The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1852.

worth his weight in gold to the management. The
best bit of advice we can give to seekers aft6r
amusement is—Go and see Huline.. His comrade,
" The aged vice, the grey iniquity," Pantaloon,
was given with orthodox senility by Mr. Paulo,
whom long practice in the part has rendered con-
ventionally perfect. He played right well up to
the mark. In countenance, form, and motion,
Miss Carlotta Le Clercq more expressively realises
our conception of the bright and graceful Colum-
bine—light as a zephyr, and radiant with animation
and activity—than any representative we have ever
seen of the sprightly semi-sylph. The elegant sim-
plicity of her dress last evening was most tasteful
and becoming, and she danced and moved as beauti-
fully and spiritedly as she looked—an embodied sunies
-
beam, gaily glancing among the grotesque myster
of the motley group. Harlequin has never been r-
better
represented on our modern stage than by Mr. Co
mack, and last night he fully sustained his first-
d
rate reputation. His briskness and agty, an
the exceeding neatness and finish of his dancing
were as conspicuous as ever, while the variegated
lustre of his glittering garb emulated the vivid
hue's of tropical plumage.. The combination of
pantomimic talents presented by this party of four,
constitutes an ensemble of excellence altogether un-
equalled in attraction, and this we say without any
disparagement to other artists or establishments.
Among the most pleasing features were two cha-
racter dances; picturesquely dressed and brilliantly
executed by Miss Le Clercq and Mr. Cormack, and
which commanded applause as fervent as had at-
tended their reception. Nor should a very elitra-
ordinary performance to witness be passed in si-
lence ; a " Topsy," thirteen feet in stature, and
the clown on stilts, achieving a pas de deux with
the utmost facility and spirit. There was
likewise a pas extraordinaire, in which har-
lequin, clown, and pantaloon, figured in a very
extraordinary, style indeed. With its many astonish-
ing attractions, Cherry and Fair Star cannot but
fill the benches of the Princess's for many an even-
ing with the lovers of ocular excitement, and the
patrons of Huline and Co. None but an incurable
son of wormwood will find his visit otherwise
than thoroughly satisfactory.
The pantomine was preceded by Colman's play
of The Iron Chest, in which Mr. Charles Kean
played with consummate art, and was admirably
supported by Messrs. Addison, Ryder, Harley,
Meadows, and Cathcart. The house was filled to
overflowing long before half price.

HAYMA_RKET.
•
After Masks and Faces, an extravaganza was
produced last night at this theatre, with the title
of Leo the Terrible, which is said to owe its parent-
age to two authors who have successfully exerted
themselves in the service of the town on more than
one occasion. The genius of burlesque, however—
for it is as well to speak the truth it once—has not
smiled upon their joint endeavours in the present
instance with the same graciousness as heretofore,
They have- been unfortunate in their fable, and a
structural defect sorely weakens the constitution
of a dramatic piece as well as of a man. The
authors have neither selected a fairy tale nor an
historical incident for illustration ; they have wan-
deredfar a-field in the realms of imagination, and have
presented the audience with an airy nothing, which
bursts almost before the eye has determined what
is its shape and hue. It is really very difficult to
say what the plot of Leo the Terrible is, but we
find ourselves, after some introductory observa-
tions between Common Sense and the deceased poet
Gay, on the banks of Styx, transported to Noton-
aneemap, a considerable district of country trend-
ing along the " sea coast of Bohemia," where King
Leo holds his Court, composed of almost every
bird and beast that ever entered Noah's Ark. Ise-
grim (the wolf), of whom the old monarch stands
much in awe, comes to Court to demand the hand
of the Princess Leonilla, which she refuses, except
to his ears, and Isegrim makes his exit ins rage hurl-
ing defiance against his leonine sovereign and all his
subject beasts. Norval de Battersea, a " fast young
English yachting man" (Mrs. L. S. Buckingham),
who, with his friend and follower, Timoleon Sinbad
Potts (Mr. Keeley) has been cast upon the shores
of No tonaneemap, undertakes, at the King's re-
quest, to destroy the robber Isegrim and his band ;
and, having penetrated into his fastnesses, lulls
him to sleep by reading a portion of a modern five-
act play, and strikes off his head. In the mean-
while Folly has been getting up a revolution in the
palace, but Common Sense, in the garb of a don-
key, obtains the parchment to which the conspira-
tors have attached their names, and. denounces the
whole of them to the King. While he threatens
them with vengeance, news is brought that Isegrim
(without a head) and his wolves have assailed the
city, and they soon force their way into the palace,
and are about to carry off the maids of honour and
the silver spoons, when Norval de Battersea inter-
Tvoefs,-anii- challenges the headless wolf to a single
•torabat, which is interrupted by the entrance of
Common Sense in his own form, and his restoring
all the beasts - tqlrct.a_llP-r
flight in a balloon, seated, like Madame Poitevin
upon a bull, and a grand tableau and plenty of
coloured fire concludes this very extravagant extra-
vaganza. It is to be regretted, for the sake of the
management, whose liberality was evinced by the
sumptuous manner.in which the piece was placed
upon the stage, and also on account of the actors,
who took great pains with their parts, that there
were but faint manifestations of applause when the
curtain•fell. No one came forward to announce
that the extravaganza would be repeated "-every
evening until further notice ;" but, nevertheless,
with a judicious use of the pruning knife, we think
that it may prove attractive to a certain extent as
a spectacle during the Christmas holidays.

