The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

AT THE THEA.TBE ROYAL we have been gratified,
during the past week, with at least one noveltyr and that a
pleasing one, in the debut of a young lady, who from
choice or advice has selected Liverpool as • the arena on
which she should first win smiles and plaudits from an
audience. The part allotted for her first appearance was
that of Juliana, in Tobin's favourite play of the "Honey:
moon"—a character in itself demanding the presence of
considerable histrionic versatility ; but at the same time
affording ample scope for the display of personal graces,
good taste, and delicacy of feeling. The fair debutante,
whose nom de theatre has been declared Miss. Anderton,
is endowed with many natural qualitiesf.whieh of them-
selves would be more than sufficient to win for her an
encouraging welcome from an audience of discrimination.
Her entrance on the stage is marked by modest ease, un-
tinctured by embarrassing diffidence. Her figure is tall
and elegant, although from her extreme youth not fully
developed ; her features are pleasing, and susceptible of
varied expression ; her demeanour, ladylike • and unassum-
ing. The style of her elocution is indicative -of good sense
and careful training. As for her figure, her youth must
also plead for the undeveloped thinness of her voice, the
modulations of which, however, are indicative of a good
musical ear. In point of dressing she displayed good
taste, and a due appreciation of effective adornment. So
much for externals. Of her acting it is only bare justice
to say she read her author well ; if she did. nothing to
enkindle enthusiasm, she successfully avoida all cause of
offence. In her earlier scenes she displayed. both judg-
ment and vivacity ; in those of the concluding act, she
exhibited much sweetness of disposition and delicacy of
feeling, with a fine dash of truly feminine affection. As
a whole her debut, if not a brilliant one, we-look on as a
successful one. Her audience seemed dificult to win, being
apparently unwilling to commit themselves in pronouncing
on an otherwise untried case, and under such circum-
stances we were much gratified at her fourth. repetition of
the character on Saturday night, to witness-her success
established by a loud and unanimous call for her after the
fall of the curtain. This tribute she appeared to feel
deeply and appreciate much.—Of the other performers in
the play we have little remark. Villiers played. Rolando
in his usually gentlemanly way, with spirit and propriety.
As Duke Aranza, Mr. Lorraine would have been more
effective if he had been less energetic ; more-natural, if he
had been less noisy. The Mock Duke of Mr. F. Younge
was a piece of capital acting. He dressed, looked, and
swaggered the character admirably. The other parts were
creditably filled up, and would have been no less so had
their respective representatives been more fully acquainted
with the dialogue of the play. The performances of the
evening were concluded by the thirty-ninth representation
of the " Butterfly's Ball," which, in defiance of the nil-
admirari portion of the community, continues to exercise
undisputed sway over the cachinatory faculties of nume-
rous spectators.

CLAYTON-HALL.—THE MARIONETTES.—The new en-
tertainments provided by Mr. Coleman, at the Clayton-
hall, are attracting commendation and patronage from
delighted assemblages of spectators. The display is well
managed, and sustains the reputation Mr. Coleman had
achieved in his very clever performance of " Masks and
Faces."

SONGS AND SAYINGS BY SAMUEL. Loess.—A new
entertainment, under this title, from the facile pen of Mr.
Lover, is to be given in the New Music-hall, Bold-street,
for the first time in Liverpool, this evening, by Mr. E. L.
Rime. This talented gentleman has, we observe, been
giving the same entertainment in London, where his per-
formance of it has elicited warm and enthusiastic approba-
tion in the metropolitan critical circles. They pronounce
the melange as one of great interest, and are exceedingly
complimentary as to Mr. Rime's rendering of the author's
wit and humour—of his pathos and sentiment.

