The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-04 00:00:00

,RUBY-LANE. t REATRE.
grand extravaganza fairy spectacle, entitled The Ps incess
1,43 was Changed into a Deer, was produced at this theatre
mst evening. It is founded on the French piece, La _Riche
Gni Bois, which has been recently acted at the Porte St.
Martin for nearly two hundred successive nights. The
Plot is
a variation of the story of the sleeping
t
ilbautY• We have the christening of the infant
incess, the gifts of the good fairies who had
ren invited as guests, and the malevolence of the wicked
,47, who
threatens to appears as a guest although uninvited. She
hae if he sees e ht of da she
attained herdestro 21sy ther year,s and onththe g
advice of theuntil other
frires she is shut up in a tower without doors or windows.
_ e e the author leaves the old fairy-tale and borrows
an incident from the story of the Princess of China
a hthe, " Arabian Nights." In her dreams she sees
anChn"sme Young Prince and falls in love with him,
zitteheril. his dreams sees the Princess, and falls in love
lie soon discovers the original. The King, her
r, has sent his trusty squire to all the neighbouring
alliance
with the portrait of his daughter to secure a suitable
'aitarilee for her. The Prince recognizes her portrait—de-
is 12‘,t3
Chariot without windows. A black Princess,
her i.`l°'" the :Prince had been affian.:ed, causes
tulnitY,4r to n aylay the carriage, break it in pieces
a deer. re` les', and the Pncess is transformed into
She is s "e Piince, who snout shooting wounds her
res eoa•ever, cured by a magic ring, which enables her to
an-dttzsg her human shape during the day. The ring is lost,
attaset—silmince visits the realms of fishes in search of it, and
erse,„i',"o by a regiment of salmon, lobsters, sharks, and
PrindieB; he is, however, saved by a winged whale. The
inten'tri is restored to huManity and the Prince, and was
testi° ed to have endsd happily, but alas! for the best in
d
happuns, the audience were not disposed to let it en
loud 3', and at the conclusion, the sibillation was
Pie e and, long continued. During the progress of the
Ponce eisapprob..tion had been freq yuentl manifested,
tunLoyin es uproariously, at others, in toe more an-
actor f 171 of ititeijsctional observations addressed, tot.. the
was zierley, while doing his very best to, make
nogteeted with a cry of " You know it won t d.o,
the fwd 9 You like it, IVieland?" asked a stentorian voice of
coupllniest of devils in the midst of a storm of hisses. The
aecr, grace, however, was given when Mrs. Selby, who
delighttne IllaciPrincess, exclaimed, " These senseless revels
as has /lie not., Such a shout of " Hear, hear," was set up
the net greeted our ears since the eventful morning when
one ate BlinistrY were declared to be in a minority of
that °,ll the Vote of Confidence question. How is it
Onss his Piece, so successful in Paris, should have been so
ballet es-tul in London. The scenery was gorgeous, the
krettY, the dresses superb, the mounting perfect. But
" d'alogue of the Paris piece is full of wit and quid
Piece swatsd hits of all ssrts, the dialogue of the English
a'7, le, dull, flat, and unprofitable. After all, the
ye tiler is
sometimes a person of greater consequence than
e generality of managers and actors are disposed to admit.
x,
--4F-11CH PLAIS—ST. JAMES'S
truly re
j THEATRE.
Mr. Mitchell commenced his season at this Theatre last
evening,nte "drejoiced are we .that during the long
tual 1.•
evenings we shall be enabled to enjoy this truly intellec-
roenagertamment. It speaks well for English taste that the
pat
which Mr. Mitchell has hitherto received, should
are been such as to induce hint to commence his season
5.".„ Months earlier than usual ; and it speaks t e
t.tiglish enterprise that Mr. Mitchell tin theaveNewn
inuter.
bli_Fommence his campaign thus
eeenarly
and the recess the theatre has b thorouhly cleaned
newly decorated. The old or-mol chandelier.. hasdisap-
--wro. ed, and in its place we have a magnificent cut-glass
isaletdelier, which produces a mo.st, brilliant effect. The gene-
-1,41ti Character of the decoratice work of the interior is
s„'4,ett but . the whole has been repainted and re-
el'and the St. James's.. is now the lightest and most
W "ar of metropolitan theatres. The opening piecelv.
it Culee's comedy, La Partie de Chaise de Henri
version of Dodsley'a English play of the
Darn( finch
the Miller of Mansfield. M. Lafont sustaine'l the
tast.°` Ileuri IV., and never has that beet of ire ch
bosenrehs been more admirably represented. The union of
Pass-4tie with dignity which M. Lafent infused into the
fi as Most artistical. His making up was perfect. When
of lirBt came upon the stage it was as though a portrait
tiece
Wm
w
had stepped out of its frame. The
filler,very wrongly cast. Cartigny was the
never has " the honest bluntness" of an unpo-
'4)lY 4t warm-hearted rustic—which no one could pr;l-
- nrne. !ate " a saucy roughness "—been more beauta7
:4,e(1. The distinction between bluntness and
is ate ~ as clearly perceived and developed with the most
Itetise'N;seritnini.stion. We are glad to see that M. Plunkett
hvG .sieel; his gentlemanly deportment and excellent
he h„t',6B or the last season will be remembered by Ale.
tat-"I —"I he, 14e Vrench Theatre. As the Marquis de Cone ini
little to do, but that little he did excellently well.
Lie tall! l"'sed a g • t deal of nathos into the part of Duc
j,1:45 ti
.acted-rewaell up to pathos into the hart of Duc
e acted well tip to Lafont in the reconciliation
4„ first act. M. Narcisse made a most amusing.
