The Lyceum Theatre was well filled on ing of the3lat ult., with an audience drawn together by t ent merits of the play which was ad favourable reports of reas rehearsal. Those who pro! well versed in dramatic matters affirm that a good dress rebiearsal is not an augury of a successful performances; but on the pr nm this than we in witnessing " The "Everybody expected to yawn through "My Uncle's Will," as they had yawned through it ov a former occasion, but the little comedietta went extremely well, Mr, Thos, Hawk exhibited all the dry humour proper to Charlee Cashmere, and Florence was beautifully acted by Miss Castor. The passages of real feeling were ed with sprightly feminine coquetry, nal scone—where the hero and who would nut be napulsion," are left cord, fit ster, and as gi lovers—won approbation of an audience proverbially unimpressible by aeutimental scenes, Old Barker was played by Afr. Seymour very satisfactorily. This useful member of the A.D ©. never did such good service, coram popula, as on Wednesday, since he first appeared in The Ticket-though all who are interested in Shanghai know his value behind the curtain, After this amusing prelude, the curtain
was intereated, appreciative, and amused, until Paffs "noise and tizgnificence" brought the evening's amusement to an end with becoming eclat. We recollect rr. Crowguill's dolines representative of "the production, mess to justify his abib revelations of his disreputable artifices to raise the wind," all were presented with infinite humor and glorious self-confidence. Dangle gave eccentric character.—Mr. ig a not #0 happy in Sneer as we have seen him in other parts. But his personification of Lord Ptarmigan in "Society" could'. not easily have been equalled. Ho has himself gi the high standard by wh judge his performances. Mr. Plover, © new actor to our boards, but no ger to the stage, gave us a capital rendering of Sir Fretful Plagiary, Sher-iden's immortal can of was consiatont, and every poi in the speeches assigned to him was made with admirable effect. race? hhearsed™ wore played with singular opisit The personages in the
and fun, no one could nod his head with more unexceptionable gravity than Mr. P. Thalasses, no one could die in a mor fantastic burlesque manner did Legout, no one could look more thoroughly than Mr. A. Tournie, But veterans of the Shanghai not forget to aay a word of kindly welcome to a performer, who made debut on Wednesday, and who promises to be a most valuable addition to the corps—we van Mr. Caudyside. Sir Walter Raleigh was admirably played, and we prophesy that we seen the first of many successes. It is of course satisfactory actor to have words like those of put into mouth, but they Were pronounced in a way which showed thorough appreciation, and of course plenty of that priceless quality go." Sir Christopher Hatton, the Master of the Horse, the Earl of Leicester, the Governor, and the mysterious Boefoator were all good. Every actor did his best to enhance by appropriate tone and action the delicious rhodomoutade of Pui's masterpiece.
Phe honours of the quasi tragedy were reserved, however, for Miss K. Lighcian, whose Tilburins left nothing to be desi She first appeared in the farthingale ruff of Queen B in orthodox fashion in white satin, We have a vivid memory of Afr. Spurgeon's rendering of this part when the Drama was firat put on in Shanghai, we are afraid to say how many years ayo, But with this recollection in all its ens, We were delighted with the new actress, who was exaggerated enough to of the burlesque and at the If when she pri ly traits of a prima donna at a scenery was extremely well painted, and the final tableau of the Armada and the ultimate vision of the Navy of the pre-sout in contrast with the Navy of Howard Drake received hearty plaudits, One question remains, with regard to the costume of Dangle, Sueer, and Pulf. It has been suggested by a writer in the Japan Mail in an elaborate review of a personages men of the time, matter. Our amateurs followed the example of the Haymarket, and made up the. would-be literal of the time of the ' Pickwick Paps laughed 20 heartily at their appearance, it is hardly fair to find fault with matter of detail, but we conicss that it would be an experiment worth trying to see the effect of dressing the two critics and the irrepressible author as mon of fashion of Sheridan's day; the language of high bred sarcasm would come more appropriately from gentlemen of humour and pol ish than from queer figures habited in the outre drestes of moderns farce, the petformauco was triumph, Th A.D.C. may be congritulated on a cess worthy: of their they give us two more good as, the second and third of this season we shall have every wason to feel proud of our actors, and be '8 position to refute all th talk of the decline of the drama, Our usual compliment must be pald to the Orchestra of amateurs Jed by Remusat. The mu ant and to enable us to hear more of their strains,
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