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PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.

traction--is that of the great Oasis and sacred wain'
of Zimzim. In this scene the gradual rising
of the sun upon the desert is beautifully
managed, as is the appearance of the wild simoom
which follows. The effect of the dreaded simoom is
presented on the stage, and with it closes the first act
of the spectacle. The scene of the second act is laid
in France, the time being that of the reign of
Louis XV. The act opens with the palace, terrace,
gardens, and fountains at Versailles, being a most
effective scene. The fountain—a real one—would do
credit to the gardens of a real palace. In the crowded
theatre, heated as it of course was, the very sound of
the water was cooling and refreshing. The second
concludes with a very excellent representation of
the fair of St. Germain, with its multitude of visitors.
In the third act, the scene is laid in England, in the
year 1732, and is very effective, concluding with a
grand equestrian tableau. The piece has been dra-
matised by Moncrieff from Eugene Sue's romance,
" L'Arabian Godolphin, ou L'Histoire d'un Cheval."
The first act is interspersed with portions of Felicien
David's popula :symphonic ode oriental, "Le
Desert." The whole piece is put upon the stage
in a style which reflects the highest credit on
the management. The dresses are magnificent,
After the spectacle came Mons. Tournare's celebrated
troop of French equesteipas. The performance of
these artistes is wonderful, for its intrepidity, and
daring, and highly pleasing; from its elegance. They
perform upon their own horses, brought expressly
from France, attended by their own grooms. This
engagement must have been made at an enormous
expense to Mr. Batty, but we feel confident that the
result will amply realise his expectations. Madame
Louise is the most elegant horsewoman we have ever
seen, and the command which Madame Klatt has ac-
quired over her steed is astonishing, and, as the play-
bills say, may be termed the ne plus ultra of the eques-
trian art. Every one ought to visit Astley's. For
elegant amusement and delightful recreation it stands
now almost without a rival. The house last night
was overflowing.'

By order,
JOHN MA-TIMONE, Secretary,
4, Coleman-etreot, May 13, 1845.

LYCEUM.
The new burlesque of Cinderella is " a hit, a most
palpable hit"—as a spectacle superior to Aladdin, and
equal to Valentine and Orson, or Whittington, in
wit and fun, and humour and satire. It is a good
idea that of making the wandering Prince
the identical Rodolph of Gerolstein, who is the hero
of the Mysteries of Paris. The idea is well worked
out, and the piece is a capital quiz upon Eugene
Sue's great work. Wigan as Rodolph and Mrs.
Keeley as Cinderella were admirable. They convulsed
the house with laughter by their humorous imitations
of Macready and Helen Faucit. Never was there
a more laughable imitation. The ball scene was
gorgeous, and in this, too, Mrs. Keeley gave an
admirable imitation of Lucile Grahn in the " Mazurka
d'extase, while J. W. Collier, as her partner, was
quite "up " to all the mannerisms of Perrot. The last
scene, however, was the triumph—thirty-six English
children, "Les Danseuses Anglaises," pupils of Mr.
Frampton, gave the " Pas de Fleurs " and the "Pas
des Moissonneurs "—and verily the Viennoise must
look to their laurels. There was a perfect hurricane
of applause at the conclusion, and it was encored;
the audience loudly called for a third repetition, but
Mr. Frampton came forward and expressed a hope
that the audience would not insist on an encore, as
it might fatigue the children. The justice of this
appeal was acknowledged, and the piece was an-
nounced for repetition by Keeley, who, as Capil-
laire, the servant of the Prince, had contributed
greatly to the success of the piece by his inimitable
drollery.

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THE STRAND.
Last night this snug little theatre opened for the
summer season, with a new drama, in three acts,
called London by Night, and which contains some
amusing sketches of low life. Miss Waite and Mr.
W. H. Harvey danced the Polka, after the play
was concluded, so much to the satisfaction of the
audience, that they were loudly applauded, and ob-
liged to dance it a second time. An extravaganza
named Robinson Crusoe, or the Adventures qf a
Friday, followed—a laughable sort of hodge-poilge.
De omnibus rebus et quibusdam aliis. A good many
comic songs are jumbled up in it. Miss Pattison
sung one to the air of " My beautiful Rhine," and
Miss Bromley another to the air of " By the margin
of fair Zurich's waters," in very good style. On the
whale' we should say, the piece succeeded—the main
object of such a composition being to make the au•
dience laugh, no matter how or wherefore. The
performances concluded with a farce, called Clair-
voyance, in which Miss H. Wallcott took the prin-
cipal part, and showed Much diversity of humour.
Robinson Crusoe, and London by Night, were an-
nounced for the week, and the announcement was
followed by the plaudits of the audience.

