The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-27 00:00:00

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRICAL

F U.
The anniversary dinner ofND this, the oldest institution
of the kind, took place last evening, at the Freemasons'
Tavern. The Duke of Cambridge, supported by the
Duke of Beaufort, was in the chair.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, on his health being drank,
expressed his satisfaction at the support uniformly given
to the institution by members of the Royal Family. It
Zits true that Covent-garden had now become an opera-
°use ; but that circumstance in no respect affected the
rights of the present claimants on the fund. They had
an equal claim on its bounty us their occasion required
its assistance.
Prosperity to the Fund" was then drank.
t 4.7,1 r• MEADOWS returned thanks. The present insti-
u"on maintained among charitable institutions its high
osition. Every claim made on the fund had hitherto
been
to thely sati,ficd, and a deaf
from persons unconnected
ear had never been turned
voice of distress, even
with its original objects. Three more annuitants had
een lately admitted, and two more were expected in a
short tisie. Every performer reluctantly quitted the
dick and buskin, as the sum they received at retirement
n°t equal the smallest salary. The committee had
their to perform of maintaining future allowances at
present amount without diminution—these allow-
haneyeuessedrvere sufficient for necessaries, but nothing further
be might sa • that no just claim had ever been
and no unjust claim ever allow. ed. The fund
ad relieved seventeen theatrical families unconnected
rth it—a circumstance which they had hitherto re-
rained from mentioning, and now only alluded to in
eleifedefence. The fund had been reproachfully called
zthr
elusive—he admitted that it was exclusive. Were it
fwise, it would have become a mere temporary relief
011„tlid, of. no permanent benefit whetever, and productive
it"'Y of disappointment to those who looked forward to
support. The names of those connected with the fund
,„
en ere before the public, whose liberality he trusted would
'lever be abused and never be repented of. The Covent-
Fund wished success to that of Drury-lane, and
i‘eat most useful and necessary institution, the Gene-
tat,' Theatrical Fund, but there was no ground for ne-
eleting the sent fund because the General Fund came
pre
Ater It. The Drury-lane Fund came after it in like
oaller, yet no one on that account thought the prior
stitution unnecessary. Their annual appeal was tw-
eets
arY—when it ceased to be necessary they would
~ftse their appeal ; but the present position of Covent-
;:r.deo did not alter the position of the present sub-
k_rtbers to the fund, who had earned their claims on its
t.ihetirds, and 23 of whom were now performing at other
ossi.tres. The committee, notwithstanding the present
etc of Covent-garden, were bound to see that these
settra, were not disappointed. Many of the present sub-
iittlurs to the fund were in a position which seemed
.. e likely to place them within the necessity of its assist-
ounece, but many of those whom it now assisted were
the° io a position equally good. The profession of
ft, actor was peculiarly precarious; decline of public
vrh9,ettr' or change of management, produced reverses
most
no one could foresee. He would add, that as
mod unexpected circumstances had made Covent-
enritipi an Italian opera-house, so the course of events
?•", In a manner equally unexpected, restore it to the
sh dram
T he
th".band of the Coldstream regiment attended during
sitarm:ler, which was not fully attended. The mu-
ealist's4ePartrnent was supported by the Hungarian vo-
w the Distin family, Miss Bassano, Miss Williams,
it,helss Isaacs.
cludin subscriptions announced amounted to 5031., in-
g 50/. from her Majesty and 201. from the Chair-
left t n theh funsndome legacy of 1001. had likewise been
fund by Mr. Marklew.

ADELPHI THEATRE.
orThlaPerformances here last evening were for the benefit
the rune Celeste, and, as might have been anticipated,
mica use was crowded to suffocation within a few
Po
alter the doors were open. After Buckstone's
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°f the Flowers of the Forest, in which
wasthe
r'werful acting of Madame Celeste, as Cynthia,
PerreetlY thrilling,
.a new petite comedy in two acts,
entitled rOduc, Flying. Colours, or Grossing the Frontier, was
kilt at' with the most complete success. The scene is
.'
ihtr Verdun, in the time of Louis XV., and we are
' S educed to the old governor of the place, the
.Duc
the
1:33bren,,,,
(Mr. Lambert) and to his young wife,
Sansell,esB (Mis a Woolgar). There is a certain Captain.
