The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-05 00:00:00

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wounds and blindness among the sands of tho EgYPti'ln de-
sert ; and, after a lapse of two years, returns once More to
Europe. He passes through the. city of Malines on his way
to the North of France, where his paternal estate lay. At
this juncture Lucille, who has sorrowed deeply, during, his
absence, persuaded by her father, consents to give her hand
:to
Andri Du Bois, a neighbouring farmer ; but, previ"
her marriage, learning that an officer of the Egyptian army_
is in the town, impelled by her love for him who abandoned
her, she seeks him out to ask for intelligence of him.
scene well wrought up; and capitally acted, ensues, and end'
in a reconciliation. The bye-play of Miss P. Horton as
Julia, subsequently Mrs. Schuyp, and Mr. Oxberry, as
Schuyp, was well sustained, and afforded much"amusemennt
t
to the audience. It is entitled A Day Well
.Speht.
was performed with an admirable cast of the company, and
it is not saying too much to add, that all sustained their re-
putation in it. The Cornish dlliners followed the entertain-
ments of the evening. •

ST. JAMES'S.
Last night, Mr. Morris Barnett had a benefit at the
above theatre, and the Louse was crowded to excess. nu"
ring the performance of the second piece, Perftction, the
area of the theatre became suddenly filled with smoke,
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companied with a strong smell of burning timber. A P.:
tion of the audience became Marmed, the persons in the pi,
rose simultaneously, and several hastened out. A call w 5
made for the manager, when Mr. Forester, who was on the
stage, having communicated with a person in the orchestra,
came forward and addressed the audience in the following
terms :—" Ladies and Gentlemen—l have reason to beli°ve
that you are labouring under a false alarm of fire. I can,
assure you that the smoke you perceive in the house, 1-1(1.
the smell of burning, arises solely from a fire which has Jot
been lit in one of the adjoining dressing rooms ;
and that
there is not the slightest cause of alarm."—(Applausc.)
This timely assurance caused confidence to be restored, but
some few persons left the theatre. The performances were
subsequently resumed without further interruption.

SURREY.
The holiday entertainments here are full and varied.
The first piece, The Ocean c f Life, exhibits T. P. Cooke'
in his own element. The thunders of the upper gods pre-
vented our catching any part of the story of the piece
(which we understand to be written by Mr. Haynes), but
the writer must have calculated well upon his audienex,jl
asmuch as he made every position tell. The story, as we
as we could judge of a pantomime—for it was only such to
us—told well in all its situations. It was one of those
domestic things which tell to our bosoms, so as to make us
re-visit and re-report. The house was a bumper.

SADLER'S WELLS.
This theatre (the property of Mr. Osbaldiston) reopenal
last night under new management, with a new corePanr
(Mr. Campbell, the acting manager, excepted), new piel
and stage scenery. When the doors were thrown oPen. 7_
gods, what crushing and screaming ! In half an hour thee
house was a bumper "flowing over ;" and if one Untie
judge from the clapping, whistling, and screaming in tae
pit and gallery, with an occasional relish of a row, the !Dia;
jority of the audience must have been in a very
and merry humour. The proprietor has begun well, and
the stage manager, Mr. Campbell, may be proud of his coocll-
pany, and his scenic display. The first piece was Paul Clffir_A
Mr. Edwin, who sustained the character of Paul Cliff"'
sung some good songs, especially " Hurrah for the road." 111
which he was encored, and which we believe part of his
audience would be never tired of hearing. The next Piel
was Harlequin Guy Fawkes, the Christmas pantomite°l
Covent-Garden, with which the play-going public are
ready well acquainted, and which we can assure them 11
lost none of its power of amusement by being transplante
to another scene. The whole passed off very well. 31,r—
Campbell was evidently a favourite, Mr. Roberts did bps
part well, as did Miss Lebatt and Miss Lee, who sang owe-
pretty airs. Mademoiselle Rosier danced a characteristia
dance, a repetition was called for and deservedly. excitabt

ASTLY'S.
Astley's on Easter Monday E
presents in itself a scene-
far
tbetter worth viewing than the most amusing of the alwasieg
pieces which are usually brought out here. Except thrAt it 15
a sort of point of re-union for the. holiday folks, whe;re they
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can discuss their adventures, and talk over the pleasures °f
the day, we never could discover why they should crowd to
Astley's on Easter Monday. For them all the "vast re"
of ,t
sources" the theatre are brought info play to be sure, built,
as far as the attention which they design to bestow on the.
display of those resources is concerned, they might as wei.
have been kept in modest obscurity. The new piece vs.rais't
called The Fire of London and the Plague of 1665, vyb`cre
was continued through three mortal acts. There 1.",0
some grand cavalcades and processions, and, according
the bill, " the Royal body guard embraced fifty aecout,terhee
steeds and twenty quadrupeds." As to the merits or ".d•
piece, however, it is impossible to say one word. The 'le.
ing was, as usual, excellent. Ducrow's genius in this r t
spect is so well known as to render one word of conlillen
superfluous. The whole performance was agreeably re-
lieved by two or three fights, and if Astley's on Easter
Monday is to be considered ea the acme of fashion, it maY
be as well to announce to our reader that coats and waist'
coats are to be discarded. for the ensuing season.