The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-16 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

The Vampire—and if there be nothing of originality
in the title, there is unquestionably a vast deal in Mr.
Bourcicault's treatment of the subject—was produced on
Monday evening with complete success, before the most
fashionable and crowded audience that perhaps has ever
been collected within the walls of this most favourite
theatre. Embracing, as we stated last week, a period
of two centuries, the first act, or " drama" of the
Phantasm opens in the village of Raley Peveryl,
at the foot of Snowdon, just as the news has reached
its inhabitants of the restoration of King Charles the
Second. A fair and high-born lady, Lucy Peveryl,
has appointed the neighbouring ruins of Raby
Castle us a place of meeting with her lover, whose
life is in jeopardy, and is on tho point of departing
thither alone, the castle having a repute of insurmount-
able terror among the villagers, when Lord Arthur Cla-
vering, his sister, and a party of Cavaliers, opportunely
appear, and determining to bivouac in the ruined edifice,
she accompanies them, the more gladly as her lover
Roland is a friend of the Cavalier noble. In the castle
they aro joined by a Puritan stranger of uninviting as-
sped, who gives his name as Reokwood, and obtains
permission to join the party for the night. His presence
appears almost instantly to affect Lucy Peveryl with
a peculiar terror. Be seems to cast over ber some
fearful spell, and this terrible fascination is momentarily
rendered the more painfully impressive -by the visible
agony, and fear, and helplessness against whose
increasing influence she is unable to contend. The
hour of repose arrives a despairing scream is
heard from Lucy's chamber she rushes in, only
to drop wounded and dying just as Lord Arthur,
hastening from the other side and seeing her
followed by the soi disant Rookwood, fires at her sup-
posed—and real—murderer, who falls mortally stricken
and protesting that ho had but entered alarmed at the
cry, and had seen the unknown assassin effecting his
escape. Nor was this the only deed of blood, for Roland
had been just discovered murdered in another chamber.
In compliance with the dying man's request, Lord
Arthur promises to lay his corpse on the top of Snow-
don, where the rising moonbeams may fall upon it.
This is accomplished in the next scene, and the Vam-
pire, for such is Rookwood, is revived for another cen-
tury. lie is, in fact, Sir. Alan Raley, who some years
previous had been hurled down a fathomless precipice
after tho murder of his own brothers, but who still
walks ,the earth in this fearful form. A hundred years
now intervene, Raby Castle is restored to its ruins, and
wo find it tenactcd by a gay and happy circle in the
year 1760. Young Edgar Baby returns from Italy with his
friend, whom, notwithstanding the charge of garb, re
have no difficulty in recognising. His- de vilieh arts are
again brought into. play, and Alics Peverill, after a
foreboding vision in which the portrait of Lucy Peveryl
as she lived, descends to utter words of solemn warning,
falls the second victim. In the last part the Vampire
seeks, after tho lapse of another century, to renew his
accursed existence by an attempt to got the youthful
Ada Raby within his power., She is fast being led to a
like loaehly destiny, when just its the third sacrifice is
about being accomplished the fated midnight hour strikes
earlier than he had anticipated—the spirits of his former
victims rise from their tombs, and the clock tower fall-
ing in ruins on his abhorred head carries him to eternal
night.
Such is the outline of the plot of this singular tri-
dram°. The first of the three parts was altogether the
most effective from the inchoate villany of the myste-
rious guest, the scenic effect, tho costumes, and, not least
of all, the exquisite perkonation of the heroine; for, as
Lucy P everyl, Miss Carlotta Lcclercq both
looked and acted to perfection. Her picturesque
and most becoming attire, her passionate anx-
iety for Roland, and especially her harrowing
portraiture of the preternatural dread inspired by the
Vampire's presence, constituted a melodramatic delinea-
tion of rare refinement and effect. Miss Robertson, who
looked very pretty in the quaint dress of the period,
threw a great deal of expression into the part of Alice
Peverill, and Miss Desborough lent a gentle grace to
that of the more fortunate Ada Baby. The comic parts
were c9pit ally acted. Mr. James Vining elicited hearty
laughter by his foppery and undisguised love of self-
preservation; Mr. Meadows had but a "bit" to do, but
it was, of course, done well; and Mr. Harley, who acts
at the present day as freshly as ho did five-end-twenty
years ago, continually convulsed the house. His terrors
when, in ransacking an ancient chest, he lights upon a
certain specimen of calligraphy by no means comforting,
and the futility of the Dutch courage he (lees his
best to inspire himself withal from a venerable bottle,
were intensely ludicrous. A curious character was cle-
verly acted by Mr. J. Chester, Watliya Rhys, an un-
couth mountaineer, maddened with terror of hohgobline,
and outlandishly arrayed like a Welsh Robinson Cru-
soo, in the pellieular spoils of the bearded aborigines of
the Principality.
To Mr. Bourcicault, combining in his proper person
the functions of betii author and chief actor of the piece,
a special word is due, and that of commendation. His
make-up was most artistic in the three phases—as the
Puritan soldier, the travelled student, and the grim
ecclesiastic of 1860. The ghastly pallor of his features
was appalling without being revolting, and the brilliant
eye just what we can imagine to possess a real mesmeric
influence. His voice is clear though not particularly
sonorous, his enunciation very distinct,. his emphasis
just, and he treads the stage with dignity and ease. His
by-play was perfect, and in every respect, us far as can
be judged from this peculiar role, - Mr. 13oarcicault is
thoroughly adapted for the boards.
The appointments, it is hardly necessary to say, were
splendid and correct, and the scene-paintors crowned
themselves with honour. The view of 11%by reveryl at
the toot of Snowdon, with the giant mountain in the
background, is worthy of Stanfield's pencil, and the
scene on the peake, where the moonlight gradually lights
up the sky and touches them with a silver glow as the
Vampire writhes ogain into life, is inexpressibly beau-
tiful. Both these scenes are by Gordon. Next to these
is the last scene of the ruins of the Clock Tower (Dayes).
The curtain fell amid general applause, and Mr. Bourci-
melt was loudly called before it and rapturously cheered.
The preceding play.was the new and popular comedy,
The Trial of Love. The reception accorded to the bene-
ficiares, Mr. and Mrs. Kean, was enthusiastic, as it
s
'weld be, and on their recall a shower of bouquets de-
scalded at their feet. Her Majesty the Queen and the
Prince Consort honoured the perfor.mances with their
and remained to the conclusion of the Vampire.
presence,

