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Astley’s.—Whit-Monday opened auspiciously for the new management, and the triumphs of the evening lead us to indulge a hope that Mr. Cooke, like the majority of his predecessors, may reap substantial fruits from his leeseeship.
A fine holiday, we believe, is usually regarded with great favour by the theatrical manager. The out-of-doors attractions are so numerous, and the allurements of a trip to the quiet lanes of our inland counties, or the prospect of a real sight of the vast-sea, prove so inviting to the multitude, that our friend the manager generally prays for stormy weather which shall drive per force, the pleasure-seeker, to the theatre. Still, there is room enough for all. Merit will meet with its reward, and present but a fair entertainment and the playhouse and the circle will yet stand their ground against the railway. Mr. Cooke has honestly and conscientiously done this, and though but few on Monday last could have expected the treat which
