The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

SURREY THEATRE.

A new nautical drama, in two acts, entitled the Anchor
rrop., v..n yr....need here last night: with rnrrinlote
success. Neither the plot nor the incidents are very
new, but the materials have been worked up by the
hands of an artist. The incidents are striking, and
follow each other in quick succession ; the dialogue is
well written, and the acting of Mr. J. T. Johnson as a
sailor, (he is the legitimate successor of T. P. Cooke),
of Miss Russell as Sally, the sailor's love (and admirably
she acts the part), of Mr. T. Fredericks, as the villain
of the piece, (he was called for at the conclusion so ad-
mirably did he act his part), and though last not least,
of Mr. E. Stirling, the author, as a benevolent Jew
were so excellent, that the piece was carried triumphantly
through, and the Seaman's Star will for some time to
come be the Anchor of Hope realised at the Surrey
Theatre. The great feature of the night,however, was the
Buffalo Gals, or the Female Ethiopean Serenaders. This is
&Ise, from the pen of Mr. E. Stirling. Taking advantage
of the present mania for black music, he has constructed
an interesting drama, the scene of which is laid in a
plantation in South Carolina. The proprietor, a benevo-
lent old man, Mr. Muggs (Mr. Hislop) holds high festi-
val on the birthday of his daughter. Mr. Mark Antony
Wellington Nelson Tom Thumb, a free nigger (capitally
acted by Mr. H. Webb), and Silas Ilerrinebone, a regu-
lar Yankee speculator (Mr. Lewis), in panther inexpres-
sibles, have determined to form an engagement with a
band of female Ethiopian slaves on the estate, headed by
Miss Lucy Neal (Miss E. Terryin order
to take them to Eng-
land, and bring them out, order to ease the Eng-
lish of some of their gold. The female Ethiopians
appear and give a rehear:- al of " Buffalo Gals," " Lucy
Neal," " Old Dan Tucker," " The Boatman dance," and
" Mary Blane." The concert being conducted by the
black Mons. Jullien Mark Antony. These songs were
given with great gusto—the solo parts sung by Miss E.
Terrey—the lady who played on the bones proving her-
self no unworthy rival of the immortal Pell. Then fol
lowed the " Railroad Overture " and the " Grape-vine
twist." At last old Muggs, discerning their talents,
frees them and gives them their liberty to come to Eng
land, and at the Surrey Theatre the Female Ethiopians,
led by Miss E. Terrey, will repeat their performance
every evening ; and we opine that the " Buffalo Gals "
will eventually become as popular at the Surrey, as the
Ethiopians have become at thel St.j James's. Then
followed the wonderful performances of the Bedouin
Arabs ; and the interesting drama of The Bridge of
Notre Dame, concluded the evening's amusements. The
house was crowded to suffocation long bafore the
rising of the curtain.
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.er ijesty and Prince Albert, attended by the
Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, the Hon. bliss Cavendish,
Lord Byron, Gen. Wemyss, and the Hon. Capt. Gordon,
honoured the French plays with their presence last evening.
There were also present the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke
and Duchess cf Beaufort, Duke and Duchess of Montrose,
the Russian Ambassador, Baroness Brunnow, Mdmlle.
Olga de Lechner, the Baron and Baroness Rehausen,
Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Countess of
Roden, Lady Glen tworth, Earl and Countess of
Bruce, Earl of Sandwich, Counters of Blessington,
and the Misses Power, Lady Jodrell, Lady and Miss Mac.
donald, Sir Henry and Lady Meux and Mrs. Bowyer Smith
Lord Gardner, the Count D'Orsav, the Baron troller, the
Hon. Robert Lawley, Lady Franicand Lewis, Hon. George
Barrington, Hon. Mrs. Marlay, Sir Henry Meux, the Count
de Gamey, Lord Cardigan, Lady Dillon, Hon. Captain Mur-
ray, Colonel Barlow.
TUE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL IG, TEN P.M.
—The Oriental Company's steam ship Montrose, Captain
Buruev, has just arrived in the docks from Gibraltar, with
the Peninsular and Mediterranean mails, which will be
landed under charge of Lieutenant Newenham, and for-
warded to London by the 2 A. M. mail train of the 17th. The
dates are Gibraltar,; April 4th ; Cadiz, sth ; Lisbon, 10 ;
Vigo, 12. She brings 19
Oporto, 11passengers and a full
cargo of fruit. Ships at Gibraltar, Virago ; at Lisbon,
Hibernia, Trafalgar, American, Phcenix, and Polyphemus.
The Montrose spoke the Royal Tar off' 'Portland, outward
bound. The Montrose experienced fine weather out, but
strong gales from the eastward home. Our Portugal news
will be found in another part of our paper. April 17.—The
Royal West India mail packet Forth, Captain Chapman,
left the port at 3 2.x, this day for the West Indies, with the
usual mails, in charge of Lieutenant Hay, R.N., Admiralty
a witht nPeninsula
agent. She has taken out 60 passengers, including the
this
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Bishop of Barbadoes, family and suite, 11,0901. in valuables,
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charge of the Admiralty agent, Lieutenant Smyth. She has
20 passengers on board ; also 500 barrels of flour, and full
cargo of bale goods.
THE GAME NUISANCE.—II is a notorious fact that
gamekeepers, when they have got a poacher into their
" snare," in the way of conviction worry for half of the
penalty. The half-penalty system is a direct premium for
perjury, and that it has been committed by keepers and their
men (who are mostly ignorant and impudent) to a shocking
extent is also a notorious fact. These, and a multiplicity of
evils more, through the game nuisance, game-preserving
gentry are a seourge to the country
THE OPERATITH BAKERS.-011 Saturday night a
very fully attended meeting of the masters and journeymen
bakers of the metropolis and environs took place at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on behalf of the Opera-
tive Bakers' Society. Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P.,
was in
the chair. , His Lordship having spoken strongly
etrifavour
"early clos-
ing the objects sought by the society, and of
the "
ing movement in general, the meeting was addressed by
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that there
several other gentlemen. It was stated
were in London 2,000 bakers and 9,000 journeymen, the great
majority of whom were favourable to a limitation of the hours
of labour. It was now the general custom for journeymen
to work from live o'clock in the evening till eleven o'clock
the next morning, and have very little rest on Sunday. Re-
solutions deprecatory of the system were carried unanimously,
Lord in the
after which thanks were voted to the Nobly
the chair, and the meeting broke up.