The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-02 00:00:00

FOIL THE SUN.

THEATRICALS. -
Mr. EDITOR--A visit a few evenings ago. to
the Theatre in the Haymarket, at which the
Beggar's Opera was performed, furnishes ass
opportunity for making a few passing observa-
tions on the manner of female singers on, the
stage, as compared with what I conceive to be a
more natural, and consequently a more pleasing
method of singing. The House was completely
filled with a highly respectable audience, long
before the end of the first Act ; and by the of the next it was crowded, so as to refl..
der the heat oppressive. The Opera itself is too
well known to require a description here ; and if
our Actresses can permit critieism, Unaccom-
panied by harsh censure I will briefly point out,
wherein I think they may improve their- per-
formances. In most of them, a marked and au-
dible sucking up of breath,, a loud sipping in of
the air, or inhaling it, which forms a sibilitting:
catch at almost every pause, is but too obser--
vable. They also generally raise one hand.
towards the-breast, when a rather forcible part
of their task occurs, without, however, touching'
the body ; this, therefore, I regard as needless,
while from being constantly repeated, it has the
stamp of mannerism upon it. They would sing
with far greater apparent ease to themselves, were
it not for the two slight defects just noticed,
easily remedied, and which rarely if ever add
any thing to the gratification, that singing is so
well calculated to afford. Another point, in
which some of the best of our female voices tnight
considerably improve, is by giVing the middle
notes at greater length than they are accustomed.
to do, and by dwelling less strongly upon the
extremes of the scale. The foregoing remarks
by no means apply exclusively to one whom I
had the pleasure to see on that evening; they are
general to the profession in this country. The
character of Macheath by Madame VESTRIS,
however pleasing in itself, does nut exactly rea-
lite that which we look for ; indeed a good tenor,
male voice is indispeOsible for the part. Our
actresses would benefit their enunciation, in
some measure, by stml.Ting this lady's method
of utterance, which is among the' purest, and
being joined to a naturally clear voice, is thereby
rendered highly attractive. It is true that this
lady has had the great advantage of tra-
velling, and of thereby becoming much better
acquainted with the faults of foreign pro-
nunciation ; for in this much consists. The
givenpue•ocrtdosrat
l‘tiehricrahrcoltryeillidasvehai.istyomoef tohfatthlete first.avy
of English female singers ; they are. clear, lin.-
gual, and oral, without running into the flippant
labial or offensive nasal twang of the 'French.—
sound,b
But, Mr. EniTon, I must conclude, by as-
sari-log von that am an amateur of good sing-
ing, which alone has prompted these remarks,,
from nu evening's grdtified

iIUDITOR AND SPECTATOR.

rumernus cVrt,raurse of SllgCtFito i, which hued the shore
Wail; on thy river the scene was agreeably diversified by the.
tit • of Cork sterun.beat, crowded with respectable company
en ?I-cr. v..ay to Cove, having htopped to witness this. interestingo'ccurrmcc. s„vern, e,cti!s and busts beloning to the i
r.
emtlibto vicinity, tilled, up the 3cery, which wa, rendeiei.
extf r olielt int,,th)g by a high spiing tide and a very
fine everlng. At the appointed t;11 e, the brig was loosened
ffanr bee ead ‘,.ith much facility into her future
clement, cheered by the silents of thimsands, who witnessed
with,settisfaction the commencement of her naval progress.--
At this int•tatnt an accident accursed, which suddenly shipped
these jciyennt ciftlEions check rope that had passed from the
13eir,•'s Stera to taking too much way, and which
11:14 been fitsivnzel in two directions on the shore, slipped from
onc t4' its lieleet, and carried into the river abotit a dozen persons,
nilstly very
.yowig boys who were within its range—the joyors shouts were instantly -changed into cries of alarm; but they
were of short duration as prompt assistance was quickly. render-
ed ..so those in immediate need of it, particularly by a Ship
Carpenter in the employment of Mr. Knight, who spiritedly
plunged into the water,- and rescued a young boy from very im-
minent danger. before the boats could reach the spot which
called for their help, all had safely regained the shore.--(Cork
Advertfrer, July 29) . •

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MARRIED.
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lip Nicholas Shuttleworth, I). D. Warden of New. College,'
Oxford, to Emma Martha., second daughter of the late George
Welch, Er.q. of Iligh heck, Lancashire.

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On Friday', the lath ult. aged 32, John, eldest son of IVIr
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On his passage to England, for the benefit of lis.heaP,",
Rev. W. Johnson, who was well known in the re4glP"4
as haring, by his unwearied and ajantedical labourst contributed.
so tnsterially to communicate the knowledge of Christianity to
the liberated Negroes settled on the coast of Mika, wmge
exemplary conduct presents one of the roost signal triumphs of
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