GAIETY "SANS-GÊNE."

ROBERT ON THE WONDERFUL BRIDGE AGAIN. Madame Sans-Gêne, represented by Madame REJANE, at the I REELY begins for to think as how as a truly onest Waiter, as knos Gaiety Theatre, has made a decided hit. The plot of the piece by his place, and his warious dooties, and is allers sivil and hobligin, Messieurs SARDOU and MOREAU is poor, but it shows what an ex-gits more respected and more thort on the holder he gros. Here have perienced dramatist can do with meagre materials and one strikingly I bin atending at the werry best houses both at the West Hend, and good notion. It seems as if the plan of the play was started from the also at the pride of all Hed Waiters, the onered Manshun Ouse, for idea of an interview between the great NAPOLEON, when Emperor, nearly twenty long ears, and I can trewly say as I allers gets a sivil with a washerwoman whose bill for washing and mending he, when word from every boddy. And when sumboddy was speshally wanted only a poor lieutenant, had been unable to discharge. This scene is the other day to sho that most himportent Body, the London Press, the scene par excellence of the piece. It is here that both Madame all over the Wunderfool Tower Bridge, so that they coud give a trew REJANE and M. DUQUESNE are at their very best. Besides this, and correct acount of all its wunders for the newspaper peeple to read and the scene between Napoléon, La Reine Caroline, and Madame and wunder at, who did the clever Chairman select to help in that de Bulow, when there is a regular family row admirably acted by most himportent hoffice but me, tho I am only ROBERT the Citty M. DUQUESNE, with the Waiter! And when the thowsends and tens of thowsends of peeple tongs, and Mlles. VERNEUIL red the gloing acounts as filled the Press a day or too arterwards, they and SUGER with their glib hisself and the reporters from the fallin Grannit, and the blocks of little thort perhaps of the many risks as the pore Waiter ran to save tongues, there is very little in the piece. mettel, as every now and then fell about us!

M. CANDE, as the sergeant who rises to Maréchal, is very good, as is also M. LERAND, as Fouché. Madame REJANE is a thorough comédienne, but it is most unlikely (good as are historically the stories told about this same washerwoman elevated to the rank

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One of the werry biggest and blackest of the hole lot fell within about six foot of where I stood, so jest another six foot mite have put a hend to a Waiter who, I fondly hopes, has done his duty like a man and a Brother, tho many peeple did sumtimes larf at him.

Strange to say, only jest 2 days before my honered wisit to the wunderfool Bridge, I was arsked to take a jurney to Boolong, which I bleeves is in France, and back again in the same day! but I aint a werry good Sailer so I thort I had better decline it. So BROWN went in my place, and werry much he says he injoyed it, tho he didn't git home till eleven o Clock at night!

of Duchess) that she, in I don't think as he's a werry good sailer, so, if he did enjoy it, the sea must have bin werry uncommon smooth, and both ways, too! He says it ways a butiful new wessell, and called the Margerreet, which, strange to say, was his Grandmother's name, which may acount for its treeting him so smoothly.

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interval of nineteen years -i.e., between 1792 and 1811-should not have been able to wear her costume with, at all events, some Most of the Gents of the London Press on their wisit to the Big grace and dignity, and it Bridge seemed to think most of the opening and shuttin of the is most improbable that enormers shutters as they opened and shut all of their own acord the clever blanchisseuse of to let the big ships go thro, and werry wunderfool they suttenly 1792 should, in 1811, have was, but to my poor mind, ewery body as reelly wants to see the found any difficulty in most butiful part of the hole show shoud have hisself took up in the managing her Court cos- lift to the walk along the top, which is only about 240 feet high, and tume without rendering then he can have such a grand view of our butiful river Tems as herself outrageously werry few has ewer had since it was fust made. One of the Press ridiculous. All this hitch-Gents, seeing me staring at it with wunder and admiration, came up ing up of the dress and to me and sed, Why, Mr. ROBERT, you've most suttenly picked kicking out of the leg out the most lovely view of the lot. I don't know what enormus goes immensely with distance we can see, but if you looks just where I'm a pinting you the audience; and this will see the Kristel Pallis, and it don't look more than a mile or two must be the comédienne's away!" No more it did! And as for the crowds of ships as we excuse for overdoing the coud see with our naked eyes, I schod have thort they was more than farcical business of her ewer entered the River in a month or two, and all round was the chief scenes, save the best butiful hills and grand houses, and everythink looking chock full of of all, which, as I have bussel and prosperity, and all quite reddy to make use of the butiful already surmised, was the Bridge as soon as ever it was opened! as it was by the nobel Prince motive of the piece, name- of WALES on the following Satterday. ly, the scene with the Emperor in the Third Act. Here she is perfect, only just assuming so much of her old manner as would naturally come to her when chatting with "the little Corporal" over old times.