LYCEUM.
Wonderful and beautiful as have been the scenic
effects produced at this theatre of late years, in
each succeeding holiday novelty, by the pencil of
Beverly, and the tasteful liberality of Madame
Vestris, the Christmas piece produced here last
night, under the title of The Good Woman in the
Wood, surpasses in splendour and magnificence
probably anything ever seen, even on the Ly-
ceum stage. Forsaking the. Countess d'Anois,
Mr. Plancho has this year chosen to draw his plot
from La Bonne Femme of Mdlle. De la Force.
Madame Vestris, relict of the late Sir Gallant Gol-
denheart, and living in retirement, is the Good
Woman in the Wood. There she finds one day a
Prince and two Princesses, whom she carefully
brings up. Prince Almond and Princess Olive are
brother and sister, the children of King Philbert
the Fair, who was murdered by his brother, King
Bruin, a usurper. The other Princess is named
Sylvia, and is the daughter of Pruin's wife by a
former marriage. These three young people, living
in the wood, and having charms, by rubbing which
all their wishes are gratified, very speedily test the
power of scene-painters and the management.
Their forest home is converted into a house and
garden of roses. Prince Almond falls in love with
Princess Sylvia, who proves her happiness by find-
ing a lover for his sister. This turns out to be
Primce'Sylvan, Sylvia's brother, the heir presump-
tive of King Pruin, who, of course, has made other
matrimonial arrangements for the Prince. When
King Pruin discovers the attachment of his heir at
the House of Roses in the wood, like a cruel tyrant,
he proceeds there with the most murderous inten-
tions, but the Good Woman and her youthful
charge escape to Fairy-land, where, amidst en-
chanted rocks and charmed waters, and everything
that can delight the eye or ravish the senses, they
seem to be made permanently happy, while their
tormentor finds the roses and flowers of their former
home turned into thorns and nettles at his touch.
So ends the first act. In the second, the young
heroes and heroines are found tempted by an evil
spirit across the boundaries of Fairy-land, and
transferred to the tender mercies of King Pruin.
The self devotion of the Good Woman in the
Wood, and the timely aid of the Fairy Queen, save
them from destruction, and the piece terminates
with a grand tableau.
It is scarcely sufficient to say, that every one
concerned in the production of the piece has done
their duty—on this occasion they have surpassed
themselves. Mr. Blanche gives us a dialogue full
of hits and allusion smart and brilliant as any of
his former efforts. Mr. Beverley and his assistants
have performed their part with such skill that we
feel it to be really and without delusion a scene of
enchantment before our eyes, while the costumier
and other artists, having carte blanche for their
instruction's, and the exquisite taste of the manage-
ment to guide them, were equally successful in the
splendours of the Royal Court and in the graceful
beauties of Fairy land. The closing scene of the
first act—Lake Lucid—was painted in Mr. Bever-
ley's best style, and elicited loud bursts of admira-
tion, while the closing tableau, for tasteful splen-
dour and novelty of effect, was decidedly the most
successful of any of those wonderful combinations
which have rendered this theatre so celebrated.
We must not forget the music, which was far be-
yond the average ; the songs were smartly written,
and well selected from the most popular airs,
operatic and others. The piece was most success-
ful throughout, and we have no doubt will have as
long a run as any of its predecessors.

