The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

THE TIIEATIIES.

XINO's TneATRZ.—The second performance of
the new Comic Opera Cenerentola, on Saturday,
justified the favourable report which we gave of
its first representation. The House, considering
the severity of the weather, was well attended,
and the Performers were generally applauded, but
particularly BaLLOCHI and AMaROGETTI, the lat-
ter of whom was most ludicrously comic. A new
divertisement, not of much merit in the construc-
tion, but able in the performance, followed the
first act. The last ballet, the magnificent one
entitled Telemaque, closed the entertainment of
the night at a late hour, and was very much ap-
plauded throughout.
DRIJItY•LANE.—On Saturday last a new Co-
medy, entitled Gallantry; or, Adventures in Madrid,
was brought forward at this 'lheatre. It was sup-
ported by all the comic strength of the Company,
and by the first and second acts seemed to pro-
mise more.merit in the succeeding parts than ap-
peared i-ct the event. It' must certainly he consi-
dered RS a dull play, since the efforts of the ex-
cellent Performers employed in support of it could
not prolong its existence beyond a single night.
As the piece is withdrawn, it would be a waste of
time to enter lute, a discussion of its merits or
detects. The chief gratification which the audi-
eoce felt on this occasion arose from the speech
that Mr. ELLlterore addressed to the audience
on the dropping of the curtain. Atter Inlay
stating the difficulty of writing a good play, ns
well a, of judeiug of its merits, he informed the
audience that he intended to devote the profits of a
night's performance this week in support of the
benevolent Institutions now so zeiloosly sup-
ported in the City, and which i've hope will be
patronized throughout the Country, as well as in
the Metropolis. This address seemed fully to
atone for the disappointment which the audience
had previously suffered in the Comedy, by the
applause which attended it.—[For the Prologue
and Epilogue see our Fourth Page ]
COVENT-GARDIIN.—The Opera of Guy Mannering
on Saturday introduced Mr. NATHAN to the public
in the part of Harry Bertram. Mr. NATHAN ie-
deed is not unknown to the public, having joined
with Mr. BRAMAN ill composing tne‘ic for the
Hebrew Melodies, written by Lord BYRON. 111
that work he displayed taste, feeling, and science.
He is also well known in private circles for his
vocal powers, and his skill as a Performer on the
piano•forte. That he experienced an unfavdor-
able reception on Saturday is partly to be attri-
buted to the nature of his voice, which does not
appear strong enough for so large a space as the
area of this Theatre, partly to the great extent
of that space, and partly to the.agitation which
must have restricted his powers in so new
a situation. We hope that no partiality towards
other Performers mingled with the disapproba-
tion which attended his efforts, a circumstance,
we are sorry to say, which has often occurred. He
had evidently maoyfriends in the House; but they
were wholly overpowered by his opponents, whose
judgment was probably less likely to decide justly.
We are sorry also to find that the Morning Papers
have beets so severe in their strictures, hut the
respective Critics most probably were wholly ig-
norant of the real merit of Mr. NATHAN'S talents
and acquirements, and did not sufficiently allow
for the circumstances which we have offered in ex-
Iplanation of his failure.

OLD BAI!EY, JAN. 17.