The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-08 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

KING'S.
The close of the season, which took place on Saturday
evening, was in all respects a brilliant one. The audience
was the most numerous and fashionable collected on any night
during its continuance, and all seemed determined to enjoy t°
the utmost the gratifications from which for a few months
they were • about to part. I Puritani and Beonywsky, the
established 'favourites of the season, were the pieces per-
formed, and if the supposition (lid not seem extravagant that
new impressions could be given after such frequent repetition*
we should say that Bellini's opera, in the hands of the "ill'
comparable four," disclosed beauties which, if not absoluteli
new, bad all the effect of novelty in the excitement they pr°!,
dueed. All-were in excellent voice, but particularly Ur'st
and Rubini, and tasked themselves to the utmost finish and re-
finement, as if resolved to be remembered long after tbeY
have quitted us. In this combination has lain the gl'el,
strength of Laporte's present. campaign, and it has give°
vigour to all his operations, amidst great neglect of those
other attractions of new and good operas on which
managers generally depend. Panegyric has been nearly ex-
hausted on this splendid quartett ; but it has not yet been re"
marked, as a source of its beauty and perfection, how admira-
bly the quality of each voice assimilates to the rest, so that
the notes are carried down in one uniform gradation, from the
extreme compass of Grisi's soprano to the depths, the dee?
beyond the " lowest deep," of Lablache's bass. No more p_
feet means have existed in art of producing the highest ego'
of which vocal music is susceptible. After the opera, the na-
tional anthem was given, in better style than is usual with fo-
reign artists, who are often confounded by its extreme simPli'
city, and, to'conceal their want of power to express it, cilia'
whelm it with the excess of misplaced and meretricious cone'
ment ; Grisi adhered to the simple manner, but gave a magnii
ficent shake, which would have made wrong right, on one of
her closes ; and the little timid Assandri, by her very timidity'
made a great impression. The audience stood as usual dual
the performance, and presented A.-spectacle, as every JO
knows, the finest of the kind in the world.
The attraction of the ballet department in this season, Irks
that of the opera, centred mainly in four performers, Made"
moiselles Romain and Carlotta Grisi, with Perrot and Gout'
tou ; but we must not place them quite in the same category
not to mention that the art itself ought to stand in the same
rank. The subscribers, however, are fortunate in having ob-
tained so much talent in the corps de ballet, and wilt long Ora,:
ber among their pleasurable recollections the " Cracoviena!)i
of Mademoiselle Romain, with the Tarantella of C. 61:1:y
and Perrot. As dramas our ballets are susceptible of b`r`..
improvement, and fai behind the rest of Europe ; the 010t,-,
ragement which the lessee has, received in this season slioU,!'
stimulate him to some endeavour in the next to raise the°..
character. We have never attended a closing performance s,,°
successful in its attraction as this;the could. not discern 1,7
the spacious interior a single box unoccupied; and the 131
and gallery were literally crammed. The heat
may be
gined, not described; the whole, however, terminated at
very sober hour.

SURREY.
The attraction of Mr. Rice's "Jim Crow," at this house,
unabated, as well as his " Mummy"._a performance of great
interest and power. We regret to learn that he is about t
leave for the Continent. Upon his return we trust the pub'l,-
will have an opportunity of seeing him on this side of tu"-
water; for a more perfect portraiture than that which he pl;
seats of an American negro was never presented. It is 11
itself in all its phases and forms. The tragedy of Kim Lear
preceded the performance, and the Edgar of the oval",
played to admiration. He is a man of talent and genies;
and we do not exceed our opinion when we state that we deri
it impossible to improve upon his performance. We wish that
we could say as much of Mr. Butler's—the less that he 2.;
temets to play Lear the better for his reputation. Mrs. Hollße
(late Miss INl‘Carthy) did, as she always does, the most perfect
justice to the character which it fell to her lot to sustain.