ra,C'enei (Mr. Webster), of whom the old Duke is
eremites-
iealo
eeptzti_ us, but whom . .
he has never seen. The
Pari_ u who has been committing
.som. e escapade in
he
is 3) has fled from that city, and as it is supposed that
iii ee,elldeaeouring to escape into Lorraine, orders are
Pt3,e,caed teotlit;ltil.f nor of Verdun to be on the look
for the
leeTta unttlee governor
oerarrest him, and send him back to
a guard. Orders are likewise received to
(ilea°llt tor and arrest a certain 116'6ne de Montereau
a Convert -"le Celeste), a young lady who has escaped from
4 a,o,t in Lorraine, with a young officer to whom sheto
reach about to be married, and who is most anxious.
isthe - arts' The Count do Belville (Mr. Boyce)
dare. Young officer who has eloped with !le-
" induces her to assume male attire
Plain ; her tn
g ii"''Y at Verdun, the better to avoid suspicion.
Ameen -4,°„s Solid, on his' arrival, elicits from Colonel
a feeliatil ck alr. Selby), the Commandant of the Garrison,have
bean r c TP, the whole account of the orders that
7,',.z0Z eiiZe.(l ior the several arrests, and soon ree
,--).% I Mad 4,,,e4e,111 her male attire (the gaucherie.
—e, and Celeste `eeieste in this scene was iniinit-
, deoett r
roars of laughter) proposes
escorted 86,:cr0 rt that
id:
aahr.Petr:::(l:llleleacissume female attire, and as Helene
anti the across the frontier to Lorraine, while she,
elvtlillde!
' de 13 Captain Sans Souci, shall be sent to
r the escort of her own lover, Count
a a rdy
to . Th° Captain, however, feels it neces-
MI give her certain instructions in the art
bowie mystery of
driiii,, rutting,.
gSt . manhood, and drills
inher
Tiihltios
tilting, and swear g
eel 'l4 scene, whlchsnWflai'dstadmirably acted by-ifadame
k„eBte and Webster, to auaz!ngly ; her every now
\ LT' then forgetting her disguise and curtseying, instead of
-"" sing, produced a most ludicrous effcct. The disguises are
4hlened; ad the arrests take place at the Captain could
gave wished. The false Helene is confided to the care of
the Duchess, and the false Captain to that of theo
-°'"el• he Duke is lost in admiration of
.t. ,
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4 „ 8 of the false Helene, whom he aptly charateri.ses
dour a most extensive" woman, and writes her a billet
hy7, while the false Captain makes the Colonel drunk
in,,. ,FPing him up to filling glass, and throw-
% IsT5 own wine under the table.giss foAr.tlength, of course,
, trice "erY takes place, and the Duke. is outrageous at the
to ' Played upon him, but is kept in order by a threat
4 etredtlee before the Duchess his " tender letters" to
10411:lei Bild Belville, who is inclined, at first, o be jea-
et •,,Ivnen he hears Helene has passed the
when
night
ghe
lekrtt'"e Colonel's, is highly amused
At
the ,11 how the night bas been passed,
Ware --henelusion
Madame Celeste and Mr. Webster
repetition `til tall( d for ; and the piece was announced
audience
The Bee e amidst the loud plaudits of the
_ant
111-4' on neerYiewas exlnt. The set of the second
g.., e - ""e Mostbeautiful interiors ever exhibited.
