The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.

Shakspre's drama All's Well that Ends Well was
revived at this theatre last evening. The role of
Parolles affords Mr. Phelps an opportunity of dis-
playing that comic humour which has of late been
brought forward
.almost as a new talent. By his
strong, sharp
delineation of the i 7,'.'7oonery of Pa-
rolles, and that abject servility which succeeds empty
vaunting,
he maintains an intere.t '.). an otherwise
weak piece, and commands incessant roars of laughter.
Miss Cooper was a graceful Helena. Mr. C. ,rge
Bennett startled us by the artistic impressiveness
with which
he delivered the superb language of the
King. It is only an elocutionary part, but it almost
became a character. The dresses were, as might b
expected, perfect. The scenery was new, which is a
slight merit—but it was good, which is a great one.
Altogether the aniseen scene was in the best t-...1te, as
is usual at this establishment,
and the applause of the
audience, which was bestowed on the revival of the
piece last night, showed that the manager's exertions
had not been in vain. Mr, P ~,pa hcs presented the
piece with all ceremony and scrupulous care, and so
far has increased the respect due to him for analogous
attempts. He has got an excellent company together,
working with wonderful smoothness into each others
hands, and the result is most pleasant to the eye
and ear.

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OLYMPIC THEATRE.
A slight piece was produced at this theatre last
night, under the title of the Master Passion. Who the
author was did not transpire for Mr. Hoskins in-
formed the audience that it was confided to Mr. Farren
by a gentleman whose modesty would not permit the
management to divulge his name. A wight in the
gallery, nevertheless, propsed ,i three cheers for the
great unknown, which was duly responci to. The
piece has the advantage of some clever toting by Mrs.
Walter Lacy, whose delineation of the struggle of the
" master pession" with filial submission is touchingly
minute and The elder Farren plays the
natural.
ancient servitor, Jacob, one of the stereotype com-
pounds of drivelling simplicity and sensibility, in his
accustomed
manner ; and the comic passages, involv-
ing the courtship
of a booby Quaker and the flippan.
cies of a waiting•rnaid, arein the hands of Mr. W.
Shalders and Mrs. Alfred Phillips.
A new comique ballet, entitled Menorella, the Water
Lilly, invented by Mr. Ffezmore, was also produced.
Flexmore's antics kept the audience in a roar of
laughter almost from the beginning to the end of the
piece, which well deserves its adjectival description of
comic.
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The Rajah of Coorg, attended by his suite, visited
the Colosseum and Cyclorama on Wednesday evening. ET;
was so delighted with the wonders of this magnificent estab-
lishment that be expressed his dissire that arrangement.
might be made for the reception, privately, of his two wives
were delighted with their vsitt
to view the exhibitions, aria on Friday evening he brought
these ladies, who evidenlY
It was rather a novel sight to see them traversing the saloonl--*
covered with their umbrellas, vt'ng_ their beauties from
the eyes of the other v'Qit ,IT. The. . Rajah, before retiring,
desired his interpreter' ) express his sense of the attention
paid him, and we heard from more than one of the official
that " his highness was every inch a prince."
FIRE IN A SHIPYARD AT BLACKWALL.--On
Wed.
nesday morning, at a few minutes before two o'clock, a fire
attended with a considerable destruction of property,
broke
out in the extensive range of premises belonging to Mesa
Wigram and Co., the well-known shipbuilders of blackwan:
The fire, when first discovered, bad obtained a strong hold
of
the stores, a building upwards of 150 feat long, and
conti.
pious to the mast-house and steam-machinery depk. Owing
to the magnitude of those buildings, it became apparent that
unless the flames could be soon extinguished, a tearail sacri-
fice of property must ensue. The private engine belonging to
the firm was therefore got out and set to work, but in spite of
the most strenuous exertious of all present the conflagration
continued to travel, so tnat it was deemed advisable to send
to London for additional assistance. The moment the news
arrived two engines of the London Brigade, and that of the
West of England Office, started to the scene. The fire, hove.
ever, had during the brief interval seized' upon a vast
quantity of timber, which was blazing away with '
great
fury, and had also communicated with the steam-machinery
buildings. The flames were eventually subdued, but the da-
mage is very considerable. Unfortunately the firm was not
insured.

ItoMAN CATHOLIC POOR bCHOOIS, KENSINGTON.
—On Tuesday the friends and subscribers to this charity
partook of a dejand at the Assembly-rooms, _Kensington.
The meeting was convened by the Rev. Charles Woollett, the
newly-appointed Roman Catholic chaplain of the district,
and was presided over by Mr. Sheriff Swift, M-P-, who was
supported by the Right Rev. Dr. Morris, Mr. Wm. Broder,
the very Rev. Canon O'Neil, &c. The customary compli-
ments were paid to the royal family, and an address delivered
by Bishop Morris on behalf of the poor children attending
the schools, who, he said, used formerly to be clothed as
well as educated; but the charity was now upwards of 1004
in_ debt. A collection was then made, when the Rev. Mr.
Woollett returned thanks, find solicited aid in behalf Of the
echeele.

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