The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-27 00:00:00

IS' There is also a state prisoner—the Duke of
rrland—confined on a charge of aspiring to the
tie, in the next room to Alexis, who, sympathis-
"itb his sufferings, finds means to set him at
lerty,
Unfortunately the Czarina determines to
,ner relative (whom she had not seen from child-
dm
his dungeon, and Alexis, with the view of
his friend, the commandant, from the punish-
which would fall upon him in consequence of the
ep escape, personates that illustrious individual,
kdeme result is that the Czarina, actuated by a
eeling., commands his freedom and attendance
Petersburgh. The personation is, however.
likterteti 1)37 his ancient enemy, the Count, anti
ti
Itlig'a> in the first burst of her anger, orders
le4 to be beheaded, but aftearwrll prcions hi,
;e2 in consequence of the motive that actuated
tine further adVances him to the highest honours,
o
his marfiaga with Fcedora, well endows the
The Count, whose intrigues have been de-
.,jl,
110 Panished, and the story ends, as all stories
4 with the elevation of the good and the degra-
this! the ttnlvorthy. The drama vc tint off tamely,
" Wort ho startling stage effects to arrest at-
anci therefore, that the piece was well received
,w.must be placed to the credit of the actors.
right was most effective in the character of
~,'ig
Krout, and Madame Celeste, as Eiizabeth,
o,.every inch a queen. The farce of Ma her
are Doing Well succeeded, and it is suffi-
-4: say that Mr. Paul RAlford, Mr. Wright,
4-8 ta• Harding sustained the principal cha-
„,„ Mises Harding promises to be an admir-
, ',tress for Phtt, td great personal advantages,
oh Considerable taste and feeling. The new
comic Christmas pantomime, called War-
-4411 the King of the Cannibal, Islands followed.
Nalciently Indicates the character of the pan-
e' which abounds in hideously grotesque masks
ilf!uals and sailors wrecked upon their island.
f4i4Jestv (Mr. C. J. Smith) is, by the agency of
of Nightshade, transformed into the Clown ;
lo Sattllite3 (Mr Mitchinson) into Pantaloon ;
(alr. T. Ireland) into Harlequin, and Miss
ICI v! Made a most graceful Columbine. The
);,'ere all variations of the ancient practical
stPetrated by all clowns from time imme-
toLtbe scenery was very beautifully painted, and
'ii throughout evinced a most anxious desire
14oCttlatters roll on smoothly. The machinery
k'1,411, ht naturally enough be expected on a
111(b`'S legvery case work so speedily. as might be
,h.tit two days' experience will correct such
it"rs• We were glad to observe that the
'43 crowded with a most respectable audience.
klorti - -

•ti LYCEUM.
IttYafter the opening of the doors, last evening,
43,4 before the rising of the curtain, the pit and
%clof this popular place of entertainment were
4at With an eager holiday assembly, while the
Yell !a early hour were numerously and respect-
Nl,:u. The bill of fare provided for the lieges,
kites-, Was of no ordinary character, being the
,480°71 the Flearth, the last creation of the immor-
ti sad almost fresh from the author's prolific
iii,l4 a new burlesque, from the experienced
146, c writer of Aladdin, Valentine and Orson,
,14 eon and his Cat, and Cinderella, all produc-
:4,4, well known celebrity. The Cricket on the
'kba roil notice of which has already appeared in
i
' of:' commenced the evening's entertainments ;
:Stitrign the burlesque was no doubt the great
t teid of the majority of the audience present, we
MI nto or never seen a holiday occasion in which
4e40,,e11ce were so soon brought under the potent
,thi% of the mimic spell. From the opening scene
,tl,,yeautiful drama the noisy elements of the
`4l;ated mass were subdued to silence, and
,ttlif4tlin interruption took place, or was a single
t
'Lille /ttl,,°o of impatience shown by the most
'itAit c., the audience till the curtain fell. The
iallltte Ise) the heartiness, and simple pathos of this
ktii,raina of domestic life, unassisted by the
llgii, Of "intense and terrible" incidents, or
ti„,l high-pressure appliances of the Rad-
,ottiir,"4 Lewis school, were manifested in
q4,411.1rLY degree by the attention paid to every
'4d '„''T applause repeatedly and enthusiastically
V'cci the hearty appreciation by the audience
ti, Y sent.
tile iment with a moral purpose and ennob_ling
irlltt,
11 E our business i+, at present, with the buhri-s
ON nt with the Fairy Tale of Home. T
0, ~t)ri, Which has been several months in preps-
'tee" announced as "a grand new romantic,
. ob..' scientific, aerostatic, and semi- equestrian
IN4sitertinzal founded on the stories of
,' the En-,
eos , 4 orse and Prince Purviz and Prince Bahmau,
:eikeit:lbian Nights' Entertainments,' called The
~tile ii,' Horse or Prince Firouz Schah of Persia
o"'incess if Bengal." The piece opens with a
‘l,' in
bile
Arabian desert, exceedingly well exe-
Z111%0,,.° sultry appearance of the sky, and the
Ittli_t )4 relieved here and there with patches of
tt.,7llA„,bage, conveying to the mind, in a very
'o ;144711ner, the feeling of sterility and desolation.
Valte i',,is discovered, which has just halted
k4l4BBpheneshments, and its members, while they
tk till!, 11.,,,050phy, also discuss something more sub-
Ost; rhiloscphy in sport is made eating_ _in
sethemselves
and by way of a dessert the pilgrims
fttig,e/nse/ves with a dance of Almehs, which
thi,' bound to say was very gracefully executed.