Madame Sans-Gêne "going Nap."

As to M. DUQUESNE as Napoléon premier,-well, middle-aged playgoers will call to mind Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER as a far more perfect portrait of the great Emperor than is M. DUQUESNE, but the latter has the advantage in manner, and realises the Emperor's traditional eccentric habits in a way which at once appeals to all conversant with the story of the eccentricities of the Great Emperor when he chanced to be in a very good humour. Perhaps nowadays there are very few who read LEVER's works, but a dip into Charles O'Malley, with PRIZ's spirited illustrations, will give exactly the phase of NAPOLEON'S character that Messrs. SARDOU and MOREAU have depicted in this piece.

The play is well mounted, and the acting of all, from the leading parts to the very least, is about as good as it can be. The incidents of the drama are not particularly novel, but they are safe, and to every Act there is a good dramatic finish. Madame REJANE may congratulate herself and "Co. on a decided success in London.

MRS. R. was driving lately in a friend's barouche, which seemed to swing about a great deal, and made her feel rather uncomfortable. She was not surprised at this, however, when she heard the carriage was on "Sea" springs!

WHITHER

MUST it be Margate?
Shall it be Dover?
How hit the target,
Spend summer in clover?
Why not to Filey

Flit, or to Yarmouth ?
Will the Welsh rile me

If I try Barmouth ?
South Coast's entrancing,

East builds and braces;
Blue waves are dancing

At hundreds of places!
Soon must I settle,

Unless I'm a craven,
And grasping the nettle
Decide on a haven.
Fine hills at Malvern;

Harrogate haunts me;
Lynmouth is all fern;

What is it daunts me?

AWAY?

ROBERT.

Well, to speak truly,
There's no place like London,
In March or in July,

When well, or when run down!
Train in a twinkling

Brightonward bears me;

If I want sprinkling

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[me.

In the face a chute" stares Summer's delightful

In Town-nerves feel regal;
Cabbies not spiteful

Offered what's legal!
Yes, I'll take holiday
When it grows chilly;
Why at this jolly day
Flee Piccadilly?
Is the end vapid?

[time

Can't help it!- Next snowBy "P. L. M. Rapide"

I reach Nice in no time!

BEWARE!-As wood pavement is said to be injurious to throats, specially in summer time, it would be advisable not to reside in the Northern district, as the roads there must be all St. John's Wood pavement.

POOR VENUS OF MILO!

"WHAT! YOU DID THIS, AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME BEFORE! HOW CARELESS OF YOU, MARY!" "WELL, MA'AM, I THOUGHT IT DIDN'T MUCH MATTER, AS THE ARMS WERE BROKEN OFF ALREADY!"

so Duke of YORK hears from SZLUMPER who trusts Her Royal Highness and son are doing well." SZLUMPER'S appetite growing with what it feeds upon, he next approaches HER MAJESTY with "loyal and sincere congratulations." Finally, the Prince and Princess of proceed-SZLUMPER always signs his name tout court, WALES at Marlborough House hear from him. like a peer of the realm.