The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-15 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

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The production of an adaptation of Casimir Delevi, 01
well-known historical drama of Louis the Eleventh
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attended on Saturday evening with complete ou" ,iite
The original construction is preserved, each act collo
ing of a single scene, and there is scarcely any °oo I
tedium which seems to be almost inseparable P,nol
five-act play. The part of the King is one of siall"401
difficulty, and Mr. Kean has achieved in it ape,
triumph. It is, indeed, a very great perforslo:,r4el
masterpiece of histrionic skill. The mean, crafty, ;age+
old man, at one time bursting into uncontrollabit'g is
at another cringing in abject superstition, vite7looB'
dread of death, childishly elated, tyrannising, sy",. ',Or°
grovelling, ever full of guile and suspicion, a tilos
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ordinary compound of the most detestable traftgbeople"
racter—to portray truthfully such a human Pho bee:
non is a severe task upon the best actor, but itt in Oil
nobly overcome by Mr. Kean. No other Pe'ffi but els,
piece approaches in importance to that of 1-4(glitLe,l):oJ
were excellently rendered. Miss Leclerq, fince, :.,,,bb
phin, looks "th• loveliest, sweetest yotil'F that, Pk I°o-
- with the artistic refineroeo" d,90,-. and
be expected from so intelligent and to cool •
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actress. The royal Physician, Coltier, V 4 ''''' 4,,,rr0. 1 g
commanding, keeps his patient in salutary .—Nrinilib
admirably represented by Mr. Ryder, and 3,fr., abos
is impressive as Francois de Paule, while Mr. /it:1.0.010;
is well adapted for the calm, steady Philip de '° lone'
and Mr. Cathcart's bearing is chivalrous and ine.ssioes
as the spirited Duke de Nemours. Miss Seat° Al 010!
to advantage as the gentle Marie Cominee,
,3en'rode,l;
two consummate scoundrels, so familiar to o,niivier 'f
of Quentin Durward, Tristan l'Hermite, and nness b;
Dain, are depicted with most satisfactory viv''77,- 11)4
Messrs. Mellon and Meadows. Louis the Eleven A, ''.,
have a good run as a well-acted play, but esPe.6,l.cM
affording a display of the rarest power of bi?,o7,
acting on the part of Mr. Kean, whose greatest ro
comprehensive as is his repertoire, is that of /4111''
Louis the Eleventh. He was enthusiasticalli:,
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for at the fall of the curtain, and received the ae'
tions of a house crowded from floor to roof. Oil
The pantomime of Blue Beard, with so aceolti
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a Harlequin as Cormack, so elegant a ColueluAl
Miss Desborough, and such a first-rate Clown 011,"
dancer as Huline, together with its brilliant sonic
and wonderfully trained legion of juveniles, Pr°
nightly in popularity.

COURT CIRCULAR.
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WINDSOR, 3-Alo,i
The dinner party yesterday included the Du
Kent, Prince Nicholas of Nassau, the 2aurtiet'di
Marchioness of Abercorn, and the Ladies 1103.''M
Louisa Hamilton, Viscount Torrington, Ladc
Howard, Baroness de Speth, Sir George COP- 'too
Major-General Wylde. a
The band of the Royal Horse Guards play'
dinner, and her Majesty's Private Band afters pt
The Queen, with the Prirce of Wales 513' g
Alfred, walked in the Home-park this morning.hd
Prince Albert went out shooting, aceoroPlAr
Fringe Nicholas of Nassau and the 'Marquis °
corn.
All the visiting company took their departureorso
except Prince Nicholas of Nassau, who remaille
Castle. dofri
The Right Hon. E. Cardwell arrived this aftecjeso
The dinner party this day included the Dli.d°4
Kent, Prince Nicholas of Nassau, Lady Fanny Pi o.
Lady Emily Seymour, the Hon. Mary Seyo°
the Right lion. E. Cardwell.
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The band of the Royal Horse Guards play.-,'
dinner, and her Majesty's private band afterviAr'
SUNDAY, Se" 4
The Queen and Prince, the four elder Royal 014
the Duchess of Kent, -Prince Nicholas of Nage„3ifelii
Prince Ernest of Leiningen, the Ladies anti tee
of the Court, and the domestic household, r`joir
divine service this morning in the Private Choi'''. 4001
Castle.
of VP)
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean•
officiated.

Mr. Cardwell was also at e service.
Prince Ernest of Leiningenth arrived at the Ct‘stle

this morning on a visit to her Majesty.
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CABINET COUNCIL.--Summonses were issued
Earl of Clarendon on Saturday evening for a raloce
the members of the Cabinet at the Foreigir°
morrow afternoon.
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THE MINISTEIS.—Lord John Russell is e%,!';;Deri
return to London on Tuesday from Paris, ice,'"tbej
accompanied Lady John Russell, on account,,°',4olo4
nsss of her sister, the Lady Harriet Elliot. -r-4t
ville is staying at Aldenham•park, ShropElair`sof
Marquis of Lansdowne is receiving a succession pti#l
tors at his seat, Bo wood-pal k, Wiltshire. The rj ;
Clarendon is staying at the Grove, near lirstf,°,.,6o
C. Wood at his seat in Yorkshire, and Lord P3'''"
at Broadlands, Hants.
Lord Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, the .40
Newcastle, Mr. Gladstone, and Sir George GreJ
in London.
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LAUNCH OF A LARGE MEROHANTMAN.--113:00
esting ceremony took place a day or two ag° '"fect
Great Western Dock, Bristol, with the most per .',OO
cess. The vessel launched was the Demerara, ~,`f,jd
of 3,200 tons measurement, originally built for the
Mail Steam Company, and whose mishap in °ere°
Sever n shoal), after her leaving the builders' docicooillei
so much sensation some 2or 3 years ago. Sh® i
been concerted into a sailing vessel, and is Pleqe
by competent judges to be now one of the t,
she is probably the largest, merchantman afi°l4o/1)
name has been changed into that of the British ~
and her present owners Messrs. Goodall, Chilt„°o/01'
Co., of London, and Messrs,. J. and R. Wilson) Dotal
pool, intend her ultimately for the Australian titer
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have"meanwhile accepted for her a guano n)l3„,roooLje
the eminent firm of Messrs. Antony Gibbs an,..",,oerfei
a freight likely to produce over 22,500/. for the r-re it 4
voyage alone. The owners, we understand, Ice, Oft,
,inen „by ti,., , vafll' of.
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for the Donerara, but, owing to the impossibill
being immediately fitted with a screw, the 05
about the purchase fell to.the ground.

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