The Express. — London, England, 1860-12-27 00:00:00

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Se.: MK in ; Ch ri stmas has wine this year in fine old I m +all, the splendid 0n..., oon 4111,11 LE. - Sum I. viten, is *Mad one le owned an al the Uheedelt amd "'Ks 1•111 1 % lea kriv.-1•••• .., , irrisiatbe Diets. ticket oil," SS. liseting. felltiosed guise. ler song is the suburbs the rime hasp i id . dup f,. n . es . yf 11. . • id...a W= di d m ime else • darkly on the trees, end even in mid-metropolis the streets ►''' l '' t b m " I " c4.l "' * ''' " ” 4 " 13 . 14 t he glen <. ' C HRISTMAS HOLID I YS. —NATIONAL amb . ith ale thee trodden anow-coweriag. Trak is almost T , vt•sew. Knit. %., I. ! . s. I oil e r Irk Imarls. art wen. _AMMO:LT rOlOl. INA soften- ri• ma= - _ . 1...... vadievendla Nei la;eevarreeekllerldielpllllllll/1 Wad* t" --- --- - - - - - ,Vistr..t.... Bar volsomosYstiso Ist sillsions r. w ery...senk sad dr .111 ~mot es= onspos. roe 11,1,14 ..s goseasp slorr ir so . ll•WM sod IMOSIUN. 0 di. Marra Yuen • aiersa.ll4.lalassesSairest hr ..... t.) 11 I 1.6 line ~f gastArl• volt duinen6l kit= t.O 11).0 luth first cless kw swis.l-sissa km. sr/ kr thlt4cloos toss. eteiggirnftinTVCialg„ „,,,, .A rzw . ...d ; for at aightfall the roads becoine what the cab le rift sulsrlya is " irryry," and it is with the greatest difficulty Ikaar. lim eedils el at owe maileas. Ildruirot 110 say progress is made. Yet, notwithstanding theme sise vorkallateraia lq Memel Weer The *NA ea/er demeharks, the theatres af Loadoe were last idea symbol mr. "my. Om" illm" ht A 4 ' by beliilay-makers, indifferent to the treatissr, *I beet iskelask solely on their amusement. This year as oitt4oslikesi pantomime* seem pining putout, and statraveganeas fewer in Dumber. This latter class of estertaituissod bas apparently had its day, and having gradually daaraesal both in talent sod popidullir. 'WU probably soon die out. T STEAM COMMUNICATION to NSW YOU -The LIVISPOOL. 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The eutertaiemeuts at her Majorty'n Theatre °omitted of a manic opera, in three neta called QUINN Topaze, with a Pantomime having the lengthy title 4 Ton Thueib, or Merits the Magician 4041 the Good lair** of the Court of Map !Parr. The opera is an adereades to the FAO* stage of a pia* by Y. Victor 31me6, called La Reim Topers, wk.* Yr hai roesidentbie swots at the Opim Comigoa. One might suppose, from the fact that two operas 91 this composer were performed het sight at the two great. s$ Leah= theatres, that be is toe et the most *M em eves in Paris, be is °al y • third-rate composer, and that he certainly has no right to receive a distinction hers which h►+ never been bestowed upon any of our own musicians who are greatly superior to him. Of the libretto of Queen T.pax we can say but little, for in month we found ourselves unable to understand it. Of the dearness of con struction fur which the light pieces of the French stags are noted it is destitute, and any spirit and piety which the original piece may possess has elm* oozed out during the proem of doing into Baillsk. As to the music, it resembles that of Les Noce, de Jearime%, but is less pleseant because it hes more pretension. Whisk pusses off very well in a little one-act trifle will not do for • three-act opera which occupies three hours and a half in performance. If. Masai has a smart fluency, or flippancy, very general among the French opera-oomposen, without those higher qualities which distinguish the leading mew ben of that body. the music is like Autyer's—but Aube?* copiously diluted ; be has caught Auber's rhythmical forme and mannerisms of instrumentation ; and he shows skill and dexterity in what the French all his facture, or the technical construction of hie score ; but there his merits stop ; he has no originality, no variety, no power of strong expreesioa. The music for the principal female 'character (who is • Gipsy Queen, moving unrooountably in high circles, and setting noblemen by the ears, through the power of her charms) has ham written for a singer of extraordinary vocal powers, for it is full of roulades, divisions, and pearges of display. It certainly showed off the extensive compass of Was Pampa's clear and flexible voice, her facile excretion of the most rapid and intricate pumps, and the remarkable neatness and grace with which she accomplishes soot tours de force. We have seldom heard her sing more brilliantly, sad it was to ber, almost erclasively, that any spplause was directed; for, though both Mr. Swift and Mr. Bentley were hr the Mi. their parts were ungrateful, sod their most praiseworthy effeeh were productive of little effect. The pustoniime was a splendid spectacle, and, thogigh too hag, was deadadly sneeessfaL The legendary adventures of the Lilliputian hero are turned to most amusing woos* in the introductory portion of the