The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

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SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.

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The performance at this theatre in aid of the
of the Grand Exhibition of 1851 went off splendlt3oV_
last evening. The house was crammed to suffoca
in every part, and the applause was throughout ent_bcau.
siastic. The followin address, written for the
sion by Mr. R. H. g Horne,
was spoken by
Phelps :
" Industry! mother of the working world, furl'cl;
Whose wheels nu'or sleep. whose sails are never
For whom, the daily chariot of the light
Sufficeth not—nor all the hours of night;
Whose hand is stretched across all lands—all sew'
Whose breath in cities is like air to trtes;--
Thy energy breeds pleuty out of dearth,—
Feeds, warms, clothes, comforts—and oomrsands
earth.
Though slaves work constantly—the free-born bard
Can do most work—and honours most the land;
Wherefore 'tis fitting that the land most tree
Should take the lead in the worlo's industry.
But let us not contract our thoughts—Oar sig..-
And note one colour only in the light;
The light hath all prime colours—so bath art,
With many minds—one great prismatic heart.
All arts are sisters—from one parent source--
Grave. gay, mute, voluble—gentle—lull of force;
Use'd and ornamental, both, though free,
B end with each other—suit one harmony:
The instrument of music, and the hand
.
That strikes the chords, are to one purpose pal)V
A word for the Drama. From the liberal ruled
That comprehends how passions, when refined,
And on the scene embodied, constitute rosll
The greatest lessons—fruit, flower, branch, sad
We ask this frankly:—recognise the stage--
If rightly used—fed by e ich niiblest page
An Educator equal to its age:
But where the signs, the tokens of this power;
Where now this field, this fertilizing shower?
Have patience, friends—the struggle bath been long';
But, though it waste, 'twill ne'er subdue the str°o °
Meanwhile, for your amusement, we will show
One reason why the drama's wheels move slow• d ajegt
Clogg'd with foul clay—perplexed with Puff'
Enough to strike hope dumb—and shame all eye
They halt and stagger:—let us first display
One damning sign—a PLay-bill of the day!
"New and original! first night! never acted! gistee
' The House that Jack built' old Jack's tact ou', '
" For this occasion, at enormous cost,
The lessee has engaged the starry host!
A galaxy of talent has descende r
On this one house!' The tree d list is suspoutlea
Jack's House appears !—the crowd that come to
Burlesque usurp the throne of poetry,
Worn out, at length resent the senseless beta,
And so they damn Jack's House and its vile jei‘e
Next morn, the Bill, "Immense success of Jack
Triumphant gingerbread exalts his back !
Enraptured roars come down like a typhoon
Jack has applause enough to burst the moon !
Glorious—uproarious—crowds inflimmatorioue
For Jack's House every night compulsatoriotia
This is the British Drama—we its heirs--
(Like a showman at a fair) 9
,
Walk up and see our puppets and our bears 1
No scions these of true dramatic art, art,
Which scorns the puff's and panderings of the 03
The secret influence, the double face,
Wheels within wheels, and all the old grimace'
Fine art retires, the struggle grows too mean,
And noble strength is wasted on the scene;
While three-act farce, sense, decency disgusts,
And tragic footmen make their points and bursts'
The times are changing; gorgeous show and Oise,
With all their drums and spangles, fit for boys;
Exotics light, an inexhaustible brood—
Domestic dramas dipt in real blood—
Phantoms of opera—from all sense releas't,
With costly
folliestributes''of
burlesque, to eachn
thate new
fly
artiste;
The
Poetic truth and all sincerty ;
These things are with us still—but they must
Contempt can wither if the fall be slow;
And the true drama yet again will rise,
A giant refresh'd—exulting in bright skies?'
AST LE Y'S AMPHITHEA
We understand that Mr. Batty intencle,447olll.l/
o
at Whitsuntide the grand spectacle of the AN hesu°
War, with which he originally opened 0 go sl'
seven years since, and which then proved god 11"„,
tractive. The recent return of Lord Gough hide
brave companion in arms, Major Edwardeefoital
drawn the public attention to our eastern„ biose"
triumphs, Mr. Batty has done wisely to Bill,' 401,
of the opportunity of reproducing the mot pt tb
military spectacle ever presented, and which
same time a daguerrotype of Eastern sceuerce-ip'ep
tume, and manners. There are several novistbe
am
the circle in preparation for Witsuntide, ant! beit
phitheatre will therefore be, as it always
one of the most attractive and crowded of the
resorts.