THE CHARGE AGAINST CAPT. WALKER.—The inquest
on the body of the seaman Thompson was resumed on
Wednesday. Dickson, a cooper on board the Ensign,
stated that the crew received provisions in terms of the
articles they had signed, and that lime juice was served
out every day at eight bells at the capstan. After passing
the Western Isles, severe weather began, many of the
men fell sick, and there were only two coopers and two
seamen left in each watch, along with the first mate and
captain, to work the ship. The ship was making a good
deal of water, and the captain took his spell at the pump.
This witness stated that he never heard the men complain
of the want of bread, although they did of its quality.
Captain Walker, he added, was the best man he ever sailed
under. Richard Rutter, another cooper, George Hardy,
the chief officer, and two of the crew gave evidence to the
same effect. Mr. Benn, owner of the Ensign, stated that
during the time Captain Walker had been in his employ-
ment (three years,) he had always been well spoken of by
his crew ; and the captain himself deposed to the danger-
ous position of the ship after leaving the Azores, stating
that, for three weeks in the latter part of the voyage, he
had never had his clothes off. Several of the witnesses
stated that Thompson had, before leaving the African
coast, been much debilitated: by the "country sick-
ness." The jury returned a verdict finding that the death
had arisen from the effects of scurvy, and that no blame
attached to Captain Walker or his officers, but that the
men appointed to attend to the sick appeared to have been
remiss in their duty.
CHARGE AGAINST A MATE FOR STEALING CARGO.—
James Carr, the first mate of the American packet ship
Arkansas, was charged, on Wednesday, with stealing six
barrels of flour, a portion of the cargo of that vessel.
Rafferty, who had purchased the flour, said the purchase
was made in the presence of the mate and Johnson, and
produced a receipt from Johnson. The prisoner said the
charge had been preferred against him because Captain
Otis had a spite against him. It was a mercantile law of
his country, that a mate having the charge and responsi-
bility of the cargo, if any remained over and above the
manifest to the consignees, he was allowed it as a perqui-
site in addition to his wages. There was one barrel,
marked "S. D.," and two others, which he called Captain
Otis's attention to ; and the captain said if no one claimed
it be was to appropriate it to the ship's stores. He had
been 25 years at sea, and such had always been the
practice. Captain Otis knew this to be the practice, and
had told him in his own cabin that on his last voyage his
mate had 52 sacks of salt over, for which he had given
him a sovereign.—Captain Otis said it was not an Ameri-
can law, but could not be certain that he had said he
might keep the barrels for ship's stores. The case 'was
adjourned till next day, when it was dismissed.
ROBBERY OF A CASH-BOx CONTAINING £27s.—David
Evans, who represented himself as a joiner, was charged
on Thursday, with stealing a cash-box containing about
£275 14s. 3d., the property of Mr. Pitt, Strand-street, on
the 7th of October last. Mr. Pitt said the box contained
a bill at fourteen months for £79 3s. Bd. ; a cheque for
£l2 19s. ld., and one for £7 2s. ; and 1.0. U. for £72 135.,
and about £B9 in gold and silver.—Carlyle, a detective
officer, said he apprehended the prisoner on Wednesday,
whilst engaged at the east side of the Salthouse dock.
He said two women came into Mr. Cooper's house, in
Milk-street, and asked him to open the cash-box, which
lie did, and they gave him a £5 note for his trouble.—Mr.
Cooper said the prisoner occupied the top room over his
shop to do jobs of joiner's work ,and one day he came with
two women, one of whom spoke very loud, and the pri-
soner told him never to mind her, as she was his wife.
He saw very little of the prisoner until the 27th of Oct.,
when, on going into the room occupied by the prisoner,
to use a grindstone, he put his foot upon the cash-box,
which was concealed among some shavings; and handed it
to the police.—Mrs Meldrum, the keeper of a public-house
in James-streetlsaid that on the day on which Mr. Pitt
(whose premises are next door) lost his cash-box two
women came into her house, and shortly afterwards she
missed a satin dress, which cost £lo.—This dress, it ap-
pears, had been presented by the prisoner's wife to her
sister, who resides in Carlisle, and the prisoner had pur-
chased a watch and a quantity of new furniture since the
robbery,_ haying been previously in needy circumstances.