piece. We have his birth awed parentage—his parents, Oaffer and Goody Thumb, being a capital pair of originals—we have his cony peuionship with the fairies in his infancy—his childish propensity to practical jokes—the tragical incident of his being swallowed by the Red Cow—his terrible adventures in the giant's castle—his love for the Princes, Huncamunca, and the fatal iota of his combat as her knight. The representative was a little girl of some six years, Miss Lilia Boa, whe didarondere— her spirit and intelligence were delightful ; sad Mr. Faster and Mn. Lindon„ as the old couple, were admirable. When Tom Thumb's history reached its catastrophe the harlequin ade began. Mr. J. Lauri was Harlequin, Miss Jenny Lori was Columbine, Mr. C. Lauri was Clown, and Mr. H. Lauri was Pantaloon—the whole dramatis persona furnished by one family. They are all exceedingly eleven the Columbine especially, who is a graceful girl and a charming dancer. The tricks and transformations wen of the usual kind, and showed no great amount of inventive Went ; but they were well managed and went off with spirit. The beauty of Mr. Beverley's scenery is above ell praise ; and some of the tablears were so rich and gorgeous that they called forth bursts of applause from all parts of a crowded hours. Jest put.'lshoil, DISIASES al thiee SKIN, with Photographic vs u. by post, Is. 2d.. deo. WIN =ws m illimara Utr b . Pea. fo• B. J. kinnal. DLO, LiermiliYa of Ye &opal Colley of 11/110 As Royal Coney at nteeyoete, ea Maihrid by Join Mania to tre kW trees Me 01=ese ilex front I* t. 1 sod hoe I to 11, or by Norge stmt. Elam er NUM*. Aiello Wished. pin le hi poet 14 stamps. DILIGBRS MANUA4 Her-gammen' HT' EEE Prarter. thebee. wet the mem to he eupkeyed we" elinfligab in n-tees 414x` pelmsetive lemur Nod health In ehme hf, an/ emir el elreenelemee. Mesh emcee ehe le• been eseefellts dried mil amepted by pet reel eleerielee lo the imgesseles.bue Glee lei MOO her 12= dm la ri le taw Datum aLD the Colle ne* e el Pleriuder. Ilembee el the lima Odhp dim el = 4 lBalsot : J. Item Weeeriek-hr. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Jed Mos pool km boa SW Author for it Mow" AinbakilbdiCAla tae as the CAUSE aa i MIA d PLIIIIIATIMI DICIUNk. with OUR directi tar mint ISSONSIS So Yon sod lUt. the mall of twangy yolod ootooodel goodloo tko lovidaseet of those peculiar rem oolotal dimmon. MW laid So anbltter sod shorten Nib 1. R. J. (VIM Allkomolooiroot, Tie le Iho best book 4S morroomob"—Modlool Lewd add b Yam.al add sod lib, 1R attassinar4ame. The performances at this house last night com menced with the operetta of the Marriage of Georyttte, in wins& Mn. Louisa Pyne and Mr. Henry Corri sustained their original pelts of Georgette and Jacques. Victor Nifiese's light mosie was listened to with the most silent attention by a house densely crowded in every part, and Miss Lonna Pyne's charming singing possessed sufficient fascination to repress all those signs of restless anticipation w►ich usually precede the expected pantomime. The Christmse entertainment provided here on this once don is entitled Blue Beard; or, Harlequin and Freedom is her Island Horne. The burlequinade is supported by an annsually strong company of pantomimista, including Mows. M. Miles* and F. Payne as Hazlet/nisei ; Mews. Mew, H. Payne, Hildyard, and several Lilliputians, as Clowns ; Mews. Barnes and T Pentalorms; Madame Boissoand Mks Clan Morgan as Columbines ; besides the Zaleski family as sprites. These clever artiste go through the wed routine of comic business, involving the traditional roguery which we are accustomed to tolerate and laugh at in the world of pantomime. la the first scene of the harlequinado some consternation was excited by the greater portion of the scene falling for ward on some few of the arson, who were not quick enough in perceiving its descent. From the resistance of the surface against the air, however, fortunately the fall was sufficiently gradual to involve no great hurt to those who were struck down, although the mves was in several places brolieu through by the forced the blow against those whom it encountered. Far a few momenta all was confusion on the stage, and endea roan were made to restore the scene to its upright position, bat without effect. The curtain was then lowered, and Mr. Harrison addressed a few words to the audience, as resin them that so injury had been sustained by any cue; sad after a very few minutia' delay the pantomime was named, and proceeded to a close without any farther easeslty. lt should be elated that the weary is by Mama T. Grieve sad Telbia, sad the droner and the mounting af the pistemine gaserelly are indicative of peat cost and oars. of this promising family being the subject, of King Aphis, , a feud between the two sovereigns was natural enough. but not the treaeitery et the King, which, Kowtow faultless it might be a 0111411111 