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      January 3, 1852. The Northern Star. '

      January 3 , 1852 . THE NORTHERN STAR . '

      Usements.

      USEMENTS .

      . - F. A? Clde Theatres. _ During The Ho...

      . - f . a ? cldE THEATRES . _ During the holidays all places of ™™ St * S largely patronised , and Pt T ^^& c « l gardens , leries . dioramas , ^^^ f ^ ' £ S , had their public institutions , and , above all , tne tnwuw , thousands of admirers .

      ,, « E ^ S nf th is * theatre , commenced Mr-BuuD , oncemoreles « fiOf tm , ^ I" a-Sf tn ZS *«* holiday audience , S ^^ J ^ SSSk ^ f ^ m of fare « God SwlnfoTeen " having been sang by the principal singers S the oS coapSny , Mr . Buna came forward and feirffc addressed thence He began by taking deserved credit for the transformation he bad effected in the interior of the theatre , which , a fortnight ago , was a mass of diljr-idation and dirt , and was now what tho audience saw . & e might well speak self-oomplacently on this subject , for the house is decorated with great splendour and taste and is made most comfortable as well as beautiful .

      , 3 fr . Buna went on to say that it was his intention toemhra ' ceWery branch of the drama , and to exert himself to do every branch the greatest possible justice , trusting that the patronage of the public would furnish him with the means of doing so . This address , which was enlivened with some good-humoured jokes , was loudly and cordially applauded . The play was Milman ' s "F-zio , " in which 3 Jr . Anderson and Miss Glyn exerted themselves meritoriously , and earned considerable applause . The Pantomime was entitled , " Harlequin Hogarth ; or , the Two London 'Prentices ; " and was constructed on the original plan of these Christmas comicalities , aTvholesome moral being inculcated through tbe medium of the allegorical personages introduced . Iu this case idleness and ignorance are

      contrasted with knowledge and industry , and the two London 'Prentices are selected to embody the results of each . The one fights his way through dangers , difficulties , and temptations , to the hand of his master ' s daughter ; the other is lazy , and becomes a thief and a vagabond ; and after having run their predestined course the usual transformations succeed . Miss Palser is the merry and agile columbine ; Messrs . J . and H . Marshall , Harlequin and Clown ; Mr . Silvani , a guttapercha gentleman , covered with gildin ? and brilliant , colours , is the Sprite ; and Mr . Barnes , Pantaloon . A long s-eries of pantomimic tricks follow , accompanied with abundance of kicks , slaps , leaps , tumbles , and other pieces of practical humour . One of the happiest things was the hit at " Bloomerism . " A great many young ladies , in fall Bloomer costume , are engaged in masculine occupations , while a number of men are employed as nursery maids , and in other female duties . At another time we had tbe submarine telegraph bringing the latest news from

      France : " Monday . Paris very gay , and abundance of bails . " " Tuesdayj Paris in a state of siege , and . abundance of bullets . " Mr . H . Marshall gave most laughable imitations of some of our violinists , Ernst and Sivori in particular , showing , at the same time , a wonderful command of the instrument . Ilia " Carnival of Venice , " a la Sivori , produced shouts of laughter . His whole performance of the Clown was excellent . His brother , too , was a capital Harlequin ; and Miss Palser was a pretty and graceful Columbine .. The scenery , which consisted chiefly of street views in London , was beautiful ; particularly the view of a fine street by moonlight , and of a railway station . The concluding scene , the interior of the Crystal Palace , was one of tbe most gorgeous things we have ever seen upon the stage . The applause was loud and general at the close , and the pantomime will no doubt be as popular as any of its rivals or predecessors . Some idea may be formed of its extent and beauty , when its production is said to have exceeded £ 1 . 500 .

      On Saturday evening Mr . Bunn produced "The Belles Stratagem . " The play went off with spirit , and Miss Fitzpatrick was warmly applauded when called for after the fall of the curtain . The play was followed by the appearance of the gifted American children , Kate and Ellen Bateman , in Scribe ' s little piece , " The Young Couple . " their frequent performance of which at the St . James ' s Theatre is still frish in the memory of the public . The pantomime , of course , concluded the evening . It . went off admirably , everything working more smoothly and quickly than on the first night .

      HAYMARKET . The performances commenced with tho " Beggar ' s Opera , " the principal parts in which were ably filled by Mr . Harrison , Mrs . Fitzwilliam , and Miss Louisa Pyne . Then came the novelty of the tight—a now extravaganza , founded on a tale of Count Hamiltons ' s , and entitled the " Princess Radiant ; or , the Story of Mayflower . " There are , however , several graftings on the original story , for the purpose of-enabling the clever author to burlesque characters and events of which Count Hamilton could have had no conception . The Lord Chamberlain has sadly curtailed political hits ; hut hits of a general kind were plentiful and well-applied . The piece , which was highly successful , was announced for jepetitionevery evening . "

      PRINCESS'S . The " Merchant of Venice " was very much cut down , and got through with rapidity to make way for the pantomime , founded on the adventures of the celebrated Billy Taylor , of Tooley-street , whose adventures arc so frequently sung by street ballad-singers . Much additional romance is added to the historical records contained in the old ballad , and iu the pleasant jumble of periods , characters , and places , which pantomime writers are allowed to effect , a genial humourous Christmas production has resulted . The dialogue in the first part displayed a good amount of jokes and happy allusions , notwithstanding tho Lord Chamberlain ' s interference . The authors of the pantomime are the Brothers Sala and Mr . George Ellis . Mr . Flexmore , the favourite clown , danced a novel " pas de parapltdt" which gained much applause . His imitation of several stars of the ballet was very good . Miss C . Leclercq merits notice as an excellent Columbine .

