The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-19 00:00:00

LYCEUM.

"The Lady of the Carnelias" was produced at this
theatre, which on Saturday was opened for a short
summer season under the maragetuent of Mr. George
Webster. In this adaptation the entire interest and
pathos of M. Dumas' play is summarily got rid of, the
whole of the denzi-monde life, so accurate'y i lustratcd,
is ignored, and the great p osit upon which the misery
of the unfortunate Marguerite Gaultbier was made to
hinge, is the low birth of the heroine, instead of her
vicious life, being protested against by the respectable
father of her intended husband. It must be admitted
that tho attempt to chaiten the tone of the original
story has destroyed the dramatic charm, and com-
pletely falsified the meaning of the author. In
the interest of virtue, it of course, highly de-
sirable to make an honest woman of the heroine ;
but the effect upon the story is about as disastrous as to
submit an ice to the process of boilinz. The adaptation
has' been effected in a very careless manner, the en
durance and patience of the audience was solely due to
the admirable acting of Mrs. Charles Young, who, sur-
rounded as she was by a set of inceinpetents, played
with sufficient force, sweetness, and pathos to enlst the
sympathies of an audience, and to win from them con-
stant demonstrations of approbation and respect. After
"The Lady of the Camelias" came a legendary extrava-
gat,zo entitled "The Lancashire Witches," which ap,
peared tote a compound of various nursery tales. The
elegance of the raise en-scene and the maodieus sin2leg
of Rl;s. flowttr 1 Paul insu: ei a sefe passage for it. Tne
entertainments concluded with the musical afterpiece of
the "Chalet ; or, Why don'. she marry r'

STRAND.
Mr. Swanborough, the menaler of this now elegant
place of amusement, takes his hentfit this evening, and,
for the occasion, has provided a bill of fare well calcu-
I.ted to please the mo: t fastidious. The great novelties
of the evening will be the appear:rocs of Mr. and Mrs.
flowar I Paul, and the debut of the Bono children from
America, in False of whose performances the whole
press of America has been teeming. Miss Marie Wilton,
one of our most rising artistes, a!so appears as Nan in
Buckstone'e a..lmiralfe conic drama, Good for
Nuthieg," and the evening's entertainment concludes
with one of Morton's capital farces, in which Mr. S.van-
borough sustains the leading ;ye. We think Nr.r. §arar-
boreue;h has claims on the public fir substantial reward
fur the manner in which he has raised this theatre to the
postion it now occupies in the list of entertainments
with which the metropolis abounds.

The Princess's still holds out rcY,ainst the summer
heats, "Tim Merchant of Vei:ice " a'l the farce cf
" Dyin; for Love" being► the entertainments for the
weck.

At the Olympic, the comedietta A handsome
Iltn,band," with the comedy of "Going to the Bad,"
and the farce of "The Wandtring MiLstrel," form the
eighly bill of faro. _

Jlll. and Mr.?. Barney Williates perform in three of
their favourite pieces every evening this week at the
Suirey,.
The Adelphi cmpany, with Mr. \Vebster and Madame
Cdiete, cotumence a six night'engagement at the
National Stand evening. Tuo pieces du lug the
week will be " The Green L'ushos," and " Our French
Lady's Maid."
THE MAILS.—The Royal Mail steamship Europa left
Liverpool for Halifax and Boston on SAturday. She
had on board 100 passengers, a fair cargo, and the
Ametican mails, The screw steamship City of Balti-
more leaves the Mersey for New York on Wednesday,
and the Cunard steamship Persia on Saturday for the
t