old Pepys called the successful rival of Madame
Querouaille, nothing, however, is seen. Mr. James
Rogers -in the most grotesque manner, represents
the " fair ladye" as a " vendor of apples, oranges,
biscuits, ginger beer, bills of the play"—and such a
beauty ; while Mr. G. Honey in a not less grotesque
style burlesques the " Merrie Monarch" himself.
In the opening scene the demons of " Hatred,"
" Scandal," " Slander," and the other cardinal vices
meet in the "Serpentine Laboratory of Scorpiono,"
and after discussing the merits and claims of Nelly,
finally bring in as their verdict that Slander must
stop Nelly. The good fairies, however, and the
firm of Charity and Co., protect the heroine froth
the plots of the demons, and show what her charity
will one day raise, and a beautiful view of Chelsea
Hospital is shown in the distance, from which
emerge a troop of very juvenile pensioners. Nelly
is carried by Charles, aided by Lord Rochester,
both in disguise, to the palace, and her arrival is the
occasion of a grand fête (d'et6) in the garden of the
Palace of Whitehall. The interviews between the
I Monarch and Nelly previous to her being carried off
from the piazzas of the old Covent-garden are amusing,
as well as the embarrassment of the Monarch when
he finds himself, as was not unusually the case, if
scandal does not belie him, without the means of
paying the hotel bill. The remaining portions of
the pantomime are made up of the usual incidents,
but when we state that Mr. Flexmore was Clown,
Mr. W. A. Barnes Pantaloon, Mr. Bologna Harle-
quin, Mr. Le Barr, Sprite, and Miss Mitchejason,
Columbine, it will be unnecessary to state that the
character of the incidents were above the usual
average. Many of the scenes were exceedingly
effective and beautiful. One, representing the
Temple of Plenty, and the last tableau, represent-
ing the land of calm and content, with the words,
" Don't let poor Nelly starve 1" in flaming charac-
ters, was loudly and deservedly applauded. Among
other scenes deserving of notice were the " Old
Covent-garden Piazzas, ' the " Interior of the Mitre
Tavern," the " Gardens of Whitehall Palace," &c.
Mr. Flexmore was exceedingly happy and success-
ful in his Flexmorian imitations of dances, and was
several times encored. The dancing of Mdlle.
Auriol, and the arrangements of the ballet portions
generally, were also excellent. With some curtail-
ment, and a little more acquaintance with the me-
chanical parts, the piece will, we are confident, be
a decided favourite.
•

OLYMPIC.
The Olympic is certainly not behind it more aris-
tocratic brethren ; and the spirit and the liberality
of the management are evidenced by its growing
popularity. The performances commenced, with
Buckstone's admired drama of Abelard and He-
loise, which was followed by a capital pantomime,
entitled Romeo and Juliet ; or, Harlequin and
Queen Arab. The plot turns upon the villanous
designs of Prussic Acid, British Brandy, Verdeavegris,
Copperas, Strychnine, and Laudanum, who h
fallen out with Queen Mab, and desire to spoil her
Christmas festivities by slaying thehero of her panto-
mime. Some clever hits at the passing events of the day
were well received by the audience. Mr. Edwards, the
Clown, put his dogs through their wonderful tricks,
and exhibited some new feats, which were perfectly
successful: Mr. George Thompson, who made his
first appearance as a Sprite upon this occasion, won
his spurs in a more than creditable manner.
Amongst the scenes more particularly deserving
notice, we may mention Queen Mab's House of
Call, situated in Fairy-land ; the Masquerade
Carnival Ball, and the Revolving Palace of Crystal.
Too much praise can hardly be bestowed upon the
admirable manner in which the raise en scene was
arranged, the credit of which, it appears, belongs
.to Mr. Bender. In conclusion, we have only to
express a confident belief that the Olympic panto-
mime will have, to use the slang of the coulisse, a
lengthened run ; and that Mr. Farren will have
no occasion to find fault with the discernment of
the public.