SURREY.
Mrs. Davidge has opened the Whitsun holidays with
one new, and, if we may believe the play-bill, " ori-
ginal" drama, written by Mr. Fox Cooper, and en-
titled the Old Fleete Prison, and an adaptation from
the French by Mr. E. Stirling, called the Secret Foe;
or, the Mason of Abbeville. The American Samson
(Mr. Canfield) also exhibited to the astonished lieges a
succession of Herculean feats, perhaps unrivalled
since the days of the English Topham. Any attempt
to detail the plot of the new piece would, we are
afraid, prove sufficiently tiresome to the reader, and,
therefore, we shall content ourselves with stating that
the play contains the stock characters which have
formed the staple of all " original" productions since
the days of the earliest dramatists; namely, an elder
brother, sensible and selfish, and, therefore, a
scoundrel ; a younger, handsome, amiable, and a
spendthrift; a rich widow, who, wooed by the first,
wooes and marries the second ; a young lady in love,
sentimental and silly, and a motley group of secondary
beings who strut their little hour, not so much with
the view of contributing to the " perfect whole," as to
exhibit to the audience the abilities which a tyrannical
management has in their proper persons condemned to
minor parts and unworthy situations. Some excellent
scene painting (whether new we know not) by
Brunning, Turner, and others, excited universal ad-
miration, and the rich but formal costumes of the
latter part of the seventeenth, or beginning of the
eighteenth century, were admirably preserved. After
the drama, Mr. Canfield, the strongest man in the
world, exhibited his wondrous feats—feats which cer-
tainly speak well for the degeneracy of our age.
He thought nothing of bending bars of iron across
his arm ; breaking ropes two inches in diameter ;
carrying cannons of 400 and 600 lbs. weight;
waltzing round the stage with a couple of men across
his neck, and other sundry and pleasurable amuse-
ments of a like character. His muscular develop-
ment affords a study to those persons who delight in
physical superiority, and we heartily recommend all
such admirers to see this- artiste. The adaptation
from the French finished the evening. Mr. H.
Hughes, Mr. N. T. Hicks, Mr. Fredericks, and
Mrs. Honner, sustained the principal characters. The
whole piece presented a wonderful resemblance to
the first, as if they had—to use the graphic language
of a gentleman in the same box with us—come from
the same parent nest. The house was very full, and
the performances seemed to give great satisfaction.