LitlerYnoment springs up in the wilderness, a
(94.4,a% booth, belonging to "Oh-don't you-wish-
tile3P-dget-it) or as the bill otherwise expresses
(41tt ti blackny bird, or a cross between a red man
1% leg " The juggler, personated by Mr.
If*, amenrornences business in the regular showman
litille -s` calls the attention of the squatted pilgrims
6 th wonders he has got to show them, in doing
',tt port
commences a solo on the drum. He is
Vatidt in his musical and mountebank efforts by
Ola, ,en appearance out of the drum of the Spirit
k.,.(11 tell' regular blue devil (Mr. J. W. Collier),
1;114 ist, thetaffrighted juggler that the spell which
wish L!ta is broken, and that the only way in
11 he (the juggler) can save himself from
01)ter is by bringing to the former the two•
j'' fors of a $ thah, failing which he must him-
it ,egoist a victim to the King of the Ghouls. The
1/4' in a quondary as to how he shall save his
L‘Ditli 18 relieved by the Spirit, who, striking an
ttrik rock, separates it in twain, and discovers
lk„eflauted hone. The juggler is told to mount
!lii:',tt, : inn search of the prize in question, which he
,lIIC,,nd is borne to the Court of Babbah Schah,
tllitatit4 Persia, who at this time is busy holding a con-
Zit I:n With the learned savants of his empire as to
to 3t
Means.' for the advancement of science, but
NesPecially tltata.of gastronomy, in the. nodstrums
LtktNt tided curry 10 .vder, pease-pudding, an starch.
pt ted from diseased potatoes, occupying a pro_mi-
404Position. At this learned meeting Prince
,t 4 Schah Prince of Persia (Mr. Keeley) makes his
Ilt‘,,lqltice, and signalises himself by the introduction
/4thtti4- Scientific discoveries—one a machine for the
, atig;_lip of railway schemes, and translating money
Zattl°4e) and the other a patent railway committee
L illiao warranted to sit any length of time for the
.4-441 Of business. All these great discoveries,
t 4 hve,r, are thrown into the shade by the arrival
kose Juggler, who calls the attention of the Persian
bbPherS to his flying horse. Of course the phi-
Nets deny the Indian's statements, while the
al4 believes it. At last, after some altercation, the
tilt %consents to swap his daughter to:the juggler for
t‘ttv,„Ying horse, providing he can prove its power of
tiretion. Prince Firouz consents to put the matter
Ae test, and nuunts the horse, when, turning
tlllttg) he mounts up into the air, and the scene
11;1 hOs• The next scene shows the Prince mounted
,t4t, is enchanted steed in the firmament, where in
kitehe'nrse of his progress he holds converse with the
tit 't-leiad, and with Orion, otherwise O'Rian, about
!ttltt„..4Peal of the union, the potato disease, and other
14 O's relating to Ould Ireland. This scene, which
4,kge-AterY beautiful eae, and exceedingly well ma-
-4i '') changes to the boudoir of the Princess
4 -4surab, to whom Shawl Singh (Mr. A. Wigan)
,il.llo4„Ying his ad tresses, ala troubadour. Prince
4ters"4 arrives at this juncture on his enchanted
?? ell and having introduced himself to the Princess
Joita eogal, puts Shawl Singh's nose out of
% 'l. and sets out on an cereal voyage
‘llo„."orseback with the Princess. With the
IttreJaent of the lover and the jilting of the musical
opt; of Cashmere ends the first act. The second
Of iia with a Forest of Sycamores, in which theSchah
tald ersia is discovered grieving for the loss of his son,
ty hstates that perpetual hunting has been prescribed
$413 medical advisers as a relief to his mind. The
„
the-"' difficulty with him, however, is to follow out
ekt Prescription, as he dolorously laments that he
aeart?t find any stags for sport, as even in Capel-court
tev;el, Y One is to be found. The Schah, in a fit of
Village' instigated by his daughter Maimouna (Miss
Po :70, ties the Indian to a tree and leaves him to
(lee's", the julr in the strongest manner, however,
ring in the tea' Yankee style—
" As a free subject of the freest nation
de h do protest against this annexation.
eadtlnting party h aves, and the juggler, in hourly
fit 1 " being torn to pieces by the wild beasts, is
ch.last released by the Djinn, in the shape of a
witirlnPanzee. At this moment the Prince Firouz,
each his fair charge, arrives on the spot per the
whilanted horse, and leaves her on a mossy bank
ir, 1..! be goes to apprise the Schah of his safe arrival.
- his be
the Chimpanzee
she is carried off by the juggler, and
out, "dropanzee takes her place, putting on an
son r robe which she had left behind, so as to per-
'ate her. The Prince and Schah return to the
shot, but
m, (illy to find they In v been baulked by the
fair • Meanwhile the juggler has carried the
inn. a Princess Chinsurah to a mountain pass leadd-
up .!,°
.the Djinn's stronghold, Castle Perilous,. han
:._ Prince Firouz, accompanied by his sister, ay-
Ts. asked advice of the l'eri Queen (Miss Arden), and
Fit ded a
by mammoth Tomata follow in pursuit.
in the. mountain pass the juggler and princess fall
,10,With Shawl Singb, as a paraputetic organ grinder,
"Q immediately begins to operate with 145 tnusio