The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-26 00:00:00

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
FRENCH PLAYS.

mettlame Albert is an artiste in the highest sense of
die word. She is a delineation of character. She ap-
peared in two pieces last evening, in characters of about
as oprsite a nature as can well be imagined ; but still
both characters.
bakere first, Un Secret, she is
the wife
of a ; she has been discovered
alone with a young man—her husband accuses
her of infidelity—circumstances seem to prove her
guilt—yet still' she preserves her secret, and it is
not until her huebarid insists on a separation that she
informs him that the vbung man is the son of one to
whom she, in early life; had been under great obliga-
tions—who had been stamped with infamy, and reduced
to beggary, by the loss of sa portfolio containing a large
sum of money, which had been found by a petson who
had appropriated it to his own use, and that, to save
that person from infamy, and at the same time to make
restitution to the young man who had been his victim,
she had sold her jewels, had sought interviews
with him, and had exposed herself to those
unjust suspicions, from the effect of which she
was suffering. That person, whom she had thus screened
from infamy at the risk of losing her fair fame, was the
very man who had sought to convict her of dishonour—
her own husband. Nothing could be finer than the
acting of Madame Albert throughout this trying scene.
It was true tragedy, and tragedy of the highest order.
In the second piece, Une Dame de r Empire, she appeared
as the vulgar wife of one of Napoleon's Generals, who
had been raised from the ranks. The General is a
great favourite with the Emperor, and his vulgar wife is
of course feted by all the ancienne noblesse who are
desirous of basking in the sunshine of the Imperial Court.
She kept the audience in a continual roar by her
gaucheries and her vulgarisms, while she exhibited at
the same time such strong good sense, and such thorough
good heartedness, that it was impossible not to respect
her ; a feeling which no one entertained for the re-
fined but selfish beings who seemed so horrified at her
vulgarity. It was the combat of nature with art, and
nature triumphed. She was called for at the fall of the
curtain, and loudly applauded. The house was exceed-
ingly well attended; not only were the boxes and stalls
fully occupied, but the pit and gallery were crowded.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
Last night a piece,:somowliat in the style of the French
vaudeville, entitled, Lolah; or, the Wrech Light, was pro-
duced at this theatre. The plot is of too slight and un-
connected a description to enable us to convey an idea
of its construction to our readers. The heroine, who
a foundling, and the adopted daughter of an old British
Commodore, was personated by Madame Celeste, who
infused into the character a vast deal of feeling, charac-
ter, and animation. Mr. Hell and 2dr. Howe, in the
characters of rival suitors, acted with considerable spirit,
and Mr. Strickland personated the old Commodore to
the life. The piece, which was sadly deficient in
inci-
dent and consistency of plot, was indebted for success
' solely to the exertions of the different performers, among
whom Mr. Buckstone, a pretender also to the hand of
Lolah, must not be forgotten to be mentioned. On the
whole, this little piece was favourably received.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 26.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42 ; Highest, 54; Noon, 55.
BAROMETER, 29.8.—Wi50, N.W.

NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezing point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29.