The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-10 00:00:00

1:V ENING EDITION

'Cu VEN T GARDEN THEATRE.

_ _
Do new comedy in two nets, from the pen of Mr.
',aJet:glee Jerrold, entitled The White Milliner, was pro-
_qe for the first time at this theatre 'ast night. It is
:_°44,.d upon a little romance in private life mentioned
Iwslido Pennant's London.:' of a certain lady of title, the
who n°l an unfertienate adherent of the Pretender,
Strand,
r: sld eg toed millinery in the Exchange in the
mask. (.-IfT&mesed
inll white, and disguised in a white
p et is as follows;—Albina (Madame
wife , the name given to the White Milliner, the
• 'ea; and not the widow, of the Jacobite Herbert Con-
the'rekidr. J. Vining), who is lurking about to avoid
grasp of the law. The mysterious milliner is lol-
l; ed to her humble abode by Lard Ortolan (Mr. C.
et a'athews), who has conceived a romantic attachment
hoer her, and having the usual designs of gallantry upon
eh,lWnisiticeithd
she
ferulniansing out et the room on his ap-
Pre;
heroicallyabundant time to do, Albina
tie;sits herself down determined to brave a
s,, •
bad in and after a long scene of protestations and
(!luage, the Noble Lord seizes one end of her white
aat'n
lash' "wing that she shall be his prisoner till she
takes orr haring'l
(bl t. The author relieves her from this
ew
dies me by tire following very new and ingenious expe-
eHa she Veids him turn his back to her, whilst she
rtenta e long rigmarole story about herself and pa-
01d g
0., in the course of which she unties her sash
'an
o 'tta istootoeztorobe rain of a stupid lout of a fellow,
(Mr. Keeley), who happens very
.4_Prepertueely to coma into the lady's room, and then
ra:asktieesher escape. Lord Ortolan, on discovering the un-
PielY Saul, threatens to run him through the body, when
e
Twilight (Mr. W. Parren ) a, d Lady Ortolan
(ItaV bliss Cooper), and others make their appearance, and
his destroying hand. Albina is arrested, and taken
to the justice's house on suspicion of being connected
with treason ; and so ends the first act. Lady Ortolan,
who is an old friend cf Albina, has, unknown to her,
siletoiliner:- husband, Hubert Conway, under disguise es a
oit..eribe'avtidligph)trt;foolterhneh, oev pion Le e
o and
safe keeping, to Justice
..ti
is tdhis falls into the hands of
Lr.no is jealous accordingly. Lady Onto-
-7,BP,_dkus at hieattentions to the White Milliner, in
sue does dot recognise her old friend. The Jus-
o-':w00 hes fallen in love with the Milliner, is jealous
t
11.4:111 also, and. so a general melee is the consequence,
ee7ue removing of the white mask brings about an
ajerrCi
fs_enzent ; and Hubert Conway receiving a pardon,
4 la'Could seem to be at an end, in the usual course of
eilleneg tit, ; when, lo an incident, the incident of the
is produced, and one which it most hive required
raoeiderable courage to have hazarded. Lord Onto-
nht.ie
...the course .of his first conversation with the
White
fn ,Ite Milliner, has ordered " a gown-20 satin gowns
Vuhtmother ;" and accordingly after the end of the
e. et! there enter four-and-twenty milliners, with the
rlldie at their head, with as many band-boxes ; who,
4441 i themselves in a semi-circle, go through a sort
of
milt themselves
(or millinery) evolution, to the word of corn-
• foll- make ready—present—fire ;" and out come
I:',l'eind-twenty tawdry satin gowns! The curtain fell
41."48t Partial applause, mixed with some hissing.
theb respect to the actors, they all did their best for
auther--but what could they do for his piece, when
l° 411 not done anything for them. We cannot con-
; tale without begging Mr. C. Mathews not to misap-
,nr°Priate his talents any further by attempting genteel
en-erit,ed7; he haseleither face, figure, voice, nor manner
Albina'i' sarcasm was rather severe, when she
stook hi .
abet bins in his gaudy gold-laced dress for a footman
in gied with a message about his lady's dress ; but,
st')% let him stick to the little pert, farcical line in
lejicu he first introduced himself to the public, and in
leh he has at ;present no rive].