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tertbi . clItN GARDENS.—This popular place of en-
dis:lnput vvas opened on Whit-Monday. The Gar-
eelep:,ering the recess, have been considerably
4to ;' '' To say that improvements have been made,
tions. "„,veY but a faint idea of the nature of the alterhs-
tect4ro -uhe river entrance is a bright example of !ire i-
e:node, the
o " ; the Jardin Mabile, at Paris, is the
,%.°light'f thmle who have had the happiness to visit that
a-":".sitiultnr,le,e of entertainment will appreciate Mr.Ellis's
irproeitn„--,7‘ing the gardens of Cremorne as close an
great kr "‘4lll to the continental original as vast outlay,
them. tiatie
beets 1 ,An immenseand
circular platform for dancing has
e.e"icli contain, Compassing the grand Pagoda orchestra,
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144 fift performers, under the direction
rri.itZie niei J'allreat.Y The trees were illuminated with
..,‘-'lline '-'8
°f gas. The Lavender Bowers and new
'441.811 walk likewise exhibited the same brilliant and
rand a% a'Pect• In addition to M. Laurent's quadrille
three f,", ,ra's band commenced playing on the lawn at
In ro is;e'"eh, and to the enlivening strains of the instru
!ttieuntilsts, old English dances, including the Maypole
1114 ""rris, and other ancient sports and pastimes
off
werewith
Itr4,(lll_eed- The various amusements w
I,` feat, and the garden s were crowded.
$ tiz DESCENT OF Ma. GREEN'S NEW VICTORIA
sALLoow —Tilts balloon made its
.firstascent last Mon-
-111 Prom• Cremorne—the party (four in number) con-
,''og of Herr Koenig, Arthur Pratt Barlow, El, the
s
~ iteran Green, and a riend of his. Mr. Hoole. t was
„" go" soon after seven
Hackney,taking arniopriinhg.
, easterlyil
a.,
n
itncLltt:e.'e passed over London,
in te4_ • and finally came safe to terra.
beyonda field
Chei"e Parish of Little. Waltham, sixfilmmialesin
fortvtnifurd, exactly at eight o'clock,. thus doing above
CIO °'llee, as the crow flies, in less than the
of the
silkr°3lY enough Mr. Soper, the manufacturer
of regretting- baboon', a week before wrote to Mr. Green,
Weto tg that, ns he would be at his. country-house, he
Vie,' oe unable to witness the maiden asc.e_nt.
he came
atnahne
LiB_,,,,,oerizae,enbtuiet,clin joke, invited him to supper if h
vi%ip,rliii,
t.ahate).:
thOe d d to say, the balloon passed over his farm,
within' a mile and a half of his house,ofhis
,'"l4.i. ion,
enr
wrteyverepaired, reminded the owner
Gertatned by him,
en-
mail train start to meet the
at hospitably welcomed and e.ne-
until it was time to
_in at eh el
Tut NT elmsford.
direct ''''tw STEAMER STAR.—On Monday last the
with nars of the General Steam Navigation Company,
Lrig i - select circle of friends, made an experimental
the Isrzl this beautiful new vessel, from bridge London• to
gineg3sre'sand up the Mersey to Rochester-bridg
ande.
he Ther
Stowti ?r the Star are of 140-horse power,
elvvetige is 320- She started from London-Bridge
* several
titnek tit•X, and returned at eight P.M., having about
ttliont, tiring the Voya e run a mile with the ti e in
vfoeunr.
ten mile
eight seconds,ggiving an average speed of even-
Commence miles
(:)'l3taer, all hour. It is intended that the Star shall
Venal) --ce running to Boulogne on the sth of next No-
hoar ebr' when it is expected that starting a quarter of an
from Lefore high water she will accomplish the distauch
tXpeeitrdon-ridge to Boulogne in eight. hours, whic
char„,o,°n, combined with the low fares intended to be
thate'l' viz., 12s. for the chief cabin, or rather less
foremonths cabin, cannot fail to ensure,
the I Per mile, and little more than id. per mile for
tee r'n'a, a fair share of public patronage. The cabins
during the summer
the jrY tastefully decorated, and throughout the ve I
rek 'Wort of the passengers hes been studied in every
Peet.
ineifkALciviees from St. Petersburgh, received yesterday,
turte henceforth a supply of' grain to the south of.
vessel 'which will be regulated only by the number of
chase.% In the St. Petersburgh market alone the pur-
no 1,11;7
than up to the present time amount to
`` the riddle 2,000,000 chetwerts, " but," it is observed,
Itztiodti
tihseneoie is how is it to be shipped ?" The naviga-
Row, eatablished, the Favourite, from London,
been among° , from Hull (both steamers) having
moues extr thel
firbt arrivals. The grain market con-
tint altered:let YR.lictis'e) and hemp and tallow are with-
*l494 44:ts 4 Ica :age %as A shade flatter, the quo-