The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-19 00:00:00

LYCEUM THEATRE.

The King of the Peacocks continues to attract
crowds—a circumstance not to be wondered at when
we consider the manifold attractions of this most
magnificent "spectacle"—when we call to mind the
admirable impersonation of the " King" by Madame
Vestris ; the sweet singing of Mias Kathleen Fitz-
william ; the inimitable " May Fly" of Mr. John
Reeve—a May-fly " such as may fly in fairy land—
quite a lusua natural' as the play-bill tells us ; the dog
enacted by Mr. H. Marshall—the green dog, one
of the " stars" of the piece, as is tesJified by
the unanimous " call before the curtain"
which nightly greets the canine performance
it is ungallant, to say the least of it, to place the dolt
before his mistress, and we have said nothing of Ode
charming Princess Rosetta of Miss Louisa Howard,
whose attractions are enhanced by the rivalship of
Miss Fright, who most appropriately enacts the part
of Rumflzina. When we call to mind these various
characters and the gorgeous scenery of the King °Pile
Peacocks, we are no way surprised at the realisation
of the capital parody on " There's a good time com..
ing," sung by Madame Vestris at the conclusion.--
" The Golden Branch ran long;
This will run a little longer!"

THEATRICALS AND MUSIC.
It is rumoured in well-informed circles that Bunn and
Jullien intend in October to open Covent Garden
Theatre, for the production of English Opera, and that
all the available native talent will be engaged. If such be
the fact, we trust the experiment will be more successful
than the last.

Mr. Mitchell, the enterprising lessee of the French
Theatre, has, it is said, concluded the necessary arrange-
ments with Mr. Lumley for the lesseeship of her Ma-
jesty's Theatre in 1850. Costa, we understand, is already
engaged as conductor.
Used Up is to be performed this evening at the
Lyceum Theatre with the royal east. A new farce,
Shave you Directly, is to be produced here on Thursday
evening next.
Jenny Lind has generously volunteered to sing for
the benefit of the sufferers and survivors of the late ter-
rible explosion at Barnsley.
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_
- SPORTING TELLIGENCE.
APPOINTMENTS,
,_ hdo., Thurs., Bretby Park; Su., Mr. M. Ingran"
Wichner Park— .___
HUNTING
Donington bdal.°, ;Ved., Staunton Harold Park; Sat
Belton Village—'101.
,
Rufford hds., Thurs., Norwood Park; Sat, Twibell's
Inn-10i.
Sir B.
Sutton's hds., Tues., Roeclifie Hall; Wed
Bunny Park ; Thurs., Stanton W '
"
yvi'll e ; Sat., Kirby
Gate-11._ _

Lord 11. Bentinck'e Tues., Penton; Thurs., Hack-
thorn; Fri., Skellingthorpe; Sat., Bardney—il.
Mr. A. Smith's hds., Tues., at Oare Hill; Wed., Wher-
well Wood; Thurs., Hurtsbourn Tarrant; :Fri., Ever-
leigh ; Sat., Tytherley-11.
Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Wed., Catworth Guidepost;
Fri., Elton New Close-10.
Duke of Rutland's hds.. Tues., Weaver's Lodge; Fri.,
Ancaster-10i.
Mr. Hellier's hds., Tues., Mareham•on-the•Efilli
Thurs., Legsby ; Sat., Welton Wood-11.
Bramham Moor hcb., Tues., Bishop Woods; Fri., Wig-
hill Park; Sat., Hook Moor-10i.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. PUBLIC SUPPERS....... The
first of these annual ceremonials took place last evening.
The hall was very numerously filled, far beyond the
usual attendance on the first evening of the series. The
suppers commence from year to year on Quinquagesima
Sunday, and terminate on Easter Sunday,
being eight
in number.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—As Mr. and Lady Dorothy
Nevill were driving home in a small pony chaise from Dor-
chester, to their own house, a few days
since, the pony be-
came restive, and ran up a bank. upsetting the chaise, and
.
throwing out Mr. Nevill and her Ladyship Although the
chaise was broken to
_pieces, Mr. 'Cecil' escaped with hie
ancle dislocated ; her Ladyship received several contusing I
but, we are happy to say, both are going on favourably.