The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-24 00:00:00

zt ST, JAMES'S THEATRE.

FRENCH PLAYS.
...iasltn Les Premieres Armes de Richelieu, which was given
night, Mdlle. D,jazet exhibited the qualities of a
.° actress. For the impersonation of such striplings
." the young Due de Richelieu she has qualifications in
Voice and figure peculiar to herself, and which give a
trim 4 facie reality to the part, and preserve throughout
1.40 picture of the precocious boy. The gradual transi-
'ten from the comparatively humble deportment at the
?e'nutencement into a manly swagger and the off-hand
I.l?lpertinence of a courtly coxcomb, the deep mortifica-
tion at the taunts to which the boy-husband is exposed,
and the half assumed half real ardour with which, on the
strength of his supposed intrigues and actual feats of
!srdile,.he ventures to make love to his wife, claim for
Dejazet no inferior rank in the portraiture of
C yaeter; and, in addition, the pert affords an ample
_paid for her unequalled tact in drily pointing an epigram
t edging in a repartee. Lafont played the part of the
Chevalier de'Matignon, and Mdlle. Avenel the parvenue
rulintoes the one full of good-natured ease and spright-
sesst and seemingly totally unconscious of being in a
p‘seend-rate part. the other giving a grace to the as-
rrption of vulgarity. The rest of the parts were well
done,", and the piece will no doubt prove, as it long has
Mdlle. Dejazet's best card.

ADELPHI THEATRE.
. , „Miss Woolgar, the most comprehensive, unaffected,
i', charming of our actresses, made her re-appearance
lad
rfenint, after her late indisposition, as Pbcebe, in
•
Pea'
Pr4t, 'a.,nd was received with the enthusiasm due to
'1 ..„-a deservedly universal and fascinating a favourite.
0,1 .'4 burlesque of Little Red Riding flood continues to
• lik tntain its hold on public favour. We would,toge-
‘c,,, her With the talented critic in the Morning Chronicle,
'14.4;, call attention to Mr. Honey's admirable performance
i
_ .of Grirnbold— a rnerceau which, in its way, we have
:I.lt)rer seen equalled." Strong as this establishment is in
1 e the comic line, Mr. Honey is decidedly its soundest male
4.„ be it:,'„ian, and the management will yet find him to
1,-- *L'it'g, as Miss Woolgar is its Queen. of Trumps.
~,)i• Is he origin of Poole's comedy of -Paul Pry is not per-
,,,, • ' ~,aps ge
0
nerally known. Its construction was suggested
‘,
:t° „the author in the following manner :
•', ' A„',44-01d. lady, living in a narrow street, had passed so
A -"-b,.7e" of her time in watching the affairs of her neigh-
- sound of
that she acquired the power of distinguishing the
.., ;MA of every knocker within hearing. She fell ill, and
-,‘ ~,Ita confined to her bed. Unable to observe in person
''
thuftt was going on without, she stationed her maid at
"e window, as a substitute, for the performance of that
duty.
h isetty, what are you thinking about? Don't you
ear a double knock at No. 9? Who is it?
4 ' ' The first floor lodger, ma'am.'
why " 'Betty, Betty! I declare I must give you warning.
' don't you tell me what that knock is at No. 54?'
• : ' Why, Lord! ma'am, it is only the baker with pies.'
, 'f• it,." `Pies, Betty, what can they want with pies at 54?
4e3, had pies yesterday.' "
_.B t, 7 right's Paul Pry is allowed to be the best since Lis-
. ab1:10li
,trisitr his 8* It is reported that this popularl performer is
t to. f services to Oxford-street.
.
. ,
'" -- . OLYMPIC THEATRE.
'. Miss Sarah Lyon, a very young -lady, made her
erance here last night as Juliet, in Shakspere's
:inee and Juliet. She has considerable personal attrac-
t
fer4B: sad a variety of attitudes that bespeak the study
herP,,mturesque effect. She has also great command over
the features, snd can command tears and the suffusion of
• eh_ countenance at will, Her acting, as a whole, was
. throacterised by great propriety, and she evidenced
' 14,,,,,i'1gh0ut an appreciation of the poet which imparted a
ths—'4Y to her performance not usually to be found in
tirretePresentationa of so useful au aspirant. Mr. W.
Nvasr ~itio., was successful in his version of Romeo, and
re,,e ek•atedly applauded in the garden scene, and in the
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theaptre with Tybalt. Mr. Hoskins, as Mercutio, was
table could could be desired. He seemed to enter upon his
him 17'th genuine relish, and carried the audience with
' vlith thY the happy manner in which he identified himself
IL, r, Ca merry, light-hearted, irresponsible cavalier.
Lett'a ZePton did ample justice to Peter, and Mrs. Bart-
bel4 L.„148 was excellent. At the close of the tragedy,
arrus and Mr. W. Farren, jun., were called before
ill:Lett:la to receive the usual compleidmennottwfltohmstatiihde.
. g the attractions
houso was well attend
"Notions elsewhere.

