The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, i 857

4DELPHI THEATRE.

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Madame Celeste took her benefit last night, when
a house densely crowded in all parts_ testified to the
estimation in which one of the most versatile ttnd
accomplished of modern actresses continues to be
held by the public. The occasion was celebrated
by the first performance of " George Darville;" a
new and original drama, in five acts, by Mr. D.
Bourcicault, the author of " Janet Pride." The
hero, admirably personated by Mr. Webster, first
appears as a young man of artistic talent, who dares
aspire to the band of the only daughter of his em-
ployer' a wealthy merchant, but he is spurned by
the father, though beloved by. the daughter. In
this state of mind he finds a pocket-book, with
twenty thousand pounds in it, which a Mr. Leslie
has 10-t: Tempted by the thief who hss stolen it,
he takes half the amount, is announced' as having
suddenly succdeded to a fortune, and, on b?ing re-
introduced to hislate employer, marries the daughter.
The man whohas been robbed is supposed to have ap-
propriated the noteq, a suspicion which blast s his cha-
racter, and hus, doublywronged, he commits suicide.
This completes the remorse of George Darville, who
henceforth is a crime-stricken wretch, and under
ga•es every phase of fear and mental distress. His
wife at last discovers his
_crime, and seeks to atone
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it by overwhelming kindness to the children of
the unhappy ; ultimately, however, she dies
b oken-hearted. Madame Celeste plays the part of
the wife with fervid- feeling and genuine pathos,
and we 1 deserves the tears, applause, and bouquets
plenteously bestowed upon her. Indeed, the acting
was admirable throughout, and even had not the
drama the intrinsic merit which it does possess, it
would be worth while to see it for the sake of the
artistic delineation. Mr. Webster's performance is
worthy of the-highest praise. Mr. Wright takes a
comic character, and makes-the most of a lapse of
ten years between one of the acts, opening the next
with five boys and fopr girls, and boasting that he
has not been idle ii 4 the interim. This family of
five young'Wrightvand four Miss Wyndharns was
the r•ource of much merriment. -
The mounting of the piece is in the best Adelphi
style, and the scenery,' by 'Messrs. Pitt and:. 0.
Brew, is very. beautiful. !Eha success of the play
was unequivoril. : .

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