parts of oar world, was certainly hideous and detestable i• Fsizyland. King Aphis invite, the Queen Ladybird to a ooegrew—we beg pardon, to en evening party —.Web he intends shall finish with an alliance between the fwrnilier ; but the Queen prefers another son-in.law, the Prince of April, and whilst engaged with that ilhietziew indisdfillideekiliag the pin money and other indispensable peolMbaniss, King Aphis is Mini Wilk n bright Mae, tad spindiale her hews, in Thai she its44 s lier forty beta : tifstrigenn, "phring ant ringebg sing all sorts of mina." The releetira at tbS /re, inn all the way at the Rios d Apas, &imbue tit initainual darer, and there is no lapwing what might not have happened, bei Slat the Mors al April has a Wit stook fa hand el his Rost penetrating ebowsre—el ghastly the rants patters an these which we so much enjoyed resin the pet auenner bridaelea—end, guided by faityr,vnicise, which we roger bore to help in when we endeavour to find out the Wally • ot a fire by the reflection in the sky, he is, like Mr. Braid-' weed and his brigade, " promptly on • the spot," sertnin Ire is extinguished in time to prevent the prematureraintir of as young Ladybirds. The wicked King is thee eiwirged into Pantaloon, and the other characters , miaow the usual transformations. For all this `pretty story Mr. Fenton has prepared the most werninrfid scenery, machinery, and decorations. An April ilea in the country, with the shower appfhpetate to tit uplands, made a charming loud call for the artist, but the latter was too busy at that • particular moment to oome, being fully engaged in arrang lag the allegorical palace of Kiog April, which may cur tainly be pat down as one of his most successful efforts. Beverley never painted anything more brilliant, more delicate, or more fairylike, sod it would hardly be possible to go farther in the way of commendation. The subsequent scenes I were of the mme type, although of less brilliancy ; but the splendours of the introduction were intended to culminate in the transformation scene, with real water, which had been brought expressly by Prince April to give effect to his magic creation of a new palace for Queen Ladybird. A more potent sovereign, however, and one whose name had not been mentioned in the bills, namely, King Frost, inter pored, tasting such a spell over the water-tanks as to render the working of the silver fountains for some time an impos sibility. The audience began to grumble, but upon Mr. Buckstone appeasieg at the footlights and explaining the ewe of the delay, harmony was restored, and ultimately a very legitimate blaze of triumph was secured by the full development of all the gorgeous oombinations. AU that artist could do to make this a most successful scene had been done, but, as is generally the case on first nights, the carpenters went wrong— hitch followed hitch, and nothing but the good humour of the audience, and the intrinsic merits of the same, pre vented such a demonstration as is not often witnessed at the Haymarket. We think that Mr. Blackstone owes it both to his artist and his publio to get his carpenters and mew shifters as speedily as possible into a better state of died plies In consequence of this delay the harlequinaiko did not commence until nearly 12 o'clock, and would probably be dinged gout the time when the morning pa pers smugly go to prem. We saw enough of it be be sallied that Miss Fanny Wright had lost none of her gess o ass Mr. Arthur Leeleroq any of his agility ; and whilst we stayed the Clown and Pantaloon delivered one or two tumbles which pronneed exceedingly well for the nisnairider el their arduous performance. The house was brilliantly attended, and no doubt most of those who were present will go again to see the transformation scene in all its uninterrupted glories Axivzit FAILING REMEDY. hp aarrre hi atire sail. 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NUNN sad 80311, were , spit% end liqueur merchants upwards et • years purveyors to the Won. %eats of Liecobertanb 11, fumb'e CondaSuireel, W.C. ?heed lads os applicellion. S~ouflt cattle' IBMOWILMI iIiOVEZMMT.—On Teenley aftelseen a roam of engin-driven aced 61111•11 et ham Ohs selstibourtiocel of Neweartle- Zirge met at the Irmo Beret, Great Market, in that city, to receive • deputed= es the subject of reducing the boars of laborer. The sensisted of three dole pates from the south of ands chairman and vim chairman lianog been apointed, the object. of the isms most w. re explained. - flee of the delegates dated that dories the preceding week he worked o• an average eigletem house every day ; and the insteps. woe cited of • workman who, ear •sue weik, m.o. employed 121 hours, being at the rate of twenty hours per day. From one week's end to the other fathom ware deprived of the pri vilege of intercourse with their families, and frequently but scanty opportunity was afforded for the takirg of meals. lo rectify this elate of thiugs the movement in question win organised in May last; a central committee meeting and trammeling Winne.