The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-06 00:00:00

KING'S TEATJU .

Signor Pistrucci, whose improvisatorial excellence
has attracted so much notice, last night took his be-
nefit in the great concert-room of this theatre. The
first part' of the entertainment (the performance of an
Italian tragedy) excited a great deal of interest, on
account of its entire novelty in this, country. The
tragedy selected for the occasion was the Brut() Prima
of the celebrated. Alfieri. The tragedy of firnius is
an unequal prOduction. There is little in the three
first acts, if we except the address of the Roman
Liberator to the people, 'and his animated vow over
the murdered Lucretia, to excite powerful emotions,
or to rivet the attention to the eventl of the scene.—
it is exactly the reverse with :the two last acts, every
scene in which displays the lolly powers of a great
poet. These two acts are finely imagined, and the
execution is, in no respect, inferior to the original de-
sign. Passion and thought abound in every sentence
—from the beginning to the end, the energies tif the
mind are kept in a state of the most lively excitation.
Signor Pistrucci was the hero of the tragedy ; nod his
performance of the character of Brutus is exceedingly
creditable to his talents as an actor. He gave the two
speeches in the first act, to which we have already re-
ferred, with a degree of force and animation commen-
surate with the circumstances in which Brutus is sud-
denly placed, and with the ardent love of freedom and
hatred of oppression by which he is inspired. But
Signor Pistrucei'a most successful and most admired
effort was in the third scene of the 4th act,' where -he
knits from Collatinus that his sons have conspired
aiptilist the newly-acquired liberties of their country.
Al first Brutus cannot credit the relation and in an
agony of passion he. exclaims— _

Oh ciel I chit ascolto?
"Mi aggiacci a sangoo intro ogui vend--1 ugh
traditori? Ali ! no, mot credo."
This patinige was given by Signor Pistrucci with un-
common felicity of tone, feature, and action. Nor
was Le less happy in the delivery of that which sue.
.ceeds, when Collatinus presents him with the list of
the conspirators, and, having rapidly rim over ;the
names, he comes at length to those of Tuns and Ti.
herius. The mingled feelings of the fiither and of
the patriot were here *cry naturally described by
Signor Pistrucci. Signor 'Pistrucei a performance
was much applauded throughout. The other charac-
ters were supported by amateur,: with considerable
ell'ect. representatives of Collatinus and frale-
rius, in particular, demand favourable notice. After
the tragedy, Signor Pistrucci was loudly called
for. He promptly obeyed - the call, anti made
his obeisance to the audience. Ho then proceeded
to exhibit his talent as an improvisator. Ile coin,
mowed With, a poetical address, iii which hi, observed,
that having thrown aside the stern character of Brutus,
he was ready to entertain his friends in his own proper
person with an hnprostrisazione. The subject of an-
oent and modern Rome was. proposed, and be, on the
instant, touched upon the past glories of that great
city in a pathetic strain, and concluded by expressing,
in a more lively measure, a hope dust' she would,
though now fallen froth her high estate, again raise lter
Wad amongst the oations Ho treated several other
ot4l)jeets, lively mid comic, with the same astonishing
and facility. The last subject was the praise of
the constitutional liberty which the people of England
enjoy under a just king. At, the end of it, lie intro-
duced a stanza, thanking lsis friends fir their support.
He then made his bow and withdret,vimidst universal
applause. The voufh, we arc happy to say, was most
onnerously attended. Many individuals of rank and
fashion were preaent.

LrATA, JAN-. SO.

Rieketts has entered upon his office here as Consul-oer ral
for,Perir; and by his urbanity anti other qualities, appear,,
well for his pout.
Gould. Roth,l the late Spanish .C,hwernor of Callan, rmiakis on
board 11. M.. S. !Winn, Captain Sir Murray Maxtrtll ; which
vessel, !aid, ht to convey him to Europe, to eßil for
Emiland immediately after the arrival of 11. M. S. Combeido,
.expected from the Southern ports of Perm where, we hoar,. she
has arrived; and it is probitide she way king "ow
wivar,
who is coining here to be present at the Meeting of. C 0401,„„„
Bolivar was expected to aims at Quilea On the With 'net.
Hills to a large amount have already been drown by this Go.
vernment ilpfin Ohne& awl Paredes. dui Commissioners sent from
this by way of appointed to negotiate a new loan in
Loudon. There could riot lug tweivol litre yet advice of their
arrival; tluitefore, floe hills have biwn drAwn in anticipation,
and under the belief that the good folks in England will enter
With avidity into new subsidies to this State. -