The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-03 00:00:00

SADLER'S WELLS.

At this theatre, which opened on Monday last for
the summer season, a new play of considerable merit has
bey n produced, entitled, Genevieve de Brabant ; or, The
Hall of Torture. The principal character—that of the
Duke of Brabant—was well sustained by Mr. Cathcart,
whose acting is chaste and dignified as well as powerful,
and almost altogether free from the besetting sin of the
leading 'actors at minor theatres—viz., that of " sawing
the air too much with their hand," and " tearing a pas-
sioa to tatters i" for " in the very torrent, tempest, and
whirlwind of his passion, he possesses a temperance that
gives it smoothness. Mrs. 11. Honner as the Duchess
do Brabant, performed with her customary ability, and
we n:ust also say with her usual fault—that of some-
wh it overstepping the modesty of nature. Mr. Con-
quest, as Gobemouche, elicited roars of laughter. The
piece, possessing in itself the materials to recommend it,
and aided as it very powerfully is by grand scenery and
gorgeous spectacle, will, we have no doubt, reign sue-
cessfuny for a while. A new farcical burletta, called
Cut of Luck, in which the practices of the swell mob
eltry are exposed, followed, and was received with
fa%our.- The outline of the plot is thus :—Sir Guffin ap
Sm)y.k!on, a Welsh Baronet (Mr. Williams) possessing a
Lacs! profound veneration for nobility, and a long line of

c :try, becomes acqulinted on his way to London with
a Mr. ttiippant, ore of the initiated, who with Siip, a
1)7-m1;w- tr,lde (Mr. Webster) contrive to do the poor
Weis`. atronet out of 1,000/. by Slips passing himself
ol !or the Du!:e of Houndsditch, then Prime 'Minister,
of wi:ose politics the Baronet was an ardent admirer

and int supporter. The piece contains many
hits, :!nd the parts were well sustained, especially
b It. loaner, who acted as servant to Sir Gurfin.

I recommend Mr. J. Webster to be more
the rules of propriety in the scene in witch he
:e woraalt ; for however much tricks bordeiing on
cey may make some laugh, they assuredly offend
A. Pantomime of small pretensions concluded
amusement. The boxes and pit were full,
ane judging by the noise in the gallery, the Gods must

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have ni,.istet ed strong.

tiers on Monday night flocked to this small,
but excellent theatre, to see Titus Ccesar—a piece which
pourtrays some of the events connected with the siege
and destruction of Jerusalem. The bill of the play was ex-
ceedingly copious, and relieved here and there with imps
L,, like quotations ; but we rather think that the
Fullic are more indebted to the original genius, than to

PAVILION.

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re:tdif of the author, for these " fag-ends of verso,"
thus tu.ctl to explain what would have been clear enough
to alamit any au3icnce without them; but we must not
qu,::rrel with him for a manufacture of seeming quota-
tion:, since he is supported in the practice by the illus-
trious example of the author of Way.tvley. The audi-
night was rather less riotous than holiday folk
1%11. The whole of the first piece, which was the
ew one, went off with excellent effect. The
&c., and the acting were highly creditable to

eniy t.

blishment.

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t. 1.0 performance on the slack rope succeeded the
Foreign Prince, in which Mr. Rice appeared as the
" iNir." Then came the Dead Wife, which, with
the other performances, appeared to give abundant sa-
ti4fextion to a good-humoured, and not over-boisterous
audience.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1839.

TUESDAY.
The Oatland Stakes of 50 soya each ; h ft and only 10 sovs ft
it declared, &c. ; D. I. The 10 sovereign forfeits to go to
the second. (13 subscribers, of whom four declared.)
Cavtain Berkeley's Caravan, 5 yrs, Bst 31b (Pavis) 1
N,r. F. Ct oven's 1 •wish-you-may-get-it, 4 yrs, Est 131 b. ... 2
General Grosverior's Daedalus, 4 yrs, 6st 13113.
Lerd Chesterfield's Caroline Elvina, 4 yrs, Est 41b 4
Betting-6 to 5 against Caravan-3 to 1 against I-wish-you-
' may-get-it-5 to 1 against Dwdalus—and 5 to 1 against Caro-
line Elvira (taken.) Won by !en lengths.
The Sixth Tuesday Riddlesworth,Stakes, of '2OO sovereigns each,
h it, for the produce of mares covered in 1635; colts, Bst 71b,
and fillies, 82t41b; untried mares or stallions allowed 31b; if
51b. Ab. M. (12 subscribers. )
Lord Jersey's c Ilderim, by Ishmael or Emilius, out of Fi.
lagree
Lord Exeter's c, by Sultan, out of Velvet
Lord Tavistock's f by Taurus, out of Leeway (31b) 3
Lord Lichfield's f, by Priam, out of Terry Alt's dam (31b) 4
Betting-7 to 2on Iblerim. Won by three lengths.
sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft; Bst 71b each; D. M.
(4 subs. )

Mr. Boyce's Boz
Won by a length. A dead head for second.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for colts, Bst 71b, and fillies,
8.. t 41b; these out of mares which produced a winner of
the Derby, Oaks, St. Leger, or 2,000 Guineas Stakes, to
carry 51b extra, D. AL (9 subscribers.)
Duke of Rutland's b c Flambeau, by Taurus out of
I's dam ( Robinson) 1
lord Exeter's c by Sultan, oat of Velvet ..
liettio.-4 to 1 on Flambeau.
Duke of Rutland's Flambeau, Sat 71b, received forfeit from
Lord Southampton's f by Oppidan, out of Rarity, Bst 41b;
R. M. ; 100, h ft.