The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-08 00:00:00

iiih' '4'.,iiA'l'.it',ES' .

illtunY7LASE.i—lf any man onbts the propft=
sition that, mind as well as ifody is requisite to,
torn', a first-rata Actor, he might..have had his..
scruples ienroved, by visiting Drury-lane last:
night. King Henry the Fourth was the play, and'
the Great Ks9tist.a the Falstaff. No performer up-.
on the stage cap bring in many corporeal qualifica-
tio- its to time assay as 4r. S'Et'l-1 EN KEI4BLE, but we
cannot spy that_his
.mental` powers bear the same
superior'proportipiL to those of his competitors..
Granteti,tbat his personatiop of the Fat'Kuight was
not altogether a reinectable performance, but when„
We have said this, re haye
,said all that .truth
%ell' allow.
,The conception of ['piste, we have
formerly observed, must be very kiferent.athong
those who have s!ntlied this admirably original
and, extraordinary character., and even in the au-,
dieftes thge will be limostas many standards of
opinion. 'respecting him as there are persOfts who
contlesesnd Ito,. exercise their own judgments on
theatrical representation. is therefore not
only impossible not, to please all, but extremely,
difficult to'-please many 'critics in this
It nevertheless tells pretty well upon die Intil-;
titude 'when tolerably sustained, and thus last
night there was 44 good. deil of applause and no
disapprohation.—Raa,
,in spite of indisposition,
•
gave all his physical force to liolvpur ; but
we have seen a " spirit snore potent •' iu the
tharaeter. Mr. BEiiGOl/041 was
.the apd ra-
ther 4 supine Monarch. We should be sorry to
mention the name of the 'Prince, and us we will
thank, lilts for, not attempting the part _again,
have, no doubt he will thank us for not telling how
he played it this once. WALLACK was a
,good
POI NS, and Mrs. SPARKS an inimitable Dame
Quickly'; Wit the Drama was in all 'poorly cast,
and the Theatre very empty till price.

COVENT-GARDeN.—At Covert-c4arden the
OageKa have, got a gooil many pretty liSpint
together, who, if they do nut take the upper
range* the-Drama, aloe always pleasing. The,
delightful play .of As You Like It tiro again 'per-
formed last night, and, Miss. 14ov't.a most en-,
couragingly 'received in Rosalind. A thick.'
nesa of artieulation (fol., she .is, one of 'Ore
pretty.:Lkiers alluded to) is still her
,chief
drawback, but we •hOpe she will surmount'this
iloperfection, as, her youth, talents, and stage,
requisites all considered, she then promaseli fairly
he.an ornament to the drama..., At- present her
performance must be considered with all the for-
bearance due to a de6iitante„ and not with iefer-
time to the high comparisons which. 'preced-
ing excellence recall. the favourable
way in
.which ye have spoken, of this
Lady 'before, our headers will anticipate that
we hadlast,night a 'cause given for the above re-',
mark. We had I At the close of the play some
injudicious 'Frenchified friend was imprudent
enough to throw a .coronet 'of flowers upon the
stage, for from one of the upper. boxes,
This trick, ever'a partial expression and no fair.
criterion of merit, is noc suited to our boards
or character ; it only provokes coutenipt or hos-
tility, and is dangerous to those whom it is.
Meant to serve.

We never Sri* any thing superior to the Jacques,
Oriontio, and aged Servant, of Your:6, C.
ti.mrdsLE, and MURRAY. We iiloUld be proud to
think
,thr.st the reMoks we have thrown out had
indinced the first 'mentioned Gentleman to take
counsel,with.his own tine judgment, but we, did
think hit Jociiiues last night beyond any former
time, arid owing to his throwing more of "ho-
mourous mtlanctioly" titan facetiousness into it.
After the Play, we had a Melo-drank.frOurthe
French, entitled ph Broiceit &void, and depend-
ing
on the following incidents

The. ,sto'rY turns on the discovery of a mauler, commltted
by a Colonel Regolio on his friend Lerida, l'Ur which the ser-
vant of the latter, had been condemned to the Valles. The
son of Lerida, found by a :Sloblenian in the wood where the
father was murdered, - has been received. into his family.
Mynahs (the boy) lost the use of his speech through the hor-
ror inspired by the assassination of Lerida, and he regaibs it

