The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-25 00:00:00

TUBNHAM'S NEW _MUSIC HALL.

A magnificent new music hail has just beet'
added to those already in existence, by Mr. Turn"
ham, of the Edgware-road. The halt is hexag°'
nal in form, with a beautiful proscenium and two
tiers of boxes, and is calculated at least to hold
3,000 persons with comfort. The acoustic pro-
perties of the building are excellent, and nothie;
could be better than the taste which has bean
bestowed upon the decorations. The inauguration
concert, which took place on Tuesday last, was
supported by a vast array of talent, some of the
vocalists being well-known London favourite* •
while many were to us new candidates for musical
honours. Amongst the comic division we had the
clever and unrivalled Mackney, Sam Collins, West'
H. Wall, Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs. Brennan. It
almost needless to say the concert gave the meat
unbounded satisfaction to an audience who were not
slow in demonstrating how heartily they relished
the entertainment that had been provided for theme'
Mr. Turnham has every reason to be delighted
with the success of his opening concert, as it showed
and that in the strongest manner, that a want in
that part of the metropolis had been supplied"
From the spirit the enterprising proprietor bas
already displayed, the public have a strong gam'
rantee for the future, and all the success that must
follow the opening of the new hall will be richly
deserved by Mr. Turnham.

WOODIN'S,,CABINE7 OF CUrtiosITIEV

(From the Brighton Guardian.)
Amongst the many " entertainers" who now seek
patronage from the public,, Mr. W. S. Woodin
stands out as the most successful and the most uni-
versally favoured ; the, inevitable corollary beg
that he is most talen'ted. There is no question that
this is the fact. There are many good men, and
1
women too, in the same field, but none seem to P-,.-1:
seas the peculiar abilities required for the work 1-
so high a degree as Mr. Woodin ; none have such
an extensive repertoire of presentations, and 11°e,°
are so quick and apt and correct in the introduct'n,
of novelties. So, it was with the full consciousuese
of coming pleasure that on Monday evening we
visited tho Pavilion, where Mr. Woodin is perform'
ing for a short season. The title of the entertain-
ment was the same as when he last visited Brightniec;
but we knew him too well to think that we shell
have now only an exact counterpart of his Perf . er,
he
mantes then. Nor were we disappointed; ' d
" Cabinet" is still there ; but the contents are siftee
and altered and changed where necessary. l'ilev:e
are still present the brightest of the old gems „
used to linger over with such delight, and the 174
troductions to the collection, for the purpose ~'",._
filling up the removals, have not only novelty ;
recommend them but are on a par in excellent
with their companions. New acquaintances meateicett
its almost at the start: Professor Klock, with a "ct
of initials, and Mr. Hipsy Dixit are both excellent
portraitures, the Professor especially, whose rid'etr
lonely abstruse oration is delivered in real ultra-o°4
demical style. Then we start on our Season's trip, an
have the principal members of the inimitable mare
de
riage scene. There is also the public dinner ePis°ll4,
introducing our never-to-be-forgotten frininee'.
Bobbles, the secretary, and Vinelees, the hatie_ne
Epsom is also visited, and all the old race-course
features are conjured up once more. Amongst t n
_ ditai
subsequent introductions are Sir Charles Lofty,'
gigantic knight, and Miss Lindsay Wolsey, a
d Autumi)
nutive spinster, in love with Sir Charles. These
characters are very amusing. Mr'
are then gone through. Practice has enabledoome
of
Woodin to attain surprising rapidity in
me cases
his changes. Three or four seconds in en—
duck of the
Summer an
only elapse ere the change is made! A
e one else
head, a moment's pause, and presto ! sorn iri
is there on the platform in the same body' butdanced
different clothes. The hornpipe, too, is now
Ladl
to perfection, and was loudly applauded.
make-up, and
song to suit the
has changed her
hich are, as heretofore,
Frances Foresight still stands out bs a splendid
current topics of the day, which
us
hit off very smartly. Then there is the Earn
dining-room scene,
which continues to evoke loud
laughter. Tihse
Mr. extracts from the world of enter-
tainment
comprise Lord Dundreary. In transcriP-
tien
Woodin has always stood nesteminent ; we for
need hardly say, therefore, that
the nonce, the illustrious lord " lives , moves, and
a
has his being" in everything
but propria verso%
s like t h
before Mr. Woodin's audience, that every stare la
embodied, every stutter reproduced; that, io
le
word, the personation is of the completest possible
kind, and that the make-up is a perfect living Phc:
There is also Dickey Dockey %
tograph.
Duncum._. ,
nigger of the latest stamp, whose curious gebt.l".
can
.
lotions are admirably characteristic. To cut short
a notice which should be very much longer, we . °
'
only advise every one to go and see Mr. Woodin
yet
his old admirers will find plenty of admirable ue"
know 111°1
velty, and the very few who do not
is per
will find his talent but more polished, and hie
sonations more naturally and strongly marked tharl
ever they were. _

AMERICAN SYMPATHY WITH LANCASIIIRE."".
Some conversation took place upon this subject at the
meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yester-
day, during which it was recommended that the vessel°
which aro freight AI with provisions for the relief of the
distressed operatives should be exempted from dock 813
town dues. A very general feeling was expressed in favolif
of such exemption, though the ultimate decision of tb°
board upon the subject was reserved until inext Week.