The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-27 00:00:00

D R URY-LANE T. EE ATRE.

Thi3 theatre openiiiaaieTretiing under the lesaceship
and management of Lir. Sheridan Smith, and despite the
heat of the weather,, and the thestricoi depression ge-
nerally existing at this period of the year in London,
was densely crowded`.. hamlet was the play selected for
the opening, the chief character being undertaken by
" the Great Arneritian Tragedian," Mr. Buchanan. His
performance may be dismissed with a very few remarks.
Altogether destitute of the scholarly refinement, the
polish, power,: and .ease of ,Charles Kean, and of the
grace, and elegance of elocution which distinguished
Engl. Dhvrient—hard, coarse,' drawling., lugubriothr,
Mr. Buchanan,_ evinced extiabi'dinary efforts to
make every : line , telly superaddicg, moreover,
sundry dreary suspirations which gave the finish-
ing touch.„ to one of tlie most deyrcsang.personntions
vve;- eve..r, bad, tho:Jvce Of witnessirig. Except in
the advice to the players, the celArated end
thef gra takvard scenq with 14ertea, which c•••cro ci-ry fair?y
done, his redundancy of gestieul4tion, painflai groan-
ings, 'migrating vocal gyrunatliest which, in-the first
twpi4cec2aionally produced 'the. impression 'of his
being, gilled with two or ttilee arp_arstiiorganl of speech,
trradc our blood run cold, With nil this the applause
was freiptent and M.Mus. lb was roc !Ned at the end
of the second act, and on -the tinl4lE4l of- the cattalo,
when.. _ b_rinfiy, •ad • indeed • gracefully, thanked
the audience for his- reception.; The only. -display •of
witagonins tAer tke SeetWt _ when loud
sonnds 0f an tmpletiering character proceeded kora the
front nit rows. hal', were crowned in the overwhelnui-
' tog shouts of friendly vo:oes. Thera are other roles of
a less lofty nature, in %dila we dare say Mr. Buchanan
would make a -very•feap,ct.bli.. figure, for he evidently
Fssesses earnestnets arid a knowtotige q the mechanical
putt of the prdiersior_lt .is hardly fair to.
_form a de-
cided
s first performance, and that of
such a- vat sepinioni from
the. panish Pates; but we, counsel the
American actor to 'study to attain repose and Module-
...,
Lima, and he may in time do well.
Stuart as the
S
To ate. Tolman. as the" Qaden
, Air.
Ghost, and Mr. Belton as Liartea, praise is to be accorded
for their judicions..Fnd intelligent performances."
Tilbury was a very resperable 17olonius, end the speech
of the .first actor Was. better delivered by Mr. Knight
than weever heard it, exdept lately' at' the St. Jainesta
T.hcatre, The laurels of the evening are decidedly due
to Miss ifuddert aoDpholl'a, with her clear rich voice,
and Petty of expression.
Atter the tregddy National Anthem was sung,
one of
.the stqnzsa being given 4%T:lles Rose Braham,
end an miming faiVe folltiwed by Mr. J. R. O'Neil. en-
titled 111;:s. Johnson, in which Mr. F; Vining and Mr. Suter
exciter much laughter. There was some disapprobation
at its,close from is,: Tinot of sibilators, who appeared to
be infected by two or thtmee persons in the boxes, who
tor their;own au diement Or some worthy and sufficient
reason, but unfatlibmablii tows, gave now and then
sharp Ai" tjarnlet and the three-are- annonncedfor
repetition this evening.