in the end, from the emotion inspired by the presence of the
murderer. Regolio haying encountered the servant of 1.,!e-
-rids' who has escaped from the gallies, endeavours anew to
-fix the crime
.on him. Frustrated in this by hlyrtilio, he sub?
equently attenipts,the life of the, bu3%._ jiffs sword breaks,
and he plunges him into the turrcut which falls helow..the
bridge oftsehich thiLattainpt-is The child is rescued
by Estevan, the accused and unjustly punished savant. The
assassin, hejieripg, his safety itS4lirt d,, the death of Niyr-
tillo, trturns to the. Cattle, from which he had before.
Colifrunto by,gste'ran, he draws his sword to punish the
accusation., of murder which is preferred agaiost hint. 'tile
weapon has hien broken,. and the piece I%aiting .is supplied
by. Esteeart, which he !lad found wlicrO lie was directed tfi
search, for.it,by hlaypilio, stud ..tlitts froved to he
ihe ruffian who heal tlirvitn the bey into the tea-tent. Ater..
tillo enters, and retOgnii,les the ontrcierer ur his fdtheri wliC
is forthwith given over to the Otteers ofjahtice.
We ,vrre, goink to say that. this is a second
Tale of Mystery; but the filet is, lie never Met
with so little of myitery in tiny niiitne of this
Monorel class: Alter the .first scene, it is not
only easy to foresee the catabtroplie, Litt all pie
aventa which are to- react to it; and whea tbe first
act closed wit hkegolio ritnning away; acid his friends
shouting " Colonel" intuit/4d" itop thief" after
him, we inwardly gave up the piece as liist,and felt
sorry for the expence Am`,,asieti in. letting it up.
But with all the disadvantages we have mention-
ed; with mortal improbabilities upon its bead
eupw (were we to apply the rule and compasses
of criticism) to make the Broken -Sword shorter

than the Managers hopei, we must turn tpund
to confess that there lit so much beautiful
scenery; so mar ittitances of stage effect,
So much excellent acting, and (no bathos !) so
delightful a pas do tinit,Ahat it was impotiible not
to yield to their Combined fascinations; and ilti
piece wept (tonsil as brilliantly as its i4aterfailHat
irreiistilify as, its torrent. tor tbis stiCceNe itWas
indebted to scenes of toollittalo, landicitpt, and
gothic architecture, I:tdmirably batotw by GattivP,
IVfirrbtOßEs VL!GH, &C. j,,t4 the acting of
'realty and -FAULEY Ana Miss LUPPitio, well
supported, by Missed LIOGTH anti CABE rtr, -AD-
"rri PAWCZITi 819.1M0N7, and BARIZYMOIIIi
to the delicious dancing of the three Miss
' DUNIVETTS. The music is but middling, and bor-
rows as unsparingly front very recent productions,
its the author, to whom no obligation is due froth
the public, has done from the Dumb Bays, Fetus,
&c, &c, of preceding Spectacles.

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OBIGINAL POETRY.

. INTROIIUCTORY ADDRESS;
fitieulcd to bespoken by ST KPH EN K ems Lt,Esg.

WRITTEN' BY-JOHN TAYLOR, ESQ.
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'Well, here, folks, y 94 see, liyenture back,
Again to wear tae semblance.of 0.7t1 Jock;
Again with madcap ruy revels keep, •
. And bear the chittes,attnidnigho in East Cheap-.
Pe.Fettaace again to woo the illerry
0:.-lerk4 0 troop that seem, to ".parch itt,gyves,“
.T 0 ";;oast, the wonders of the Oddshlll fight, •
And.strive,at least, to " forth" the Knight.,
If gpsThen shoUld hint I'm Fraqtrjr but in size,
, The cti*lish.sileer your candour wilt despise,
Or..Wags.stmuld tank me on my pc:tly. state,
'Twere but poor wit to say the charge has ?height;
OR SiIAgSPEARet themes how few,Can stand the test
1.1101 fiiends forgive me, since I'll do rny best.
Yet should my humble efforts prove in vain
.To-night'yonr/ormer kindness to regain,
• ,jl4l morcon ta'v'ern-benches will I 1011,
No more I'll fondle on tuy, knee poor poll;
Rai may ?fa hang in " heir-apparent garters," ••,
I'll imetetvard turn, and " keep a farm and carters,"ft.
To Bardolph, Pistol, Poo, bid adieu,
;,.To poios, Dame Quickly,--all the nyley crew,
indeed,.to take tuy leave of You.
40 Palonins. •

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PASI4IONABLE ARRIVALS.
Major-General oosiorin and family, from. America; Fao-.
tainsand Madame Marmot; and faniily,nt the St. Petershaigtr,
Hotel), poser-street t 6)14 -America; 0. %V. A.ll)Tey,Esq. and
Mrs. Aubrey, at ditto, from France; CaptailklLrs,,atditto,
from Paris; captain .V.-I,;ter,, at ditto, from Somersetshire
Mr. Churles Phillips, .tie Irish Barrister.