The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-26 00:00:00

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C(,l. Longfield
Sir N. Colthurst...

TiiE THEATRE.—AII Opera, entitled The Lord
of the Manor, origivally represented at ,Drury-
lane-Theatre, in the ‘,,.ear 1781, written by Gene-
ral BURGOYNE, and the music of-which was coin-
posed by the celebrated JACKSON, of'Exeter, was
revived on Saturday last, at Covent-Garden Thea-
tre. It is needless, for bus to give any, account of
the fable of a piece which, on account of the
high connections -of the author, and the excel-
knee- of the music, made sonic noise at the time
when it was first represented, and which has tong
been in print. We did not observe, as far as we
can recollect the original, that any particular al-
teratimihas been made in the plot. The piece it-
self is not • recommended by any striking portion
of.dramatic merit, but it is not devoid of interest,
and it has an agreeable variety in the. charac-
ters. That of Young Contrast, however; though
very well performed by JONES, is a despicable fop
of fashion, even worse, perhaps,' than can be
found among those who come drunk to the Thea
tre, and annoy all decent persons who haVe
the misfortnne to be near them. Much of the,
original music of JACKSON is retained, but we
were 'surprised that the most admired of his
airs in the, piece, "-Rest beauteous Flower," was
omitted. The new overture and two songs have
been supplied by Bismir, and they are pleasing
as well as scientific. The 'rest of the sone's were
compof:ed by MeSsrs. T. WEL3iI, DOYLE., DAVY,
and. RE'EYE, and they, are all very creditable to
the taste and talents of their respective authors.
P.4o4.,EbtiN was encored in '''Anna's Urn,'' which
be sung with evident emotion, as the -song bore a
striking relatiOn to his own domestic loss. He
was also encored in another song, composed by
JACKSON, as well as in one by DAVY, and he gave
them
,all with siMplicity and effect.. SINCLAIR
also had an encore, and the whole of the airs as-
signed to him were executed with sweetness and
in. a good taste. , Miss _BOLTON, MrS4 STIRLING,
and Mrs, LtsTozsr:sustained the other vocal cha-
racters, and severally ..acquitted themselves very,
well, particularly the first and the last, who_ dis 7
played much.cornic FAWCETT, in Sir John,
Contrast,
.tipplied.sufficient humour and spirit.—
MATHEWS, in a Frenehyied footinan, was quite at
home-, and as diverting as the,scope,of the part
allowed.. LISTON, in Moll Flag` fart, a slatting
woman-, displayed his 'usual ludicrous eccentricity.
The other parts were sustained 'with the rennisite
ability. If this Opera is, not supported by vigor-
ous, or spalkling dialogue, or by any strong in-
terest in the fable, it abounds with "such pleasing
music, is so well executed by the Performers,. and
the acting altogether is so respectable, that it
affords a very amusing repast for a mixed audience,
and people of a higher taste must be fastidious
indeed, if .they arc not amused with the general
merit of the representation. The piece was well
received by a numerous audience.