The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-19 00:00:00

THE THEATRES

Madame Caleste and Mr. Benjamin Webster, are fulfilling
an engagement during the present week, at the Royal Am-
phitheatre. Last evening they performed in Genevieve, or
the reign of Terror, the Pretty Girls of Stilberg, and the
Camp at Chobham. Genevieve is a new drama, founded on
one of those singular occurrences which' .characterized the
first French revolution. We need scarcely say,
that Mr. Webster and ' Madame Caleste, acquitted
themselves admirably in Genevieve, which was pro-
fessed to be represented with new scenery, painted
by • Mr. Dearlove. It strikes us, that we have
several times previously had a peep at his new scenery.
Many of our readers may possibly think likewise. Loraine,
Villiers, and Young were respectable as Maurice Lindsay,
Dixmer, and Metier. The Sentinels were enveloped in the
uniform of the Old Guard, and, however doubtful the critic
may be about populace and sectioning, there was no mistake
about the sans culottes. In the" Pretty Girls of Stilberg,"
Webster was inimitablein his representation of Napoleon,
and Mr. F. Young effective as Bob, the fat Drummer,
although his "make up" was suggestive of the famine of '4B.
Madame Celeste put her army, of "pretty girls" through
their evolutions with unrivalled skill and tact. His Majesty's
pages turned out a sorry rot, a villainous attempt at a song,
on the part of one of those individuals, was rewarded with
a hiss. not the less hearty for being early suppressed.
Mark Lemon's farce, " the Camp at Chobham;" closed the
performances. T

THE PARK THEATRE.—To-morrow evening, the
benefit for James Brown takes place at this theatre. Every
man who admires sterling worth, and who wishes to relieve
the necessities of one of the ablest actors of the day, should
visit the Park theatre to-morrow evening.

FINE ARTS.—A very choice collection of pictures
by modern artists, is now on view at Messrs. Winstanley's
Gallery, Church-street ; they are the property of a Mr.
Harper, whose guarantee is given that every picture is. by
the Master to whom it is ascribed. We have taken a hasty
glance, and find soine'beautiful specimens by the best English
painters, past and present. Among the number will be
found a large and important picture of the "Fire of London,"
by E. M. Wood, R.A. ; " A Peep from the Bushes on the
Banks of the Thames," by H. J. Boddington, is a mode3t
and truthful bit of nature. Two very charming pictures in
oil, by David Cox, whose works are always valuable ;
" Fruit," by G. Lange, and .a beautiful Head, by J. Sant
called " Summer." There is also a small but clever bit by
T. ,S. Cooper, A.R.A., whose cattle pictures are eagerly
sought after. "Lord Howes Victory, the Glorious Ist of
June," Painted by Knell, is a fine historic marine picture.
There is also a fine picture by J. Holland, of a Scene in
Venice, called in .the catalogue " Monument of Bootolomer
Colleoni." The familiar blue sky and brilliantly clear
atmosphere, as well as the red colours of the figures, are ad-
mirably rendered altogether. There is a very nice little
collection; and as we believe they are to be Sold by auction,
it will be a capital opportunity for our merchant Princes to
obtain some knowu worki of decided excellence, •