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HAYMARKET THEATRE.

Last evening, Miss Amy Sedgwick: made her re appear.
ance at this theatre in the character of Rosalind in " As you
Like It." A more crowded house we have seldom wit-
nessed than that assembled to greet the fair and popular
artiste on this occasion, and the reception given her was of
the most enthusiastic character. Difficult as the part of
Rosalind confeisedly is, we feel bound to say that Miss
Sedgwick has, by her impersonation of it, achieved a de-
cided success. While lively and arch, it was at the same
time elegant and refined, and the applause showered on
Miss Sedgwick during the performance, and again at the
conclusion of the play, when she was called be-
fore the curtain, was as cordial and spontaneous
as it was well-deserved. The other characters
were also sustained most creditably. Mr. Howe,
though we have our recollections of Macready fresh
in our minds, made a very good Jacques, and elicited much
applause by his delivery of the well-known " All the world's
a stage." A better impersonation of Adam we have scarcely
ever seen than Mr. Chippendale's. It was a finished piece
of acting in every way. The same praise may be accorded
to Mr. Compton's Touchstone, who now, since the death of
Mr. Harley, stands the first among Shaksperian clowns and
jesters. He was well acted up to by Mrs. Wilkins, who
threw a great amount of originality and humour into Audrey.
Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Clark played with
their accustomed talent.

(From the "Morning Post.)

Last night there was a very crowded and fashionable au,
dience at this theatre to welcome the return of Miss Amy
Sedgwick, after a rather protracted absence.
The bill of fare for the evening consisted of " As You
Like It," " Box and Cox," and " Hallowe'en." The
comedy of " As You Like It" is allowed by almost universal
consent to be the most ideal of any of Shakspere's plays, and
certainly it is one that always commands a warm reception
on the English stage. Nor can we wonder that this should
be so, for there is a peculiar charm about most of the cha-
racters and the plot. The dweller in great cities, whose ear
is everlastingly stunned and vexed with the turmoil of the
busy world, loves to take shelter, even in imagination and
for a brief hour or two, in the leafy shades of the Forest of
Arden, there to muse in a delicious dreaminess in soothing
solitude, "under the shade of melancholy boughs"—there
to enjoy the contemplative musings of the melancholy
Jaques and the grotesque humour of Touchstone—to wit-
ness the pretended coquetry but real love of Rosalind for
Orlando, and the touching affection which exists between
Rosalind and her fair cousin Celia. It is indeed a play
which can never cease to have a high interest for the lovers
of the drama. Of the wonderful variety of beautiful pas-
sages with which this play abounds, might be said what
Shakspere himtelf has told us of the charms of Cleopatra
" Time cannot wither them, nor custom stale
Their infinite variety."

When Miss Amy Sedgwick came on as Rosalind she
was greeted with a most cordial reception from all parts of
the house. Her representation of this charming character
was marked by the nicest delicacy. Her tutoring of Or-
lando in the forest was characterised by such mingled arch-
ness and tenderness, that it drew forth frequent applause
from the audience. The Celia of Miss M. Ternan was
graceful and unaffected, and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam made a
capital Audrey. It would be, perhaps, difficult to find at
the present day such an excellent Touchstone as Mr. Comp-
ton, or a better Jaques than Mr. Howe, whose delivery of
the celebrated speech in the second act, " All the world's a
stage," was warmly applauded. The banished Duke was
Mr. Rogers, with his usual excellence, and Mr.
s Orlando was a fitting conception of a fine,
pwrla.yFedarbryen,
spirited character. Mr. Chippendale did full justice to the
faithful Adam, and Mr. Anderson, as Amiens, sang the
two songs incidental to the character—" Under the green-
wood tree," and " Blow, blow, thou winter wind"—in a
very pleasing style.
In "Box and Cox," when we say that Mr. Buckstono
and Mr. Compton represented the two lodgers, our readers
will not be at all surprised to hear that from the beginning
of this most amusing farce to its end the house was in one
continued roar of laughter.

Tho performances concluded with " Hallowe'en," a ballet
in which the Leclercq family distinguished themselves very
creditably.

ROYAL CREMORNE GARDENS.

Yesterday an entertainment, which was appropriately
denominated a " Town and Country Festival," took place
for the establishment of a benefit society for the employes
of this popular place of amusement ; and, considering the
time of year, the fete was a great success, the Gardens being
remarkably well attended from an early hour, and honoured
by the presence cf a considerable number of visitors whose
patronage does not generally extend to so late a period of
the season, The Marionette Burlesque, two Ballets, two
Salamanders, the Al Fresco Ball, and the Fireworks were
the principal amusements ; the interest taken in the first
being much increased by the performances of the Cremona
or Ladies' Band, whose excellent rendering of their new
Irish selections elicited much applause. The second ballet,
" The Rendezvous," drew forth shouts of laughter. The
additional salamander on this occasion was a pupil of Buono
Cori's ; but the master not only excelled his pupil, but even
himself, by actually lying down in the fire and taking his
repose in his fiery bed. On Thursday next the postponed
Juvenile Fete and Prize Balloon Race will take place, on
which occasion it is announced that, in addition to the
balloons, the younger visitors will be presented with various
prizes of books, prints, Sc,.