The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

This theatre opened for the. Wagon last night, under
the auspices of Mt Ateroft, its approaches and interior
having received during the vacation an entirely new ap-
pearance, at the hands of the painter Mkt dedorator.
The programme announced the introduction of four new
pieces, from whkh, however, the usual discount on bills
must lye, •teaucted, seeing that two of the "new" pieces
An adaptations from the French, and a third a btirlesque
on Hamlet. The remaining pieee-A Cheap Excursion
to Brighton; or, &W it iersus Lodging Houses His,
as its name ituteates, founded on one of the episodical
controVersies of the day in which the cause of hotels) as
Contrasted with the petty pilferings and
_tiltioyances of
lodging-houses, is advocated. There is no attempt at a
plot, and anything bail; dramatic justice is done to a
theme which lb competent hands might be made amus-
ing. the Maid of Normandy and the Pet of the Ptiblic,
the two foreign importions, told 'helot with the audi-
ence—the latter especially—in which Miss Rebecca
Isaacs played 'variety of characters, and sang some
lively songs with great spirit and effect. Like most of
the French pieces of the same class, the Pet of the Pub.
lie is full of quaint situation and sparkling dialogue, and
only required to be properly cast, as it was last night,
to make it tell with an audience. The Hamlet is an
operatic burlesque, in which Mr. W. J. Hurlstone (a
first appearance here) performs the part of Hamlet. The
acting of Mr. Hurlstone, who has evidently consider-
able and various dramatic ability, contibuted not a little
to the success of the piece. Indeed, we have little
doubt that this and the Pet of the Public will be favou-
rites for some time at the Strand. Mr. Angel and Mr.
R. P. Smith, as well as Mr. Hurlstone, are new addi-
tions to the corps of the Strand staff, and are likely to
become favourites with the public—the former as a
quiet and unexaggerated but clear and efficient per-
former, and the latter as a rattling confident actor, of
the " Young Rapid " school. The house was very
well filled.

MATH OF LADY POWER.—The Dowager Lady Power)
relict of the late Sir John Power, died on Tuesday last
at Kilforne, in the county Tipperary, in the 77th of her

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DEATH OF THE ...Aar, LAWLESS, M.P.—WQ
regret to hay* 0 'announce the death of the Hon. Cecil
Laws Member for Clonmel, which occurred at .his
residence Blackrock, near Cork, on Saturd&,t iiikiiitliik
last. That' day week his father, Lord Cloncurry, died,
and it is stated that, owing to the sorrow and excite-
ment consequent upon the melancholy event, his fatal
illness may be attributed. Mr. Lawless, on heating of
the dangerous state of his father, proceeded to Dublin,
and did not return until after the funeral, which took
place on Wednesday last. The deceased was the second
son of the late Lord Cloncurry.
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