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Royal,- ig' Pide
nrr
the Duchess of Kent honoured the performances', ,t bet
big res.
jesty's Theatre yesterday (Thursday) evening
sence, and occupied the Queen's box. Her ROY ee oU`'
was accompanied by his Serene highness the Pril3,l" of n7O
ningen and his Serene Highness Prince Edtvarriligh9,o,
Weimar. The suite in attendance upon her RoYib's int-
the Duchess of Kent and their Serene Highnesses t Is 4
included Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the lionourabwitt
Kerr, the Countess Van der Straaten (the Lady ink
upon her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians), '11",,,,et1en.:),
Murray and Colonel the Baron Moerkerke (the Genuses
in Waiting upon her Majesty the Queen of the V°ffp
Amongst the visitors, we remarked the Duke Ina'lsocf
of Cleveland and Lady Augusta Paulet, his Execwe°
American Minister and Mrs. and Miss Abbott Lyon
the Earl of Liverpool, the Viscount Enfield, the, sell
Dupplin, Lord Gardner, Lord Harry Vane, Lot Ord df
Lord George Paget, Lord and Lady Dalmeneir.
0 stow Lady Blantyre, Lord Ashburton, Lady Mary Bentiatc- goo
Montresor, Lady Adelaide Paget, Lady Catherine the
the Hon. C. R. Neville, the Hon. Major Needham, the
Claude Lyon, General the Hon. H. CavendishL.t. GOY/
Richard Cavendish, Mrs and Miss Cavendish, '1.0(11"-Ad
Wombwell, Bart., Sir George Armitage, Bart.; igert,,7;is
Armitage, Sir R. Sutton, Bart., Sir R. Homo"' ;Lod vtiro.
Lady Howard, Sir T. Barrett Lennard, Bar;
Barrett Lennard, Mr. Henry Baring, M.P., iiir* -0
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Tudor, Mr. tiligh, Captain Meynell Mr. Andertnlitoglet
Gambler, Mr. F. Mills, Mr. Hubert de' Burgh,
Mr. Chandos Pole, Mrs. Colonel Stratford, blr.
M.P., Captain Sutton, Mr. James Martin, Mr. anold....sfip'
Mr. W. H. Palmer, Mr. Tarbiter, Mr. C. BarrYSingl7ll:
M.P., Colonel Pigot, Captain Lyon, Mr. Henri 'field, pr.
Colonel Long, Colonel Streatfield and Mrs. Streato.s.o
and Mrs. R. Arabia and Miss Wingfield, Mr. and
ft
ratt, &c.
IP)iet
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Her Majesty's httat,-
the Royal Italian Opera was occupied last eveningod
11
Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis Goiger.
os
chioness of Kildare, and Lady Constance Leves°leitte,be
~
Amongst the fashionable company attending the
and "le,
remarked his Excellency the Portugue-e Minister d 011,
Viscountess Moncorvo, and the Baron Pdoncorvo 50, bi.e'
Sarmento, the Earl of Falmouth, Earl Grosvenoierl
the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Darnley, the co
sidest
n;
Countess of Strathmore, the Earl of Airlie, Earl s
Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Clifden, Viscount icier
‘
Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Templetownt 000. jPeee
Anson, M.P., Viscountess Barrington and the
ifoatig-1,
Barrington, Lord Foley, Lord and Lady Robert part'
Lord Algernon St. Maur, Lady Francis Russell an 1.0 ordi
Lord and Lady Blantyre, Lady Blanche OS: F:,11,
Lady Henaietta Somerset and Mr. C. Cullicg Smity, fd".11,.
Georgiana Grey and Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and Paraejt
Montresor and Captain Montresor, Sir John fo , 1'1:0d
K.c,T.s, and Lady Campbell, Sir John BurgNfietao
Blacket and party, Lord Naas, M.P , Lady Art_AP
Mrs. and Miss Wyndham, Colonel the •Honoursn S,vi
•
Upton and Mrs Upton and Lady Woodford and ni.'-i3ofl
ford, Honourable Jobn Fortescue, M.P., Mi3sli Pd
Coutts and party, Lady Napier, Mr. Marshall. vej
Mrs. Marshall and Miss Marshall, Hon. Mrs. Ca,l/„TP,AII3-ci,
party, Honourable A. B. Willoughby, Major-Gent.
grant, Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Lindley Ward,,fles;
M.P., and Mrs. Dodd, Mr. Algernon Greville, ffna, no'
vulle and party, Mr. H. Greville, Colonel Broval,'°,soutsbil,
M.P., 11,nourable Mrs. Heneage and part'', v-sr•
Sidney Pierrepoint, Honourable Francis stoner,
no ffl-
Bingham Baring, M.P., Sir Willian de Bathe, C°l_,°"o,,oks°.s,
whit, Captain R. Oliver, Hon. Mr. Graves, Colonel
Mr. Standish Standish, Mr. Gregory, M.P.,
Jocelyn, M. Ralli, M. Lizardi, Mr. Carrinhe';.'„?
r
Islay), Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P., and Mrs. Raikes rthoo,l°-.
John Lewis, Colonel Ridley, Mr. Smyth, M.P.
~B°,lo
Mrs Smyth, Mr. Hobhouse, M.P., and Mrs. and
Hobhouse, &c.
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ROYAL ARTILLERY.—WOOLWICH, AL" 00, „„b
the event of the weather being favourale to-InclheCO3:-;
troops of the Royal Horse Artillery will assemble of
bus of
0.
mon at 10 o'clock A.M., and go through the enlad fisitclethe
field-day, in the presence of sevoral distingnibue ell in
The officers of the Ordnance corps give a grand
evening, in their splendid mess-room at the RnYa bout
Barracks. Cards of invitation have been issued to B.,hboln.
of the nobility, gentry, and military circles in the nelb
hood and in the metropolis.

