The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-25 00:00:00

OL YMPIC.

After the play of `‘ Brutus," in which Mr. Gus-
tavus Brooke made his second appearance as the hero
a new Easter Extravaganza, entitled " A Mission to
Borneo," was produced here last night. The fun (?)
of this " Historical, Indian, Naval, and Military
Ballet Burlesque," as the bill calls it, consists in the
adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, the mission to
Borneo forming his second voyage. He is accom-
panied by a certain Grand Vizier, but what the pur-
pose of their expedition is we should be loth to state
with any pretensions to accuracy. Some tolerable
dancing relieved the general tedium of the piece,
which would still have passed off tamely, but
for four nigger songs, well sung by American
Palmer. These snatches were highly relished by the
audience, who encored thrice, receiving a new song
at each turn. In the early portions of the piece
some good hits were made at passing events, espe-
cially where a facsimile of an ex• Chancellor was
brought before the Caliph of Bagdad, praying to be
invested with the privileges of a new country, re-
taining those of his native land. We should deal
unfairly were we not to state that Mr. Davidge, as
the Grand Vizier, behaved uncommonly well towards
an ungracious part, and also did his duty by the man-
agement—learning the words of his role, a virtue not
prevalent last evening. With considerable cutting—
most unsparing cutting—this burlesque may be ren-
dered somewhat more interesting.

STRAND.
The entertainments at this theatre last evening
commenced with Boyle Barnard's popular drama of
" Woman's Faith," in which we were glad to see
our old favourite Yarnold, who sustains one of the
leading parts, has again joined the company of this
theatre, and last evening he acted with his accus-
tomed ability and care. The character of De Lisle
found an efficient representative in Alr. H. Cooper.
Among the new engagements we find Mr. Craven,
a painstaking actor, and Miss E. Bew. When this
lady has become more acquainted with stage business
she will be an acquisition. The Easter novelty was
a burlesque, entitled " Sir Rupert the Fearless, a
Legend of the Rhine," it contains an abundance of
excellent jokes and puns on the passing topics of the
day—it was quite successful. Oxberry sustained the
character of the gallant hero capitally, and Mdlle.
L. Blanche acquitted herself with her usual excellence.
Romer, as the esquire Tristram, made the most of
his character, which was much relished by the
audience. The entertainments concluded with " The
Crummleses," in which Mr. Bender hit the character
of the country manager to the life, it was laughable in
the extreme to witness the miseries of a manager
during a rehearsal. The house was well and re-
spectably filled.

SADLER'S WELLS.
Last night Mr. Love appeared on the boards of
Sadler's -Wells Theatre, and presented the holiday
folks with an exhibition of his unrivalled ventrilo-
quical powers, in a series of amusements, which were
given under thei title of " Love's Entertainments anal
Lueubrations." Part the first represented a full
length portrait of Mr. Sombre Dismal, who was
described as a character who hated laughing, and
made the reverses of his life the sources of his plea-
sure. A Mr. Cornelius Chockfull, with his juvenile
grandson and the man-cook Peter, were next intro-
duced, in which Mr. Love exhibited the extraordinary
power he possesses, in associating the vocal organs to
the different stages in life of youth and old age. The
representations of a young lady,
who is always talking, was a portrait accurately
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delineated, exhibiting an aspiring female, who, from
unavoidable circumstances, had been placed in a
situation to obtain a livelihood by teaching " the
young idea how to shoot." The imitation of a gen-
tleman, a Mr. B. Hind, " who is always in the rear,"
caused continual laughter, as did also the impersona-
tion of a Mr. Patchkettle, " a genuine living London
character," or " a classical, poetical, sentimental, and
march-of-intellect tinker," who wag always discours-
ing upon political economy. The amusements con-
cluded with an entertainment, on a novel construc-
tion, with new costumes and arrangements, written
and arranged by Mr. H. Hall, which was entitled " The
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing." The plot arises out of a
mistake from an admission having been obtained into a
dentist's shop by Mr. Wolf, when he practices the art
of tooth-drawing upon his master, Mr. Grampus, who
submits to the operation, he, at the time, being sup-
posed not to be aware that the operator is his own
servant. Mr. Love represents, en propria persona,
Mr. Grampus, Mrs. Grampus (who accompanies her
husband to support him while the unfortunate tooth
is being extracted), and the Dentist, Mr. Crackjaw.
The transformations of the characters, and the won-
derful power of counterfeiting the voice of each
person, was done to the life, and elicited the most
unbounded applause. Throughout the various re-
presentations, Mr. Love maintained the most perfect
identity of the character he pourtrayed, and the de-
ception was rendered the more complete by the adap-
tation of the dresses to the parts. In the course of
the evening Mr. Roberts, the Welsh harpist, played
several celebrated Welsh airs. The whole of the en-
tertainments gave the highest satisfaction to a
crowded house.

SURREY.
This house, as a matter of course, was crammed
from the floor to the ceiling with a somewhat noisy,
but, upon the whole, good-humoured audience; and
the new season, under the direction and management
of Mr. Kerschner, has commenced with every pros-
pect of success. During the short recess, various
improvements have been made ; a considerable portion
of the theatre has been re-embellished and renovated,
thus increasing the comfort of the frequenters of this
favourite place of amusement. The performances
commenced with a drama, acted some five years ago,
entitled "The Bohemians; or, the 1111ryss.tieiroiensneof
Crime," which served for the re-introduction of
several old favourites, including Messrs. E. P. Saville,r
N. T. llicks, Dale, Lewis, R. lionner, 1‘
and Miss Elirt Terry ; who, at the conclusion
commencement of th of the
the
piece, were recalled, and acknowledged
the
'Tient in the usual manner. The comedietthta, compli-
ment
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that Mr. Saville at length
Saville and Mrs. Daly,
audience on behalf of Mrs.
expressing a hope that no further unmanly attempts
would be made to prevent the discharge of their duty.
This well merited reproof had some little effect, and
the piece was at length concluded, greatly to the
satisfaction of the major part of the audience. The
great attraction of the evening
fairy comic pantomime," was "an entirely new
founded on the well-known