The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-04 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Mr. Charles Kean made his 7, ppearance last night at this
Theatre in the character of Hamlet, in which he pursued so
long and so successful a career at Drury-lane last season. From
the full and critical review of Mr. Kean's personation of this,
the most popular, if not the most perfect and complete, of Shak-
speare's characters, which was made when last he appeared on
the London stage, it would be a work of supererogation to
enter into it in detail now. On all the leading features of his
acting we still adhere to the judgment which we, as well as all
our Contemporaries, pronounced then, and which, although it
did not assign him the first place in the list of living actors,
still fully justified him in treading in the footsteps of his sire,
and stamped him as one of the very few in the walk he has
chosen qualified to reflect, though with diminished splendour,
the blaze and brilliancy of the lights of former times. Mr.
Kean's performance last night was more free of those stage
tricks resorted to for effect and thoughtless applause than we
have seen it on any former occasion, and there was almost a
total absenee of study, and consequently more naturalness, in
hie positions and gait. But his voice has certainly not im-
proved, on the contrary, it is much more husky, and at times
even screeching, and this was particularly the case in those
scenes requiring the full exertion of the lungs, while in others,
in which he spoke' in a low whispering tone, he was almost
wholly inaudible, and when he attempted gradually to raise his
voice there was a sudden changing from an inaudible tone to
something approaching to squeaking. His reading, too, of
many passages is, we humbly think, decidedly objectionable, as,
for instance, in scene 1, act 3, he read—

" Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And, by opposing end—t/ant,"
with a considerable pause alter " end," and strong emphasis on
" them," as as if he meant end them at least; and in the same
speech he spoke
" But that the dread of something—after—death,"
with a short pause on either side of the word " after," which
he pronounced much more emphatically than was necessary, as
as if it were foreign to the rest of the sentence. On the
whole, however, we were much better pleased with Mr. Kean's
Hamlet last night than we were on any former occasion ; and
in many of the scenes, particularly in the interview with the
Queen, his performance was masterly. Nothing could excel
his tone and manner, when, after killing Polonius, lie rushes in
and asks

" Is it the King ?"
He could not be much worse sustained by the other dramatis
personce. He was frequently and rapturously cheered during
the performance, and at the fall of the curtain was most loudly
called for—a call, which it is needless to say, he obeyed.
The tragedy was announced for repetition on Wednesday and
Friday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

1 The " settling" for Ascot Heath 11acesengrosed the entire
I attention of a crowded room until five o'clock, at which hour
I speculation on future events commenced with more spirit than
we had contemplated. The first to " come off" is the July
Stakes, for which Hellespont (brother to Bosphorus) is first
favourite, and St. Preux second; very little was done, as the
field will be small. The next in rotation is the Goodwood
Cup ; its entry, as usual, is strong, and includes the winners of
the Derby and Oaks ; each was backed on Sunday at 6 to 1,
and as nothing occurred yesterday to change them, we have
adopted those prices in the subjoined list. All the St. Leger
horses mentioned below were backed at the figures set against
their names, but, with the exception of those against Apothe-
cary, the odds in each case were subsequently offered. The
Derby promises to be an interesting race to speculators. Lord
Jersey's lot (Glenorchy and Aluley Ishmael) which had pre-
viously been backed to a large amount, was again in force at
9 to 1, taken in hundreds six or seven times, in fact, until the
layers cried " enough." Lord Exeter's lot was in favour, at
the same price, but not by any means to the same amount, for
the simple reason that the betters of the odds did not like the
terms. The lot consists of Hellespont, and the colts by Sul-
tan, out of Velvet, Marinella, Datura, and Ramona; colt by
Jerry, out of Lucetta ; and colt by Reveller, out of Galata.
Defendant, now in a Newmarket stable, was backed at 20 to
Ito two or three hundred pounds. The general prices at the
close of the room were as follows :

NEWMARKET JULY STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's Hellespont—taken, afterwards off.
4to I each agst Hellespont and Mr. Thornhill's St. Preux,
in one bet.

GOODWOOD CUP.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury—taken
6 to 1 agst Fuiwar Craven's Deception--taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. Ferguson's Harkaway—offered
SP. JAEGER.
7 to 2 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury—taken
7 to 1 agst Mr. Blakelock's The Commodore
10 to 1 agst Col. Cradock's The Provost
12 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Apothecary—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsay's Easingwold
25 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Meunier
30 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers
600 to 500 on the field agst the first four—laid twice
In the early part of the day 2,000 to 60 was betted against
Easingwold.

DERBY.
9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's two—taken several times
9 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's seven—taken
14 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Glenorchy (Cobweb colt)
20 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Defendant—taken
Offers to back the field against fifteen.
20 to each agst Defendant, and each of Lord Jersey's two—
aken in one bet.

30 to 1 agst bro. to Euclid, Perseus, and Molineux—taken
in one bet.

Lord Lichfield has purchased Defendant of Mr. Sadler for
1,500 guineas, with a further sum dependent on his winning
certain events.

THE BLOOMSBURY CASE.—The inquiry into Bloomsbury's
pedigree on Lord Lichfield's objection will take place on Satur-
day neat, before the Duke of Beaufort, Earls Stradbroke,
Jersey, and Errol, and the Hon. H. Rous. ,