The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-30 00:00:00

SADLER'S WELLS.

Mrs. Lovell's admirable play of Ingomar, which
was originally produced at Drury-lane at the close
of last season, was performed at Sadler's Wells last
evening for the first time. It is admirably suited to
the Sadler's Wells company, and in a house of the
dimensions of Sadler's Wells the whole of the dialogue
can be distinctly heard, a matter of some importance,
where, as in the case of lngomar, the dialogue is
carefully written, and conduces materially to the deve-
lopment of the plot. The delineation of the barbarian
chief by Mr. Phelps was very fine, it was a part
exactly suited to Mr. Phelps, and a part which he
evidently liked, and with which he had taken pains,
and Rill for the future rank as one of the most
favourite characters in his repertoire. He was
excellently supported by Miss F. Vining, whose
Parthenia was a beautiful piece of acting. The piece
was well put on the stage, the scenery was beautiful,
and the groupings were excellently managed.

BLOOMER BALL AT THE HANOVE.R-
SQUARE-ROOMS.
A more sublime " sell" than the Bloomer ball
which was announced to take place at these rooms
last night cannot be imagined. A ball it was, but
where were the Bloomers ? About one o'clock
nearly 700 individuals were present, some 20 of whom
were women decked in a Holywell-street cross be-
tween the Bloomer costume and the Sclavonic fancies
of Fanny Ellsler and Cerito—here and there as com-
mon and shabby as could well be, and all flaunting,
taudry, and meretricious. The "men about town,"
who had assembled in such numbers to witness an ex-
traordinary development of the dress which the female
missionaries are so zealously advocating, stared at one
another in astonishment ; then they laughed at the
impotent conclusion to a great expectation, and then
they strove to exact mirth for themselves. This they
principally accomplished by welcoming the occa-
sional advent of a Bloomer with a hurricane of
cheers ; and, as the licence of the moment waxed
stronger, enforced the welcome with a ruffianly round
of kisses. Not that the Bloomers cared for this prac-
tical demonstration of the gentlemen who indulged in
such exuberances of humour. They unhappily be-
longed to a class who saw fun in the thing, and no
offence was taken. The handful of girls had special
partners of their own, and they soon entered into the
enjoyments of waltzes and polkas, while the mus-
tacheod mob formed a ring round them, and applauded
the casino exploits which they witnessed with a
coarseness quite in keeping with the genius of the
hour. We leave the public to draw their own moral
from the affair, which was a miserable failure in
everything that appertained to the object for which
it was got out. What happened after we left we
know not. A sapper upon an extensive and costly
scale was laid out in the apartments below, and the
social deportment at this, in all human likelihood,
proved in riot and turbulence a finish quite worthy of
the occasion.—lllorning Herald.

NEWMARKET RACES,

(THIS DAY.)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
Match—Bordeaux received forfeit from Rhesus.;
Post Match—llex beat Ilugo.
handicap of 15 sovs. each. D.M.

Mary Ann ... .
Brothor to Willingham
Captain Flash ... .

Glasgow Sweopsitukes.

Hesperus ...
Magnus ".
Wingonund

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