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

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

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
MThillon, the sue
, ,
Cof the operetta was, as may beimagined, 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
in the Christino service, and is of course drilled as *
recruit. This scene is full of fun, and the affected
awk wardnets 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 abet*
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 veil
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. er 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 remark.
" From the Fairy Haunted River," with a castanet
accompaniment, is a perfect gem, and was exquisitelf
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-maater—it wse
capital, and was most effectively given. Mr. Barker,
as Alvarez, was respectable, and Mr. Bodda, wh°
acted the part of Don Gusman, 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—sr
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 Cetnetery,
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. IL
Reeves, Pelham Bradshaw, Shoard, Rowell, Blake, and
Wilton. The deceased was 48 years of age.
MASTER BOOT AND SHOEMAKERS' PROVIDENT AND
BENEVOLENT INsmunoN.--Yesterday evening a meet°
ing of the committee and members of the above insane
tion was held at the Freemasons' Tavern. The report
congratulated the members on the increasing prosperiti
of the society, which was established in 1836. There tre
now on the funds six annuitants, whose avenge ages
are upwards of seventy years. The males receive 901.,
and the females 151. p, r annum. The committee are
about to purelase a freehold site of ground for the asy-
lum, towards which building they have in hand 3,1001.
The annuity fund amounts to 24001. During the pile
year the receipts from all sources (including a previouo
balance), amount to 8741 0. 9d., and the expenditure
left a balance of 1891. 9s Sd.

FATAL FIGHT ON BOARD SUIP.--Yesterday after'
noon an inquest was held by adjournment at the Lon'
don Hospitkl, before Mr. William Baker, coroner, re'
specting the death of Robert Wyse, aged 55 years, t;
shipwright, who met with his death by being knocked
down the hold cf the ship Herefordshire, during a fight
bete ecu the sailors and shipwrights belonging to the
vt 680. On Tuesday the 23d ult., the ship, was hauled
out of the East India Dock, for the) purpose of being
towed tik,Gravesend by a steam•tutr, and when the Yea'
sel arrived in the river, off Woolwich Reach, a fight
took place Letween the deceased mad several of the
sailors. The evidence adducvd has already been be,
fore the public. The jury, after a short deliberation
returned a verdict, " That the .deeeased died from
fracture of the spine caused by a fall down the ship';
hold ; but how caused no satisfactory evidence bath
bet n adduced."

GAME! GAME! l---Now that the evidence taken
before the Select Committee of the House of Commee°
is coming before the public, a nice picturo of gams'
preserving and game laws there will be. If the woe
mania gentry are riot then ashamed of their " oecupa-
lion" every one else will blush for them.
Mr. Sharman Crawford, will be entertained
at dinner on the 25th ilistklnt, by the people of Cole-
raine, as a testimony of their appreciation of his un'
wearied exertions towards 6legalizing tentlnt-right.--
Banner of Ulster.