The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

IIAYILARICET.

Last night, this thestro opcnod for the season.
Mr. Blackstone has falliiled his primne to make great im-
provements in the bossy daring the new. He has gives
the interior a mach more elegant aspect than it has ever
pulsated within our remembrance, and his improvements
an highly uurful is well as ornamental. Tr.' stage has
boss doopsncd no lON than ten feet, aid various other alte-
rations have greatly increased its capability fur the produc-
tion of Bessie effects. The orchestra has been so mach
lowered that the heads of the musicians no longer
obstruct the view of the public in the pit and
stalls. The whole of the aces in front of the
sairtain has been re-hunished ; the seats handsomely to-
weed ; sad the ceiling and spaces round the circle, of hoses
painted sad decorated in a style at oaco rich sad beautiful.
Medallions round the dress circle and in the panels of the
peommaina bozos, consist of portraits of oar "rosiest dra-
matic poste, from Shakapeare and Jonnin to Balmer and
Rhonda* Knowles. Three is a new drop curtain, • very
fins work of art, being • mistime of architecture, land-
esispe, and figures, goy and brilliant without the garish
elect too amansoa in painting of this description. The
whole work dues the utmost honour to the taste and libe-
rality of the lessee, and to the ability of the artists els-

.76.r..entertainments of the evening consisted of Mr. Tom
Parry's revived comedy, A Cure fur Lore; The Beggar's
Opera ; and the well known afterpiece, Forroded on Fads.
A Cure for Lore ts • pleasant two-act pies,, though it is
hardly entitled to be called a o.medy. It partakes more
01 the nature of farce. Mr. Bankston' appeared in his
original character of Mr. Richard fiedgrove, • disconsolate
swain, who, having been jilted by hie lady-love some nine
years before, has nourished his hapless passion during •
voluntary exile. He has returned to his own home
is London, having made up his mind to drowa
his morrows with himesU in the Serpentine. Then vs have
another worthy gentlemen, driven to a similar monition by
• different maw He is Mr. Trimmer, a henpecked hue-
head. He has married • widow, a shrew, who makes his
house too hot to hold him. It happens that both 'lend,-
men betake themselves by night to the beaks of the friendly
river, each determined to seek consolation beneath its
waves. The scene that ensues is really capital farce.
After watching one another fir some time, each at length
thinks that he is alone; they proceed at the same
moment to take the leap, and leap into each
other's arma. The. brought together, they get confidential ;
and the end or tidy mutual lamentations is that they agree
to go to • tavern and dins together. Here they beams
matkesandly eMvhW, and Mr. Sadgrove gets most w-
inningly dash. This, too, b • capital scene. Buckstone's
Istaziastion is irresistible. Mr. Trimmer is so
mush elevated that be resolves ia future to be master in his
own banes I andtke ma &offing part of the pies* shows how
he montolly
_stasmode nabilniag his imperious helpmate,
who, to Ishii the who* turns out to b• the " Laura " for
whew ken Mr. &dims has beet sighing for so many
years, a dissovery which, of coarse, proves to
him • complete " can for love." This piece
depends entirely on Bankston., who kept the house in •
mar frog the first scene to the last. The parts of Mr. and
Mrs. Trimmer were well acted by Mr. Chippendale and
Miss Blies Chaplin; and Mrs. Stanley, as the military
Mrs. Major Brown, was very good. Mr. Edwin Vinson,
from the Glasgow theatre, made his debut in London la the
part of • mere walking gentleman, but it was sufficient to
show that he is • handsome young man, of easy and gentle-
manlike sildrms.

Tie 'wee; Opera was chiefly remarkable for the ap-
Lifilei • fonds performer in the character of Mac-
a t"
. This woo Wm Featherstone, who achieved the
task with *goal wrinoss. A lady, of course, cannot kook or
at W of tlart ods. highwAyniaa ; or,
_if alas issald,
it Na dbs a isabibithis. Bat BIM Faialgt-
ass Ins so yp dressed, looked so basiesma, as&
obi id& as us& gaiety and spirit, wanly ISIBiZed
Via 11111.11.111111116 OM her performance we IMMlSNliegly
grosaitelllS bblaposisatly of its mat =Mine wbieb
ewe of Islgbint tear. She has • file desk _emeralto
vim, me Wale Abed's; sad she imputed to Neimmkb's
frebalkie a Amu wild* we ere very me, coda sot be
Meta OD ram by may toseiseia ger of the day. Her resegtisa
on mot matitasiesais. The character of Polly was very
eepasslp siorlos4 1, Kiss Emily Ormond'. Her voice is
ollielset alt ne and power, bat its tone is pure, and she
was always psallastly is tune. She sass wi.lt mach taste:and
holing ; bee aft fault bsi a lade too mach elaboration,
and the ocoasioal ieMaetiea N safasausts not quits in
keeping with tb elemillsby et Pays baud fel bailed,.
Mrs. Oa IMO Davy row ea the stage, and
Oa ether garb we eel owned.
The bless was ariesdatt is every part.