here; his abilities are still remembered by the frequenters of this bouse, and, we are sure, that light ballets produced under his direction will always be appreciated by the audience. Let us hope the manager will reflect on these hints. Mr. Sawford has our best wishes. Provincial Theatricals. CARLISLE THEATRE. Mr. Swinbourne took his second benefit on Monday (Lessee Mr. J. Daly).last, on which occasion he was well supported by Mr. Clowney (an amateur), as Andrew Adze in the drama of Michael Erle.' The Amateurs of the Thespian Club, performed Douglas' on Wednesday the 14th; the Lord Randolph of Mr. Wallace was excellent, as was Mr. Irving as Young Norval. We never saw Miss Dickenson to more advantage than in Lady Randolph, her opening scene was beautiful, and her language is good; but the gem of the evening was Mr. Hanson's Glenalvon, the others were below mediocrity. Seeing Dalston' concluded the entertainments. Mr. Violet by Mr. R. Thornton, was creditable, Mr. Dalston as John Downey kept the house in a roar of laughter; the other characters call for no particular notice. The house was fashionably attended. This club is the most respectable that we remember in Carlisle for many years. DUNDEE THEATRE ROYAL. [Lessee Mr. Anson]. -The attractions this week have been of a varied and diversified nature, operatic and melo-dramatic. The benefits are on, and from this we may presage the ter mination of the season. On Friday we had Rob Roy,' 'Our Mary Anne.' How to Settle Accounts with Your Washerwoman' for the benefit of Mr. Stoddart, and Miss Johnson; it was capitally acted, and the music well rendered, and withal a very good house. Saturday a new concoction of 'The Bottle' was well put on the stage with new scenery, but it will not, we think, repay the manager for his trouble and expence. 'Susan Hopley' very well acted and neatly put upon the stage also seemed well to please a capital house. Business continues good, and the company admitted on all hands to be the best we have had for many years here. HUDDERSFIELD THEATRE. (Lesse Mr. John Mos. ley).-On Whit-Tuesday' The Ocean of Life, or Every Inch a Sailor,' was produced, which gave Mr. L. S. Thompson an opportunity of shewing his great versatility of talent in the hero of the piece, Mat Merriton, which he sustained with excellent effect; and was ad mirably supported by Mr. Coefield as Jemmy Jumble a sailor, in search of a lost estate, and who kept the audience in a continued roar of laughter. Mr. Preston, Mrs. Swift, and Miss Kirk also deserve honourable mention. Mary the Maid of the Inn,' concluded the performances, and sent the holiday folks home well satisfied with the entertainments provided for them. On Friday June 16th, Mr. L. S. Thompson took his benefit, and, we are happy to say, had a good house. The season is now drawing to a close, the benefits having commenced. The favourite low comedian, Mr. Coefield put forth his claim to public patronage on Monday and as was anticipated, was honoured with a bumper, the performances were 'The Hypo crite,' and 'The Sea, The Sea, The Open Sea' both pieces were well played and the latter repeated on Tuesday. MACCLESFIELD THEATRE ROYAL. [Lessee Mr. Caple].-Opened on Saturday June 17th, the interior of the theatre has been re-painted and re-decorated, the scenery by Mr. Fisher of the Royal Adelphi 207 following ladies and gentlemen. Messrs. Paumier, Theatre is entirely new. The company consists of the Lacey, Henderson, Artaud, Morris, Griffiths, Fielding, Robins, Wooldridge, Procter, Brown, and 'Acraman; Mesdames Raymond, Lacey, Procter, Robins, Henderson, Misses Goddard, Marian Douglas, Scrimshaw, Raymond, Procter. The performances commenced with Love's Sacrifice.' After which The Dancing Scotchman,' and Box and Cox.' On Monday Macbeth,' and 'Shocking Events.' PRESTON THEAFRE ROYAL. [Lessee Mr. Richard Cockrill].