The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-07 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

llAymArtKET.—The Comedy of The heir at
Law was followed, last night, at this Theatre,
by the Farce of Killing no Murder,, in which
TAYLEURE took- the part of Buskin that
MxTnEws originally so successfully. performed.
Mr. TAYLEURE is a respectable actor, and ac-
quitted himself tolerably well, and that is a. 6
much as we cap say for his performance last
night.--14IsToN, in- Apollo, Belvi, in his singing,
dancing, and acting, altogether highly diverted
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the numerous audience that attended.
ENGLISH OPERA IiOtSE.-A new Melo-drame,
entitled Gordon the Gypsey, was represented for
the first time, last night, at this Theatre. The
following is an outline of the Fable :
Gordon, the chief character in the melo-drama, is the son of a
Scotch Laird, who was once the owner of Drummond's Keep,
a castle of great strength. Having, however, acted traitorously
towards the Government, a reward is set on his head ; and his
most intimate friend, Gavin Cameron, flings him into a lake
near the castle, and, far his treachery, Gordon's castle and-estate
are given to ' him. Young Gordon, determined on revenge,
joins a band of Gypsies, and commits every species of crime
and cruelty. His great objects are, however, to obtain the hand
of Alice, the niece of Gavin Cameron, and to appease the manes
of his murdered father, by putting Cameron to death. He,
however, knows not how to gain access
_to the castle, which
Cameron has never left,' by the ordinary entrance, since the
murder of his friend. Gordon at length discovers that the
usurper of his lands is in the habit of sailing oh the lake, which
washes the-foundation of the castle, every evening. He lies in
waiti and observes that when the boat reaches a certain point a
bell'is rung, and a machine let down, in which Cameron se-
cures himself, and is immediately drawn
,up into the castle.—
lie makes use of his discovery, succeeds in obtaining entrance,
and passes himself on Cameron as his son Allan, who was be-
trotho to Alice, and had been missing for many years. His
identity is, however, denied by an old Highland woman, who,
' hexing failed in an attempt on his life, opens the castle to a
party of soldiers, who are engaged in pursuit of the Gipsy
Chief. He escapes from this peril, and by the aid of his gang,
gets Cameron and Alice into his power; but, when he is about
to plunge the former into the lake, the soldiers again make
their appearance,' and Gordon the Gipsy dies by their fire.
This 'piece, which, according to the taste of the
times, co;isists of the terrific, relieved by ttit 'lu-
dicrous, is by no, means devoid of interest;•but
rather calculated to excite attention in its more
serious parts, and to divert by those of a lighter
nature. The dialogue is neat, and the terrific
passages. well expressed. The characters are well
adapted to the talents of the Performers, and the
whole is recomniended by some agreeable music.
Mr. T. P. CooKE is -Gordon, the terrible hero
of 'the 'piece, and he gave due support to the
character. WI trurisoN had all his quaint humour
in Parantoih. RowitoTnAm, a judicious, actor,
exhibited the remorse of Cameron with doe

feeling and energy, and BROADHURST Mfg with
more effect than he acted in Dunbar. We are
glad to see Miss CARR brought forward, as she
is a very promising young actress, with the re-
commendation of a charming person. Her Alice
was very interesting. The other characters were
suitably assigned. ,The piece was very well re-
ceived throughout. The scenery was appro-
priate, and the last very splendid. Mr. PEAKE,
jun., the author of several successful Dramas, is
reported to be the author.