The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-29 00:00:00

CITY OF :LONDON THEATRE,

This`agreeable little place of amusement opened for
the summer season last evening, with a strong and
efficient corps dranuctique, recruited from the various
theatres of the me4mopolis. Among the new engage-
ments, .Miss E. Terry will no doubt prove the chief
attractions. A drauia, by Mr. C. Dillon, entitled,
Elizabeth Mowbray, or the Old Chapel Vault, was
brought out for the first time on this occasion. Neither in
plot nor the incidei its was there any feature of novelty
presented. Elizal oath Mowbray, who had abandoned
the house of her fivther, Lord Mowbray, with the lover
of her choice, returns, after having lost the latter,
to her father's abode, accompanied by her
infant child. Barron Malvern, a rebel lord,
whom, as as her suitor, she had formerly re-
jected becomes, by to series of successful deeds of villany,
master of Mowbra r Castle and lands, and having pos-
sessed himself of the restored and repentant Elizabeth,
plots, for the grati &cation of his revenge, the death of
her child, and the destruction of the entire Mowbray
family. His plot. in part succeeds ; ultimately. how-
ever, his villanous 'machinations are defeated, and virtue
triumphs. In this little piece (it consists but of two acts)
there is, as we h ave • said, very little that is novel, and
though many of the situations and passages are very
trite indeed, they 'are by no means devoid of effect, and
were very well s, astained. Mr. C. Dillon, who took the
part of Lord Mos% asray, has got the materiel of a good'
actor in him, but there are quite enough of
copyists of the mannerism of Mr. Macready, in
all conscience, vit-bout his adding to the number.
Let him rely moi .e on his own resources, and enact. the
imitator less, and, we shall not have cause to regret the
result. Miss Te trey, as Resina, gave evidence of the
possession of all , the requisites for an actress of the first
class in her pecu Liar line—an agreeable person, a voice
sweet and flexibi e, and an excellent perception of cha-
racter. Few young ladies have given so early such
promise of high professional distinction. The old and
established favoraites at this theatre, Messrs. Shepherd,
Johnson, Dunn, :33radshaw, &o. were .good, as usual.
In the course of the piece, and at its close, a
grand tableau was introduced with striking effect.
In the interval l trevious to the next piece the national
anthem,-" God lave the Queen" was sung by the entire
corps ; Miss Lerrey and Mr. Taylor taking the solo
parts. All act pitted themselves respectably and the
solos were le tidly- and deservedly applauded. It
struck us as n A a little surprising that during the
singing of the i iithetii only two or three persons in the
boxes rose. Tse other entertainments Of the evening
consisted of 1! fuzeppa, a burlesque on the equestrian
melo-dramatic spectacle of Mazcppa which was brought
out at Astley 's some six or seven years ago
under the ma .nagement of the late Mr. Ducrow,
a 'laughable ;trifle enough ; and The Goblins
Gap,. a tale •of diablerie, as the bills had it, in
which Miss T( aTey, with her sweet warblings, again
drew down rer sated plaudits. The house was pretty
full, but the boxes not quite so much so as
the managers could desire. 'rho increased attraction
however, whicl: stile company in its present strength and
members presents, will, we have no doubt, prevent any-
thing like " a 7 aeggarly account of empty boxes," being
returned on a;,..puccasion during the season.