The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-29 00:00:00

STRAND THEATRE.

Under the new designation of "Punch's Play-
house," this little theatre opened last evening, under
the management of Mr. W. R. Copeland, of Liver-
pool. Considerable improvements have been effected
in the interior of the house ; the gallery is replaced
by a new tier of boxes, new entrances made, and the
whole of the theatre entirely re-embellished and deco-
rated, many ethigies of the hump-backed moralist
being prominent throughout. The opening piece was
a two-act farce by Mr. Courtney, entitled Living in
Glass Rouses, which amused the audience consider-
ably, the principal characters being sustained by Til-
bury, W. Attwood, Norton, J. Rogers, Romer, and
Mrs. C. Horsman ; the latter lady, who comes from
the Manchester Theatre, is the only really good im-
portation among the many new faces announced in
the bills. She reminds us somewhat of Mrs. Orger
in former years, is very pleasing, clever, and good
looking, and a decided acquisition to the metropolitan
boards. The second piece, caned The Exposition,
from the pen of Mr. Shirley Brooks, is a burlesque
sparkling with witticisms and jokes. The frosty
deities of Scandinavia, Odin, Thor, and the other per-
sonages of northern mythology descend on earth to
partake of the enjoyments diffused by the gathering
of all nations to the Great Exhibition. The chief
part in this capital sketch is that of " the Spirit of the
Age," which Miss Marshall, who met with a very_
flattering reception, enacts a la Mrs. Keeley. The
authors of both these pieces were loudly demanded,
and bowed their acknowledgments amidst unanimous
acclamations. The preparations and drilling o
were
certainly incomplete, and the prompter's post
n
sine-
cure, but the utmost hilarity and delight were mani-
fested by the spectators, whom we trust to behold
more numerous i
s
worthfuture a
visit,
isoci
and
sion
isMtro.
be
hoped Punch's
house
that a succession of smart novelties will render the
mfuwchhiaesi:isted provedby a
ballet o
8
speculation a profitable one. Livelyi and telling
sketches, such as that of Mr. Brooks s, will answer
well, and would in o opinionur
be o
company,nde the
employmentr
Mr. Bolton's management last
attractive
u
autumn, when Flextnore, Cortnack, Palser, Wright,
peorup,leslaeannodd,f
and Co., drew overflowing benches.
,we hdoawr
ee vsear; ague li et
quite
ears acnodmepxepteenr experienced ntcoe (fle
eAmliartn.haeCg
the public as some who deem it a very clever piece of
criticism to throw cold water up on efforts to please,
which should, in their commencement at least, be
viewed with an indulgent and encouraging eye.

,KOLDSMITIIe BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION,—The
eighteenth anniversary festival in aid of the funds of this
institution, was yesterday held at the Freemasons' Tavert_',.
Great Queen-street ; Mr. James Garrard, prime wardevlLT
the Goldsmiths' Company, in the chair. The cloth.ha..."gi
been removed, the chairman proposed the usual loy..s11:"W
coupling "The Church" with " The Queen," a
ference to Prince Albert, making a graceful a
iluscemmercial Royal Highness's present efforts to promote the
the Insti-
and social prosperity of this country. "
se
i the Chairalan
tutiou'' was next drunk amid great Lipp"? Jsing prosperity
congratulating his audience upon thte :no rr:-4
celebrate, and de-
of the charity which they were mot
the enlarged muster
to the annual
monstrating the same by a referenceex
of gentlemen around him, and tha
of appeal to the
in proof of this assertion,
tended subsFa :town
.1:1
of the past year. lie pointed out,
urged,
that intimes past the additionpre-
asunbscri
feelings of his hearers, the fact p tisubscriptions
tsootfh4eoflu.
;n funded propertyrge by
f 13,0;;;/- ;
had. enjoyed prosperity, and
sent recipients ofthe
their bt°outhose which they themselves now
indulged hopes similart .13 i. mr. 3. W. Thomas, president,
experienced and enteraies" —.
moving picture of the wants of
in returning thanks, drew
institu exhorted the subscribers to
then
i a cause so fertile of good to those
gratifying to their benefactors. He farther
iderable applause, that two cheques for
thosetenew reedlieevxeedtthwyns
benefited, andsonos
Lh'ad been forwarded to him by the thirty
load,chon the occasion of the annual ball, had
elves by their efforts to promote the in-
terests remarked,fetgei;ißeni stawbsraeis.m s
signalized
the charity. Of these, one was a donation, the
tercsts 0. -
the annual subscription fund. This showed.
his
private exertion might do for the promotion of 1
-,--ritc: other toasts and a liberal subscription followed ; after
which the company dispersed.
other to go to . .

THREATENED INTRUSION OF EQUESTRIANs INTO
KENSINGTON GARDENS.—Last night a meeting of the inha-
bitantse of Bayswater, Kensington, Notting-hill, and n
vicinity of Kensington-gardens, was held at the Prince,t
Albert Tavern, Notting-hill, to consider the PrcPriet forma-
tion pre-
senting
of a public ride in Kensington-gardens.
meeting
were
those who signed the requisition calling the
the respectable
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Barlow, the two churchwardens
of the parish of Kensington, and nearly
allbarrister-at-law, inhabitants of the district. Mr. Boyle,
pre-
sided. Mr. Dunford proposed tlieeidirswt ith
surpriseresolution, Nacnhdichalawresm
to the effect that the meeting
the intention of the Commculasspweasrdosf
viewed
of Woods and Forests to
of a century been set apart
d aprarticularly for ladies and chil-
make a drive in Kensingtonfia-agiaatrat nrse,
cwr ehaitciho n hadof alfalr
her Majesty's subjects,
tow the effect that a petition should be
dm. The resolution 314 carried. Mr. Williams proposed
the next resolution,
forthwith presented to her Majesty,' praying her to give orders
of Woods and Forests not to carry out
to the Commissioners of
The resolution NAB carried, and
a deputation having .
the intended infringebeen
appointed to present ouch Magog,
tiap meetipg broke PP.
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