The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-27 00:00:00

CON 'ENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
Decided] the best comedy that has been brought out
of late
yea', s, was. produced on Saturday evening at
this
theatre, and er the title of What Will the World Say? it
is from the irolific pen of .I.llr. Mark Lemon, who, baying
wg been
ld sourably known to the public as a writer of
n
leasant fares, has in the present instance
taka t asr
a. high er flight, and produced a .regular five act
S
comet iy. At id a comedy it is, in the proper meaning of
the wu Td,nt a a mere five act farce, usurping a title to
which i t
has no legitimate right. The progress of the
is as follows Pye Hilary (Mr. Charles
), a young barrister, has seen Marian Maylt3,-
piece is
sh.emT „ lter Lacey) at the opera, and fallen desperately.
in love wit .11 her. He takes advantage of the night beirg
Meer wet to volu.his t services to procure a coach for her-
self and her guardian Mr. Warner (Mr. Bartley), and
by this mean, discovers her residence, andlearns that she n
heiress. He opens a communication
is an orphan . old
with
(ha rs. Orger), her maid, and is waiting in the
park
for Tattle, -
svhen lie is joined by Captain Scrope
Tattle
Tarradiddle (Mr. 'W. Farren), one of those non-
descripts who :t .13 to be met with in all public
where no charge is made for admission,
end although
knthey are acquainted with everybody,
arc He tries to shake off Tarradidd,e
,tot ,
41-4, therefore, has nothing left for it but
nrot to 1.1-01)0( Y•
but s. • t„, his essenidant. Tarradiddle, on hearing that
to make -tier, is an heiress, volunteers his services,
the lady in sire- .ie afterwards joined by Tattle. Front
and they are shos, s mistress has determined never to
her they lenrn that -nail ; and Tarradiddle, like a
marry any one but it finlsess. 'qes Hilary to the Peerage,
Prime Minister, immeditiidy • We's great delight,
by addressing him as my toi'd, to 'as Proposes that
and to Hilary's great annoyance. 'fru.. -ter's resi
Hilary should take lodgings opposite to Wats
dence, and undertakes to bring Marian's pet Nines,
to him, and to say to her that it has escaped, when te.
can restore it in person, and thus get an introduction to
the family. This plan is agreed to, when they are in-
terrupted in their conference by the arrival of Mr. War-
ner and Marian Mayley. Tattle runs off; leaving the gen-
tlemen, who take seats on the opposite side of the walk.
Warner determines also to take a seat, to the great an-
noyance of Marian, who has perceived Hilary, and
fancies he will imagine that she is anxious to
throw herself in his way. At the same time, it
is evident that she likes him, and is burning with
curiosity to know who he is. Warner, who also has re-
cognised him, is desirous of speaking to him, but is re-;
strained by Marian, while Tarradiddle, who is for open-
ing the attack upon Warner and his ward at once, is in
his turn restrained by Hilary. so that ale meeting passes
oil' with merely an interchange of bows between Tarra-
diddle
and Warner. Warner having seen his ward home,
proceeds to his counting-house in the city, where he
learns from Grub (Mr. Granby), his man of business,
that Lady Norwold (Mrs. Glover) has applied for an ad-
vance of money upon certain articles of jewellery, among
which is a bracelet, that Warner has long desired to get
into his possession. The advance of course is made.
Her ladyship, a personification of fashionable extrava-
gance, is the second wife'of Lord Norwold (Mr. Diddenr),
whose son, Charles Norwold (Mr. Vining), has mar-
ried clandestinely a young lady whom 110 introduces
into his father's family under the name of Miss de Vere,
as governess to the younger children, The marriage is
discovered, and they are both instantly expelled the
house. In the meanwhile, Hilary has taken lodgings
opposite Warner's, and Tarradiddle, whom he cannot
shake off, has circulated throughout the neighbourhood a
report that he is a Lord in disguise. Tattle, who is his
earnest advocate with Marian, assures him that such is the
case, and Hilary and Tarradiddle call with the bride.
