The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-21 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

AT THE THEATRE ROYAL; Miss GlynshßS made several' I
successful appearances during the past week. This lady
is an actress of the legitimate school, and her embodi-
ments of character partake-of true greaixtess. Her general
style is of the heroic and grand, but not to the-exclusion of
tenderness; and it is eminently suggestive-of the truthful'
and the pure. Expressiveness of- feature and flexibility of
muscle she possesses in surpassing degree; and the beautiful
modulation of her fine-toned voice endows her with great
power for histrionic display, while perfect ease of
demeanour and propriety of action lend additional charms
to her impersonations, which are pn-eminently intel-
lectual. Greatly removed from the melo-dramatic, Miss-
Glyn's acting is formed on a lofty, pure, and. classic
model, in which rant and violence have no place: her
elocution is faultless in its- pathetic beauty, and loses no
jot of its influence when eraployed. in giving utterance to
the sublimest moral, or in withering denunciation of vice
or villany. Her sympathies are evidently with woman's
best and holiest affections, and. in her delineations virtue.
sees indeed " her own form and bearing." During the-
past week she has appeared in several favourite characters,
among others, as Isabella, in Shakspere's play of "Measure-
for Measure," which has been revited at this theatre• for
the purpose of allowing this able actress to depict the-
sisterly love, the heroic devotion, the intellectual grandeur,
and the spotless purity of this, one of Shakspere's most
trying and most interesting characters. The play was
first produced on Wednesday, and such was the excellence
of Miss Glyn's performance of her part,, that, notwith-
standing carelessness and ignorance on the part of many of
the actors, which would have been discreditable in a penny
booth, it was so successful as to be repeated on Saturday
evening. In general the cast of characters was very poorly
filled, and most of the dialogue was delivered as if the
performers had had their parts put into their hands for
the first time late in the afternoon of the day on which
they were to perform them. The consequence was, marred
and bungled scenes, ridiculous interpolations, repetitions
and corrections, and ever- and• anon the grating- tones of
the prompter's aid sounding- high above the business of
the stage. That Miss Glyn could- attempt to carry any
play through such a sea of difficulties is almost as credit-
able to her courage as its execution is to her talents. It
is painful to pass such remarks on the performances of
gentlemen who labour in an arduous and often ungrateful
occupation to give satisfaction if not pleasure to the
public ; but regardlessness and imperfect acquisition of
the author's dialogue seenasbecoming so much a character-
istic of the company at this theatre, that something must
be done to remedy it. Bat to the more pleasing portion
of our task. In many of the scenes with Angelo, Miss
Glyn displayed a moral daring and an earnestness of
spirit which completely identified her with the character.
The simplicity of demeanour with which she retires beaten
and abashed from her first application for her brother's
pardon was natural and beautiful, and contrasted admir-
ably with the lofty and impassioned eloquence and acute
sagacity which she threw into her second appeal ; but all
her womanly nobleness and innate purity of nature
seemed kindled and combined with anger and disdain, as
she upbraided, in terms of withering scorn, the mean
cowardice and heartless selfishness of her degenerate
brother, as he counselled her acquiescence in the base pro-
posals of Angelo. As a whole, her rendering of the part
was truly Shaksperian, uniting dignity, tenderness, purity
of thought, and graceful action, with a' severity yet
earnestness of manner as charming as it is rarely met
with. The attractions of " The Butterfly's Ball" appear to
have been as fascinating to the taste as they were charm-
ing, good houses having still greeted its performance,
although we perceive from the bill it has run not less
than fifty-one nights.
LIVERPOOL Pnitatsamotirc SOCIETT.—The prepare-
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tions for producing Mendelssohn's grand oratorio of
"Elijah," to be performed in the Society's Hall on the 7th of
March, are all but completed. They include Mr. Lockey and
Herr Formes, as the representatives of Obadiah and
Elijah, their performance of the music incidental to which
characters they have already rendered famous ; and, from
the natural talent and judicious training of Miss F. Hud-
dart and Miss Birch, the highest expectations are excited
and justified. That the performance of the oratorio will
be in all respects an admirable one cannot be doubted.
Equally little doubt, we should hope, need be entertained
as to the audience being at once numerous and fashion-
able.

TIIE MARIONETTES AND MASKS AND FACES.—At the
Clayton Hall, Mr. Coleman's Drawing-room Entertain-
ment continues its attractions. This celebrated entertain-
ment meets with merited success, and the liberality of Mr.
Coleman seems almost equal to his talent, He has resolved
on opening his establishment on Saturday evenings at half
the usual charges ; and to-morrow he performs for the
benefit of the Royal Infirmary, His imitations in " Masks
and Faces" are decidedly clever and telling.
AT TITS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Mr. Pablo Fanque's
troupe still Attract crowds of gratified spectators. The
performances of Mr. Eaton Stone, and Madame Newsome
and Mr. Newsome, are of a character to secure marked
approbation, even amid the other attractions of the corps.
The performances are to be continued during the remain-
der of the present week.
A Naw MUSIC-MALL, AT WREXHAM, was opened last
Tuesday evening, on which occasion Mr. and Mrs. Scaris-
brick and the Misses Wemyss were among the leading
vocalists.

VIOLENT STORM AND LOSS OF LIFE.