      LYCEUM . The brilliant promise of the Lyceum announcement was brilliantly fulfilled by the Christmas spectacle . After " The Game of Speculation , " in which Mr . C . Mathews sustained the part of Affable Hawk with his usual ability , the audience were presented with a splendidly bound edition of " Flanchi upon d'Anoit , " under the title of " The Prince of Happy Laud ; or , the Fawn in the Forest . " An absence of allusion to the topics of the day was felt in tbe course of the piece , an omission for which we suppose we may thank the Chamberlain ' s recent sudden attack of zeal for critical revision . Nevertheless the audience were in the best humour , cheered one or two hits immensely , and found ample food for admiration in the splendour of the scenery and decorations .

      SADLER'S WELLS . The pantomime at this house is entitled " Harlequin and the Yellow D * arf , or the Enchanted Orange Tree and the King of the Gold Mines . " The demand of the Lord Chamberlain to have the tricks submitted to his approval does sot appear to have impaired the vis cor nea of the author , but , on the contrary , the jokes are unusually numerous and good . Master Rochez , who appeared as Sprite , and Master Stilt , who was supernumerary Clown , performed a great number of wonderful gymnastic feats . Mr . Fenton ¦ was the Harlequin , Miss De Yere the Columbine , and Mr . 2 faylor the Pantaloon ; all of whom acquitted themselves with credit .

      ADELPHI . The contribution to the stock of Christmas amusements given by this favourite theatre consisted of " The Forest Rose , My Precious Bstsy , and The Little Red Riding Hood , " the last being the Christmas offering . The acting was well sustained . Miss Woolgar made the most spirited -of pretenders , and she touched her moustache with all the grace and nonchalance of a young guardsman . Miss Fitzwilliam made the sweetest and most melodious of Red Riding Hoods , and we need only say that Mr . Paul Bedford * ' did " the wolf . The piece was well received by a numerous audieace .

      OLYMPIC . The entertainments attbis theatre consisted of Holcroft ' s -comedy of She "Road to Ruin , " followed by a pantomime , -entitled ^ "Sed Rufas , or Harlequin Fact , Fiction , and Fancy . " The pantomime worked smoothly , and was well received . PUSCE ' S PLAY-HOUSE AXD XEW STRAND THEATRE . Th . 3 piece ef the evening was the extravaganza adapted fey Mr . E . Stirling , under the title of a " Small Piece of ? late , "bearing the inscription of the Mandarin ' s Dau"hter , being the story of the Willow Pattern Plate . The ° piece ia-one worthy the season , no pantomime could have kept an audience in better humour .

      SURREY Tae entertainments at this house consisted of Shell ' s -tragedy of " Evadne , " and a aew pantomime , called the "King of tho Gclfen Seas ; or Harlequin Prince Blue Cap , and the Three Kingdoms—Animal , Vegetable , and Mineral . " The fun was well kept up € o the end , and tho scenery was of a more meritorious character than we have been acustomed to find at ibis transpontine establishment . The actors knocked each other about , much to the amusement of the audience , and tfee pantomime was pronounced to be a decided hit . ASTLEY'S .

      Holiday nights are always bumpers at this theatre , and Boxing night was no exception to the rule : the audience was as numerous , as patient , and although noisy , as good humoured as any manager could desire . The perform mances commenced with an equestrian version of " Azael , " which has heen some time " running'' here , and in which real camels and a well-trained stud compensated satisfactorily enough , it would seem , for the absence of the beautii ! - i ? T » * k ^ kfal grouping , and brilliant mise enuenc % * u *! : rury * lane aDd the Italian Opera House associated r « * "J Piece last year . In the circus riding which followedM Franconi

      , . , Madle . Masotta , Tom Thumb , and 0 L ? JT -i erformer s exhibited some of their most admired feats with their accustomed success , though at the SS 2 !' - ! u 0 r ^ Stances , of what an unpractised SSffn . ™ d * Tli ? M « ww » ^ 8 , but which these %% k SS * - k ^ s-nsardedwith perfect sang silver , was of course at his post , and by hia cool equanimity and ; extreme politeness , turned the STthl ^ own ' s S £ Uf * ^ medtoM ^^ S ! jSenilepo ™ on of the alienee quite as much as he charmed onrftEs-. K wa beheie-by fee Rune att j { udeB | wd ftS rS

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      half a century ago . . Tho grand coup , of the . wenrag—and . of the season—was . of course the pantomime , which the bills describe as ' original , equestrian , arid comic , replete with wit and whim , entitled "Mr . and Mrs . Briggs ; or Harlequin Punch ' s Festivali" This title sufficiently indicates the source from which the author has drawn his inspiration . As usual there was a long introduction in which night and morning , nature and art , are personified , and connected with the Crystal Palace ; and Mr . arid Mrs ! Briggi and family are brought in , with the view only , as far as it appears , of converting certain of them into the ordinary pantomimic characters ; The busy scenes which followed were well conceived , and making allowances for a nrst night , the tricks were well executed , but the absence ot political hits , and even of social novelties , and from tne expected allusions to the Bloomer mania ( resulting probably from- the excisions of the Lord Chamberlain or the fear of them ) rendered the entertainment less animated than on some former Boxing nights .

