The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-26 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATT-
.E.

RE -APPE ANCE
rof STELLA COLAS.
A brilliant audience
assembled last evening to welcome
Mdlle. Stellalas back to the metropolis. The highly
sifted laci../ made her re-appearance as Juliet, and her whole
Pell:annum more than confirmed the high opinion we ex-
pressed of her abilities last season. She is, in fact, the only
Juliet that has appeared since the days of Miss O'Neil, be-
cause we have, in Mdlle. Colas, youth and beauty, accom •
panied by every elegance of art, heightened by a keen and
perceptive intelligence, and united with a reverence for the
majestic words and thoughts of her incomparable and im.
mortal author. Honour, high honour to the lady, for
though she speaks every line in the text, she delivers them
with such grace, taste, and pathos that those which have
been looked upon by others as deformities at her hands be-
come beauties that glitter as they fall. Her foreign tour
has somewhat matured her juvenile appearance and
strengthened her in health ; but in other respects her acting,
if any, is rather increased than diminished in finish and

effect. In Mdlle. Colas we have an actress gifted with a
' vivid, intense, and apprehensive imagination, one intent on
giving meaning and intensity to every epithet, and if in rare
instances she fails to charm the ear, it is through no fault
of her own, but wholly, solely, and entirely through that
which Lime and only time may in some degree efface--viz.,
her inability to pronounce the English Language. It is,
however, wonderful that the lady succeeds so well, but if it
were otherwise, we are amongst those who would gladly
accept her Juliet, because were we to get the pure accent in
another, most certainly we should not have a creation half
as sweet, gentle, beautiful, and womanly as that of Stella
Collar. The balcony scene again created all that
enthusiasm and admiration it evoked on her first; ap-
pearance, and in truth, it must be said, she held her and f-
ence as spell-bound as her lover Romeo. Her appearance
as she breaks through the rosy trellis work to feast her eyes
upon her lover was a striking and masterly performance,
and one that will long remain impressed upon the memory
of every person present. Then, again, her girlish im-
patience to hear the result of the Nurse's mission to her
lover was another fine effect, but the scene in which her
acting rises to perfection, is that in which she listens to
the project of Friar Lawrence to save her from her hated
union with Paris. The applause which followed this fine
dramatic effort was immense, and never was the unstinted
approbation more richly deserved. We can only sum up
our admiration by saying that the Juliet of Madlle. Colas
is a performance that every lover of Shakspere
must witness. We shall not attempt to record the
number of "calls" the lady received during her arduous
performance, but had they been tenfold she wculd have de-
served them all. Mrs. H. Marston's Nurse was worthy of high
commendation, but the lady has perception and ability, and
therefore she invariably identifies herself with any part she
is called upon to sustain. The Mercutio of Mr. Vining
has become rather too boisterous. A little moderation
would undoubtedly improve it, though yet withal it is a
praiseworthy performance. Mr. J. Nelson's Romeo was a
complete and utter failure; it was singularly deficient in
caste, feeling, and discrimination, and proved most unmis-
takably that Shakspere is far beyond this gentleman's
reach. One would have thought that with such a Juliet
some sort of warmth of feeling might have been
awakened ; but not in one instance did Mr. Nelson
respond to the impassioned and loving outpouring
of the sweet and gentle d uliet. Mr. Mellon's Capulet
was absurdly ridiculous; and as to Mr. Seyton's Tybalt,

it resembled the ravings of a lunatic rather than that
of a Venetian gentleman. Mr. Forrester's Friar Law-
rence was passable, and the same may be said of Mr. D.
Fisher's Peter; but certainly the most artistic perform•
ance, amongst the male parts, was the Apothecary of
Mr. It. Cathcart.

The tragedy is to be repeated alternately with Mr.
Westland Marston'a successful comedy, "Donna Diana,"
in which Mr. and Mrs. Vezin appear.

THE KING OF WURTEMBURG has given Stutt-
gardt a zoological gardens and acclimatisation garden, and
a grant of X 12,500.

A LUXURIOUS RAILWAT CARRIAGE.—The Great
Eastern Railway Company have just built a magnificent
carriage for the use of the Prince and Princess of Watas in
journeying to and from Sandringham, The interior is
divided into three compartments—ante-room, saloon, and
sitting-room. The length of the saloon, which is the cen-
tral compartment of the carriage, is 12 feet 6 inches,