TILE STRAND.
Under the direction of Miss Rebecca Isaacs, has
opened its winter campaign with Bellini's charming
opera of the Somnancbula, the music of which can
of itself even compensate for the incompetency of
the artists—although, indeed, we had not much to
complain of upon that score. Miss Isaacs is favour-
ably known to the public, and her Amina has lost
none of that freshness and verve which won for her
that commendation which we have already felt it
our duty to bestow upon her. Miss Isaacs is not
deficient in art impulse, and her very faults spring
from a quality which is unfortunately rare upon the
stage. There were two first appearances—that of
Mr. Manley as Elvino, and Mr. Fraser as Alessio ;
they both acquitted themselves to the perfect satisfac-
tion of the audience, and Elvino shared the triumphs
of the evening with Amina, both being encored
upon several occasions, and recalled upon the fall
of the curtain. A grand pantomime followed, en-
titled Harlequin and Gulliver, or the Clown in
Lilliput, in which the living Marionettes made their
nrsti- larva, wwb Shia bhoatre. Thca freaks of_Gulliver
in the village of All Serene were highly amusing,
and kept the younger portion of the audience in the
requisite amount of stunning enjoyment. The en-
tertainments concluded with theburletta of Midas,
in which the part of Apollo was more than well
sustained by Miss Isaacs. A new operetta, the
music by Stopel and the libretto by Dion Bourci-
, c ault, is announced.

SADLERS WELLS.
On " Boxing Night," of course, the enterprising
manager of this theatre called forth all the resources
of his establishment, and if an overflowing home
be taken as a criterion of success, it certainly was
not wanting last evening. Thefirst piece produced
was Douglas of ancient fame, which does not call
for any lengthened notice, from the fact that it was
performed nearly throughout in dumb show, so
great was the impatience of the audience for the
commencement of their Christmas treat. As th
curtain, however, rose for the first scene of the
pantonaine, the contrast was great indeed, for the
audience, whose behaviour had in other respects
not been most orderly, quietly soother demon in
their places and listened with intense interest until
the end of the performance.
The pantomime is by Mr. Greenwood—the
author of several successful Christmas pieces—and
is founded upon the old nursery tale of Whitting-
ton and his Cat. The plot of the piece, which is
entitled, Whittington and his Cat : or, Old Dame
Fortune and Harlequin Lord Mayor of London,
may be briefly sketched as follows :—lt opens with
the abode of Miss-Fortune, who is in great grief at
the happiness of the inhabitants of this sublunary
world. She is interrupted in the midst of her
lamentations by the sudden appearance of Old
Dame Fortune, who proposes as the subject of the
entertainment the adventures of Richard Whit-
tington, for the purpose of alleviating her daugh-
ter's grief, and by a stroke of her magic wand
changes the scene to the exterior of Hugh Fitz-
warren's general warehouse on the banks of Old
Father Thames. We are here introduced to Dick
Whittington, who is kindly received by Fitzwarren
and hiS fair daughter Alice, into whose affection
and service he makes rapid progress, in spite of a
coalition entered into against him by Ink-pen, the
clerk, and Dame Dorothy Drippington, the cook,
of exceedingly pugnacious notoriety. In the fol-
lowing scene we make the acquaintance of the
Cat, and the old nursery tale is very closely fol-
lowed out in this and the succeeding ones,
amongst which he may mention the departure
of Fitzwarren's vessel for Africa, with Dick's Cat
on board as his sole and only venture ; the mile-
stone at Holloway, with the prophetic chimes of
Bow-bells ; the Cat's successful achievements at
the " Barbarous Palace of Flibbidee Flobbidee in
Africa," and the triumphant return of Tibby. Old
Dame Fortune then appears again, and transforms
Whittington into Harlequin (Mr. C. Fenton),
Alice into Columbine (Miss Caroline Parkes), the
Cat to Sprite (Herr Death), Fitzwarren to Pan-
taloon (Mr. Naylor), the Cook to Clown (M.
Nicolo Deulin), and Miss-Hap and Miss-Chief
(Masters Deulin) into juvenile sprites. The fun
then commences, and we have a variety of scenes
in whiCh the principal hits broadly alluded to the
passing events and follies of the day ' • for instance,
the Derby election proceedings, the North Ameri-
can fishery question (which is treated much in the
style that Alexander the Great dealt with the Gor-
dian knot), the militia, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the
bitter beer controversy, the French and English
street orderlies, and the peace question, are all
successively touched upon.
Mr. C. Fenton as Harlequin, Miss C. Parkes as
Columbine, and M. Deulin as Clown, worked well
and energetically, and were ably supported by the
other artistes. The piece was most magnificently
mounted, and the scenery, by Messrs. Fenton and
Meadows, deserves especial commendation, amongst
which we may particularly notice the " Abode of
Miss-Fortune," " The Revolving Wheel of Fortune
in the Palace of Riches," " The Banquetting-hall in
the Palace of King Flibbidee Flobbidee," " Fitz-
warren's Household," and " The Road to High-
gate, with the well-known milestone," sitting by
which Dick Whittington hears the prophetic warn-
ing of the chimes.

