The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-12 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. Charles Kean repeated the part of Sir Giles Overreach
on Saturday night, and his reception was hitily flattering.
Our old friend Dowton, too, appeared perfectly at home, and
elicited unanimous applause in Justice Greedy. After the
play an opera was produced for the first time, translated, as is
apparent from its title ( The Magic Flute) from Mozart's de-
lightful opera of Zauberflote; as far as we could judge,
from the ch,aactera, scenery, &c., (the dialogue being
almost the plot of the original, if it can be
called a plot, has been pretty closely adhered te. In an
opera, however, and especially an English one, this is
generally of secondary importance ; the attention is directed
towards but one thing—if the music please all else is deemed
unworthy of consideration. Far distant is the day when
the compositions of Mozart shall cease to please, and,
therefore, were this opera dependent for success merely
on the merits of the music, it could never have been pro-
cl4imed a failure ; but the eye is charmed as well as the ear,
and in no ordinary degree either, for not only is the music
throughout admirably performed, but more pretty and effective
scenery, and inure splendid and appropriate costumes, avel.c
never introduced in any piece, even within the walls of Old
Drury, during the gorgeous management of Mr. Bunn; we,
therefore, predict for it a long and flourishing career. The
various parts were sustained by the whole of the effective
corps musicale of this establishment, and so deserving are they
collectively of praise, that it would be almost unfair to parti-
cularize—WO cannot, however, omit remarking that the fine
tones of Mr. H. Phillips were never heard to greater advan-
tage, and his acting was characterized by a, more than usual
air of freedom. The :house was well attended, but towards
the conclusion the impatience of a number of the audience
was manifest, in consequence of the lateness of the hour. If
the opera is to be played for the future after a five-act play, to
remedy this it would certainly be judicious that it were in
some slight degree curtailed.

Mr. Thomas Tegg, the bookseller, of Cheapside, is
said to be a candidate for the vacant alflermanic gown for the
ward of Vintry, in consequence of the death of Mr. Winchester.
THE NEW WORK EDITED BY " BOZ."
MEMOIRS OF GRINIALIII, TIIE CLOWN."—" In the course of
our literary labours," says the Literary Gazette, "It has
fallen to our lot to review the biographies of sovereigns, gene-
rals, admirals, judges, scholars, philosophers, tragedians,
comedians, physicians, bishops, lawyers, pickpockets, travellers,
authors, bookmakers, politicians, musicians, agriculturalists,
manufacturers, soldiers, sailors, busy citizens, dreamers,
schemers, &c., ; but this is the first time we have ever
been called-on to notice the life of a clown. The subject is
so entirely new, that we hardly know how to treat it ; to run
about with it, to jump with it, to play with it, to tumble or to
tumble out with it, to buffet it, to joke with it, to grimace with
it, or,—with our pen, as with a harlequin's wand, to exhibit it
in its natural and grotesque attitudes, and all. those hum:ours
which the biographer has so nicely coloured for tl-,0
public
gratification. . . This amusing and ir..,Atresting
mind's work
has brought the peerless of clowns.vivhl,,f back to our
of pleasure and laughter,
eye, with a thousand associationi
holding both our aides."

A few .;yeeks ago the Messrs. J. and D. Paton,
manufacturers, Tillicoultry, received an order from Sir Henry
Wheatley, keeper of the Queen's privy purse, to furnish three
dresses of tartan for her Majesty's own use. As no particular
patterns were condescended upon, they found themselves left
at Ebony with respect to these, and came to the conclusion
that at least two of the dresses should be composed of national
‘, Sets." The Stewart, as being that worn by her Majesty's
ancestors, while Kings of Scotland, was at once fixed upon
as one, and the Forty-second, or Black Watch, as the other.
Still there was a third, and it was resolved, in very good
taste, that a new one should be formed for the occasion, which
should be called " Victoria Tartan," in commemoration of her
Majesty.—Stidiriu Übserver,