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

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tci< and entitled " Cinderella and the
or, Harlt.i.,;n and the Little Glass . _
' heroine was perfc:-med by Miss Eliza Terry, and the
Prince by Miss Daly. Mrs. Hicks represented the
Queen of the Fairies, and the two sisters of Cin.
Ila were represented by Miss Marshall and Miss
Fai brother. .Mademoiselle Theodore was an excel-
_len Columbine, and was ably assisted oy Mr. G.
as Harlequin. Mr. T. Barry as Clown, and
Mr. Moreiii ss rz..:taloos., kept the house in a roar
ith their clever end amusing tricks ; and the piece,
vs Inch was exceedingly well put upon the stage, was
received with universal approbation.

ASTLEY'S.
Easter has always been a great time for holiday-
makers and sight-seekers, and Easter Monday has
always been a day chronicled with great reverence
by the proprietors of Astley's : Astley and Ducrow
were always wont upon this festive day to dress
themselves in their best attire, in order to please
those who were seeking for recreation and amuse-
ment ; and Batty, the present proprietor, has right
merrily followed so excellent an example. He has
newly decorated and fitted up his theatre in the most
tasteful style to welcome Easter and its wonted pas-
times. To us it created a pleasing sensation
as we entered the theatre to find everything around
us wearing a cheerful and holiday aspect, and know-
ing the persevering spirit of Batty, in catering for
the amusement of the public, we were prepared for
corresponding exertions having been made by him
both on the stage and in the ring for our entertain-
ment. Our expectations, gentle reader, were not
disappointed. Van Amburgh and his lions, leopards,
and tigers, were the great attraction of the night, and
in order to introduce his wonderful feats, a piece was
produced entitled " Morok, the Beast Tamer,"
founded on Eugene Sue's celebrated work, " The
Wandering Jew.' The plot is as follows : Armand
Dugard (Mr. Van Amburgh), " Hunter of the
Pyrenees," is the rejected suitor of a village girl,
Cecile Le Brun (Mrs. H. Montagu), whose affections
are bestowed on Edward Blanval (Mr. J.
Fredericks), to whom she is ultimately mar-
ried. Armand Dugard, in despair, leaves his
native land for India, and buries himself in
the solitude of the woods. The favoured rival
and his bride shortly afterwards emigrate to the same
colony, where the former is raised to the rank of
lieutenant, entrusted with the escort of the Raja of
the colony, who leads the unsuspecting subaltern into
an ambuscade, where his companions fall victims to
this treacherous conduct. Edward Blanval escapes
to the settlement, where his wife has been left for
security. This asylum is attacked by the Raja's
troops. Blanval, and several of his companions, made
prisoners, and Cecil rescued only by the fortunate in-
tervention of Armand Dugard, who has become ac-
quainted with the intentions of the natives, and de-
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much for the piece, which was a very pleasing vehicle
for the exhibition of the wonderful powers of Mr. Van
Amburgh in taming the fiercest of the brute creation,
the lion, the panther, and the tiger, made as docile in
his hands as the domestic animals seemed to appear
before the curtain. Mr. Van Amburgh repeated his
usual feat with the lion, which elicited considerable
applause. It would be superfluous to particularise all
his feats, which gave universal satisfaction. The scenes
of the circle were unusually brilliant, and in this
sphere of the performances Mdlle. Onsinago made a
debut as an equestrian, performing all the operations
which a lady devoted to the cultivation of flowers
might be expected, even to the autumnal result of
producing bouquets,
,which she liberally scattered
among the company. Signor Chiarrini also made a
first appearance, in the feat of riding six horses. He
got through this difficult performance with great skill
with five horses, but the sixth, though he formed one
of the group in the gyrations round the circle, was
not actually under rein. It was, however, admirable
performed, and elicited general applause. Mr. S.
Cooke's transitions and evolutions, in the equestrian
representation of an interlude, founded on Mr.
Dickens' popular Sketches by Boz, in which
were represented, with great dexterity and
dramatic effect, Mr. Bumble, vain yet cal-
culating—Fagan, the deep designing Jew—the Artful
Dodger, with his comic tricks--Oliver Twist, the poor
innocent workhouse boy—concluding with Hippo-
crates, the God of Silence, bearing the horn of plenty
round the world. This gentleman's feats were most
enthusiastically applauded. Mr. Adrian, as clown,
and Mr. Rochez, as grotesque--the one by his piquant
humour and repartee, and the other by his well-known
feats—elicited laughter and.admiration in succession.
The entertainments concluded with the farce " Is he
Jealous ?" which was admirably performed, to the
perfect satisfaction of the company. The amphi-
theatre was crowded throughout, even the stage lent
its aid to accommodate a portion of the holiday folks
during the scenes of the circle. It was a complete
bumper, filled to the brim and overflowing.

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