The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

EASTER AMUSEMENTS.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
'er Majesty's Theatre re-opens this evening with
is extraordinary array of attractions. Mademoiselle
(ktiprez appears for the first time in England, as Adina
d'Amore), the second character which
lue sustained in Paris, and in which she obtained the
!1111.niraous approbation of the French public. The
4 aotaortalLablache appears (for the first time this sea-
f!‘), presenting his ever-welcome and undiminished
in the garb of the quack doctor, Dulcamara;
4:d the addition of Coletti, who is the Belcore of the
tight, makes the cast remarkably powerful. The
trtning ballet, Les Metamorphoses, in which Car-
ta Grisi displays, not only her unequalled chore-
IPlPhic skill, but her power of individualized persona-
el,n, to an extent of which, until the production of
0n,,1a ballet, the public had not an idea, will follow the
tbr`ra, and thus complete the carte, which is one of
hae Choicest, as well as one of the most interesting
at. the direction could lay before the fastidious
sake.
n Thursday, Masaniello will be repeated for the
benefit of the non. subscribers ; and a more brilliant
jea(dEsirable night, for those whose visits to her Ma-
40trs Theatre are not habitual, could hardly be an-
IlbaW, for in addition to the admirably executed
badbrilliantly mounted opera (which comprises a
et of no ordinary variety), Les Metamorphose*
111 enrich the niche.
welin Saturday we have a debait of great interest, as
tat% the first performance, for the season, of one of
I,iir est operas in the repertoire. Lucrezia Borgia
bell given, with Mademoiselle Alaymo as the
4 'nrdine. Mademoiselle Ida Bertrand will support her
~ni, and Mr. Sims Reeves (whose French suc-
have been as remarkable as they were deserved)
pounced for Gennaro.
it
day week (Tuesday, the 29th), the fascinating
ite% donna Sontag makes her debut as La Figlia del
wobggitnento. Any addition to such an intimation
it' be worse than needless.
1bt.114 the' new opera by Alary, Le Tre Nozze, is in
tic)," preparation. We must not forestall its attrac •
4'1;1; but among the incidents is a polka, danced by
eliti4ehe and Madame Sontag, which appears to have
Ptured the French spectators. The triumphant
11148Pices under which Mr. Lumley carried through
01,1e:tiler season afford a guarantee, additional to that
4148 own tact, energy, and liberality, for the sue-
y;,,a of that more important portion of the operatic
In which the whole force of a first-rate company
e„,Paraded in presence of the whole elite of fashionable
Nety.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
fro,4ll,;":4oglish version of The Robbers of Schiller,
(14„:,,1h,0 pen of Mr. Anderson, the lessee, was pro-
the.' here last evening, with great success. This,
of,P, ost celebrated of Schiller's works, and the work
the Others that has, perhaps, in Germany, produced
stare,htest moral, political, and social effects, is, as
to ally written,unactable, not only from its inordi-
if R;se°,gth—it is three times as long as the longest
144-"aaspere's plays—but from the argumentative
st,:etoPhysical character of many of the speeches,
IPeak more correctly, essays which Schiller has
tetia to several of his characters to recite. In the
ibeilltigOerroan edition all these are cut out, and the
thit edition
and situations are brought closer together ;
46"ltion Mr. Anderson has adopted as his foun-
ths in, and has by judicious condensation transformed
jilt) Dng rambling, argumentative play of Schiller
totiim% stirring, well-built melodrama. It is as
the r'El,te4' a work of supererogation to detail
to 4„...N0t of The Robbers as it would be
1u"441 the plot of Othello. Every German scholar
and every English playgoer has seen divers
opeiellis of it at the minor theatres, while to the
The% goer it is familiar as the plot of 1 Masnadeiri.
de kPlay was strongly cast; Mr. Anderson, as Charles
ideal °?,l*, was very effective ; he seemed the very beau
ihg °I the moody predestined robber chief, his act-
tet,4l full of energy. In the last scene of the fourth
iv 1,1,1; which he releases his father from the dungeon
4p044,1eh his brother bad confined him, and calls
is band to avenge the old man's wrongs, the
cliid.g of Mr. Anderson was very fine, and the con-
solerning Beene of the play was admirable for its calm
Miss H. Gilbert, a debutante, was the
leetj,:lat and looked and acted the character excel-
p Although a debutante here, it is evident that
tipti:4dy has been used to the stage and thoroughly
1-,.4_tands her profession. The villain Francis de
ttc was performed by Mr. Cathcart with great
pts sad judgment. He had evidently studied the
carefully, and made every sentence tell. We have
Duet before seen Mr. Cathcart to so great advantage.
Po Moor found a careful and judicious representa-
)4l4 Mr. Cooper, and the minor characters were all
. Performed. The grouping of the robber bands
-
admirable, and the scenery some of the most
141tiful ever presented : there was one scene, a sun-
eiti°ll the Danube, followed by moonlight, which
efite, beautiful specimen of pictorial and dioramic
01%„‘ The applause was frequent throughout the
kV, and at the conclusion there were loud calls for
*ei Anderson. Azaei followed, and the holiday folks
of eOI hostacies of delight at the gorgeous splendour
17 tto "Is .
magnificent spectacle. The house was
docl

