The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-29 00:00:00

DRAMA.

PRDICIONS.

Till,. theatre opened for the season on Saturday
night, whim was produced an adaptation by Mr. FaLome
of V ktor Hares admirable diem of fey Bless, the hare
his played by M. reakter. This geatlettan. who for the
last tea years has liesa the herding jeuae premier on the
Parisian des, sad who wee the original representative of
, Aniseed Duval in the Dena nas Camet.4., of the Count in
Pastime, et the twin brothers Dei Franchi in Les hems
Cones, and other great sissemees of the Vaudeville, had
it is said an legiis► mother, sad the bills of the theatre
originally hackled his first appearance "in his,rnative
country be this as it may it is undeniable that M. Feebler
'peaks the English language most admirably, the only
trace of his being • (meaner being found in his deli-
very, sot his accent, while his °animation is siugularly
clear sad dirtied. There can be no doubt, either, that his is
ne parrot-like accomplishment, and that he thoroughly under-
stands all he says, for eye and lip more together, and the
facial play is as expressive as the words. Many among this
audience (which included some of the principal theatrical
sad tbeatrico-litenry celebritim of the day) bad often seen
M. Pechter in Paris, sad were well acquainted with his
Weld ; their only doubt was as t 5 how he would manage
the difficulties of our language, and this was set at rest by
his ant words.

Ray Bias, with it. touching romantic plot and its
dialogue of a very high order in poetry, is deservedly the
ma* popular of M. Hugo's dramatic works.
Of Mr. Fechter's impersonation of Huy Bien it is im•
possible to speak in too high thrum : poetieal in its oosesp
ties, and facile and artistic in its execution, he corned the
andisme with him from first to lard, and received Me►
Wats of applause as only is given on rare and entseordi-
low serfs-. Where all is BO good it is difficult to par-
tiselmehei, but we would specially notice hie writing the
Mime la the lint net, and his entire acting in the third—
the IT equivalent for Frederic Lemaitre's mod point,
" Tai lhollit d'on fermis, seats T 0... en arm lame!" being
given with marvellous intensity. He was admirably sup-
ported by Mr. Walter Ley and Miss Heath—the former
dignified, aristocratic, and cruelly sardonic, without the
hoot touch of melodramatic exaggeration, as Don dentate—
the latter fall of sweet feeling and womanly paths* as the
Queen—who, by the way, in Mr. Falcovier's version is not
the Queen, but the King's betrothed. Mr. Herrin played
the little part of Doa Comm with zest and spirit.
This ie the most decided step in advance takes by Mr.
Herm smos his mamas to management. Roy Bias,
played as it is at the Mame., ilioald amaze crowded
houses few many a week to 0711.111.

&soul. Rauotous Szincse. —The following
Were the lailituneverits carried out yesterday :—Viider‘
Theatre: Afteraooa, the Rev. E. G. Arnold. ILA ,
sell reekw al Stapleton', Hens ; eireaieg, the Rev. J. Areas-
Haway, minister of Christ Church, Brides. Sadler's
Wells: Afternoon. the Rev. T. Sabin. ED.. wilthdar of
cure Church ; :evenim, Dr. Davis, secretary of the
Tract Society. l'avaiou Theatre: livwlK, the
Rev. W. N. Whittlinora rector of St. James's, A 'Ete.
Sleadard Theatre: Evening, the Rev. E. G. Amok% ILL,
near of etspinfool, Ram.