The Sun.
London, England, 1815-11-18 00:00:00

AMERICAN THEATRICALS.

Extract of a Letter from a celebrated Son of Thespis, for-
merly a fas nitrite on the boards of Bath, Bristol, and Lon-
don, to a Brother Sock, dated
" Quebec, Aug. 28, 1815.

Holman and itis sweet girl have been twice
et Albany, and did well ; the latter is just tuarried„
to a young man by the name of Guilfort, a tnu,i-
'cal genii's of the first order, as a Leader, Instruc-
tor, and Composer ; they are both engaged for •
next winter at New York ; though H. has taken
a lease of the Charleston Theata e for seven years,
and opens there in November. He must meet
with success—he richly merits it. A little mad-
wag, Mrs. Williams (front the Dublin Theatre,)
came just as we were closing at Albany this spring,
and performed a lew nights at 30 dollars a night.
Site is an excellent. actress, for this country at
any rate. Mrs. Merry died at Alexandria, in
; and the Hon. Mrs. Twistleton had a miser-
able end at Burlingtou, on her Way to the States
of Canada. Pour Caulfield (who for the last five
years had been in the habit of taking too mach re-
freshment) fell down in a fit out the Kentucky
stage, and expired ; another instance of the sad
effects olirregularity to Thespians in this country.
The Managements in America at present are
as follow :—Cooper and Price at New York, the
emporium of the United States ; Powell and Dick-
enson, Boston and Providence; Warren and Wood,
Philadelphia and Baltimore ; Holman (as 1 saic
before) has Charleston, $. C. and the Virginia cir-
cuit ; Bernard, A/butry and Canada. New York
House holds 2,200 dollars ; Philadelpl ia, 1,600
Boston, 1,300 ; Charleston, 1,200 ; Albany, 700 ;:'
Montreal ant) Quebec (poor theatres) about 1004"
sterling. My eagagements all cease next winter,"
and then, if your accoants be favourable, huzza
once more for Old England-1 With the Almighty's
favour, I wish to enjoy a space of life in my dear
native isle, and quit Iheatricals.for ever, in which
Lhave 11;1(135 years hai! service. Well may I say
with Davin GARRICK:—

" In fire and thirty years the spirits cool ;
" Is it not long enungli to play tilt foul

ALSOP, according to report in the thea-
trical circles, reghired the same salary as Niiss,
o'NEILL ; and as the Managers declined those
terms, she withdrew trom the Theatre--a circuun
Bbe regretted, as she possesses cui)4l-
d7'rieabe to a leSitare of hereditary merits..

REDUCTION OF RENTS

: Sr; THOMAS C( LLA) al, iiart. of ilory St. EI.
titwttt's, in comsetioeficE of ti,e prtssizre ut (lite
titi)rs, his redoccd his rents 20 pvr ectlt.
...Loi•ti 1? ENDLEsiIA3I has al sO recinceil
tae `"cots Of his estates 20 per cent.

A teiizint of W. .PETui•:ttoN, E,q. of Lyote,
DorsetAlike; a few creeks since, titin•vd down by
the expenses of alarge and the pressure
of the times, fhilitei the fatal resolution of &own-
ing himself. lie treat to the sea-sic!c, and 5p:•,..n.,i;
iron) a rock, but in the very Oct. of orownn; • , he
was perceived by die boat's crew of his lamii!mi,
who %I ere very providentially by at som'
distance, and who rowed to the spoi just in time
to save the unhappy 'man. l'EmasoN had no
Svtmer recognised in the nnfOrtunate person his
own.tenant, and learmil the cause it this despe
rate resolution, than he sent hint a receipt to exo-
nerate hint from all his demands; athounting to
.tspwaids of 4001., and afterwards provided for his
future necessities, by stocking iittotha farm and.
putting him into the full possession of
an action needs no comment ; but we hope it may
operate as an example on the Minds of- ouplent
landlords in this season of great depression.