•.."•
• BUlit E ItE..L
The new opera, The )}evil's in it, the libretto by Mr.
Bunn and the music by Mr. Balk, drew, as it might ho
expected, a tremeuelotis ftouse last evening. Tho libretto
is based upon the popular farce*of The Devil to Pay, and
consists prinoipally.of broad comedy, developed through
the agency . of magic. :The 'Countess of Wallenberg
(Miss Poole) indulges in a temper, the ,flights of which
:.re beyond all endurance; and it is, therefore, deemed
neceasary by " tha polars that be " to give her a s'au-
tary lesson lay reducing her violence to reason. The chief
of these powers is a wondrous magician (Hr. Borrani),
Who-nattkes ei humble baaket-maker (Mr. Corti), and his
wife (Miss .Romer), resident near the.chatesu of the
Count (Kr. Travers)
wthe instruments of his purpose. He
maker's wife, and Lo
translosms the Lady'
the wife of the Count. 'ho alien b erz into Letty, the basket
titter ignoronce of..eaaa'at
by similar influence, becomes
from are replete with humour, Xiitie respective parties being in
grathe rcenea arising there-
mour, and afford araiple.oppor-
testiiy their undoebtedsitsilcomposer,the and performer, to
is the humiliation of arroganceY• The. moral of the piece
high life, and the
exaltation of becoMing Conductinnlits humbler walks.
fromand beginningfl to
Mr. 13alfe's mueic is Characterised
end .by a marked sprightliness
subject admirabaleneyT of
manner, which Anita title
current of songs, ands, and concertedY. pieceshe
flows. on without, any ,'.ery remarkable features eithe
of .melodic or , harmonie treatment ; but the
r
abounding animal spirits and the brightly-Coloured viva-
cityaf th general effect are all that could be desired.
Here and there the ear catches a reminiscence, a me-
lodic phrase, which semis familiar, 'but is soon ab_
and woil-rbythmed strains
,sorbed into theaemphatic
'which make up the great proportion of the opera, while
the attention never tires of the variety and ingenuity of
the orchestral treatment. Much of the scoring, indeed,
affords very fuvaurablo.apeeirnens of Mr. Balfe's manner;
and it is but fair to say that in every such instance full
juttiee was rendered to.the composer by a most efficient
orchestra. The overture, which is brusque and lively,
'was .encored. Indeed," the same fate attended almost
every norceau, so that tho opera may fairly be said to
ihave..been twico,performed. The elaborate concerted
piece in which the Count receives the huntsmen and the
Countess abuses them, is hill of dramatic scoring, and
was-very :steadily given, the chorus backing up the
prioeipals :with .a pracision. and aplomb not to be al.
ways found in establishments of more importance. An
air for the Count was • also encored, and the Coun-
t,?ss'e• scolding music was so characteristic as to pro-
duce a genuine effect. Letty's opening song—a
sprightly and melodiouto air, sung with breadth and vi-
gour •of style—was loudly encored. The duo which
succeeds with her husband, the tipsy Basket-maker,
is flowing' aad.affaetiv.e, and finished happily in the
climax of the politx, which formed one of the themes of
the overture. The act closes with the transformation
scene, nianagedio an . effective chorus. In the second
act; the disnute•between the Basket-maker and his wife
is partially eartied oa in speaking—partially in very
floent and facileanusieil phre.ses. We have then, alter
an encored song from the scena for Letty,
who has waked up and found herself a Countess. The
music is pretty and piquantc, and was given by Miss
Berner so us to. bring down a hearty demand for its re-
petition. A sweet little duo bstaceu the mock Countess
and her maid (Miss IL Coveney) is one of the gems of
the opera. It was aim) twice sung. The Count has next
a ballad of the regular Balfe and Bunn model, and con-
taining very graceful phrases,; and the introduced sing-
ing lesson ends in a brilliant bravura song, to which Miss
Bonier did full.justica. The opera, as we have said, was
excellently and steadily given on all bands. Great
pains had Evidently been taken in its preparation.
2.441t050Y waeperfect and at home in both business and
music. That:awl been new and pretty scenery painted,
the dresses are Hringarian, and the affect of the whole,
both as addressed to*eye and ear, is decidedly sparkling
and enjoyable : Alter the first act, and at the fall of
the curtain, Messrs. Balfe, and Bunn, with the principal
artistes, appeared in. deference to a
.cull of the most
unanimous, not to say deafening, description, and the
success of The Devil's in It•was established..

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CCLXXII.
THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT

GOOD WOOD.