Mr, Batty's scenes in the arena, in which a perform-
ance on an organ by one licirse and the danding of
a minute by another were included, and afforded,
as may be imagined, infinite delight to the juvenile
portion of the company. The Christmas panto-
mime, which followed next, is, we understand,
from the prolific hand of Mr, Nelson Lee, and bears
the title of Fortunio and his. horse Comrade, or
Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. The first
scene introduces us to the regions of Night, where
elves are joining in a mystic dance. These are
dispersed by the fairy Pomona, who orders them
to repair to the Court of their Queen, Sunlight,
in Fairyland. That august personage shortly
makes her appearance in a golden car of state
and informs the Court that the Emperor of No-
Man's-Land has lost his treasures, and is raising a
militia for the purpose of recovering them from the
despoiler, Prince Fal-de-Ral. The Emperor has
the good fortune to find favour in the eyes of a cer-
tain nobleman, who sends his three daughters, dis-
guised as young men, to assist in the recovery of
the treasures, and the Queen, being partial to For-
tunio, the youngest of the three, on account of her
amiable disposition, presents her with the horse
Comrade and the seven gifted servants, while the
two elder sisters are sent back to their father. For-
tunio, aided by these useful presents, proceeds to
the palace of the Emperor, whom she relieves from
the annoyance of a fiery dragon which is inflicting
great mischief in the imperial dominions. The
scene next shifts to the Crochet Chamber in the
palace of PrinceFal-de-Ral, where we find Fortunio
demanding a restoration of the treasures. After
some difficulty she obtains them, and, returning to
the imperial court, is rewarded for her exertions by
the Emperor's hand. A transformation then takes
place—the Emperor becomes Harlequin ; Fortunio,
Columbine ; the Princess, Pantaloon ; and Strong-
back (one of Fortunio's servants), Clown. Several
amusing scenes follow, in which the passing follies
of the day are ridiculed with various success. The
piece was, on the whole favourably received, and
will probably draw bumper houses during the
Christmas week.

ST. JAMES'S.
The management of this attractive theatre has
not failed to cater novelties for the Christmas Holi-
day folks. " The Marionettes," in all their
acknowledged glory, are in full play and patronage
here, and by their performances last night sustained
their past reputation. Don Giovanni was in his
glory in comic, heroic, operatic, tragic, pantomimic,
burletta extravaganza, under the gay title of his
name, or, a A Spectre on Horseback, and was admi-
rably performed. The next entertainment of the
evening was the Ethiopian, by the " Ebony Ma-
rionettes." Ali Baba • or, a Night with the Forty
Thieves, followed, and lost nothing of its pristine
attractions in the hands of the little Marionettes,
whose mechanical art and mimic power elicited
enthusiastic applause. The scenery was strikingly
beautiful, and met with the general admiration of
a house crowded in all parts.

SURREY.

The performances at this theatre last evening
commenced. with Uncle Tom's Cabin, which received.
but a very small share of attention, as the audience
seemed in haste to exchange the sentiment of the
melodrama for the fun of the pantomime. Never-
theless their patience was subjected. to a more se-
vere trial, for the curtain remained down for more
than an hour after the termination of the first
piece, and it was not until very decided marks of
dissatisfaction at the delay had been repeatedly
given, that Mr. Shepherd, one of the lessees, came
forward and craved indulgence for a first repre-
sentation, a request which was immediately ac-
corded by the good-humoured audience. The
pantomime, which is by Mr. E. L. Blanchard, is
called "Harlequin and the World of Flowers, or
the Fairy of the Rose and the Sprite of the Silver
Star." The first scene opens in the glittering re-
gions of the Silver Star, of which No Wun No Zoo
(Miss Lebatt) is the presiding genius, a young gen-
tleman who announces to his companions that he
is in love with a beautiful mortal, Rosabelle (Mdlle.
A. Cushnie), daughter of the Baron Zourkroutz
(Mr. W. Buck)—
" A burgomaster's daughter, quite divine 0,
But, though so near the Rhine, with little rhino."
The suitor descends to earth to win the young
lady, but his designs are opposed by Rosalia (Miss
C. Doria), the fairy Queen of the Roses, who pro-
tects Rosabelle and favours her love for Rodolph
(Mr. Milano), the head gardener at her father's
castle. The rival chiefs of the White and Red
Roses are sent by Rosalia to the Baron's palace,
where No Wun No Zoo arrives with his attendants
to propose for Rosabelle, who, however, declines
his hand, and decides in favour of Rodolph. The
Genius of the Silver Star, incensed. at her refusal,
attempts to carry her off by force; but on plucking
one of the red. roses which the guardian of the gar-
den had pointed out, the fairy chief of the rod rose
appears to her, and she and her lover Rodolph arc
protected from danger by a bower of roses which
spring up- around them. The shelter lasts only un-
til night, when the star again regains its influence,
and the angry Sprite, seizing on the lovers, carries
them off to the " cloudy realms of gloom," while
the Baron goes mad for the loss of his daughter.
The final triumph of No Wun No Zoo is prevented
by Rosabelle placing. the bouquet of magic white
roses, which she retains, to her lips, when the scene
suddenly changes to the " Valley of Bluebells, and
the Exotic Home _of the Fairy Flowers," where
the Queen Vosalia appears, and the characters im-
mediately undergo the usual transformations. The
favourable reception which the pantomime certainly
obtained must be attributed rather to the great
beauty of the scenery than to the humour of the
dialogue or the novelty of the pantomimic inci-
dents. Some of the stage effects are really magni-
ficent, and well deserved the applause of a house
which was crammed from the floor to the ceiling.

