The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

DRAMA.

HAYMARKET.

The exceptional success al Dr. hiozenthal'e Debo-
rah, or Lest—a rooms whir we think is largely doe to the
selfaming qiuditiss of the play—bas caused those accom-
plished and active gentlemen who 'apply our stage with the
best screwed seconds to tun their attention to this p•rti-
rier Germs* author. The so-called dramatic ►uthors of
America have hitherto beta rather is advance of ems is
inspecting. mutilating, or adapting the German drama,
bat during the last mouth we have made up for lost
grad two translation have appeared of Mosenthats
Sowiecuiraighof. Or el thee, by Mr. John Oxenford,
produced at Covent Orem as an opera, under the
title of Hensllr, bas been as admitted failure, and
the mooed, by Mr. J. V. Bridgman, produssd sat night at
the Haymarket Theatre as • three act drama, under the
title of Sunny Vale Para, hardly promises to be more sub.
earful We welcomed the production of Leah, because we
as. in it • pastoral simplicity—a homely strength, that was
• relief alter the sickly rattier of the Anglo-French
stye; but Sassy Vale Pane arras' this simplicity to e
point at which it becomes absolutely ridiculous. We have
asarly all the outlines and one or two of the solid forms of
good old Victoria melodrama ; but what actor or actress
of that school would Warr • play is which a
good deal of the serious Interest is made to turn upon
a row about • pennyworth of milk given aw►y to • child, or
in which the villain, who stalks about aorompuiied by the
proper music in that air made and provided, does nothing
bat bully helpless females, and then throws himself over a
precipice Such a mixture of Gamow sad Fitzball has
rarely been seen upon the stage--such • dish of melo-
dramatic pap has rarely been presented to an audience. The
lover of the play—poor Mr. W. Farren —is put into • dress
that may be Styrian from bat to boots, but which makes
him look like nothing but • 'testimonial dustman. The
heroine—Bale. Bestrios—with the exception of one or
two parrs', is doing nothing but gliding about row-
eled valleys and mountain passes without a bonnet
or shawl, and the meet prominent characters in the play
I are not pleasant *ow. One is • buxom widow, who makes
violent lore to • young orphan lad in ber employment ;
and another is • disagreeable old minim woman, who is as
snappish as • spoiled spaniel The play is all sanitise,
with little or no incident, and the last sot has four tiresome
changes of somery, in or of which the church porch and
organ affect are repeated from Leah. Mr. Howe was as
vigorous as his pert would allow ban to be, as the care,
• wandering raosodiary. Sicilia Berries was very set, and
eold as the heroine—en orphan, whose father has died
under the fake suspicion of having burnt hie master's
forge ; and tke other parts parried so features worthy of
special merlon. At the fall of the garter the usual
aeitableldieseemeretioes wore made ; but 'either the sore
*atom *or the talletramsiera, who have bees liberally
employe& OW make Burp Vale Parts • wood acting
arm

The Hon. George Brown, of Toronto was to leave
New York by the eteasser for Eegtuid, an Wedisesday, the
16th. Mr. Brown is an eminent number of the Canadian
ministry.
Tim Dummy Lo LAircuatiaa.—A meeting of
the central relief committee was held yesterday at the
Tows-ball, /Laachester. The High Sheriff (Sir J. Kay
filiattliewerth) prairie& The Hen. flosretary reported that
145.6. ad. had boss received daring the week, and that
the bottom is the bask was 82,6691. 18s. 2J. Sir. Yarnell
read • report show log that for the present the headrest
period of distress hid Won tuned, and that cm the 11011,
lost there was a decreer of 1,048 persons is receipt of
relief be the 17 entries, as meowed with the previous
weak. Mr. Yarnell reed a letter from Mr. namely, private
secretory to Mr. Villiers, stating that Mr. Villiers' atten-
tion bowie( been more them ones directed S. a oommeaisa.
time made is the control relief oeturnittes by the Tetra-clerk
of Neashostor relative to the loan authorised seder the
Pablis Works het to the Maudiester corporation, he had
ceased a ststensent (white wee waned) so be prepared of
the ehemestames under which that leas wee usoetiabod by
the Pest-kw Board. Nersomeue mate were then mode
from the Sala sad employment feed. sad thermal limes