam-boat
ii ma T. bd 0
la:econveyancesreinasmuch a
multiplied
1 le
wards
hewUtaisisuegaerlfile 1 lauVtelirl°iitfns usntiurritt Iligb-c'eritistibt: tibia:
offtoeraclal ec: teea:l rawbeiticoll
voetyaadnme
ei t
appearedof casy or accurate
bein
requisition,calc u lat io
an; Eve rY a 0 tie
d everY 69 id
drearf, ee. '
to enjoyment was crowded at an early hour. The i 0,n10a15,
and threatening aspect of the morning, up to twelve nuir
seemed to produce no abatement in the desire for the
_llreven
ticated enjoyment of holiday gambols, accidents,
.afd opoli
dangers of a graver nature, which so frequently atLe.__ld Ink
increased 3stiow
the shows, and fairs, and sights, which arc so unspa_rwos. (ho
fered to the many whose taste is not fastidious enoungh. t_is and
_
slightingly of Wombwell's beasts, Richardson's the
Ireeaei; and
the Crown and Anchor substitutions of hornpiPes andfhe *c'
contre-dances, against the greater refinements_
.c. the store
readys, the Zootogicals, and the Taglionis, iv% .11, oiroar,
wealthy classes witness and applaud. The Greenicu oungeof
reaped an unusual harvest, and the steam boats from
both lid"
ford Market, Queenhithe, and indeed all along
the river, were crowded with passengers. 1 ~,
.tylonetil
....ergir
ocfrteAizi 2
,v,r.hai
narvgeisn sgeplaietbeiori
entirely
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