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The Week.
been found to be made w & rse instead of better by the closing of the rooms . —— -The Earl of Derby has been assailed by the gout > in such a way , we believe , as to render him unfit for superintending the business of the nation .--- — the new Medical Reform Act came into operation . The object of the Act is to enable " persons requiring medical aid to distinguish qualified from unqualified practitioners . " — -The Registrar-General ' s return shows the deaths for the last week to have exceeded those of the previous week , but the rate is much below the
average , Scarlatina is still on the increase ; the deaths from that disease last week amounted to 134 . The total number of deaths was 1021 , and of births 1726 . Dr . Letheby reports very favourably of the health of the City for the last quarter , the number of deaths being 23 per cent , below the average . —The steam ship Pacific , on the Lever line , has made the shortest run from New York to Gal way ever known , in ^ ix dayjs apd four hours . — -A letter received by Sir John Barrow , from Captain M'Clintock , R . N ., commanding Lady Franklin ' s yacht , conveys the intelligence that he has safely crossed the middle ice of Baffin Sea , and is in a fair way of successfully accomplishing the object of bis enterprise .
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
The English translation of Flotow s " Martha / was produced at Drury-lane on Monday , and received a Very enthusiastic greeting from a brilliant and crowded house . Miss Louisa Pyne , in the character of Maritia , sang the music assigned to her , with a charm and sweetness which it is impossible to praise too highly . The part of Lionel was played by Mr . W . Harrison , who was loudly applauded . Mr . J . G . Patey , as PfanJcett , made his first appearance before an English audience . His voice is pleasing , but his singing was influenced by evident diffidence . The piece is magnificently put upon the stage , and the cheers that greeted the close of
each scene showed that its success is secure . ——At the Haymarket , Mr . and Mrs . Charles Mathews have been enthusiastically welcomed on their arrival from the United States . The comedy of " London Assurance' * was chosen for their first appearance on Monday evening . To describe Mr . Mathews' performance would be superfluous , as all the world knows that it is a masterpiece of elegance and spirit . The lady is possessed of an agreeable face and person , and has a vivacious and pleasing style which seemed to be entirely satisfactory to the audience . Mr ? Buckstone was inimitably droll as Dolly Spanker , and Mr . Compton , in the part of
Meddle , convulsed the house with laughter , while Mr . Clark made a decided hit in the character of Cool . Mr . Mathews , after the comedy , appeared in his own farce , " He would be an Actor . " The great theatrical event of the week has been the production of Mr . Wilkie Collins ' s drama , l ( The Red Vial , " written expressly for the Olympic theatre , and to display the peculiar abilities of Mr . Robson . The story is this :
Isaac Boderiberg , a merchant , discovers that he has been robbed by some person connected with his household ; he discloses the disagreeable truth to the Widow JBergmann ( Mrs . Stirling ) , his housekeeper . The widow , who is the culprit , in a condition of bodily fear and mental prostration , turns the suspicion of Isaac upon Hans Grimm ( Mr . F . Robson ) , his servant , a half-witted creature whom , he has taken from a madhouse , and who is incoherent on almost every point save that of his master ' s kindness and consideration . She afterwards confesses her crime and
then endeavours to poison Roderiberg . She is watched by Hans , who faithfully tends his master , and who defeats her machinations by extracting from her medicine-chest an antidote which he administers to the patient instead of the fluid . from the red vial . Mrs . Bergmann persuades him that ten drops from this red vial will afford relief whenever he feels his strength failing him . Rodenberg ' is supposed to die , and his body is taken to be laid out in the dead house , a cord placed round the wrist of the right hand , connected with a dial and bell , so that if a momentary return to life should take place , aid may be instantaneously afforded . Ham is there at the side of the watchman , and the Widow , drawn by a morbid interest to the ppot , lingers about until the gates are closed , and in an
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
been found to be made w & rse instead of better by the closing of the rooms . —— -The Earl of Derby has been assailed by the gout > in such a way , we believe , as to render him unfit for superintending the business of the nation .--- — the new Medical Reform Act came into operation . The object of the Act is to enable " persons requiring medical aid to distinguish qualified from unqualified practitioners . " — -The Registrar-General ' s return shows the deaths for the last week to have exceeded those of the previous week , but the rate is much below the
average , Scarlatina is still on the increase ; the deaths from that disease last week amounted to 134 . The total number of deaths was 1021 , and of births 1726 . Dr . Letheby reports very favourably of the health of the City for the last quarter , the number of deaths being 23 per cent , below the average . —The steam ship Pacific , on the Lever line , has made the shortest run from New York to Gal way ever known , in ^ ix dayjs apd four hours . — -A letter received by Sir John Barrow , from Captain M'Clintock , R . N ., commanding Lady Franklin ' s yacht , conveys the intelligence that he has safely crossed the middle ice of Baffin Sea , and is in a fair way of successfully accomplishing the object of bis enterprise .
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
The English translation of Flotow s " Martha / was produced at Drury-lane on Monday , and received a Very enthusiastic greeting from a brilliant and crowded house . Miss Louisa Pyne , in the character of Maritia , sang the music assigned to her , with a charm and sweetness which it is impossible to praise too highly . The part of Lionel was played by Mr . W . Harrison , who was loudly applauded . Mr . J . G . Patey , as PfanJcett , made his first appearance before an English audience . His voice is pleasing , but his singing was influenced by evident diffidence . The piece is magnificently put upon the stage , and the cheers that greeted the close of
each scene showed that its success is secure . ——At the Haymarket , Mr . and Mrs . Charles Mathews have been enthusiastically welcomed on their arrival from the United States . The comedy of " London Assurance' * was chosen for their first appearance on Monday evening . To describe Mr . Mathews' performance would be superfluous , as all the world knows that it is a masterpiece of elegance and spirit . The lady is possessed of an agreeable face and person , and has a vivacious and pleasing style which seemed to be entirely satisfactory to the audience . Mr ? Buckstone was inimitably droll as Dolly Spanker , and Mr . Compton , in the part of
Meddle , convulsed the house with laughter , while Mr . Clark made a decided hit in the character of Cool . Mr . Mathews , after the comedy , appeared in his own farce , " He would be an Actor . " The great theatrical event of the week has been the production of Mr . Wilkie Collins ' s drama , l ( The Red Vial , " written expressly for the Olympic theatre , and to display the peculiar abilities of Mr . Robson . The story is this :
Isaac Boderiberg , a merchant , discovers that he has been robbed by some person connected with his household ; he discloses the disagreeable truth to the Widow JBergmann ( Mrs . Stirling ) , his housekeeper . The widow , who is the culprit , in a condition of bodily fear and mental prostration , turns the suspicion of Isaac upon Hans Grimm ( Mr . F . Robson ) , his servant , a half-witted creature whom , he has taken from a madhouse , and who is incoherent on almost every point save that of his master ' s kindness and consideration . She afterwards confesses her crime and
then endeavours to poison Roderiberg . She is watched by Hans , who faithfully tends his master , and who defeats her machinations by extracting from her medicine-chest an antidote which he administers to the patient instead of the fluid . from the red vial . Mrs . Bergmann persuades him that ten drops from this red vial will afford relief whenever he feels his strength failing him . Rodenberg ' is supposed to die , and his body is taken to be laid out in the dead house , a cord placed round the wrist of the right hand , connected with a dial and bell , so that if a momentary return to life should take place , aid may be instantaneously afforded . Ham is there at the side of the watchman , and the Widow , drawn by a morbid interest to the ppot , lingers about until the gates are closed , and in an