* at Manchester owe • mouth. The locomotive superintendentshad been petitioned; bet them gentlemen' pot having coed...moiled to reply, • Moiler atop was taken with regard to the boards of dirm tors. Of these, a few had conseoted to bring the men withio the limitatioo of ten hour. as .non u possible, while me board bad declared that it wee utterly impossible to sorry est the scheme. With menders of parliament the mather looks moire homed; sod it tr.o.pind is the course of the premed*. that • solicitor has been engaged to pre. gene • bill with • view to introduction is the sowing esseies. Lord Mhaftesbury and Lord Smiley had expressed themselves is favour of the project ; while Mr. Frank Oroseley, Mr. Massey, and other hos. gentlemen had gives utterance to sentiments of a similar import. The delegates urged the mei, of the north to join in the working out of the sebum. By a resolution subsequently pissed, the wort:- Merl pnwilt agT.44l to respond to the appeal ; sad the neree• Nary 'tem sere token to carry auto etTo:t the objects of the ineeting. —Nertvetk Chromelt. DRURY-LANE. The pantomime at this theatre in entitled Peter witting, or Harlequin and the Plying Winner', nod is founded, with the slightest foundation, on the well-kerma tale. le the hariequinade the force we, strong. there being two downs—we rather acrobatic then humorous from a pantomimic pilot of view (Kr. Hahne), and another deci dedly droll ban no Per agile thee his compeer--two bar legales, two yastaloons, awl two columbines (the Kisses Geseiss)—very good indeed--atid a troupe of sprits' (the Lester Lae family), kept up the game in eltereate scenes with great seal and conscantiousneee HAYMARKET. The fine old comedy of SAe Stoups to Conquer was a capital selection for Bozing-aight at the Haymarket. The comedy over, the vivacious Miss Hardcastle having stooped and conquered, sod got married, according to established usage, a house-full of impatient inro ads' eses speedily iotrudtiood to the dismal call of Aphis, Kin of the Gress Flied —a terrible potentate worse they the King of Dahomy, where all aorta of pieta wore !aim hatched for the destruction of Queen Ladybird sod her forty charming little daughter.. Awarding to the titli of the pantomime, the ordinary dirt PRINCESS'S. Mr. Hattie =mot complain of any lack of public support on Badng-night ; his pretty theatre seemed to be crammed ham face to ceiling with an audience decidedly Julien:me, bat positively fated,—an audience seemingly delandnedi hr show that though the severest rules of de mean were everywhere relaxed on Boxing-night, there wee yet a marked difference between Orford-street and the New-cut, even in their fan. The performance last night commenced with the pretty drama of Ernestine, which was produced some ten or twelve years ago, while the theatre was under Mr. Maddox's rigiese, and in which the principal parts are now played with good effect by Mime Heath and Mr. Sheen. The piece was listened to with greater patience than is gensrally shown by • holiday audience, and the 'Wenn was libmelly and judiciously bestowed. The pantomime, which is called Robinson Crime, or Mar kt/win Friday and the Sing of the Caribbee Islands, hes been adapted by Mr. H. J. Byron from Defoe's immortal story in a spirit of far leas slavish imitation than that shown by his noble namesake's dramatic version of one of the Canterbury tales, AS " Werner." ST. JAMES'S. The performances here commenced with the new play (adapted from the Preach), in 'four acts, entitled The Isle of St. Trope:, which was listened to with as much attention as if it had not been boring-eight, and the fourth time of its representation. It grows in favour with the audience, and it re undoubtedly one of the very beet swims drams of domestic life that have been placed upon the stage for a long while put. It has • genuine plot, eonsistent and conceivable enough, which is wrought up evenly and steadily to a crisis of pure pathetic interest, with • high moral tone and with no superfluous incidents or pompanos to encumber the action. Such • play as this, in the faultless representation ,ol which Mr. Alfred Wigan was supported by Mr. Emery, Miss Herbert, Kiss King, and the rest of his company, was sure to prevail against even the impatience which is usually felt oa boxing night for the present novelties of pantomime or extaava ppm. But the peculiar entertainment of this evening was a classical mythological burlesque, entitled Endyinion, sad relating, of course, to the amiable delinquencies of the prude Goddess Diana, is promos of the Latmian ship hord's youthful charms. Miss Herbert made • graceful Diana. sad Miss M. Taylor achieved her successful debut at this theatre is the character