CITY OF LONDON.
A spectacle, bearing the startling title of Nelson,
Wellington and Napoleon, was produced at this
theatre last night. Like the generality of pieces in
which the probabilities of life are given to the winds,
it abounds rather in startling incidents, hair-breadth
escapes, the firing of muskets, and blue and red fire,
than a connected story, terminating in a catastrophe
—in which the machinations of the bad are successful
and the good are defeated. The drama is divided
into three epochs, each representing some of the most
prominent events in the life of the distinguished men
whose name it bears. Thus we have the death of
Nelson—the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon be-
fore the Battle of Waterloo, with a mimic represen-
tation of which the drama closes. Mr. Waldron
sustained the character of Nelson and the Duke
of Wellington ; whilst Mr. Broadfbot enacted
that of Napoleon. Both gentlemen dressed after
the most authentic records of the great originals, and
depicted some of their peculiarities in a clever
manner. Mr. J. Dunn played the character of an
Irish Amazon, and convulsed the house with laughter
by his unfeminine appearance. The other characters
were fairly sustained. Upwards of thirty of the
Coldstream Guards personated the British army. Of
the scenery we cannot speak in terms of prate e, nor
of the delays and mistakes in the substitution of one
piece of scenery for another. When accidents of this
nature occurred, the gods gave audible expression to
their wrath in torrents of hisses. On the fall of the
curtain, however, Mr. Fox Cooper came forward and
apulogised for the imperfect way in which the
piece had been brought forward. He said the
house had only been in his possession since Friday ;
and although he had made great exertions, he had
not been able to accomplish all he had wished. To-
morrow night he hoped to remedy all defects, and
to put the piece upon the stage as it ought to be.
This restored good humour. Many of the scenes
were loudly applauded, and the drama was altogether
successful. The performances concluded with Lon-
don by Night, an adoption from the writings of
Dickens. The house was but thinly attended.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
This favourite place of summer resort opened for
the season last evening. Mr. Tyler, the new lessee,
has vastly improved upon the plans of his predecessor.
He has a new subject for his fete every year, and al-
though he thus subjects himself to a greatly increased
outlay in catering for the amusement of his patrons,
yet we doubt not but that the increase of public
patronage will more than compensate him for his in-
creas€ d expenses. The gardens too have been
entirely renovated and re-decorated. Several
new walks and bosquets have been formed,
and the grounds are tastefully adorned by groups of
statuary. The gardens were well filled at an early
hour by parties who had come out determined to
make the most of Whit-Monday. At half-past four
,the carnivora were fed ; the pelicans and birds at
five; and at six the promenade concert, under the
direction of Mr. Godfrey. Among the other
improvements we may mention that the orchestra
has been enlarged, advanced nearer the audience, and
re-decorated. At this period there were upwards of
three thousand people assembled in the gardens, and
the colossal pictorial representation of Edinburgh, the
clef d'ceuvre of the pencil of Danson, was the subject
of universal admiration. " Have you been at Edin-
burgh ?" "Is it like ?" were the questions that were
constantly heard on all sides; and when any in-
dividual, who had been at " Auld Reekie," com-
menced explaining the model to his friends, he
was immediately surrounded by an anxious group of
inquirers, eager to listen to his explanations, and not
backward in asking him questions. Never has any-
thing been yet produced at these Gardens, which has
created anything like the sensation of this colossal
model of Edinburgh ; and Prince Albert has proved
that he completely understood the taste of the
English public, when he recommended the subject to
Mr. Tyler. We are not surprised at the admi-
ration which has been so freely expressed of this '
beautiful work of art. Scott has done Edinburgh
no more than justice, in calling it his " ain romantic
town." Whether we regard its situation, or the
grand historical events of which it has been the
scene, Edinburgh is, " take it ler all in all," perhaps
the most romantic place in the world. Here we
have presented to us, a bird's-eye view of it, as cor-
rect, as complete, as if the town itself, with its
suburbs, had, by some Aladdin-like process, been
suddenly transported to the banks of the Thames.
There it is—the Old Town—with its quaint medi-
aeval buildings, the scene of many a deadly deed,
and of many a joyful revel—the New Town, with
is magnificent streets and squares, a rich millionaire
ostentatiously parading its wealth in the face of its
poor Nobility. There, too, is the Nor' Loch, as it
existed in days a°lang syne." The Carlton Hill,
Nelson's monument (erected years before the
Nelson monument in London, to the shame
of the English be it spoken); Scott's monu-
ment ; Salisbury Craggs, renderedimmortal
by the Great Wizard of the North, in connexion with
Jeanie Deans ; Arthur's Seat ; the fine old Castle—
who that has read Marmion or Waverley can
forget the Castle; the Royal Institution—the strong-
hold of the moral force of the present day, as the Cas-
tle was of the physical force of a former century, each
building emblematic of an age; and, though last not
least, the fine old Palace of Holyrood, the scene of the
revelries of James—of the misfortunes of Mary—of
the short-lived triumph of Charles Edward—there,
too, is the river, the silver Forth, " wandering at its
own sweet will," and the dark mass of the Bass,
proudly rising from the ocean. It is night—the
night of the day on which the Queen first arrived at
Edinburgh ; one by one lights appear at the
windows ; gradually the whole city becomes illu-
minated, and presents a most gorgeous spectacle,
Salutes are fired from the Castle, bonfires blaze on
the Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, and
the surrounding
mountains ; and then commences a grand pyro-
technic display, which far surpasses even Southby's
finale
former doings. The grand
is certainly the
triumph of the pyrotechnic art. A grand transparency,
fifty feet high, consisting of medallion portraits of
the Queen and Prince Albert, supported by Britannia,
and surmounted by Fame, appears in the middle
of the lake. This transparency, which is beautifully
executed by ,Danson, is surrounded by appropriate
emblematical devices, and is made the centre of one
of the most elaborate displays of the resources of
pyrotechny ever exhibited. It is impossible to de-
scribe the various brilliant effects, unfortunately, as
evanescent as they are brilliant, which are introduced
in this grand finale. We certainly never have seen
anything of the sort which can be at all compared
with it. There cannot be a doubt but that this will
be by far the most popular tableau that has ever been

