The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-28 00:00:00

THE TIIEATRE.

Last stight a new piece of this shOwe description
was brought forward al Covent f;ajen Theatre,
antler the title of " Zendiuctir, or, The Net7muleer
and his Rife." The tables is much (:f the same
kind as that of most of the Melo- Ortnnus
have been seen for a long period, bat the piece. is
nevetthelessfar. from being uninteresting.. Ac-
cording to.,%tite most approved receipts in such
acases,pp y there is a Tyrant, a captive Lady, an "
-
Lover, a foolish Jester, a bold Ch,eftain,
who effects the downfall of the Tyrant, and-finally
a grand Conflagration. Ail these ingredients Were
well mixed on the present occasion, and appeared
to he deemed very palateable by the audience.
Zetabaca, the 'F rant, was well supported by.
FARt,r.v. It was gratifying to find that the att--,
dienee evidently applied much of what was said
against this character to-the Usurper of France,
and sympathized, With the sante reference, in all
the hopes of his overthrow. TERRY gave cOnsi-
derable effect to the part of Korac, the Confidant j
of the Tyrant, but who dares rebuke him, and es•.•
sentially contribates to his do wtifal. We thought,
however, that there was too much shew of art in
his acting, and particularly his bye-play, while there
were attendants on the stage who could easily have
apprised the Tyrant of his danger. EMERY and,
Mrs. GIBBS were admirable in Merza, the net-
maker, and his. ‘vile ; and LisTON was, Hs usual,
very diverting in the foolish jester Miss BOUT»
deserves high praise for the very interestiag, ele-
gant, and pathetic support which she gave to
Almazaide, the Lady betrothed to Selim, which
was rendered very prominent in the piece by AB-
BOT.—The overture and music tvere pleasing .and
appropriate. It was composed by IVAag, the
Leader. Mrs. PARKER displayed extraordinary
agility in a Pas Seale; and SofssoNs and Miss
LUPINO gave •t Pas de Deur So well, that they
were obliged to repeat it.-,--The entertairpnent al—
together is picturesque and splendid. The scenery
was extremely bealtiful, particularly the moon-
light scene, by Grateve, and does the utmost ho-
nour to the Artist.—The dialogue -is
•ascribed to
Mr. POCOCK. 'PERRY Cattle forward to announce
the piece for repetition 'this evening, but could
hardly be heard amidst the tumult of approbation.

llrtx.osokt, MA actt 27.--,-After Divine Service
. . yestetday„ the Princess CHARLOTTE returned to
Cratibourne Lodge to dinner. The PRINCE BE-
] GENT left the Castle, about eight. o'clock, for
1.4-,ndon. .
MANstoN-Uouse.—None of the Ministers or,
Officers of the Crown were present at the LORD
MAvoit'a Dinner yestrlay, except the Solicitor-
General. On the LORD MAYoa's health being
drank, his Lmiship returned thanks in a brief nut
appropriate speech, albnling but slightly to recent
events. Ills Lordship complained of his being
misunderstood or misrepresented—avowed his in-
tention of supporting, as far as he was able, the
interests of his fellow-citizens and fellow-subjects
throughout the kingdom ; but avoided pressing
topics of a political nature
:at a mecting intended
for convivial purposes. Mr. BARING'S health was
drank with great applause, and thanks were re-
turned in a handsome speech.
iVorkmen were en ployed yesterday in rester
ing -the exterior of Mr. ROBINSON'S house, in Oh
Burlington-street, to its original state.
Mr. KEAN made his first appearance at Glas.
gow on Monday se'nnight, in the character o
Richard the .Third, and was received with extra-
ordinarrapplause.
FAWCETT finished his engagement at Edinburgh
on Saturday last, by performing Dr. 011apod, in
the Comedy of The Poor Gentleman, and innne-
‘liattly returns to his professional duties at Co-
vent-Garden Theatre.
This morning a fire broke out in the Premises
Of Messrs. a 4.13 AL E and Co. distillers, nolborn,
which threatened very alarming consequences,
but lly timely assistance it was confined to the
stable in which it broke out, and which was en
tircly (10;roved.

Lours BUONAPARTE'S Novel of " Maria, or the
Hollanders," wl►ich Iris just appeared, certainly.
contains many beauties, while at the same time
it would be easy to dwell on its defects. But is
it not enough if -it be allowed, that such is the
respect with which the author inspires us, tot
himself, his sentiments, and his talents, that
where lie appears, in our judgment, to become
for a moment unworthy of either, we regret it for
his sake, and fee! it as a personal vexation.
The Three Char►ees of 30,000/. (exclusive of
the Five Prizes of 1,090 Guineas) in the present
Lottery, are held in iii_,!) estimation by all ranks of
Adventtsrers, which renders it Very doubtful whe-
ther the Tickets will not be rtll Sold previous to the
sth of Next Month ; if not, the remaining few
will be extravagAntly dear. HOLINNEY and Co.
experience an extraordinary demand for Tickets
and ShAres at tioir Wice, 2G, Cornhill; as such
recommend Friends to he aware of losing
the Golden opportunitr.

As the present taste of the pithlic, in dratuatieg
composition, seems to be chie3y directed towards;
the • hoirinc, and magnificence Of spectacle, -the
'Managers, according to the memorable coopivt of
JOHNSON, are obliged to conform to this litSt e :
" The Draitait's laws., tin, Oratua'3 patruz:s give,
" For they who lire to pierte must V6a4e ZJ live
and thereft)re the Stage has for many yeArs been
devoted to scenery, pngc:ints, .tourndnicnt,i,
&c. instead of encouraging the revival of legitimate
coinedv.