The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

NEW STRAND THEATRE.

Mcnday evening the performances at this theatre, which
is now under the sole management of Mr. Fox Cooper, were
calculated to sustain the high character which it has obtained
for the melodrama. The first piece, Hogarth's Mirror, was a
very successful attempt to embody that inimitable produc-
tion of Hogarth—Marriage a-la•Mlode—with which every
connoisenr is familiar. The story, as represented by llogarth
is simply that of a young female who is forced
by her father, a wealthy and an ambitious cit, to marry a
profligate nobleman, notwithstanding her attachment to a
young barrister. Atter some severe struggles between love
and duty, the heroine yields to the influence of the former,
ss hich leads to a chapter of horrors—to wit, the assassination
of her husband by her paramour, and the poisoning of her-
self, under the influence of remorse for her crimi-
nal conduct. With the exception of an episode,
the limning of the painter was adhered to by the
dramatist, and the costumes were quite correct. The
acting was excellent. Mr. Darcie, as the Earl of
Normenfield, gave a very truthful impersonation of
a dissolute nobleman ; and Miss Love, as Margaret
Mammon, the heroine, embodied very forcibly the struggles
of a young and ardent female, between the dictates of
duty, and the strong yearnings of a deep passion. The
minor characters were creditably sustained ; and the piece,
which was ushered in by a humourous and appropriate
address, delivered by Mr. Henry Lee, and followed by a
lively epilogue by Mr. Darcie, in which latter there
were some pertinent allusions to the decadence
of some of those tastes whioh characterised the
age at which the legitimate drama flourished, was an-
nounced for repetition. Two humourous pieces followed, and
the evening's entertainments concluded with a new ballet,
entitled, The Arabian Nights Entertainments, in which up-
wards of sixty coryph6es were introduced. The whole per-
formances elicited considerable applause from a numerous
audience.

ST. JAMES'S ASSEMBLY Rooms.
FEMALE AMERICAN SERENADERS.
These" dark ladies," whose performances at Liverpool and
Manchester have created quite a furore in those towns, have
at length ventured in the metropolis, and are now performing
at the St. James's) Assembly Rooms (late Crockford's), St.
James's-street. There are seven of them. Their costume is
that of Indian Princesses : and, like their brethren, they ac-
company their songs on the banjo, the bones, the tamborine,
and the accordion, or rather the seraphine, rer which the
lady conductor of the concert presides 'and on which
she performs most attistically. These ladies give
several of the well known nigger songs with great
spirit and correctness, but they also, adopting the
custom of the West Indian negroes, give several nigger
songs (pz?ces de cireonstance) adapted to well known popular
airs. This is a novelty and a distinguishing feature of this
entertainment. As an instance, we may mention "De In-
vitation to de Ball," which is sung by the whole company,
and the air of which is that of the popular ballad, " Come,
dwell with me." This air has been harmonised for seven
female voices, and is exquisitely sung by these ladies. Nothing
can exceed the precision with which the voices go together. It
would be well that the chorus singers of our theatre should take
a lesson from the female American Serenaders. Their per-
formance is the very perfection of " part singing " and to all
lovers of madrigals and glees, we can promisea rich treat.
They succeed, we think better in serious then in comic songs,
and as the gem of the performance, we would point out " The
Phantom Canoe," this is we believe a new song. It was
exquisitely sung by a lady, who calls herself Yarico, who
possesses a rich and powerful contralto voice, which has been
highly cultivated and is completely under command. Her
execution of this song was perfect, and if Ethiopia produces
many such musicians as Miss Yarico, the black opera will
sure'be a rival to the Italian. The room was crowded.

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