TIIROUGIIOUT Friday night, and during the greater
part of Saturday, this port and neighbourhood was visited
by a violent hurricane from N. and N.W., which proved
disastrous to the shipping in the river, and in the chanel,
and caused a serious loss of life. The Cherokee, which
sailed on Friday for Africa, was reported to be ashore on
Fast Hoyle Bank about nine o'clock on Saturday morning,
when preparations were made for sending assistance to
her. For this purpose the steam-tug President, with the
Liverpool lifeboat in tow, and the steam-tug Victoria,
with the Steam-tug Company's lifeboat iu tow, were dis-
patched. The Victoria proceeded on her course down the
Bock Channel, and all went on well until a bank called

the " Flats " vas reached, when the lifeboat was struck
by a heavy sea, it capsized, and all on board, with the
exception of one man, were drowned. Every exertion
was made by the captain and crew of the steam-tug to
save them, but in consequence of the heavy sea running
it was impossible. The lifeboat was an old and
well-tried seaboat, and the crew had great faith in her.
The following are the names of those who perished :
Captain William Roberts, of the steam-tug Albert, who
volunteered to command the lifeboat, he has left a wife
and four young children; Joseph Davies, senior, left a
wife and six children ; Joseph Davies, junior, son of the
above ; James Gee, left wife and one child ; John Brown,
left wife and six children ; Henry Pearson, left wife and
two children ; Stephen Griffiths, left wife and two chil-
dren ; Thomas Hayes, left wife and one child ; Henry
Wilson, left wife and four children ; and two other
boatmen, whose names have not been ascertain.ed
Henry Archer, the boatman who was saved, was in a very
exhausted state when got on board the steam-tug. They
were all, with the exception of Captain Roberts, river boat-
men, and their families have been left without the means of
subsistence. Whilst on the Hoyle Bank, the Hoylake
lifeboat succeeded in taking off a part of the crew of the
Cherokee, and the others were taken off during the after-
noon. The Cherokee drifted over the bank at high
water, and went ashore at Dove Point,' where she re-
mains. On Saturday morning, a large quantity of flour,
in barrels, and a number of bales of rags, were being
washed ashore on the beach between New Brighton and
Leasowe, which it has since turned out formed the cargo
of the schooner Coromandel, of Preston, bound from this
port for Ulverstone. It appears that the schooner got foul
of a vessel in the river during the night and capsized, but
the crew were saved. The schooner drifted ashore near
New Brighton, and is now lying on the beach. 122 barrels
of flour, which washed ashore from the wreck, are also on
the shore, in charge of the receiver of droits of Admiralty.
The American packet-ship Australia, Capt. Doane, which
sailed for New York on Thursday, was caught in the gale
on Friday, and the captain deemed it prudent to put back.
Whilst endeavouring to do so, she struck on Taylor's
Bank, and continued to thump heavily for some time.
She was got off at high water, and arrived in the river in
a sinking state, when, to save her from going down, she
was run ashore on the Devil's Bank, opposite the Sloyne,
where she remains. The packet-ship Montezuma, which
sailed on the 16th, for Boston, has also put back, after
being ashore on the north end of Burbo Bank. She is
reported to be making water. The screw-steamer, Alps,
Captain Little, was prevented from sailing with the usual
mails, &c., for Boston, through the severity of the gale,
and did not proceed to sea until Sunday afternoon. The
casualties on the river were numerous. A number of
casks of rum were washed ashore on Wallasey Beach from
the barque Cherokee. Many persons partook of the
spirit when it came ashore to such an excess that they be-
came insensible, and one of them was not expected to recover.
At Holyhead the gale raged with terrific "violence. The
barque Penninghame, bound from this port for Rio Ja-
neiro, sought refuge in the New Harbour, at one p.m., on
Saturday, and at three p.m. drifted from her anchorage,
and went ashore on the rocks at Salt Island, and it was
thought would become a total wreck. The gale gradually
abated towards night on Saturday.

HISTORIC SOCIETY OP LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.*—
The Historic Society, although only established five years,
numbers upwards of 350 members, amongst whom are
forty-five clergymen, including two bishops, one dean, and
two archdeacons, eight noblemen, five baronets, five
knights, ten members of Parliament, four mayors, and
many of the leading gentlemen in the two counties. It
has a library and museum. It publishes, with numerous
illustrations, its proceedings, and the papers read during
the session. These papers have exhibited great research
on a variety of interesting familiar or abstruse topics.
This society may be considered as one of the most success-
ful provincial societies in existence, and is one that is
calculated to do good service in the cause of literature, and
the spreading of antiquarian taste in Lancashire and Che-
shire. The volumes already published (five) are each
worth twice the amount of the annual subscription.—
Empire (London paper).
THE FRAUDS ON THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.—WiIIitUR Caitchen, late cashier at
the Lime-street Station of the London and Northwestern
Railway Company, was, on Friday, brought up at the
Police-court, before Mr. Bolton, under remand, charged
with a mal-appropriation of the funds of the company.
The evidence was of a similar nature to that given last
week. It was shown that £l,OOO a week had been ab-
stracted between the week ending January the 4th and
the 25th December last, of which £5OO a week was from
the Liverpool and Manchester, and £5OO from the Grand
Junction account, the difference being accounted for by
entries to the effect that the items had been transferred to
the East Lancashire account, whereas there was no such
account in existence. A number of letters from Mr.
Goalen, the chief audit-clerk, in London, were put in, but
not read. Mr. Chancey, in cross-examination, stated that,
at the time the letters were given up, he told the prisoner
to saddle the right party with the blame, and he replied
that he had remitted the whole of the balance to Mr.
Goalen. John Eaton, detective officer, deposed that, when
he apprehended the prisoner, he found some of the lettersi
produced in his possession, and a bottle containing a
which the prisoner said was prussic acid, procured for t
toe
purpose of destroying a dog, but that he had ne
assizes.
do so. The prisoner was committed for trial at the as