THE THEATRES.
AN historical comedy, written by Mr. SERI .a, with the somewhat in- expressive title of the Widow Queen, was produced at the English Opera-house on Thursday, with well-deserved success. The subject of the drama is the secret marriage of Mary, sister of Henry the Eighth, the young and blooming widow of Louis the Twelfth of France, with Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, who had been sent
and submission, to exercise his royal clemency. These slight materials THE NEW FOREIGN POST ARRANGEMENTS. are wrought up very skilfully into a lively drama ; whose interest TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.
Duke, and the page and the waiting-maid, gives rise to, arc perhaps too change either of measures or of men. •
palpable ; but the pleasantry redeems this objection. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, PETER.. Mr. RUMBALL, from the Haymarket, personated bluff King Harry sufficiently well : his hard voice and features and somewhat uncouth LETTERS FROM PARIS, BY 0. P. Q.
manner were in keeping with the character. SERI.E as Brandon, was No. XXVI. hardly the gallant and chivalrous lover that we expect; but we were SPAIN CANNOT PAY THE FOREIGN CLAIMS 'MADE UPON HER. glad to observe less of his larmoyante tone of voice and preaching TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. style than usual. Mrs. V/Avrerr is too matronly for the young Paris, 3011i September 1834.
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLIONS FRANCS. Divide this by 25, and you say the truth, we are at present not much disposed in its favour, if have ONE HUNDRED AND SF.YENTY MILLIONS OF POUNDS STERLING FOR THE what was played be considered a fair specimen of the whole. The Seasrisu DEBT. Take the population of Spain at TWELVE MILLIONS— piece was brought forward in an imperfect state : it seemed to us that which includes every baby of a span long, every beggar, every robber, every the vocalists never were sure of the coming note or syllable. There was mountaineer, every idiot, lunatic, woman, child, pauper, and vagabond—and at the very commencement great confusion somewhere ; for the or- what is the result ? why, every human being crawling in that country—tens of chestra volunteered the overture a second time,—which we confess thousands, nay, hundreds of thousands, without home, clothes, or positive means was rather an infliction. It is a waltz rondo, of no great interest. of support—every human body and soul owes or is said to owe the enormous The opening chorus was much better, and will have a good effect when sum Of 14/. odd sterling each to the creditors of Spain. And remember, that the singers and orchestra go together. Miss FANNY HEALEY should this debt of 170 millions of pounds sterling, bears an interest (with but a bt: told what key she is singing in ; for her short solo has so many ex- small exception) of 5 per cent. ; which makes for annual interest FIGHT
AND A HALF MILLIONS OF POUNDS STERLING. Besides this interest, there treme and unvocal modulations, that it would puzzle a good contra- are sinkirg funds; and these sinking.funds are to be raised out of the taxes puntist to determine to what key the others bear relation. A ballad, paid by the people of Spain—the poorest and most wretched people not except. sung by Mrs. WAYLETT, is pretty, well instrumented, and effective : ing the Irish, in all Europe.
Mrs. WAYLETT sung it charmingly, and received an encore. [The writer admits, that in all probability Spain does not fairly owe one The piece is extremely well got up in the costumes : they were not foulth of the immense amount which she has recognized as a just debt of the only very rieh and elegant, but correct in their ensemble. The house Nation; and quotes two passages, one from the speech and another from the was thinly attended on the first night ; but that is not likely to be the financial report of TORENO, to illustrate the manner in which the Spanish
case again. Government was pillaged by the loan-mongers. We give the latter.]
Pk:AXE'S laughable farce, Blare Breakfast, with 13aasiErr's music, "The emissions of Rentes since 18'22 ( i. e. since Spain was invaded by the was revived, with a very effective, cast. It introduced to us Mr. French army, and since liberal institutions were put down at the point of the STANLEY, from Edinburgh, in MATHEWS'S favourite part of Tref/a. bayonet) have amounted to 729,913,666 francs; and their amount has been re- Mr. STANLEY is an experienced and talented comedian, with a sly quiet duced to 686,100,000 francs, by the Sinking-fund made (artificially) out of the humour, and a natural and unostentatious style of acting. H i e s a great self-same loans, by what are called conversions. The actual money paid for this acquisition to the company ; which is now almost as strong as ever in enormous debt was merely 184,896,120 francs: and after deducting bonuses, notwithstanding the loss of REEVE and KEELEY. Mr. comic Vol:nit, premiums to bankers, commissions, Sinking-fund, and all charges, ouly Tit Le. v, n born we saw for the first time in the part of the old Major, 67,817,427 francs were ever received by the Treasury, or paid to England or to France. Such is the desolation which is presented to us by an enormous debt, has wh'n Ind smartness. We cannot fancy a better personation of Sir contracted in a period of profound peace." William Buffer than old WILLIAMS ; who gave due effect to the Baronet% Then follows the commentary upon this statement.
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