The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-14 00:00:00

THE THENTRE.

Acts"AREE7.----The new Comedy of three
lap' which was represented for the first time
•i',' nißht at this •Theatre, is entitled Paul Pry.
Age following is a sketch of the
FABLE.
erZitherton (Arr• P°")' is induced by the united villainy
(irup pelteper Mrs. Subtle (Mrs. G Lovr a), and his stewardoinen
Dlr 1/1-'l% 1 ouzo tit), to believe that his nephew
neglect.
The letters" s)
has treated him with the most. cruel
ton to , that have been from time to time written by
.11,_"ither-
and th'nlers, have been stopped by Mrs. Subtle and (Iran),
kilo; I)3e which have been addressed by the nephew to the
. purposneaolle also been disposed of by the same hands,n for the
111 e old ‘i. securing to themselves the fortune of tIFu
,_,_
suspect-
nephew kizltlema, and of indlicing him to disinherit.!i_iirists.
Stlbtiezlnarriendship and roguery hold no communion. 1
Ptopose, ~Grila Mutually detest each other, although the latter
the see, "Larnage, to make their interests one, and to secure
ne°llstantjecuY °f both, as to the machinations they have
Mrs.been
ouhtie f c° both,
on against the innocent Somers.
Into 1,4 owever, aims at the hand of the master, who falls
and at,„Bllates, and is about to reward her supposetl fidelhitnyr
real
ch‘setntent by uniting his fate with hers, when
Coloneneter is discovered by the exertions of his frien-el
ouriosit,,,`icalY, (Mr. V. FArtitelo, and the never. exhaustedne
Thbroen-1i raulPry (Air. j,/ si: 0N ). The marriage is of couae.e 1
eth° i and rs. Subtle dismissed with deserved disgrace.
Her.business of the piece consist; of a distinct,p. ot.(
Miss
0101.,„;IY 11 aS resolved to marry his daughter El
tt•rrg to a son of an old friend, Harry Stanley (1.%1
4b3Olutel but front a determination to command rfa.mily as
IszaWalr..
dkiplits-Y, 3 he does his regiment, he concealsl's from his
C°l et the name of her intended husband.whom the
Eliza,'' taken
the iiberforully believes to be a model of simplicity, has.oan.
Phil; to ,tsY_ q providing herself with a lover in secret,
Manylv Li_
etatie:a44;i:e,teuvseurli,person her father has chosen. .
fully v
sea success.
Passed through, and some disguises the c00Q,14. The ingenuity of Phoebe (MadafellirE. ST IiI3),
t ccion 'Tilt illa•Id of Eliza is always at hand to preyen.tade-
nt,eatitantil the. proper opportunity arrives for dlsclosuren.c
to_ de
uniott 01.1:)f forgiveness, which aromf course granted,d ! 1 h
C lonei ' iGvell, which was originally contemplate aby the
'Pi :, e".chi'lei the piece.'
.;) ,re is on isbjection to the plot of this piece,
zUalitilconli
oitfistiult to overcome, viz. the preser-
s PhewWitherlon, and the answers of the latter, ad.
"`the" that Grasp and Mrs. Subtle had each
~ler ia their power; it was the common interest
.1 boo) to
Sttifj destroy those evidences of their mutual
plate cett and treachery, as neither could cont.e.m-1
ellsolit-tele 9Pnattre of the other without entailing 1,11. luitt on themselves.
f M. C,naledy is the acknowledged production' °I). 'ir. 1 oot,t, the Author of many
soe' er well-merited popularitY3 dramatic-
and his pr:
Ott Work will rather augment than detract from,
iu ititP4tatinn• That a resemblance can be found'
kn -40 present Comedy and many other welH
illoc'n bramos, must readily be admitted ; and,
1,4 eedi considering the innumerable Plays that 1
upte PPeared, such coincidences are absolutely
atevnidable. The chief character, Paul Pry, is
7,4"6r Alarptot. Love in a Village, The Rivals,
ttC2,":lPocrite, and other popular works, cer-
hen'Y afford Si' nations and incidents which may
irletc°nceived
and to have suggested some of the cha-
Q,Zr! events which are to be found in the
L., egY before us; but the Author has blended
islif°Terias with so much skill, that the whole
wt ',RA), entertaining. l'hceigli Paul Pry is, as
Othe7sreirsilid, a 21.1410 t, and -Colonel Hardy an-
tirais, Anthony Absolede, yet they are so well
that :11,' end so ingeniously brought into action,
44 Cue brow of criticism must be betrayed into
apirill:aluntary laugh. The dialogue is neat and
Progresst --'
(I never overlaid, so as to impede the
me
of the plot. Upon the whole this Co.
i 3 another acceptable addition " to the
Hier-- of
ha.rrnless pleasures," particularly as the
..._ -e Prommeet characters derived all possible
Lost"PPort from the acting. LasTos,who is one of the
orie la I •• '
j - "nu ludicrous Actors that perhaps
4111 e. stage ever Presented, and who abounds in ge-
cil•ine ennlic humour, was admirable in the imp-.
rlfar.ttve hero of the Piece. W. FARREN was also
acteristically just, spirited, and diverting in
ctolonel Hardy. Pope gave a very respectable
l'ltl irnPressive support to the amiable but credu-
IT"' °id Witherton. Mrs. GLOYER, in Mrs.
and
displayed all the precision of character
et? judicious consistency which might be expect-
fro an Actress of her talents and experience-
iss (-4
• -"I•ER, with great feeling, follows the
4: ail
ef her mother,and chews original talents;as
143 the effect of skilful tuition. It is hardly
sieceaaary to observe, that in the sprightly and
tf eater chambermaid, Madame VESTRIS was all
Coredet could he required. Her two songs were en-
si. To the acting Of Mrs, WAYLETT in Harty
rijanieY we cm have no objection ; but we totally
~L'aPProve of the introduction of females in male
li'utystacters. The Author and Manager ought to be
and
that it is requisite to delude the imagination,
4,4, that the interest of the fable must proportion-
ivu'Y suffer when we see what is well known to be a
et:alloy!" aPPearing in the virile character. -This
seat eIY is the more surprising on the pre-
Ita'a,.°,ccasibn) a$ VINING is exactly such
iti -or at is best suited to the character
th gen:situ• The Theatre was crowded, and
'46,,'u, Was received throughout with the
ettitt—e't aPplause. Ott the conclusion, LisTos
.past forward and announced it for repetition, as
siitiiibiil),,y, with all his peculiar powers of irre-
-1 e whimsicality, and the entire and hearty
4-lelit
of the audience.
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Pr-

