The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-14 00:00:00

mut MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

Johensa Wagner appeared on Saturday evening'
Lueyessi anew, and the east of the op-ta edataised the
farther tvve:tire of Mr. Cbarlee Dubai" in the pert of
()mew, earl M.tdatas hatedri is thee of Orfr I.

e. W...ecer'e performance was not unworthy of her
Ugh reputation, and was attended with decided success,
limner it eertaialy did not incite in great a degree of ea-
6111litia% as mint t have been expected.
Mr. coulee Braham's siegiap, in the put of Chnnuo,
wet better that his Willi. He hes a Sae tenor "tic., and
hie style his b.en ma, h improved by hie e...r.ireNt.ltsp•-
V;lltCt. Hs W., lar.uraL., riftived; ttp•Cally se
lairedseed by him at the Itegiaelas of the last am, whisk
tray encored. Madame Amadei riequitted bend' respect-
ably is tbs put of Orsini: bat why is not this part per-
dermed by Alboai ? It is absurd to say that it it teasath
has; for it was one of the parts elfish maio4 contributed
le her u:iit is the eerly days of the 113yal It lime Opera.

RISIORI IN CONEDT.

It is difficult to conceive that tidings which accused
peculiarly adetted to render their possessor a great trage-
dian should ha food nosily powerful in a contrary dim-
lien. Madam. Ristori has, however, shoo the, this may
be the dam Bhe laughed, joked, coquetted in the Local-
aro , as if she had DOTI r eadertakea say but ramie pans.
Her assaagrinact of the poor cavalier.' who meet sees pro-
slain 1...ad1f • women-hater is one of the molt anal per-
form/swig we ever witnessed. flow humble she is at first.
How deprecatingly she addressee tho brats teat ribs
ha determined to tame. With what iellaite sae-
tossed"; she salsa him as Yossimeoria
IRut-
tirsaiwa. He kicks sad pleura a little at
ant, bat you see he is a doomed man. When to
wishes to p t her bumbling hermit by waiting on him
be pence, how deep is the pretended rell.aboratent when
dm declaims " Oh, signore, chi son io ?" How she fool. th.
solf-eatiseed idiot to this tap of his bent, when she insists,
with a gushier volley of gloom, as driakiog out of It:agleam
imonsed of her own. How cleverly eke takes advantage of
the iodine's isms/lag intozimtios to become =WO end
men familiar, sod what • risk basehanaliaa flavour she
imparts to the words, "Toth'. Ohs vivano i betel =lei."
"Touch gloom. A health to all good friends." And
'rhea she has sonedod la knocking down and
seatering all the poor wretch's debases bow triumph-
sally jubilant is her voice is the toast " Viva
Basco! • viva Amore!" The cavalier's bead is in •
whirl, hue been is on are, sad when abs betakes herself to
We great resource of wools., a tangle, a% he gives in at
ones, surrenders indigestion, and avows himself Ler lover.
It was a rich heat to see bon open her eye. ennaingly, when
he nut frantically est of the room stalling for wistaria, end
oulaim, 4' On poi b casts Idaho." " Ws% fad it is all
ear with him." The boning acne, when after having
brought the avaliere to her feet she treats bin with scorn
end lets him see that she has all dog beta cajoling him,
as not leas excelling than that which we have
just been togging. She irons es if ter whole
seal was conmetrated ea the hoard. SM mom
him rapidly, laconically, ea if she earcely weld
Bard the time to reply. Slight mare at hie seatintost
are jerked oat most mightily. She hobos him into a tar-
mac of love and Ism and then oclahes with the most
}whet wonder, "Oa wino the atamattins non lotion
eider le donee, oggi algae more e plats. Noe gli
a.. peo ewer*, non gli credo!" " • man who this
wry morning could not boar to look loos a woman, to be
sow suing for love sad pity ; I cannot believe it; it
OMNI be!" Nothing could be more perfect then the
@trainee given to those words. But it is dialog to
"Fedi) particular portions out of a admittance which woe
throughout thortnighl artistic. It Is bet jest to say the
piece was admirably cast throughout, sad thst Bigots. Glea,
la the eivshira, snows! himself wrathy of acting with

AMATEUR PANTOMIME.-DRURY-LANE

THBATRE.