Warner returns while they are in the drawing-room with
Marian, and Tarradiddle, as usual, announces himself to
Warner, and introduces Hilary as his friend. Warner, as
soon as he hears his name, politely bows them out of the
house, sends Marian to her room, telling her that he
knows Tarradiddle to be little better than a swindler,
and dismisses Tattle, whose intrigues he has discovered.
To add to his perplexities, he receives a letter, inform-
ing him that his sister, who was living in Paris, and
to whose care he had entrusted his only daughter, had
married, and left his daughter under the care of her mil-
liner, whose house, however, his daughter had imme-
diately left, and had entered into the service of Lady
Norisold, as governess to her children, under the name
of Miss de Vcre. On his way to his Lordship's house he
meets Hilary, who stops him, and insists upon hie listen-
ing to his explanations ; and when Warner refuses to
hear him, and mentions the name of Tarradiddle, he ex-
plains that all he knows of that worthy is, that, having
met him at the Rainbow, Tarradiddle has stuck to him
ever since like the Old Man of the Sea. 'Warner still
appears incredulous, but promises to make inquiries ;
and then knocks at Lord Norwold's door, which is opened
by Nibble (Mr. Brindal), who grossly insults him.
Hilary, however, interferes, chastises Nibble into civi-
lity, and elicits from him all he knows of the fugitives.
At length he discovers that they have taken refuge in an
obscure lodging in the neighbourhood of Regent's Park.
Hilary proceeds thither, and, on asking to see the
landlord of the house, is introduced to Tarradiddle, who,
wrapped up in a ragged dressing-gown, is discovered
lying on a wretched sofa, while his wife is ironing:.
Although a vain and foolish man, Tarradiddle has not
a bad heart, and having discovered that his iodgers are
in distress, he not only does not press 'them for their
rent, but he asks them to dineavith him out of charity
when he happens to have a
,clinner. This kindness makes
his peace with Warner, who apologises to him for his
suspicions, which had arisen from certain bill transac-
tions in which Tarradiddle had been engaged. Hilary
is of course introduced at Warner's as the accepted lover
of Marian, and Warner, sending for Lady Norwold,
forces her to become the advocate of Young Norwold
and his wife, by threatening to sell her jewels. Lord
Norworld is also sent for by her, and being shown the
bracelet, for the possession of which 'Warner had been
o anxious, is asked if he remembers having in his youth
occasioned the expulsion of his elder brother from his
father's house, on the unjust charge of having purloined
it. Struck with remore, he acknowledges his guilt,
and promises to receive his son and daughter-in-law
as the price of his secret being kept, when Warner
announces that lie is that elder brother, who was
supposed to have died in India, but at the sante time
declares his intention of remaining Warner still, leaving
fashion and rank to his brother. The young couple, of
course, are received into favour; Hilary and Marian are
married, and all ends happily. It will be perceived
from the above account that this comedy has a double
plot, but the two plots are so artistically dovetailed
together, and in their developments seem so mutually to
depend upon each other, that the feeling of unity, so
essential to the harmony
of a play, as a whole, is not
in the least disturbed. The dialogue throughout
sparkles with wit, and reminds one of the palmy days of
Sheridan. The cast was exceedingly strong. Charles
Mathews as Hilary, and Farren as Tarradiddle, acted
well up to each other ; not a point was lost, and
the scene in which Hilary finds Tarradiddle at
home, was first rate—the buoyant, triumphant, rat-
tling, smart, yet good-tempered jeering of Hilary, con-
trasted admirably with Tarradiddle's half shamefaced,
half impudent, efibrt to escape from what he evidently
felt to be a most annoying situation. Tattle was just
the character to suit Mrs. Orger, and she made the most
of it ; while Mrs. Glover acted Lady Norwold, as she
does everything, in the most finished style of art.
'What little there was to do in Marian was well per-
formed by Mrs. 'Walter Lacey, while Miss Cooper, in
the character of Miss de Vere, was exquisitely pa-
thetic. This) oung lady is one of the most promising
actresses of the day, and bids fair to attain to a,high
rank in her profession. Bartley made an excellent Mr.
