The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

rim SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1363

STRAND THEATRE.

The success of the "Duke's Motto" at the
Lyceum has induced Mr. Byron to try his hand at
a burlesque, and last evening it was produced at this
favourite little theatre under the title of " The
Motto; I'm all there." Although the French
drama does not present great opportunities for such
a conversion, yet, it must be confessed, the witty
author has made the most of his materials, and hie
last burlesque is in no way inferior to his former
productions. The principal points in the Lyceum
drama are all parodied in the most whimsical man
ner. Albeit, the " baby" was somewhat unruly, as
instead of going quietly up in a clothes-basket at
the termination of the first act-, " missie" refused
the aerial trip and pitched herself headforemost
out of the wickerwork amidst the hearty laughter
et tne audience. Capt. Lagardere, in the present
instance, was sustained by Mr. George Honey, and
Aithough a very good performance, it would have
been greatly improved had he thrown a little more
mellowness into it. Miss Ada Swanborough's
Blanche d'Nevers was a perfect success, her bur-
lesque of the mesmeric situation in the last scene
wes capital, and elicited the loudest applause. Miss
NI. Simpson played the Duke Gonzagues with great
spirit and effect, whilst kiss Josephs made a most
bewitching Zillah. The scenery is really beautiful—
a better specimen of painting than the last scene
has rarely been witnessed. In it distance is so ar-
tistically managed that the little stage of the Strand
appears twice its actual size. The dresses, as is
usual, are splendid, end in the best taste; and, taken
as a whole, "The Motto" is perhaps one of the best
burlesques that has yet been done at the Strand.
At the fall of the curtain the applause was unani-
mous. All the leaning performers were called for,
and the piece was announced for repetition every
evening by Mr. Swanborongh, amidst the loudest
expressions of delight.

DEATH OP MR. CALCUTT, M.P. FOR CLARE.—We
have to announce the death of Mr. Calcurt, which
took place yesterday morning, at his residence, Upper Sey-
mour-street West, after a painful and protracted idness of
more than a year's duration. He represented his native
county of Clare in Parliament, with only an interval of a
' tew months, since 1857 In 18:9, Colonel White, M.P.
for Kidderminster, was elected in opposition to Mr. Calcutt,
but soon after unseated on the gronud of bribery. Mr.
Calcutt was a consistent Liberal, and n:ver missed an op-
portunity of giving support to all measures calculated to
advance the Liberal intarest. He was a favourite in the
house, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was
in the 44th year of his age, and only a few months ago was
received into the Catholic church by the Bishop of South-
wark.

OLD LIMOGES ENAMELS.—Sevent
Pierre
been
the enamels of Limoges, by Jean Courtois and pieces of
n e"
mond, the prcperty of a lady in whose family they h
many years, were yesterday sold by auction by Messrs
ed Hay_
mood,
Foster at their Gallery in Pall•mall. 12 small platesyn-
lesssorlsd.
for £314; 4 round dishes (8 inches in diameter), £l4O, and
a salver the very large sum of £4OO. So fine a set hanot
been seen at an auction fur many years.
THE FRENCH FIASCO AT MADAGASCAR_as
summarised by the Saturday Review —M. Lam-
bert, an enterprising Frenchman, had undertaken to do for
Madagascar What DT. Leseeps had nearly done tor Egypt.
He had obtained concessions which would have enabled
him, under pretence of establishing various beneficial public
works, to gain a foothold for French influence. This of
itself was disgusting enough to the councillors of ole
Queen.4anavarola, who had waged uncompromising war
with
le this adventurous Frenchman was decorated with the
titleproofef:ukae of Emerina. The feelings of that outraged
vin m
mind into which
be conceived by imagining the condition of
h the metropolitan boroughs would have
been thrown
if
Mr. Train had been taken into the ispe-
cial of
Lambeth of
the Queen, and had been created Duke of
Mr. J. Lewis
of the Societe Farley,
one of the managing direc-
torsot
LyndFinon,
d'Tgypte, Fellow of the Sta-
tistical Society
works upon Turkey,has
, and author of several well-known
of the hatitz Sup • been unanimously elected a member
tlea of Alei&Adrig.