The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-25 00:00:00

CRENIORNE GARDENS.

Mr. Sim:i:on, the spirited proprietor of these attractive
gardens, with an enterprise worthy of his Lanier efforts,
has provided an admira'.de bill of fare ft,r his Whitsuo
holiday friends and " the public at large ;" and he would,
no doubt, have had a vast bumper last evening had tbt
vreather beer favourable. Unfortunately it was other wise
The rain came down in fitful torrents, deterring number
from venturing out. Many of "the million," however
ttOismay ed by " wind and weather," and resolved to

erjoy themselves at all hazards, availed themselves atlas
various modes of "passenger traffic," and pushed on to
the gardens, the varied and artistically-set-out features
of which compensated for a visit. Among those features
is the thoughtful indoor accommodation provided for
visitors on a rainy day. The gardens, as compared with
the arrangements of last year, seem almost terra incognita
—so varied are the objects, and so changed the situations.
In the promenade, embracing 18 acres, known statues
have been shifted, new ones have been added, and land-
scope gardening has been much beautified. A colossal
picture of India, with "its gorgeous palaces, cloud-
capped towers," its minareted temples, its sacred
mosques, and lofty mountains, and apart from all other
attractions, it richly compensatas for a visit. Elaboe
rately wrought, it is regarded as a triumph in scenic art,
combining artistic skill and architectural correctness ;
and, irrespective of its value as a work of art, it derives
a new interest from its embracing, among 16 districts,
PO= of the remarkable scenes of the mutiny, Lncknowe
and Delhi included. It is on an extended scale, is exhi-
'Died in the open air, and is remarkable as an optical
illu-
of art and nature, reflecting the highest credit on the
artist, Mr. Jones. Among the attractions in the theatre,
were 12 classic subjects, chaste and interestingly illus.
trated in Tableaux Vivants ; the celebrated File Family,
Mr. Henry Welker, the great slack rope dancer,
whose acrobatic and gymnastic feats excite much
surprise; a new ballet, introducing the whole
of the Laurie family ; a vocal al fresco con-
cert, the Brothers Daniels (distinguished as in-
strueaentalists), Mr. J. Ogden (amusing in his delinea-
tions of Irish character), an entirely new ballet, written
by T. C. Dibdin, entitled " Lord Bateman and the Fair
S )phia" (the music by AI. Iliviere), a grand Moorish
ballet by Miss Jenny Laurie and Miss Louisa Laurie,
and the eoi:pe de ballet—and "though last, not least," a
comic, Dionysian, Homeric, and Virgilian Extravaganza,
entitled " The Golden Pippin, or, The Judgment of Paris
and the Siege of Troy, exhibited in the " Marionette"
Theatre. This entertainment want off admirably, and
excited by ita broad burlesque much laughter.,
We may add, by way of postscript, that dancing was
enjoyed with spirit by the visitors within the wall of the
theatre, to the soul-stirring, strains of an admirable band ;
scenes in the cirque were admirably enoctel tho Sax-
horn Band, conduced by Mr. Sidney Davis, " dis-
coursed soft music" ; and to those attractions may be
superadded Mes,:rs. Waterer and Godfrey's Grand Ex•
hibition of American Plants, as they appeared green,
Nourishing, and I.)!orning in the Ashburuham Pavilion,
transplanted wonders from the American soil.