The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

%Irk Drama.

HAYMARKET.—" The Roused Lion" is the title of
a new comic drama in two acts, which was produced at this
theatre last evening. The dramatis persoms revolve round
and are set going by Mr. Webster, who supports the prin-
cipal character, and is a " Lion " whose ' Rousing " is
productive of more pleasantly than, taken in a roological
point of view, would be imagined. Monitor de Faith:erten°
to an old remnant of society during the Consulate and the
Empire. He arrives in Pans on a visit to his godson and
heir, limest, who, wishing to conceal his gaieties
from the old gentleman, countermand, the orders which
' he has given for a brilliant party of men of fahion,
sad of ladies quite as brilliant, but of reputation
la trifle more exceptionable. A letter from one of the former
tablet° the hands of Salaams, whothereby discovers the festi-
vities which he has interrupted, and finds himself described as
as " old mummy " by the writer, Hector Mattlean— (Mr. A.
Wigan), who regrets his arrival, and the consequent failure
of their expected sport. The reeding of the letter is the pre-
lude to the rousing of the " Lion," who, notwithstanding his
advanced years and apparent feebleness, resolves to import
and re-establish for himself the reputation for fashion and
gallantry for which he had been pre-eminent in his
youth, and revenge himself at the same time upon his
maligner. He Insist, upon the arrangements for the party
being proceeded with, and appears himself upon the occasion
completely metamorphosed. In place of the tottering and
ill-dressed old man, he is again the gentleman and the
courtier—a change which is marked by Mr. Webster with
the eye and hand of an artist. Then commences the
triumph of the old school over the new. The polished re-
finements and politesse of the one are admirably contrasted
with the swaggering and superficial pretension of the other
—as it is there represented—and considerably to the discom-
fiture of La Jeune France, in the person of Hector slault4,a.
How the ancient gentleman beats him a: every point where
they are brought in contention—how he renders him ridicu-
lous by his raillery; how he wins his mistress from him ;
and how, when challenged to the foils, he covers
him with chalk and confusion, would require some
space to relate—suffice that be fully achieves his re-
venge in the eyes of everybody, and, besides that, discovers
among the guests one to whom he owes protection, and
whom he marries to his heir. Although the interest is
centred in one character, the action is by no means confined
to him. Mn. Keeley, Mrs. Seymour, and Miss Reynolds,
Mr. Wigan, Mr. H. Vandenhoff, and Mr. Howe, have each
individual claims to commendation. The acting of Mrs.

Keeley is finished and artistic in a high sense. Ile; character
is an opera dancer, whose modesty is of so active a descrip-
tion as to excite a serious and well-founded doubt of its in-
genuoiumess. Her great point appears upon the face of it •
small one enough, being merely the occasional display of an
uncle, but it belonged essentially to the part, and its
truthfulness was by no means lost upon the audience. Mr.
Wigan was, as usual, more than clever is the flippancy of
the French dandy ; and Mr. H. Vandenheff, as a blast' ex-
quisite, betrayed • power which promises better things, Au
reale, the piece has faults, but the principal one—its some-
what unnecessary length—may be easily corrected by what
critics are wont to call "a judicious application of the
pruning-Irnite." The audience was, however, patient, and
unanimous in the award of applause. The" Roused Lion'
mast therefore be placed on the list of 1111Callite.

AND CLERICAL

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—SECOND EXAMINATION PON.
THE crow or BACHELOR or MFRIEINF. lB47.—First Division:
Beck, T. 8.. Univ. QM.; Bose, 8., Univ. Coll.; Brintou, W., king's
Coll.; Crisp, H. lanes Con.; Rode, P., Kings Golf.; Forster, J. C.,
Guy's Hap. ; VotheMy, H. 1., Gus Hosp. ; Greenwood, W. H.,
Guy's nazi; I.ilineclos, J. 8., Guy's Hasp.; Holman, W. H. London
Heap.: J W., Guy's Hasp.; Littleton, N. H., Univ. Cull.;
Monskton, S., s Coll.; Ramekin, J. 8., Gay's Ilaop ; Raman,
W. H., Univ. Coll. ; Rygete, J. J., London Hoop.; Fed, C. C., Univ.
Wigleineorth, H. Univ. Con. Second Division; Green, T,
Roy. Coll. of Surg. in Ireland; King. G. H., Guy's Hap.
BACHELOR OP Laws. 1847.—First Division: Farner,
I W., Horrerica Coil. Sexed Division : Spicer, T. T., Univ. Coil.

PRISPERMENT.—Rev. W. T. Tamer, to Ooze It., Sussex:
tho. Chichester; pats, C. and T. Turner; vacant by death of Rev. I).
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wile tcemorrwer on • cruise, and will eadeavour to fell In with some
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