The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-05 00:00:00

T 1 7E -T liE .4T R ES'

COVMl4Gdriint.,

COOK E
.has acquired so muchpopulatity that his
appeafance in a new part, is .an event worthy of cri-
tical notice.. He last night appeared-in the' cha-
rader of.Zatrge, a charatter so admirably perforined
by KE.mELE, COOKE had to struggle through
more than its intrinsic difficulties. We cannot.
congratulate Mil' on this occasion, as his -merit
-was by. no means, propOrtiona-te to the 'ability
w.,1210 he has- displayed in his,. other perform-
andes. He' ;flrouBhout rather ,harsh and
bOig'terouS aild fa,Vnink.. -The sar-
castic 'smile which' is habitat -to his-countenance,
appc,,lred, too often night, gave at times a
facetious, air to
.the most rant:cawsin:oven-tents of his
Revenge which tended to raise it merry feeling in
the -audience. 'seal Patikite
than ad the part,. and' thefe: was' ilativitir4fothlit
dignity which might be supposed teasark.,.*
Prince and a degraded Hero. Still, hoyveyer,Ttlure
was a general force in his :Fling, thatfinacie an un-
piession on the -feeling, • And if. it %7ere possible 10
banish from the miEd the well.zoyeriled energy, ~the
crafty- -smoothness, 'the *high' deniaanour, and the
lofty spirit which 'marked KE'N.2l3lE's 'repteseri_
cation of -the, part, Ave might 'have been .more satis-
fied with-Coox.r, who is certainly an Ador of con-
siderable. merit, and well deserves the favour of the
PubliC.-.' • ,

Mr. SlDDohrs-performed Alaimo with spirit and
feeling; but with no such display of conspicukaii
merit as to demand any high eulogium.
CtirLs was represented by Mr.'Bß UNTON in a
sort of hurried manner, that-prevented the feelings
and, the sentiments of the .pltrt, from having doe in-
fluence.,ul?oktlie affeftions.
Mrs. LvrctiFiELp is a'very improving Atateas:
--her. judgment renders her generally coma; and
her manner is, at least, impassioned and itniiressive,
if not graceful and endearing.
The House was well attended.

Some Governors of Provinces in Russia having
demanded permission of the 'present amiable 41-
PEROR, to ere& a Monument to him—that Prince
nobly replied, ‘‘ that he had done nothiilg to merit
so honourable a tribute, and that he desired only to
erea a Monument to himself in the hearts of his
Subjects," •

•
, -
Coss's Opera willeertainly.not tie brought for_
-ward by the Covent..Grden Manager this Season,
for as it would probahly haye a. hun-witly,the
powerful aid of Mrs. BILL T INGOIT, 4,41,0111 d loser-
fert too much with her performances 4;Prituflstre
Theatre. " • : 'lO -'n -0
The charafter which Dr. JOHNSON adaiAclAr.
SIDDONS to study, was 110 Conyance, as tnentioned
ida-Morning Quepr Catherine. •
2• u4l4,_ the Atitor, has; it seems-, been very
anxious to measure his strength in the arduous cha-
ra6ter of Falstaff. He is one of the Old School,-and
a yerl good Pelformer. in his province. . If he
should follcA, the steps of his deceased brother with
as much.abifity. in Falstaff as -in other parts, he will
t leas Che a decent ..representative of it. To say
the truth, however, Falstaff was not' one of the
happiest efforts of the late It; Who, as a ge-
petal Astor,` hai not "left his eciio on the Stage. .
'l'he "Public are very anxious to know who the
Gentleinn is, who has again made his,apppearance
in this world, after having been for so-many years .
dead and buried. We cannot; at present,, gratify
their curiosity, but as his name begins with an H,
it May possibly be Ilermitpus Redivivus.

Dr. BEDDOES is coming forward with-a, new
Medical work, the conditions of which are. some:..
what whimsically' expressed. He sells the Public
that the price of each number of his intended pro..
duftion 66 Will' noebe below one shilling, nor above
= t'wo ;" and- that` his Essays " will not fall
short of travtim, -nor exceed' sixteen." This is so
curious an instance of incertitude, that we sincerely'
hope, for the sake of his patients; that the•DOEtor 4s
not equally indeterminate in judging of sympiomi. _
SPANISH HI C 11-SP IR I T.--7 Don Sabiniari, being
a prisoner in a dungeon at Lisbon, soon. after the'
revolt of the Duke of Bragania, afrifiArcfs 'King
John .of Portugal, was told by .the that
the King was passing by, and thathiE VVould '& 'a
proper occasion to petition. for releaSel in:steal! of
which, he shut his window in the King's, faces For
_ this affront his window was bricked up; and all ac-
ces of light debarred.
Cox ous Ccoe .—A Gentlenian has lately made
a clock which does not strike the hours by. an ag-
gregate of units, but speaks, as it were, the full
hour at once; 'and it only requires winding up once
in three months, and goes so true, as neither to gain
or lose more than five minutes iii the above period
of time, let the weather be ever so variable,

Drirry-Lanf..
E chate and Classical Tragedy of Do4las
was performed last night at this Theatre. Mrs.
Sfpnorts, in Lady Randolph, displayed her Usual
judgment; energy,
.and feeling. "MtoucHioN's
Noma/ had all that truth and simplicity which ge-
nerally mark his ailing ; and CHARLES KEMBLE
personated the gallant Hero of the Piece with con..
siderable spirit.

After this interesting Tragedy; a'tiO Dance was
brought forward, under the title of jr'
Bacchus. It was more pleasing thqb
would Itave had perhaps a stronger iniugiwopon
the Public, if a Ballet of the same kinG-But of
a 'cinch grander cast, had not-been represented'
a-season or two _ago at the Opera House. The
part of an Infant Bacchus was very well sup..
ported by Master BYRNE, a mere child, but a little
prodigy in dancing. A Huntsman quits his mistress
to follow the chace. She is-seized by Sylvemus, a i
kind of Hercules, but-who is finally conquered by'
the Huntsman. The scene was a rocky, landscape
and a bridge, well paioted. This little Ballet was
very favourably received.
The Farce of The Anatomist afforded a-hearty
laugh to a numerous Audience., and fully compen-
sated for all tine mournful sympathy which the Tra-
gedy had excited.