The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-02 00:00:00

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PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

ROMEO AND JULIET.

Aidlle. Stella Colas made her fourth appearance
last evening in the character of Juliet, before a
refined an-3 numerous audience, and again confirmed
the remarkable impression produced by her first
pei formance. Every distinction which we then
referred to was renewed in all its prominence. The
singular union of force and delicacy of perception
and emotion which so startled and charmed at first
was again as conspicuous in the mingled feeling of
her enchanting balcony scene, in her playful en
treaties to her nurse, and in the surprising and
masterly energy of her reveries in the bedroom.
Her spectators were not less appreciative of the
unusual power which they beheld, and rewarded
her exertions with the most enthusiastic plaudits.
We may thus repeat with no little confidence
the opinion we have expressed that, combined
with the charm of her face and person, and

the apparent illusion of her youth, her
powers have achieved a success which mutt
be ranked among the most unique that has been
witnessed in recent years.
Mr. Walter Montgomery also as Romeo nightly
improves his ground with the pubic, and repairs
the comparatively weak impression which he gave
them in Othello. His manliness and ardour render
his impersonation of the young Montague by far
the best in our remembrance. In the scene with
the Friar, after the death of Tybalt, and also that
of the churchyard, his energy and pathos are espe-
cially impreasive. Mr. George Vining again re-
lieved the tragic shadows of this play with the
buoyant humour of his Mercatio, and made the de-
livery of " Queen Mab's dream" one of the most
agreeable features of the night. The entire produc-
tion of the play, in fact, not forgetting of course
the Friar and Nurse of Mr. and Mrs. Marston,
make it one of the most faithful renderings of
Shakspeare which has been seen in London for
some time.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.

The long-announced performance in aid of the fund

for erecting a national monument to Shakespeare
took place on Wednesday evening, and attracted a
brilliant audience. It consisted of selections from
" itomeo and Juliet," " King John," "As You Like
It," "Henry IV." " Much Ado About Nothing,"
" The Merchant of Venice," " Othello," " Hamlet,"
and " Minsummer Night's Dream." Mr. Adolphus
Francis must have had considerable labour in get-
ting such a variety of actors and actresses together,
and it was hardly to be expected that he could

accompli.:l the task without meeting with opposi-
!ion in some quarters. The most interesting feature
in the lengthy programme was the reappearance of
Miss Helen Faucit, as Rosalind, in "As You Like It,'
and the spontaneous burst of applause that greeted
her must have been exceedingly gratifying, 38 it at

once proved the public had not forgotten the
brilliant talent of one who had long been absent
from them. The principal scenes in which Rosa-
lind is engaged, in the las' three acts, were given,
Miss Helen Faucit enchanting the audience with
her deliciously feminine, graceful, piquant, aud fer-
vent development of the heroine. Every word told,
and every syllable was rendered distinct with life
and interest by this charming actress, who seems
not to have lost one iota of her power. On the
fall of the curtain the applause was ex-
traordinary, and when Mr. Vandenhoff led the
lady forth to acknowledge the complimentary call
the 'walls of Old Drury re echoed with the en•
thusiastic cheering. The other prominent feature
in the programme was the singing of the National
Anthem, the solo parts being sustained by Miss
Poole, Mrs. Howard Paul, and Mdlle. Parepa.
In organising the entertainment, Mr. Francis has
shown a zeal that deserves well of the public, and,
judging from the brilliant and fashionable audience,
the success he has struggled for will be achieved.

THE LATE SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY TRAIN.—In
The Sun of yesterday there appeared a brief account
of the suicide of a gentleman in a railway train near
Newark. We now publish further particulars. From papers
found in the possession of the unfortunate gentleman, it
appears that he was a Frenchman, and his name was Vis-
count des Maires. At the inquest held before Mr. Griffin,
the coroner, Mr. F. Douglas, surgeon in her Majesty's In-
dian Service, stated that he joined the Edinburgh expret s
train at Berwick, having a through ticket to London. He
got into a compartment with the deceased and Dr. Lowe.
He had N ery slight conversation with the deceased, merely
an interchange of common civilities. Both gentlemen were
strangers to him. He asked them if they objected to his
smoking, and they replied in the negative. They all three
then lighted their cheroots, and afterwards dozed. When
the train got to York he asked the deceased, in French,
if he would get out for refreshment. He said, " No,
Ido not wish to get out." Witness and Dr. Lowe
went into the coffee-room and had a cup of tea, and then
returned to the cal liege. After the train had proceeded
half a mile, deceased lighted his cheroot again. Dr.
Lowe remarked that he could not sit ep, and the deceased
said the seat was so very hard he could not sleep. The last
time witness took particular notice of the deceased was
about 5 o'clock, when he offered him a light. Shortly be-
fore the train nulled Newark witness and Dr. Lowe were
dozing, being very tired. Suddenly he heard a report or
crack, which caused him to start. Hie first impression was
that some part of the machinery was broken. Before he
had time to think the deceased tell on the bottom of the
carriage with his head on witness's knee, blood gushing
over the seat on which he was sitting. Witness exclaimed
" Good God, the Frenchman has shot himself." Dr. Lowe
immediately waved his hat to attract the attention of the
guard. Death was instantaneous, he never groaned or
moved, and a small pistol was hanging on his finger. He
seemed to be perf.ctly collected all the way from Berwick,
and was smoking tinietly. On arriving at the Newark
station they called to the guard and the body was removed.
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