That little snuggery the New Strand Theatre was opened on
Mon- day, by Mr. MAYWOOD, of Scottish celebrity ; who has redecorated the house in a smart and tasteful style, and selected a nice little company of light comedians, with Mrs. STIRLING at their head. Mrs. °Rasa had been engaged, bat was prevented from appearing by indisposition. Mr. MAY WOOD, in an opening address, reminded his " brither Scots " of their motto, "hand thegither" ; but in appeal- ing to them for support on national grounds, he is not neglectful of the surer and wider basis of success—public gratification. The first piece, Love's Labyrinth, is only remarkable for the very clever personation of a modern exquisite by Mr. Wm AN; who also evinced his versatility by playing an Irish waiter afterwards : his Frenchmen, too, are admirable ; and the finish and quietude of his style are better appreciated on a small than a large stage. The chief novelty was The Rights of Woman; which were asserted by Mrs. STIRLING so winningly that no one was inclined to dispute them : by way of prologue, she re- cited some verses of BURNS, in a very arch and playful manner. The plot of the burletta turns upon the conquest of a crabbed old Seotchman by a wily widow, his landlady ; who advocates the "rights of woman," and is piqued by the bearish rudeness and indifference of the woman-hating bachelor to make a fool of him: this she accom- plishes very speedily, and in a most amusing manner, to the delight of two brother lodgers, rivals in the good graces of the charming widow ; though she jilts them all, and marries her head-waiter, like a sensible woman of business. Mrs. STIRLING'S fascinating looks and tones would have melted the heart of a misanthrope ; and Mr. MAY WOOD'S Scotch obduracy thawed like an icicle in the sunshine of her smiles. Mr. G RANBY and Mr. Rams are the amorous lodgers; and Mr. BINGE is an expectant waiter, hovering between the condition of master and than, plaintive in tone and jealous in temper. Mr. GRANS Y is a judicious and useful actor ; and Mr. BALLS might be serviceable too, if he would think less of himself and more of his part—in which he was very imper- fect. Miss DALY played a strolling actress, who passes for a lady of rank, very cleverly. Mr. BINGE sang a couple of songs sweetly, as the Wandering Minstrel; in which a Mr. and Mrs. WALTON, "of provin- cial celebrity," appeared ; and Miss R. Isaacs, a very young vocalist, sang a song composed for her by Mr. H. C. LUNN, in a chaste and pleasing style : this young lady evinces considerable promise. A juve- nile corps de ballet, composed of Mr. FRAMPTON'S pupils, performed some feats of agility in pantomime.
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