The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

DRURY LANE.

This hour opened for the season last night with
&Mr.! Lytto►'s play of the Lady of Lyeas, Oaenfcrd's
taws of Twin Rated, and a Ballet Divertissement. A
sew entrees. Mrs. Emma Weer, of Californian and ♦os-
trelian celebrity, was introduced to the Drury Lane public
so Pauline Descheppelles In the Lady of 40711, ►nd bee re•
eeption was such as to glee every promise of a most en:-
cessfol London career. She has a good mimeo, an agree-
able voice, end evidently plesesses eirseriesee and stage
tact. The pert selected for Mr.. Waller's dlbet don not
allow very great so .ps for histrionic display, tad scarcely
viers to the height to which we understand the lady's pre•
Westin. retch. Doobtlees in sobselvent Jasper-
sonatloce we shell have farther ovortnnitise for
judging of the write of the new•eoaer. Mesa•
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time we Islay ehrestiele • very suspicion•
emmusaremeat of Jar Loade• purees. Mr. Barry Salk'
♦a was the Claude M•laette, • Mr. 0. Vomit (hem the
Meaekates theatre), • paratahlag and metal motor, the
Beeteriiit ; Mr A. Tou•ge, General Dames ; Mr. Tilbury,
Ma•e. Descappella ; and Krt. Selby, Madame D:aohop•
pollee. Mr. Smith apneas to bare spared no 'ratios§ to
luaus the littnlitiolll of his theatre, •ad the 'smutty le
now enriched by the auession of thaw admirable attire, Mr.
sad Mrs. Keeley, who, with Mr. &aria Mathews, Ma,
Fmk Matthews, Mr. harry Saliva, sad the various
favourites of former seam, make up • goodly amity of
dramatic taut. The Keeley*, In °Lanford's capital firer,
made the walls of old Drury ring whh hearty peal, of
laughter, and in these two artiste Mr. Smith has scoured
powerful elements of Buena. We observe that they are

to appear shortly to a burlesque on Pizarro, Mr. K,eley
r Pismo, and Mr. Keeley as Rolle, a cut which as

warmly Lit to be p:odoetive of the richest fan.
The hones wee very fall, and everyth!ag seems to promise
ammo& of great prosperity.

HAYMARKET.

Mr. Beekstone mems determined to take the town
by dorm, by means of aa army of ladies. He has had for
seem time some of the most 'Wasting of our female ie.
tams., la addition to the filpeafsh daimon. A few der bulk
we attended at the very promising debut of Mile Booth, le
the character of Rossini. Lest night a Madame Jelin
Leonti app 'end for the tint date in the character of Mary
Clop, In Ckarks Me Second. The part does aot offer to ea
wren aey gnat facilities of proleciag studies erects, bat
the cl ea of the situations, sad the guautity of work
thrown upon the shoulders of the performer, make the part
Wing. Mediate Lunt( Ins several of the autiesary gas.
lientions for emcee in her profession. flhe has a chanties
voice, and trot her share In the duet " As it fell upon
a day" with marked effect. The dut was ensei•
mealy emend. Hu feu is good and her figure gracetal.
She has cvidcatly bees well taught, end her byeplay Is
very carefel. ♦ slight want of power, arising vary probably
from acrvolunieu, was evident, bat this fault will doubtless
be corrected in proportion es she gains confldesee. Alt3ge
Our her interpretation of the put was distiegniebed for
earnestness and ezpisnion. An universal sell at the fall of
the curtain indicated the satisfaction of the audience. Mr.
Howe's Charles was the but that we have witeneed fir a
longtime; Mr. Chippecdals's Captain Copp wee alm a
eaeceatfal perlonwasee.
la the previous part of the evening the Bosse &mitosis
was reprounted. We take the oppartnalty of earnestly
advising all lovers of theatricals to witness the representa-
tion of this play et the Haymarket. Mr. Basketesa's Sarah,
sad Miss Reynolds' Mrs. Ulna, are completely perfect
Mr. Chlppeadale's Sallee, and Mr. Howe's Archer, melee
careful sad well studied.