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The Week;
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . After ail interval of the unwonted duration of nearly two months , the Haymarket Theatre was reopened by Mr . Buckstone on the 6 th Instant . The house has been entirely refitted and redecorated , and the comfort of the visitors duly consulted in the irnproved arrangements . Murphy ' s comedy , . " ¦ The Way to Keep Him , " a successful revival of last season , was selected for the opening of the new one , with Mrs . Sinclair , Miss Reynolds , Messrs . Buckstone and Howe , & c . The reappearance of Sendra Pera Nena in a new ballet , with Mr . Compton in the
afterpiece , completed an evening ' s entertainment which w as duly appreciated by a densely crowded audience . Several novelties are promised by Mr . Buckstone ^ especially a new comedy , by Mr . Bayle Bernard .- — - ~ On the same evening , Miss Swanborough inaugurated-her winter season at the little Strand Theatre , with a new and veryAgreeable petite comedy , by Mr . Charles Selby , entitled , " The Last of the Pigtails , " which , without the least pretension to either consistency or probability in the plot , is so pleasantly written and well acted as to leave the most fastidious nothing to eomplain of on the score of amusement . The principal parts
were sustained by the author and Miss Swanborough , ably supported by Messrs . J . Bland and Clarke , and Mesdames Selby and Ternan . Buckstone ' s delightful comedietta , . " . The Rough Diamond , " followed , and introduced to the visitors of this theatre Miss Oliver , who has been so long a favourite at the Lyceum and other theatres . The character of Cousin Joe , one of Mr . Buckstone's happiest performances , is played at the Strand by Mr . J . Clarke with considerable humour , and succeeds in keeping the audience in a roar . . ' — .-Sadlers Wells , the last refuge of the legitimate drama , was re-opened on
Saturday last with the tragedy of " Othello . " Mr . Phelps being quite sure of appreciation by the audiences he always succeeds in drawing around him , never thinks it necessary to commence his season with the flourish of trumpets and general puffery which are but too much the fashion . AH the advertising in the world , however , could not have filled his theatre any fuller than it was packed on Saturday night by an audience eager to greet their old favourites . The principal characters were filled , as usual , by Messrs . Phelps , Marston , andRobinson ; Desdemoiia and JSmilia being represented by Mrs . Charles Young and Miss Atkinson . This company has also received an addition in Mr . Charles Young , from the Strand
Theatre , who made his first appearance in the farce of " Mrs . White . " - At the Lyceum , Mrs . Charles Young has been succeeded by Mrs . Alfred Mellon ( Miss Woolgar ) , who has assumed the former lady ' s character in the new comedy " Extremes . " Comparisons are odious—and . it would be hard to say which lady most delighted the audience , though their styles are essentially different . On Saturday a new farce was produced , which we fear is not a success . It is called " Too Much for Good Nature , " and proved too much for that of the spectators ; the dialogue wants point , and the piece altogether is far too much spun out . All that talent could do to make it successful was done by that excellent actor Mr . Emery , whose efforts were ably seconded by Mr . James Rogers , but we fear that not even their performance will suffice to keep this fai'ce alive . -
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BROTHER LEWIS ARIA , We regret to announce the death of Bro . Lewis Aria > which took place at Scarborough , on the 25 th ult . Bro . Aria might be considered in the prime of life , being only 48 years of age , ancl those who have observed him in Grand Lodge might fairly have predicted for him a much longer lease of life . Bro . Aria was initiated in the Lod ^ e of Emulation , No . 21 , on the 19 th December , 1842 . Immediately after his initiation , Bro . Aria went to Jamaica and joined the Friendly Lodge , No . 291 , in which Lodge he served the office of Master , On his return to England he resumed his membership with No . 21 , paying eleven years' arrears of subscription , and continued a member until his decease .
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The Week;
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . After ail interval of the unwonted duration of nearly two months , the Haymarket Theatre was reopened by Mr . Buckstone on the 6 th Instant . The house has been entirely refitted and redecorated , and the comfort of the visitors duly consulted in the irnproved arrangements . Murphy ' s comedy , . " ¦ The Way to Keep Him , " a successful revival of last season , was selected for the opening of the new one , with Mrs . Sinclair , Miss Reynolds , Messrs . Buckstone and Howe , & c . The reappearance of Sendra Pera Nena in a new ballet , with Mr . Compton in the
afterpiece , completed an evening ' s entertainment which w as duly appreciated by a densely crowded audience . Several novelties are promised by Mr . Buckstone ^ especially a new comedy , by Mr . Bayle Bernard .- — - ~ On the same evening , Miss Swanborough inaugurated-her winter season at the little Strand Theatre , with a new and veryAgreeable petite comedy , by Mr . Charles Selby , entitled , " The Last of the Pigtails , " which , without the least pretension to either consistency or probability in the plot , is so pleasantly written and well acted as to leave the most fastidious nothing to eomplain of on the score of amusement . The principal parts
were sustained by the author and Miss Swanborough , ably supported by Messrs . J . Bland and Clarke , and Mesdames Selby and Ternan . Buckstone ' s delightful comedietta , . " . The Rough Diamond , " followed , and introduced to the visitors of this theatre Miss Oliver , who has been so long a favourite at the Lyceum and other theatres . The character of Cousin Joe , one of Mr . Buckstone's happiest performances , is played at the Strand by Mr . J . Clarke with considerable humour , and succeeds in keeping the audience in a roar . . ' — .-Sadlers Wells , the last refuge of the legitimate drama , was re-opened on
Saturday last with the tragedy of " Othello . " Mr . Phelps being quite sure of appreciation by the audiences he always succeeds in drawing around him , never thinks it necessary to commence his season with the flourish of trumpets and general puffery which are but too much the fashion . AH the advertising in the world , however , could not have filled his theatre any fuller than it was packed on Saturday night by an audience eager to greet their old favourites . The principal characters were filled , as usual , by Messrs . Phelps , Marston , andRobinson ; Desdemoiia and JSmilia being represented by Mrs . Charles Young and Miss Atkinson . This company has also received an addition in Mr . Charles Young , from the Strand
Theatre , who made his first appearance in the farce of " Mrs . White . " - At the Lyceum , Mrs . Charles Young has been succeeded by Mrs . Alfred Mellon ( Miss Woolgar ) , who has assumed the former lady ' s character in the new comedy " Extremes . " Comparisons are odious—and . it would be hard to say which lady most delighted the audience , though their styles are essentially different . On Saturday a new farce was produced , which we fear is not a success . It is called " Too Much for Good Nature , " and proved too much for that of the spectators ; the dialogue wants point , and the piece altogether is far too much spun out . All that talent could do to make it successful was done by that excellent actor Mr . Emery , whose efforts were ably seconded by Mr . James Rogers , but we fear that not even their performance will suffice to keep this fai'ce alive . -
Obituary
<&! iitttftri »
BROTHER LEWIS ARIA , We regret to announce the death of Bro . Lewis Aria > which took place at Scarborough , on the 25 th ult . Bro . Aria might be considered in the prime of life , being only 48 years of age , ancl those who have observed him in Grand Lodge might fairly have predicted for him a much longer lease of life . Bro . Aria was initiated in the Lod ^ e of Emulation , No . 21 , on the 19 th December , 1842 . Immediately after his initiation , Bro . Aria went to Jamaica and joined the Friendly Lodge , No . 291 , in which Lodge he served the office of Master , On his return to England he resumed his membership with No . 21 , paying eleven years' arrears of subscription , and continued a member until his decease .