of Eadymioo, singing several things in an effective style. The dialogue and composition, however, aro neither witty nor ingenious, but the whole seemed to please. LYCEUM. Chrystabelle ; or, the Rose without a Thorn, is the name of the fairy extravaganza here ; as the author, Mr. Edmund Paloo•er, calls it, • fairy legend. It is certainly of very light material, although we wish as much could be said of the jokes ; they unfortunately were rather of the heavy order, and scarcely produced • laugh, even when toothed with all the practised stage cte►eenem of Mime Lydia Thompson and Miss Turner, who filled the parte of Mephisto and &spin, the vakis of the two unsuccessful suitors. Mr. Rouse did all that was possible with the part of Rauthemantanhat, and sang most perseveringly through the medley I music allotted to him. The succesdul performer, however, was the little girl, Miss Dosed, who not only shows un mistakeable sign' of a genius for acting, but possesses a voice of surprising power, and sings with remarkable taste. Cltrystabelle could not have found a more graceful imper• monster th.ui Miss Maria Teruo, and the three Princes with their serviog men were all exquisitely got up in all the unlimited foppery of fairy coetwne. The grand final scene it is inipossible fairly to describe, so full is it of the most feabstle beauties of an artist's dream. The whole stage is one magic bower of branches and foliage, sparkling in sun light, and eaclosing a crystal pool, where waterlilise and out of which grow wild flowers, concealing those lovely creatures that they say love to lurk in lily.heila This "Vision of the Rose," as it is tamed, is a most original and gorgeous display of scenic effects, and altogether we may say that Claryeabelle fully sustains the traditions of the Lyceum as the fairy home of extrammansa ADELPHI. Between a Christmas extravaganza and a Greek tragedy there a» not many obvious points of contact, bet Mr. Byron hie adhered to the ancient precedent, proprie rOMMIIIIIi6 dicers, as rigidly as Sophocles end his oontem pore:ins would have done in composing for an Athenian public. He lies deliberately eschewed that straining attar (Stamped, M. Additional) [TWOPENC: novelty et plat which is ehancterietio of this age, and has chars perhaps the very best known sub- Piot be Gould have selected on which to exercise his pen. Blaeteard from a Per Point of due le the title of his piece. It is the Effnebeard of our nursery recollections ; but it la also Bluebeard medial yj those , ' , traditions to which the court of Sir Creenrellereenni, brief as the period of its existence lies yet bee., nee eleoady given Bluebeard who is Turk enough in all all soieaca, and yet has a singular likeness to in respondents in certain recent suits for separation on the ground of what is so oddly' termed " leg►l cruelty.' In a word, Mr. Toole's Abomelique is, as he ~alba himself, " half modern swell betoriental tyreat," else of the oddest inemigruittee ever seem eves at atria :nu II Mr. Toole plays Binebeard with sufficient . breadth of amino effect; and he is well supported by Mies Woolgar, who doth enact the part of Fatima in a manner that will be appreciated by that lady's numerous circle of admirers. Mir Kate Kelly, as Sister Anne. and Miss Emily Thorne, ae Delim, also deserve favotusible mention ; and Mr. Paid Bedford is a very einuedeg ttsesk.y. The Eastern character et the story affords greet scope for the talents of the scene painter and the keeper of the wardrobe. Their efforts have not been stinted, and the piece is, in fact, gorgeously mounted. The incidental ballet ia one of the moat pic taresque and sparkling of the season. most capital order, not a tingle accident has occurred, and no one so mash as *stied Ids feet. Some of the Humane Society'. men were, however, in attendance in case of caseslties. Royal. Cotoseetim.—Thin long-established house yesterday offered a series of special entertainments, pre plied with much liberality, and of a high order of Atm/ themes. A holiday excursion to India, China, Australia, and the European continent, by Mr. Austin Bain, with • nandeal and pictorial illustrations ; a new vocal melange, given by Mr. Jones Howson, and reflecting the musical pieuliaritice of the age in songs and criticisms ; the Won derful Cabinet, truly so called, of the ingenious Mr. Nadohky ; a humorous piece celled a "Casket of Mirth," in which Mr. Julian imitates several popular performers; the singing and playing of the Bianchi children, Mr. Taylor's able demonstration of sleight-of-hand, with the wonders of the new oxy-hydrogen microscope, Mr. Morris's performances on the cryetal-ophouic and musical rocks, and those of Mr. Rogers, the campanologist, the photo-stereoscopic exhibition, and the colossal dioramas of London sad Paris, formed • treat which made every visitor confess that Dr. Bachhoffaer had provided • good full Christmas entertainment for a shilling. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.-4.11 energetic effort has lately been made to reinvigorate this institution, which his done such good service in former days. Al an indispensable preliminary, the dine and depressing appear , allee of the great hall has been got rid of, and the visitor's eye is greeted ou entering with light and cheerful colours. The whole of the Interior ethisegelmnaw here hem /winds and the bill of fare has been retrenched here, enlarged there, andi metered everywhere. The lectured remain, as usual, the principal °wares of attnctiou, and their interest is sustained by the great ability of the lecturers, who have always been far above she ordinary level, and by the pre-eminent excel ; lease of the apparatus of the establishment. Row. GAIJALEY or lunaraanort.—Mr. and Mrs. German Reed reappeared last night, for the season, is thdr powder entertainment. These established favourites always receive • hearty welcome from the London public, on returning from their autumn campaign in our large towns he the provinces and at the sea-side. Their entertainment, as enlarged to admit of the eo-operation of another popular tavouriM, Mr. John Parry, is better than ever. mil ascot he overlooked by any who wish to see innocent mirth carried to Its highest pitch this Christmas-tide. BUIPORD'eI PANORAMA. —The new panorama of Nassau, which we noticed last week, had yeeterth,v, with its Niter exhibitions at the same gallery, a fair hare of public patronage. Wvin's Gwag.—Mr. Wyld'a Great Globe ufferi, in addition to its other attractions, a representatio: of the latest scene of the gallantry of our soldiers, tho Peiho River, the Taku Forts sad their caption, and the City of Pekin, an exhibition which, at the present moment, just as peace with China is announced, must be consider•xl very opportune. MADAIIL TVSSAUD'S.—At this established insti tution there was es usual a oomiderable attetsdanc.. The rooms have been re-fitted and decorated, and are i their full splendour. Several additions have been made to the portraits in was. The popularity of the exhibition thee not appear in the least to wane. EGYPTIAN HALL —The humour and spirit of MIN Emma Stanley's Senn Ages of W 011141% ss repn iented at the Egyptian Hall, are such u most assure to that lady a prominent place among the chosen entertainers of the 08111011. WISSION'tI MIIHIC HALL —The enterprising pro prietors of this celebrated place of reort have this year given a pantomime, with new scenery, dresses, and effects, which is in no wise inferior to those of the regular theatres. EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF EMINENT Mayan's interesting gallery of portraits of the eminent men of the present day is as exhibition worthy a visit. Amonpt some hundreds of portraits hung for polar Impeottee, sanely half • deem can be said to be steroidal general interest. The men represented are one and all eminent in their several spheres ; and the same may bemid of the few ladies whose portraits are included in the exhibition. Her Majesty the Queen is represented in • variety of very pleasing pictures, full length, full face, profile and otherwise. So afro is her illustrious consort Prince Albert. The Prisons Frederick William of Prussia, the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, Princes Alice and the junior members of the royal family are represented singly and in groups. Next in interest are Mr. Mayall's portraits of the Prime Minister and his colleagues in the cabinet, Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Sir George Grey, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Argyll, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir G. C. Lewis, the Marquis of Lasedowne, kn. Among the pictures which fill the epos allotted to the members of the House of Commons (apart from the cabinet) may be men. timed the portraits of Mr. T. S. Duncurabe, Mr. Roebuck, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Edward Rains, Mr. Alderman Cope, land, Mr. Ewart, the member for Liverpool, Mr. W. 3 - Lindsay, Sir De Lacy Evans, ke. GIZMAN UNITY AND FREEDOM.—A society re cently established in Loodon under the name of German Unity and Freedom, whose object it is to act upon public opinion at home by means of pamphlets, has issued its first flying sheet on the Austrian question. In this pamphlet the right of Hungary to self-government is acknowledged, and the principle laid down that Venice ought to be re united with the Italian body. At the same time care is taken to disconnect Hungarian and Italian aspirations from anything that would tend to give Russia or Francs an undue prepaid/mance in the affairs of Europe. The Main point of the pamphlet is an urgent call upon the German Federal provinces of Austria to agitate energetically and without delay the convocation of • parliament for