The Sun. — 1833-12-27 (London, England)

SURREY.  This entertaining and deservedly favourite place of amusement opened last night after a short recess, during which it has undergone an entire redecoration, and the proprietor Mr. OSBALDISTON, nude a signally successful attempt to draw a crowded audience. Shortly after the opening of the doors, the house was crowded to suffoca• lion in every part, with as is usutl at this season of the year, SJ noisy an audience as to render it next to impossible to hear any of the performance, or even to collect the p irticulars of the plot of the different pieces. The first novelty was Walter Brand, or the Duel in the Mist, a piece of which we need say little more than that it is the production of Fitzball, who has immortalizyd himself at this theatre by his Jonathan Bradford. The plot of the piece, as far as we could collect it, is the following : Walter Brand (Mr. RUMBALL), a ruined gambler, associating with Master Verney (Mr. DIBDIN PITT), captain of a band of highwaymen, and his friend S:ernford (Mr. C. HILL), a duellist and gambler ; Sir Valentine Audley (Mr. SEALE), a young gentleman of fortune; and Una (Mrs. W. WEsT), a young orphan lady, betrothed to Sir Valentine, are the principal characters. A quarrel having taken place between Sir Valentine Audley and Sternford, a duel was to be the consequence, and the timc appointed was before sunrise. If Brand, in revenge for some injury received from Sternford, availed himself of a mist, at the time appointed for the hostile meeting, to shoot him. Sir Valentine Audley was apprehended for the murder. Walter Brand determines to save him, and some very interesting scenes take place between him and Una, who is in a state of distractMo at the danger in which her lover is placed. At length, Walter Brand is shot, while in the attempt to rescve Sir Valentine, but declares before he dies that he is the murderer of Sternford, which, of course, procures the release of Sir Valentine, and his union with Una follows. The proprietor has done well to secure the moat efficient talents of Mr. Serle, who acquitted himself in the most masterly manner in the part he bad undertaken. Of the other performers we need only say, that they sustained their different characters with great credit to themselves and the delight of the audience. The piece, which was announced for repetition amidst universal applause, we hope will become as great a favourite as Jonathan Bradford. The popular farce of .Mischief Making followed ; but the lion of the night was, of course, the new pantomime, which is called One, Two, come buckle my Shoe, or Harlequin and the Fairy Queen. Mr. NELsoer LEE was the Harlequin, Mr. YOUNG the Clown, and Mr. CLARKE Pantaloon. Several new tricky were introduced, of which we shall mention but a few :--Pantaloon's shooting a cat on the stage was, we are pretty sure, original, and told well. There was also a magical transformation producing a splendid car, drawn by a pair of equally splendid horses, and a new invented steam coach to Greenwich. The Clown having been fired at by a sentinel, and thinking himself shot falls down in a swoon ; a doctor is called in who prescribes Paganini's music as the best restorative. The prince of fiddlers is introduced, and certainly he looked the character well ; but he positively refuses to administer ce nestant etai-d a note till he has his fee secure in his pocket ; he then performs, and the effect on the Clown drew forth thunders of applause. After a variety of contortions he at length Peter,the Coliseum, Bridge and jumps on his feet, and proves his perfect re.aniniation by of St. ' a dance and various feats of agility ; but by far the most gratifying representation of the performance was a moving panorama, exhibiting some of the principal passages in Lorn Byron's works,of sßplie.cnadyid, lYtheiVinret Abbey, Ehrenheitstein, the Broad Stone of Honour, the n's pillar, Castle of Rome,stA Angelo, O,C hiurracilai the Alps, Cadiz, the Bay nople, St. Petersburgh, &c. were all exhibited in succession, and excited the highest admiration and applause, which was not diminished on view of the last representation, an extensive view of London comprehending the bridges, St. Paul's, Somerset House, &c. &c. We think the Pantomime might be shortened, with great advantage.