-Re-opened on Saturday the 10th, with that highly talented tragedian, Mr. Phelps, from the Sadler's Wells. The pieces the eminent actor appeared in were Richelieu,' Macbeth,' 'The Stranger,' and by particular desire The Lady of Lyons' was played twice, and concluded the successful six nights on Friday evening, in his almost, we may venture to assert, unapproachable representation of the character Chadwick, and Messrs. Falconer, Wade, Frimbly, of Werner, which was a truly and exquisite performance. He was very cleverly supported throughout by Mrs. Chester, Ellerton, Gurney, &c. We also wish observe the dancing by Mr. Chadwick, and is the best we have ever seen in Preston. Mr. Cockrill is determined the Prestonians shall not lack novelty; he has at a great expence engaged the celebrated Van Amburgh, and his trained animals for six nights, apPearing on Monday, June 19th, in a new grand romantic spectacle under the title of Morok the Beast Tamer.' After which the company proceeds to Bolton to open on the 26th inst. We heartily wish the spirited manager success. to PERTH THEATRE ROYAL. [Lessee Mr. J. Anson]. -We had our usual Thursday evening v sit from the excellent company of the Dundee Theatre Royal this house must have been the best of the season, or nearweek, the performances went off excellently and the ly so. 'The Lady of Lyons' introduced Mr. S. Davis, who was here a short time last year, he enacted the hero most excellently and was seen to great advantage, as he was ably supported by the present very talented company. The Railroad Station' was the farce, and the evening entertainments were under the patronage of the Artizans of the several Railroads of Perth. of next month. The Dundee Press are unanimous, ST. ANDREWS.-It is currently reported that Mr. Anson commences his usual season about the beginning in their eulogiums of the company, and from the excellent season and superior management of last year, we can safely predict great things this. CREMORNE GARDENS. Cockaigne, continues to attract crowds of visitors, This deightful retreat of the pleasure seekers from anxious to sniff the fresh air and enjoy the feast of reason with a flow of soul.' As the season progresses the attractions increase and diversify. On Monday a tannarium, or Neptune and his Tributaries,' which novel aquatic entertainment was given, entitled 'Bri consists of tilting and athletic feats, in vogue when good Queen Bess held sovereignty in these realms. The weather was very unpropritious, which, as a mat ter of course, thinned the attendance very considera bly. We are glad however, to be enabled to state that it was quite equal to our expectations. The entertainments commenced with a the gardens with the river esplanade. The first from the banquet hall, across the bridge connecting procession five athlete were cast adrift on a float to exercise scene presented was gladatorial wrestling, wherein their skill against each other; the survivor of the quintette standing in his glory alone, after having hurled his four competitors into the bosom of Father Thames. Tilting with the lance followed. The competitors would have looked much better, and been more like the originals, with the shield worn upon all such occasions. Next came 'he diving at the buoy in which a number of aspirants plunged headlong from the platform moored at a considerable distance from the gardens, into the stream, swam struggling towards a small flag and buoy floating near the river side. These were relieved by a feat which caused considerable merriment amongst the spectators. An horizontal oscillating pole, about fifty feet long, was suspended over the river, upon the end of which was placed a purse, to gain which a strong nerve, sure eye, and steady foot, were the essentials of success; hearty and long continued was the laughter, as each adventurer fell into the flowing tide from his narrow and vibratory support. At length one gained the prize, after essaying three or four times, by taking a spring run from the bridge, and catching it as he fell into the stream. We may mention for the comfort of those who fear danger from the trials, that each wore one of Ayckbourne's Nautilus Belts. After these novelties followed the usual entertainments of dancing and singing, winding up with a grand display of fireworks by Mortram, the pyrotechnist to the gardens. We were much pleased with our visit, and trust ere long, to have the pleasure of again witnessing some more of the sports, which in other days marked the happiness of "Merrie England." MISCELLANEA. Webster is about to close the Haymarket in conse< quence of the extensive patronage bestowed upon foreign talent. The Olympic is about to open under the management of Mr. Stoqueler with a portion of the Haymarket and Olympic company's for the production of original Vaudevilles, C. Bender will be the Stage Director. On Wednesday last, a sale of the pictures, manuscripts, songs, and pantomimes of the inimitable Joe Grimaldi, took place at the rooms of the Messrs. Robins, amongst which were several original character portraits, by Cause, De Wilde, and Heath, score. music, trick models, and costume-drawing, endorsed in his own handwriting. Some of the portraits, exhibiting him in several of his favourite characters, ins cluding, of course, many as clown, realised but very low prices, averaging from 4s. to 9s. A water-colour drawing of the cottage at Finchley, where he resided, sold for 11. Six bound books of different pantomimes in which he played, in his own handwriting, and illustrated by sketches of the scenery, &c., sold for 17. 