The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-01 00:00:00

ST. JAMES THEATRE,

SILVER LINING.
three act
On Saturday evening a very excellent t
ter
Buckingham, was
drama (taken from the French), by Mr. Leiees,th
undoubted success. Although the leadinon,,,e
dents have been borrowed from our friends .;
other side of the channel, a great portiou 01rif:rly,
drama has been rewritten, and that in Pech
produced at this theatre wt:ci,
rider
drama
graceful and telling manner. The Fureneb
notice is entitled " The Silver Lining,' its ,r we
prototype beiug La Vie ex Bose,
mistake not, by Paul de Kock, jun., and al,attit be
there are some points to which objection itneream,
taken, yet the piece must be regarded as a
~tory
good literary production. The interest of the
is well maintained, the -characters are, of
few exceptions, natural, and the acting lot
afl parties unexceptionable. In brief the
.vP,e.
is as follows :—A certain Azthur eroin °tit);
Written,liolugh
a cynic, a disbeliever of good in anything' is,,cieg,
point of marriage with Helen 11Ialtravers, a I:rota
trusting, and affectionate girl, but from
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actions and expressions of Arthur,
nelen's moos
has some dark foreboding of the future. Tbeoeeef
communicates to her daughter, but the int:o the
prejudice of her lover. Two light-hearted' and trusting girl refuses to believe anything
and sincere friends, a Mrs. Dorrington auclitrough
Fairleigh arrive upon the scene, and aArthutt
Frank will hear nothing against his friend Art is
he candidly admits that he does not go with be de.
many of his opinions, but at the same tittle gra
Glares that his goodness is unimpeachable..
Dorrington, who is, by the bye, a charmlr the
ht.hearted, Frank
bewitching widow, sees further then it" tageo
mother, daughter, or friend, and by atliddea
compels Arthur to discover something Of
his boa,
secret by means of the singing of a certain ye
to which it is known he has a great objeeti°.litioloce
widow comes to the conclusion that a Prerees,
affair is the true cause of Arthur's
glooo%rtisge
as nothing further can be discovered, the We ever
of Arthur and Helen takes place, and en tbelersed
ing of the second act we find 18 Months hal7e jeeos.
The marriage has not bees: productive of haPPoes
Arthur's cynicism bas increase& and bias eiif°'6
the form of a morbid suspicion of
hi, Inial!
faithfulness. The cause of his cyninisPl,soge id
clear to us by the revelation of a by &ell;
his early life. He had been deceived bY be be
whom he had trusted and a girl wheineito Abe
regarded as his future wife. ge ecte
amiable Frank Fairleigh, and even sasPere. an'
virtue of his mother-in-law, Mrs. galtrttivai
in the end he comes to an open rupture '071.: meet'
and goes unwillingly alone to Paris on a (11.....1) pee°
mission. In the third act we find 11°11 euedsciS
demoralised by the cynical teachings life efdiss'.
of her husband—embarked in a giddy clef
pation. Frank Fairleigh, too, set relapsesals tete V
but after a few abortive efforts he otiegtel
more happy and natural mood. gra. Pher anis°
preserves her good intentions, though bet der
perate race after happiness.
spirits lead her to aid and abet }fele° ill
nletel
softened, returns from Paris unexpeetedlisetoclacea
that his former teaching and example hal cOe
the most bitter fruit. His wife's hea,r-oetbatit'i;
against him, and when he asserts Ina ou ala r
after all his tender appeals have, breolf; b°oo'
in vain, Helen attempts to poison OOl, 4
fortunately, her husband prevents her,
4e13,1,
a last resource to awaken her al3Pare.l3o is dehtle.
affection, he tells her that her infant Chloe lePl3O
Arthur, e00030.a bodai,
This touches the mother's heart, and tote
went grief that ensues, he makes her s'. O'er
change that has come over his own aPifittihot hisatie
wards tells her the child lives, sun "-seerst`,:h.
nonncement of its death was only a aeteffeetlwie
medy to open once again her dormant srt
medy to open onceagain her tbo etirtiite
Universal happiness is produced, and 0 ere °to
descends. The acting of the dratna, 8 woe, to
already stated, was of first-rate elce ecitnits.oif
author having suited everybody svit,he eertsied
characters. Mrs. Charles Mathew° has
,e.
