The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

The success of the " Duke's Motto" at the
Lyceum has induced Mr. Byron to try his hand at
a burlesque, and last evening it was produced at this
favourite little theatre under the title of " The
Motto; I'm all there." Although the French
drama does not present great opportunities for such
a conversion, yet, it must be confessed, the witty
author has made the most of his materials, and his
last burlesque is in no way inferior to his former
productions. The principal points in the Lyceum
drama are all parodied in the most whimsical man-
lier. Albeit, the " baby" was somewhat unruly, as
instead of gain quietly up in a clothes-basket at
the termination of the first act, " missie" refused
the aerial trip and pitched herself headforemost
out of the wickerwork amidst the hearty laughter
at the audience. Capt. Lagardere, in the present
instance, was sustained by Mr. George Honey, and
although a very good performance, it would have
been greatly improved had he thrown a little more
mellowness into it. Miss Ada Swanborough's
Blanche d'Nevers was a perfect success, her bur-
lesque of the mesmeric situation is the last scene
was capital, and elicited the loudest applause. Miss
M. Simpson played the Duke Gonzagues with great
spirit and effect, whilst kiss Josephs made a most
bewitching ZLi fah. Tne scenery is really beaut itul—
a better specimen of painting than the last scene
has rarely been witnessed. I❑ it distance is so ar-
tistically managed that the little stage of the Strand
appears twice its actual size. The dresses, as is
usual, are splendid, and in the best taste; and, taken
as a whole, " The Motto" is perhaps one of the beat
burlesques that has yet been done at the Strand.
At the fall of the curtain the applause was unani-
mous. All the leading performers were called for,
and the piece was announced for repetition every
evening by Mr. Swanborough, amidst the loudest
expressions of delight.

DEATH OF MR. CALC MT, M.P. FOR CLARE.—We
have to announce the death of Mr. Calcutt, which
took place yesterday morning, at his residence, Upper Sey-
mour-street West, after a painful and protracted illness of
more than a year's duration. He represented his nativo
county of Clare in Parliament, with only an interval of a
few months, since 1857. In 18f,9, Colonel White, M.P.
for Kidderminster, was elected in opposition to Mr. Calcutt,
but soon after unseated on the ground of bt iber.v. Mr.
Catcutt was a consistent Liberal, and never missed an op-
portunity of giving support to all measures calculated to
advance the Liberal interest. He was a favourite in the
housA, and highly esteemed by all who knew him. He was
in the 44th year of his age, and.only a few months ago was
received into the Catholic church by the Bishop of South-
wark.

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the enamels
mond, the property of a lady in whose famßial
many years, were yesterday sold by auction by had been
Foster at their Gallery in Pall•mall. 12 smnallbply Messrs'
for £314 ; 4 round dishes (8 inches in diameter), £l4o,ates sold
a salver the very large sum of £4OO. So fines
set has not
been seen at an auction for many years.
THE FREN CH FIASCO AT M ADAGASCAR a,
summarised by the Saturday Review —M. Lam.
hart, an enterprising Frenchmen, had undertaken to do for
Madagascar -ii hat M, Leseeps had nearly done for Egypt
He had obtained concessions which would have enabled
him, under pretence of establishing various beneficial public
works, to gain a foothold for French influence. This of
itself was disgusting enough to the councillors of old
Queen Ranavarola, who had waged uncompromising war
with foreign ideas. But, to make the insult as galling es pos-
sible, this adventurous Frenchman was decorated with the
title of Duke of Emerina. The feelings of that outraged
province may be conceived by imagining the condition of
mind lute which the metropolitanboroughs would have
been thrown
if .
favour
rwof Mr. Train had been taken into the spe-
cialLambeth I the Queen, and had been created Duke of
Mr. I. Levis
tors of the soctite tep!rley, one of the managing direc-
tnitical Society of
Lyndon,
d'Egypte, Fellow of the Ste-
liar' and author of several well-known
works upon Turkey
of the Inatitut Egyptii been unanimously elected anaetabor
QU of Alexandria.