The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-05 00:00:00

THE THEATRES.

Last • DRURY.LANE.
Performed
night, after the opera of Guillaume Tell, which was effectively
but fed . , Mr. Van Amburgh's animals were not merely introduced,
exhib,..uPeo the stage, having previously gone through their accustomed
her Lien. Their behaviour on the occasion, however, by no means
pii.ecte instead of killing
to .ut the expectations of those who are accustomed to interpret the
,i,._gel's.h language rather more rigidly than the composers of play .bills,
their own supper before eating it, they were sup_
ciereWith a few pieces of beef, bearing strong evidence of the vicinity of
bit 0, inarket, and with the exception of a few stage growls, and a little
reel; Private plunder one from the other, they exhibited as little " fe-
the "°I, the occasion as can be well imagined. Van Amburgh entered
dens during supper, but was merely a spectator of, and not a partaker
at, the festive board. Her Majesty was present in a private box, and
ueeQtime4 41rn buted to be much pleased with the entertainments. Several well_
I,g
misjudging persons attempted to get up a call for the
es
~.._ne, but the great majority of the audience, thinking her Majesty was
reuu 11 entitled to enjoy her seclusion as any other lady, very properly
'used to sanction it.

Thi3 S7'. JAMES'S.
pretty little theatre opened last evening under the lesseeship of
Mr'
Hooper. On the rising of the curtain, " God save the Queen" was
Derf With the whole strength of the company upon the stage. The
bu,.°l.Mances commenced with the but letta of the Old Maid, which was
Haltlindifferently played, save in the parts of Captain Cape and Miss
oWet by T. F. Mathews and Mrs. Glover. The latter lady, on her
first
appearance, was not properly recognized by the audience; but her
After Bite acting was afterwards highly enjoyed and much appreciated.
the Old Maid, M. Taudevin's exhibition with the lions and other
:liTnala was brought before the house. The dens in which the beasts
than
though in this theatre crossing the whole stage, are not larger
!in (if so large as) those at Drury-lane. In the widest of the cage par-
4tions
(the only one in which M. Taudevin appeared—the ether being
°ectlpied by a tremendous lion, which only arrived from the Cape on
Saturday last) there were two tigers, a jaguar, a leopard, a lioness,
and a black tiger, the leopard and the black tiger being chained up
on a sort of shell towards the top of the den. There were three
other leopards and a lion spoken of in the bills, which were not
brought forward. Only one of the Messieurs Taudevin entered the
cage, the other having met with an accident and injured his leg, so
as to compel a postponement of his appearance. He, however, made
an interesting exhibition in one sense, by showing the tameness and
tractability of his animals, and how he had acquired an influence over
them, which seemed of a mere docile character than that of Van Am_
burgh, and to depend quite as much upon love as fear. He, in fact,
coaxed more and mastered less than the lord of the Drury-lane mena-
gerie. He laid down in the cage, played with the tigers, made the
lioness leap repeatedly through a hoop, and then over his back, and
Went through a dangerous exhibition with calmness and self.possession.
He did not, however, enter the den of the great lion from the Cape ;
tand: being neither so fine a man nor so graceful an ze•tor as Van
so various and daring in his exploits with the " creatures of
the forest," it would be unjust to put the two in comparison. Never-
ti,%leut even the exhibition of M. Taudevin is curious and wonderful.
theinY'lhi state that he fed the beasts from the outside of the cage, but that
rnen,t:ero,.;
—FY did not seem to be much increased by the raw-1 eef allure_
Ross what
interesting ceremony. After the lions, Love among the
were played pretty briskly, Dowton and Wrench (both of whom
two
welt received) doing all the lively business. Miss Turpin sang
waa imbued
songs, " The rose that blooms," and " Hope," but neither
'rami
last,ed with the " melody which familiarises itself into popularity."
she
however, was pretty. The performances wound up with
cePson and Co., ip which Hooper (the manager) came on to a warm
notnPtiriot and acted cleverly. Of Dowton and Mrs. Glover we need
very pretty,
were as excellent as ever. Miss Jane Mordaunt is
• rettY, and has a good deal of tact and naivete, but she is too
youthful_ro to sustain the matrimonial characters allotted to her with the
Pthepehr grave and matronly demeanour. Miss Williams did the little
_ dto do remarkably well. The house was pretty full, but not
crowded.

