The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-04 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

Drarj-Lone.

COLL•II4S, • a Pe rform;r, whose talents are
'held in much- repute in-country Theatres, bn Sa-
tuiday last, made his first appearance in Mr. Cum,.
BgR T.AND's liberally intended Comedy-of The
Mr. CoLuttis, we understand, is a son of •one of
the Managers of the Theatre at '`Southampton.,
where he has hecn a great favourite.
The part in which Mi. CoLtails made his debit
before the awful tribunal of a London audience, was
jabei, originally performed by StrEt-r, an After
very deservedly, popular, and who rendered that.
part very proMinent in the Comedy. Mr. Cot,-
LINs, therefore, in following 'a favourite
.116-tor in
d part which that Mlor. reudered conspicudus, had
to struggle against the force of first impressions.
His struggles,,however, were attended. with a gra-
tifying died. He gave the, charatler with humour
throughout, and with not much' of that extrava...
gar= which is generally foundin provincial attors
of the. comic cast.

Mr. Ci)Lt,lNs is about the middle.size, and -pos-
sesses a tolerably good figure. His voice is clear and
audible, though somewhat peculiar in its intongtion.

The peculiaritY,.however, is of such a kind as ren-
ders it very fir for parts of broad and low Comedy.
fie is very distind in his utterance,' and- his,..voice
is quite strong enough for this extensive-Theatre.
There is nothing very tbazking in the features
this' Performer, and we advise him not- to attempt'
So mm ch. to render thein arch and expressive,- as he
will only subjed himself -to'tbe charge of
,ii7iniace.
The audience were very well satisfied with. Mr..
COLLINS'S perfcirmance, aild the applause Iyhich he
received; though'doubt'less partly ro biNascribei.to
that -liberal spirii which is always ready to w -
come a' riew Adventurer, wis chiefly
.the tribute
due ta his obvious merit in his. Profession.
" The Comedy of The e 7i; was upon the whole.
tolerably well 'supported ; -PowELL is a very re_
speetable successor to poor A IC2KI N, in Sir Stephen..
Bertram ; 13AR-ItYiqtikE, jn Charles Ratclfe, gave
the dignified 'sentiment, blended with irritable
pride, in manner creditable to his talents and feel-
ings ‘;CUARLAS KEmni,R, also, deseevescorpmen.-
dation for generous wiruith and sensibility in Fre.
deriek Pertram. Mrs. Yo tr NG'S Eliza Ratcliffe,
was an intereting'portrait of tcrider affedion-aild

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relative duty. .
BANNIsTsR; jtin. who Was the original neva,
and who certainly merits the praise of having. fixed
the to oiler iii wl-,ich the chants:ter should be per..
formed, .apparently resolved to shew,that. his new
duties, .as COnduatir of the Theatre, .shall not in--
&uce,hirn to scant his other dr.:les, resumed the.cha.
rader on Saturday, and supported it with all his
original ability. This part is So ver'y different
from the char:lol.9-s in which he generally appears,
that. it ought to-be noticed as a striking --proof of
the variety of his pOwe,rs:
After the Play-Mr. Cot,m'AN's diverting Inter-
lude, entitle& Sylvester Daggerrwood; gave !'AN_
MISTER another opportunity of .hewing the flexi_
bility of 'his." talents in t4e,Histrionit Hero )tithe
piece: he introduced his song of (.'aptait2 117,ittie
and Miss Roe, with 0-00 d ;1110_ 4)1(1 it W a Pn(o rOd_
arce was tfortu,:e Preen', a very whonsi
cal, and very eniertaintog:Piece„written by
,silr„
At.LINGHAM, .and originally brought forward.as a
light Summer Drama, at the Hayrharket Theatre,
but which has. merit enough to deserye a transfer
to the winter.boards. M.. COLLINS again made his
appearance in thiS Farce, and performed the charic.
ter of ..Robin Rough-head with so much-skill, as
clearly to shew the species of characters for 'whicl,
his talents are best adapted. He seems to have a :
true notion of rustic spirit, humour, and generosity.
He, Certainly appeared to much • greater. iulvaniage
in this laughable Farce, than in- the Comedy, not .
only hec4use the charattler in.tfle latter Piece iufords
greater scope for an Aaor, but hecause
ilently, more suitable to the nature (4116 abilities.
He indeed received•most 'applause in-the.Fatce, anti.
in both parts acquitted himself so well as to ,be
raid), entitled to. an: established situation on' the
London Stage. ,
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The House was crowded -io all;parla, "ahethe
Dramatic Entertainrnents'were not disturbed -by. the
turbulence which lias lately been rather tOci-rtudi
the ton in the Galleries., .

Covent-Gardelr.

The admiraLde Play of The Merchant' of Venire,-
:wa4 repreSented'at thiS Tli;:arre, On Saturda%
Cootie's Shylock is one of his best atchieverrients.
He seems indeed to have studied the text mum ac-
'curately in 'Shy/Oa' than in mbst of his 'other chl-
raders, yet he is not ettborateiat the expence of gene.'
rat spirit: He afteiwards played Sir Arcky M Sete:
cd.tin, in the Farce of Love-a-la-:iliode, with sterling
lttimour. In the national dialeft, we underWncl; that
be excels MAcitt.l7.4, and in humour, we _conceive,
that he falls little short of ',him. Liio-11 15 sO'ani.
'mated in Squire Groom, and JomisToNE,so charae_
teristic in Sir Callaghan, that- the Farce continues
to have'all the died of r;ovelty;

CooKE; we understand, has made'a new engage-
ment with the Managet of Covent-Garden Theatre.
His present articles expire at
.the clojse*of this
season. The terms of the new engagement, it is
said, are more than double the amount of what he
received at his first connection with that'Theatre.

Mr. COLMAN, it seems, Means to resume his

funetions as Acting Manager next Season; He and
FAWC E't:T part upon very amicable terms', and only
because the latter, according to ‘the new arrange.
menti cannot join the Hay-Market Company at the
opening of the Season. •
We understand,that a gentleman of -.considerable,
notoriety in the .literary world, Wends :shortly to
make his debut at Drury Lane Theatre, in the chas
raCter of Richard the Third.: ,

The New York Paperi of the I.2th Atignst, con-
tains. a
,notice from the Poor.:house.of Nevvetle
beliiwdre, -signed, lay the GoVernor, which StiitC3

maniac, 'nil been adniated there,' had
not taken any, :kind of •rnittrishmSat between-the
rith of jttly and the 6th of August, a term of ten
days, notwithstanding 14,11:Ladle continue 4 alive 4nd
in apparent health