The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-21 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

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The Young Guard is the title of a new operetta
(music by Mr. Loder, words by Mr. George Soane)
produced here last evening, and as the Young Guard
was no other than Madame Anna Thillon, the sue
cess of the operetta was, as may be imagined, com-
plete. The plot is neither intricate nor novel; no
matter—it serves as a thread whereon to string some
delicious gems of melody, and affords opportunities
to Madame Thillon of dressing and acting and sing-
ing, of which she knows so well how to avail herself,
and therefore it does all that can be required of it.
The scene is laid in Andalusia, during the time of
the Carlist war. A Carlist officer, Don Alvarez (Mr.
Barker), is a prisoner to the Christinos, who shut him
up in an old Moorish castle. His sister, Donna
Olympia (Miss Sara Flower), determines to rescue
him, and, disguised as a minstrel, makes her way to
the castle. She has prevailed upon a peasant girl,
Estella (Madame Thillon), to don male attire, and
to accompany her in her expedition. Estella enlists
lin the Christine service, and is of course drilled as a
recruit. This scene is full of fun, and the affected
awkwardness of Madame Thillon was most amusing.
She is placed as the guard over Don Alvarez, whose
escape through a window she of course aids and abets,
and is arrested therefor ; but the timely arrival
of a band of Carlists rescues her from the
death to which she will inevitably . be doomed,
and Don Alvarez, as in duty bound, marries his pre-
server. The music is of a light, pleasing, and
sparkling character, completely dramatic, and very
appropriate. Madame Thillon has three songs and
three duets, two with Miss Sara Flower, and one
with Mr. Wynne. Her first song, " The drum, the
drum," was given with great vivacity and spirit, and
was loudly encored. It is essentially an acting song,
and no artiste can give songs of this character in the
fascinating manner in which they are always given
by Madame Thillon. Her second song, "Oh for the
days," is a beautifully graceful melody, and her
third, "Be still, my throbbing heart," is full
of tenderness, and was given by Madame
Thillon with such exquisite pathos and feeling that
it was rewarded with a rapturous encore. Her first
duet with Miss Sara Flower, albeit exceedingly
pretty, offers nothing very worthy of remalk.
"From the Fairy Haunted River," with a castanet
accompaniment, is a perfect gem, and was exquisitely
given by both ladies, and rewarded with an unanimous
encore. Her duet with Mr. Wynne was in the drill
scene, Wynne acting the part of drill-master—it was
capital, and was most effectively given. Mr. Barker,
as Alvarez, was respectable, and Mr. Bodda, who
acted the part of Don Gibman, the governor of the
fortress, did what little he had to do exceedingly
well, his fine bass voice telling most effectively.
Madame Thillon and Mr. Loder were called for at
the conclusion, and received with loud applause—ap-
plause that was richly merited.

On Wednesday afternoon the mortal remains of
Mr. Griffith, of the Pavilion Theatre, and formerly of
the Theatre► Royal Covent-garden, were consigned to
their last resting-place, at the Victoria Cemetery,
Bethnal-green, in the presence of Mr. Roberts, one of
the lessees of the Pavilion Theatre, and many of his pro-
fessional brethren. Among them were Messrs. 11.
Reeves, Pelham, Bradshaw, Shoard, Rowell, Blake, and
Wilton. The deceased was 48 years of age.
MASTER BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS' PROVIDENT AND
BENEVOLENT INsTrrimoN.--Yesterday evening a meet-
ing of the committee and members of the above institu-
tion was held at the Freemasons' Tavern. The report
congratulated the members on the increasing prosperity
of the society, which was established in 1836. There are
now on the funds six annuitants, whose average ages
are upwards of seventy years. The males receive 20/.,
and the females 15/. per annum. The committee are
about to purchase a freehold site of ground for the asy-
lum, towards which building they have in hand 3,1001.
The annuity fund amounts to 2,2001. During the past
year the receipts from all sources (including a previous
balance), amount to 8741. 6s. 9d., and the expenditure
left a balance of 1891. 9s. Bd.

FATAL FIGHT ON BOARD SLllP.—Yesterday after-
noon an inquest was held by adjournment at the Lon-
don Hospital, before Mr. William Baker, coroner, re-
specting the 'death of Robert Wyse, aged 55 years, a
shipwright, who met with his death by being knocked
down the bold of the ship Herefordshire, during a fight
between the sailors and shipwrights belonging to the
vessel. On Tuesday the 23d ult., the ship was hauled
out of the East India Dock, for the purpose of being
towed to Gravesend by a steam tug, and when the ves-
sel arrived in the river, off Woolwich Reach, a fight
took place between the deceased and several of the
sailors. The evidence adduced has already been be,
fore the public. The jury, after a short deliberation
returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from a
fracture of the spine caused by a fall down the ship's
hold ; but how caused no satisfactory evidence hath
been adduced."

GAME ! GAME! !—Now that the evidence taken
before the Select Committee of the House of Commons
is coming before the public, a nice picture of game..
preserving and game-laws there will be. If the game
mania gentry are not then ashamed of their " occupa-
tion" every one else will blush for them.
Mr. Sharman Crawford, M.P., will be entertained
at dinner on the 25th instant, by the people of Cole-
raine, as a testimony of their appreciation of his un-
wearied exertions towards ,legalizing tenant-right,—..
Banner of Ulster.