• VICTORIA.
The prelude to the great gun of the even
ing was the Victoria version of Uncle Toni'sl
Cabin, and which, to quote the bill, was a
" new romantic drama of powerful interest,
most truthfully illustrating negro life in the United
States." George Harris was tremendous, in a pair
of crimson and white trousers, and fought a ter-
rific combat with Haley and his men in a manner
that can be seen nowhere to perfection except in
the haunts of the old domestic and nautical drama.
Visions of jack-tars shivering their timbers floated
before one's eyes as the click-click of the one, two,
three, and under, and double cats all across the
stage struck on one's ear. George was quite the
hero of the piece, for, besides this combat, in
which whenever his cutlass was used up, he fired
pistols like minute guns, he had no less than two
more, in all of which he distinguished himself to
the great delight of the spectators. Haley, duving
part of the drama, invested himself in a high fur
cap, and, what with that and his -whip, during this
phase, looked more like a Russian or Bokharian
than the American slave-driver. The escape over
the ice elicited the loudest applause, and Uncle
Tom's pious moralities, which from the Babel of
sound were almost the only parts heard; and Le-
gree's death, that gentleman being shot by Cassy
in the last scene, were also highly. prized. Then
followed a number lastm-
pop fights in the pit
and gallery, and at the Christmas pantomime,
began. This was entitled the World of Flowers,
or _Harlequin King Nosey, and the Old Woman
and her Six Daughters from Babyland, and was
really got up very well, the dresses being very
handsome and new, and the decorations and scenery
tasteful and good. The opening scene, " Star-
glitter's Court in her aviary of humming-birds,
butterflies, and parrots of brilliant hues," and the
one where the transformation was effected, " the
diamond temple of Starglitter' were very effective.
In the interlude to the comic past of the pantomime
there was the usual assortment of fairies, who
danced and sung and watched over Coralina, a
young lady who was beloved by Oalidor, and who,
of course, was enchanted by the wicked King
Nosey because she would not marry him, and was
ultimately released by her lover through the assis-
tance of the Fairy Queen Starglitter and her sylphs.
After the transformation the regular pantomime
business began, the whole of which (by the bills)
was to be concluded by a " grand tableau, illustra-
tive of a nation's gratitude to her warriors (Nelson
and Wellington), a gorgeously triumphal war-car,
surmounted by Fame, and coronation of the brave
with wreaths of laurel amid a radiant and dazzling
flood of golden splendour," but which, mindful of
the time the overcrowded theatre would take to
disgorge, we did not remain to see. Comparative
silence reigned during the pantomime, and, so de-
lighted were the beholders, that in one of the
scenes they called for Mr. Johnson, the stage-
manager, who appeared and bowed his acknow-
.edgments.