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ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
GERMAN PLAYS.
Last night was presented Schiller's noble poem of the
Gldcke, dramatically arranged, A drama was after-
wards performed, written expressly for Herr Emil Dev-
rienr, by the Duchess Amalia of Saxony, called the
Majoratscrbe, the Heir of Entail, and we know not which
most to admire, the excellent adaptation of the piece to
the powers of the actor, or his exquisite performance.
The drama is of the light French cast, but the character
that Devrient fills is peculiar. A spoilt only son and heir,
with the most admirable natural qualities never cor-
rected, and sprouting into all kinds of eccentricities, fall
of all kinds of oddiiios and whims, and yet generous
and noble, and an unusual blending even on the stage of
various human qualities, and requiring great powers,
was performed by him with consummate skill. Ile was
in p periection7the boisterous, careless, spoiled heir; and
erfection the noble and generous man.
he was also ;n
Herr Email Devrient wao called for in the course of the
performance, and, wiihFraulein Schosffcr, wax called for
at its close. The evening was closed with a trifle called
the Effersiichtigen (or Jealous People), and served to
bring out the lighter and more comic qualities of the
enmpany. As a school for German it is quite impossi_
ble to bear the lanrnage mere clorrly and distinctly pro-
nounced than by Herr Emil Devient; and to improve
our knowl•tdgo, both of thou language. and the people, the
German Plays ern worthy of being frequently visited.
Her IVlajesty and his Royal Highnrsa Prince Albert,
attended by the Countess of Desert, the 11e,,„ miss
and Colonel Mur-
ray.
Lord Crofton, General Buckley,B
very honoured the theatre with their on-
er. He
R 034 preserver.
1 liighu 01l
se the Pees of Kent,r
attended by

SPORTING NOTES.

