The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

'TA 1,1 AN OPERAS.-13ATII THEATRE.

Want oi room prevented us on Saturday from
giving a full extract from our correspondent's
letter, but we to-day present our readers with a
uotire of the above, performances, taken from the
Bath Herald.

The first representation of these novel performances took
place on Tuesday evening last, and was attended-by. one of the
most numerous and elegant audiences, that ever asseffibled in .‘
our Theatre ; nothing could exceed the beauty and fashion
which graced the boxes and parterre.
To enumerate the varied excellencies of the performers,
would be an endless task, nor do we judge it necessary, as the
talents of the accomplished and facinating Madame Rossi
DE-BEGXIS, together with Signors BEGREZ, PLaccr, and
DE-BEGx is, are too well ktiown to need our ecomiums.
Miss GEORGE and Mr. .PHILLIPS were particularly feli-
citous, as Zaida and the Post ; indeed we -doubt, whether the
Ring's Theatre could have furnished such able representa-
tives: the superior and excellent style in which they assisted
in the beautiful Sestetto Questo e'un nodo," and the cele-
brated Quintetto " 0 Guardate," excited general admiration.
To Signor DE-BEG:gra the Opera owed much of its triumphant
success ; his Aria " Amor, perelte" is decidedly the finest
specimen of rich singing and acting ever exhibited. The Arias
by Signor PLaccr, and the Duetto " D'un bell' mil," with
DE-BEGsts, elicited the most rapturous applause. We can-
not speak in too high terms of our old favourite-Bs:Gales
gentlemanly acting, and elegant style of singing in the part of
Yards°. Of the transcendent powers of Madame Rosin Ds-
:BEGiers, words are inadequate to express our admiration : as
an actress, this lady stands unrivalled. The exquisite finish
and expression displayed throughout in her singing is the per-
fection of the musical art.
We were unexpectedly gratified and surprised by the nume-
rous chorus and orchestra employed on this occasion ; attempt-
ing a performance of an Italian Opera, without this must
.essential aid, must ever prove dull end futile.
For the cuellent Arrangement of the whole performance we
must justly pay the tribute of praise to Kir.ciEollilE SMART,
whose extensive knowledge and expfrience in every branch of
the musical profession, and indefatigable exertions, rendered
the Opera on Tuesday night a perfect and brilliant per-

form an ce.
The Orchestra displayed the greatest precision and skill un-
der the direction of Mr. LODER, whose violin obligato accom-
paniment to the beautiful Bravuia, (sung so superbly by
Madame DE-BEGNis) richly merited the applause so liberally
bestowed ; but we venture to suggest, that ,if the Symphony
preceding the Aria was not so long, it would be better for
stage effect.
The-splendid scenery, new dresses, &c. exhibited on this
occasion would. have done honour to any theatre-in the king-
dom. The elegant alteration in the pit was not only orna-
mental to the appearance of the theatre; but proved highly re-
quisite for the accommodation of numerous parties of nobility
and gentry from the surrounding neighbourhood; - who, other.
wise would have been disappointed of places in the boxes.

In the Gasette of Saturday, a reward ,of one,
hundred pounds is offered for the discovery of
the person or persons who set fire to the Cotton
Mills at Fazeley.
Extract of a letter from Havre :•••*" The crews
of the American vessels lately lost nigh,Cherburg,
and some passengers embarked from thence for
this port in a small passage vessel a few days
since, and melancholy to relate, the vessel upset.
in a squall, when 44 human beings met with a
watery grave.7--(Senthampton Chronicle.)
A NEW SYSTEM r 0 F.„ TUITION MUSIC in
Paris is all a rage.—A. Monsieur Sudre teaches
what he calls a musical language, which is appli-
cable to every instrument. Persons of all nations
may converse with each other in music in this
way, without. the trouble of learaing to speak
a language. •In one of M. recent courses, a
Turk upon the flute conversed for half an hour
with a Frenchman, who played tht fiddle. The
latter, of course knew the Turkish language
upon principle, but,pot a word could he speak:
The system may be very useful if generally
adopted amongs't welf-informed musical persons-
in Enrope, because We know •it it easy to learn
'sufficiently of a language to form phrases iw the
course of a very few months, but that it requires
years to be ,able to utter them correctly or
agreeably. •
VaectriavoN.--We were sorry to learn from
a report: made by the Manager of the Vaccine Institution of
this place, which was read from the pulpits of all the churches
on Sunday last, that C) little regard appears to be paid by
many parents to the Inestimable benefits to be derived from the
above Important discovery. Although this simple and. saiu-
mary operation is performed gratis at the. Han of the. Inatita,
tion, to all who choose to apply for it, yet thoughtless and in.
considerate parents without number persist in leaving their
helpless offspring a prey to that scourge of the human race—
the small pox. Should, this. baneful disorder mako its.appear-
afice among these classes, which sooner or later may he looked
for, the mortality must be 'dreadful ; and ,we shall only say,
'that in such an event, we should be sorry to have the reflections
'of those parents who may be doomed to .see their. children
perish by its ravages.—rMerdeen Paper.)
A circumstance, almost unparalleled in the
annals of the drama occurred at the Kelm) Thea,
tre on Weduestlay last. Shakspeare'll Macbeth,
the Roesler Office, and the grand pantomime of
Tell, got up at great expense, with a
;respectable and respected company, were adver-
tised-for the benefit of a lady and_gentlemanithu
,have sustained u leading line
_throughout the sea-
bon. Ondertliese circumstaoces, Ala on a beau,
tiful evening,_ the actual receipts were one
shilling I—one solitary individual being the, whole
of the a.udience.—(Scoich Paper.)