of King Coffee and Congou, with his prime minis-
ter; Twankay, and his seneschal, Roland. 'Butter
reviews the body-guard of Spdons. In the melee,
the lovers take flight through the land of Lump
Shooga. Here the Tea army are met by Undine
and her watery sprites, who rendering them too
weak for a blow-up, they draw it mild, and draw
off. The Palace of King Coffee follows. Here
there is more plotting, and grounds for suspicion.
Coffee makes an advance. The rival powers meet,
and a regular coffee mill follows. In the Island of
Cream, in the centre of the Milky Lake, surrounded
by the chalky cliffs, the lovers are told that they must
seek the abode of Hanki Panki, the sorcerer, and
there obtained the magic cup. The opposition
party hear this, and the result is a start for the
cup. Hyson being a fast young gent, and assisted
by the sprite Rippel, comes in the winner of the
race. His rivals arrive, and being about to over-
come him, he wishes for assistance, when the Fairy
appears, and puts an end to the Tea Party by
changing Hyson and Sue-chong to Harlequin and
Columbine, Chief of the Black Teas to Clown, and
King Coffee to Pantaloon, Rippel following
as a Teetotiun. Rochez was the Clown,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Harvey Harlequin and Colum-
bine Herr Fluke Pantaloon, and Master Rochez
Teetotum, Madlle. Harrison Harlequina, and Lor-
reno a Sprite. The scenery in the opening is ex-
tremely beautiful, particularly, the fairy abode of
"Incline, that of Green Tea, the palace of King
Coffee, and the scene of transformation. The
dresses were very gay, and the masks humourous
in the extreme. The comic business is full of
novel hits, and of a more than usually lengthy
character. We have also to record the entire suc-
cess of a new drama by E. Stirling, called Welling-
ton and Waterloo, which preceded. the pantomime,
the principal parts being most powerfully sustained
by Mr. H. Frazer and Mrs. Cowie. The house
was densely crammed the whole of the night, great
numbers being unable to obtain admission.

QUEEN'S.
The title of the Christmas novelty at this house
is The King of the Carbuncles ; or, Harlequin
Prince Peerless and. the Enchanted Beauty of the
Diamond Cave. The opening, which is from the
pen of Mr. James, jun., is of itself a pretty little
fairy tale, written in the burlesque style, and turns
upon the love of Prince Peerless for the Princess
Rubylight, the daughter of King Carbuncle. Mr.
Teague made a very neat Harlequin, as were Miss
Weston and Miss Annette two pretty looking
Columbines. Mr. Gray and Signor Palmerini are
the Clowns, and Williams and Crosby the Panta-
loons, and a talented troupe they all are. The
scenery, which is brilliant in the extreme, is by
the manager, Mr. James, who may congratulate
himself upon having produced one of the best pan-
tomimes we ever saw on these boards. The drama
of The Roll of the Drum, and the favourite farce of
Intrigue, preceded the pantomime. The house
wasvery full. ••••••••••!.•
GRECIAN SALOON.

This favourite place of public amusement was
thronged at an early hour in anxious expectation
of the promised pantomime, the peculiarly attrac-
tive feature of " boxing-night.' The entertain-
ments commenced with the " new grand opera" of
the Queen of Spades, but all was impatient for the
advent of Harlequin and his magic wand. The
pantomimic extravaganza of last night is called
The Fairy and the Fawn, or Harlequin and the
Dog Star, which combined in its production all the
available talent, in the pantomimic department,
of this well-conducted establishment. The open-
ing scenes are exceedingly good, and the tricks
were all well managed. The whole performance
gave much satisfaction, and was loudly applauded.

WOODIN'S CARPET BAG & SKETCH BOOK.
This popular and highly-interesting entertain- ,
ment came in for a fair share of the holiday
patronage last night, and the Theatre Royal,
Adelaide-street, was crammed from the roof to the
ceiling. Mr. Woodin appeared much pleased with
the crowd of happy laughing faces before him, and
he managed somehow to throw additional gusto
into the various funny characters that he drew
from his Carpet Bag, which, as the Cabman re-
marked, « ar'nt of the ordinary size," but a tre-
mendous affair, fit to go side by side with M.
Jullien's famous monster drum. It would be an
unpardonable waste of space to go into the details
of the entertainment, as we did on a former occa-
sion. Besides, there is no necessity for it, because
everybody who has witnessed Mr. Woodin's as-
tonishing performance, is so full of its merits, that
there are few people in the metropolis wh4 have
not been made acquainted with its varied attrac-
tions. In proof of this, witness the enthusiasm
with which the gentlemn himself is nightly greeted
by old and young—the grave and the gay—while
the array of beauty and fashion that seem to be
ever present in the stalls and boxes, affords an in-
contestible evidence of the high favour in which
he is held by the patrician denizens ox Belgravia.
And well does Mr. Woodin deserve all this
patronage, for as a cotemporary truly remarks, it
is " not the least attractive, but certainly one of
the most meritorious entertainments to be found
within the bills of mortality." Unheralded by
puff, and unaided by prestige, Mr. Woodin has
acquired a remarkable hold upon the laught-
loving portion of the town by his versatility and
rapidity of personation. We cordially recommend
a visit to what was once the Marionette . Theatre,
but is now the Theatre Royal, Adelaide-street,
where the new version of the "Man with the
Carpet Bag," is rapidly becoming one of the lion's
of London.

