The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-27 00:00:00

SURREY.

This entertaining and deservedly favourite place of
amusement opened last night after a short recess, during
which it has undergone an entire redecoration, and the
proprietor Mr. OSBALDISTON, nude a signally successful
attempt to draw a crowded audience. Shortly after the
opening of the doors, the house was crowded to suffoca•
lion in every part, with as is usutl at this season of the
year, SJ noisy an audience as to render it next to impos-
sible to hear any of the performance, or even to collect
the p irticulars of the plot of the different pieces.
The first novelty was Walter Brand, or the Duel
in the Mist, a piece of which we need say little
more than that it is the production of Fitzball, who
has immortalizyd himself at this theatre by his
Jonathan Bradford. The plot of the piece, as far as
we could collect it, is the following : Walter Brand
(Mr. RUMBALL), a ruined gambler, associating with
Master Verney (Mr. DIBDIN PITT), captain of a band of
highwaymen, and his friend S:ernford (Mr. C. HILL),
a duellist and gambler ; Sir Valentine Audley (Mr.
SEALE), a young gentleman of fortune; and Una
(Mrs. W. WEsT), a young orphan lady, betrothed
to Sir Valentine, are the principal characters. A
quarrel having taken place between Sir Valentine
Audley and Sternford, a duel was to be the consequence,
and the timc appointed was before sunrise. If Brand,
in revenge for some injury received from Sternford,
availed himself of a mist, at the time appointed for the
hostile meeting, to shoot him. Sir Valentine Audley
was apprehended for the murder. Walter Brand deter-
mines to save him, and some very interesting scenes take
place between him and Una, who is in a state of distrac-
tMo at the danger in which her lover is placed. At
length, Walter Brand is shot, while in the attempt
to rescve Sir Valentine, but declares before he dies that he
is the murderer of Sternford, which, of course, procures
the release of Sir Valentine, and his union with Una fol-
lows. The proprietor has done well to secure the moat efficient
talents of Mr. Serle, who acquitted himself in the most
masterly manner in the part he bad undertaken. Of the
other performers we need only say, that they sustained
their different characters with great credit to themselves
and the delight of the audience. The piece, which was
announced for repetition amidst universal applause, we
hope will become as great a favourite as Jonathan Brad-
ford. The popular farce of .Mischief Making followed ;
but the lion of the night was, of course, the new panto-
mime, which is called One, Two, come buckle my Shoe,
or Harlequin and the Fairy Queen. Mr. NELsoer
LEE was the Harlequin, Mr. YOUNG the Clown, and
Mr. CLARKE Pantaloon. Several new tricky were in-
troduced, of which we shall mention but a few :---
Pantaloon's shooting a cat on the stage was, we are
pretty sure, original, and told well. There was also
a magical transformation producing a splendid car,
drawn by a pair of equally splendid horses, and a new
invented steam coach to Greenwich. The Clown
having been fired at by a sentinel, and thinking him-
self shot falls down in a swoon ; a doctor is called in who
prescribes Paganini's music as the best restorative. The
prince of fiddlers is introduced, and certainly he looked
the character well ; but he positively refuses to administer
ce
nestant etai-d
a note till he has his fee secure in his pocket ; he then
performs, and the effect on the Clown drew forth thunders
of applause. After a variety of contortions he at length
Peter,the
Coliseum, Bridge and
jumps on his feet, and proves his perfect re.aniniation by
of St.
' a dance and various feats of agility ; but by far the most
gratifying representation of the performance was a moving
panorama, exhibiting some of the principal passages in
Lorn Byron's works,of sßplie.cnadyid,
lYtheiVinret
Abbey, Ehrenheitstein, the Broad Stone of Honour, the
n's pillar,
Castle of
Rome,stA Angelo,
O,C hiurracilai
the
Alps, Cadiz, the Bay
nople, St. Petersburgh, &c. were all exhibited in
succession, and excited the highest admiration and ap-
plause, which was not diminished on view of the last
representation, an extensive view of London comprehend-
ing the bridges, St. Paul's, Somerset House, &c. &c. We
think the Pantomime might be shortened, with great
advantage.