The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-02 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE.

The winter aeries of the Saturday Concerts at
the Crystal Palace terminated on Satan:lay. The beauty of
the weather, kinked to the excellence of the estertainment,
bought together • very large assemblage. The pier dr
resistance of the ocasert wee Beethoven'. Pastoral Sym-
phony, which displayed to great /advantage the qualities of
Mr. Mann's Ear archartra. A young pisoist, Mdlle. Marie
Krebs, newly arrived from Breeden, made a successful
dflod in • faatasia on airs from Listrcia Borgia ; and a
violinist also from Dresden—Barr Inuterbsch, concert-
master to the King of Saiooy—made a great impremion by
his admirable emeontimi of a tubule composed by himself.
There was some pleasant vocal music, rung by Mdlls. Eft.
quid (the Swedish vocalist). Signor Geremia Bettini, and
others; and Arditi's "La Garibaldina" concluded the
commit

DRAMA.

HAYMARKET.

As far as we are aware, the comedy of Sullivan bar never
appeared is an English form, though ita scene is laid in
London, until it wee represented on Saturday night at the
Haymarket Theatre. under the title of David Garrick.
with Mr. Bothers In the principal character. The adapts.
ties, made by Mr. T. W. Robertson, follows the original very
closely, for gagman is a comedy remarkably free from
French impurity. Is changing the title to hand Garrick
we eennot think that en improvement has been effected.
Rightly or wrongly, ignorantly or intelligently, Garrick is
regarded as our representative English actor ; and wheat
Mr. Sothern undertakes to give • living picture of such •
man, he eta hardly avoid disappointing • too exacting *a-
dieu*. To set Garrick ill, in many people's eyes. to veep
sore oneself with Garrick, and this is marosly a position
which any actor ought to occupy.
There is much in this piece which may gaiter the vanity
of • highly sensitive profession ; much in it that is ea moral
as • dimmer's by the Abbe Passion ; but cot muck in it
that will raise it above the level of • fair average play with
fair average parts for fair average octant Miss Nagy Moore',
rendering of Ada Ingot was • delightful piece of pure girlie
acting, full of simple, natural grace; Mr. Chippendale bad
so fault, except that he looked too aristocratic for the coo-
veationally vulgar City merchant ; Mr. Bac/Moos skipped
with boyish gaiety through • part which reminded us ex-
ternally of Toey Lumpkin ; sad the minor characters were
well played by Mr. Clerk, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Coe, Mn. E.
Fiturilliam, end Mon. Snowden—the last estrus lookiag
like the stout lady in Hegarth's picture of " Evening," who
is going up to Sadier's Well to take her syllabub. The chief
part—David Garrick—played by Mr. Bothers, was, on the
whole, • satisfactory reader* of • character bevies
many phases, bet lliW reality. More geniality and im-
pulse, as much art, but more tact in concealing it, more
haled in the sentiment of the situation, lees tragic depth of
tee* in the MAO= parages, sod • trifle leer econtricity is
the business of the drunken some, we should have regarded
se marked improvements. If Mr. Sothern bad been an un-
known actor coming forward to earn • position in light sod
sentimental comedy ids performanes might have been fairly
called a encore, bat something more ie expected from the
creator of Lord Dondreary. If that embodiment is not to
be considered • great theatrical " fluke"—the beginning sad
the end of an exemardinuy theatrical reputation—sad the
long series of diverting stage caricatures of modern society
which seemed to be promised by the actor are ever to have
shape and being, Mr. Saturn mast not waste has talent and
energy on such very 'prentice-work as he minuted to per•
form on Saturday emealog.