No. CCXLV.
THE NEWTON MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—TIIO Newton Meeting, which commences on
Thursday, would have been a very attractive oue if it
had not been for the very bad handicapping of the Gold
and Borough Cups, the principal races of the meeting;
us it is, small fields will characterise every event to be
decided at Newton this year.
The sport commences, as usual, with the Trial
Stakes, which has yet to close and name.
The Goldborne Park Stakes I hardly expect will
produce a race—LADY ARIYOTT or JESSICA probably
walking over.
The Newton St. Leger Stakes are in the same fix, sad
will probably be walked over for by BETHGELRRT. .
The Goldborne Stakes may produce a race, tortni•
noting in favour of the Liao COLT or BROUGHTON.
The Gold Cup, value 100 soya., added to a sweepstakes
of 20 soya. each, 10 ft, &e., two miles and a distance,
will, this time, in all probability, attract to the post not
more than half a dozen at the outside—very likely less_
as the following are all that I can discover to be under
orders for the seat of action, namely:—Black Doctor, 4
yrs, 7*t 51b; Calculator, 4 yrs. 6st 101 b; Gholab Singh,
4 yrs, 6st 51b.; Abbess of Jerveaux, 5 yrs, 6st; and
Vivandiere, 4 yrs, sst 101 b; to which perhaps may be
added Evadne and one of Mr. Drinkall'a—Grey Tommy
or Dulcet—but of the movements of this latter three I

~k4osuigbilag,..,kcannot hesitate a e29ment in selecting
those destined to fill the first and second places, they
are the BLACK DOCTOR and the ABBESS OF JER-
VEAIIX; Vivandiere not improbably occupying the third
position.

- For the Borough Cup of 100 sous., added to a sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs. each, over a mile and three quarters, it
is rather difficult to select the starters at the present
time, not more than half-a-dezen of the eight and
twenty names enrolled to contest the stake being, as
far as I can ascertain, under moving orders. The couple
I shall here select for first and second honours are the
ABBESS OF JERVEAUx, 5 yrs, sst 101 b, and the filly by
Lsnercost; out of Jemima, 3 yrs, 4st. If they cannot
manage to rue away with the stake between them, they
deserve never to be stripped again for a race.—l am, &c.,
June 16, 1852. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

SPORTING IN
INTELLIGEIN
HAMPTI
Handicap for the Ricbmi
Yrs st lb
Camas 4 8 7
Knock Knoll 4 8 5
Presto 4 7 13
Cavan 3 7 7
The races commence a
NEWMARKET JUL
The Summer Handicap of 1
on or before
Yrs st lb(
Cariboo
Clincher
Backbiter
Hordinge
Hesse Homburg 4 7 4
Herbert
St. Antonio a 7 2
Ben Nevis
Nutshell
Tophana a 6 13
Alfred the Great
Artisan
Stafford
Bushranger 5 6 9
The Indian War-

-TELLIGENCE.
CE EXTRA.
'ON, 1852.
and Stakes,—(This day.)

Yrs- si lb
Lady-in-Waiting 3 7 4
Fire-bolt 4 7 3
Priam tho Third 3 6 12
Captain Parry
a half-past one o'clock.
X MEETING, 1852.
5 soya, each, 5 ft if declared
ruesday next.

1
Yrs et lb
Telescope .... 4 6 7
Storyteller
ißavenswing
IScarecrow
Little Savage..., 3 6 2
Liberty
Benito
Pan 3 5 13
Solyman 3 5 12
Waverley
Plumstead
Ingratitude 4 5 7
Ilex 3 5 6
Hugo
The Purser 3 5 4
Bilberry
Chopkins 3 5 3
Pancake 3 5 2
Peacock
Poetess .