10s. Manuscript pieces- Aladdin,' 'Undine,' 'Ko and Zoa,' illustrated by character drawings and manuscripts by Grimaldi, &c.-sold for 2s. 6d. A box, containing a quantity of coloured model scenes and tricks, &c. designed and drawn by himself, sold for 8s. The most interesting lot of the sale was the identical watch of which he was robbed on his return from Finchley, as described in Boz's Life of Grimaldi; it was an excellent double-bottomed one; bearing on the dial-plate a painting of himself and a donkey, with the words Me and my Neddy' under neath. It was sold for 5 guineas. A quantity of stage decorations of various kinds, as used by him were also sold for trifling sums. umes, and some unbound ones, sold for £2 3s. Eleven volumes of bills of Drury-Lane Theatre, bound, from 1812 to 1827, and some unbound ones, sold for 11. 5s. several other volumes of bills of other London theatres from 1789, were also sold for small sums. Previous to the sale of the above interesting items, a variety of theatrical portraits, which formed part of the gallery of the late Thomas Harris, Esq., amongst which were portraits of Emery, Barry, Palmer, J. P. Kemble, Fawcett, and Mathews, by Hogarth, Clint, De Wilde, and others, were sold for sums averaging about 21. each. A whole length picture of Miss Foote as Maria Darlington, from which the well-known print was taken, sold for 5l. 6s. We have heard that Mr. M'Carthy, the old and re spected actor, was offered liberal terms by the French company if he would undertake the task of addressing the audience in case of a diaturbance in the theatre. Highly to his credit he declined, the office being repugnant to his feelings as an English actor. We believe the manager could find no Englishman to accept it. QUITE THE REVERSE.-Mr. Maddox, the manager of the Princess's Theatre, refused to sign a petition to her Majesty similar to that presented by the Lyceum performers, praying her to restrain the encroachments of foreign performers. Mr. H. Wallack, the stage manager, subsequently called a meeting of the compa ny for the purpose of considering the subject, but Mr. Maddox refused to allow the meeting to be held in his theatre. On dit that the worthy monager is in treaty with a company from the Opera Comique,' to give performances at the Princess's. Let them come, 'if they dare.' Á NOVEL KEEPER OF THE WARDROBE.-Mr. C. Hughes, a country comedian, had a wig which generally hung on a peg in one of his rooms. He one day lent the wig to a brother player, and some time afterwards called upon him. Mr. Hughes had his dog with him, and the man happened to have the borrowed wig on his head. Mr. Hughes stayed a little while with his friend; but when he left him, the dog remained behind. For some time he stood, looking full in the man's face; then, making a sudden spring, he leaped on his shoulders, seized the wig, and ran off with it as fast as he could; and when he reached home, he endeavoured, by jumping, to hang it up in its usual place. The same dog was one afternoon passing through a field near Dartmouth, where a washerwoman had hung her linen to dry. He stopped and surveyed one particular shirt with attention; then seizing it, he dragged it away through the dirt to his master, whose shirt it proved to be. TRAGEDY AND COMEDY.-Nothing vexed Racine more than the praises of the ignorant, and when he was in a good humour, he would relate the compli ment which he received from an old magistrate, who had never been at the play, but who had been per suaded by some friends to attend the representation of the tragedy of Andromache.' He was very attentive throughout the evening's performance, which ended with the comedy of Les Plaideurs.' On going out he met the author, and said to him, I have been much pleased with your Andromache;' I am only astonished that it should end so merrily: I was near crying at first, but when the little dogs came in, I could not help laughing.' A very curious lot of TO AMATEUR ACTORS desirous of entering the playbills was then submitted; amongst them were some volumes of bills of Covent Garden Theatre, bound, from 1781 to 1839, making fourty-nine vol Theatrical Profession the advertiser who is forming a Company for the provinces, has an opening for a limited number of Ladies and Gentlemen. A small fee expected. Balary given, according to ability. Address enclosing a postage stamp to A. B. 5, Arlington Street, badler's Wells Theatre. L CONTENTS: ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND CORRESPONDENCE-The Stage Theatricals at Santiago .. 