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

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 the title of " Love's Entertainments anel
Lucubrations." 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 associatiag the vocal organs to
the different stages in life of youth and old age. The
representations of a young lady, a Miss Lexicon,
who is always talking, was a portrait accurately
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 was 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 fluor 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 pertormaneEs
commenced with a drama, acted some five years ago,
entitled " The Bohemians ; or, the Mysteries of
Crime," which served for the re-introduction of
severar old favourites, including. Messrs. E. F.
N. T. Hicks, Dale, Lewis, R. Honner, Mrs. Donner,
and Miss Eliza Terry ; who, at the conclusion of the
piece, were recalled, and acknowledged the compli-
ment in the ueual manner. The comedietta, entitled
" Ladies Beware," was not well received, the audience
being impatient for the commencement of the
pplfre to frequent t
pantomime. The interruptions were so
that Mr. Saville at length made ana
ea
audience on behalf of Mrs. Saville and
expressing a hope that no further unmanly
of their duty.
AirasiteDmaplts,
would be made to prevent the discharge
This well merited reproof had s
the piece was at length concluded,meligttrleeatelffyectto, and
satisfaction of the major part of the audience. The
great attraction of the evening was " an entirely new
fairy comic pantomime," founded on the well-known