them selves at Vienna. The pamphlet has been favourably re ceived by a large portion of the liberal press in 'Germany. The New Froakhrt Journal, which has great influence smog that commercial classes, reprints the pamphlet en tire, and warmly recommends it. The Cologne Gouvte, the Volk, Zeitung, at Berlin ; the Beebe:elder, at Stuttgart ; the Non:stern , at Hamburg ; and many others, either direct attention to the pamphlet or give large extracts froth it. In Austria itself the idea of a constituent assembly for the German federal provinces is evidently gaining ground. THE COI/ENTRY RIBBON TRADL—It M believed that it la is contemplation at the fa-them:ilea hall at Lea toiwtou, in aid of the fonds of the Warnefurd Hos pit.4 to encourage means for the use of the Coventry ribbons, and that the Countess of A leaford, Lady Willoughby de Broke, Lady So ' the Hon. Mrs Bertie Percy, and other benevolent and influential ladies of the neighbourhood, have organised " Hibbon Quadrilles" on that excision ' each of these ladies selecting • colour in Coventry ribbon for their respective 'quadrilles' We also find the following paragraph subjoined to the announcement of the Coventry and Warwickshire Hos pital ball:—"Is the present demised state of the ribbon trade the lady patronesses express an earnest wish that the ladies attending the ban ahould appear M ribbons of Warwiskshire manufacture." If the kids' atiesading balls throughout the country were to follow theme praiseworthy examples, charitable coatnliedios for the relief of the distressed would not be nowled, for the weavers would, no doubt, have abundant employment. A other instances of the kind sympathy exported by the sex towards the weavers of Coventry may lv• men timed the fact that the Baroness Brass bee set eh ex ample to ladies of rank by ordering a dream to be so trimmed as to consume 500 yards of Coventry ribbon. The sub scriptions Is aid at the distressed are fast approaching the handsome ruse of 10,001 X. The subscriptions c °fleeted by Yr. Eaton, rick merchant, of London, announced • few days stone, include donations from several eminent firms of the following animate :—Fourteen of 1001. each ; ten of 50/. each ; one of 20/. ' • three of 25/. each ; one of 20 guineas • four of 201. each ; eight of 10 plilleSS each ; nine of 101. eich,/tc. ; making • grand total of 2,6ooL—Birming hdila Daily Post. Tus ABOLMON OF PAsspoevs.—The Patric says : " The text of the note inserted in the Moniker of the 16th relative to the faculty henceforth socorded ' and by reci procity' to the English to enter the French territory without passports, in DO way modifies, as some persons have mos- Guide supposed, the prescription in ore* with regard to Treece travel's:v. The latter, in order to proceed to England, must, as heretofore, be provided with a passport for abroad, sod procure at the port of departure a permis sion to embark. By the decision above mentioned the government only grants to English travellers the right of landing and circulating in Fusee without passports, ' by reciprocity' of the same right which French travellers enjoy in England." OLYMPIC. --Chilikeindlinn advanced age may remember the fine old dramatic spectacle of ri7/iollr the rtertiir, with Si alternations of love, revenge, hope, despair, red•fire, terrific combats, processions, banners, music, and horses. Mr. John Oxenford and Mr. Shirley Brooks have moralised this spectacle into a thousand puns and a prodigious part for Mr. Robson. The peculiar powers of that burlesque tragedian were never evoked in a more decided manner than by the new Christmas piece at the Olympic Theatre. it has long since been discovered that the poartrayal of jealousy is Mr. Robson's chief forte, and a new part written for him without an opportunity for display of green-eyed monstro sities of drollery, would be, to coin an Irishisan, the play of Hamlet with the character of Othello left out. Accordingly, Timour is not oely a tyrant but an exceedingly jealous one. How jealous, how tyrannical, how funny, how earnest, and how agil e, our readers must find for themselves, description being simply inspomible. Zorilda is played with delightful archness and spirit by Miss Louise Keeley ; the intimating boy ado, by lam Hughes; sod the theatrically honest Old Ogles, by Mr. G. Cooke. Plenty has been done to call forth the musical abilities of Miss Keeley and Miss Hughes, while Mr. Robson's vocal efforts, though eclipsed by the fen of his singing and acting, show that he knows well how to use a voice of singular flexibility. The dawn incidental to the piece were beyond the pretty bees of the ordinary ballet. One of them, a sort of Pyrrhic war•dance, was very effective. Mr. Telbin's scenery is a handsome setting to the brilliancy of this new Olympic gnu. The mappearance of Mr. Shirley Brooks', name in dra matic literature is quite an event, and will be