h. • HAYMARKET THEATRE.
tneh Performances at this theatre last evening coin-
/.(kied with Sir E. B. Lytton's favourite play of the.
bee„V Lyons, the character of the proud Pauline
1,114-"llPPelles being admirably sustained by Miss
to titia Addison. The part is one that is well suited
lierit talent of Miss Addison, and it was played by
itit4tt Manner which must greatly enhance the re-
-4latil°ll she has already acquired by her Isabella,
tihtl(444, a2Arailia, &c.; she is now undoubtedly en-
40i'Vatak with the greatest tragic actresses on the
411;h14. stage. Mr. J. William Wallack gave an ex-
WQj': Interpretation of the rather difficult character
%tile Alelnotte ; he was much applauded, and
ity,"'";,,'ss Addison was called for at the end of the
13'16 ',Alio new burlesque, which followed, is written
tio,;,,lOthers Brough, and is founded on Balfe's well
11,114,; °Dora of the Bohemian Girl, the plot of which
NZ" to pretty closely. Thaddeus of Warsaw, a
140 ja°seci Pole, driven from his country by the ruth-
'lNN?' of debtor and creditor, was excellently
ttyttem:lll2(l sung by Miss P. Horton. Arline was !e-
-, iie" by Miss Annie Homer, Count Florentine
itC•rs• L. S. Buckingham, Count Arnheim,
tktn the " Heart bowed down," by the inimitable
ititn.l3land, the Gipsy Queen, confessing to
ti:„." Census, by Mr. H. Bedford, and Devils-
-4,14~iNJ, Mr. Buckstone. The burlesque is full of
gits.at all the leading topics of the day—the
pl.ll,tetial crisis, the case of Miss Talbot, Smith-
-71 catket, &c., and of good parodies on the principal
Rlltf the origin al opera. Some of the incidents are
'te,Y altered, such as the substitution of the fair of
;,Nela for that of Presburg, and instead of the
h.
4ijou produced by Thaddeus in proof of his
kv'tr hi;fsth, an advertisement is handed to the Count,
Atitll,-"K " T., of W. to return to his disconsolate
pit' as by the death of a rich relative all his
tii-irs have been satisfied, and a large sum depo-
-1)14 him in the Three per Cents." H. Bedford
011. et 7 good in the Gipsy Queen, and Buckstone as
tisl'ot kept the house inh a roar of laughter whilst
iN )v o
f..,11 the stage. The burlesque was entirely
llobpl, and was announced for repetition amidst
PlAttuse of a very full house.

kill • ADELPHI
_THEATRE.
4te:}/etformances at this theatre last night pre-
khle, ittle that was entirely new ; but. they were
nellant of their kind. The opening piece was.
ih,hit-44,..i1e Bernard's drama of Marie Di ucange, in
and well-
l'k'tite,ildame Celeste excited general
ii, ti applause by the high degree of interest whicrh
.
i;tiitqW. into: the. l principal character; and M
eit,lle Pti!lirresistib y droll as an erratic and specu-
la til',44enturer who,struck with the notion that
kitiii epreeint over-wroughtot:eonofotuhreooßasrtitiasrhe
teal
Y' ' te 'various watering
-places
to the superabundant
,4111 • ,sr necessary as an outlet
ithNV.'l"i•eb. would otherwise burst and destroy so-
laudable„ but, as for-
,l•le!"iclioys himself in the
41.14411c1 base it, the hopeless attempt, to induce all
‘,.. k i,,NI he comes, in contact to join him in form-
farce
L.44",:lat,stock company to erect. suitable places of
g places attractive.
4N'411-,ellt, to render the watering
led` acange was followede by the. amaunsdingmr.
P.
le of Fog-, in which blr. Wright
a roar of
k 4 t 164, contrived to keep the house in
te1,,,J14d •
tkl t from beginning to end.
hTisthoeripoearlf,oprmasatonrcnels,
I,Nik , with i• A new musical,,
___
414:11tekl rY drama,"
fdsummer
'4i
'4'44 d a " called • 0 _Flannigan andothoet
Night's
young
Ai% -'4'°s): a Phelim 'Dream
O'Flannigan a 'Find-
tlk ) 'l).etti,
_.
st liquor (Mr._.
_.,..z.
sworn again
*teilliLit betrothed to Mary Kiernan (Miss K
.11. t
1.114,:41:,: i n the day before the wedding he is in-
tk..t.iviti.g.,2 to a
.fair inthe county of Wicklow, where
41'1(1 °4 „iNt.ed ylinch (M r. Braid), involves him in a
4i'llet4°)tl In which, however, Flannigan becomes
ends the day in a fit of intoxication.
Ilit''Utid and • •n eof liquor he dreams that
1% 4 Ntac: the influence
by sundry fairies, aLd that he
0114k)4„,hreLldeids hfaellenbtreedaking into the wine-cellar of a
hivhkitace in Lancashire,to and sentenced to die.
40, tt,_rg, he is happy find that all his troubles
q•l4to.4tr ed in a dream,ho and that, instead of being
thtqtligl4er,,,xecu.ted. ls within a few hours of his
f
kt,l+eti _ The piece is an adaptation of the drama of
the kli!i "Ine in which poor Power used to perform,.
li k'ttSauscript of which
.perish!d with him in
tiv.',llldent in 1841. The dialogut,lwllich, we be-
:ittlf ttlt: been mostly rewritten, istfudl,point ; the
10(i'e4Tittre bustling end ,a. ' ofand there are
kk to were and there some E.Paleeasing snatches of
411". q Whicil Miss Fitzwilliam, Miss Collins, and,
til.'4lle °fleY, did ample justice. Mr: Hudson made
tiotf,' tollickin s irited Irishman, a a Dii
glialt t, •g' p• d Miss E. ChBP,
1 ins Collins, an lin sus-

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tained their respective parts with singular vivacity
and grace. The dresses, decorations, and scenery
were excellent, and the piece altogether was exceed-
ingly well received. The house was crowded in evry
part.