The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

No. 4.393.)

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1860.

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WHAT/Liar • Sermon preseibeil la Drenl=l:th
Auvuit le en. b CHARLES K !NOWAY, M.A., of
Kvenley. Chaplain fn Ordinary to berrlairetand Profaner of
Modern History to the University of
Londoe John W. Parker andTt ;;Vret Wand.

; rendered whether it marred the action or not. There is no
doubt that in his assumption of the part Mr. Boureicaolt
was t►oroughly sucessefol, exhibiting a peat deal of
quiet humour, sad acting generally with print and vitliont
exaggeration. Rise Robertson had little to do beyond look-
ing nice sad interesting, and in those respects she was
emineatly inameeeful. Mr. Edmond Falconer, it is said, has
been specially sipped to perform the part allotted to him in
the drama, and on the whole he acquitted himself satiafee-
L.torily, nigard being paid to the fact that lie is more of
play-writer than a professed actor. The piece was put on
' the stage auosedingly welly the scenery was good, several
views el Killarney affording full scope for excellent effects.
It is hardly neeemary to add that the drama was received
with approbation by a very crowded house, and will no
doubt take Its piece among the accepted successes of the
Adelphi. .

lair Robertson subsequently appeared in a piece entitled
34e world be an Actress, which gave her opportunities of
exhibiting ber versatility by the assumption of three or four
elsaracters, wholly distinct from each other, and marked by
the most opposite characteristics.

STRAND.
This house opened for the winter season last
*lit with a new comedietta by Mr. Cluirks Selby. 77us
let Leask which is the title of the piece, speaks of the
of the actor tether than of the dress:odd, fir
1 pee lling Its success more upon contiouous bustle and
tepid change of situation than to ingenuity of plot or skilful
1 dramatic construction. Giacomo Tintoretto, the celebrated
pikes, (Mr. Panels), has conceived a passion for a beau-
Mini girl, Isadore Valens (Miss E. Buftoo), who is about to
1 hazarded to • friend of his own, Annibal Bragansa (Mr.
H. J. Turner), an officer, but • braggart and • combed,
lin fact a Neapolitan °Moo of the present stamp
—such as no lady could possibly admire. The
I artist, who is planning an intrigue with Isidore, is inter-
tweed by • young novice front the neighbouring convent
I (Miss Charlotte Saunders), the Pet Lamb, who iii directed
by the Abbot to engage the services of Tintoretto to paint
their patron riot, and learns from him of the approach- 1
ing marriage of his inamorata.. He determines upon steal.
ins her away before the wedding can take place, but as he
is about to leave his studio for that purpose the officer eaters,
sad announces that, having heard that his friend hail ac.
oepted • challenge from a certain Marquis for an encounter
that day, he had, en a matter of friendship, informed the
governor, sad procured the deputation of the Marquis on
a secret and instant mission—rigid at the same time an
order for the arrest of the artist, who is to be confined
to his own house until his antagonist should be so far on
his journey as to prevent the possibility of the contemplated
hostile meeting. In this dilemma Tintoretto enlists the
services of the young novice, who consent* to personate the
friar who was to have performed the marriage ceremony,
and bring the intended bride to the studio of the artist,
under the pretence that he is conducting her to her aManeed
husband—for whom she of course has no great partiality,
the match being a family arrangement made without her
consent. Left to themselves a mutual explanation takes
place between the aspirant for clerical distinction and the
,'maiden, who have been playfellows from childhood, and it
appears have loved each other but have never confessed it.
When the movies finds that Tintoretto's object is measly
an intrigue he repents the part he has taken in
the miter, declares his own passion, is accepted,
grows valiant, frightens the military lover, bimboosles the
artist, sad finally, fonwearing the convent, the cell, and the
wok's frock, determines to exchange into the army and
many, and thus brings about the expected climax. The
piece was exceedingly well put upon the stage, and carefully
acted. MisCharloitelfaundere's Brother Ignatius Innocent,
the Pet lamb, was especially • clever sad sparkling per.
toluenes ; Miss Buf tee as Isadore, and Messrs. Parsing
sad Turner, were each effective in their respective pans.
Th oonseiLette was eminently successful, and will uo doubt
hallldall'Sfire,

The other entertainments were Mr. H. Wigan's Weems.
taus and Flirtation ; Mr. Byron's favourite burlesque, Fr*
Doatolo ; sod the faros of A Rare fur a ifl,dow.
Durk. the short TIMM the theatre has been entirely re-
painted and decorated, sad sow presents a cheerful and
pat appearance.

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