never been seen in a part of such tragiehl)iostlerta
the thrilling and pathetic manner in Wbe 01000
dered many of the points proved her °the buts
accomplished in the 'serious as in 'itirliagit)
branch of the profession. grs';fleton the
tamed the part of Mrs. D°rr—filot• lof
immense success. She was, cettere't;oo'
life and soul of the piece ; and giasA oseiesd
Dora, acted with great archness anuttled flllOOO
The inimitable Mr. Charles Mathews ra be aPtitheo
the genial part of Frank Fairleigh,
here 00,10tiV
do ; and Mr. F. Robinson, although that "10300,
wanting in those little peculiaritiee gent
calf,
guish the well-bred and well-reed fgo dio
gave a very excellent embodin3 eat °eta, the
and to some extent disagreeable, ebarieild beftireo th
All the principal artistes were clay paid t
curtain, and the same compliment WI/ e
tirOb' 00
author of the piece. toorea tit 4
The utmost taste has been beet
ells
mounting of the play, and SO eleeLtice,
cannot fail to be pre-eminently attravrt 1008
The house was crowded in eve*" Pa
the rising of the curtait----
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AS TLEY'S too' dee6
tre 1" t_ ee
The enterprising lessee of this thea ice
"original romantic drama" on Sal/I:id:11r' !!„i!sfilbtnitti
" Might of Right, or the Soul of WO:: ona
acts, from the pen of Mr. John Brong"lficer °loofa Del.o
du/ plot is as follows. Paul Deveril, ttriliffortl) in) sr
navy, succeeds in rescuing Alice OW!: he reeeciacretidacoes
drowned, but in this gallant explali:g froal 0;03i
which result in a fever and preveal 11—orecilfsg:evert .05
acquaintance, which, in romance, is t polity
agreeable of relations. The tendeati'd witiOotild 000
taken possession of his soul, and henl°l;e,oarse, 01°1°0
the object of his affections. The flam ai ; 0 the Alia),
more bright and intense on that scant/11w' stiott' oreh op,
Alice would be a creature of the ira6g4 fes 4, Ado
the other hand, has a vivid recollection Of over` Leto
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fine face, and manly proportions of he tbroviad, 0 t,filiy
her return to England she had be.'u,,es anar fac',oo/
society of Ralph Deveril, of the IClBsLjecl,
brother of, and a similar personage t°--IA-viree;l. 'ej3o,
of Paul, who had rescued her from shlkibe etteltet f
affection and esteem were the result, hu.t i!topeoi
went of love for Paul held undividea4jor,
womanly heart. In the house of ber. P*o the
Claypole (Mr. Matthews), Alice eervlable „08eiovd,
W) cherlie (Miss Desborough), 1°,03 $1161,! sir„Die
plished young lady, who is in Icrva with lsalottoP",
Ralph Deveril. For this interestin Ye 00 Or 0 hel)
loughby Raikes (Mr. Frazer) entert ginscfo7oool
passion, unregulated by any sentinlent,, by, tOifee 00800
and which he is determined to gratify
,left„
right. The naval officer, Paul Dever' ventral powititoc.oo
the residence of Claypole, which is the!
..„.ieto
which all the characters radiate. ire =oollooto 01; id
night adventure on the part of Sir a tea.
which he misinterprets to the disadvaiEtt oirolcivr 1,1;4
Clara, and a duel takes place, in Avlua,L,,erried ,00,40
• dead. ell Pr
aroused inmates of the-mansion as 100
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supposed to be mortally wounded, ann se re4VA
Reuben, a gipsey, and by many illuge,tor 101 „00c
frustrates the evil designs of Sir Willo
to;',uredlPo sa.lp
up misconceptions, does ample justice. a' to tft 00,00
and brings punishment and disgrace un'svociloa"
ct
1
same happy result occurs with rope
eon pa.
~e 0 xr•
twin brother. • deva"- Vac" r
He and Alice are of course united in hell data
The whole weight of the piece ve
Loraine, 19
who alternately represents
tii.%:;11001:;01,;10
Deveril, and Reuben the Gipsy. vi°ll Gti
festation of character Mr. Loraine ex ,erotigh a,0f„004
satility of dramatic power. Miss DO' did
it IP.OO
ad Nl.' Wl* JO
Mr. F. Matthews was mirthful, a
__tisfaCti
very entertaiiiing, and gave universal. oGetio, f; 50
Clifford had not much to do, but the, if
The scenes, by Messrs. James end
tb° way s.
Or' to
artistic performances. Nothing.
with 0,11)
painting could be more effective. s together os e
priaeipal actor before t
00,e
had to aPr:toWed 4°ll Cieti''
acknowledge the great applaus
TShine °tlheeo,erase,
red Ilatili°of ie rtt,ias
to
EXETER HALL.--The SEf ,„ Ilyrnila.
repeat their performance 01 tnday i:ext, feh.:1000 ;or,
and " Stabat Mater," en 6003,14, ail
Lemrnens-Sherrington, Mrs. wf,,rate,e Smith' rtes,
ter
i3axter, Mr. Sims Reeves, Dlr. I,Li'
tr'iti°°;
Santley, principal vocalists. , fortfiC iiias
0, I
AIR. ARTHUR SIiETCHLL::
0, ~ictorl` lore
tainment will have the advanta,:ir.t.Diat poev 05
1.
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is understood that the picture t 't 10 gl Isfr.a
1,0,1 •JIY•
nortuna, in siz tableaux. „trio , t
The principal artist engaged
TILE DISTItESS IN ',ANC'''.
.sin
t/0:
to know, be sin to increase aga: attitt'.o toofs,lio
first week of Januaty there
co °ci ocre
in the previu4s week, in the s_a_ nee
in the first week, and in the than
the second. s ill consist ef