It is a long time since Drury-lase has held ouch a
crowded or so eh a fashloisable inclines as that which Clad
it on Saturday sight, on the crank» of the »petition of the
amateur pantomime. The greater portion *1 the pit was
panned into stalls, which were principally hid by
*Beastly dreesed bodies, while the large proscsaium private
boxes wen literally throned with recently retuned Guards'
saner, who from their braised sad bearded appeareaes
&tweeted roneiderable attentice. The assatears, having
be.. enabled by their pectins penman!, to dente a
esesiderable um of money, on three sepsis» oessideas, to
distant,» purposes—vise., to the urines» of Mr. Loges
Meath, sad to the feeds of the Welliaglea College, sad
loyal Naval Female School—determined to eppropriate the
proceeds of the how oa Saturday eight to sa object which
wee mwe congenial to massy of them, es Stoney men—the
eseablialiment of a (sad for the immediate relief of emu-
panes in the literary or theatrical world. Besides
the pastomisse, the sanity of whisk is beginaiag to
wear cff, the prformaiscs of Saturday had a special »-
Wrest; (or Mr.. Bosley, with great kindness, gave
best valuable seniors to the amateurs, sad appeared,
for the drat time, la the Lien of • Low, se
Peter Spy k—s 'Waster already famous by the es-
»Boat sodas of her husband. Is spooking *1 Km Motley,
the irides date bosoms a light ewe; every playgoer knows
Oat late whatever shan't» she repressate, he It denim
or MO» latent; she throve bag whole faro sad power, bet,
after nag esperisace, we MS safely say that we sever saw
this admirable esteem he greater effect than ea Saturday.
The dell stupidity sad ladifrerene, the eolith jadeite»,
sad Sadly the pessiesate rage and despair, ware all equally
well rendered, sad the sadism», worked up to a pith of
eathuisem, responded to !uniform by Meader of 'polars*.
The past of Gertrude was played by a diatedosin, whose
mane la the bills was Pees es Miss Louisa Miller, but who,
it was whispered la the house, steads la seesewhat preakaato
selatieuthip to the ledy whose triumphs we ban just bees
arteraciteg. Be this hew It may, Mrs. /Lesley evidently telt
Benoit is loco eweasels fee that eight at lease, sad she mast
Ins brie jestay proud of her prong», wham actiog way
marked with greet nemosed, sad who, after the iaevitable
surnames. of the list dew slanted, gaised compleca self-
peesestion, arid entered thoroughly into the »wisest of her
pen. Her personal apposrease is very muck la her favour,
she has s clear, ringing, fresh yeses nice, slap with great
skill sad prscisios, sad la the ballad I'd marry him to-
stony," *Wind sa mailman swore. We sensot close
wed 101:1011 of the farce without a word of laudation for Mr.
C. ♦. Cole, who played Swyzel, the old Dutch steward, in
a Smoked mid »tie* masa».

The putralate (the prologue being omitted, acrd a bed-
rolls scum substituted bathe restaurant) wu a gnat fa-
peavenesnt ea the lat. The audience, too, had rupee into
esrliest burrs by the fern, and reeequestly every
ire, dear, leap, sad tumble, told with proper effect. The
principal gnu of the curiae, Mr. Holues's parody of
" Una Fano. Lapnra," sad Mr. ♦ibert Smith's ratter
erg, received !their cutrainy mare, while, is the coatis
pert, the clown's Bluish dames sad ths rook performasce
of the aceohata spurted to dud root favour with the
owlioato. The osercomosts fa boot of the home won az-
album ; thew* woo is crowding, so swim-let how, no on.
lumbered plate., and t►e msemer is which this pert of tea
business was carried oat reflects the blibset credit on Mr.
Para, to vies it was Wrested by the cnuaittee.