The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-26 00:00:00

HAYMARKE r THEATRE.

Mr. Buckstone has not been disappointed in the
confidence he placed in the splendid company at-
tached to his theatre to draw overflowing audi-
ences at the holiday season, without the aid of
brilliant burlesque or pantomime. Mr. Sothern
was his bright particular star, and the pieco
selected for his re-appearanc,.: was the new
three-act comedy, " A Lesson for Life," which
has been an increasing attraction ever since
the night of its introduction. Mr. Sotheru's

impersonation of Vivian, the Cambridge und-A-
graduate, is most certainly a great perfermance.
There is no exaggeration about it, but a perfect
reality surrounds the part, from the rising of the
curtain until its fall at the termination of the piece.
We know of no other actor on the stage who could
so finely pourtraythepart,whether in the earlier scenes
of fast Cambridge life, or in the closing one, where
remorse seizes the clever, open hearted young man
for the deception he has practised on his fond and
trusting father, who is nearly crushed down by the
result of his reckless folly and extravagance. It
is, in truth, a most artistic performance, and fully
deserves the enthusiastic applause it rightly calls
forth from the critical and distinguished audience
always to be found at this very favourite theatre.
The other parts in the comedy surported by Mr.
Compton, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Chippen-
dale, Mr. Howe, Miss Nelly Moore,and Mrs. Chippen-
dale, are all hit off to the life. Another good stroke
of managerial policy has been the revival of " the
Serious Family," as it affords Mr. Buckstone an
opportunity of delighting beyond measure his host
of admirers, as the smooth cringing and hypocri-
tical quaker, Mr. Amindab Sleek. The representation
of this character is one of those perfect studies which
has rendered the talented manager one of the most
popular and favourite actors on the London stage,
—an actor the very sound of whose voice is always

the prelude of a good hearty laugh, and whose ap-
pearance invariably invokes a warm and general
welcome. The character of Sleek in the hands of such
an artist is certainly a great one, and all its peculi-
arities are brought out with the power of a most con-
summate master of dramatic art, and with a reality
that holds the passions and feelings of the audience
entirely at the command of the actor. As a specimen
of genuine legitimate comedy it stands unrivalled
and alone, and one, every true admirer of genuine
acting ought not to omit witnessing. The present
performances at the Haymarket Theatre are of the
utmost excellence, a fact which is nightly acknow-
ledged by a crowded and brilliant audience.

MARKETS.—This day.

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