210 Huddersfield, Hammersmith, Liverpool, Leeds, Perth, SunderDisturbances in Drury Lane Theatre..................... 211 American Correspondence ...... 210, 211 land ........................................................... 214, 215 ACTING DRAMA-Princess's, Adelphi, Astley's, St. James's, ... 215, 216 Surrey, City, Grecian Saloon Amusements of the Week-Hanover Square Rooms, Palladium, PROVINCIAL THEATRICALS-Birmingham, Carlisle, 211, 212, 213 Elocution Society, Wilson's Scottish Entertainments Dundee, .......... 246 NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. ALL COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE RDITOR MUST BE AD DRESSED TO 6, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET, CORRESPONDENTS WILL GREATLY OBLIOR US BY PORWARDING THEIR COMMUNICATIONS AS EARLY IN THE WEEK AS POSSIBLE. G. K.-They will be given as soon as the part'es furnish us with the requisite information. P. A. V. Patience, and all the parties you mention will be given as soon as we find it convenient. 8. H.-Had better stick to the trade he is at present engaged in, for the one he wishes to follow has too many good men and true' at present out of engagements, without swelling the list with persons who ought to serve an apprenticeship. Y. X. We do not purpose giving a portrait or memoir of the party you mention. A. B. The new portrait of Mr. E. F. Saville will be given, as soon as a good opportunity offers to take him in a popular character, we should be happy to oblige our fair correspondeuts, but the character they mention will not suit. OBI.-ead the memoir in No 2, we can give you no other information at present. B_C-Next week. THEATRICAL TIMES. SATURDAY, JUNE 24th, 1818. THE STAGE. Although the English actors succeeded in driving Dumas and his troupe from the boards of Old Drury, things do not promise very well at present; here is Webster about to close the Hay market, on account of the extensive patronage bestowed on Foreign artistes, and Maddox either in treaty, or has closed, with a company for playing light French pieces. 'Can such things be, and overcome us Like a summer cloud, without our special wonder But we should not let it be a nine days wonder, but if possible find means to avert the approaching crisis, so devastating in its effects that it will throw hundreds into a state of absolute pauperism, who are, or who have been, living in comparative independance. stone of the Wells, and such might be the reward of other manager's could they get a good company, who would go hand and heart into the busiuess-then, and not till then shall we 'Cast the water from the land And purge it to a sound and pristine health.' SANTIAGO THEATRICALS. Much has been said about the great influence of the clergy, in South America, amongst all the classes of the people; but, as a proof that they are not held in such very great reverence, I shall make an extract from my common-place book, written in June 1818, when the piece before alluded to was represented at Santiago:-The plot is very simple, aud I dare say, founded on fact. A priest, who is confessor to a lady, falls desperately in love with her, and she returns his passion. The husband knocks at the door while they are in conference; the priest hides himself until she contrives some excuse to send the busband out again; however as he would soon leturn, she dresses up the priest in the interim, like the image of a saint, and makes him stand on the table. On the husband's return, he discovers his wife kneeling to the image, and is delighted with her piety. The image, as he thinks it, representing a saint of a very superior order, he also asks a boon of it, upon which the priest tells him to have a procession, and take him to his convent. The man runs out, and returns shortly after with his neighbours, for the purpose of carrying the image in procession; they sing and perform all cade of the district, attracted by the noise, enters the rites requisite