Cerito and her spouse, St. Leon, have revisited; the former as much improved by matrimonial felicities as most of the fair are deteriorated. Truly this Hebe of dance has put on the zone of Venus, and is as fascinating as possible. There is an air about this dancer's person at once lightsome and loving. Her little feet, though zephyrlight, disdain not the earth; her whole style of dancing, so coquettish and as it were substantial, is her own, and cannot be classed with any of the prevalent ones. It is essentially womanly, and therefore irresistible. Lucile Grahn's manner, borrowed partly from Taglioni, partly from Ellsler's staccato style, is too spirit-like and aerial for all tastes, although very graceful and artistic. Saving Carlotta Grisi, we have no present dancer so popular as Cerito, or so deservedly so. And what can we say of the divine Carlotta, in order adequately to express our admiration of the genius displayed in her every motion? Her gestures are as words, spontaneous and spirit-felt; and we listen. to the light echoes of her footsteps as we would to the audible outpourings of the human organ. DRURY LANE, still the arena on which the productions of the tamest of composers are exhibited, has this month brought out Balfe's new opera of The Enchantress. The libretto is sufficiently unintelligible; some of the music is pretty and fanciful, some of the situations not undramatic. This opera formed the début of Madame Anna Thillon. Her role was not unadapted to her limited but very agreeable powers. With much affectation, some grace, and a great deal of beauty, Anna Thillon, albeit an Englishwoman, is an apt personation of the successful French mannerist. Her voice is thin and sharp in its lower notes, but young and elastic in the upper tones. The songs, "My task is ended," "Who has not heard," and "A Youthful Knight," were all-especially the last, which is the bonne bouche of the opera-admirably executed by her. On the whole, there is so much dead music without inspiration in this opera, that except for the remarkable tribe of tolerants who sat out The Daughter of St. Mark unmoved by spleen, we should augur but a short and by no means a merry life to The Enchantress. The HAYMARKET theatre: as we write the words, a deep regret rests on our minds that one of its deservedly-prized actors has been suddenly taken from that stage and the world's. Little deemed we, as but the other day we admired Mr. Strickland's comic excellences, predicting for him a zenith of fame, that even then he might have apostrophized in the words of the poet : "Oh world! Oh life! Oh time! On whose last steps I climb." This theatre has lost one of its chief ornaments in this lamented individual. The event has cast a cloud over the brilliant success of Douglas Jerrold's comedy, Strickland, as Professor Truffles, being one of the chief instruments of the fun of the piece. His comic solemnity of demeanour, and his appropriateness of costume, ever disposed an audience to mirth ere he spoke. It will be long "ere we shall look upon his like again" in his cast of characters. Time Works Wonders is full of point, and continues to attract unabatedly. Indeed, at this meritorious theatre, where we have almost all the good English actors of the day, and where we find the proprietor unceasingly striving for the patronage of the public, and where the civility of his subordinates pleasingly distinguishes them from those of most of the other London theatres, we are always treated with superior fare, excellently served up, and garnished with attractive condiments of cheerfulness and complaisance. What more can an audience desire than, for an evening's entertainment, a good comedy, supported by such actors as Farren, and Vestris, and Matthews, and Bland, and Buckstone, and Mrs. Glover? surely nothing, Killarney's echoes would repeat, but what they get a glorious extravaganza like the Golden Fleece. The LYCEUM brought out at Whitsuntide Cinderella in a new and extravagant version; that is to say, a little more funny, and a vast deal more flowery, than the old credited one. Rumplestiltskin (a name of moderate length for a German one) is the chief character introduced, and is a gnome whose evil power throws its baleful shade over the destinies of the small-footed Cinderella. Mrs. Keeley makes a good gipsy Cinderella, Keeley, as Capillaise, a saucy valet. And then