The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-15 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

It is to be regretted that The Wizard of the North
could not have exerted his peculiar powers in reference
to this theatre last night, by rendering it capable of con-
taining double the number it was calculated to accom-
modate. A very deserving person would thereby have
been greatly benefitted, and the enterprising lessee would
have had an excellent opportunity of showing the capa-
bilities of his Lilliputian establishment. Many hun-
dreds, with hard cash in their hands, were obliged to
leave the doors ; the closest packing being unable
to find room. We are by no means astonished
at this result, for, in addition to the excellent
bill of fare always provided by Mr. Payne for his
patrons, and the high claims of the meritorious
beneflciaire, there were additional attractions of no ordi-
nary magnitude. The principal dancers and ladies of
the corps de ballet were, by the kind permission of Mr.
E. T. Smith, allowed to render their valuable services
while the names of the "inimitable " Flexmore and
Mdlle. Auriol were in themselves magnets of attraction
sufficient to draw a crowded party. After Nicholas
Nickleby, in which Mr. Stirling made an admirable
Newman Noggs, and Mr. Howard greatly distinguished
himself as the true-hearted honest Yorkshireman, John
Burdie, the veteran Tom Matthews gave the time-ho-
noured chaunt of "Tippitywitchett," in his own pe-
culiar style. Then came the ballet divertissement,
by Miss Rosina Wright, and the coryphees of
Old Drury. The great feature of the evening was the
Dancing Scotaman, in which Flexmore and Madlle.
Auriol maintained their well established reputation,
and, it is needless to add, drew down enthusiastic ap-
plause from all parts of the house. It would be an act
of injustice to omit noticing the excellent performance
of Mr. A. T. Barnes as Johnnie M'Craw. There is per-
haps no one who can equal--certainly none to exceed—
Mr. Barnes as the old man of the ballet ; none who can
bear with mere profound equanimity the inconceivable
desayremens that fall to the lot of the "ancient," or
who combines greater vigour and energy with the ap-
pearance of decrepitude. We regret that our commen-
dation of the entertainment cannot be altogether with-
out alloy, but certainly the orchestra by no means sus-
tained the efficiency of the performances. Many serious
marks of disapprobation were exhibited during the even-
ing, which, in some instances, seemed to fall iu quarters
where they were actually not merited, nor, we venture
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scarcely to require special notice.

The Duke of Rutland has already derived considerable
benefit by his visit to St. Leonard'A-on-Sea. Lord John
Manners, M.P., is still staying with the noble Duke.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk are surrounded by
a select circle at Arundel Castle, including Lord and
Lady Foley, Lord and Lady Edward Pitzalan Howard,
Lord and Lady George Manners, &O. The Earl and
Countess of Arundel and Surrey are staying, with their
youthful family, at their seat in Berkshire.
The Duchess of Wellington, after a short visit to Lord
and Lady Olivia Ossulston, at Chillingbam Castle, near
Wooler, has arrived at Yester House, Haddingtonshire,
ondea. visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweed-
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Church on the 24th inst. _ _

The Marquis of Anglesey has left the S. George'e
for Beaudesert.

The newly-appointed Bishop of Salisbury, following
the example of the Bishop of Exeter, has refused to li-
cense a clergyman to a curacy in his diocese, because he
will not admit the truth of the High-church doctrine of
baptismal regeneration.