The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-04 00:00:00

H E AT R ES.

COVRNT..GARDEN.-IWe Stratagem was
followed, last night, by the new nelo-brame
,of
The Youthful Days of Frederick the Great, of
,which
we must reheat our favourable opinion,, and re-
commend to the Public as one of the most inteT
resting, and well represented, works of the kind
that we ever attended, to say nothing of its

pleasing music arid its splendid scenery. The au-
dience, which filled the Theatre, folly confirmed
our opinion, by abundant applause through the
whole of the performance.'
ENGLISH OPERA.—After a very successful sea-
son, _well merited on the part of the Proprietor,
Mr. ARNOLD, and the Stage Minager, Mr. BART-
LEY, the Tbeatre closed last night. Mr. BARTLEY,
whose general talents as an Actor would render
it surprizing that lie is not engaged at-a Winter

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Theatre, if the policy of the Managers were in-
telligible, delivered the following Address, which
speaks so well for itself that we need add nothing
on the oceasii:u, except to say that a good The-.I
Attica! Company was provided, that the Enter-
tainments were conducted with the utmost regu-
larity, and,iliat we must join in regretting with
those who admire an Institution reiilly intended
to bring forward native talents, and support the
character of the genuine 131ilTiStt OPERA, should
be so limited in its annual career, while a foreign
Theatre is •perinitted to be opened for the chief
part of the year, and to render the purest Capital
in the world, wilb all its imperfections,
" LoNinon., the needy Villain's gen'ral home.
0 The common shore of Pants and of Route.",
" LADIEs AND GENTLEMEN—Theat Elea! Managers appear
to have been allowed, by a kind of Charter, the privilege of ad-
dressing. you iu their own praise on the last night of perform-
mice in every seasnu, to boast of the exertions that have been '
used to escrit your favours, and to enlarge on the varieties I
that have been produced far your amusement. It were of ,
little avail, hoivever, to remind you of these facts if they did out
speak for themselves ; brit we trust that when the struggling.
etiotts of this Theatre, under every disadvantag,e of a limited
season and powerful opponents, are remembered, it will not
be forgotten, that in the short period of four months no Jess
than three full Operas and six Musical Entertainments and
Operettas have been snbutitted to your approval—and, what
is still more extraordinary than this exertion in your service, I
and which, we believe, we may venture to state to be
unprecedeoted—that out of all this number not one
single instance of failure hits occurred. In addition
to these novelties we may, perhaps, be allowed to re- I
mind you, that no fewer than twelve revivals, or pieces
new to this Theatre, have been brought forward. Many
complaints reached the ear of the Proprietor concerning t lie
want of accommodation for the numerous visitors to the
boxes at the` second price. To remedy this inconvenience he I
promptly devised the plan of opening the Great Saloon as a
Shrubbery, and which we have every reason to suppose af-
forded universal satisfactioo, unless we except a celebrated
critic, no less remarkable for his severity than for his talents.
—The last novelty of the season is so directly before yon,,
that a few words no that subject will suffice. need nut
recapitulate what has been so fully stated before,c respecting
the new plan of opening the Theatre to •in one evening;
many have thought it highly beneficial tot' the public,
and many have
,condenmed it as lowering the consequeoce
of a regular Theatre. We cannot consider any. thing de-
grading that; without injuring the interests of the drama
contributes to your accommodation ; but the inauspicious
moment at which the experiment has been tried, with the
overwhelming force of the Winter (or Patent) Theatres in
terrible array against us, hire hardly given us a fair chance
of estimating its success—so far as we can judge it- Ans 'suc-
ceeded—for during the last ten nights, compared v.ith•thr
ten preceding, an addition of at least anc-third has been made
to the number bf visitors in the Theatre. Stili, however, as
it has been found subject to objections, the Proprietor does
not at present feel justified in pledging; himself to continue
it on a future season. Thus far, however, he pledges him-
self without reserve, that during the lung interval for which
he is -compelled to close his Theatre, every effort shall be
used to merit a continuance of that patronage for which I
have now the honour to tender you his grateful thanks; anti
in lay own name, and that of all the Performers, I respect-
full bid you farewell."