• TO 7'HE EDITOR OF THE SUN. . the
Sia,—in Notes No. 269 and;27o, 00,""ncing 111
Goodwood Meeting. , I
g4(3'.sliflae will stop at home.
s ass starter for
the 300 Sow. Stakes; being amiss
h Stakes would be won
I likewise stated that the Nassau.n
an
appearance.
in
by Flirt; she, it appears, will not
inPgat
list for the Sussex 1
Glengarry, also, is on the
Stakes.
°seine slight alterations, will
subject with respect
t o tThe
he
be as follow : Stakes—Filius, (A. Day),
Room
The Drawing
Norman), Sackbut (Butler), Red
G6ealaddswfoOordtes-nitsokrersotvto'• as
Stockwell or Ilex '(
Llind (do I t look to nulls for the
As ft is not expected that Stockwell
will start for tibiabeing second, Sackbut finishing last.
winner, Ilex
lLes ;for Fillies—Lady Harriet, Red
• 300 ,Sovs. . Sl!os,a
filly.
As I have placed them so I
(doubtful),
stake,
taus . . .
thod, Hirsute,.
' I-es for Colts--Stockwell, Claverhouse,
pass the post.
hada andGeleondoubtful. .
Rouaii-ibg over; one however, or
• not improbably by s. _
STocxWELL,Of course,will
of the doubtfuls, may go; but whether they
.e.
.:110:0c tStehvesy. . .wb ti al I .
tit matters at e, as
1- i they have no chance of de-
do_ or ;to .. -
• • the blue and white stripe.
feattng
WO Sow. Stakes T-T --ARBINGER walks over.
perhaps two,.
The Goodwood.. Stakes—Chief Justice, Backbiter,
'Cockcrow, Montagne, Musician, Haricot, Follow-me.
tads, ,Don. Pedro, Bushranger, Cornelius, Waterfall,
Miisice, Weathergage, the )3rahrein. Termagant, Huge,
Surprise, and one of Mr. Greville's, not improbably
Scarecrow. One or two may be added to this list in the
shape of Pitsford, Champion, Houlakin, and Sackbut,
.but they are very doubtful. I find no reason to alter
my previous selection of MONTAGUE, HARICOT and Mu-
Elcia.N, considering Termagant and Scarecrow the
best of the three years old. Had the last named
beta meant, which it seems is doubtful, I should have
given him a place at least, but as little or no money of the
right sort has bcen placed upon his chance as yet, I
must consider his running very dubious. As the case
stands for the absolute winner I shall look to
MONTAGUE or MUSICIAN,
the first named for choice; :
and I expect to see BABicoT
end TERMAGANT Well up.
Very little betling this morning at either entre-
of the
pots of badness—Cnielicster and London, the principal
portion of the betting world being en route. Prices are
ruling mach as before in Town.--I sin. 65e.
July 27. THE SPIRIT OF TH'S TURF.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
.TA'itEitSA.LVS--Yisrlutner.
No betting.
GOODS
OOD RACES:
Maunerivg,
In.e.edition to, the list of•borses published yestetdny,
'2.(tAssgioisu„ MCiut7ician Sitting
the :o1,!owin;; left town by the one o'cicck train on Mon-
dpaiyv
due!nt
de zwe
boyn
bourne, prestige,Pelion,,lioh-l•noor, Nuthook (and not
Midtn,). ••••••••••••••••••=1••••••.m.
V:-.7.enVisiovreaP onditeorte'

It is
re sfl (h
r?rd °, 311 in e Detbyite clubs that Major
, is about to resign.the office of Secre-
tary at War for that of Paymaster General under the present
GoverzimeP•
eill
currently
reported tbst Mt. Heatheoat, whose increasing
REPRESENTATION Or TIVERTON.-It is
infirmities
Parliamentary life than in former
render hiaLless cApable disch3rging the arduous duties of
yEars, is about to retire
from the Fc,presentation of Tiverton, in favour of Lord
Ehringtoii, the late repretentatire for Plymouth.—Plymouth,
_ _

-
Henrillussol intends ahniti7 appearing before the
y
public in his nev;.entertaiument, " The Far West." A more
deservedl popular
composer never appeared; his aucceaa, we
have no doubt, 1,611 be complete.

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