      THE COLOSSEUM AND CYCLORAMA . The contents of this old established haunt remain at present unchanged , though ,- after the holidays , it seems the building will be closed for repairs and additions . . Nereis , however , little need of alteration , for , ns an exhibition , the Colosseum must ever be without a rival . We have so often expatiated upon the glories of the place , that we long since have exhausted our vocabulary of praises ; but it is doing a useful service to the pleasure seeker who may not have had an opportunity of visiting it , to draw his attention to the large panoramic views of London and Paris , the gallery ol models , the conservatories , the stalactite caverns , the aviaries , & c „ which here invite his inspection . The ^ exhtbition is replete with interest—an interest upheld by the variety of the resources and the costly tastefulness of the arrangements .

      The chamber in the rear of the Colosseum is still occupied with the Earthquake at Lisbon , a scenic contrivance of the well-known theatrical artificer Bradwell . Aided by the Messrs . Hanson , whose architectural pictures are at all times remarkable for their breadth and fidelity , a very illusive portrayal of one of the terrible phenomena of nature is here presented . The waves in the Bay . of Biscay , tossing to and fro , threaten instant destruction to the vessels which they carry on their breast ; and the moving scenes which depict the progress and calamity and its final close , with all its fearful concomitants , present a vivid mechanical illustration of a tremendous natural crisis—happily but of rare occurrence in Europe .

      Taxation And Powers Of London.—St. Alban...

      Taxation and Powers of London . —St . Alban s is the best abused borough in the kingdom ; its representation is disposed of by a Parliamentary agent in Cleveland-row for the benefit of a chemist in Oxford-street ; its taxation is disposed of in Guildhall for the benefit of that small part of the metrooolis "the city ; " and its reputation is disposed of by every critic in want of a scapegoat . The- dogma that " representation should be co-extensive with taxation , " strangely observed in the kingdom at large , is most . ludicrously applied to St . Alban ' s ; the representation of the borough is transferred to London , and the taxation-of London is extended to the borough ; so that the representation of St . Alban ' s , may be said to be co-extensive with its taxation , both lying along the road between the borough and London . There should be a select committee to inquire into

      the philosophy and rationale of this arrangement . We can understand local taxation , by which the City of-London would provide for itself ; we can understand imperial taxation for the metropolis of the empire , in : order to render so great a city worthy of its exalted position ; but we cannot understand why a particular place here and there should be picked out for a special taxation , which is neither local nor imperial , bat capricious . St . Alban ' s has to pay 13 d . a ton on its coals for the improvement of London ; and , naturally indignant , the borough meets , resolves , arid petitions Parliament If it were not for the modern interpretation ol the word " practical , " which makes a merit of being opposed to natural order , scientific fitness , or anything which may be expressed in a theoretical form , we should say that the grievance is too absurd to last ; but the new practical

      philosophy has steeled the intellectual conscience of our statesmen against the reductio ad absurdum . -The reductio is the more perfect since this co-extensive taxation has been inflicted by a private bill , which common sense would pronounce to be an insufferable violation of the constitution ; but to your practical man , we suppose , it only proves the boasted " elasticity " of that " glorious constitution under which , " & c . Being a private bill , it was not only unconstitutional , but it escaped noticfl . It is evident that members of Parliament have been suffering the aldermen and council of London ; to tax St . Albin ' s without knowing that they were allowing such a permission to slip from them . The fact proves , for the thousandth time , what an unseemly and impracticable burden that private business is upon the central Parliament . It also explains why experienced Parliaments managers , agents , and officials , defend the private bill system ; it enables them to smuggle through so many

      enactments unseen . But the power is dangerous . For anything we know , a treacherous Minister , might for instance , smuggle through an enactment to depose the Sovereign and alter the succession by means of a private bill . The supposition is not so fanciful as it might seem . According to Lord John Russell , the Papal Recognition of Roman Catholic bishops with territorial titles was a direct infringement of the prerogative , and to that extent a virtual deposition of the Sovereign . Now , that recognition had previously been made in a private or local bill concerning a Dublin burialground , so that , according to Lord John ' s own showing , soma agent of the Pope had already been at work , and had made a great and alarming stride towards setting aside the lawful Sovereign of these realms . Perhaps , since direct evidence is unavailing , that view of daneer may suffice to make our Parliament-managers perceive the mischievous character of the private bill system . — Observer ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 3, 1852, page 2, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_03011852/page/2/