implings and masquers, and thirty English children, in burlesque of the danseuses Viennoises, bear away the bell in beauty, if not in skill, from these last; and all sorts of grimaces, and grotesque changes and dances, and hits at the times, render complete what the bills justly set forth, "a splendid extravaganza." Mr. Mitchell's theatre of St. James's is, of all the foreign auxiliaries of the season, the most entirely popular. At this elegant house of intellectual resort, he has taken care that some stirring novelty should be ever on the tapis, novelty dressed in fashion and choice guise. Besides a succession of the chiefest French actors and actresses, performing the most celebrated French pieces, we have the attraction, on the off-nights, of the far-famed Soirées Mysterieuses, the most delightful pastime in diablerie witnessed in our times. Herr Döbler's conjurations were neat and clean to a nicety, but then they were as slow as they were sure; while Monsieur Philippe's escamotage is as surprising in its celerity as in its tours de physique. The little Oxford-street theatre still enjoys the advantage of Miss Cushman's talents and Mr. Wallack's acting. As most germane to our matter, we come, though last not least, to speak of ASTLEY'S. By a sure progression on the road to excellence, the amphitheatre at Westminster Bridge, under the management of Mr. Batty, has undoubtedly become the best equestrian exhibition ever opened in the British metropolis. This gentleman has been indefatigable in catering for novelties, producing piece after piece with remarkable success, and in admirable variety. His Whitsuntide spectacle, produced on the twelfth ultimo, has not been surpassed by any combination of its sort, of brilliant scenic and artistic effect. But it is to the exploits in the circle, performed for the first time on that day by M. Tournaire's troupe of French riders, that we would direct especial attention. It is impossible to conceive anything more full of elegance, as refers to the ladies; or skill and daring, in respect to the male portion of it. What a study is Madame Klatt for the Dianas who frequent, on these afternoons of the season, the northern shores of the Serpentine! How worthy the imitation of those who fright Terpsichore by night, the graceful polka of Madame Louise; albeit in lieu of a well-waxed floor, she languishes through its gyrations on the back of a flying courser! For the curious in legerdemain, there is M. Ferdinand, the wizard of the Celestial Empire; and for those who love laughter, a quartett of clowns, English, French, Irish, and Dutch. In addition to these attractions, Astley's Amphitheatre is the most elegantly and conveniently-appointed house in London, and conducted in a spirit of courtesy well worthy imitation. MONTHLY MISCELLANY. SALE OF THE LATE MARQUIS OF WESTMINSTER'S STUD.This valuable collection of blood stock was brought to the hammer on the Saturday in the Chester race week, and, as might be expected, fetched very excellent prices. The following is a full return of the sale, from which it may be observed that the present Marquis retains the two stallions, Touchstone and Pantaloon, with four favourite brood mares : Languish by Cain, out of Lydia, with colt foal by Touchstone, and covered by him again ...Sold to Mr. Oldaker 360 Sarcasm by Teniers, out of Banter, with filly foal by Pantaloon, and covered by Auckland ...Mr. Oldaker 360 Retort by Camel, out of Banter, with colt foal by Auckland, and covered by Pantaloon Mr. Tattersall 320 Mr. Williamson 350 Maid of Honour by Champion, out of Etiquette, with colt foal by Touchstone, and covered by him again Maria Day by Physician-Y. Lady Ern, covered by Touchstone ..Mr. Moore 250 Lampoon by Camel, out of Banter, covered by Pantaloon .... Mr. Tattersall 220 Fanny Eden by Touchstone Maid of Honour, covered by Pantaloon Mr. Robinson 160 Phryne by Touchstone, out of Decoy, covered by Pantaloon, Lord John Scott 70 Thais by Touchstone, out of Decoy, . Mr. Tattersall 60 YEARLINGS. ..... .... ... Brown Filly, sis. to The Libel, by Pantaloon-Pasquinade, Lord G. Bentinck 310 .... ........ ..... TWO-YEAR-OLDS. Bay Filly by Touchstone, out of Maid of Honour, . Lord Stanley 200 .Mr. Cowley 190 .. Mr. Merry 170 .Mr. Forth 150 Mr. Osbaldeston 140 ..Mr. Nicholls 25 Mr. A. W. Hill 290 Brown Colt, bro. to The Libel, by Pantaloon out of Pasquinade.. Mr. Ongley 270 Bay Colt by Touchstone, out of Laura THREE-YEAR-OLDS. ...... Bay Filly by Touchstone, out of Languish .... .. Mr. Dawson 126 Mr. Oldaker 340 Mr. Merry 240 Mr. W. Jones 180 THE DERBY AND OAKS. The very awkward time when these grand events were destined to be decided will, we trust, be deemed a sufficient excuse for our going at once to the grand features without further grace or preface. The following are the market prices at saddling, on which we have only space to add that John Day appears to have now taken the place once so generally awarded to John Scott. 2220 Alarm. 1 each agst. Pam, Doleful, and Fuzbos 1,000, 15 each agst. Miss Whip c., and 1 agst. Pantasa. " 1 Old England. Wood Pigeon. Just before starting 1,500 to 100 was laid against Forth's lot, but singly the winner was not mentioned. Mr. Gully declared to win with Old England. At the fourth offer the Newmarket crack jumped off in front, and evidently intent on "cutting 'em down" lead, at a capital speed, considering the sticky state of affairs, to the top of the hill, when Kedger and Doleful, waited on by the Merry Monarch, Old England, Annandale, and one or two more, ran by him, and making the pace even still stronger, kept their heads in front to the distance, where the Merry Monarch hoisted his flag, and never again giving the ghost of a chance away, ran in a very clever, if not, indeed, easy winner, by a length, Old England, who was disappointed once or twice in the race, being another length from the second, and a neck in front of Pantasa. Pam, in rounding the turn, fell; and Alarm dismounted Nat previous to starting. The DERBY STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three-year-olds: colts, 8 st. 7lbs.; fillies, 8 st. 2lbs. (138 subscribers.) Mr. Gratwicke's the Merry Monarch, by Slane Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale..... Mr. Gully's Old England Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa (F. Bell) 1 (Marson) 2 (S. Day) 3 .(Marlow) 4 The following were not placed:-Lord Stradbroke's Idas (G. Edwards); Mr. Gully's Weatherbit (John Day, jun.); Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel (Calloway); Mr. Gratwicke's Doleful (H. Bell); Lord Chesterfield's Pam (F. Butler); Mr. Ford's Fuzbos (Sly); Colonel Cradock's Jinglepot (Templeman); Duke of Richmond's Laird o'Cockpen (Whitehouse); Mr. Wreford's Worthless (J. Howlett); Mr. St. Paul's Mentor (Lye); Colonel Peel's c. by Slane, out of Cobweb (E. Edwards); Mr. Waller's Columbus (Wakefield); Lord Exeter's Wood Pigeon (Boyce); Mr. Worley's John Davis (Crouch); Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian (Denman); Colonel Anson's Kedger (Simpson); Lord Glasgow's c. by Bay Middleton, out of Miss Whip (Holmes); Lord Verulam's c. by Liverpool, out of Corumba (W. Cotton); Sir G. Heathcote's Gwalior (Chapple); Mr. T. Theobald's Desperation (Bartholomew); Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy (Buckle); Mr. Greville's Alarm (Nat); Mr. Watt named Adonis (Hornsby); Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-way (Robinson); Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse (W. Coleman); Mr. Mytton's The Black Prince (Copeland); Mr. Mack's Little Jack, Chance colt (Balchin). THE OAKS STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old fillies, 8st. 7lb. each. (129 subscribers.) Duke of Richmond's Refraction .... (Bell) 1 .(Marlow) 2 (Holmes) 3 ..(Templeman) 4 Mr. Worthington's Lancashire Witch The following also started, but were not placed :-Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair (Whitehouse); Mr. Gully's Maid of Orleans (J. Day, jun.); Mr. Armstrong's Venus (Murphy); Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elis (W. Howlett); Mr. Rogers's Glee (Bartholomew); Lord G. Bentinck's Rose of Cashmere (Ealing); Mr. Liley's Stamp (Robinson); Sir G. Heathcote's La fille mal gardé filly (Chapple); Lord Eglinton's Plaudit (Marson); Mr. Blake's Event (Arthur); Mr. J. B. Mill's Giantess (J. Howlett); Sir C. Monck's f. by Physician, out of Castaway (Lye); Mr. Osbaldeston's The Fickle Wild Rose (W. Butler); Mr. Bowes's Heather Bell (F. Butler); Mr. Howe's Caroline (Sly); Colonel Pell's Hersey (E. Edwards); Mr. Wagstaff's Queen of Cyprus (Buckle). Won very easy by two lengths-17 to 1 agst. her. END OF VOL. XIII. Printed by Joseph Rogerson, 24, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, |