for the occasion, when the aland discovers the imposture. He immediately exposes the priest, who, by way of recompense, gets a sound cudgelling from the mob. Such is the outline of the piece that I actually saw represented after a grand procession-day. I shall now give a specimen of a Spanish farce, which I also witnessed:-A sportsman appears in quest of game, with a lady, supposed to be his wife. They each kill a bird, and very naturally sit down to prepare for a meal; she has the diligence to pluck the birds, and he goes out for a time. A in our humble opinion there is one step wild Indian appears, who wishes to gain the lady's being made in the right direction, we allude to good graces; he is playing the amiable in as civilthe opening of Drury Lane by Mr. Frederick ised a way as possible, when the husband returns, Fox Cooper, thau whom as a manager, a more who immediately shoots the gallant, and--exit persevering man never held the reins. The exthe lady. The sportsman not knowing what to do periment is a bold one, but we trust it will be a with the body, at length places it in an upright and successful one; one great point, and which we fantastical position, and goes away. The Dean very highly approve of, is the equalisation of then enters, and, observing that the Indian does salaries, or as far as is practicable, that as we not pay him any respect, gives him a kick which have often before asserted, has been a causes the body to fall. The priest thinks he has mation devoutly to be wished,' and here we have killed the savage, but he consoles himself by saya man about to practice what has been the theorying that he supposes he is gone to the devil, as he was not a Christian; upon this, the curtain falls and so ends the precious morceau. At the same theatre, I saw Shakspeare's Othello, done into but Othello's black face, and the smothering of panish, with nothing resembling the original, Desdemona. The farce may have been done into Spanish' from the Arabian hunchback. There are many who perhaps look to the axiom that when things have arrived at the worst, if there is a change it must be for the better, and surely in theatrical affairs, things have nearly arrived at as bad a pass as can well be contem plated, but still we again say, the worst should if possible be averted-but how, aye, there's the rub of many. consum We cannot see why there should not be as great a taste for the legitimate, in other localities | beside that of Islington. Shall it be said that the Islingtonians, are so before other parts of the town in intellectual discrimination, and that no where but there can Shakspeare be understood; but such is not the case. Mr. Phelps has a working company, who all put a shoulder to the wheel, that is the grand secret-the Philosopher's INDIANS AT THE PLAY. The following account of the visit of the Win nebagoes to the Park theatre is copied from the New York Statesman.' It was indeed, really a very interesting sight to observe the sensations produced in the untutored children of the wild, by the first sight of one of the great amusements of civilization. They stared about previous to the rising of the curtain, with ignorant wonder at the crowds in the pit and boxes around them. The music of the orchestra did not seem to affect them; but when the curtain rose to a bright scene of a distant city, with a nearer view of rocks and trees, their delight could not be restrained, and a simultaneous pow wow expressed their surprise and gratification. In the mist of this approbation, Wallack as Rolla entered, and a dialogue ensued, to which they seemed very attentive, the eloquent gesticulation of the actor supplying the place of a comprehension of the words. They seemed immediately to have discovered that he was an Indian warrior, and to comprehend that he was an bero. Hilson's humourous performance of Diego, was effective upon them, and the loud laughter testivery fied that the nature of his part was not mistaken. In the scene, where Alonzo and Cora first meet the embracing of the two lovers so delighted the Indians, that they burst into loud shouts of laughter, which seemed infectious, as the whole audience joined them. In one of the spirited speeches of Rolla, they joined the applause of the house with a pow wow-and indeed throughout the piece, they seemed peculiarly interested in the manly bearing and noble character of the Peruvian hero, who was represented in a masterly manner by Mr. Wallack. 