The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-14 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

One of Mr. Planche's clever adaptations of a French
comic drama,was produced on Saturday night, under the
title of The Jacobite, and was received with the utmost
favour by a crowded audience. The plot, as the name
indicates, is taken from that page in the history of
this country when, after the battle of Culloden, the
adherents of Charles Stuart were hunted down and
executed without much ceremony or forms of law.
Major Murray (Mr. Howe), one of these proscribed
Jacobites, is an object of interest to Lady Somerford
(Miss Fortescue), a young widow, whose ample for-
tune is coveted by her late husband's cousin, Sir
Richard Wroughton (Mr. Stuart), and to possess
which he determines, if possible, to compel her to
marry him. Sir Richard is a staunch royalist, with
powerful interest at Court, which Lady Somerford
prevails on him to employ to procure the pardon of
the young major, who is concealed in the neighbour-
hood. Sir Richard yields to her wishes, and obtains
the pardon, but determines not to give it to
Lady Somerford unless she consents to give him
her hand. A note from the lady to the major,
appointing a rendezvous at the Crooked Billet,
a little roadside public house, is dropped by
Patty Pottle (Miss Reynolds), her confidante and mes-
senger, and is picked up by Sir Richard, ‘N hose jealous
suspicions are aroused, though the note is without
signature, and he resolves to wait at The Crooked
Billet until the unknown writer appears. Patty, ter-
rified lest Lady Somerford's secret should be disco-
vered, persuades Sir Richard that the place of meeting
has been changed from " The Crooked Billet" to
" The Greyhound," whither he hastens, after having
engaged Duck (Mr. Buckstone), the devoted lover of
Patty Pottle, to report to him faithfully everything
that happens during his absence at " The Crooked
Billet." Sir Richard is to give Duck a hundred
pounds for this service, and the latter resolves to per-
form it most accurately; with this intention he con-
ceals himself in a linen chest, which Mrs. Pottle
(Mrs. Stanley) locks, and nearly stifles Duck,
who is at length obliged to call for help while the
Major and Lady Somerford are engaged in con-
versation. The lady escapes, and the major breaks
open the chest and drags out the half-smothered Duck,
who receives from Major Murray two hundred pounds
not to mention to Sir Richard anything he had heard
or seen while in the chest—a promise that he cannot
break, as he was totally unconscious of all that passed
in the room after the chest had been locked. Sir
Richard returns, and obtaining no information from
Duck, orders him to be seized and carried to gaol.
The same evening Major Murray, under an assumed
name, obtains by stratagem the situation of secretary
to Sir Richard, and is present on the following morn-
ing, when the prisoner Duck is brought up to be
examined by Sir Richard, who hopes still to wrest
the truth from him as to the meeting at The Crooked
Billet on the previous evening. There he recognises,
in the secretary, the person who had given him two
hundred guineas to say nothing, and he falls into the
mistake that the stranger had come to meet Patty,
privately. Mad with jealousy, he accuses him of the
crime to Sir Richard, who is, however, not so easily
led astray—a strict investigation takes plase, which
ends by Major Murray's identity being discovered,
and his life placed in the hands of his enemy. One way
of saving his life alone remains : if Lady Somer-
ford will marry Sir Richard, or make over to him all
her property, he consents to give her the pardon
which he holds. She hesitates ; and he, to show his
determination, places the pardon in the grate, and
with a lighted candle is prepared to set in a blaze if
she refuses. At this critical moment Duck, who had
climbed up the wide chimney, endeavouring to es-
cape, comes tumbling down, covered with soot • he
seises the royal pardon, gives it to Lady Somerford,
who gives to her lover life and a wife at the same
time. Buckstone's drolleries kept the house in
perpetual screams of laughter ; his scene with Mur-
ray after he is dragged out of the chest, and his
jealous scene in the second act, were irresistibly
humorous. Miss Fortescue's Lady Somerford was
an easy and interesting personation, without being
very dramatically striking. Miss Reynolds played
with great vivacity in the part of pretty Patty Pot-
tle ; she sang a song which was much applauded.
The other characters were very well sustained by
Mr. Howe, Mr. Stuart, and Mrs. Stanley. The ap-
plause on the fall of the curtain was most enthusias-
tic ; and the piece was given out by Mr. Buckstone
for repetition every evening amidst reiterated plaudits.
The piece would, however, be much improved if the
first act were greatly curtailed.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
On Friday evening the very successful career of
this establishment, under the management of Mr. and
Mrs. Keeley, was brought to a premature close, in
consequence of the misunderstanding which had
arisen with Mr. Arnold, and with the particulars of
which misunderstanding our readers are already well
acquainted. It is unnecessary for us to observe more
of this final night of an unusually prosperous
theatrical managership than by saying that it was ap-
propriately the benefit-night of the two Keeleys, and
that the performances were Martin Chuzzlewit, Jenny
Lind, and the Bottle Imp. The entertainment was
vociferously and deservedly applauded throughout,
and, at the conclusion, Mrs. Keeley stepped to the
footlights, and feelingly delivered the following
Farewell Address from the pen of Mr. Albert Smith :
To night, dear friends, no lightly-worded string
Of jests and puns to raise your laugh I bring :
No promises of novelty in store
To please you, can I make, as heretofore.
I come but now to thank you for the past ;
Since here we meet for the last time—the last.
Yet as the soldier tired of war's alarms,
Loves to recount his by-gone deeds of arms,
Fain would I name, before we part for good,
A few old friends who firmly by us stood ;
Since first Young Bailey came—the wilful scnrap,
With that good woman, " which her name was Gamp."
Then, listening to The Chimes, no wrongs could turn
The love of Meggy Veck from Lillian Fern,
Next, in the Cricket on the Hearth's shrill sound
Poor Dot—" That's me again, John,"—comfort found.
And lastly, in Life's Battle sorely tried,
Clemency Nswcome rubbed her arms and cried.
Turn we from the great writer of the age
To other gayer friends who trod this stage.
First, of the tribe burlesque upon our roll,
Forty fair Thieves your early favour stole.
Then young Aladdin brought before our lights
More gorgeous stores from the Arabian Nights.
Next bold Sir Valentine obtained your praise,
And savage Orson danced his truandaise.
Then, turn'd again by Bow bells' nursery air,
Little Dick Whittington became Lord Mayor;
And from the kitchen, where she long had pined,
Poor Cinderella felt your welcome kind.
What wondrous objects followed in their course;
Prince Firouz Schah and his Enchanted Horse ;
Bold Robin Hood, and dashing Little John,
The Magic Horn, and cup of Oberon,
The Enchanted Forest, and its strange live stock,
Till the Wood Damon cried, " Past one o'clock r
It has been urged by critics most profound,
Our efforts might have taken higher ground:
That we threw o'er the grand for the grotesque,
And gave our' chief attention to burlesque.
But if the topics of the day were hit
By pointed epigram or harmless wit;
Or Care's dull, gloomy visage was beguiled
Into a lighter train of thought, and smiled—
If you but felt, whilst laughing at our fun,
The sands of common life more brightly run,
Surely you will not " such small deer" abuse
Far answering one grand object—to amuse.
And now, the saddest task is left. To all,
Who thus to-night, responded to our call,
With more deep feeling than mere words mai tell,
Let mo but speak that cruel one—Farewern
One hope alone can rob it of its pain—
That, at some period, we may meet again!"
Mrs. Keeley retired with some emotion at the
warmth of the greeting from the audience, evinced in
continued plaudits and showers of bouquets. A voice
in the galleries enquired of Keeley " Where shall we
see you again ?" to which he replied " Somewhere and
soon, I hope." Those who will coincide in this
aspiration, we are sure, will be very numerous, and
very sincere. Mr. and Mrs. Keeley carry with them
the good will and kindly sympathies of the public,
on their temporary withdrawal behind the scenes.

