The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

The New Theatre, Greenwich.

The pantomime produced by Mr. Sefton Parry,
the energetic manager of this new and elegant
theatre, having proved a source of great pleasure to
the numerous audiences that have assembled every
evening since its production at Christmas, he now
wisely determines to follow up its success by pre-
senting to his friends a series of sterling plays,
supported by the best talent procurable. On Mon-
day evening he produced a new drama, entitled,
" How to Act, or a Lesson by David Garrick." The
play is a representation, or perhaps, we should say,
a translation with improvements upon a foreign
drama, for which the stage and the public are in-
debted to Mr. Herman Vezin, who also now plays
the leading character of David Garrick. Miss B.
Foote, who is a pretty actress, represents Mary
Moleseye, who having seen Garrick on the stage,
falls desperately in love with him to the annoyance
of her father, a matter-of-fact feather-dealer (Mr.
W. Foote) and to the consternation of Arthur
Quillet (Mr. T. Pugh), a young lawyer, also in love
with Mary. The father, believing his daughter in
love rather with the stage trappings than the man,
invites Garrick to his house, that Mary may see him
off the stage, thinking her affection would wane.
Garrick comes, and here it is that Mr. Vezin shows
himself to be an actor of no mean order. He tells

a story of a child in danger, apparently to teach
the father what acting can do, but which in
reality works his audience into a state of
melancholy excitement, indeed, which moves
not a few of them to tears ; then, when he
gives way, and becomes the ardent lover of Mary,
he is as much at home ; again feeling he is
in error, he seeks to disgust her by feigning intoxi-
cation, and attributing to the wine the brilliancy of
his genius. In this variety of character, again Mr.
Vezin shows himself the perfect master of his art,
and it was not astonishing that applause should
greet him at every possible interval. But Mr. Vezin
is not a new man on the boards ; he has already
made a reputation for himself, and the people of
Greenwich and Mr. Sefton Parry, whose energetic
management of this beautiful little house does him
the greatest credit, may congratulate themselves on
possessing for a time so talented an artist. As an
elocutionist he is all that can be desired ; as an ac-
tor, it is difficult to find a fault in him. Although
the theatre is a short ride from the metropolis, such
facilities now present themselves, both for leaving
and returning at an early hour, that we recommend
the admirers of sterling acting to visit the new
theatre, as we can promise them a very pleasurable
evening's entertainment.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Feb. 18.

Ditto, via Marseilles - Feb. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Mar. 0.
Ditto, by British packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 19.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Feb 18.
Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 19.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton . Feb. 11.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Feb. 18.
Ditto, via Marseilleslndia (Bombay), via Southampton...•.
. ................. . 1112. Marseilles.
Ditto, via Marseilles ..................... 2101..
Mauritius, via Southampton ............ •
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Portugal .................. .. .........
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet .. .. .......... .. ....... Feb. 9.
Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp-
- tc.rt ........ . .......... . ............
Ditto, via Cork
acket, via Londonderry Feb
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerilre lO.
Ditto, by Canadian p
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahax.as, Cuba,
Feb. N.
and Mexico ..
Feb. 13.
Bahamas, via New York.
Feb. 9.

MADAME TUSSAIJD'S.—A full length portrait
model, taken from life, of Kohl, who was recently
executed at Chelmsford, for the cold-blooded murder of
Theodor Christian Fuhrhop, in November last, at Plaistow
Marshes, has been added to the Chamber of Physiognomy,
in Baker-street. We are happy to say that the exhibition
has been unprecedOntedly well attended by visitors during
the holidays.