Warner, and Brindal, as Nibble, was the very beau ideal
of a flunky. The scenery was beautiful, and the deco-
rations and appointments, as they always are at this
house, elegant, tasteful, and costly. The applause at
the fall of the curtain was loud and long-continued,
in the midst of which Farren announced the piece for
every evening next week. We congratulate Mr. Mark
Lemon on his success, anti hope he will give us many
more such comedies.

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NOVEL SCHEME. —A Company of private indi•
viduals is formed for the purpose of making a composition to
imitate ice, to skate on at any time of the year. It was in-
tended to take the Horse Bazaar, in Baker-street, being the
largest space at present offering, to make a sort of Alpine
scenery, with artificial ice ponds here and there to skate on ;
but at length a place opposite the Yorkshire Stingo has been
fixed on. So earnest are the parties in the affair, that we un-
derstand a young lady is making a model of this intended Ely-
sium, assisted by a celebrated artist. The Skating Club, we
have been informed, have seen the plan, and very much ap-
prove of it, and intend to patronise it.—Railway Magazine.
MR. GROVE, THE GREENWICH MAGIS-
TRATE.—In consequence of the insulting expressions used bs
this gentleman towards the people of Ireland, on hearing a
charge against a young man from that country some days ago,
Dr. Drury (who was present, and resented the insult), and the
father of the young man committed at the time, have severally
forwarded a petition to the Secretary for the Home Depart-
ment, praying for an inquiry into Mr. Grove's conduct.
THE NEW WORK ON CANADA.--e are re-
quested to state that the new work entitled " TheW
Canadas in
1841," by Lieut.-Col. Sir Richard Bonnyeastle, in 2 vols.
small Bvo., with map and 15 illustrations, price 21s. bound, is
published this day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlboroual-
street, and may now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn
has also just published " Excursions in Normandy, illustrative
of the Society, the Scenery, &c., of that interesting Province
of France, from the Journal of Ancient Travellers," edited by
Frederic Shoberl, Esq., author of " The World in Miniature "
editor of " The Forget-nie-Not," &c., in two vols. small Bvo,
21s. bound.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.--On Friday forenoon
a distressing accident, attended with loss of life,. occurred at
Dundyvan Iran Works, in the neighbourhood of Tolcross,
Glasgow. It appears that, in the process of finishing the rails
for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, a circular saw is em-
ployed for the purpose of cutting off the rough ends, which
revolves with great velocity. On the day in question, Mr.
Clark, the contractor for finishing the rails, and Ale. M'Kenzie,
the manager of the works, were standing in front of this ma-
chine while it was in motion, w hen the iron plakir,that guides
the circular saw, unfortunately gave way, on
which their
sprung forward with tremendous force, and striking Mr.
on the forehead, nearly clove his skull in two. 'lhe unfortu-
natea
man died instantaneously. Mr. M'Kenzie received
severe blow on the breast and aim, whereby i 4 his
ribs were fractured ; but• we are happy.to learn t
considered out of danger. One of the wor 1 •ri,
enough
to by at the time of the accident,waos
te escape with a few slight bruises.—Gla sgw fortunate_aper.wheovral:
died, übout six
treet Police Court,
office-keeper at Worship-street OnDSaEtuArdTany JoOhFn oAihNen, sOshLopfor tPOLICEreuty- iney ea OFFICER.--hasbeen
o'clock, at the Po
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tracted illness of severalweeks.
a few weeks age‘ by per-
Worshiep-ms.arrseesta,ffe4,log_!•er
faropmroa.
mission of the Magistrates,
forC which,ourh resided a short time at the t
complaint in the chelisete,
he was a confidential
and was in his sixty-seventh
sea-
side. He was appointed to the situation through the interest
do-
mestic. respected,famly
of Lord SHidemmo.asuthm,
binchwhose
year.
Mr. Hartshorn, at the White Li Sandi_
Sandi-
acre has a
large pig of 120 stone weight or more, 141 b. to the
stone, which he will match against any pig in England, or will
match him against the Derby large pig, and give him twenty
atone, for any Burghe thinks proper.—Nottingham Review.