The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

COVENT•GARDEL—The second appearance of
Mr. YOUNG, last night, in the part of Sir Per.
tinax Macsycophant, was even more gratifying
than his first performance of that character, the
natural effect of his having passed with great suc-
cess through the ordeal of a London tribunal.
He displayed a perfect conception of all the ar-
tifice, all the insulting pride, and all the abject
submission, as irell as 'of the broad humour
and sarcastic shrewdness of the part.—
He was equally successful in his impression
on the audience, and was animated through the
whole by reiterated and well merited applause.
We are confirmed in our opinion that the satire
in the play is as hackneyed as it is illiberal ; and
since the rogui-th hero of the piece is styled The
Man of the World, why should he be designated
as a Scotchman, as worldly men are not only
to be found in all countries, but as regard to
self-interest in the common characteristic of
mankind.

ROYAL WEST LONDON THEATRE.—We lately
noticed the representation at this place of the
Tragedy of Douglas, which, in addition to its
intrinsic merits, has the approbation of GRAY :
and there cannot be a better poetical or critical
authority. The play was repeated last night, and
the young adventurer, who acquitted himself so
well before in the part of Young Norval, repeated
the character with equal success. He bears some
resemblance in his face and voice to the late
JOHN PALMER, one of the best actors that has
appeared in our time. The Young Norval,
hose name is PERKINS, holds forth a
very strong promise of future excellence and
I if the London Theatres are " filled and dammed
up" with Performers, he is already well calcu-
lated to take the lead on a Provincial Stage,
whence in due time he would doubtless make his
way to the Metropolis. Mrs. 13EvettLcy, its be-
fore, displayed maternal dignity and feeling in
Lady Randolph. The second piece was The Turn-
pike Gate. BEVERLEY, who is really a good comic
actor, gave humourous support to the part of
Crack, and the farce altogether went otf with

good effect. The last pii;ce, intitled Alchnoth,
or the Wanderer, is quite in the terrific style of
modern compositions. The hero is a Vampire ;
the story strongly excites attention, and was
uniformly welt supported.

WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.—TiIe King's scholars
last night repeated their performance of TE-
RENCE'S Adelphi. It WaS a chaste and elegant
representution—no less honourable to the talent
and assiduity of the masters than to the applica-
tion ai intelligence of the young men. The
scene nnist, have been more than ordinarily grad-
tying to thvir relatives and friends, who attended

in very great numbers on this occasion. The
play went off excellently, and elicited very great
applause throughout. Mr. H. SAwnxfp, as
Mitio ; Mr. T. KNIGHT, as Demea ;-Atir. D.
DUNLOP, as Su/01/0 ; Mr. F. MARKHAM, 43
S:9/113 ; and Mr. J. M. lIEATit, tt's &strati,
signalized themselves particularly. They were
the most prominent figures, where all were
good. Mr. MAttxuAst's Syrtis is one of
the cleverest performances hich the school
has witnessed for some time. Ilis conception of
the character, which he plays with archness and
vivacity, is correctly humorous. The prologue,
which contains a graceful eulogium on the genius
of Terence, was spoken by Mr. D. Salim. The
epilogue %vas ,delivered by Mr. 11. SANDERS and
Mr. T. KNIGHT, as Alit ° and Demea. It touches
on the Utopian system of the modern school,' by
pursuing which some philosophers suppose misery
may be entirely banished from the earth, and the
blessings of Paradise introduced in its room.