The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-06 00:00:00

THE ADELPHI.

Immediately after Mark Lemon's ludicrous " Home.
made Extravaganza," called "Domestic Economy" (in
which Mr. Wright is EO preposterously droll as John
Grumiy)—and immediately before the grand "Burlesque-
Pantomime," called "Mother Shipt,m," &c (in which
Madame Celeste appears so very daintily, a la Watteau,
as Harlequin)—there was performed, for the first time,
last evening, "A New and Original Apropos Sketch,"
called " A Night at Notting-hill." A regular A.delphi
Screamer—and as such, of course, we need hardly say,
triumphantly successful. Literally, however, we do say
it, the success was, to all intents and purposes, quite
triumphant. The house—which was crowded—was in
one roar of laughter from beginning to end. The thing
was altogether so eminently ridiculous ! It turned, as
anyone might have guessed from the title, upon the fright
caused in a respectable household at Notting-hill by the
dread of Burglaries, the fear of Garotting, and the horror
of Ticket-of-Leavers. Mr. Wright, as Alderman Sylla-
bub, bore the brunt of the piece throughout. Assisted,
however, most amusingly by Mrs. Chatterley, as his
his housemaid, Lizzy—by Mr. Frat k Hall, as C'M.ut-
Housekeeper, Mrs. Chutney—by Miss Mary Keeley, as
ton, Policeman of the X Division, and suitor of the said
Lizzy the Housemaid—and, last of all, by Mr. Paul
good
thorse-fun —productive of
Bedford, as Private Leathers, a strapping Life Guards.
man.
oTfhge(oirfoeddi
topoalner
abs
iu cupboards,
exploding plenty
ringing of bells, snapping of
teti Laughtereol
l .
.11iding
house-traps, and the like o d-tashioned fun of the farces
familiar to the last generation—and
V‘
elati.
oo.nr —and regretted so patheti-
cally, by the way, Bbyt Mr.d
es crabbed OW Play-
goer in the Pits besides alln this ruder element of
the Farcical -- the little piece played last night
with such genuine eclat has plenty of smart things
in the Dialogue. Fancy Wright, when somebody asks,
on the mention of a new Burglary, " What are the
Police about ?"—observing, with his dry, immovable
visage, "They are never about !" Fancy him describing
the big Life-Guardsman (Paul Bedford) who is expected
to come and take charge of the premises—as six feet odd
in height, and so strong that "five court-martials tried
to break him, and couldn't I" Fancy his saying that the
Guards, at the Surrey Garden Banquet, drank so much
champagne that "there was'nt a gooseberry left in Peck-
ham !" Imagine Wright, as Alderman Syllabub, putting
Paul Bedford (in his regimentals) through " the exer-
cises" with a warming pan—just to Fee whether he is
genuine or an impostor! Growling nut in sudden, explo•
sive cries--'. Threes About!"—." Form Square!" and
the like preposterous orders. Until Paul can't bt ar it any
longer, but fairly "charges" the Alderman with the
warming pan I No wonder, with all this, that the
House was convulsed with laughter throughout, or that
Mr. Wright, when he was called on again at the fall of
the curtain, altered his mind, and announced that, after
:dl, he really thought he would pass another "Night at
Notting-hill !" Afterwards there wr ra loud calls raised
for the " Author "—a summons cordial but ineffectual ;
probably from the circumstance of the little laughter-
moving sketch being tie joint production of two yourg
dramatic humorists, the Messrs. Yates and Harrirgton.

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We have already mentioned that the fleet of the Gene-
ral :_':crow Steam Shipping Company have been sold to a
rew "InPanY. It appears that Me 4s)s, Crawford and
Round, including the la .gent shareholders in the General
screw Conipw.y, have offered 181. per ton for the ships,
r.,nd that the offer was formally accepted by the directors
on Saturday last.

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