211 the part of our neighbours, we mean of a portion of our neighbours, for all reasonable people in England have hastened to protest against the outrage. The motive. Good heavens, it is simple enough! Vandals, whom we are ashamed to own as our fellow countrymen, drove away, after the 24th of February, hundreds of English workmen from the French railroads. A few still remain, but their turn will probably come to-morrow. Is surprising, after such acts, that the English part, we are only surprised at one thing, highly honor think proper to pay us off in the same coin? For our able to England, and that is so excellent a system of don thousands of French workmen of all classes, only reprisals has been put off so long. There are in Lonlet this Huron liberalism continue a little longer and we must expect to see them treated like the company of M. Hostein. When, then, will the soi disant workmen of our country understand that there is an intimate dependance of all nations on each other, and to injure the interests of a single one is to wish to injure one's own? On Monday, Donizetti's opera, under the title of La Vivandiere,' was produced at this house. Madame Thillon's Marie is, to say the least of it, one of the prettiest and most finished personations of that character which has yet been presented. Her look and voice both unite to make her a most captivating Vivandiere, and such a one that the bravest regiment might be well and justly proud of. Her entrance on the stage in the picturesque costume of la fille du regiment,' was hailed with loud applause. She appeared in admirable voice, rich, full, and flowing, and her ex The singing, so different from that of their war songs, seemed more to surprise and perplex them, than to give them pleasure. The old head man of the tribe appeared during the performance deeply interested, leaning his chin upon the front of the box, and gazing intently upon the performers. We should not forget that the earth-ecution was no less finished and perfect; the quake seemed to affect them very forcibly. With thunder and lightning they were doubtless sufficiently conversant-but the stench of the sulphur which ensued, gave them evident annoyance, causing them to utter many exclamations of dis satisfaction, and to cover their faces with their blankets. The eldest of the party left the theatre at the close of the play, and two only sat out the farce, and seemed to enjoy the humour and spirit with which Wallack played the honest fisherman in the 'Adopted Child.' THE DISTURBANCES IN DRURY LANE Le Commerce,' says:-The scenes recently dis played within the walls of Drury Lane Theatre, on the production of Monte Christo, contain a little lesson of morality which we would not see lost on our country. Our readers are aware of the stormy reception of the French Company, the hisses, the quolibets, the projectiles, and the assaults which accompanied the first performance of the piece of M. Dumas. This was in very bad taste it must be admitted, and it is with reason that public indignation has been excited on both sides the channel by such an infraction of the laws of bene volence and hospitality. But let us ask what is the motive of so unaccustomed a course of proceeding on characteristic and soldierlike Rataplan' in the first scene was excellently given by her, and obthe concerted piece which condludes the act was tained an unanimouse encore; her portion also in clear and musical. The singing lesson, was, how. ever, wstnout doubt, the entire gem of the opera, the expressive romanza was feelingly sung, and the recurrence to the burthen of the song of the regiment, to which the young girl was so ardently attached, evinced a naivete and simple grace which produced a wonderful effect. The other portions of the opera were carefully given by Madlle, Thillon, who had to re-appear between the acts, as well as at the conclusion. Mr. Allen's Tonio uncertainty of his voice rendered him in some was a careful and strenuous performance, but the places not so effective as he would otherwise have nicely sung, however, and encored. been. The song, "For my dear Marie," was Weiss's Sulpice, although scarcely burly enough, was very good on the whole. complete in its various departments, and certainly The orchestra appeared acquitted itself with considerable credit, under the conductorship of Mr. Loder. The chorus was likewise of a good order. The opera, as regards dresses, appointments, and scenery, has been well and neatly put upon the stage, and generally went |