Drury-lane is let to Mr. Bunn for three years at 6,0011;
per annum. The first year the proprietors will receive Oa
5,500/. ; the remaining 500/. to he applied to exterior an
interior decorations and painting. Mr. Bunn •has likevos,
taken the Theatre Royal English Opera-house, at a ren-
tal;
of 3,300/. ; possession to be given next March,
is the commencement of the season, so that the Ct.
pany acting there at present will not be destroyed. 17:
Bunn intends to leave town for Pari4 this day or wit,
morrow, and to proceed from thence into Germany as far,,,,
Vienna. In addition to Madame Malibran, whom he ""t
already engaged, Mr. Bunn proposes to introduce either
Drury-lane or at the English Opera-house the German dratThi;
for which he will engage the most prominent actors and singer
in Vienna. Covent-garden will commence the ensuing sea6°,o
• under peculiarly strong claims to public approbation. Chao°
Kemble, the last of all the Romans," is expected to perfor°:
a limited number of nights, previously to his final retirentelia
from the stage. Macready, Farren, Miss Ellen Faucit, °t
Mrs. Glover are likewise engaged by Mr. Osbaldiston, o
will continue the management and les.seeship until Christrel
when they will be assigned to Mr. Jones, late proprieto.r °
the Adelphi, a gentleman highly popular in the professi°?
The new St. James's Theatre has received a vast aceession°
various talent, and will open with every prospect of a .„
season. Braham has engaged that spirit.atirring and 11°0
versa' comic actor Harley, from Drury-lane, in addition
,
many others. The King's Theatre is supposed to have
the most profitable season that it has experienced for maul
years, a just reward to Laporte, for having provided, at as
enormous expense, the finest company of Italian singers,
French dancers, in Europe, with the exception of the divine.:
Taglioni, who was prevented resuming her profession, by 0
accident she met with in Paris last year ; Taglioni, howeveri
is engaged by Laporte for the ensuing season. The AdelP
Theatre has been newly painted and adorned, under the dill•
~
tion of Yates the manager, and joint poprietor with Glam,
stone. Yates will commence the season under most favour,
able auspices, having engaged nearly all the original 9(
vourites. Madame having_
is expending a considerable sump °a
moey in rendering the Olympic far more comfortable. u,
convenient to the audience than it has hitherto been. Liston
and Charles Mathews, with the fair lessee herself, comprisc
t
host of comic talent, calculated to insure the usual success th3o
has attended this theatre from the commencement of Madaris
Vestris's management.

The Odessa Journal of the 17th of June Nttail
the following On the 12th of this month a.young ladid°o
Prack made an aerostatic ascension. The balloon was In
of paper, and, having arrived at a great height, burst. a,1140
intrepid aeronaut fell with frightful rapidity, but by extrigl
(Unary good luck was picked up lint only alive, but OW
having received any serious wound."
FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER.—On FritlaY;
during the Brighton races, two young men, one of the na11.,41
of Daniels, and the other named Phillips, fought on the DO;
fur upwards of two hours, when both the combatants were 1 e
such a dreadful state that it was found necessary to reol°,:t.
Daniels to the County Hospital, but before he reached °cite
institution bodied. A coroner's inquest was held on the bc) "
yesterday evening, whea a verdict of manslaughter wag r,
turned against the two seconds, one of whom, named Banis`'`g-
,
is in custody. Daniels was a painter, and a son of very
spectable parents. He was about twenty years of age.
In 751 Constantine Cvpronynius sent an organ to
King Pepin, who was then at 'Compeigne. He presented'
the church of St. Corneille in that city. The new instr",
:lent wrought marvellous results ; Walfried Strabor, rel3t,e
that one woman expired with delight.— The Musical Work'
131
On Thursday mottling Margaret Daly, aced o,
the daughter of labouring parents, living at No. 14, w s
smet, Lin,eoltea Inn-fields, was standing on a table on vole-
be
lighted candle was placed, wheM her frock eaufelit fire, unuiso
fey_secunds entirely enveloped in flames, in ‘"l;
into the street shrieking with agony. A owt,
bear Iler up in his arms, and succeeded in stiflingh
tiros, 13,g sonic tarpaulin,' over her. "'ha poor g..&
was, ho'::ker, most dreadfully burnt. She remains withois
!vv.; of recovery.