The Sun.
London, England, 1802-09-29 00:00:00


Drug-Lane.
The Tragedy of Cymbeline, which was revived
with great splendour last season at this Theatre,
was represented last, night before a numerous au.
dience.

Mr. and Mrs. Pope, for the first time, appeared
in the characters of Postiumus and Imocrea, and
both acquitted themselves very 'ably. They have
both studied the emotions of their respeClive parts
with great attention, and both expressed those
emotions with truth, tenderness, and animation.

PopE was uncommonly successful in the- scene in
which lachimo gives the pretended proofs of his
wife's infidelity, and throughout the part received
and deserved great applause.
Mrs. POPE displayed a critical knowledge of the
delicacy and feeling which are so beautifully de-
lineated in the interesting part of Lwogen. She was
chiefly excellent in the Scene where Pisallic re.
veals the fatal purpose for which his Master had or.
dered him to seduce her to Milford Haven. Her
disappointment, dejeaion, and the anguish of in-
jured toonour, were affedingly pourtraved.
PAL.MER'S Chun was Very entertaining.
Witoooi-roN rendered filarius much more
portant than the charaacr usually appears ; and the
res: of the Performers, though not prominent in
merit, were all respeerable.
This romantic, rather than historical Drama, 15
decorated with so much liberal splendour by the
Managers, that we hope it will indemnify them for
the great expence which must have attended it;
revival.

The Farce was Two Strivs to your Raw, irz
which Mr. CIiERRY again displayed his comic
powers with so much success, that his reputatiort
is already confirmed in the opinion of the Town.

As Miss REEVES is going to perform Opheli
again, we advise her father, who is an ingenious
Composer, and a respedable man, to restore. the
original melodies of the part. It is d sort of pro..
fanation of the Muse of SHAKESPEARE, to deispoil,
one of his very best Dramatic Works of what has
been consecrated by time, and what is so well
adapted to the situation of the charaCter.
should say this, even if the new music were far
superior to the old, which, however, is far froira
being the case, and every admirer of SHAKESPEARE
would, we doubt not, sympathize in the pcch•c,ll
sztjterstitior.

ANECDOTE.--The late Mr. CAMBRIDGE., as
well known, was one of the chief Literary props a
the periodical 'Paper entitled The World. Mr,,
MOORE, the ConduCtor of that Paper, in any ex.
tremity, Constantly' applied to his friend C 4,4%..
BRIDGE, upon whose fertile genius and friendly-
promptitude, he could always rely. It happened,
that an application Of this kind was made to Mr.
CAMBRIDGE on a Sunday, and during the service
Church, he appeared so much wraps in thought, that
.when it was over, he was gently rebuked by 3.
Lady, for suffering his mind to wander from the
solemn purpose of the place. " I assure you, IVla_
dam," said he, " you are mistaken, far my thoughts
were really employed upon the next World."

The MYSTERIOUS MOTHER.—The merits, of
this excellent Dramatic riodustion are by no means
sufficiently .known to the Public, and still des, gel
nerally are the very interestigg falls known whic4.
originally furnished the ground-work of it, Lc its
Noble Author, the late Earl of ORFORD.

It appears that his Lordship had, while very
young, learned, through a particular channel, that
a Lady; under uncommon agonies of mind,- had
waited on Archbishop TILLoTsoN, and implored
his . advice A young worn:in who had serve 4
her many years before, had acquainted her;
that she was greatly importuned by the Lady's
son to grant him a private meeting. The, mo-
ther ordered the maid to make the assignation,
when, she said, she would attend in her stead,
discover herself, and reprimand her son, for his
criminal, passion : but being hurried -away by a
more criminal passion, she kept the assiunatiort
without discovering herself. The fruit of this hor- .
rid artifice was a daughter, whom the Lady caused •
to be educated very privately in the country ; bat
proving very amiable, and being accidentally met
by her father brother, who never had the. least
suspicion of the truth, he fell in love with, and
adually married her. The wretched guilty mother
learning what had happened, and distracted widl •
the consequences of her crime, resorted to the Arch-
bishop,' to know in what manner she should act.-- •
The Prelate charged her never to let her son and
daughter know what had passed, as they t' crc in-
nocent of any criminal intention—as for herself, he
bid her almost despair!
The last Diving Experiment of notoriety in this
Country, was that made under the rash auspices of •
Kit BLAKE, of Sporting celebrity; who, in curse-
quence of a wager of to,ooo guineas that he h,ta.
made, prevailed upon a Philosophical Adveniurer,
to undertake to dive in a Boat to the depth of too
fathoms, off the Isle of Portland, and there rermffil
IS minutes, and then ascend in the same V'ssel ;
the poor man went down,. but never rising again-,
unfortunately lost his life, and Mr. BLAKE very de•
servedly, his wager.

A few days ago, when a young Lady was going
home by herself in the dusk of the evening, in
Edinburgh, a stout fellow made up to her,
and pre-
senting a dagger, demanded her money. The LAY
immediately replied, " 0, Sir, you shall have rnY
purse ; it is not that I care for, but really, Sir, you
have so frightened me, that I shall not be able to
make home ; I must, therefore, insist you will takeme under your proreftion, and I shall then give you,
my money- most cheerfully." So saying, she
.hold of his arm, and he absolutely escorted her
along Prince's-street, till she came to her own 11005e1
when she offered him her money, but he then.re-
fused accepting it, and left her.
A number of fire-balloons were let off 'in various
parts of Bristol last week, one of which, on
7 burs-
day evening, fell on the rigging or the vessel near.
the Back, and which had like to have been of serous
consequence. The Magistrates arc determined t°
prosecute all those who may be found guilty of the
same olrence in future.

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