ROYAL STANDARD.
Mr. Douglas, the spirited manager of this thea-
tre, has presented a rich Christmas treat to his
numerous visitors. His pantomime is so full of
that fun and jocular sayings and doings, so much
in vogue at this season of the year. The title of
the pantomime is Harlequin and the Enchanted
Milkmaid : or the Fairy Queen of the Golden Alpha-
bet. Mr. J. W. Doughty was an admirable Clown,
while Mr. Bird, as Pantaloon, and Signor Charl-
toni, as Harlequin, did their work admirably.
Columbine and Harlequina were well sustained by
Pauline and Luiga. The pantomime was well re-
ceived, and. bids fair to have a long and successful
run. There were some of the scenes, such as that
where the transformation takes place, of the most
splendid description. Other scenes followed of an
equally splendid character, and, upon the whole,
the pantomime has been put before the public in
the most superb manner. No better evidence of
the manner in which the public appreciate it could
perhaps be stated than that Mr. Douglas, the
talented author of it, was called before the curtain
several times in the course of the performance of it,
and received the cordial an enthusiastic plaudits of
a crowded house for this additional effort he has
made to contribute to the enjoyment of the citizens
of the east end of the metropolis.

FINE ARTS.

CITY OF LONDON. .i,.
5
The Pantomime at this theatre was called King
Emerald ; or, Harlequin in the Crystal Palace of 5
Fairy Land. The characters were admirably per- St.
formed by Mr. Stevens, Mr. Morelli, Mr. George
St.
Parry, and Miss Caroline Barnet. St

Portrait of William Samuel Woodin. Drawn by 16i
A. Stanesby. 20
Cleverest and merriest of mimics William
Samuel Woodin—is precisely the very man about
whose likeness the public might be supposed to be St.
curious. He who can "hit off " so admirably 220,
everybody_ else, ought surely to have his own St•
peculiarities of feature, his owntricks of countenance 15
in some sort hit off by the pencil of the artist or
8
the beam of the daguerreotype. One longs to
have the Proteus for once pinned down to 10
his own proper—the word is not ours, but
Elia's --pinned down to his own proper 1025
" visnomy." Here, then—thanks to the magicallo
hand and eye of Mr. Stanesby—is the visage—not 1.0.
of little Mrs. Nuddle in her coal-skuttle bonnet,
not of lady-like Mrs. Lapsus Linger in her ringlets St
and her lace lappets, not of Martha the housemaid, E
or of the facetious beef-eater, or of the blustering
Major, or of dear old Jonathan Oldstyle, but of
the representative of them all—William Samuel si
Woodin. He has just stepped before the footlights
in evening costume, speaking thus—" When un- I°'
folding before you the budg little this evening, turn-
ing over the leaves of my sketch-book, and
unpacking the contents of my miniature carpet '-
bag." Yes: there is no longer any mistake about it.
This is the veritable " Man with the Carpet Bag." 71
We thank the farce-writer for teaching us that E
phrase--the farce-writer whoh turnedmetropolitan
magistrate. Here is, at least, in proprid persona, 1(
the " man with the Carpet Bag"—W. S. Woodin—
woodin, however, by no means in face, but plastic
to the utmost extent of flexibility. It is an admi-
rable
likeness, drawn by A. Stanesby, and pub-
lished by J. S. and A. Stanesby.

Sintonan's Crayon Portraits.
We have recently seen some portraits executed
by Monsieur Simonau, 9, French artist, residing at
55, Great Russell-street, opposite the gates of the
Britis'h Museum, which struck us greatly by their
extraordinary fidelity to the originals, and the ex-
pressive style of drawing they present, clear, mas-
terly, and bold. M. Simonau, who is a veteran
painter, was the master of the late Madame Soyer
(the wife of the celebrated chef), the productions
of whose pencil attained so much celebrity. We
can recommend a visit to his studio to any who may
desire an admirably drawn and correct likeness, at
a small expense of time and pocket.