The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-16 00:00:00

The New Bower Operetta House.

This little theatre, which had become notoriously one of
the most objectionable places of amusement in London, has
been recently taken by Mr Walter Kimber, with the view
not only to "revive its fortunes," but at the same time to
introduce a higher class of more pleasing entertainments
for the play-going public "down about this 'ere quarter."
The spirited me.nager commenced by thoroughly sweeping
into
a the old &ugean stable, which is now transformed
a neat, comfortable, and pleasing little operetta house. Mr
Kimber merits every success for his bold effort to raise the
fortunes of a truly fallen house.
The company which has been got together, as a whole, is
a fair and passable one. Four pieces were put on the stage
last evening, and on the whole creditably performed, viz.,
"The Kiss and the Rose," by Howard Payne, and " Her
only Failing," a hew and original comedietta by Smyth
Lee, Esq. In 'this piece Miss Emma Mansell manifested
her talents as an actress, and her very beautiful song,
"The heading of the heart," was loudly and deservedly
encored. The new burlesque of " Cymon and Iphigenia
is smartly written, and seemed well adapted to the
place
and the audience, and was carried out with great spirit on
the part of all the adore. "Iced Champagne" oloood the
evening's programme.

There is just one word in passing that we would whisper
into the ear of the manager, and that is, to avoid injudic!-
'ously using too large capital letters in announcing his
"swans," for somehow if the public are disappointed when
the bird has been seen and heard, they aro very likely to
say, ' well, it is but a 'goose' after all."

STRUGGLE ON TUE PARAPET OF LONDON-
ZEIDGE.—Last evening Mr. Payne, the city corqr.Zi,
held an inquest at the Vestry-hall, Fair-street, Southwark,
respecting the death by suicide of Mary Ann Mane, aged
43. John Nare, No. 3, Blue Anchor-road, BemondseY)
said that lost Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock, he Was
crossing London-bridge. A boy called out to him—
"Master, there is a woman going to drown herself !" Ho
then saw the deceased with coo leg over the parapet of the
lJridge. She was standing in the middle recess of the centre
ar, h. He rushed forward and caught hold of her by the
arm. She struggled fearfully. He tried to pull her tack,
but could not do so. He then let her
go,aril
:tee P,li into
the water. Her head was first dashed as,- •
work of the bridge. The witness juA4 'slLdt the
~ saved him own life.
Geo. Mann, No. 10, Great Artl.
.ur-street, St. Luke's, a
cigar-maker, said that the
I.eecased was his wife. For the
last eight weeks she hP.: stone-
u been very ill. Sho frequently said
she would go and '
pains in her t•
,sown herself, because she had dreadful
had falls sack. sack. Mrs E. Speller said that the deceased
t
ALdoawßnastairs last Thursday. After that she said
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verdictsB "I feel so low-spirited that I shall go and kill
myself." Tho coroner having summed up the jury re-
mof4"ASNuip str
"Suicide while
Rof._unsAolurenddmiy ncdactain
Semmes' narrative of his cruises on board the Alabama and
Sumter has reached a second edition, and Messrs liaunders,
Otley, and Co., announce that the work has been carefully
revised,