QUEEN'S.
Although the holiday attraction at this neat and
excellently managed theatre was an " Original Bur-
lesque " of the far-famed dramatic and fairy spectacle
of Cherry and Fair Star, it is required by justice to
say a few words at least of the successful and praise-
worthy style in which the legitimate drama was last
night presented. In the most difficult of the whole
range of Shakesperian difficulties—the perplexed and
perplexing Hamlet—Mr. Grattan Dawson acquitted
himself to admiration, and fairly established his claim
to the rank of a tragic actor of high qualifications ;
and Miss Waverly Scott's Ophelia was in many re •
spects admirable, and in most above medio-
crity. The discrimination of the audience
was proved by frequent and judicious applause.
She will, no doubt, give us opportunities of
expressing in more detail our opinion that she
is advancing to the highest rank in her profession.
This very promising young lady was much applauded.
Mr. Parry's Laertes was, perhaps, a little too vehe-
ment, but, on the whole, adequate; and Mr. Royer as
Polonius, was, to say the least, respectable. The ex-
travaganza which followed is entitled Bone Squ tsh,
and is written expressly for Mr. Dunn's (the Eng-
lish Jim Crow) inimitable and peculiar style of acting.
It was received with shouts of laughter, and Mr.
Dunn's " Nigger songs" were certainly very rich and
ludicrous, and h4s acting was relished deliciously by
most part of the audience, who seemed to have a more
intimate acquaintance with the peculiarities of nigger
manners and drollery than we can pretend to. To
those who are acquainted with the genuine wit and truly
comic powers of Charles Sloman, the improvisatore, it
is scarcely necessary to say that the grand burlesque of
Cherry and Fair Star; or, The Children of Cyprus,
is one of the cleverest of this kind of extravaganzas,
that have lately afforded so much fun and delight at
other favourite theatres. The scenery, which is
painted by the talented proprietor, Mr. James
is varied, picturesque, and often magnificent; it
elicited very great applause. The acting throughout
was a charming and well-sustained vein of comicality,
and was worthy of the expense bestowed in getting
up the piece. The songs are all parodies upon well-
known ditties, both comic and sentimental ; ard the
vocal power of this well-selected company was never
more advantageously shown, than by Miss Louisa
Lyons, Mrs. Manders, Miss Rogers, Mr. Manders,
Mr. Norton, and Mr. Royer, in numerous and
humorous songs, duets, trios, and quartets, which
were allotted them severally or collectively. Nor
must we forget the " choruses," which fairly claim
their full share of eulogy. On the whole, the " treat
of the Whitsun holiday," as it is aptly termed in the
announcement, is certain to outlive by weeks, or
more, the brief period of festivity for which it has
been avowedly brought into existence.

STANDARD.

The equestrian season of this popular eastern
house commenced last night with a piece called The
Conquest of Tartary ; or the Eagle Rider and Steed
of the Desert. It is from the pen of Mr. D. W.
Broadfoot, late stage manager at Astley's, and intro-
duces some very effective and striking scenes, which
would do credit to a more extensive establishment.
The theatre is 120 feet in circumference, and is sur-
mounted with crimson and white tapestry, giving it
a lively and beautiful appearance. It should be men-
tioned that the arena is beneath the stage, and as the
curtain rises the audience see the stage raised and
drawn off by machinery. The house was full.

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VAUXHALL GARDENS.
Vauxhall Gardens, which have been closed for
some years, were re-opened last night under the ma-
nagement of Mr. H. Wardell. The interior has been
thoroughly cleaned and painted ; the walks have been
newly laid out, and no expense appears to haire been
spared to make these grounds what they were many
years ago—a favourite place of resort for the middle
and upper classes. Many rumours had got about re-
specting them—it was confidently stated that a rail-
way terminus, spacious warehouses, and manufac-
tories, were to be erected on their site. These pro-
phecies, however, it would appear, were not destined
to be fulfilled—and the doors, as we have said, were
thrown open to the public last night, and shortly
after the gardens were very well filled. A band of
100 performers played a number of national
and other airs at intervals during the evening—
some pretty songs and duets were sung in the
orchestra. A ballet entitled Myra was produced
in the rotunda. Among the many attractions offered
to the visitor may be mentioned the Golden Temple
of Honan, which was beautifully illuminated; the
Eruption of Etna, with the destruction of the City of
Catana, the dissolving views, &c.
_The fire-works,
under the management of Mr. Darby, were on a scale
of great magnitude, and elicited loud applause. Joel
H. Diavola descended from a considerable height on a
single wire during the display. A handsome ball-
room has been erected for dancing, after the fire-
works, which presents a view of the Valley of Sweet
Waters on the Barbyses. The illuminations, consist-
ing of 20,000 lamps, were, if possible, on a more mag-
nificent scale than ever. The covered walks have been
greatly extended, and, in the event of rain, the visitors
are sure to escape being drenched. The mantle of the
immortal Simpson has fallen upon Mr. Widdicomb,
for many years the Master of the Ring at Astley's,
who is a very efficient Master of the Ceremonies.

ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY.
With very great pleasure we mingled with an
exceedingly numerous company last evening, in this
most interesting Institution, after its recent much•
regretted interruption. As it is the first of the kind
established, we believe, in the world, and has always
been considered by us with especial regard, and we are
:sure that the prospect which last night's attendance,
philosophical exhibition, lectures and lighter enter-
tainments open for a' return of patronage and a long
career of success, must be hailed with gratification,
by all who wish instruction to be made attractive,
science popular, and refined amusements multiplied
and presented in the most inviting form to the public.
The decorations of the Gallery are, in many
respects, superior to the former embellishments, and
the lighting, by night especially, is far more agree-
able now, than we know of in any other building of
the same size. The chandeliers are of novel design
and peculiar elegance, and whilst the effect of the
light is brilliant, it is not dazzling or oppressive. A
new and exceedingly pretty theatre for ballets has
beeen erected in a situation to place the artistes in clear
and conspicuous view to every part of the house.
The avowed intention, however, of the new mana-
gers, is to make the Institution that for which it was
originally designed, a " Gallery of Practical Science"
—not exclusively, indeed, but to a great degree, mo-
dified only by the expediency of varying the in-
struction of the graver kind with musical and other
entertainments of a high order. Amongst the most
important of the scientific lectures of yesterday were
those of Mr. Phillips on his in ventions—" The
Ship Preserver," and the "Fire Annihilator." Of
these the principles are simple, and the apparatus not
complicated. The model in the Gallery is a cylinder
having pipes for the water to escape, and is connected
with two smaller cylinders in which carbonic acid
gas is generated. The pressure of the gas causes
the water to rise in the pipes, and to fly up to a
height proportionate to the pressure. The power
which can thus be obtained is very great, and seems
well worthy of trial on a scale of greater magni-
tude, and for a practical purpose. The., in-
ventor considers that it would be highly useful in the
pumping out of ships, and from the immense quantity
of water which can be thrown out in a short space of
time, it is even supposed that a ship could be kept so
dry that an ordinary leak might be reached and
I stopped. Its use in cases of fire will also be evident.
From the rapidity with which carbonic acid gas can
be generated under this process the inventor has it
also applied for the " exterminating" of fire. This is
simply by the introduction of a stream of carbonic
gas into any apartment which may be in flames, and
of course, the action of the gas is instantly to ex-
tinguish the conflagration. The trial of this new
mode of putting out fire was highly successful. The
inventor (Mr. Phillips) generates his gas in both
processes by mixing charcoal, nitre, and sulphate of
lime, which are ignited by, a drop of sulphuric acid.
At an opportunity of greater leisure, the im-
portance of these inventions may justify a more
careful detail. The explanations by Mr. Scott, of
the habits and structure of the electrical eels, are
highly interesting, and not the less so from the fact
that it has been owing to his skilful management of
them that they have so long lived in this place, and
have so thriven under his care as to increase in length
from twenty-two inches to four feet, and from a girth
of not more than three inches to more than six. They
are a'so the only specimens now alive in Europe.
The promenade concerts, under the very able ma-
nagement of Mr. Sedgwick, elicited much applause.
Several of the solos were encored, and the infant
ballet, in which the performers are Misses
Frampton, Miss Palser, and Master Forrest, merited
the loudly expressed admiration of the visitors. The
entertainments concluded with a new and beautiful
series of dissolving views, not surpassed by any
which we had previously seen and were warmly
praised.

NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS AT THE
EGYPTIAN-HALL, PICCADILLY.
Eleven native Canadian Indians of the 0-jib-way
Ode-au-wau, and Mis-sis-sagee tribes, are now exhi-
biting at the Egyptian-hall, Piccadilly. The party
consists of ten males and one female, and their ages
vary from 3to 40. They are a finer set of men than
the Indians who were exhibiting there last season.
One of the warriors is 6 feet 3 inches in height, and
two of the others are more than 6 feet. It appears
they have been induced to come over by the flattering
accounts given of England by the Ojibways who
were here last year. The exhibition opened this day
at two o'clock, with a grand Indian council, at which
the whole party attended in full costume. The inter-
preter then delivered, in very good English, a short
lecture on the manners, customs, and religion of the
Canadian Indian tribes, after which followed the
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Then came the War Song and Dance, and the Pipe
Dance, followed by the ceremony of Burying the
Hatchet and Smoking the Calmet, or Pipe of Peace.
This last was a very imposing ceremony. There is
another performance at eight in the evening, which
varies somewhat from the morning performances, in-
asmuch, as in the evening, there is exhibited a fac-
simile of the scalping. The Indian costumes, orna-
ments, and arms, which they have brought with them,
are of the most curious description, and the exhibition
is one which cannot fail to become popular. The
performances were very well attended.