The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-23 00:00:00

THE THEATRE.

Haymari f.
THE Tragedy of The StraNger Wal last night
represented For the first time at this Theatre.
ELLISTON and Miss GRIMAHI displayed consider.
able merit in The Strivoger and Me:. Haller,. and
very much interested the feelings 4 the Audience.
,Alter this Play, a new Farce was brought forward
under the title of The Gty Deceivers.

DRAMATIS PERSONA:.
Mr. Guovf..
Mr. TAYLOR.
Mr. EILISTON.
Mr. PALMER. jun.
Mr. NlArtirws.
Mr. BANNisrEß,illn.
Mk,. I losvEt.i.t.
Mks DANtzLS.
Mrs. Ginis.

Mr. Candy, - -
Wel worth. -
Sir Harry Popinjay, -
Trap, - - -
Nehemiah Flam, -
Pegasus Puncheon,
- -
M rs. Flaw, - -
jenny Stumps, -

The scene lies at
.Twickenham. The Gay Deceivers are
Sir Harry Popinj.ty and his Servant Trap. The liner has
quitted town on account of the debts"contL m
aed by hit dit,st-
pation : he is supposed to have had an amour with Mrs.
Flaw, and Trap with jenny Stumps, her maid: Sir Harry
and Trap abandon their mistresses, and proceed to Twicken-
ham. under the names of Welwortli and Nehemiah Flain•
Sir Harry makes pretensions to Emily, the daughter of Candy,
A retired Sugar Baker. The real Welworth is a suitor to
Emily, and Emily is attached to him, Candy leaves her r°
citedsi_r
11) errnTce
iithblvotoecitrcwsce
theirhe
chief
ea
mistresses.
tien irc:saeth. Flaw
ritrester,, l
aa
tneand
pmr
,!
set
etna, tEteerarisingStumpsd
‘ ei.
fromop rtt rs
ati pursue
uet
inGs
im. Y;
Emily is given to hersesaftlo.veerr:aitntd
ttlitiee GPaiyecDeecaeri
evers are mon.
Flans, a man who has figured in variour fapelacertleash,
as keeper of will beasts,
manager of a puppet.sltew,
Quaker, Ste. and, Pegasus Puncheon, the landlord of
the Sun, at Richmond. These char tiers were vial'
ten for the talents of MATfirtVs and BaNsl4llll'
who rendered them very consvicumts. 'Pie Piece
itself is taken from a little French Drama, PT'
adapted to the English stage by Mr: CoLmale."'
It is a wild, but pleasant sketch, principallf
intended to shew the p?wers of favourite Comedians,
and is full as much entitled to public" favour as loan/.
popular Farces of the same kind. There are eel'
tainly a few isruriat passages that ought Olio
omitted, and some scenes that are very languid.
When the Piece is retrenched it will diiubtlesi bei
,come as great a favourite as Many others.
theirSo
the Perfortn:rs were by no means perfta nit
Characters, and hence the Farce had inn fair tin:
WI Ant Ews and BAKNISTER were !tight,' enle;'",—„A
ing, particularly the latter. ELLI.ToN 'We":
to so much advantage in the Play, that we "IN hits(
with regret in thes Farce, as he is by no mean"i
for lively parts, and is a very indifferent singer..
The Farce was received very well till towarl
its corsvaision, when a strong opposition atoie, and
pievenred almost the whole of the last scene froill
being heard. ELLISTON came forward, and fr:
tempted to announce it for repetition, btu vni"
difficulty obtained a hearing. - He declared dult
justice had not bcen done to the Piece, aral that
it was brought forward in a great Iturry.",d'
The majority of the Audience were inclined' lc!
enerah
favour it, and he evidently retired with a iv
gob,
sarttion 11 its repetition. The Music i$
edit
new , and partly seleCted by KeLLY, and deer cr of
to lotsabitities.—The folitao lug is a speC.ltile.n•cd.
the Songs, both of which were very well """ •

Pusenseig•
Tune--" Away with :bit ani ,radir.W."
Away with those poor married tellovas
W hose dcaries arc retickn'd diviner
A husband can never be jealous.
Whose wife is as trightr u I asinine. •
Since detormity's stamp Is upon herr
1 cry, when abr.. a.. I would stump, •
" AttieLt I it I can't trust your honour
",
" love, I rely on your hump.
Then away, &c.
• 11. •

motaXi-tedlsdt.itcohsciiitsinsinkifeerri'
The moment you look at her face.
bly
uauger,
But her taee has not many beholders;
For, al those who are raise to their bed,
So high she has siutigg'd up net shoulde,rs,
They airnoct have 4.-oVer'd het head.
Then away, trc,
In.

I am safe from each common occasion
That troubles a ma. recd sae ;
And, even hi case of invastoss,
I've nothin4 to tear tor my wife:
Nay, it death us the church-yivd had Isla lit~'
should:lit much weep at ►ny sate;
But Nature so crooked has made her.
I'm sure 1 shan't bury her stra:bt►t.

SONG.--WsLwoR,TH.
A Lover often has been bless'd ,
With :isott hand in secret pres)'d,
Ur wi:h a gians..c, or ivith a sigh,
Ur With some other foolery

Or silent love.
And should the Nyniph, with roseate charrni•
ltde, 'through night's darkness. to his ailns'
24.1thrtg there, while Scand.il sleeps,
Sweet are the joys, 'till da) peeps,