rior
Champion
Antigone 4 6 9
Odessus
Treasurer
Khadidjah
GOODWOOD, 1852.
Handicap for the Goodwood Stakes, of 25 sore. each,
15 ft, and only 5 if declared on or before Tuesday next.
Yes at lb Yrs at lb
Teddington 4 8 12 Elcot
Nanny
Chief Justice
Black Doctor 4 8 41 Antigone 4 6 6
Cariboo
Ittreiborough
Hernandez
Marlboroughßack 4 8 21High Sheriff
Truth .. 4 8 218 cby Melbourne,
Pitsford ...
Backbiter
Lady Evz.lyn .I Glodiole
.6 0
Barcelona
Officious
Ariosto
Doubt . . 6 7 10 Galvanism .... .... 3 6 0
Goldfinder
&martins
Ed ward of York... 4 7 7 The Red Lion
Hothorpe
Stilton
Nutshell -- 3 5 10
4 77 4 4
Stamford Constantine
Ringleader 4 5 8
Hippolytus
4 72 Cornelius
4 5 8
Cockcrow
Triekstress 4 7 2 Mary Ann ......... 3 5 8
Montague
Musician 5 7 0 Mayblessono
Hobble Noble 3 7 0 Westhergage
Sir R. Trenchard 4 7 0 Koh-i.noor
S9lina,
Ch cby Phlegm), Scarecrow
out of Marinello 3 7 0, Benito
Tophana a 6 121 Caloric 3 5 0
Harp ... ... 4 6 12Jloulskin 3 5 0
Kick-up the-dust 4 612 Proudfoot ...... ...• 3 5 0
Grand Duke
Haricot ....... 5 6 11 The Brahmin
The Dauphin.— 4 6 10, Termagant 3 5 0
Poodle 3 6 9 'Cho"ns"ki
3 4 9
Storyteller ...... ... 4 G 9, Mario.
Fellow-rne-Lads 4 6 7 liti,lo
Champion
Grey Tommy 3 6 71
NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1852.
TUESDAY.
Mr. Jaques's Vivandi:e, 4 yrs, agst the Delco of Bed-
ford's Flirt, 3 yrs ; Bst 71b each. Last half re4le of
T.Y.C. ioo. h ft.
SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1852.
MONDAY.
Duke of Bedford's Exeter, Bst 71b, agst Mr. Jaques's
VivancEire. Ditch mile. 100. h ft.
YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1852.
FIRST DAY.
Duke of Bedford's Gossip agst Lord Zetland's Grape-
shot, Bat 71b each. Three-quarters of a mile ; 100, h fr,

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SOUTH AMERICA.
SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 15.—Tbe Teviot, Royal Mail
Company's steam-ship, Captain °callow, with the Bra-
zilian mails, in charge of Lieutenant Onselly, RN., Ad-
miralty agent, arrived at ball-past twelve r.m.
The latest dates brought by the Teviot are :—Buenos
Ayres, May 2; Monte Video, 5; Rio Janeiro, 15;
Bahia, 19; Pernambuco, 23; St. Vincent, June 1; Tene-
aft., 7; Madiera, 8; Lisbon, 11.
On froight 13 be brought specie to the amount of
111,2001.; forty serons cochineal; and a large number
of
Thepae Teviotkages o of
bgreonuegrhatl merchandise.Bors rasse
nge to ,
and landed seventy-two at Lisbon.

Rio continued in a very unhealthy state, which tended
much to depress the spirits of the Brazilians, and in
nearly all the Portuguese and Spanish ports the Teviot
had to undergo quarantine.
The news from the River Plate is of a very satisfac-
tory nature. The provincial elections in Buenos Ayres
had been carried out without the slightest disturbance.
In the interior, the provinces had all declared for
Urquiza, and had given him full power to direct the
foreign affairs of the Confederation. The governors of
all the provinces are to meet on the 25th inst., to tattle
when and where the General Congress is to meet.
Things in Monte Video are anythinf,P but satisfactory.
The Brnzils was remarkably quiet. Polities are totally
disregarded, and commerce is occupying the minds of the
inhabitants generally.

RIO MARKETS.
The business of the past month had not created more
than an erdinary degree of interest.
Imports had been considerable and sales extensive,but
at rather reduced quotations.
An average amount of business had been done in
exports.
Money had been more abundant and less in demrfl•
Exchange declined. Great excitement had prevailed
the Share Market. and the advance Which had Doomed
can only be the effect of a supnrahundance
Warta:oo°Pd
capital. The mania still continued.

1 --The
ROYAL MARINES.---WooLwion thINM 5i Royal
half-yearly inspection of the '\Voolwich' division4wman,
Marines, by Lieutenant- Gene; al Sir Thomas t'nst. The
Admiraltyi for
K.C.8., K.C.1.1 ~
the ; of this divi-
order of the Lords Commissioners of
is to take place on the 1803
placing Captain Hawk-er and Lieutenant Swale,
sion, on half-pay, is dated the 11th inst.
nal a amended by
THAALE3 EMLA.NKMENY.—The --„,--.'s:ioners of Works
the select committee, to enable the
to make an embankment from Vall,thati;een added that the
has just been printed. A clause bag been entered into be-
Act is not to affect agreements already
Forests and other
tween the Commissioners of W°°ds
G"3„—tc, Chelsea-gardens,
-
parties.
- -

Du THE
DullE OP SOMERSET.--Wre are informed that
thefrm matte of Somerset
tn Somerset has been prevented by indisposition
e drawing-rooms and levees of the present
season, and
that his Grace has not been sufficiently well to
leave 1,
"•
14 mansion fvr 6020 months.