The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-28 00:00:00

Reduction of Price from Three Shillings and Sixpence to
Half a Crown.

THE COURT MAGAZINE and BELLE
ASSEMBLEE.

The COURT MAGAZINE, already exhibiting in its pages
articles which entitle it to rank, independent of its fashionable
character, with the leading Monthly sMagazines, the Proprietor is
anxious to place it upon the same level of general reading, and, as
an earnest of his intention, at •nce announces a reduction in its
price, on the Ist of 'January,
From Three Shillings and Sixrence to Half a Crown,
a reduction which he hopes to accompany with an increase in its
value.

In order to give complete effect to this design, the proprietor
has arranged with manr of the first writers of the (lay, so as to re-
ceive a continuance of contributions of a high order of talent.
The Embellishments will embrace, as usual,

Portraits of this Female Nobility, Landscapes of the Seats of the

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Nobility, and English and Forein.Costumes.
Every care will be taken to render this department perfect, and
as a guarantee for exertions which will be made, the proprietor has
the satisfaction to announce, that a series of Portraits from paint:-
ings by Sir T. Lawrence is in preparation, and will be produced,
from time to time, in the forthcoming Numbers. .
A Critical History of the Literature of the Month, Music,' Fine
Arts, the Opera, Theatres, &c., will also be given, and occa-
sionally an
ORIGINAL SONG SET TO MUSIC BY THE EDITOR.

London: Edward Churton, Public Library, 26, Holles-street.

THEATRES.

DRURY-L ANE.

At this theatre, after The Siege of Rochelle and The
Jewess, Whittington and his Cat were again introduced to
tread the stage for public amusement. Whittington is repre-
sented as the servant or apprentice of Fitzwarren, a London
merchant, who is fitting out a ship for the coast of Africa.
All the members of his family send out their ventures, but
Whittington has nothing to risk Hut his carroty Tom Cat,
which he reluctantly places in the hands of the Captain. The
Vessel sailS and arrives in Africa, at the kingdom of a monarcli
of the name of Longobarobonio, where the cat is of such signal
service in destroying rats, by which the natives are overrun,
that the 'animal is purchased at a price which renders Whit-
tiligton one of the richest men in the English capital. In the
interval; however, Whittington, driven by Dame Suet from
his home and his sweetheart (for he had fallen in love with
his master's . daughter), wanders in the neighbourhood of
London, and is recalled by hearinr, old Bow Bells sound, as
he imaghted, " Turn . again W"hittington, Lord Mayor of
London." He turns again, finds what his cat-venture had
produced, and re-makes love to Alice Fitzwarren. He is
opposed in his suit by Alderman Gobble and his son, Master
Addlepate Gobble, and as Fitzwarren is disposed to favour
the pretensions of the latter, notwithstanding the newly ac-
quired wealth of Whittington, the aid of a certain fairy, named
the Genius of Industry, is required on, behalf of Whittington.
Whittington (ia the earlier scenes a part is given to Miss
Poole) is converted into Harlequin) ( Ellar), Alice into Co-
lumbine ( Miss G. Reckic), and Alderman Gobble, his son,
and Dame Suet, the cook, into Pantaloon and two Clowns.
Of old, Grimaldi, the "fair idea" .as Southey calls it, of
&Owns, had the part of Damo Suet ; on Saturday it was in
the hands of Mr. T. Matthews, who is certainly clever in his
way. There waa a good deal of variety of scenery ; we had
the aerial ship, lately exhibited, and fOr aught we know, still
exhibited at Kensington, in which Pantaloon and the two
Clowns embarked and were conveyed (for no other reason, we
suppose, than that the scene wos ready painted) to Ulswatcr
Lake, in Cumberland; getting a good view of the late departed
and lamented comet on their way. Thence they return to
London with all speed by land conveyance, and find them-
selves at the new Beulah Spa, near Norwood. The rair-
road to the moon whiCh was exhibited is not by any means
an original idea; but it was well employed, and the different
trains on their way to their destination through the sky, had at
least a novel effect. The last scene represents the Lord
Mayor's show by water.

CO VENT- GARDEN.

On Saturday night, after The Carmelites and The Bronze
Horse, a new pantomime was produced at this theatre, called
Harlequin Guy Fawkes. The piece opens with the accus-
tomed preparation of preternatural beings, clad in radiance and
beauty, as Columbine generally is, or in grotesque and ludi-
crous masquerade. After some tender interviews between
young Lord 111\onteagle and Columbine, Grumblegloom, the
Genius of Discontent, is seen descending in a fiery car, fJr
the purpose of exciting to the deed of horror of which Guy
Fawkes is to be made the agent. He is attended by his fa.
liar agent, Mischief,- and by- a host of Blue Devils, Groan,
Howl, Mumble, and Growl, and a numerous cortege of Imps.
The Car of Discontent is, of course, a blazing one, sur-
mounted by two fiery dragons. It was hailed with shouts of
applause, and the familiar agent, Mischief, flitted through the
air at his call with the graceful velocity of a hawk. The fiends
are seen busily occupied in preparing powder for Guy, which,
being in 'a state of readiness, and deposited under the Parlia-
ment House, that worthy personage himself is introduced in
triumph seated upon a crazy chair of state, and accompanied as
he usually is upon the sth of November. Columbine and Pan-
taloon, Harlequin and Clown, now shuffle off their coils, and
the capering, the grimace, and tumbling commence. The
scenic views are numerous, and in general are well executed.
The locality of all of them is metropolitan, .or very nearly so,
not extending beyond Hammersmith—Westminster Abbey,
and Hall, the House of Lords, Greenwich Hospital, the Ob-
servatory, the Rail-road, the dome of St. Paul's, the Gar-
deners' ground near Hammersmith, &c. The tricks and trans-
formations are numerous, and were, for a first display', very
successful in the working. The wand of Harlequin and the
thiefish propensities of the Clown, made very frequent and very
laughable use of an archery warehouse, a butcher's shop, and
other places of business. The Columbine, Clown,-Pantaloon,
and Harlequin were all excellent, and the mechanical trans-
formations arc very creditable to the contriver. The panto-
mime was successful, and the house crowded.

ENGLISH OPERA HO USE.