The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-12 00:00:00

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KING'S THEATRE.

Pietro l'Eremita was produced here on Saturdaynight, when
Madame Puzzi appeared in the part of Agia, the same in which
she made her debut five seasons ago. Her reception was most
flattering.

The whole of her performance was embarrassed, for she is
still new to the stage, and evidently not in possession of self.
confidence with respect to its business ; but in her singing, in
the recitative especially, we found a great and striking improve.
meat. Madam Puzzi has not the powers necessary for the sup.
port.of an Opera, or of the highest grade of characters ; but a
little experience of the stage will make her a singer only second
in importance and value to that class. Madame de Meric was
announced in the bilLs as having " kindly consented" to take
the part of Fatima The music of the part, and of an intro-
duced song, gale Madame de Merie a most favourable opportu-
nity of displaying the beautiful quality of her voice, and of
thereby gaining a considerable advance in the popularity which
we foretold for her upon her first appearance. Winter was the
Oroxmane, and sang delightfully. Giubilci appeared as Pietro,
the character in which, we believe, he made his debut. The
Opera was generally well performed.

Miss Fanny Kemble, we have heard, has re-
cently purchased an Ensigney, which she has generously pre.
rented to her brother Charles.

A new burletta, by Mr. Dance, is in prepa-
ration at the Olympic, in which MadameVeitris and Liston are
said to he happily provided.

At the New Strand Subscription theatre,
Ilfdlle. Celeste will make her first appearance in a new drama,
purposely prepared for her, called the Dumb Brigand.
Lady Dacre's Isattre, at Covent garden, in a
play in three acts, founded upon a French piece of the same
name, which was acted last season by the French Company in
London.—Observer.

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First. In the cast we perceive the names of herself and father,
as also of Abbot, G. Bennett. and Warde, Miss Ellen Tree, and
Miss Taylor. The tragedy will be repeated on Saturday if it
succeed, with a new drama, to he called, Born to Good Luck;
or, an Irishman's Fortune; in which, of course, Power has a
prominent part. . . .

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quaile performance, seems lately to have become so as a
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nounced for three times in the present week ; to be succeeded
Rent Day is an-
by The Demon ; or, the Mystic Branch.—Wednesday, in con.
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formity to the season, is devoted to " a grand selection of an.
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cient and modern music," and Friday, to Handel's sacred ora.
torio of The 3fessiah.—For Saturday is announced a new three
act opera, intitled Der Alchymist, founded on a novel by Wash-
ington Irving. The whole of the music is selected from the
works of Spohr, and arranged by Bishop. Entirely new
" scenery, machinery, dresses, and decorations" are to be em.
ployed, and the cast will embrace all the popular musical talent
of the establishment,—Mrs. Wood, Mr. Wood, Seguin, Tern.
pleton, Bedford and Phillips, and--though last and least musical
—Harley. in ,
It is seriously contemplation with the Pro-
prietors of Covent-garden and Drury-lane to make a very irn.
Isortant change, by materially reducing the price of admission to
all parts of the two houses, so as, in this respect, to compete
with their smaller rivals. Let them remember that, if the ex-
periment be tried, and it falls, they will not find it a very easy
task to raise the price again ; but that it is at present too high,
considering the difference in the value of money now and twen.
ty years ago, can hardly admit of a doubt. Possibly the dress
circle of boxes might still be continued at 71., as an attraction
to " the exclusives."

The price of hounds is, perhaps, not gene-
rally known. Thirty years ago Sir Richard Puleston sold his
to the Duke of Be.iford for 700 guineas, and, fifteen years since,
Mr. Cubit's were sold to Lord Middleton for 1,200 guineas. A
well-known good pack will, in these times, bad as they are,
command a thousand guineas. Those of Mr. Warde, Lord
Tavistock, Mr. Nicolls, and Sir Richard Sutton, have been sold
for that sum within the last few years. But a very short time
since Mr. Osbaldeston sold ten couples of hounds for the same
sum to Lord Middleton, and we have reason to believe he has
hounds in his kennel for which he would not take 200 guineas
a piece. Knowing all this, one can make every allowance for
the angry feelings of their owners when they see the chance of
their being ridden over and destroyed in the chase. Good
hounds are not easily replaced, and it is on this account that in
hard-riding counties, and where the covers arc small, seldom
more than sixteen or seventeen couple form a pack.—Quarterly
Review.
We understand that several of the proprietors
of beer-shops in the metropolis and its environs are applying to
the Magistrates for licenses to open their houses as public-
houses. The Secretary of State (Lord Melbourne), on learning
this fact, intimated to the Police Masistrates his disapprobation
of the measure, as the granting of such licenses would tend ma-
terially to encourage the sale of spirits, and thereby prove rno,,t
injurious to the morals of the lower orders of society.