'ne et p." 4,,, Ala iemoiselle llsloise was excellsnt as the rustic
nth t- ,-stta
ere w n. After La Partie de
..Chasse, the National
the °'ls, 143 Sang by the company, assisted by Miss Sarah
perf!,rm. ance concluded with La Somnanzbule,
ella,4_suensoisetle Eugene. S. t. Marc made he,r. debii.tsi
an
"Will Jot ae vrer of Cecile, the heroine. This young fit
etc:o.Pli4hed a ti t and we are glad to find that she
gwell res--nue with usr during the season ; she will prove a
egitisitio ass nto the regular company. The house was
very fashionably attended.
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mlitinil ." elson Monument, in: Trattig,ar-squarne, stroll!
'Ned '8 a disgrace to the nation—the lsovernme
Mr. p p rark, that it should be ckmpleted without delay—
Illslt I,lle sculptor out of veneration for the hero, offere,dohto...
seriDtCo" gratuitous'ly, but that was declined. A pennif
most
probabin 1..
"I been instituted at Greenwich,
4,,ttd thi, !.'e followed up in other parts to effaelcitdthwei object,
,ettor ,it ..--
inv be said, characteristically enoi!hgh, tohfatthae rolaol'eneenient has been made to copper the ase s
rliett 3n.,. It is reall discreditable to the Boapi.of.
its
o k
tent Btatlete all_ye !soreyshould be suffered to remain in its pre-
eo -••• United Service Gazette.
ktt10.14.4
‘,
Sl°, AT SEA AND NARROW ESCAPE.—On taieil!a3tight one of the Brighton herring boats, cond-
tteadv' inen, was run foul of by a Dutch sloop, an
...thror.-4°Pse. One of the fishermen, named Salvage, was
Yery d overboard by the concussion, and the night being
fulla :4.4, ilis co nion could not see him to render him
4411 Y et's'ancc, andmhPae returned to shore with a heavy heart,
clie,*eting that Salvage was drowned. He related the
N 44 great3t
on his arrival, and the friends of Salvage were
i) distress. In the course of Sunday mornin Salvage
j,'Y oer• gh.r on shore by another fishing boat, tog he great
t.'cald, hi: friends. He states that when he was thrown over-
-143 of succeeded in catching hold of and climbing up the
4fterw, t,he Dutch vessel, and the crew of that vessel shortly
ti .r,,
t Put him on board another herring boat.
111,f 404 --,4?)1111. MORTALITY FROM MEASLES.—Upwards
otiddi eLtuldren have been interred in the churchyard at
Tif theeB.orou,-11
1 6 Within the last seven weeks, and nearly all
trrtl4lo:_afg:lol4.leai: died from having caught cold whilst suffering
-as'es•---Durham Chronicle.
IIIeb.B2CRAM.—INCENDIARISM.—When we recorded
like act of incendiarism at Cerrigydruidion, some
•ty of we
had hoped never to be under the painful nec.es-
Z th, prre'coinsdig another act of. incendiarism in this portion
attli.d ,lpaiity. We are grievously disappointed, for on
,•,elookaY last between th hours of eleven and twelve
',t •' a ftre ;17. • e
4, rinvto„ as discovered in the stackyard. of Mr. John
/ t ' ",ef Ty Bryth, Miners. Great exertions were made.
the 4 derl,..oe„trr. ington and is neighbours to stop the ravages of
kat ricks
element, but their efforts proved unavailing;
b3', ~,,t! °f oats, one of barley, and part of a s!ack
ad4,•Z'ng beefs consumed previous to the arrival of
,h fire-It Esq . who sent off for the Wrex-
kh eo ~• - • immediately
u on the spot.
islues, which were very soon p ,
ttea• . eceeded in preventing the fire communicating to the
fl, non,
then'b stack and other property, and extinguished the
' nook' • •
1,,ex4, praise is due to the various parties who used
,kr 11,',11ons to save the property from destruct' n
aL 0..
"14 ~ 'LAI particularly, and also to Mr. J. Y. Hughes, in _
.45i, r of „
1 44i. Aine fire engines, and poliee-officers Rowland und
ikll, wh:.• Meeting was held in the Town-hall, on Tuesday
Pitinerltitell was attended by R. M. Lloyd, Esq , and other
Ilfl,tll, fire, Parties, for the purpose of investigating the cause-
t4l„4,,ed, 40, The firemen and various witnesses were exa h '-ne who" " we are sorry to announce that, from the tenonr
Zot 4,,j8 eof the evidence, it was manifest that the fire had
14 lirce4l frroni E.ipontaneou;combustion, but was the diaboli-
of an an incendiary. A reward of 301. is offered for
~nder '"arlion which may lead to the apprehension of the
Vta .1";`--urnareon Herald.
'lvallitehall"B" PEEL.—The answer to inquiries in
ke 4 eouigardes, yesterday morning, was that Sir Robert
inled byttrably better. The Right Hon. Baronet is a,-
% 4ock. r• Seymour.
ti1,,,,wh01,-,T°I,M, OCT. 21.—Although the hsrve3!. on
i„-,7 fdii4,l been an average one, it ha= nevertheh's en-
I' 1'444,17, '4 Bonle_parts, particularlyii in Upland. 'lh late
itkil.,2tiorna,--/ at, St.
sr Ye eraburg , Lieiite.lat.t..Ge.i.eral Baron.
441 ziNL'a eceived the King's pernuestou to retire
—.wiry servim