BIRTHS.
Kinca esbire"
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OF A SON. Ati
On the 10th inst., at Leith&ld-cottage,
the lady of James Arnott, Esq.
On the 13th inst., at Averham Rectory, Notts, the 14rifl
of the Rev. Robert Sutton. i
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On the 14th inst., the wife of Ebenezer —nl
Billiter-square.

OF A. DAUGHTER.
On the 9th inst , at Testwood, the wife of CaPtairi J.
Cator, R.A. hill,kis
On the 15th inst , at the Hermitage, Stamford-
George Bryant.

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MARRIED. rcl,
h ova
On the 14th inst., at St. Mary's, Bow,
_Josef t tout"
second son of Joseph Russell, Esq , White Ilart-couro', job°
bard-street, to Caroline Amelia, youngest daughter .
Spicer, Esq , West-cottage, Bow. ~ e Johrl
On the 14th inst., at Cottesbrooke, Northamptousuill; Arun,
Cotton Powell, Esq., of Clapton, Middlesex, to Franc' or of
eldest daughter of the lion. and Rev. P. A. Irby', rec
Cottesbrooke.
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On the 13th inst., at Worcester the Rev. Benjamin
rector of Wimord, Somerset. togeSo
On the 13th inst., at Maidenhead, Isabella Mauler Y5..6,
daughter of the late C. Hunter, Esq. of 13Iackness, I'm gr.
On the 14th inst , in Bernar-street, RusselAl.smlla
Joseph Strutt, formerly of li".kmansworth, age" EA"
of
Gray's Inn- square. Wolf
On the 14th inst., aged 431 c Charles A. Brookfield,
On the 14th inst., at Holcomb, aged 74, Frances, %ore.
the late R. Fuller, Esq., of the Rookery, near Dorking, vote
On the 14th inst., in Portland-place, Islington, Mar
of Alexander Wilson, Esq.

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