The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-15 00:00:00

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The Opera of Rob Roy was played at this Theatre on
Saturday night. MACREADY played the bold outlaw in
a fine, frank, gallant spirit ; and BRAHAM undertook
Francis Osbaldistone, the songs allotted to which cha-
ncter he sang with much taste and skill ; his voice, how-
ever, is far feebler than it used to be, as the bravura of
" The Last Words of Marmion," which once used to pro-
duce so electrical an effect on the house, but too plainly
showed. Miss BETTS was the Diana 'Vernon. This
young lady's voice has much strength and sweetness, but
she shows so much affectation in the management of it,
dropping it almost wholly at times, so as to be inaudible
beyond the orchestra, and then filling the house with a
loud, high quaver or flourish, perfectly at variance with
the simplicity of Scotch music, that she can hardly hope
to become a favourite. BEDFORD made a capital Major
Galbraith. His song, " A famous man is Rubin
Hood," was the hest and most successful air of the even-
ing, and obtained an enthusiastic encore. After the
play, the splendid spectacle in honour of Sir WALTER
Scorn was introduced. The first scene represented a
view of Abbotsford. This is the work of STANFIELD,
and is, in every respect, a chef d'ceuvre. The clear spark-
ling waters of the Tweed flowing close beside the cas-
tellated mansion of the lamented novelist were as like
life as painting in its utmost reach of excellence can be.
The feathery woods in the distance, crowning hills which
scarce rose to the dignity of mountains, gave a very pic-
turesque effect to the landscape, which was still further
enhanced by the appearance of a cow or two standing
midway in the ford, just below the house, and a plaided
shepherd sitting on a stone close beside the water. The
next scene was the Poet's study, whose vacant chair was to
us far the most interesting object in the spectacle. The chief
characters in the different Waverley Novels then entered in
procession. Some of the groupes were singularly magnificent,
among which we may instance those which composed the
characters of Kenilworth. Miss PHILLIPS was splendidly
attired as Queen Elizabeth, and demeaned herself with
all due dignity. The only two failures in the procession
were Dugald Dalgetty and Dumbiedikes, and this because
both were mounted on unruly steeds, over whom they had
little or ne control. This will no doubt be rectified on
the next representation. The pantomimic display of some
of the groupes is also deserving of praise. The gratitude of
Jeannie Deans, on receiving the pardon for her sister
from Queen Caroline, was really a most affecting and elo-
quent dumb-show. We could have spared the comic pan-
totnime of some of the groupes ; the exhibition of Buillie
Jarvie in particular, with the red-hot poker, might have
been dispensed with. The following were amongst the
most effective groupes

WAVERLEY.
THE BARON OF BRADWARDTNE, Mr. Bartlett.
FERGUS MACIVOR, Mr. Fry.
CAPTAIN WAVERLEY, Mr. T. Jones.
FLORA MACIVOR, Miss Hunt.
Mrs. NOSEGAY Mr. G. Smith.
HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN.
LAIRD OF DUMBIEDIKES Mr. Ross.
QUEEN CAROLINE ... Mrs. Mapleton.

JEANNIE DEANS Miss Faucit.

EFFIE DEANS Mrs. Humby.
MADGE WILDFIRE Mrs. Brudenell.
Mrs. GLASS Mrs. Broad.
IVANHOE.

RICHARD CCEUR DE LION Mr. Cooper.
ISAAC OF YORK Mr. Mathews.
IVANHOE Mr. Stanley.
WAMBA Mr. Ayliffe.
ROBIN HOOD Mr. S. Jones.
FRIAR TUCK Mr. Bishop.
THE LADY ROWENA...Mrs. Tomkins.

REBECCA, THE JEW'S DAUGHTER, Miss Bailin.
PEVERIL OF THE PEAK.

KING CHARLES THE SECOND Mr. Newton.
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM...Mr. Robinson.
MAJOR BRIDGNORTH—Mr.T.Cooke.

Sir GEOFFRY HUDSON.... ....... Mr. A. Richardson.
COUNTESS OF DERBY...Miss Somerville.
ALICE BRIDGNO4TH Mrs. Hughes.
FENELLA...Miss Kenneth.
BRIDE OF LAIIIMER3IO OR.
MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD Mr. Cathie.
CALEB BALDERSONE Mr. J. Russell.
COLONEL ASHTON Mr. Cowin.
LADY ASHTON...Miss Cherry.
LUCY ASHTON Mrs. Nesbitt.
KENNIL W ORTR.

THE EARL OF LEICESTER Mr. Baker.
Sir RICHARD VARNEY......Mr. Younge.
Sir WALTER RALEIGH Mr. Brindal.
WAYLAND SMITH Mr.'East.
FLIBBERTYGIBBET...... Mr. Weiland.
QUEEN ELIZABETH.. Miss Phillips.
AMY R085ART...... ..... . Miss A. Mordaunt.

Mrs. NESBITT looked Lucy Ashton admirably. She
threw a world of agony and bewilderment into her
countenance. When the last of the procession had dis-
appeared, a view of the Temple of Fame, near which
stood the poet's bust, crowned with laurels, was intro-
duced, and the entire gorgeous procession was discovered
drawn up in two lines. Mr. COOPER, as the bard, then
recited some appropriate lines from the Lay of
the Last Minstrel, after which BRAHA3I sung
the curonach, accompanied by the whole body
of the performers. The curtain then fell amidst a tempest
of applause. On the whole, we may justly state that the
spectacle was a remarkably imposing one, and far sur-
passed expectation. The house was crowded to suffoca-
tion, and all regarded the exhibition with the deepest atten-
tion. The " vacant chair" produced evidently a strong
effect on the audience. The spectacle will assuredly have
a long run, and as assuredly it richly deserves it.

THE FAIR Or. MAY FAIR.--The tales
comprised in the new novel of `‘ The Fair of May Fair,"
are universally allowed by the circles of haut-ton to con-
tain the truest and happiest deocription of the follies of
the day. They abound in piquant sketches and graphic
portrait. The authoress, whoever she may be, must
certainly be considered at the bead of that favourite class,
the light ppvgliste.