The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-28 00:00:00

THEATRICAL GOSSIP.

11 A new dramatic version of Oliver Ti' id will be
I produced at the Queen's Theatre, Long•acre, at Easter.
Mr. Toole will play the Dodger.
The Holborn Theatre will re-open at Easter, under the
management of Miss Fanny Josephs, with the old strand
dram► of the Pomboy, and an extravaganza.by Mr. lturnand,
entitled the White Fawn. The original representitive
the old postboy was Mr. James Rogers. At the Itolhom
it will be played by Mr. Joseph Irving, from the
Theatre Royal Drury-lane. The Wh etc Fat*,
an English rendering of the celebrated Biche an B. of
the Porte St. Martin, was first produced at the ►'rime of
Wales's Theatre, Liverpool. In America it to dividing the
honours and profits of popularity with the Blak Crorl.
Mr. John Clarke will play a London casaba m Er.
Edmund Yates's drama of Black Sheep, at the Olympic.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews will appear in the sane
piece.

A new theatre at Brampton is talked of.
Mr. Charles Dillon has been engaged by Mr. Chath.ac
for Drury-lane, and will appear next season.
Mr. Phelps leaves London to-day for a starving toLa
the provinoes.
Mr. Bandmenn is engaged to play at Liverpool at 1:.,-ter.
Nineteen dramas have beam sent in in competition fa
Mr. T. P. Ceoke's prize of 1001.

The new Standard Theatre the other evening
oommenoed an opera lemon, with Madame Jenry BIM
as prima donna, Mr. Parkinson se tenor, and Nr.
Durand as bass. The work chosen was M. Coyne&
Foot.!

MR. BARRY SULLIVAN. —We regret to say that
this gentleman was last evening (Friday) seized with gul-
den and serious illness. Physicians were immediately
called in, who pronounced that he was suffering from ut•
flammation of the Lune and asthma—Era.
DRAM or MISS FITZPATRICK. —We have to an•
flounce the decease of Miss Emma Fitzpatrick, abode,'
• few days ago, after a long and painful illAtAk
at her residence in Vincent-street, Fulham-nog.
Miss Fitzpatrick, who commenced her thestriel
career under the management of Madame Vestria, sIP
be remembered as an actress who acquired • high repo*
tion as the representative of the leading chamfers it
comedy. At Sadler'm Wells Kies Fitzpatrick played
with admirable effect Lady Teazle, Neighbour Car
stance ; and Lady Racket in Three Weeks After .11m.r.rot,,
whilst that theatre was under the direction of Akan I
Phalle and Greenwood, and her handsome appearance sal
elegant style rendered her a valuable acquisition to all the
principal theatres at the West.end, where she accepted
occasional eneagernenfs. It is about five years bince3lo
Fitpalziok last appeared on the stage.—Bra.
HOE. ARTILLERY COMPANY. —An amateur per•
formanee was last night given by members of the Han.
Artillery Company it the St. George's Opera House, bete re
a crowded and fashionable audience. The honour of the
Prinoe of Wales's patronage had been promised, but du
royal highness having been prevented from attending,
wrote, through Colonel-En ollys, apologising for his aka ocs.
TURF NEWS FROM NEWMARKET. —Mr. Smiles
Roquefort ruptured • bloodvessel this morning Oliel,f)
while galloping across the flat. Susan Ramsay 12 yrs) ha
joined W. Martin's string. After the successful 10011
campaign there is little turf news from Newroartst so
report beyond the steady progress of the Derby favourites,
unlike many of the cracks, have scarcely had a .Nye
drawback mince last year. Typhoeus is decidedly the rod
improved and improving of the whole team, at the use
time It would be difficult to find three hones at head.
(miners in better trim at the present moment than tie
baron's Suffolk, King Alfred, and Restitution. Plot it
looking, and has been going well during the week, Al.
Harvester, Rapidan, and Court Mantle, but the skull
of Speculoun need no comment et moat. It is with et
gret we can report but little p is the health of in
famous *key, A. Edwards; young Charles SUM,
son of landlord of the Rutland Anna Hotel, is scrips*
111.—Bill's
SPORTS OF THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE 1..0.
ViRsMRIL—The following.r is the official me csi
order of these spats, which will take paatigeaulti
HOMO. London, ma Friday, April 3 :-1, Hiath Jump.;
Mile Rees ; 3, Throwing the Hammer ;120 4, 120 YU.
Hurdle Eaoci, ten flights ; 8, 100 Yards Flat Race ;
Putting the Stone ; 7, Quarter-mlle Flat Race ; 8, Broil
Jump ; 9, Three Mile Rasa There will be two repreo
tatives from each university in each of them events, el'
emoting the mile and three rails rams, in which thee
will he three competitors. The sports will commence Id
2 p.m.
CONFESSION OF THE SELBY MURDERER.—Few
dui& Parker, convicted of the barbarous murder of Do
nisi DrisooU, at South Duffield, near Selby, has, riven
meoplete history of the whole affair. From this eau,
men it apposes that the crime was premeditated.
sel had se
Vaught of doing the deed before
lett Bewerlu,"
_sus Parker, and is pursuance a
then menissesse desires he " persuaded" Driscoll to Awls
des ths idea string elsewhere, and te pooped with hex
ili=lee= where, was II•M the murdered
Ma work. Brien brakes Be•erk,'
Parker, at the request of Drina, wrote the lead
which lie found on the bitter, and which so,
Ada Rearkeuegh, because, u it is arig,jor
Dien Utspeed to go there the fiutag dal. Bin
ecu
LoLtior lsowawar_ en the while Wei& that he should go
dbesilea. Parker tells of Moir midnight **ll'
dip Is tie deli as Memo they had led their a 0
sear et Let they bid themsaves down to sleep tens
a The woad of the cook crowing on that VA
roaning awake these, sad they left top
signed thoit 'OMIT. The &mei of daylight no
=I.ISI POW/ the sapialosey of scoomplishol,
hrialmaAsd te As, mins vitaa Dth°3ll was dP
Zerliloll he backed him on the
ebassoisice end Ides. Navies
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