ADELPHL
-as drama entitled Jane Lomax, founded upon a popular novel.
-as performed for the first time yesterday evening at this theatre ;
and, thanks to the excellent acting of Mrs. Yates, and to the admirable
..toiiPiece itself,
Scenery with which it was represented, not less than to the merits of
met with general approbation. The story, although
4 °I-151Y enough developed in the drama, is comprised in a few inci-
tnta• Diedriek Hoffman (Mr. Sanders), a Dutch merchant, residing
fa Bristol, having resolved to disinherit his nephew, Edmund Ruddock,
or having made a foolish match, " all for love, not money," changes
'flint' on his death-bed; not only, as he says, for the purpose of
Itl justice to sister's son, but also to disappoint his partner,
Vander Sprecken, and confides his resolution to Janis Lomax
1012 Yates), the wife of his clerk. Jane, smarting under poverty,
u impelled by an extravagant desire to make her son, an in-
Lam
of whom she is passionately fond, the possessor of unbounded
zeialth, entertains the criminal design of forging a will, and substituting
hi.fi the Place of that which the old merchant has made in favour of
pll,nhese. This, with the aid of her husband (Mr. Lyon), is accom.
hi—"eo. and Hoffinan dying, they become at once the possessors of all
estates, real and personal. Two years elapse Lomax, stung by
remorse, all but betrays himself on several occasions, but for the ma-
nagement of his wife, who, like another Lady Macbeth, upbraids him
for) his weakness, and apologises for him to his friends. Retributive jus-
tice, however, in the end takes its course. Incidental, or rather super-
numerary, to the drama, a Mr. and Mrs. Simon Molly. pop Spratt, per-
:Rated by Mr. Beverley and Mrs. Keeley, are introduced, whose maul_
onial squabbles afforded merriment. The piece was announced for
l'ePetition amidst very general approbation.

- REPARATIONS FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF
PARLIAMENT.—For some days past workmen have been en-
f"Zed in the immediate neighbourhood of the Houses of Par-
ueiment, evidently preparing for the ensuing session. The
toad in Palace-yard has been repaired, and fresh stones laid
down, and levelled by the passing coaches and carriages, so
that all may go on smoothly outside the Houses, at least.
Whether such will be the case inside, yet remains to be seen,
!Rd numbers there ai c most anxiously waiting to learn whether
It will be so or not. There have been numerous other out-

Ward and visible signs of the near approach of the session for
some time past. The doors and some of the passages and
entrances have been re-painted and cleansed, seats have been
re-mended, and many other matte: s going on very characteristic
of the commencing of business. The long gallery leading to
pass
this House of Lords, and through which her Majesty will
this day in procession, has been fitted-up with benches, fortl
accommodation of those who obtain tickets from the Lord
m nt d-
p ur
Great Chamberlains Owing, however, to the great
e
and inconvenience arising from the crowds who
gainedres s
ad-
mittance on the last occasion, the number of tickets to be
'issued has been much limited. This arrangement resulted
srom an interview with the Master of the Ceremonies with the
authorities who have the command of the orders given to the
Public for places inside the House and in the galleries that
lead thereto.—Morning Advertiser.
The Navigation and Port of London Committee
have found it necessary to give orders to keep away the visitors
of the shore at Half- way Reach, down the River, from the
powder magazine, in consequence of the danger arising from
Pipe and cigar smoking, which has been carried on, astonish-
ing as it may appear, at the very doors of the magazine.
SUDDEN FALL OF THE TEVIOT.—The water
in Teviot was on Monday morning much diminished at Max-
Wellheugh Mill, and as this took place under similar circum-
stances to the more remarkable stoppage on the 27th of No-
vember last, there can be no doubt that frost. was the agent in
both. How
, it operates may admit of some discussion, but
one mode mode is sufficiently evident—the very loose floating ice,
"grew," which was plentiful in both cases, helps to
fill up the caulds or wears across the river, and thus acts as a
temporary darn to the flow of the stream. There are no fewer
than four such wears within four miles above Maxwellheugh
Mill (itself forming a fifth), and two of the mill pools above
are_ of great length, affording a very large reservoir for water.
On the 27th of November the miller at Ormston particularly
remarked the accumulation, and had to break the ice at the
dam-head to procure sufficient water to work the mill freely.
Whether the freezing of the water running front the spriogs
has 1. •
tot;ig or much to do in producing the stoppage of the
river, a ill admit of doubt. The cause can only be of a tempo-
rary nature, for after a few hours, the stream thy; s as u5,,11.
A fine edition to 4to Iv,tlt ctigravin4s of lit :ice
John of Saxon 's translation of the "Divina Commedia is
_about to be published at D:esden. The Prince has added
notes and an historical sketch of much sagacity and learning.