The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-27 00:00:00

EY EN111(35 DECEMBER 27, 1855

• form. No doubt it will enjoy a fair share of patronage
L during the holiday season.
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION OF THE EVENTS OF THE
WAR.—This exhibition could not fail to prove very at-
tractive yesterday, accordingly we found it well attended.
The new pictures of Sebastopol after its fall, and Kin-
bourn with the ships moving on to the attack, which
we described a few days since, met with the most de-
cided approval. No exhibition open gives a better
general idea of our warlike operations in the Crimea
from the first landing of our troops in Kalamita Bay to
the taking of Kinbourn.
BURFORD'S PANORAMA.—There is very little fear of
the public interest respecting Sebastopol flagging while
the northern forts remain to be taken. What has been
achieved in the south of the threatening city seems only
to awaken public curiosity as to what may be done in
its northern part. This explains the interest with which
Mr. Burford's carefully and ♦ery artistically executed
panorama of Sebastopol is still visited. This most
popular exhibition vied yesterday in its powers of attrac-
tion with all similar places of public resort.
REGENT GALLERY, QUADRANT.—Mr. Love, the well-
known ventriloquist and mimic, gave a selection from
his most popular entertainments to a select but appre-
ciative audience.
ST. MARTIN'S HALL.--MISS EMMA STANLEY'S "SEVEN
AGES of Womex."—This excellent entertainment was
fully noticed and highly commended by us on its first
presentation about a fortnight since. It is gratifying to
find that its merits are appreciated by the public—ia•
deed it may be fairly questioned whether a really good
thing ever yet failed of success with a London audience.
Certainly Miss Emma Stanley has no reason to complain
of slight or injustice, for her entertainment at once corn-
maaded popularity. Notwithstanding the multitudinous
attractions of boxing-night, the lady was honoured last
evening with a fair share of visitors, and her artistic
performance elicited continued applause. The characters
especially of Mies Flyrtilla and Grandmother Grey stood
prominently forth as highly finished impersonations.
MR. GORDON CUMMING'S SOUTH AFRICAN ENTER-
TAINMENT.—A largo number of holiday makers assem-
bled yesterday at this place of entertainment, and heard
the interesting account given by the adventurous lec-
turer of the particulars of the " hairbreadth 'scapes •

which have resulted in the unique collection of trophies

which adorn the lecture room. Not to be behind-hand
amongst the other caterers for the public amusement,
Mr. Cumming has added to hie pictorial illustrations a
representation of his troop of sixteen horses being
attacked by five lions, and also a view of the river Lim-
popo, near its junction with the Lepalalak, with a large
herd of Hippopotami in the foreground. The pictures,
which are painted by Mr. Weir and Mr. R. Leitch, are
highly effective, and deserve to be mentioned as worthy
adjuncts to this already popular entertainment.
WOODIN'S OLIO OF ODDITIES.—This agreeable and
well-known entertainment was repeated last evening to
a crowded and fashionable audience, who were as hearty
and discriminating in their applause as Mr. Woodin
himself was happy and artistic in his representations of
men and manners. The opinions of critics differ as to

the merit, or rather good taste, of his imitation of the
great Rachel, but if the approval of an audience can be
taken as the criterion in such matters, its success, on
repetition, would seem to be as complete as on the
occasion when it was first attempted. The "Olio" con-
tains upwards of 30 distinct transformations. Such an
entertainment requires the exercise of much mental and
physical exertion ; and how Mr. Weodin manages to
get through it within the brief space that it occupies is
a wonder to everybody.
MADAMS TUSSALID'S EXHIBITION.—The most novel
attractions of this exhibition, of well-established reputa-
tion, are necessarily the celebrities connected with the
war ; and the holiday folks will have, and bad yesterday,
an opportunity of reducing their ideal notions of some
of them to certainty, by seeing very life-like representa-
tions of the King of Sardinia, Alexander 11. of Russia,
General Canrobert, the Emperor and Empress of the
French, the Emperor and Empress of Austria, Marshal
St. Arnaud, Lord Raglan, Omer Pacha, the Sultan,
Prince Menschikoff, and so on. More favourable weather
than that of yesterday will, of course, add to the num-
bers of those who wish to visit so singularly good a col-
lection of waxen portraits.
Des. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM.—Yesterday
large number of holiday-makers, notwithstanding the
badness of the weather, paid their respects to Dr. Kahn's
well•known anatomical models ; and there are few
places of public resort where more practical information
and improvement may be obtained. Three lectures were
delivered during the day, which were listened to with
great attention. Since last year several small and
curious models have been added to the collection.