The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-14 00:00:00

VICTORIA.

Easter Monday found this house, as usual, with a
supply of novelty, an admirable caste of characters, and
a crowd of spectators. Cheers and deep silence succes-
sively testified the applause and interest of the audience,
and there could have been but one opinion of the splen-
dour of the scenery, most of it new and always appro-
priate, got up with great taste and effect, and • admirably
worked. The novelty of the evening was Laid up in
Port, or Sharks: along Shore. The story is one of love
and daring, villainy and intrigue. The finale, of course,
rewards the gallant, and dismisses the villain to punish-
ment. The eurtain rose upon the house of Captain
Stockton, R.N., who happens to be at sea. Here was
Old Squalls (Mr. Robert Tindell), who had been fated
to save the Captain's life, and, as he thought, lose Young
Squalls at the same moment, born, as it might seem, to
be the protector of the Stocktoss. And here was Feli-
city Stockton (Miss Vincent), a gay merry young girl,
with nothing to trouble her but the thought of a young
Commander in the navy who had won her affections. Some-
times a yarn from Old Squalls about the rescue of the
Captain would affect her to tears at the memory of his
phhuiemrtessdeylfmfripewan
boy, and the wants of an unfortunate family couldget
sold Felicity to a
it.dthynfatnehd her help ; but here, too, was as the re-
re family, Old. Sn k 1 a !, who had already
Mexicanlshinpirate, with a view to enrich
:41inldonsgandghoodhseamtu r
pirate's wishes father's house and property. The
brought the Mexican craft
Mexican craft
shore." Snakel s opportunity to gratify the
shes and his own,Y promises that the returned
convict, as he really
succeeded u was, should soon become a gentle-
more desperate,
and detection
so far as to make failure
doubly disgraceful. But
before this occurred many
were the incidents curiously
interwoven, and depending on love and long lost rela-
tions, which now fell out. Mr. Mr. Fredericks played the
pirate well, bold,
Misslcl,darink;irnceemorseless, and no hypocrite
the character
v shifting illaifortune ofe
ny.sustainedFelicity
T in love, or the im-
passioned, Stockton with great
ain his
thend
the deck
truth. As the gay, light-hearted nityi
indignant victim on of the pirate,
when danger, and dishonour in hopelessness,
to defy death, in these differing circumstances, drew her
jua; saheeasilhows
an equally facile command of her art.
getting dismal—when boldness in compact with intrigue
s
was expecting success and triumph—Young Squalls,
long since reckoned with the dead, makes hts appear-
ance from the banks of the Ganges, unknown, and
knowing none, though with a memory that lies in wait
for the thousand coincidences which shall identify him
in connexion with the living. " Chance," as he is called,
is really a lucky fellow, for falling in with hard fortune.
As his fate would have it, he becomes cognisant of the
plot against Felicity, but, in his attempt to defend her,
finds himself also in the iron grasp of the Pirate ; fate,
r
however, threw the cruizer's helm into his hand.
contrary to command, hove the vessel across the tac
of
Chance, mistaken by the Pirate for one of the crew,
kand
the " Alligator, sloop of war, now under press of canvas
in pursuit, under command of Felicity's lover. She was
soon raking the pirate fore and aft—the brave tars
sprung on deck, and the finale was rescue and victory—
recognition and joy. Mr. E. F. Saville sustained the
character of Chance with great power.. The part of
Mrs Cumming was well played by Mrs. G. Lee ; and
Peregrine Pickles (Mr. E. G. Burton), and Hortensia
Stubbs (Miss E. Terrey), were admirable. The Daugh-
ter of the Regiment, and the Rats of Rats' Castle, closed
the amusements of the evening, which were throughout
very much to the gratification of the audience, and the
praise of the company and the lessee of the theatre.