The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-16 00:00:00

THE TUEATRLS.

•
't-laYitAsx.o,.-Last night 'The Lori of the
Nano? was perforMed for., the first time bere..---•
Of Jostes's adinirabl, YouOg CoOrast, so peculiarly
`own 'in dreSst,Antanner, ,andlicting, we have
nothing to say; Gut that it I'.us more etfettive titan
ever, from being itiore'elosely and better seen.
The same may be pronouncett •of FawceTT's Sir
John Contrast. There is • a genuineness 'this
Gentleman's personation of all'such eliara6'eri
which produces a degree of breadthaMi eifect Tart-
ly, if ever surpassed upon the stage' -
as Rashly, was very successful. lid gave 'tbe un-
adorned music of the songs' with Simplicity and
feetiug: llt.tauser. Wroth-reed a heti air instead ,
of " The Ensign of Honour !". which,. as Well 1
as be pieces: belonging to the Matter, he execnted
in a fine mellow style. Bath the performets last
mentioned will,llowever, do well to study the
dialogue and acting parts of their characters' a
little more. • A good old Opera is injured by
having all that leads to Song hurried over and ta—
crificed'.. Nippe, in the hands ofitusseLL, tdai
us excellent as we ever saw it; kielti.contie, and
not extravagant, it possessed all the merits which
whim, undrr the Controul of judgment, could
bestow upon it. Does.; phyed the 'rustic
Ralph with sullicient• Itimionr ; ,and VOOTR, iu
liental, was. very well received. LisTort has made
Moll Fluggon-so promitsent in this Opera, that it
would be inexcuseahle not to oh,: rve that.TOKELY
exerted himself much to TIO that tamed Lady in -
,lice. If he• Jailed at all, it was 7 not so ninth
• front ;s want ot merit as train the public
conception of the part being so notch foisted on
the originality of its representative at Covent
Garden. Miss CA a a W:acted and .sung most
sweetly in Sophia ;:and Alis's MATH ews and Aft‘s
Corer-%\D, as Annette arid Pegy, were lively and
entertaining. Upon the whole, the cast aid no
discredit (and that •is saying much) to the plays.
already got up at this Theatre.

ENGLISH OPena.--The Opera of Lowe: in .a
Pillage was performed at this Theatre last night
for the first time this season. lioaK, in Young
Meadows, was justly honoured with great ap-
plause, though not one of his happiest efforts,—
INCLEDoN'S Hawthorn is a fine manly and spirited
piece Of acting, and the part is peculiarly suited to
his vocal powers; his full rich-toned voice in " The.
Twins of Laturtu:' was listened to with delight,
and the song was encored amid reiterated applause.
Mr. BROADHURST'S. Eustace was very good : he
introduced the beatniful air of " Believe me if all
those endearing young charms," and was loudly
ealcored, and most dcsetvettly, if a sweet song well
sung can lay claim to a repetition. Miss KELLY)
the now sovereign niiistress of the' whole range of
the Drama, appeareil for the first time as Rosetta,
and, in the part,of Mundane, delighted the au-
dience by her siteccesful vocal exertions. Too
mach:commendation can scarcely he given to
• (2:1 1"f ERI,Rv fOr his pe r for m awe of Justice Wood-
cock ;- we have not before seen him to so lunch
advantage. Miss Pout.e made an interesting
•:Lithinda ; and Mesdames Guove and PENsost, iu
• Deborah anti Margery, contributed. greatly to the
-eclat that attended the performance of this ad-
mirable Opera.

lIKATRICALCRITICISM.—AnLIinborgIiPoper,
spealing of Miss o'lS:tut-Cs' Mrs Bevo.ley, says,
custont much Inn. prevalent, to measnre
merit by cola parisott---a false and uncandid method.
The consummate and noriralled powers of the
lady, between whom and Miss 0',N.811.1. the con-
trast is continually drawn, long since fixed, her on
the summit of theatrieal fame. It must be recol-
lected, howeVer, that Mrs. SinDoNs %vac cradled
to, the stage—and that, with the gteat ad t'antages
‘vhich surrounded her, it would haVe been next
to:tt miracle had she missed perfection."—lly this
ride, theatrical ()otitis Means. theatrical
p ren t age and tally practice. We doubt that such
ingredients are more likely to mar than to make
a truly great performer.

Mr. EMERY Will perform during the Assize
week at Newmtle-upon-Tyne. Ile made his first
appearance last night in Farmer Aslyield in Speed
the Plough.