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

LYCEUM:

The Keeleys have anything new for
Easter Monday, beci„se, as Nor Liston used to say,
.• there was no occasions for it." General Tom Thumb and.
the Marble Maiden are the great objects of attraction;
and while they tontine to draw such houses as they
drew last night there can be no necessity for novelties.

SADLER'S WELLS.
Last night was produced, for the first time at this
house, the historical tragedy of Brutus; or, The Fall of
Tarquin, in five acts, written by Mr. H. Payne. Tne
scenery, which was entirely new, was by Messrs. Fenton
and Finlay, and reflects considerable credit on their
judgment and taste ; the scene of the Forum, in the last
act, particularly so. The piece was well got up, and
the characters well sustaint d. The pint being already
so well known to the public, renders it needless fur us
to enter into any description of it. The part of Brutus
(Phelps) was played very effectively. The manner in
which he threw off his disguised madness, and swore
to effect the 111)0126in of his couotry, was admirable ;
and in the third act his oration over the
corpse of Lucretia—he seemed particularly at home.
While the stern and unbending patriotism of the Roman
Consul, and the violent emotions of the affloionate
parent, the one demanding the punishment of the traitor
to his country, and the tither struggling in its intensity
for the preservation of the life of the son, the scene of his
final parting. and passing sentence upon him, were pour-
tra% ed in Vie most vivid and truthful manner. The
conflict of filial affk.cti..n with love for Tarquinia was
well depicted by Mr. Marston it, Titus. Mr. Bennett
played well in the character of Collatinus, especially in
that part where he lam •nts the death of his wife Lu-
cretia. Tullia's haughtiness, in captivity, and the re-
worse and ma,lness of the dethroned parricide at the sight
of her murdered father, upon the forcing in of the gates
of the sepulchre where he was interred, were displayed
in a most talented style by Mrs. Warner. Miss Cooper
' displayed c msitiernble ability in the part of Tarquinia,
particularly in the last scent, where she makes a spirited
and affecting appeal to Brutus on behalf of his son. Miss
Huddert aepeared to advantage in the small part which
she had to perform as Lucretia. 'the minor characters
were we:lsustained. At the conclusion of th' piece a
comediett i was produced for the first tim-, caled My
Uncle's Pet, in which Jules (Miss Cooper), the perso-
nification of a youth of seventeen, addicted to
horse-racing, and other sporting pursuits, and not in the
least degree deficient of sell sufficiency, is the uncle's
pet, who falls in love with Isadore (Miss Huddart), with
whom, however, his uncle General Hermilly (Mr.
Wiliains), aged 80 years, is also enatn,:ured. Isadore
is a ward, and her tutor also wishes to obtain
possession of her hand. After some little trickery
im
and p.osition upon the uncle, with the aid
and assistance of Zurich (Mr. Scharf), and
Madame Bertram (Mrs. Francis), both of whom are
servants to the Colonel,
the pet succeeds notwithstand-
ir.g the oft-repeated suitnunition of Zuriwi, " that it will
never do," in obtaining the affections of Isadore. The
uncle and the tutor finally abandon their claims to Isa-
dore in favour of the pet, and the marriage contract is
confirmed by a liberal dowry from the uncle. The lively
and clever performance of Miss Cooper was well re-
ceived, and the connivance of Zurich and his companion
at the young blade's intrigues caused considerable mer-
riment. An amusing farce, called State. Secrets, the
laughable incidents of which, dated in the time of the
Puritans, finish( d the atnie,ements of the evening. It is
pleasing to notice the marked improvement in the con-
duct of the audience at this house. Mr. l'heliis and
Mrs. Warner certainly deserve success- for the manner
in which they endeavour to raise the tone of feeling for
the British drama. Some allowances are perhaps to be
made far the present holiday season, but with the excep-
tion of an occasional inappropriate exclamation from the
denizens of the gallery, the whole of the performance
was listened to with marked attention, and received its
well merited approbation,