deemed a happy one by those who go to see Timm). the Tatter, as well as by those who went, long ago, to see many a spark ling vises et pleasantry at the Lyceum, under the memo. sable nianagemest of Mr. and Mrs. Keeley. STRAND. Cinderella : or, The Lover, the Lackey and Link Gtsu Slipper, which is the Christmas novelty at this house, is s burlesque of the broadest character, in which all the incidents of the time.hotroured (Mu tale, according to its operatic version, are parodied with a degree of humour and point which keeps the audience in a roar from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Mies M. Oliver, who takes the part of the Prince—in this case of Salerno— is • Prince Imperial of burlesque; and Miss Charlotte Saunders, for whom the part of the lackey, Dandini, is raised to more than its ordinary share of important*, gives the imi tation of the primo tenors and leading tragedians which the author ham introduced into her rele with a zest which, were the piece leas meritorious than it is, would go far to ensue its success. But the great "get up" is Mr. James Roger es Clorinda, an impersonation of the feminine grotesque which, except by Paul Bedford's Norma, or Wright's Adelgisa -- which those who saw them will never forget—probably stands unequalled on the burlesque stage. SADLER'S WELLS. The wonderful adventures of the merchant of Bagdad form the staple of the Christmas novelty at Sid lees Wells, and are presented to the familiar audience of the northern " hones " under the well-known title of liar. lequin Shawl the Sailor; or the Fairy of the Diamond Vallee and the Little Old Max of the Sea. Mr. E. L. Blanchard is the author of the opening libretto. which is full of fantastic rhyme and piquant puns. The dialogue is well sustained by Mies Fanny Josephs, Mr. C. Footed, Miss Parkes, and Mr. Fenton, woo represent the principal perta. SURREY. As usual with Surrey audiences on boxing-uight the impatience of the " gods " reduced to dumb-show the first two pieces represented Lod evening, but the grand panto mime, written by Mr. John Courtenay, and entitled Harlequin Cinelvella ; or, the Fairy of the Little Clam Slipper, put all to rights again. Mr. Shepherd, who has the entire superintendence of the pautoniime, deserves high praise for the care and attention he has bestowed on getting it up, and it is one of the most successful pan • tomimes ever produced at the Surrey—a theatre long cele brated for this class of entertainment. The house was crowded in every part. ASTLEY'S. The appropriate title of the pantomime at this equine establishment is Harlequin and the Wonderful Hors; or, the U 9( y DoteAtas and the Urredy Xing. Thetricks which followed—albeit some of them were old —were all amusing. The scenery throughout was good, and the transformation scene was beautiful Mr. James Cooke mule on excellent clown ; Miss LaMar • good columbine ; and the other characters were creditably sustained. We should not omit to mention that the pantomime was preceded by • spectacle entitled The Lion Conqueror, to which • living lion wu introduced on the stage, be how ever being perfectly under the control of the Lion Con queror, Mr. J. Crochett, who afterwards entered • cage coutaining four lions and Lonesem, and placed his neck in the mouth of one of them, WOOLWICH THEATRE.—A crowded audience at tended last night to witness the pantomime, entitled Lady Bird's Bower, written by Mr. C. A. Somerset. The enter tainment comprised fifteen mesas, and the performances of Felix Safferini as Clown and Miss Collins a. Columbine elicited great applause. Mr. Wright, the proprietor, has Wm year presented a series of entertainments which would not disgrace any minor theatre iu the metropolis, and the company includes several well-known professionals. CRYSTAL PALACE. This institution once more proved itself the Palace of the People, when yesterday, in spite of the iroa•bound weather, it received 73,287 persona within its gates to enjoy its atandard attractions or see the special novelties which bad been prepared in harmony with the festive spirit of the season. The doors opened at 9, and the entertainments began at half-past 11, under the super- . . . intandenee of Mr. Nelson Lee. As usual at Christmas time, the untmensents were chosen with an eye to the Menem of • juvenile and miscellaneous audience, Punch and Jody, the Marionette), Signor Poletti the Wizard, the Brothers Talleen the acrobats, the Ohio ilia. Wel, and Nome clowns keeping up the game, with in tervals of music, until dusk, when the laughable Shadow Pantomime was shown. The Paha, was kept open during the evening to allow of Ude exhibition, and to break the pressure on the railway platform. During the day the various plows of water in the grounds were visited by about 6,000 person■, and of these fully half were con gregated upon the lower lake. The ice is in the firmest and 3 ..-- .