The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

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aimed at the vagaries _
in a manner which convulsed the house with
-grater, and excited immense applause from a crowded
.nd fashionable audience. Mrs. Fitzwilliam, in the cha-
racter of Judith Smith, a gipsey, had not much to do, but
what she had to do was admirably gone through. The
unobtrusive and quiet truthfulness with which she rendered
the character of the generous and naturally high-ioned
feeling of the woman, despite her adverse antecedents; was
charming. Her performance in this character did not
elicit bursts of applause, but it did more, it won and fixed
the admiration of the beholders, whose silent and pleased
attention spake more eloquently her triumph than repeated
rounds of noisy approbation could have done. Of the
other characters of the drama it is but justice to say they
zo on I were in general most creditably performed. Mr P,

Sir Clerimont Waldron, was far above mere respecta-
bility. His deportment was that of a_ gentleman ; and,

considering the very-insignificaut part he had to sustain,
w 0 think his maintaining such a deportment throughout
was no mean achievement. As Helen Dallaway, Miss
Chaplin was pleasing and natural. The comedy,. which,
as we hare already stated, possesses no great merit as a
1 drama, was succeeded by the serio-burlesque entertainment
to a lof Mr. Buckstone's "Ascent of Mount Parnassus." This.

lating the numerous mid extravagant whims by which-
theatrical popularity has of late sought to be buoyed up
in too numerous instances to the sad deterioration of legi.
timate dramatic taste. In the introductory portion of
this acted satire, the mystical quality which lent a factitious
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~arm to the drama of tau ..orsican Brol. -, is happily
ridiculed, as are also the elaborate extravagance which
characterised the displays, at Drury-lane, and the scarcely
less bewildering varieties by which success was sought to
be enchained to the performances at the Lyceum. The
predilection for the German plays likewise receives a
smart, but not unmerited castigation, and the censure
is happily wound up by a telling expos 6 of that
dramatic abortion "Uncle Tom's Cabin." All this is
passed in unstrained review before l‘l]:...Buckstone in his

attractively impersonated by Mrs. Fitzwilliam. The re-
view completed, after some deliberation- on the subject, the
manager determines on the " Ascent of Mount Parnassus,"
and, accompanied by Fortune, sets out on his enterprise.
In this portion of the entertainment, it would be difficult
to speak in overstrained terms of the illustrative views
from the delightful pencil of Mr. Charles Marshall. Riwh
individual scene is a picture of high merit ; while some of
them fully deserve much higher encomium. In particular
the " Village of Krissa, near the Gorge of the Pleistus
the " Ruins of the City of Delphi, and the " CastalL4n
Fountain," are scenes of great. artistic excellence--rich
and truthful in colour and outline, and brilliant in effect.
The " Coryphean Cave" is dazzlingly theatrical, and in it
the spectators are treated to a charming ballet, sustained
,
by the strength of the corps clf ballet led, on and ani-
mated by the fascinating grace displayed by Miss. Resina
Wright. As a whole the spectacle is exceedingly pleasing,
and we can hardly wonder at the popularity which greeted
its production in the metropolis, or at its success in the
provinces. We may be permitted to add that, in our
Theatre-Royal, it has been admirably Put upon the stage,
and has received every justice from the manner, and from

R 0 YAL AMPHITHEATRE

Tra lovers of the legitimate drama find their taste well
catered for at this establishment, where of late, in addi-
tion to a resident company distinguished for the respecta-
bility of its talent, we have had the exertions of the
veteran Vandenhoff and his accomplished son, besides
other performers of distinction brought before us. On
Saturday evening-the favourite tragedy of " Othello" was
produced with an unusually, strong cast, the part of
Othello being enacted by Mr. E. L. Davenport ; lago, by
Mr. Vandenhoff; Cassio, by Mr. H. Vandenhoff; and the
" gentle lady, married to the Moor," by Miss Fanny Vi-
ning. On these, the -chief characters, of course, devolved
the burden of the piece, the rest of the dramatis personce
meeting with respectable representatives. Of Miss Vi-
ning's Desdemona it is not hyperbolical to say the character
was presented as delicate, gentle, winning—attractive from.
its simplicity and truth.. If the lady would listen pa-
tiently to a word of counsel, we would deferentially suggest
the absence of a scarlet mantle, as not unbecoming the
unobtrusive modesty of Desdemona's character. In the
arduous delineation of Othello, Mr. Davenport sustained
his reputation as an actor of discernment and good taste.
His elocution was generally correct, and in some of the
more tender passages was really happy. His drsss and
general bearing did him much credit. The cunning and
unscrupulous malignity, and base, yet self-torturing, cre-
dulity of lago were well depicted in the acting and mas-
terly elocution of Mr. Vandenhoff. Abjuring the clap-
trap style of violent and startling contrasts, he contented
himself with presenting to his audience a consistent whole.
Easy-sitting and well-practised deceit in his. mode of ren-
dering shone conspicuous through all the machinations of
the incarnate fiend. His delivery of most of the telling
passages was studiously correct, and in many of them
beautiful. The enunciation of the splendid sentiment—
" Good L. • ein man or woman,

My dear Lord,"
was admirably earnest and natural, and elicited loud and
merited applause. 'ln some portions of the concluding
act we seemed
well manifested by Mr. Vandenhoff in other
instances ; but, as a whole, the performance was of a mas-
terly order, and one likely to sustain the verdure of his
well-earned laurels. As Canto Mr. H. Vandenhoff was
highly respectable. Never overstrained, and always easy,
his reading of the part was judicious and tasteful. At the
conclusion of the tragedy, which was excellently per-
formed, the audience vehemently called for Mr. Vanden-
hoff, who, after a brief interval, appeared before the cur-
tain and bowed his acknowledgments ; being in a favour-
able humour, the best test of satisfaction, by the bye, the
audience bestowed a similar compliment on Mr. Davenport
and Miss Vining, and afterwards on Mr. H. Vandenhoff,
all of whom in like manner suitably expressed their sense
of the honour. The vaudeville of the Welsh Girl" fol-
lowed, and the performances of the evening were wound
up by the petite comedy of " Faint Heart never Won
Fair. Lady." In the former piece Miss Julia St. George
sustained the character of the Welsh Girl in a vey pleasing
manner. Her acting was lively and appropriate, exhibiting
good taste and versatility, and the ballads which she sung
were given without affectation, and with great sweetness
of expression. Mr. J. W. Ray made a highly creditable
representative of Sir Owen Griffiths, his demeanour and
style of dress being well suited to the character.

A VIEW OF LIVERPOOL, as seen from the river, is pre-
paring for publication, in lithography. It was painted in
oil by Mr. J. Butler, a native artist, and embraces the
extent of the port from the north docks to the Dingle, all
the principal buildings and other objects being represented
with great truthfulness. The picture is dedicated to the
Mayor, and i* ktighly spoken of as a work of art,