If the success of a comedy is to be calculated by the
laughter it produces, Its all about Love and Jealousy,
has been a decided hit—for the audience did not laugh
with the author. They certainly indulged petty freely
at his expense. Without a single in tident to relieve
its dullness, without plot, dialogue, or wit, which
was net of the stalest and most vapid description, it
lived throuL h five acts. The st try of the piste is as
follows : —Don Alvan z de Leyva (Mr. James Browne),
an old fellow, marries Donna Louise (Mrs. Griffith), a
ward oc hi,, who repents her match. and is t xirt m,-I3
fond of flatt.-ry, and a b: au; Don Alphonzo (Mr. Cliffixd),
falls in love with Donn, Helena (Misss lironde), who
bri,vtseee::soeildn;
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noticed
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geirie:o.tog,ha,f:arue,Dbt
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Boyce). and Donna Violletta (Miss Char!, s). It sh, add
jgt,,stiehe.uatntriviu(ig,
julpeds(omn(r)tsftb.nyi
,aiAsxi:eyiwiiztitchii(ind)ms her,eiiin taonmn, didth,::::t,,r,ob be
so r ni i
3.. elli. awarei.,.iig ta. f
ogone
Our
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author,
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the fact by the lady herself. Don Alvarez bec.oin s
r hoeehistahpeousethteomreu,ti awayi
confidestle m gentleman in the
rtnh et
hset rseeectr,e at
assistance, and hires bravos to carry of Alphonso rand some
with a lady from Alvar,z's house. The Don Dcaornrypthoitmnisoetr'
seemed
sel°(vi.a
luggedrez a
ns havinginhisstreet,toprisonexplana-
tion
.
having no particular business out, overhears her in.ister
maid to Donna Louise,
talkine
is, and there all the
isat an
wen and
made jealous
been set at liberty by
and Jealousy
takes place,
they had
The other partit s in the play have no caornAntxi
aniditi-llalthusian,
ever with the plot of the piece,
a niggardr, though make a show. But the comedy was nut ego
...i.intoti.g,r.sshtt
istrt?.plin,autororit
with-
out b log . high," and accordingly the servantmplete
an
a in bestow-
nrdo
i(u)ptehra. ilc Chore-
aht.itceto. Zile
maid_ fall his love with each other,
cently to be sure—to somebody
btoywseiteliinogutleaivre her
icadlioseher.aadi:
int!, of his sentiment iind wit, is not
ing happiness on others, and being
the piece winds up with five marriag,s
different
entertainments w-mid up with A Gra
graphic Allegorical Burlesque
.Address f
author of the fue mer piece, viz., .11',, pen of the
Bolton. This was by no means the ' %,;* Gt, urge
managers
stage,
_trnsisted
from Covent Garden and Drury Lane, its f
refuge
e drama
oinf
athneadaresseinireeandt pnyrohviidrilt(f;lrettl.i.temetvheenflini
Sadler's Wells, until it finally rested at the Olympic.e to
Genius (Mrs. ll.l3,iverley) they appeared upon th
Haymarket, and its subsequent. flight 1.1.011 at. the
and entered into conversation with
upon the taste of the day, and the decline of the drama.
Mr. Hollingsworth, dressed as
.Mr. Lumle-
.), with hamtna.
itt hand shows to her op, ra (Nlis RN 1
ItLeY), and ballet
(Mi,. M. rc,T). Opera Ferforined her part Si) well that
she was loudly en
.(!i.ei, she certainly sting wi h
(eeling. _ After a number Of ehn_
great truth and
ratters are introduced, designed to mil-nick some
of the vocal fu„,„orites
tot the Opera louse,
A number of dance, are. per or.tneo. representing tlio t!
pert', .rmed esewl!ere, siz , tp, e pus de sedaetion"—the
'' pas de exta.e"—and the pas de luatre." The piece
concludes with a pr.ophecY_ 1)y Genius),
that the taste
for these would, vaunt), audthe drama would be restortd