The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-09 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

A new comic drama, from the practised pen of Charles
Selby, is drawing all London to the Adelphi. It is en-
titled White Sergeants; or the Buttermilk Volun•
teens, and the chief of the White Sergeants is,
of course, Madame Celeste, who has drilled
her corps of non-commissioned officers, composed of
Mrs. F. Mathews, Miss E. Chaplin, Miss E. Harding,
and Miss IL Coveney, most efficiently. These ladies
are the wires of certain members of a "Yeomanry Ca-
valry" corps (represented by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Cul-
lenford, Freeborn, and Linden). These gentlemen are
determined to lead a jolly bachelors' life of it
during the week of training, but the White Sergeants
agree to follow them and spoil their sport, and most
effectually do they succeed in so doing, for a party of
Hussar officers, who have come down to inspect the
Yeomanry, do their best to induce the White Ser-
geants to enlist in their corps, by making
hot love to them. The Yeomanry White Sergeants,
however, out-manceuvre the regulars, for they
send for the wives of the officers, and so manage that
the yeomanry shall make love to these ladies, and
thus, by carrying the war into the enemies
own territories make them beat a retreat.
We have, in addition, a deliciously humorous episode of
the loves of a boots and a chamtermaid, and of a fancy
baker and a lady's maid, the first couple being re-
presented by Mr. Wright and Miss Woolgar, the last
by Mr. Munyard and Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam.
With such materials and with such a cast, success,
(success we mean, as it is understood at the Adelphi,
triumphant, unmistakeable success) was certain, and
we have no doubt that the White Sergeants under
the very efficient command of Madame Celeste,
will be on duty at the Adelphi for many
weeks to come. Miss Kathleen Fitzwilliam is a most
valuable addition to the Adelphi company. She sung
some ballads most deliciously in the course of the drama.
The costumes are very beautiful, and the macceavres of
the White Sergeants, when drilled by their commanderess,
are most graceful sad picturesque.

EXETER HA LL.
WEDNESDAY EVENING CONCERTS.

The concert last night was one of the most brilliant of
the season. Several novelties were brought forward.
Mademoiselle Angri, the contralto at the Royal Italian
Opera last season, was encored in everything ■he sung
during the evening, and she was obliged to repeat three
times the popular Brindisi from Lucrezia Borgia. llerr
l)reyshock displayed all the brilliancy of his execution
in two charming fantasias of his own composition. We
prefer " L'lnquietude," which is a gem. The principal
novelty of the evening was the debut of an excellent tenor,
Mr. Gustavus Geary', who sung the grand air from
Der Freischutz with taste, power, and artistic
finish. We understand ho is a professor from
Dublin, his voice is a pure tenor, round, sweet, and
powerful; he sung A several times during the evening,
tnd sustained the note with power and perfect intona-
tion. He was rapturously encored in the popular ballad,
" O'er Life's Pleasures Roving," from Charles the Second.
His singing altogether was full of expression, and in
perfect keeping with the music he interpreted. Sims
Reeves was in full force, and sung splendidly, as he
always does, and was encored three times. The gem of
the evening was a fantasia from La Sonnambula, played
upon the concertina by Giulio Regondi, with such ex-
quisite taste, refined expression, abandon, and brilliancy,
that he was recalled and encored, when he performed an
aria from Lucia, which, for facilite of execution and
igenious and original arrangement, could not be sur-
passed. Miss Lucombe, Mr. Henri Drayton, Mrs.
Alexander Newton, and Herr Stigelli, contributed much
to the success of the concert, which was crowded, and
which gave universal satisfaction.