PRINCESS'S THEATEE.—A new comic drama, under
the title of Ladies 1 Beware 1 was announced at this
theatre on Saturday evening, but in consequence of the
indisposition of Mrs Stirling, who was to have sustained
aprincipal part, its first representation was postponed.
The little farce of A IV ife for an Hour was substituted
for the novelty, but it was not permitted to proceed
quietly without an explanation as to the cause of the
change. Mr. Walton was compelled to inform the
audience that that day at noon he had received a medical
certificate (which he read) from Dr. Hall, stating the
impossibility of Mrs. Stirling's appearance in the even-
ing. Notices, he added, had immediately been posted in
all the avenues of the theatre ; and what more, he asked,
could be done ? With this the audience appeared satis-
fied, and the substituted farce went on. But, for our
own part, we can say that we saw nothing in thee shapeae
of a notice announcing the postponemenhteofhouhse,
piece until we had reacher,: ihe interior
quitting
had already paid our money, and on
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timation of the sort at the entrance
a closer inspection did not enable us to
The engagement of Mr. MaeFrea I.
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till September, when the altera-
tions required will commence..—

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, THE WEATHER.--Strx OFFICE, Juts 13.
T :ERMOMEIMR, Lowest, 55; Highest. 68; Noon, 63.
BAROMETER, 29.80.

WIND S.W. ; cloudy, and light rain.
JUNE 14.

TILISIIMOMETEA, Lowest, 35 ; Highest, 64 ; Noon, 58.
BIELOME.TED., 29.6.—W1ND W.S.W.; rainy.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-RRIDOE• THIS DAY.
ll')rning .. 82 mistutes after 2. I Evening .. 22 minutes after 2.