The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-28 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

KING'S THEATRE.—CATALAIII iS so excellent
a singer, and has conducted herself so well in
society, that we were glad to see her benefit last
night attended by a very brilliant and numerous
audience. Nozze de Figaro was the Opera, and
CATALANI herself performed the part of Susanna.
She sang with all her accustomed brilliancy, and
displayed more of the vis condors than could be
expected. Signora RoNzt DE REGNIS, us the
Countess, was delighful, and in singing as well as
in comic effect was admirable. DE BEGNIS, as
usual, was very effective in Figaro. The Opera
in general went off with great spirit. On the
Opera there was a loud and general close of the
call for CATALANI to come forward to receive
the distinct applause of the audience, which
she returned with every mark of respect and

gratitude.
COVIZNT-GAIMEN.—A ♦ery lively and enter-
taining Comedy, in titre., acts, was last night
brought forward under the title of Charles the
Second, or the aferry Monarch.

CHARACTERS.
King Charles the Second - -
Lord Rochester -
Edward, a Page -
Captain Copp - - -
Lady Clara - -
Mary (Copp's Niece) -

Mr. REMBLE.
M. JONES.

AIT. DURUSET.
Mr. FAWCETT.
Mrs. FAUCIT.
Miss M. TREE.

rant.r..
The Queen of Charles the Second, feeling herself much
neglected by his Majesty, in consequence of his nocturnal
rambles, devises with Lady Clara, her Majesty's confidante, a
stratagem by which she hopes to disgust her husband with fis
irregular course of life. Lady Clara, to whom Rochester is
paying his addresses, consents to his proposals, on the condi-
tion that he will assist in the plan. Rochester agrees, and
learning from his protege, Edward, that he is in love with
Mary, the niece of Captain Copp, landlord of the Grand Ad-
miral, at Wapping, he determines upon, and succeeds in, in-
ducing his Sovereign to attend him thither in the disguise of a
seaman. The King falls into the snare laid for him. Arrived
at the rendezvous, he pays his addresses to Mary, who Roches-
ter, from the information of the Landlord, discovers to be his
own niece ' • and that Nobleman, when the moment arrives for
executing his purpose, privately withdraws, having first left
his Sovereign without a penny in his pocket. In this dilemma,
Charles, when called upon for the reckoning, and unable to
discharge it, gives up his watch to the angry Landlord, who,
from its appearance, suspecting it to be stolen, goes out to
• ascertain that fact; and Mary, accompanied by Edward, (who
has come to the Grand Admiral, under the disguise of a sing-
ing-master), visit the King. They magnify the danger he is
in, and finally assist him to escape. Copp having learned that
the watch belongs to the King, waits upon his Majesty the
next morning, to deliver it up. At this interview, Charles dis-
covers the trick that has been played upon him, and resolves
to be more circumspect in his future amours, anti Edward
obtains the hand of his beloved Mary.
We may perceive by the assignment of the
characters to so many favourites of the Public,
that the Managers think well of this piece, and
its dramatic merits, as well as the general spirit
of the performance, justify their expectations.—
It was most admirably performed, and was so
well received by the audience that it may bid
defiance to critical spleen, and will probably be
very attractive. C. KIMBLE gave a jollity and
waggery to the Merry Monarch that was highly
characteristic. The part of Rochester, in itself
of little importance, was rendered very prominent
by the indefatigable spirit of JoNEs. FAWCETT
has seldom appeared to more advantage than in
the blunt Landlord. He was indeed one of
the chief props of the piece, and Miss TREE, al-
ways interesting, was equally so hi Mau, and
DuitusETT's vocal powers, in conjunction with
those of Miss TREE, ably contributed to the ge-
neral effect. The songs were encored, and the
Comedy passed off with decided approbation.