Tho--'O-N MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.
lion v-14vithers of the Elocution Class of this institu-
410wZ„-7,E' lit 'Entertainment last night, in aid of' the fund
Blruet;-"eeting for the relief of the sufferers by the de-
lis tiie.°n of 'the Amazon. Their performances, aswell
en. benevolent purposes, were highly meritorious.
Val azliY give a scene from Pickwick, "Sam IN eller s
excellent humour; " M.
Mary's Ghost,"
• Carter, elicited roars of laughter; anu Messrs.
.41,...,4011 and Higgins, in a scene from Selby's farce of
0-;r t the Swan displayed comic powers of a superior
• lauel'• The sohloquy from Cato was delivered by Mr.
fi_ateock with a correctness and expression worthy a
rat-rate tragedian,

:RAN,

APPEA, :CB OF
OF TIIE HOU&E..-1. eaterd
PALACE-YARD
Palace-yard presented thattY,unouna the rising of the House,
sane of senators. The continuous
real spectacle of a perlect
stream of Members,
.all
Moving suds id gesticulating and talking, under the in-
most remarkable aspect,
littae.L.lce:of n ext,citement voted
rE.Llldisemboguen them-
z, the
inns and ouubsliacnd oPpositei
aze from
Splendid yes-
ay_ i!e before t_he
A Palmerston was soon recoganrir,Ye:
il''l..s. Lordthe crowd,
refugNobleein
or, a
is sor‘t band. Lord Jo ,
d undistinguished at
some or, but
PUbliv,l'"d to have yasse
Em sell, and other 1 allies
in the Point of egress. Lady
Bv a singular syn.' werepatler
aetiob gallery
devoted to them. .
almost at the same time;
and b:, the House of Lords
roseldom occurs, the public had
an 4ir a coincidence, which se
all the statesmen of the
tiCoo moat processional view of
the loiterer around St.
St ' 81101 as seldom falls to the lot of
el)herk s.
Lpsc.
NINE HANDS.—
''''., OE A TINE BRIG AND
ktem,., „... on Friday
111,17. Peacock and Elliott, of North Shields,
one
of
only
befit received information by letter from the
Providence,be-
-10, ';re'er saved of the total loss of the brig
-,,g'ag to them, and eight hands.
with the master
,3 have bad the
heo. W SToßm.—Since Wednesday we
,e
district during
the last fall of snow that has occurred in this
Throu;_bout
it h Winter, accompanied by steady frost.
tirld, .
in some of
th,.l. yit fell continually recurrin, ,
' "' drift, and
' for carts.
111 Gans in the country were rendered impassable
0,
kiile has, however, been little or none of the stoppage I
01 or other communication that characterised last storm.
liar]e,. Peterhead road, the fall appears to have been pecu-
to ill,"ertvY ; and on Thursday the snow had in some places
t,laele,7, iti order to let through the coach, which. never-
-411 (WO came in within about an hour and a half of her time.
11,0,,ier directions, extra horses and extra caution appear to
L"ercerne the difficulty.—Aberdeen Herald.
t,(4-731"'1R OP A GAELIC SCHOLAE.—Died at Gran-
uet' 'ri the 3d instant, Mr. Donald Gordon, post. runner
beenAl Grantown and Forres, in the fiftieth .
life, year of his age.
cbtil(fili.sll. he occupied but an humble station of no one
Of lb -5 more highly esteemed and respected by all classes
and e community in Strathspey. His integrity, modesty,_.
odic, arniable disposition attracted the regard of all wiih
siz,e4l,, te came in contact, and his death has occasioned
it an ‘e and general regret throughout the district. He wasd
~ne,.; Gaelic
Verti; 'or scholar ; and his contributions. in. prose and
as tO theof the
Gaelic Messenger, and other publications
in 0 l!acription, were pronounced by eminent authority._
htyiee t,e literature as equal in purity and correctness
.f.
lati and CoillpoSition to any writer of the day. His tran.s
lato°- °L " Piolirachd o' Donuil Dnu" and other popular lyrics
3Diritbaelie, are much admired for their faithfulness . ans
otrie Y all who are able to appreciate such compositions.
Drod4Para ago he prepared for the press the songs and other
l'itb t 'lop) of the famous John Roy Steward, which, along
abilit raditionary sketches and biographical notices (of great
Noll) of the most eminent men connected with Strathspey.,
be,4
_ere this time have been published, bad not the Gr.
gow, rottrinately lost by a late firm of publishers in as
kaki 00f.,,,,Wh0m it was entrusted lle has however,left a large
Ofth 'BS• whichprobably * yet 'come under the hands
e Printer. ' / may
Att. •-- nverness Courier.
Dolitio BARON MARTIN.—We are happy to be in a
tav,,,,r4i1.0 State that this Learned Judge is progressing very
that L'tial'lY so much so that his medical attendants stated
Itlitile 1,-e earned Baron will be sufficiently recovered to re-
sh,"li duties by •
-kne going circuit.
to s. Earl and Ctesof to I' returned
% Jiuk , oun e inton have
el .
8 aGlaAre, from Badmn.