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The only novelty of the week is a close version of La Joie fait Pew, brought out at the Lyceum, with the pretty title Sunshine through the Clouds. The general praise to be awarded to the performance of this piece is, that it is a careful imitation of the excellence lately seen at the St. James's Theatre. In the case, however, of Madame Vestris, who takes the part played in French by Madame Allan, higher commendation is due. The "business" of the original is indeed followed, but there is moreover a deep penetration into the real significance of the character; and the interpretation of Madame Vestria is so far new that she adheres to domestic pathos, while Madame Allan aimed at tragic elevation. The mother is decidedly the most striking personage in the English piece; which has attained the most unequivocal success.
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