The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-28 00:00:00

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.

Resting on the laurels which have been so de-
servedly gained during the past few months, no
special novelty was produced at this theatre on
Boxing-night.

STRAND THEATRE.
The immense success of Mr. Brough's chef
d'oeuvre of burlesque, " The Field of the Cloth of
Gold," forbids the management from checking it in
the career of its success. However, the manage-
ment have made some additions, as well as some
improvements in dresses, songs, and parodies.

HOLBORN THEA.TRE.
The new Christmas entertainment produced at
this well-managed theatre was a fairy extravaganza,
entitled " Turko the Terrible ; or, the Fairy Roses;
and although this is certainly not the first time that
the matter of the burlesque has seen the light in 5
dramatic form,:there can be no doubt that the whole
subject has been treated by Mr. William Brougb:
the author of " The Field of the Cloth of Gold,'
now having such a successful run at the Strand
Theatre, in a manner that gives additional effect to
its prominent features, and affords at the same time
an opportunity to the clever directress of the 1301'
born (Miss Fanny Josephs) of making it the mediuna
for so developing the resources of this establishment
as to testify to the fact that it is in every respect
fully equal to the presentation of a piece of the
kind, in the best possible form.

HOLBORN AMPHITHEATRE.
There was an overflowing attendance at this
popular place of entertainment on Boxing-night'
On this occasion nothing beyond the usual pro•
gramme was presented, but that is sufficieutlf
varied and extensive to amuse, delight, and astonish
the spectators.

QUEEN'S THEATRE.
Mr. Byron's sensation drama, " The Lancashire
Lass," strong in domestic and melodramatic lute'
rest, Mr. J. L. Toole's first appearance after souls
months' profitable provincial touring, and a whine'
sical production in the shape of a fairy spectacle or
magical burlesque constituted the amusements
under Mr. Liston's managment, and, despite the
dreary downpour out of doors, drew a tolerably
large audience.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.
This theatre, remarkable for the successful pro•
duction of its Christmas pantomimes, as it has long
been for its impressive representations of the tra-
gedies of the " immortal bard"—" the sweet 810
of Avon"—Shakspere—has not lost anything of it°
pantomimic fame.

CRYSTAL PALACE.
The Sydenham Crystal Palace gathered together
on Saturday nearly forty-three thousand, the jadlai
clone alteration of the admission from the 10,
half-crown to a shilling Saturday producing tbl3
desirable accession of numbers.

AGRICULTURAL HALL.
The Christmas season was inaugurated on Satnr'
day, at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, with 10.
nite delight to thousands of spectators—of juvel3ll°
ones in particular—and the promise of an extrao.r,
dinary run of success to the enterprising propriee
tors. Messrs. J. and J. Sanger have certainly dont
their utmost to attract the lovers of equestrian ant
and the displays customarily associated with its 0
hibition.

THE CHRISTY MINSTRELS
Are giving their usual day as well as evening Pei:
formances at St. James's Hall during the had"
season, selections from the best of their former Pr‘r
grammes being the order of the day.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC.
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We have so recently noticed the change 0-f
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tertainment at this excellent institution that 'I,
have merely to record its attractions are uncli°3
niched, and that Professor Pepper's "Love Storltill
with Professor Tyndal's curious discoveries, is B
most interesting.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S. bl 6
At no time since the formation of this invaltls,.o
exhibition in 1802 was it more worthy of Pubel
patronage than at the present time, and on
day throughout the day and evening the extel3l3lt
and elaborately decorated rooms in Baker-stree
Portman-square, were crowded with visitors.

GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.
Mr. Burnand's highly popular entertainrae,.
" Inquire Within," furnishes the principal feaTro.
in Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's programme. tit
German Reed sings her excellent " Song al3B
Cheltenham" with the utmost effect, and all
incidental music of the entertainment is well eke
cuted.

THE EGYPTIAN HALL pf
Mr. Fleming Norton, whose rapid changes 0
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dress and character in "Mr. Perkins's Pic' for
keeps his merit as an agreeable entertainer
couple up
of hours.
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SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.
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On Boxing-day, at the South Kensington 11.110 i.
the number of visitors, including those to the l':"og
rick armour and other galleries, was 20,629, tired
the largest Boxing-day's attendance yet registeliej
at the turn-tables. The museum will be °Pe 0.
daily (free) throughout the week, from 10 th'
till 10 p.m.
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The various Music-halls—the Alhambril4;r
Royal Music-ball (late Weston's), the
monic, Islington, the Canterbury, Bce., put `-tro'
many attractive novelties, and were liberally rof
nised. The Argyll Rooms had a throng of 111,etric
dancers, equally ready to shine with the
el
light in the "shadow valse," or whirl swiftly thirtlio;''
the galop of " The Storming of Magu%ecl
and wherever amusement was to be °b.,terrr
throughout the metropolis the Christmas icd°
makers seemed thoroughly determined to 10'
best of it.

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A detachment of the Ist Battalion of theiraiii
Queen's Royals, under the command of 13reio to
Major F. Connor, wilt shortly leave Chatbilieo of
embark for India, to join the service c0n323/3-
the regiment in Bombay.