ofI_iIPROJICTED fat paoTEmENTS.—Th e Gazette
lb_o,ri_l night contains a notice, that application will. be. maade to
Bill
to fo±Bnent in the ensuing Session, for leave to bring in
lith.lT a new street, so as to
as
Pall-Mall-East east;
44-,4.trom the King's Mews as far as St. Martin's Churcnl 2
ltrcp‘`...to widen the communication between Cockspur-street and
oZ-Btreet, between the south front of the Union ;01pn.
posTte p Cockspur-street and the north side of the Strand
north and
south
_.
deg of ; also to form streets on the
Ilezirl-415e° ol' St- Martin's Church till they Intersect the Strand
Bt. Ai...._"l?l)?site the north end of Villiers-street ; alsof to widen
south of
kietooTtn 8-lane on the east and west sides thereo
°l' 1)411P-40W and Chandos-street ; and also to formaosrqoupaerne
°Ake Is-I)ace °Pposite Charing-cross, which said square
pettseatt;,
artitovtasvtesitdheeolinion Club House for its boundary to the
St. Martin's-lune for its boundary to the
tad °far giving powers to form a new street from the.
cie
lint of Xing-gardens to Whitehall and Charing-cross in t
l • giving
p0w.,... e court-yard called Buckingham-court;
Prov."a,t°_, widen the south side of Downing-street, also
to inl-
aid, 0f.., alter the south side of Downing-square and the north
Dres".'ludyer.street
; also to alter and widen such ended
dofntehwe
atreeu: dyer
its Will form entrances into the said inten
'tit/

Vllp 1 14P4Nrr LYRA.---ThiS juvenile performer,st
4.145 i 'as left the rnetr,;polis, is really the greatest
ettsecal prodigy that the public has seen. The
itutrull" spirit with which she performed on theAa
eagra,.4:ent Manifested surprising precosity.lV oor.-
11,0111"ing of this extraordinary child by
highly
rethyttb°ol a drawing by WAGEMAN, is
le
10 both of these ingenious artists.