The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-28 00:00:00

rEE THE 'TRES.

.v: • . Drkty:Lane.
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rEtt the 4treaing Drama oiaeorge Barnwell,
which is very proivtly- brought forward as a moral
w;uning, a,t ihii :time .of general revelry, when
mirth a!)d tilssipatiOn may ,need some correalye,
a new Oatitomime was brought, forward tin&r
the
title of Love and Magic ; or
.1-larlepin's Holiday.

CHARACTF

Harlequin - -
Harlequin Miniature -
Mago (the Magician) -;
Pantaloon - - •
Pero - - -

Mr. WiRNE.
Master BYRNP.
Mr. DE CAMP.
Mr. MALE.

Mezetin -
Scaramouch

Mr. FISHER,
- Mr. GIBBON.

Gipsey King
Undertaker
Barber - -

hlr. COLLINS.
Mr. PURSER.
Mr. HOI4INGSWCRTO,

Sailor- -

Messrs. WEBBY .rOKELEY.
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN.

Counsellors

Messrs. "VIA ODOCKS, SOAR kIS

Client

Mr. RHopts

Tycho (the Clown)
Coluanbine - -

Mr. GximAim'.
Miss B. MENAGE

pTahne pr
taiinait,e.

Miss TYRER.
Mr BAYZAND

Ursula (the Dwarf)
Lar4Lacty -
Venus - • -

Master I.ANCHAR.b.
MrS.-COAT
MISS HICKS.

The Graces, Miss BRI sTow, Miss WATSON, MISS SMITH:CupId, Miss. nous Hymen, Miss SAUND'ERS.
Little Bess, the Ballad Singer, Mrs. BLANi?.

Our Readers will certainly excuse us from giving
the Fable of,a Pantotiiime; and there is nothing in
the. Plot of this Produetion; ,that renders it very
different from what the Public has often seen: In
the opening of this Piece we find, that Harlequin
and Columbine are in the power of a Magician, who
is fool enough to entrust his Wand to his servant
Tycho, telling him if he should fall asleep', his
,Master
and himself. will he ruined.. Tycho, of cbio-se, falls
asleep; the Magician's Prisoners obtain their liberty,
but contrary to the Magician's declaration, he re-
tains his power. By tempting oilers he obtains the
consent of Pantaloon to. woo Columbine. Hence
arise all the usual pursuits, impediments, changes,
&c. &c. lilt at length the Magician is defeated,
and Harlequin triumphs in the possession of his
Columbine.
. .

The earlier scenes are representations of Egyptian
Cottame, and are very well Painted. Some beauti-
ful Landscapes ,are introduced, a City Barge ap-
p'ears on the Thaines,s on a S.-wan-hopping Voyage,
KELLY'S §aloon, HAMMERSLEY'S Banking-house,
and Westrriiiistei-hall,'are among the familiar sixties.
A Cavern; with, tremendous gilded figures; is a
striking scene, and the Temple of Hymen; at the
conclusion, is very ;plendid;
BYRNE, as Hadeluin, was encellent. His son,
and Miss MtNAGE, deserve much praise: GRI-
MALDI, MALE, and CYPRIATsiT, by agility and
ludicrous tricks, highly diverted the Audience.
Mrs. BLAND, Miss TYRER, and SEndwicit diS-
played their vocal• powers with success. Miss
HICKS looked much better than she sung in Venus.
CoLLINs, for the first time, appeared'as a- singer,
and we advise him not to indulge his inusical am-
bition.

The Piece, V(iih varied and beautifui scenery,

and much diver:ing e%travagahte in the tricks And
blunders, gave great entertainment to an. Audience
that f;)11-,,i occupied the Theatre;
7,The Overitire, by SHX,4, is a bald tind spirited,
eoli;position. The rest of the Music, which is pirtly
compiled, and partly new, is very Well 'adapted to
the incidenti it accompanies.
• The Pantoinithe was received with the highest
applause, and will doubtless be of much seiviCe to
the Theatre. The following is a specimen of the
Poetry

Little Bets, the Ballad Singer.—Mrs. BAN r);
Orne "round and buy, come buy, come buy
iSong of Little Bess ;
Topease your taste I'll do my best,
' is all I can profess, •
Sweet maids to you I'll sing True Bine;
And.so your .Lads shall prove;
To loVe-sick Swains I'll sing sad strains
Of those that died for Love.
Then brisk agaid my Song shall be; -
To cheer the friends who follow me,
Poor Little Bess the Ballad Singer.

Come 'found and buy, come buy, come buy ;
Assist poor Litttle Bess,
The home to cheer of Parents dear,
Who droop beneath distress.
So shall you prove propitious Love,
And boast a friend sincere,
That Balm shall find; of human kind,
A syMpathising Tear.
Then brisk again my Song shall be;
To cheet the friends who follow me, -
Poor Little Bess thd Ballad Singer;
Cipgey King, Mr.
tome found me, and heir - •
What ctelicate.cheer
For your dinner this,day hate I stole;
Lay hold of my sack,
And I'll quicicly unpack;
Arid give an account of the whole.
Squire Clod, rude and bluff;
Swore the Miller he'd cuff, . •
And while he a quarrel was picking;
" I'm for Peace friends," quoth I,
So dext'rous and sly,
I popt in my bag these nice chicken.
To a Vint'ner's I went,'
For there I had scent,
When his Wife had a little drop in, •
That it was no hard task;
To steal this choice, Cask
,t Of Gin—and to my bag for to pop in.
At the Parson's, says 1, •
My luck I will try, •
And soon stole his holiday Wig ; •
Still on industry bent,
To his stye quickly went,.
• Where I snaffled this little Tythe Pig.