The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE.

A Juvenile Party is the name of—asiort farce pro-
duced at this theatre last evening, withcomplete success.
The title sufficiently explains it, as it merely consists of
the tricks played at the juvenile party of a Mrs. Tickle
by Master Charles Criterion (Miss C. Saunders) and
Master Bill Bounce (bliss Maskell), two mischief-loving
young gentlemen, the first of whom has been spoiled by
the " reasonings" of a too indulgent father, Colonel
Criterion (Mr. R. Romer), and the last by the opposite
treatment of his father, a severe old sea captain (Mr.
Attwood), greatly in favour of corporal punishment.
In the end they both acknowledge their error, and
agree each to take something from the system of the
other. The Master Charles of Miss Saunders is excel-
lent, and is well able to bear a comparison even with the
Bob Nettles of Mrs. Keeley. She is well supported by
Miss Maskell. Mrs. Selby as Miss Bitters, the maiden
aunt of Master Charles, who always acts" on principle,"
is very good; and Mr. Rogers manages to excite the
laughter of the audience very frequently in the small
part of the servant Grill, a victim to the mischievous
pranks of the two boys. The admirable burlesque of
the Willow-Pattern Plate followed. It is excellently
acted, short, full of jokes., and the fun never flags
throughout. It well merits the success it has obtained.

SURREY THEATRE.

List evening the comedy of the Honeymoon was played,
for the purpose of introducing to the notice of the public
two young ladies from the provinces, Miss Aitken and
Miss Clarissa Doria, The first-mentioned lady played
the character of Julia, and Miss Doria that of Volante.
Miss Aitken is a promising actress, but requires great
practice before she can rank as a first-rate artist. Miss
Doria is as charming a woman as she is an actress; her
style is both graceful and pleasing. The house was
crowded.

THE ENGLISH GLEE AND MADRIGAL

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UNION.
This most deserving society inaugurated
attended and excellent
season last evening, by a fully
The executants of last
performance at Willis's Rooms.
M. Williams,
Mr.
Eudersohn,
evening were Mrs.
Miss
Mr. Hobbs,. Mr. Land, and Mr.
their second
nsistio of selections from the
parts, the first and last co
Stevens,g Stafford, Smith,
Arne, Webbe, and Bishop,
harmonised works of Horsley,
LHo.erkheyillipbsl.r.
The performance
and the middle part made
was divided into three
little
melody by Dr. Blow, dating
from 1700, and a curi-
ously
the words
characteristic duett from Travers,
up of songs from Arne and Purcell, a sweet
by Mat. Prior. The glees
given, and had evidently been thoroughlyviere admirably
.well . re-
hearsede beforehand. The piano passages in " X
spotted snakes " were never rendered with more perfect
delicacy, and Smith's glee for five voices, " Blest pair
of Sirens," a noble and sustained composition, and cha-
racterised by a certain ingenious grandeur of treatment,
produced a great impression. Webbe's " When winds
breathe sofa," and Bishop's " Blow gentle gales," from
the Slave were capitally rendered, and in the true feel-
ing of glee music. kNor was the middle part less inte-
resting; Mr. Francis gave Arne's " Soft pleasing pains"
in a style which would have thrown Ranelagh into rap-
tures. With Miss lii. Williams. obtained a deserved encore in
Blow's exquisitely sweet little air, "The Self-banished,"
perfect intelligence and ap-
preciation a very curious incantation song, from one of
Purcell's forgotten operas, with the most extraordinarily
quaint musical imitations, or symbols of the things or
as for example the music allotted
t s for bi eath," which was a complete
tt
oh e
theactions
phrase expressed;. ,
pants
' melodic representation of the process. These little pet:ll-
- may be smiled at novr-a-days, but they were in