The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-15 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

An adaptation from the French, entitled Ernestine,
was produced hero last night, with complete success.
It was very strongly cast, Wallack, Cooper, Mrs. Stir-
ling, Miss May, and Miss Emma Stanley, sustaining the
principal characters. A much weaker drama than
Ernestine would have succeeded with such a powerful
cast. Ernestine (Mrs. Stirling) is the daughter of
Viscount de Champenville (Mr. Cooper), who, having
married very early in life, and from some unexplained
cause quitted his wife and gone to India, is ignorant of
the fact that he has a daughter, for his wife died shortly
after Ernestine's birth. After a lapse of twenty years
he has returned to France a rich man, but shattered in
constitution from the effects of climate. Ernestine,
accompanied by her foster-sister Marie (Miss E. Stan-
ley) goes to the chateau of her father; but
in order to study his character she takes the
name of Marie, and enters into his service as a
menial. The Viscount has a ward, Juliette D'Ereville
(Miss May), young, handsome, and rich, to whom he is
on the eve of being married; and two nephews, Frede-
rick (Mr. Wallack), a scapegrace, good-humoured
rattle, always in debt and in love, always getting into
scrapes de pur gaite de cceur, and always getting out of
them, because no one can be angry with him; and
Charles (Mr. Leigh Murray), the regular " respectable
gentlemanly hero" of the domestic drama. Frederick
imagines that his uncle intends that he should marry
Juliette, and of course makes love to her. At last he
discovers the true state of affairs, and that he has been
made a dupe. Ernestine has on her arrival, and before
entering into her father's service, entrusted a
letter to Juliette's femme de chambre to deliver
to the Viscount, explaining her relationship, and
demanding an interview. This letter has fallen into
the hands of Frederick, who determines to keep it back,
so as to give himself power over his uncle ; while, at
the same time, ho has an opportunity of making his way
with the heiress, and eventually marrying her. Here,
again, he makes a mistake, and pays attentions to Marie,
supposing her to be Ernestine. The Viscount, in the
meantime, has married Juliette ; and, after the lapse of
three months, we find him stretched on a bed of sickness,
carefully nursed by Ernestine, whose attentions excite
the jealousy of the Countess and the suspicions of
Charles. Another mistake of Frederick's brings about
the denouement. Intending to give his uncle a list of his
debts, and to request the payment of them, he gives him
Ernestine's letter. This, of course, explains every
thing, and Ernestine is restored to her rights. But the
mistakes of Frederick do not end here. As soon as he
has handed the envelope to his uncle, he has hastened to
the church and married Marie, under the supposition
that she is the heiress, and never discovers his mistake
until his return to his uncle's house with his new wife.
His uncle, however, settles a handsome portion on him,
and thus he, too, is made happy. The piece was admir-
ably acted throughout, and was announced for repetition
amidst loud applause.

SADLER'S WELLS.—The
king of
of this theatre
melodrama from
inaugurated 6l kia spere
his throne in the north, and having
tma °an theatres the
.
in his room, are about, it would seem, to perform the same
good offices for Polyhymnia which they have performed for
having deposed the blue fire-fiend-kai
her sisters Melpomene and Thalia. Having reformed andpurified
To-morrow
the dramatic taste of the lieges inhabiting the northern parts
frequenters of
of the metropolis—in having taught them to prefer the
poetry of Shakespere to the " slang whangery " of the writers
of the Jack Sheppard schoolthey are now endeavouring to
a grand concert takes place at
create
has tmostast fo r
ancientgo
no
fd
this theatre,
and the elite of the profession are engaged for the occasion.
The veteran Braham will be there, as will be Miss Birch,
Miss Dolby, Miss Sabilla Novelle, and Miss Sara Flower;
John Parry, too, has promised his services. Among the in-
strumentalists will be Frederick Chatterton, Kiallmark
mineastroipcolia.
Grattan Cooke, Jarrett, and Sedgwick. We anticipate '
a
great treat.
THE LATE MR. LISTON.7—The will of this late popular comedian has just been proved in Doctors'-commons
and his effects were valued for probate duty at 40,000/.
has left his plate, jewellery, pictures, books, furniture, He
riages, horses, &c., to his wife, absolutely. The residuecar-
his property, which he directs to be invested in the Funds
in in the names of trustees, he has left to be enjoyed by her fora
life, and gives a power of appointment over the same by will
or otherwise; and in case so muchh. as 6,0001. Mrs. her un-
appointed, he gives such sum to is daughter, Rodwell
—the dividends for her own use, and the principal at her
death to her two daughters, Emma and Elizabeth, or to the
survivor ; and in case his wife does not make any disposition.
of the residue, he gives the, same,or so much thereof as
mains unappointed,. to his son, Captain John Terry Liston.
re-
He appointed as his executors his relict, and J. ~ _ n
of the Stock-Exchange, C. Turner, of Br .o. D rrant,
°raptor', and W.
Taylor, of 1 a ' rk-street, Grosvenor-square. The will is dated
.
in April, 1812, and he made . a codocil in Jan • uary last.—Post.
SKETCHES OF ENGLISH CHARACTER. BY Mits. GORE.
—Sketches, of which every onewilli be prompt to admit the
spirit and accuracy : and all who co not smart under their
unsparing sarcasm, the sterling wit. At Present this is the
book of the year, every way deserving the reputation of
the author of "Cecil," and destined, we predict, to lasting
fame.
POTATO TRADE.—Eight vessels loading
are here this
week, which has caused a brisk demand, and prices hare
advanced to 17s. and 18s. a boll, with every sympton of a
rising market. The quality is
_ntolv almost uniformly' good,
1 and a considerable proportion of le su 1 ~, ,
My . brought from
Highland districts from twenty to thirty.
hmiles digant) Witere
the disease was unkzi9wh;—,Fertha :re Courier,